The KitKat updates for all kinds of devices from all kinds of carriers are starting to pop up left and right here folks! Big Red is getting in on the fun with one of their flagship devices, the Verizon HTC One. Verizon has been surprising me lately with their timely updates, and I applaud them for that. With the M8 in the foreseeable future, it wouldn’t have surprised me to see feet dragging on Android version updates for the M7 HTC One. However, the HTC One is such an epic device with more than capable specs for these updates, we can only hope they continue.

With this KitKat update, you can expect to see small visual changes to the way BlinkFeed works, as well as redesigns in the Settings, Gallery, and Music apps as well as the lockscreen. You’ll also notice some Verizon specific changes to low light photography and power management adjustments.

If you’re not seeing an update message up in your status bar, I suggest you hit the settings, and mash that system updates button. It’s on its way and will be on your Verizon HTC One any second now.

Let us know in the comments of any other changes you may have noticed that we haven’t mentioned above. Happy KitKat for you loyal Verizon HTC One owners. We all know it’s been a bumpy ride since jump street

Source: Verizon

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This plan really makes no financial sense in any way I can see. Let’s use a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 as an example device. For all of these examples, I will show your out of pocket cost after you get rid of the phone. For re-sale values, I used the average sale price of this device on two popular reseller sites: CellTraderOnline.com and Swappa.com. The average price for a used Samsung Galaxy Note 3 on Verizon is currently $548.

• Full retail price of this device is $699.99. Phone is yours to keep or sell. $699.99 purchase price minus $548 resell, loss of $151.99
• On the Verizon Edge Plan, the payment is $29.31 a month. You pay off the device over the course of 24 months. If for some reason you went past the 14 day return period and then wanted to get rid of the phone, you would have to give Verizon the phone back and pay them $350 for the privilege of using the phone for 30 days. There is currently a zero dollar down promotion for those with approved credit, so on this plan you would have to pay $350 and give Verizon the phone. Loss of $350

You can see in the example above that the Edge program is by no means intended to benefit the customer, it is meant to ring every last penny out of your bank account. It is a good concept when your service is discounted, like T-Mobile, but when you are paying an inflated service cost that was built with subsidies in mind and then pay again for your phone, you are always going to lose.

So, go ahead, use this new plan if you have money to burn. Or you could just send me the money, either way you are out hundreds of dollars. But if you send it to me, I will send you pictures of me spending it, so there’s that.

Source: cnet

Image: Digital Trends

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T-Mobile has announced that they are purchasing 700 MHz spectrum licenses in Block A from Verizon this morning. They will be sending over $2.365 billion in cash and $950 million worth of AWS spectrum licenses in exchange for the much needed 700 MHz licenses. Lower frequency spectrum helps penetrate buildings better and has a greater coverage area than higher frequencies. These licenses give T-Mobile lower band coverage in 9 out of the top 10 markets in the US. These purchases still have to be approved by the FCC, so it will probably be a few months before we see these frequencies go live.

It’s worth noting that this block of spectrum is not compatible with either AT&T or Verizon’s 700MHz bands, nor do any current T-Mobile phones support it. The spectrum Verizon is selling is in the A block of the 700MHz spectrum, while AT&T and Verizon hold the B and C blocks respectively. The good news here is that by the time this ends up live in Q4 this year, we’ll all probably have new phones.

Source: Business Wire

Via: iMore

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Verizon Moto G

Today, Verizon took to Twitter to officially announce a release date for the Moto G. It will be available for purchase for $99 off contract on January 9th. It has also recently been spotted at Best Buy on the shelves available for purchase at the same price. This a great price for a great phone that was already priced to sell at $179 off contract. Verizon Wireless plans start at $60 for unlimited minutes and texts with 2GB of data.

This is great news for anyone looking to switch to Verizon prepaid service but not finding a device to their liking. The Moto G is not a high-end phone but it gives a lot more than other Android phones at this price point. Motorola is also pumping out OS updates to their stable of phones lately, including Kit Kat to the GSM version of the Moto G a few weeks ago, which hints that the Android 4.4 update mentioned in Verizon’s Moto G announcement for  is not far off.

Source: @VZWnews

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Verizon’s been on an update tear lately and their Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is feeling the effects. Verizon is pushing Android 4.3 Jelly Bean to their Galaxy Note 2 model which includes Galaxy Gear support and adds other fun features to the I605VRUEMJ9 build.

Expect to see the S-Pen to be updated to perform the same features and duties it offers on the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear support, more apps supported in mu-ti-window mode, enhanced WiFi performance, extended battery support when using exchange, and the bloatware suite of Verizon apps will also be updated. The update is available by manually checking for the OTA from your phone or Verizon’s Upgrade Assistant on your PC.

Let us know in the comments if you’ve noticed anything else new with the 4.3 update.

Source: Android Central

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Verizon Kit Kat Announcement for Droid Ultra, Maxx, and Mini

Verizon just announce via Twitter that they are rolling out Kit Kat in phases to the entire 2013 Droid line that featured the Maxx, Mini, and Ultra. This has to be record time for an update from Verizon. But let’s not complain; let’s celebrate! Nah, complaining is more fun! Let us know when yours pushes out, and enjoy!

Source: Twitter

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Verizon HTC One Android 4.3 OTA Released

The HTC One Android 4.3 update made its way through Verizon’s approval process, and Verizon HTC One owners are starting to receive the notification that they can update today (myself included).

The update brings your HTC One up to build 2.10.605.1 and includes a new radio baseband 1.12.41.1112_2. Although the Android version was changed to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, the new firmware still includes HTC’s Sense 5.0. A full changelog is available at Verizon’s support website. The short version is the update contains some bugfixes and new Verizon bloat.

Any developers that want to pick apart the OTA package, you can grab it here or from XDA member carm01 in his thread here. Unrooted HTC One owners will need to wait for the OTA to push by Verizon, and remember that accepting the OTA may break the current S-OFF method for the HTC One.

You can read our original review of the Verizon HTC One here.

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Droid DNA owners, your wishes will soon be granted. HTC and Verizon have not forgot about this device (yet). Verizon has finally approved an update which will bring DNA owners to 4.2.2 and Sense 5.

Mohammed Versi, HTC’s executive director, tweeted that Verizon has approved the update after a 4 month wait.

DNA Owners! We have received technical approval from Verizon on OS 4.2.2 + Sense 5!! Thank you for your patience, the OTA will go out soon!!

— Mo (@moversi) December 5, 2013

Versi also replied to a question on Twitter that it should start pushing out tomorrow.

@bkgamer @DrLovePiston Verizon pushes out the update. Should start receiving by tomorrow. Thanks.

— Mo (@moversi) December 5, 2013

This will bring along BlinkFeed as well as a nice overhaul in the visual department. It has definitely been a long wait for HTC Droid DNA owners, but at least they have confirmed the device is still on HTC’s list to receive 4.3/4.4. The Droid DNA is still a worthy phone in this day and age even though it was overshadowed by the HTC One.

To those that are still rocking the Droid DNA, I salute you. I owned the coveted red employee edition you see above and can say this was one amazing piece of hardware. So for the Droid DNA owners out there, let us know when you get the update and how you like Sense 5!

Source: Twitter

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Are you waiting for white colored variants of Motorola’s Droid Ultra and Droid Mini? They are now available through Verizon. Hit the links below to get to Verizon’s online store, and select the white color if you want to buy one of these devices.

Droid Ultra, Droid Mini

Droid Ultra is available for  $99.99 on a two year contract, $449.99 outright, or $18.97 a month for 24 months on Verizon’s Edge program. The Droid Mini is priced at $49.99 on a two year contract, $399.99 outright, or $16.81 a month for 24 months on Verizon’s Edge program.

Source & Image Credit :  AndroidCentral

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This is hardly news that’s going to rock your foundation, but pretty cool news nonetheless. With the Chromecast’s wide availability now Verizon may not be the place you’ll necessarily get your Chromecast, but it’s nice that Verizon see’s how great of a device this little dongle is and now has it for sale online (online only at the moment). 

For those of you that have $35 laying around and want an absolutely handy little gadget that makes your TV and Android devices just that much more bad ass…  Go get a Chromecast. The Chromecast supported app list is starting to grow at a rapid pace. My wife and I use our Chromecast for music and movies almost daily. The $35 I spent on that dang fun dongle has been worth every penny.

Source: Verizon

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