While at one time finding itself eerily devoid of Android devices, AT&T has now rounded out its offering of the Google-backed handsets somewhat with three new additions from Motorola.
Motorola Flipout
The $80-with-contract Motorola Flipout will be the first of the new handsets to become available—it’ll hit stores on October …
Motorola and Verizon’s Droid R2-D2 will be in stores on September 30 for $249. Everyone’s favorite astromech will be bundled together with a wired headset and media dock in carbonite-like packaging.
Pre-loaded content will include:
• R2-D2 notification sounds and ringtones
• Four live wallpapers
• R2-D2 clock widget
• “The …
When you think about rugged cell phones, who’s the first celebrity that comes to mind? Yes, Oprah. Absolutely.
Motorola knows this and, as such, has apparently partnered with the queen of daytime television to promote the new Android-based Motorola Defy. I can’t bring myself to watch today’s show (human interest stories make me cry …
When the R2-D2 Edition of the Motorola Droid 2 was first revealed at Celebration V, we weren’t too jazzed on it but Verizon has unleashed a few new photos that have us excited. The R2 themed dock isn’t terrible either. I totally want one now.
[Verizon via Giz]
Renderings of what a Google Chrome OS tablet could look like first showed up in early February when Google’s Senior Software Engineer Glen Murphy posted a handful of images and a video of what the UI might look like. Then in May, the WSJ and Bloomberg reported that Verizon was working closely with Google on an Android-powered tablet. …
Wondering what the R2-D2 version of the Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon looks like? Wonder no more because it was captured last night at Celebration V in Orlando. What do you think of it?
Update: The R2-D2 Droid 2 will become available September 30.
(Have Fun and Help Out Sick Kids While at Celebration V With Lego)
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Verizon Wireless and Motorola’s third Droid device launches tomorrow but it’s up for pre-order now. To satiate your gadget appetite until then, VZW has released the fury of Derek upon us all. Watch as this Basking Ridge hooligan walks you through the features of the Droid 2.
Droid 2
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A discussion about issues with Exchange over at Motorola’s support forums has revealed a tentative release date for Froyo for the Droid X. According to Motorola employee Matt, Droid X users will get the Froyo (Android 2.2) update in early September.
A fix for this will be included in the upgrade to Android 2.2 scheduled for
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Picture this, Verizon FiOS customers: a 10-inch Android tablet that’s thinner and lighter than the iPad and lets you watch TV on it. Maybe the price of it is greatly subsidized for every new FiOS customer who agrees to a two-year contract. Maybe it’ll be here within a few months.
That’s what the Financial Times is hinting at. Not the …
The wait for Froyo is now over, Droid owner. Follow these simple steps to upgrade if you haven’t already received a notification to update OTA.
Step 1. Download this file and rename it “update.zip”
Step 2. Copy the zip file to your Droid’s microSD card.
Step 3. Power down your Droid.
Step 4. While pressing the “x” button, …
The good news is that Motorola’s Droid for Verizon Wireless will receive its Android 2.2 update this week; the bad news is that the tethering and mobile hotspot features won’t be coming with it. Our friends at Phone Scoop were contacted by Verizon Wireless spokesperson Brenday Raney who said in an e-mail that the “Droid by …