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Carriers

Verizon Wireless summer catalog reveals Motorola Droid 2

July 14, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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Well, look what we have here — its the Motorola Droid 2. And its in the official summer 2010 catalog from Verizon Wireless. Unfortunately the catalog failed to mention some of the important details such a…

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Carriers

Verizon: Motorola Droid X inventory should be fine

July 13, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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The rumors have been flowing as of late in regards to a possible shortage on the Droid X. As of now the handset will be launching on July 15th and early reports have called for Verizon to quickly run out the the initi…

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HTC

HTC Droid Eris rumored to get OTA update beginning on July 16th

July 13, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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Verizon may have stopped selling the Droid Eris a few weeks back, but it seems as if they have not forgotten about it entirely. Well, that is assuming we can trust this latest series of leaked images. As for what th…

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Motorola

Motorola Droid X getting second OTA update before launch

July 13, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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It looks like the Droid X is in the process of getting another (second) pre-launch software update. According to the details being reported, the update will bring the software from version 1.13.516 up to 1.13.…

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Motorola

Motorola Droid X bootloader locked, potential for custom ROM’s looks bad

July 12, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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It looks like those hoping to pick up a Droid X later in the week and proceed to install custom ROM’s are going to be meet with some disappointment. The latest chatter is that the bootloader, which is requir…

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Acer

Acer beTouch E130 smartphone makes an FCC appearance

July 12, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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The official announcement for the Acer beTouch E130 came back in mid-June and since then new information has remained quite. Well, it now looks like the beTouch E130 has received the approval of the FCC. In shor…

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Applications

Trillian IM app for Android officially announced & coming soon

July 9, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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Cerulean Studios have recently taken to their blog and offered up some good news — a version of Trillian is coming to Android. And for those who may not be familiar with the Trillian name, its an all-in-one…

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Motorola

Motorola Backflip over-the-air update being rolled out

July 9, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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It looks like Motorola has an update ready for Backflip users. And no, its not Android 2.2 or even 2.1 but instead a maintenance style update with some fixes and improvements. First and foremost, the update is cu…

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HTC

HTC Desire with North American 3G support makes the required FCC appearance

July 8, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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At this point its no secret that the HTC Desire is coming to North America. In fact we have already learned that it will be available with both US Cellular and Cellular South here in the US. Of course, they are CDMA a…

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Carriers

Rumored release date: Samsung Vibrant release being pushed up to July 15th

July 8, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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The Samsung Vibrant was officially announced back on June 28th, which was not all that long ago. And at the time it was given a release date of July 21st and an on-contract price tag of $199. Well, flash forward til…

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Applications

1Password password manager now available for Android

July 7, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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Mac users may recognize this name without a second look — 1Password. And the good news in that is there is now an Android app for 1Password available in the App Store. “Many passionate Android users…

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HTC

Android smartphones arriving early: Motorola Droid X by mail & Samsung Intercept and White HTC EVO 4G at Best Buy

July 7, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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Normally when we see an early release, or more accurately an early sale, its for one handset at a time. Well, as of now it looks like at least one Samsung Intercept, white HTC EVO 4G and Motorola Droid X have made the…

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Carriers

Google Nexus One now available with Vodafone Australia

July 2, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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The Nexus One is now available for those in Australia by way of an exclusive offering with Vodafone. In short, those in Australia are now able to grab a Nexus One and enjoy goodies such as the 3.7 inch 800 x 480 multi…

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Applications

Have you installed Swype? Are you convinced its the next greatest thing in virtual keyboards?

July 2, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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The Swype keyboard has been around for a little while now, though its only been available for everyone to download on a limited basis. Personally I picked it up a few months back (when it first opened for the publi…

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Carriers

Droid Incredible update coming? Said to offer 3G Mobile Hotspot app & 720p video recording

July 2, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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It looks like Droid Incredible users may want to be on the lookout for a software update. Except before everyone gets super excited — the update is not Android 2.2. Still, it seems like it will be decent, al…

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Motorola

Motorola runs full page Droid X ad; proclaiming you can “hold the phone any way you like it”

July 1, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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Motorola has reportedly taken to print with this latest Droid X advertisement. Of course, at first glance the ad appears to be giving the items you would expect such as a picture of the phone, some bullet points f…

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