Aug

2010

Motorola Milestone 2 Promotional Video

by Chris Moor
tagged 2, 2 promotional, droid, milestone, motorola, video

A promotional video for the Motorola Milestone 2 was inadvertently posted to Motorola’s You Tube page today. It was reported to be taken down initially but it appears Motorola has reposted the vid as the damage has already been done. The Milestone 2 will simply be the international release of the Droid 2 under another [...]

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Aug

2010

Droid R2-D2 Contest Details

by Chris Moor
tagged Contest, D2, droid, Edition, R2, r2-d2, Special, Verizon

Today Verizon amped up the hype machine on the upcoming Special Edition Droid R2-D2. This highly anticipated piece of hardware will be available exclusively online on September 30th but for eight lucky and hard working sleuths it will come free. Verizon has launched a viral contest today that will gradually leak “lost schematics” for the [...]

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Aug

2010

Verizon to begin offering pre-paid Android phones

by Chris Moor
tagged Android, droid, Fascinate, pre-paid, Verizon

Here’s an interesting one. Android phones at Verizon will soon be available to people who use pre-paid phones. That’s not the best part of it, however. Now, when you read this, you were probably thinking Big Red will offer some low-end Android devices to their pre-paid customers. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth. [...]

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Aug

2010

Old bootstrap recovery method confirmed for DROID 2

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, backup, bootstrap, clockwork, custom, droid, droid2, nandroid, recovery, ROM, roms, Root

Have a DROID 2? Is it rooted? Do you find yourself sitting around thinking “well now what”? Well, you won’t be on your tookus for too much longer, as an old method for getting custom ROMS on your device via bootstrap has been confirmed to work for the DROID 2. This method gives you access [...]

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Aug

2010

Real HDMI App for DROID X shows you what HDMI can really do

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, app, application, droid, droidx, HDMI, Verizon, vzw, x

Hey, your DROID X comes with HDMI installed. So what, you may ask? Well, with a new app out for the X called “Real HDMI”, you’re about to see why. An Android app developer by the name of Gman has created the app to allow you to hook up your X via HDMI to any [...]

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Aug

2010

Motorola XT300 mini portrait slider poses for some leaked pics

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, droid, moto, motorola, slider, xt300

A new device, which we reported on with some blurrycam shots back in July, has shown up and posed for some surprisingly sturdy shots. The Motorola XT300 mini, a portrait slider with full QWERTY keyboard, now has our full attention. It is our hope that this device will hit us up stateside, but there hasn’t [...]

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Aug

2010

Verizon pushing Droid OTA update for Flash 10.1 compatibility

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged Android Market, droid, flash 10.1, froyo, Verizon

Droid owners everywhere have been enjoying their long awaited serving of Froyo, but with one small catch: the initial release was not compatible with the Flash 10.1 build found in the Android Market, which is one of the big draws of Android 2.2 in the first place. Well, Verizon has begun pushing an OTA update [...]

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Aug

2010

Battery test on Android devices shows DROID X shines, AMOLED devices fall short

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 4G, Android, battery, Captivate, Dell, droid, droid2, droidx, Epic, EVO, HTC, incredible, moto, motorola, power, Samsung, streak, test, Vibrant

Over at LaptopMag, they have conducted a test on a variety of Android devices to compare battery life. Devices included in the test were: HTC Incredible EVO 4G Samsung Vibrant Captivate Motorola DROID 2 DROID X Dell Streak The results? According to the article, “Motorola’s two flagship phones, the Droid 2 and the Droid X, ruled [...]

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Aug

2010

DROID 2 rooted

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, droid, Root, Verizon, vzw

What more can we say here? The genius minds over at xda-developers have rooted the DROID 2 on Verizon! The process is by no means a one-click endeavor, and requires some patience and technical know-how. But, if you have both (or are willing to learn a little along the way), then be sure to hit [...]

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Aug

2010

DROID Incredible Froyo update rumored for September 1st

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.2, Android, droid, froyo, Google, update, Verizon, vzw

According to sources, the Froyo (Android 2.2) update may be coming out for the DROID Incredible on September 1st. This would round out the DROID family up to that frosty Android version, sans the DROID X. According to the insider sources, the update will include all the standards for DROIDs on Froyo, including 720p video, [...]

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