Verizon is airing commercials and promoting ways to celebrate mom this Mother's Day by using smartphones from Verizon Wireless.
Their news release suggests that kids help mom take advantage of the most advanced 4G network in the country with the HTC ThunderBolt (read review), Droid Charge by Samsung (read review), or Novatel MiF 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot. We were hoping that Verizon would release the Droid Charge in time for Mother's Day, but when we called, a Verizon spokeswoman told us that the release was written before the Droid Charge delay.
Of course, Mom would love any smartphone, especially the specially-priced $99 deal for the Samsung Fascinate (read review), with free activation for a limited time.Verizon suggests V CAST Apps from Verizon Wireless for your mother:
- Can't make it to the movies? Busy moms who rarely have time for movies can use Blockbuster On Demand to find the perfect rental this Mother's Day.
- Active moms can try a new running route this Mother's Day using Bones In Motion, which uses GPS to track distance, time, pace, calories, heart rate and path traveled.
- Jet-setting moms who want to get away over Mother's Day weekend can use KAYAK Flight and Hotel Search to find and book flights, hotels, and rental cars by comparing hundreds of travel sites at once.
- Need reading material for the plane or beach? Browse over 750,000 books in the Kindle Store using the Kindle app.
- Love to hike? Hate the rain? Moms can check the weather before heading out with WeatherBug.
- To get the best deals on all the latest trends, ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner allows moms to find the best price for any product.
- Skip searching for the car by using Car Locator.
Verizon also asks, "Looking for a stylish tablet? The Motorola XOOM and Samsung Galaxy Tab allow moms to have fun, connect with friends, and stay productive anytime, anywhere.
Many of these phones appear in our list of the Top Best Android an' Droid Smartphones Now an' Later.
We may be old-fashioned, but a very long time ago there were commericals for landlines that proclaimed, "Reach out and touch someone." Whatever you do for Mom, be sure to stay in touch via phone, Skype, Google Talk, text, Twitter, Facebook, or even in person this Mother's Day.
Happy Mother's Day!