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Jul

5

2011

DROID 3 dummy units start showing up at Verizon – imminent launch

by Jesse Bauer
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The Motorola DROID 3 will be launching July 7th direct, followed by a full launch on July 14th 2011. This looks to be on schedule as DROID 3 dummy units started arriving in Verizon stores as someone got a candid shot of today. Still no pricing yet, or for that matter any official statement from [...]

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Jul

5

2011

Motorola Droid Bionic landing August 4?

by Robert Nazarian
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We already know that the Droid Bionic passed the FCC last week, so we projected the launch date to be somewhere between July 28th – August 18. It looks like we are right on target because the above leaked image shows August 4th, but we are hoping there still might be a chance that direct fill [...]

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Jun

22

2011

Motorola: “DROID Bionic is Still Coming, Don’t Give Up Hope!”

by Michael Murphy
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There has been a lot of uncertainty about the DROID Bionic. It was a much-anticipated phone, and then there was rumbling that it might never see the light of day. The most recent rumors were that it would make an appearance, but might not be exactly the phone we wanted. Sadly, we still don’t know [...]

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Jun

13

2011

Samsung Droid Charge gets update to fix personal hotspot with other improvements

by Robert Nazarian
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Samsung Droid Charge owners lost their personal hotspot back in may. Of course you could have it if you set the date on your phone to sometime in May. Verizon and Samsung have released an update (EE4) that fixes this among other improvements. Hit the break for the full list

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Jun

6

2011

Second wave of Motorola Droid Bionic pictures show 4.5-inch qHD screen and Android 2.3.4

by Robert Nazarian
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Earlier today we showed you leaked pictures of the new Droid Bionic. Already the next wave of photos have surfaced which give us more insight about this beast. It will sport a 4.5-inch qHD screen. My first thought is to say this is too big, but I remember saying that about the 4.3-inch Droid X, [...]

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Jun

1

2011

Malware shows up in the Android Market, DroidDreamLight

by Adam Johnson
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This malware has been found in multiple applications in the Android Market, possibly affecting 30,000 to 120,000 users. The guys from Lookout have quickly identified this malware after a developer contacted them saying that their app has been found being distributed as a modified version, containing the malware code. Droid Dream Light, which Lookout is [...]

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May

25

2011

Verizon LG Revolution Available For The Masses May 26th For $249.99

by Axl Logan
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Verizon finally and officially announced the availability and launch of the highly anticipated LG Revolution.  You can pick up the device tomorrow, May 26th on contract for $249.99.  The LG Rev sports an LTE radio on board, 4.3-inch display, Android 2.2 (Froyo), a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 5 mp camera and HDMI-out support.  The device will [...]

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May

25

2011

Droid X Gingerbread Update Now Available By Verizon

by Axl Logan
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Looks like the speculation is finally over and Droid X users all over the world (U.S. anyway) are going to be living it up tonight.  Verizon has officially released Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the monstrous Motorola device.  If you’re ready to finally upgrade and receive some Ginger-love, check out Verizon’s support page via the source link on [...]

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May

14

2011

The DROID Charge available now at Verizon Wireless

by Adam Johnson
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A couple months after the release of the HTC Thunderbolt, the first 4G LTE Android phone on the Verizon network, they’ve finally released their second one, the DROID Charge. You can pick up this new device today for $299 with 2yr contract sporting the following specs: 1GHz Hummingbird processor Android 2.2 4G LTE capability 4.3 [...]

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