Dec

2011

Droid Bionic Gets Alpha Build Ice Cream Sandwich ROM

by Jack Holt
tagged Alpha build, dhacker29, droid, Droid Bionic, ice cream sandwich, motorola, rooted, Th3ory Rom

Good news for those with rooted Bionics. A somewhat functional, alpha build of Ice Cream Sandwich has been released for the Bionic thanks to dhacker29 of the Th3ORY ROM team. Not everything works as of right now, so using this as a daily driver is probably not a good idea. Here is what works: – [...]

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Dec

2011

XYBoard Tablet Accessories Already Showing up in Verizon Stores

by Stacy Bruce
tagged Android Tablets, droid, motorola, Verizon, Xyboard 8.2

With their recent FCC approval, all signs are starting to point to the rumored December 12th launch of the new Motorola XYBoard tablets. Now it appears that accessories have already started to show up in Verizon retail stores and the dudes over at Droid Life got a hold of some pictures to confirm it. I guess [...]

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Dec

2011

North Carolina State University Uses “Woodpecker” To Peck Holes In Security Of Android Smartphones

by Roy Alugbue
tagged droid, droid x, EVO 4G, hacks, HTC, legend, motorola, NCSU, nexus one, Nexus S, security, Wildfire S

Researchers at North Carolina State University revealed some major findings regarding Android devices. Using a tool called “Woodpecker” that was developed the researchers, they found noteworthy vulnerabilities on HTC, Samsung and Motorola smartphones. The specific phones studied were the HTC Legend, EVO 4G, and Wildfire S; the Motorola Droid and Droid X; the Samsung Epic [...]

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Nov

2011

Motorola to Pump Out White DROID Razr?

by Jack Holt
tagged droid, Droid Razr, motorola, Motorola RAZR, Verizon, White Razr

(Photo Courtesy of Droid Life) In its time, the original Razr was quite popular and came in a few different color varieties. Well the DROID Razr is looking to follow in it’s ancestor’s footsteps with the addition of another color. If the image above is any indication, it appears that the next color to come [...]

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Nov

2011

Motorola to Update Original Droid With Security Updates

by Jack Holt
tagged droid, motorola, motorola droid, Security Updates

Even with the over abundance of new phones in the DROID line, the RAZR being the latest, it appears that Motorola is still showing the flagship phone that started it all some love. Motorola has come out with an update that adds two security updates to the phone. They say: “Thanks very much for signing up [...]

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Nov

2011

Verizon/Motorola DROID XYBOARD 8.2 Image Surfaces

by Stacy Bruce
tagged droid, leak, motorola, Verizon, Xyboard 10.1, Xyboard 8.2

Here is another sign that Verizon’s new oddly named Motorola tablets are due to launch in the coming weeks (or at least will officially be announced). The above image recently surfaced showing the Xoom tablets’ new moniker, Xyboard, which is very Droid like and seems to veer far far away from its predecessors branding. It looks [...]

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Nov

2011

Verizon Launching Xoom 2 as DROID Xyboard 8.2, 10.1

by Roy Alugbue
tagged droid, motorola, tablet, Verizon, xoom 2, Xyboard 10.1, Xyboard 8.2

You guys remember the Verizon/Motorola Xoom 2 announcement? Well, we have another follow-up for you. Verizon is finally giving in on specific details by confirming they will be selling the Motorola Xoom and Xoom Media Edition as the DROID Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1. It’s certainly a unique name, but you can be sure that consumers probably won’t care about the name once they see [...]

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Nov

2011

DROID RAZR unboxing and initial hands on review [Video]

by Robert Nazarian
tagged droid, motorola, RAZR, verizon wireless

The DROID RAZR is probably the sexiest phone I have ever held. From the kevlar back coating to the thin form factor, its such a treat to hold. A few weeks ago when Motorola announced the RAZR, my jaw dropped when Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said it was going to be 7.1mm. Talk about exceeding [...]

Nov

2011

[Deal] Today only – DROID RAZR at Amazon Wireless for $111 for new lines, $249 for existing

by Robert Nazarian
tagged Amazon Wireless, droid, RAZR

Whenever a new phone comes out, you can always count on Amazon Wireless offering the best deal. The drawback is that sometimes its back ordered as is the case with this deal. For today only, Amazon is offering the DROID RAZR for $111.11 for new customer lines. That’s a savings of $188 from Verizon’s price [...]

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Nov

2011

Perks To Owning A Droid Razr: Remove Tons Of Bloatware And Easily Hide The Rest

by Axl Logan
tagged bloatware, crapware, droid, Droid Razr, hide app, motorola, uninstall app, Verizon

If I were to ever stand in front of a panel of world Entrepreneurs and were asked what my suggestions were to make the world a better place and push humanity into a brighter future, it would certainly be to request that all carriers remove crapware bloatware from their devices. Well, Verizon and Motorola are headed [...]

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