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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
This tall piece of blurriness you see here reportedly is a leaked T-Mobile roadmap, and we see at least a few known Android smartphones listed, as well as some likely comers. There's no real telling ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
OK, we admit it. Despite our public loathing of Motoblur, the Motorola Charm (just announced for T-Mobile) has piqued our interest a bit, given that it'll be the first front-facing QWERTY Android pho...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
We've known the Motorola Charm would be coming to T-Mobile, and now it's official. Let's look the details:Android 2.1.MotoblurThe "Backtrack" rear touchpad.2.8-inch touchscreen.Full QWERTY k...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 06, 2010
The whispers are true, folks. A few lucky souls already are getting their Motorola Droid X's, more than a week before they're set to go on sale July 15. And one such person is coerulea in the Androi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 06, 2010
The wait for Android 2.2 continues, but the European Motorola Milestone apparently is in the midst of another update. MR2.5 reportedly comprises bugfixes and performance/stability improvements, which...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 06, 2010
Verizon's latest Android smartphone is one big, bad (as in good) Droid Droid X does it bigger. Take everything you've come to know and love about Verizon's Droid line of Android smartphones -- st...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 05, 2010
We're all excited for the release of the Motorola Droid X, and now we have even more reason to drool over it -- Senior Technical Evangelist at Adobe Systems Ted Patrick shows off Adobe Flash 10.1 runn...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 03, 2010
Looks like the Motorola Charm -- that square QWERTY-keyboard guy with Motoblur -- is going to be a back-to-school special for this fall, going for free on T-Mobile, according to this promo sent ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 02, 2010
Samsung Galaxy S event in New York Hands-on with the Epic 4GGaming demo on the Epic 4GHands-on with the FascinateHands-on with the T-Mobile VibrantHands-on with the AT&T CaptivateYes, the Sa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 01, 2010
We hear ya. You have questions about the Motorola Droid X on Verizon. And we've got answers. Our full review is coming (we promise), but in the meantime whet your appetite with some Q&A ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 01, 2010
See here! If you have a hankering for some square Android action on T-Mobile, the upcoming Motorola Charm (aka the Basil) appears to be going for $149.99 after contract, or thereabouts. (If you c...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
If you use a custom ROM on your Android phone, you should know about CyanogenMod. If you don't, go hit Google now, then come right back. (pretty freakin' sweet, huh?) With the drop of the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
Read the fine print :) . This is supposedly a full page ad in the New York Times (can any readers verify?) for the new Motorola Droid X, that lets you know you're free to hold the phone any way ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 29, 2010
Droid users you've got another Froyo build to play with -- FRF84B. (Eyes playing tricks on me. Thanks for the correction darkcomartist.) Yes, that number should look familiar, as it'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 29, 2010
Looks like the Motorola Charm -- that square-faced QWERTY fellow -- indeed is going to T-Mobile, and it's likely getting a name change to the Basil. Not sure if that's going to make its small stature...
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by Jeremy
Jun 28, 2010
From the Forums is a great way for you, our readers, to get in on the hottest topics being discussed and today it is all about the Motorola Droid X. But you must be a registered member and ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
We know a bunch of you are looking at coming over to Android from an iPhone -- and a few of you Benedict Arnolds are looking to tuck tail and run back to Apple. If you're still on the fence, allow us ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 27, 2010
If you're on AT&T and looking longingly at that Motorola Charm, you may soon see its older brother make an appearance. Our tipster says it's currently in testing with AT&T (whose other A...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 27, 2010
Not sure this is quite the Q9h-type device I've been longing for on Android, but Motorola apparently has a front-facing QWERTY phone with a quaint little screen possibly headed for T-Mobile. The leak...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 26, 2010
Well what have we here? Looks like a screenshot of Sprint's latest playbook, and there are a few interesting things for Android lovers on the list. July 11 looks to be a good day. Fi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
Time to put the Motorola Droid X power plant against the other big boys currently available in the United States. And here we run some benchmarks between it, the Sprint Evo 4G (Android 2.1) and the Go...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
We kind of have the feeling that we're going to be repeating this until we're blue in the face, so let's start now: The Motorola Droid X does not run Motoblur atop Android 2.1. Nor does it r...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
Sure, you could use the Motorola Droid X's 4.3-inch screen to be productive and all, but let's get down to what we really want: Games. Fast, smooth, immersive games. And in our demonstration at t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
Looking to preorder the Motorola Droid X? Best Buy's taking them now -- in stores -- in advance of the July 15 launch on Verizon. The good news is that Best Buy's doing its usual thin...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
Motorola Droid X announced! Motorola Droid X on Verizon is official: July 15th, $199 after rebateMotorola Droid X initial hands-onMotorola Droid X accessories hands-onMotorola Droid X hands-on vid...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
What do you get when you rip open a Droid X? Besides a creamy caramel center, you get what you see above. Not sure we want to try this ourselves just yet, but there's video after the break of it bei...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 24, 2010
There's a Reuters story going 'round today in which Swype CEO Mike McSherry (hey, Mike!) expects his keyboard -- which we're big fans of, by the way -- to be on 50 phones by year's end. It's currentl...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 24, 2010
What happens when a pre-released phone gets into the hands of someone who knows their way around the Android system is a beautiful thing. Late last night we got a system dump from the brand span...
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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...
