Rebuilding After a Natural Disaster 

 

The People’s Pantry was created by Toms River Regional Schools following the hurricane last year to distribute donations received at shelters to the community. Since then, the pantry has grown into a Hurricane Sandy resource center for community members looking for a helping hand, serving 500 to 800 families each week. To help the pantry meet the needs of the community, Verizon Wireless donated tablets, smartphones, and devices to provide on-site 4G LTE connectivity, and held a Wireless Workshop to train the organization’s staff on how to use the technology.The People’s Pantry volunteers work tirelessly every day to meet the demands of the community. For information or to donate, email donations@trschools.com

Rebuilding After a Natural Disaster 
 
The People’s Pantry was created by Toms River Regional Schools following the hurricane last year to distribute donations received at shelters to the community. Since then, the pantry has grown into a Hurricane Sandy resource center for community members looking for a helping hand, serving 500 to 800 families each week. To help the pantry meet the needs of the community, Verizon Wireless donated tablets, smartphones, and devices to provide on-site 4G LTE connectivity, and held a Wireless Workshop to train the organization’s staff on how to use the technology.

The People’s Pantry volunteers work tirelessly every day to meet the demands of the community. For information or to donate, email donations@trschools.com

(Source: news.verizonwireless.com)



Nokia Lumia 928 Available Today!


Having the right camera in your pocket makes the difference between capturing the perfect shot at the right time and a blurry or dark pic destined to be deleted. The exclusive Nokia Lumia 928 with Windows Phone 8 features PureView technology and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), which create blur-free pictures and videos, even in low-light conditions.Built-in apps on the Lumia 928 like Smart Shoot, Cinemagraph and Panorama let users take advantage of 4G LTE speeds to share pictures or videos quickly. Smart Shoot lets users shoot five consecutive pictures and pick the best faces from each frame.
The Global Ready™ Nokia Lumia 928 with wireless charging capabilities is now available online and in stores for $99.99 after $50 mail-in-rebate with a new two year customer agreement.

Nokia Lumia 928 Available Today!
Having the right camera in your pocket makes the difference between capturing the perfect shot at the right time and a blurry or dark pic destined to be deleted. The exclusive Nokia Lumia 928 with Windows Phone 8 features PureView technology and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), which create blur-free pictures and videos, even in low-light conditions.

Built-in apps on the Lumia 928 like Smart Shoot, Cinemagraph and Panorama let users take advantage of 4G LTE speeds to share pictures or videos quickly. Smart Shoot lets users shoot five consecutive pictures and pick the best faces from each frame.

The Global Ready™ Nokia Lumia 928 with wireless charging capabilities is now available online and in stores for $99.99 after $50 mail-in-rebate with a new two year customer agreement.

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Infographic: Managing Today’s Wireless Family 


A recent study conducted by CTIA, the wireless industry trade association, found that children 11 years and younger most often use tablets to play games, promote learning, and for travel or restaurant entertainment. 22 percent of parents have given their kids a mobile device to keep them occupied. But before handing over your iPad, CTIA suggests that parents use tools provided by wireless service providers to filter content and manage how kids access games, apps, and the Internet. Check out the below infographic for more findings. Verizon customers can click here to learn more about parental control. From setting data usage limits to blocking calls and texts, you have the power to control it all with Verizon Family Safeguards & Controls.
Infographic: Managing Today’s Wireless Family 

A recent study conducted by CTIA, the wireless industry trade association, found that children 11 years and younger most often use tablets to play games, promote learning, and for travel or restaurant entertainment. 22 percent of parents have given their kids a mobile device to keep them occupied. But before handing over your iPad, CTIA suggests that parents use tools provided by wireless service providers to filter content and manage how kids access games, apps, and the Internet. Check out the below infographic for more findings. Verizon customers can click here to learn more about parental control. From setting data usage limits to blocking calls and texts, you have the power to control it all with Verizon Family Safeguards & Controls.


Mobile Essentials for Music Festival Season
 
The warmer weather and longer days brings all of the exciting spring and summer music festivals along with it. Click through to Verizon for a complete list of everything you’ll need to make sure you can hit the ground running and find your groove, using your smartphone or tablet.

Mobile Essentials for Music Festival Season
 
The warmer weather and longer days brings all of the exciting spring and summer music festivals along with it. Click through to Verizon for a complete list of everything you’ll need to make sure you can hit the ground running and find your groove, using your smartphone or tablet.

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Verizon Wireless Goes Below Ground

Verizon Wireless has entered into a new contract with Transit Wireless to connect to their underground wireless infrastructure to provide service to Verizon customers in 76 NYC subway stations by the end of the year. Pat Devlin, Verizon regional president, says this is a natural extension of Verizon’s reliable network, intended to empower customers and help keep them connected no matter where they are. More details in the below video.

Fun Apps for Rainy Spring Days

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Today may be a beautiful spring day, but how do you keep your family entertained when those infamous spring showers hit? Playing video games on a tablet or smartphone might keep kids busy, but there’s a way to make rainy days fun and educational at the same time. With a little online research, parents can find and download apps for their kids that entertain and teach. Click here for a list of suggested apps.

(Source: newscenter.verizon.com)

 


Thursday, May 9             1 note
Verizon Aiming to Make Your Smartphone Greener

 
If you’re a Verizon subscriber, all that Facebooking, texting, and tweeting you do on your smartphone is about to get a bit greener. Verizon will be installing fuel cell and solar products at a variety of Verizon buildings, including corporate offices, call centers, data centers and central office.The Green Energy Project is part of a plan to halve the carbon emissions per terabyte of data streaming through Verizon’s network by 2020.Verizon currently operates one of the largest fuel cell sites of its kind that helps power an environmentally friendly call-switching center and office building in Garden City, N.Y. Verizon also uses 26 solar-assisted cell sites in remote areas in the western United States to help power the portion of the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless network serving those areas. Click through to learn more.

Verizon Aiming to Make Your Smartphone Greener
 
If you’re a Verizon subscriber, all that Facebooking, texting, and tweeting you do on your smartphone is about to get a bit greener. Verizon will be installing fuel cell and solar products at a variety of Verizon buildings, including corporate offices, call centers, data centers and central office.

The Green Energy Project is part of a plan to halve the carbon emissions per terabyte of data streaming through Verizon’s network by 2020.

Verizon currently operates one of the largest fuel cell sites of its kind that helps power an environmentally friendly call-switching center and office building in Garden City, N.Y. Verizon also uses 26 solar-assisted cell sites in remote areas in the western United States to help power the portion of the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless network serving those areas. Click through to learn more.

(Source: newscenter.verizon.com)


Wednesday, May 8             1 note
Infographic: How Well Do You Protect the Information On Your Mobile Phone?

Consumer Reports recently spoke with privacy experts, wireless carriers, phone makers, government agencies, and white-hat hackers —the good guys who test the security of phones and apps—to find out just how private and secure our smart phones are and what we can do to protect ourselves. They also asked 1,656 smart-phone users about their experiences as part of a nationally representative survey of 3,036 adult online users, who also talked about their use of home computers. The study found that a smartphone can be quite secure if you take a few basic precautions. Check out the below infographic to see what their study revealed. Do you think your smartphone is secure?
 
Infographic: How Well Do You Protect the Information On Your Mobile Phone?
Consumer Reports recently spoke with privacy experts, wireless carriers, phone makers, government agencies, and white-hat hackers —the good guys who test the security of phones and apps—to find out just how private and secure our smart phones are and what we can do to protect ourselves. They also asked 1,656 smart-phone users about their experiences as part of a nationally representative survey of 3,036 adult online users, who also talked about their use of home computers.

The study found that a smartphone can be quite secure if you take a few basic precautions. Check out the below infographic to see what their study revealed. Do you think your smartphone is secure?

 


Physical by Smartphone
Companies are developing miniature medical devices that tap the power of smartphones so you could almost get a complete physical — without the paper gown or even a visit to the doctor’s office.

Blood pressure? Just plug the arm cuff into the phone for a quick reading.
Heart OK? Put your fingers in the right spot, and the squiggly rhythm of an EKG appears on the phone’s screen.

Plug in a few more devices and you could have photos of your eardrum and the back of your eye, listen to your heartbeat, chart your lung function, even get a sonogram.

This mobile medicine also might help doctors care for patients in new ways. For more, check out the video below from last month’s TedMed conference in Washington, DC and click through to learn more about how Verizon is using technology to improve healthcare

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A Gift for Every College Grad 
No matter what their plans for the future may hold, college grads will love these helpful mobile gadgets. Use Verizon’s handy decision tree to help choose the best gift for your graduate
A Gift for Every College Grad

No matter what their plans for the future may hold, college grads will love these helpful mobile gadgets. Use Verizon’s handy decision tree to help choose the best gift for your graduate


 

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