There are two kinds of people in this post-PC era: those who want a tablet, and those who just don't know they want a tablet.

Then there are those that want an iPad and those who think they want an iPad.
 

We liked the Incredible, and its successor looks more promising.

Priced at $200, the Incredible 2 is a world phone, but does not used Verizon's 4G LTE. The hardware includes a 4-inch super LCD screen, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, an 8MP camera with a dual LED flash, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, and WiFi mobile hotspot support.

Here are the details from the press release:

The Next Generation Of Incredible: DROID Incredible 2 By HTC Delivers Style And Performance To Verizon Wireless

Sales of the iPad 2 have been wildly successful, but there could be a glitch at least for a few users of the Apple's new tablet. A relatively small, but significant number of users report connectivity problems on Verizon's 3G network.

According to All Things Digital, an Apple spokesperson said, “We are aware that a small number of iPad 2 customers have experience connectivity issues with the Verizon 3G network and we are investigating it.”

If there is an issue, it may not be the fault of the carrier. There could be a glitch in the iPad's iOS. An update is has been rumored to come in the next few weeks.

An online discussion on the topic has stretched into multiple pages posts on Apple's support forum. If you are having issues it might help to speak up.

Percentages ebb and flow, but this provides some scale for what the merger would bring.

The first 4G phone from Verizon Wireless will go on sale Thursday.

Selling for $250 with a two-year contract, the HTC ThunderBolt is an Android smart phone with a 4.3-inch touchscreen. An unlimited data plan will be offered.

LTE should provide download speeds of 5 to 12 mbps and is regarded the fastest of 4G wireless networks, but is available only in the largest 40 or so metro areas in the U.S..

The Triangle is not yet endowed with LTE.

Specifications and features:

4G LTE – customers can expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage areas

4.3" WVGA display

8- megapixel rear facing camera and HD (720p) video recording

1.3- megapixel front facing camera with video chatting capabilities

Latest generation of the 1GHz Snapdragon processor

Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G connection with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Mobile Hotspot will be included through May 15 for no additional charge. After May 15, customers may choose to activate Mobile Hotspot for $20 for 2 GB of data per month.

8 GB of onboard memory and a pre-installed 32 GB microSD card

Built-in kickstand

A Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan and a 4G LTE data package is required. Nationwide Talk plans begin at $39.99 monthly access and an unlimited 4G LTE data plan is $29.99 monthly access.

Customers of Verizon Wireless can expect tiered pricing for wireless data plans to be introduced this summer.

GigaOM reports that during the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom conference on Tuesday, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said the carrier is piecing together the details, but pricing could be based on speed, data usage and maybe even both. Shammo said the current unlimited plan would be end.

The carrier's unlimited data plan has been a selling point since AT&T ditched its unlimited plan for tiered data plan pricing last summer.

As its LTE network matures, Verizon could offer the 4G technology as a premium service over its 3G EVDO network.

Today is the first day consumers can buy the uber-tablet Xoom from Motorola. It is also the first piece of hardware to hit shelves with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, an operating system optimized for tablets.

Kyle Walcheske arrived at the Verizon Wireless store on Six Forks Road in North Raleigh at 3:30 a.m., the first customer in line to buy the iconic iPhone that went on sale at Verizon Wireless stores this morning.

For legions of iPhone devotees, the wait began more than three years ago for what Walcheske, a part-time sandwich maker at a local sub shop, calls "a hope and a prayer." Verizon Wireless is now the second mobile phone provider to offer the smartphone, which had long been locked in an exclusive contract between iPhone maker Apple and sole carrier AT&T.

About a dozen iPhone customers braved the wintry chill and snow flurries before the Six Forks store opened at 7 a.m. this morning, 2 hours before its usual opening hours. The scene was played out around the country as iPhone fans made the predawn pilgrimage to be assured they got their phones before the devices sold out.

Verizon's long-anticipated iPhone launch goes full steam Thursday. It will be available at various stores and online.

How much wireless data is enough -200MB, 2GB, 5GB or more? Consumer tension has been ratcheting tighter as more wireless subscribers move to smart phones using precious band width.

Not cheap, monthly cellular bills spur a sense of entitlement into some users. For some, it is a matter of getting what they've paid for, but others gorge on all-you-can-eat data as a means of 'sticking it to the man.'

Many smart phone users are in denial. "Not me…it's everyone else," -like a lot bad drivers out there.

Carriers have taken steps to curb the appetite for the hungriest of data hogs. AT&T shifted to tiered plans with caps and Verizon has indicated it will do the same.

News came out this week of a Verizon plan to throttle data speeds on its heaviest users. It is hard to say if it is fair or not since details on how it would be applied are vague. T-Mobile throttles speeds of some bandwidth junkies. AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel says his company does not.

I have no problem with data caps and throttling if it will improve my service experience. I have no problem with speed penalties on data hogs if it means responsible users see benefit.

I have a different problem.

Wireless providers can do better. Be transparent. Be specific. Don't tell me I'm paying for 2GB, 5GB or 'unlimited' and then penalize me for using it.

Entry level data plans do not have to be so expensive or so skimpy. Provide better incentives for your more responsible users. What about tethering at no extra charge as long as it does not exceed your plan?

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