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• Apple admits iPad 2 3G issues

  Apple admitted on Friday it is looking into a Verizon 3G connectivity issue that some iPad 2 owners are reporting.

• Epsilon worries it may lose business after major data breach

  The company responsible for one of the most publicized data breaches this year fears it may now lose some business but says that it continues to pump out marketing email as usual.

• Verizon customers caught up in epic Epsilon email hack

  Verizon customers this week received email informing them that their personal contact information had been compromised as part of the expansive attack against Epsilon.

• Appeals court knocks down Verizon net neutrality challenge

  An appeals court Monday dismissed Verizon's challenge of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's December net neutrality ruling, calling it premature.

• Verizon Thunderbolt

  The HTC Thunderbolt, which went on sale March 17, is the first phone available in the US that can connect to Verizon’s lightning fast 4G LTE network. That alone makes the Thunderbolt ($250 with new 2-year contract) a considerable piece of hardware, especially for users who routinely run high-bandwidth apps like video chat, online gaming and high-def video streaming. Network speed aside, I found the phone itself to be another solid addition to the HTC’s mostly-impressive family of smartphones, albeit one with a few shortcomings.

• HTC Thunderbolt: Hot and not

  HTC's Thunderbolt is the first smartphone to use the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network, and it'll be available on March 17 for $250. The phone has a 4.3-inch display, Android 2.2 and a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, with HTC's Sense interface running on top, but that's not the whole story. Here's what to like and dislike about the HTC Thunderbolt:

• 4G wireless speed tests: Which is really the fastest?

  By now you've seen all the ads pitching wireless companies' new 4G mobile broadband services and devices. But beyond all the buzzwords and hype, which companies can reliably provide next-generation speed?

• Xoom Vs. iPad: The real tablet wars begin

  Motorola couldn't have chosen a worse time to start selling the Xoom, the first real Apple iPad competitor. Just as the Xoom went on sale on Verizon, Apple dropped an iBomb in the shape of a press invitation next week to the unveiling of the next generation iPad (let's call it the iPad 2).

• Verizon, Motorola offering LTE for public safety networks

  Verizon and Motorola are teaming up to give public safety agencies access to their own LTE networks that can be supplemented by Verizon coverage when needed.

• Hallelujah! Motorola Xoom is free from Verizon Bloatware

  For prospective Xoom buyers, the news just keeps getting better.

• Head to head: iPhone vs. Android

  With the recent announcement that, at long last, Apple's iPhone is coming to Verizon Wireless's CDMA network, arguments are blazing over which smartphone operating system reigns supreme. Many Verizon customers are asking themselves whether they should stick with the carrier's Android devices or jump ship to iOS.

• Analyst: Verizon iPhone Sales Could Hit 25M This Year

  There's little doubt that Verizon Wireless has an instant hit on its hands with the Apple iPhone 4, which the U.S. carrier starts selling on February 10. But how many millions of iPhones will Verizon sell in 2011? According to one analyst, sales could approach a jaw-dropping 25 million.

• Verizon posts strong earnings ahead of iPhone launch

  If carriers were like sports teams, Verizon could be described as having a lot of momentum heading into its iPhone showdown with AT&T.

• iPhone vs. iPhone: Which network can meet speed needs?

  Thinking about getting a Verizon iPhone now that AT&T has lost its U.S. exclusivity arrangement with Apple? Well, not so fast. Verizon might have the reputation for being the more reliable network, but judging by PCWorld's most recent 3G speed tests AT&T has the better 3G network speeds. In fact, nationwide AT&T was 67 per cent faster on average than Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile.

• The Verizon iPhone: Seven key facts you need to know

  Here are seven key facts you should know about the Verizon iPhone 4 before you decide to buy it.