Review: Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)
Motorola, and Google, have done something that no other phone has done before. They have built a phone better than any iPhone. Now it gets interesting. First, we’ll get the obligatory iPhone boilerplate out of the way. Yes, contrary some fist shaking, iPhone (3GS) was the phone to beat, until today. Be it in the […]
Verizon Announces Motorola DROID for November 6th at $199.99
Verizon has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Motorola DROID Android smart device after months of rumor and speculation. The Droid will be the first device to feature Android 2.0 and Google’s new Google Maps Navigation service which lets Google Maps act as a turn-by-turn navigation application that uses the onboard GPS transceiver and […]
Flash Ad Confirms Verizon Motorola Droid in November
The DROIDDOES internet ad campaign has confirmed the release window for the device as being in November instead of the October 30th release date previously spied on an internal Verizon calendar. Google’s DoubleClick ad network is serving up the ad as part of the larger promotional campaign by Motorola and Verizon for the forthcoming Android […]
Motorola Droid Site Opened Early, Confirms Flash Support for Android in 2010
Motorola had opened up its dedicated portal for the forthcoming Motorola Droid earlier today, with the name confirmed to be licensed from LucasFilm. The primary technical specifications for the Droid consist of the 3.7 inch WVGA resolution capacitive touch display, QWERTY keyboard, 550 MHz application processor, microSDHC expansion slot, Android 2.0, 5.0 megapixel camera with […]
Best Buy Stock Date for Motorola Droid Surfaces
Internal employee information from Best Buy has surfaced with the stock date for the highly anticipated Motorola Droid launching on Verizon Wireless. Click for full-size. Image courtesy of PhoneArena The image shows a stock date of October 24th for receipt of the initial shipment of Droid devices, ahead of the October 28th launch event in […]
Verizon Opens Motorola Droid Teaser Page
Click for full-size Verizon has opened the teaser page for its forthcoming flagship Android device in the Motorola Droid, which will be launching on October 30th. The national debut for the device will consist of the “DROID DOES WHAT iDOESN’T” national print/TV ad campaign beginning tonight during the ALCS, harkening back to the Sega vs. […]
Sprint Launches i856 Debut for Nextel
Following up on the launch of the Debut for Boost Mobile last month, Sprint has launched the slider for its Nextel service. Like the Boost version, the phone features a 1.3MP camera with video recorder, external media controls and Bluetooth with stereo audio support along with threaded messaging and speakerphone. The phone is now available […]
Verizon to Launch Motorola Tao on October 30th, Hero in November
This morning Verizon and Google held a joint press conference call announcing a new joint venture between both companies culminating in the release of two new Android devices in the Motorola Tao and the HTC Hero. The Hero will launch in November while the Motorola Tao will launch on October 30th according to a leaked […]
Verizon Motorola Tao Android Device Details Surface
The first solid details have surfaced regarding the second Motorola Android device formerly known as the Sholes and now known as the Tao for Verizon. The device will be officially announced the week after the CTIA Wireless Expo next week and features an ARM Cortex CPU at 500 MHz, a 3.7 inch 854×480 WVGA capacitive […]