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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 24, 2010
We've had the Motorola Droid X for all of, oh, about 10 hours now, and damned if it hasn't already gotten a software update. Not sure exactly what was changed in version 1.13.516.en.US (that's up from...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 23, 2010
So the Droid X isn't launching with Android 2.2. That's a bummer. And and it's not going to be available until "late summer." That's what we were told at Verizon's Droid X event, a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 23, 2010
Oh, you want to see the Motorola Droid X in moving pictures? We've got you covered, with 10 minutes of the Droid X in our hands, after the break, of course. (And don't worry, we'll have plen...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 23, 2010
What's a new phone without a few new accessories to go with it, eh? The Motorola Droid X will have desktop and car docks available at launch, for $49.99 and $39.99, respectively. And the desktop dock ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 23, 2010
Verizon's Droid X is the latest big-screen Android phone Here she be, folks, the Motorola Droid X on Verizon, fresh off its coming-out in New York City. If you missed all the hoopla, it'll be availabl...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 23, 2010
How does Android's latest size up against the iPhone 4 and HTC’s Droid Incredible, Evo 4G, and Nexus One?Now that we've got the Motorola Droid X in our fat little fingers, let's size it up agai...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 23, 2010
Another little bomb dropped at the Droid X event came from Google's Andy Rubin. There are now 160,000 Android devices being activated every day -- up from the 100,000 number he gave us at Google IO i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 23, 2010
We're here in New York City at Verizon's Droid event, ready to bring you the expected announcement of at least one new Droid phone and given the display outside the event, we're feeling Droid X ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
Dunno about you guys, but as long as someone who plays with their hand up a puppet's butt is continuing to fire back at Android, we think Google's doing just fine. Check out the latest rant after the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
A tiny Android smartphone with surprising power The HTC Aria. The tiny phone with big potential is the second Android device on AT&T, and arguably the first worth really considering on the U.S. c...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
Hot on the heels of Google Voice opening up, here comes an update to Google Maps for Android. Version 4.3 brings the following improvements:Location ratings: Service suck? You'll find out here. The at...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
Sure, the Droid X is big. And it's going to be fast, no doubt. But how's that 8MP camera? A couple of images point to it being pretty darn good. The EXIF data says they're from the Dr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
An early version of the Samsung Captivate -- the version of the Galaxy S that's coming to AT&T -- has made its way into a New York City Starbucks, and Engadget give the phone a quick go.The body i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
Everybody's favorite Googler, Ry Guy, is back in the Nexus One forums to reiterate something -- the FRF72 build of Android 2.2 for the Nexus One that popped up over the weekend is not the "offici...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
The good news: A rooted kernel has been hacked onto the Samsung Galaxy S, which is good because we're expecting a spate of devices from Sammy any time now in the U.S. The bad news: T'wasn't ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
With AT&T getting the Samsung Galaxy S as the Captivate, and Motorola unleashing a slew of high-end devices on Verizon, we can see why you T-Mobile fans may be feeling a wee bit antsy. But n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
Adobe today announced that it has released Flash 10.1 to its mobile platform partners. This includes Android, BlackBerry, webOS, future versions of Windows Phone, LiMo, MeeGo and Symbian OS. Of cour...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 21, 2010
Android's ranks have grown over the past few months, that's for certain. We've bolstered our numbers with former members of the CrackBerry Nation, with iPhone faithful, the patient Palmsters and the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 21, 2010
After first being spotted in May, U.S. Cellular has gone and made the Samsung Acclaim all official, with the regional carrier selling the mid-level phone in stores starting July 9. They're also givin...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 21, 2010
If you've been looking to get into the Android-based e-reader game but haven't been to crazy about the price, you're starting to run out of excuses. The Barnes & Noble Nook line just got a re...
