It's here...or will be: Apple iPhone for Verizon

In today's special press event, Verizon announced a new partnership with Apple, and stated that the iPhone will be coming to the CDMA network early next month. Verizon stores are being stocked with the iPhone 4 this week, and existing customers should be able to pre-order the phone on February 3rd. The iPhone will be available in Apple and Verizon stores on February 10th. Pricing is set at $199 for the 16gb version and $299 for the 32gb version. Verizon has also claimed beefing up their network in preparation for the surge of customers. Time will tell how this combination plays out.

Lexar Announces Echo MX and Echo ZX Backup Drives

A frontrunner of flash media and backup solutions, Lexar has announced two new backup solutions designed for convenience and elegance. The new Echo MX and Echo ZX backup flash drives offer high speed and automatic backups for on the go, while each offering a different feature set for security and convenience. The Echo MX offers an always on capacity meter and speeds up to 28/10mbps (read/write). The MX will come in sizes from 8gb to 128gb with prices ranging from $44.99 to $499.99. The Echo ZX on the other hand, is set to be one of the tiniest drives on the market, designed to stay conected to your computer. The ZX will come in sizes from 8gb to 32gb ith prices ranging from $44.99 to $132.99. The ability for "no touch" backups from these two drives is exciting, as flash drive technolgy continually evolves to no nonense, "set it and forget it" standards.