Verizon BOGO Deal on Droid/Eris
Image courtesy of Phandroid Verizon has begun its newest wave of Buy One Get One Free promotions today with the Motorola Droid and HTC Eris. Specifically, if you buy the Motorola Droid with new agreement, you get the Eris for free or buy an Eris and get another on for free under the same terms. […]
Verizon Documentation Reveals December 11th Firmware Fix for Droid / HTC Eris
Following up on the myriad of Motorola Droid issues this week, a recently leaked Technical Bulletin has surfaced that clearly spells out all of the major issues Droid owners have been complaining about since launch(speaker echo/audio problems and recent autofocus problems found on the camera) and what steps will be taken to address them, culminating […]
Motorola Announces Crush for U.S. Cellular
Motorola has announced a late 4th quarter launch for the Motorola Crush multimedia oriented touchscreen device on regional carrier U.S. Cellular. The device features a 2.8 inch WQVGA widescreen touch display, 3.5mm headphone jack, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSDHC expansion slot and speakerphone.
Motorola Droid Autofocus Bug Discovered and Addressed
Amongst all of the uproar over a “silent update” that “fixed” the recently released Motorola Droid’s camera autofocus issues this morning, Android developer Dan Morrill has given an even simpler explanation for the seemingly rectified nature of the issue: “There’s a rounding-error bug in the camera driver’s autofocus routine (which uses a timestamp) that causes […]
Motorola DROID Experiencing Main Speaker Issues
The Motorola Support forums have been busy with reports of the recently released Motorola DROID having intermittent main speaker issues whereby the device’s speaker will not function spontaneously, with notifications as well as ringtones only being heard through the earpiece, causing inconvenience for some using the device as an alarm clock or using the device […]
FCC Unveils Motorola i680 Rugged Clamshell
The FCC has revealed the currently unannounced Motorola i680 rugged clamshell. The phone features multimedia functionality such as a media player, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and flash, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth, Push to X functionality, GPS and speakerphone. The phone’s bodyshell is also M810F certified against shock, vibration and dust. Neither Sprint nor […]
U.S. Cellular Launches Motorola Quantico
Following up on the announcement of the Motorola Quantico rugged clamshell for AWS CDMA networks, U.S. Cellular has launched its variant. As previously reported, the clamshell is certified against a 30-minute dunk in up to three feet of water, extreme pressure, temperature, dust, shock, vibration and rain. The phone is available for $179.95 on prepaid […]
Motorola Announces Quantico Tri-Band CDMA Rugged Clamshell
Motorola has announced the forthcoming launch of the Quantico rugged clamshell phone with tri-band CDMA/AWS support expected in the 4th quarter. The phone features a rubber-coated bodyshell with textured patterns for improved grip and it can withstand a 30-minute dunk in up to three feet of water, extreme pressure, temperature, dust, shock, vibration and rain […]
Verizon Launches Motorola DROID Online Ahead of Early Opening
Verizon has launched the long-awaited Motorola DROID Android smart device after weeks of anticipation. The complete featureset consists of the 3.7 inch WVGA resolution capacitive touch display, QWERTY keyboard, 550 MHz application processor, microSDHC expansion slot with included 16GB card, 5.0 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, autofocus and DVD resolution video recorder. Secondary specifications […]
T-Mobile Launches Motorola CLIQ
As expected, T-Mobile has launched the Motorola CLIQ social-networking oriented Android device for new customers after an exclusive upgrade period for existing customers late last month. The CLIQ features an HVGA resolution widescreen touch display QWERTY keyboard with five-way directional pad, triband HSPA access, quadband GSM/EDGE, Android 1.6, MOTOBLUR social networking frontend, Bluetooth with stereo […]