Tag archive: Droid

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first phone to run Google's new Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system. As such, it's one of the most hotly anticipated phones of the season, but you wouldn't know it by Verizon and Samsung's behavior. The phone has been a ghost here in the US, with new release date and reveal rumors popping up every day. Over the weekend though, Engadget and a few other sites spotted a Galaxy… Read More

Verizon has confirmed to CNet that it plans to release two new Motorola tablets this month. Dubbed the Xoom 2 in international markets, the tablets — one 10-inch version, and one 8-inch model — will each be renamed “Droid Xyboard,” the Droid brand being Verizon's high-end line of mobile devices. The Droid Xyboard tablets will connect to Verizon's 4G LTE network, the fastest wireless connection in the US, at the moment.… Read More

It's really okay if you can't keep track of Motorola's many flavors of Droid phone anymore. Four have been released this year alone: the Droid X2, Droid 3, Droid Bionic and Droid RAZR. Get ready to add a fifth to the pile too, as the Droid 4 has been revealed, detailed and tentatively dated for a late 2011 release. The news comes by way of leaked info and specs obtained by Droid Life. It looks like the plan right now is to… Read More

October 18 is a date that most Android fanboys have circled on their calendars, first Motorola is hosting a press conference and then later in the night Google and Samsung are hosting an event in Hong Kong. It is assumed that Motorola will be announcing the Xoom 2 tablet and a phone called the Droid RAZR. Droid-Life was able to find a leaked press image of the Droid RAZR, and we are catch a glimpse at just how thin this phone is. We have seen… Read More

Motorola is gearing up for some new device launches. We've got leaked pictures of the return of the RAZR and the manufacturer's second stab at the Xoom. Droid RAZR Motorola may be preparing to resurrect its iconic, faded RAZR brand, sort of. Over the weekend, The Verge posted some new leaked screens of the upcoming Motorola phone, which appears to be a renaming of the Droid HD, which was first spotted back in August. Here are the… Read More

Fresh on the heels of the Droid Bionic Verizon announces yet another 4G LTE Android phone.  The Pantech Breakout will be the first budget friendly LTE phone on Verizon’s network.  On contact the Breakout can be had for only $100, which is half the price of the next cheapest phone in the stable.  The Breakout will become available later this week on September 22. There doesn’t seem to be any one reason why the Breakout is half the price of the LG… Read More

Nearly nine months after being first announced the Droid Bionic looks to have an official launch date. Seeing as Motorola and Verizon have been teasing us for months about the impending release it’s hard to call this date official. In a pair of Droid Bionic commercials posted on the companies youtube channel, the date September 8 is flashed on the screen. Of course the video is in isn't in English, but seeing how they have both a Korean… Read More

We might have learned why Verizon won’t be releasing a Galaxy S II phone, because they have an even better device coming this way. The latest rumor we are hearing is that Verizon will exclusively launch what is being called the Droid Prime, which might just be the first Android Ice cream sandwich device on the market. There is no word that the Droid Prime will be the next official Google Nexus device, but it sounds highly possible. It’s hard to… Read More

We've seen leaked images of the Motorola Droid Bionic before, but Engadget has posted a bunch of pictures of the device alongside a new friend: the Droid HD. The images were sent in by an anonymous tipster and could be fake or doctored, but we'll let you be the judge. The site confirmed much of what we already know about the Droid Bionic: it has a 4.5-inch screen, a 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor, 1GB of RAM, an 8MP rear… Read More

The Motorola Droid 3 has arrived, sort of. The new phone is now available for purchase on Verizon's Website for $199.99 with a two-year contract or $459.99 alone. Those hoping for a 4G LTE handset will be disappointed, however. The Droid 3 is still a 3G phone, though it does pack some punch with a 4.3-inch qHD (960×540) display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a full QWERTY keyboard with a dedicated row for numbers, 1080p video recording,… Read More

German site PhonePads revealed a thorough look at the Motorola Droid 3 over the weekend. Droid fans will be happy to hear that the next-gen handset will come with some considerable upgrades in tow, including: 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash 1080p HD video recording MicroUSB and miniHDMI ports Upgraded slide-out QWERTY keyboard (with the alleged five rows we recently heard about – the top two being number only) in addition to a… Read More

To the delight of Droid X fans everywhere, the Droid X2 will land in stores this week. Now, we don’t expect news of a Droid 3 leak to overshadow the Droid X2′s launch in the slightest, but it’s still worth noting for Android loyalists who can’t get enough of the brand and their mega-sized screens. “Leaked” photos of the Droid 3 allegedly surfaced over on Howard Forums a week ago, revealing a slideout QWERTY keyboard with the minor… Read More

The situation with the forthcoming release of the still unconfirmed Droid X2 is now officially ridiculous. Reports started circulating last week via an internal Verizon document posted by DroidLife that the new phone would be coming to stores on May 26, one week after pre-orders start to be filled on May 19, also known as this Thursday. The documents were technically leaks however, so confirmation eluded us, as it still does today even though… Read More

Verizon will be announcing something at CES next week, and it’s probably not going to be iPhone availability. The carrier recently announced it was launching its 4G service, and previous statements by CEO Ivan Seidenberg have led some to believe that the addition of this technology was appealing enough for Apple to finally break its exclusivity with AT&T. So when word about a Verizon debut at CES started circulating, wishful thinkers thought… Read More

Best Buy is known as one the Black Friday’s staple stores, but this year it’s going to extend its bargains through the entire month of December. The retailer will be offering free smartphones starting today up until January 1, and that includes new models from major carriers. The electronics superstore ran a similar gimmick in October, with free phones every Friday. This month, that same deal will apply to every day and will be available at all… Read More