Verizon Adds Second Droid To Holiday Handset Offerings; Tweaks Prepaid Data Plans

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1. Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) will start selling a second Android device on Friday along with its first—the Motorola Droid. The device is the HTC Droid Eris, which is a variant of the well-received HTC Hero being sold by Sprint (NYSE: S) in the U.S. The Eris will cost $99, which is in-line with the iPhone 3G and cheaper than the Hero and most other smartphones. Release. Word that Verizon will sell the Eris came with a flurry of other phone announcements, including the BlackBerry Curve 8530 and the touchscreen LG (SEO: 066570) Chocolate. Verizon also announced ... (Read Full Article)

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