Verizon Blames System Failure for Droid X Customers Kicked to Back of Line
If you waited until midnight to order your Droid X, only to find people that ordered hours later are getting their Droids… and you’re not… you might be concerned. Unfortunately, Verizon today admitted to PhoneNews.com that their commitments to be able to meet demand were incorrect. Verizon’s Northeastern Operations Center confirmed that they were short […]
Motorola Releases Statement on Locked Droid X Bootloader Controversy
Motorola has released an official statement regarding the locked bootloader found on the recently released Droid X while clarifying exactly what it will do in the event it is tampered with. "Motorola’s primary focus is the security of our end users and protection of their data, while also meeting carrier, partner and legal requirements. The […]
Motorola Rolls Out First DROID X Update
Following up, Motorola is currently rolling out an OTA update for the DROID X, with the 18MB update intended to fix last minute shipping bugs, which bumps the version from 1.13.514/1.13.516 to 1.13.604. No changelog is currently available at this time.
HP Begins Rollout of Palm webOS 1.4.5, Carries on with Integration
Shortly after closing the acqusition of Palm, HP has begun rolling out webOS 1.4.5. The update makes improvements to the web browser and delivers security fixes, however, the most relevant addition is the long-awaited arrival of final PDK support. This will give the Palm Pixi its first official PDK support, and allow independent developers to […]
Best Buy Droid X Pre-Orders May Be Hype Generator
PhoneNews.com has contacted several Best Buy retail stores, and has confirmed that the company discontinued its semi-official pre-order campaign. Though never promoted fully by Best Buy, the company was taking names during a five day period to hold units of Droid X phones for upgrade and new activations. Best Buy is an attractive option for […]
PSA: Avoid Droid X Mobile Hotspot Charges, Carry a Pre Plus or Pixi Plus as a Backup
It appears Verizon is going to make good on their offer of giving all Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus owners free 5 GB of Mobile Hotspot usage per month, despite charging upcoming Droid X a 2 GB-for-$20 for the exact same service. The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus were the first phones in […]
Verizon and Motorola Announce DROID X for July 15th, Mobile Hotspot for Additional Charge
Verizon and Motorola have jointly announced the forthcoming launch of the next flagship Motorola Droid device in the DROID X which will launch on July 15th. The DROID X will feature a 4.3 inch 854×480 resolution widescreen capacitive touch display, TI OMAP chipset at 1GHz, multi-touch virtual keyboard with pre-loaded Swype keyboard, Wi-Fi radio, 8.0 […]
Verizon Launches Motorola DROID X Teaser Page
Click for full-size Verizon has launched a teaser page for the forthcoming successor to the Motorola Droid in the Droid X by Motorola. The device will feature a massive 4.3 inch 853×480 resolution capacitive touch display underpinned by a 1GHz Snapdragon chipset and running Android 2.1 with an updated version of the Motoblur user interface. […]