The bottom line: The LG Revere is a no-frills entry-level handset for Verizon Wireless customers who just want to make calls and not much else. While Verizon Wireless is famous for its smartphones like the HTC ThunderBolt, the Motorola Droid X2,

26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Verizon Wireless is providing $25000 in grants for aspiring Virginia, Maryland and DC entrepreneurs who have escaped the cycle of domestic abuse. Whether it's a startup catering company, a new retail establishment,

Verizon Wireless and Intuit are making it easier for small businesses to accept credit card payments using smartphones or tablets with the introduction of Intuit's GoPayment app and pocket-sized credit card reader. The card

Now, GoPayment will be offered in retail outlets and on Verizon Wireless' website for $29.97 but you can receive the reader for free with activation of a GoPayment account and a mail-in rebate for the purchase price. Similar to

J.D. Power, the global marketing information service company, has just announced which carriers did the best in its semi-annual customer survey on network quality, with Verizon Wireless once again topping the list.

Somewhat weakened but still ferocious, Hurricane Irene slammed into the North Carolina coast Saturday morning, drenching the coastline and starting an ominous northward march up the Atlantic Seaboard.

With gusting winds, heavy rains, and major storm surges, hurricane Irene moved north toward major population centers, shutting down public transportation systems. Hurricane Irene hits Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina Saturday.

Several counties in North Carolina have been busy preparing for hurricane Irene, which is in the direct path of the southeastern state.

(Source: Ardice Cotter) CAPE LOOKOUT NC (RNN) – Hurricane Irene, packing 85 mph sustained winds, slammed into the Carolina Coast Saturday morning. As the storm inched north-northeast at 14 mph, New York's mayor urged residents in low-lying areas to

26 (Bloomberg) — Bill Read, director of the National Hurricane Center, talks about the forecast for Hurricane Irene as it approaches North Carolina and heads north along the US East Coast. Read speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television's

BY JENNIFER PELTZ AND MICHAEL BIESECKER AP A man walks along Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills, Outer Banks, NC, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, as Hurricane Irene reaches the North Carolina coast. Irene slammed into North Carolina's coast around dawn Saturday

Hurricane warnings remained in effect on Friday in North Carolina, and evacuations were underway in many coastal regions. Fox News.

Hurricane warnings remained in effect on Friday in North Carolina, and evacuations were underway in many coastal regions. Fox News Channel's senior national correspondent, John Roberts, stepped away from his live coverage of the mandatory evacuations

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — Whipping up trouble before ever reaching land, Hurricane Irene zeroed in Friday for a.

RALEIGH, NC (AP) – The number of power outages in North Carolina continues to rise as Hurricane Irene gets closer to shore. More than 91000 customers of two major utilities were without power early Saturday. Progress Energy reported more than 67000

As she grows in size, Hurricane Irene gets closer and closer to the United States' eastern seaboard. While Florida looks like it will escape much of Irene's.

NEW YORK – With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast, the nation's largest mass transit system — a system about eight million commuters depend on daily — will shut down at about noon Saturday. CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley spoke with

Samsung had been planning what it billed as "a major product announcement" (presumably the launch of the Galaxy S II) for Monday in New York City, but those plans, along with so many others on the East Coast,

In May 2009, the Obama administration conducted a simulation exercise around the possibility of a Category 3 hurricane hitting New York City, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Friday. The National Level Exercise, as it is known,

By Kerry Emanuel A satellite image provided on 26 August 2011 by NASA / GSFC showing Hurricane Irene off the Carolinas. Almost 73 years ago, a major hurricane, variously named the Long Island Express or the Great New England Hurricane, slammed ashore

Ambulances wait to evacuate patients at Coney Island Hospital due to the impending Hurricane Irene, which is expected to make landfall in New York City. (Spence.

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and JENNIFER PELTZ AP MOREHEAD CITY, NC – Whipping up trouble before ever reaching land, Hurricane Irene zeroed in Friday for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places,

The scene after sundown Friday in coastal Morehead City, NC: Ghost streets. Darkness. A steady rain. The blur of headlights from lonely police cruisers. News crews holed up at the Hampton Inn. Most of the fast-food places were boarded up and dim,

MOREHEAD CITY, NC— AP Whipping up trouble before ever reaching land, Hurricane Irene zeroed in Friday for a catastrophic run up the US Eastern Seaboard. More.

The oceanfront pier at Wrightsville Beach recorded sustained winds of 52 mph and a gust of 62 mph by 9 pm In Morehead City, safety worries caused the state Highway Patrol to close the bridge to Atlantic Beach.

Officials are saying that Hurricane Irene is about to lose it´s mind on NYC, so they´re calling for the N.Y. transit system to probably close by noon on Saturday. Officials said the

25, 2011 as Hurricane Irene heads toward the North Carolina coast. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Photo: STF, Chuck Burton / AP In this image taken from the New York City Office of Emergency Management website, a map detailing the New York City?s evacuation

26 2011 at 4:42 PM ​If you're not busy evacuating or wrestling singlehandedly with your window air conditioner or scoping out possible hurricane boyfriends, you may be interested to know that the Red Cross needs your help!

Forecasts are predicting the hurricane will affect states including South Carolina and Virginia and on all the way up to the eastern coast of Canada through Monday. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency, and the city's

By Bob Kappstatter, Henrick Karoliszyn AND Corky Siemaszko Workers board up a home on Dune Road in Westhampton Friday as Hurricane Irene storms this way. Are you worried that Hurricane Irene will have a major impact on New York City?

North Carolina's Ocracoke Island telling visitors, residents to leave as Irene approaches By The Associated Press RALEIGH, NC (AP) ' Authorities on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island have issued a mandatory evacuation order for visitors to leave starting

HATTERAS, NC (AP) — People are starting to leave North Carolina's tiny Ocracoke Island ahead of Hurricane Irene. The powerful storm is expected to hit this weekend and it's getting stronger. Thousands of people are on the island, which is accessible

No evacuation orders are currently in place for Dare County, though Ocracoke Island in Hyde County began evacuating visitors today. In the meantime, the county's emergency management director addressed visitors and residents in a video posted to

North Carolina's Ocracoke Island telling visitors, residents to leave as Irene approaches By The Associated Press RALEIGH, NC (AP) ' Authorities on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island have issued a mandatory evacuation order for visitors to leave starting

So far, things were starting smoothly, pronounced Tommy Hutcherson, owners of a Ocracoke Variety Store upon Ocracoke Island. Cars had lined up during gas pumps to tip off prior to withdrawal forward of Irene, that had