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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 25, 2010
A handful of Verizon Android smartphones appear to have their end-of-life dates hung over their heads. Phones that already have shuffled off this mortal coil are the HTC Droid Eris (June 16) and...
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by Sean Brunett
Aug 23, 2010
Motorola Droid owners have been anxiously awaiting an update for Verizon that will bring support for Adobe Flash. We reported last week that Verizon officially announced that the update would be the ...
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by Sean Brunett
Aug 21, 2010
A leaked version of 2.2 for the Droid X emerged recently, and a good many of us have given it a shot. (You can watch our own hands-on here.) But, understandably, a good many of you are waiting for the...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Aug 20, 2010
A worthy successor to the phone that launched 1,000 Androids
Without question, the the Motorola Droid -- and Verizon's marketing blitz behind it -- is what really put the Android smartphone on the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 20, 2010
You know we couldn't help ourselves. When a leaked build of Android 2.2 for the Motorola Droid X was outed by My Droid World, we had to take it for a spin. You're not going to find too many UI c...
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by Kyle Gibb
Aug 19, 2010
Last we heard about the Motorola Droid X getting some Froyo, the date of "early summer" and "by early September" were being thrown around. That might be about to change, as a...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Aug 19, 2010
The not so secret Droid Pro now is said to be a Droid 2 with GSM and CDMA radios inside -- aka a "World Phone," according to an Engadget tipster. No word on a price point yet, though, i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2010
Last week we talked about the leaked upcoming Verizon roadmap, and it looks like Phone Arena got some info that wasn't mentioned the first go around. Let's rectify that right now :)Look for an e...
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by Kyle Gibb
Aug 16, 2010
Looks like Verizon still had a bunch of original Droids in stock, as the phone has once again show its face on the carrier's website with a nice discount to $150. Since the Nexus One has passed,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 16, 2010
For those of you still patiently waiting for your original Motorola Droid to get the Android 2.2 update pushed out to you, fear not. Verizon hasn't forgotten you. The carrier just issued a state...
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by Kyle Gibb
Aug 16, 2010
We are sure many of you have already gone out and gotten your hands on a Droid 2. However, perhaps you are holding off because you are not sure if the phone is worth the upgrade. If you fall int...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 14, 2010
How incredible is the HTC Droid Incredible? A couple of homegrown commercials posted in our forums have completely nailed what would make my perfect smartphone. And I'm hoping a future ins...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 13, 2010
Probably the No. 1 question we get day after day is "When will the Droid Incredible get Android 2.2." (The No. 2 question, strangely, is "What should I have for lunch?") ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 13, 2010
Top o' the news - Droid 2 launches Hands-on with the Motorola Droid 2Motorola Droid 2 camera testR2-D2 Droid 2 date pinned at Sept. 30; plus, more picturesAdobe shows off Flash running on Droid 2 Hard...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 12, 2010
Just got some more pics in from the Star Wars convention going on in Orlando, and it looks like the date for the R2-D2 version of the Droid 2 is going to be Sept. 30. Good news indeed for you guys wa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 12, 2010
The Motorola Droid 2 camera is a 5-megapixel monster. OK, maybe not a monster. It's not the whopping 8MP we're seeing on other phones. But we're OK with that, as it shoots from the hip...
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by Android Central
Aug 12, 2010
Did you just buy a Motorola Droid 2? Are you new to Android? Welcome, and namaste. You've entered the fastest-growing smartphone platform there is, with the coolest phones, the best apps, a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 12, 2010
We're knee deep in the Motorola Droid 2, and it's time for the initial video hands-on. In a nutshell, it's a softer, more gentle version of the original Droid, with the same screen, an improved keybo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 12, 2010
The Motorola Droid 2 is officially available today. We've got ours and will be putting it through its paces, so check back early and often today.But we also want to hear from you. Head into the Androi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 11, 2010
Look at this R2-D2 Droid 2. (Say that 10 times fast.) We've been staring at it for all of 5 minutes now and have come to the following conclusions: If you know whether Han shot first, it's likel...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 11, 2010
OK, so it's a little wrong to put the Droid 2 eye live wallpaper on a Nexus One. But it's also very, very right. It's a simple install, and you don't have to be rooted to do it. You just need a phone...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 11, 2010
The Motorola Droid 2 is less than 24 hours away, and Verizon's offering up an official hands-on video (re-uploaded by Engadget) to tease use these last few hours. Can't help but wonder if all the han...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 11, 2010
Waking up to a bit of weirdness this morning as the Motorola Droid 2 -- which officially is available for presale today at Verizon for $199 on contract -- appears to actually be available for purchas...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 11, 2010
Not sure what the delay was attributed to, but the Android 2.2 over-the-air update has apparently resumed for the original Motorola Droid. It's the same FRG01B build that we got last week (none of tha...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 10, 2010
Recipe for win -- 1 part newest Android phone, the Droid 2, and 1 part Star Wars' most memorable character, R2-D2. Mix well, prepare for the onslaught of people like me who will do just about an...
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by Sean Brunett
Aug 10, 2010
Net neutrality and the idea of an open Internet have been at the center of contentious debates of late. It has been a confusing issue and one that remains perplexing to this day. I have outlined what ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Aug 10, 2010
Adobe just put up a blog post showing off Flash 10.1 running on a brand-new Droid 2, which will come with it pre-installed. They went on to promise that the Droid X, Droid Incredible, the Galax...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 10, 2010
The next 48 hours or so are going to drag by, but we're already getting more looks at the new Motorola Droid 2, just announced this morning. And this extreme close-up of the new keyboard comes to us ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Aug 10, 2010
It is finally official people: Verizon has announced the Droid 2 will be landing Aug. 12, that's this Thursday, as rumored. It will go on pre-sale via Verizon Wireless's website starting tomorro...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 09, 2010
Update: Now we've seen these specs fall through before, but darned if it doesn't say "Global ready for use in over 40 countries." Sure sounds like a dual CDMA/GSM phone to us.Update 2: ...
