Nice of you to join us Samsung! I know you’re crushing the Android market right now. I’m a big fan. I’ve been interested in seeing what you might be able to do for us Windows Phone fans. We’ve been lonely. Don’t get me wrong–HTC and Nokia have released some great devices, but we’ve missed you. Absence making the heart grow fonder and all that.

Better late to the party than never. We have a place set at the table, and I’ll have Mitchell pull your dinner out of the oven.

Now then, let’s take a look at the Ativ Odyssey!

Sammy was a bit late to the party with Windows Phone 8 gear, but now that they’ve finally arrived, let’s take a look at what they have to offer in an entry level smartphone.

Verizon’s Redbox Instant, the service that allows subscribers to access movies from both Redbox kiosks as well as through digital streaming, now has an exclusive console partner: The Xbox 360. Currently in Beta, the new app will allow Xbox users to buy or rent their favorite titles directly from Redbox without requiring a subscription. Here’s all of the info directly from Larry Hryb–Xbox Live’s Major Nelson:

FEBRUARY 5TH 2013 11:10 AM PT

It is official – BlackBerry 10 has arrived and after months of rumors, the first full-touch device is indeed the BlackBerry Z10. Featuring a 4.2-inch 1280×768 resolution display, dual-core processor, 2 gigs of RAM as well as LTE, it will launch on all 4 major U.S. carriers this March, with Verizon being the first to officially announce availability–it will retail for $199.99 on two-year agreements, and a white version will be exclusive to Verizon when it launches. Our Canadian readers will be happy to know that while we may have to wait a couple of more months for the Z10′s release, they won’t–Canada can expect it on all carriers in the next week. Among the announcements at Blackberry’s media event is the dropping of the name Research In Motion – the company will now only be known as BlackBerry. We’ll have more from today’s Blackberry event…so stay tuned.; but for now, click past the jump for Z10 specs.

Verizon has announced new Share Everything plans for small business, set to arrive on January 24th. The new plans allow companies to purchase a single plan with up to 25 lines with unlimited minutes, texts, pictures and video messages, and tiered pricing dependent on whether you want data limits of 30, 40 or 50GB. Enterprise customers can also pay for plans with tailored minutes to Canada or Mexico, should they do business north or south of the border. Check out the details courtesy of Verizon.

As if the “premier Android handset” category wasn’t competitive enough, HTC adds a new beast to the mix with the announcement of its new Droid DNA. Featuring a 5″ LCD 3 display with an eye-popping 440 pixels per inch (take that, iPhone!) and a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, the Droid DNA can go toe-to-toe with the most powerful Android handsets available–and its HTC-exclusive Beats Audio and sleek design may be just enough to push it to the top of the Android heap. Of course we won’t know that until we actually get our hands on one. As for when you can get your hands on one? November 21st…but only if you’re a Verizon customer. Pre-orders start today, with the Droid DNA retailing for $199 on a two-year contract. Click past the jump for all of the specs and details…

Nokia’s first Windows 8 powered smartphone will be available via Verizon Wireless–and the entry -level 4G LTE Lumia 822 is the first U.S.-market CDMA/LTE Lumia phone announced by Nokia to date.  Verizon didn’t announce a precise availability date or price for the device, but positioned it as a device for “first-time smartphone buyers.” The Lumia 822 will feature 4.3-inch display with Corning Gorilla Glass, nearfield communications (NFC), 1080p video capture through the rear 8-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, a 1.2-megapixed front camera for HD video chats, wireless charging and interchangeable color shells. We’ll have more details as they become available…so stay tuned.

Everyone seems excited to be announcing their new products ahead of the anticipated release from Apple next week. In case you didn’t catch our live stream, Motorola Mobility just announced the expansion of the DROID RAZR family with three new devices: The DROID RAZR M, RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD. All exclusive to Verizon wireless, these devices range from an edge-to-edge super AMOLED display and a 4.7-inch vibrant HD display, to the insane 32 hour battery life of the DROID RAZR HD MAXX. There’s a little something for everyone here, so make sure you check the full release after the jump for all of the details.

I really like the 7″ tablet form factor, and if there was one thing missing from my Nexus 7, it would be constant internet access.

Verizon is now offering the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 chock full of LTE goodness to make sure you’re connected anywhere big red has towers up.

1.2GHz Dual-core, 8GB of on board storage (upgrade-able via SD card), front and rear cameras, support for business level encryption and Exchange, and Polaris Office is pre-installed. This little sucker is ready for work, and is a pretty reasonable buy at $350.

Full PR after the jump.

Microsoft’s Office 365 is a powerful office suite–and now Verizon has announced that it will be offering Microsoft’s cloud suite to its business customers (Verizon is banking on the hope that its mobile offerings will help attract more customers to their service). Small business customers will also be able to take advantage of the service’s iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry support with the multiple devices on the Verizon Network. Office 365, together with Verizon’s small business essentials, is now available for $6 per month per user. You can read all about it here.