On Tuesday the carrier announced that it was finally catching up with its competitors to become the fifth in the U.S. to offer the iPhone, but with a caveat: it will also be the first major wireless network to eliminate service contracts.

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That is odd: Within a few hours of the first day, the wireless network at D8 overloaded, and was blocked in the main hall with no notification, presumably so people would take their noses out of their screens.

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The Galaxy Nexus by Samsung is the first smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network to be upgraded to the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system (OS).

ENGADGET: Verizon Galaxy Nexus finally lands Jelly Bean update