Verizon Communications has fired 40 employees involved in this summer’s bitter labor strike for behavior …

It’s about time LG got really fired up about Android, and the LG Nitro HD could be just the fuse this phone maker needs to rocket through the ranks. The Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone contains all the premium parts you’d expect in a superphone. It all starts with a brilliant 4.5-inch high-definition touch screen (1,280×720-pixel HD resolution). Then you have …

Verizon Wireless denied claims that it was blocking the Google Wallet mobile payment application on the upcoming Galaxy Nexus. “Recent reports that Verizon is blocking Google Wallet on our devices are false,” the company said in a statement today. “Verizon does not block applications.” Google Wallet, unlike other applications, needs to be integrated into a secure part of the phone …