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Aug

3

2010

South Korea proud owner of Motorola Glam

by Dustin Karnes
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Motorola has continued it’s release of one of their new devices in the Asian market by bringing it to South Korea. Dubbed the “Glam”, it would probably be safe to assume that we may never see this device stateside, but that doesn’t mean some of our friend to the east would mind terribly having it. [...]

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Aug

2

2010

Motorola Milestone Set to Get Froyo 2.2 by Late September

by Chris Moor
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German O2 Twitter account posted over the weekend that the Motorola Milestone (aka European Droid) will be receiving the Android 2.2 Froyo update in the mid to end of September. Several other devices were also listed such as the Milestone and the Galaxy S, as received it on the same timeline. The Flipout and the [...]

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Aug

2

2010

Mobile Hotspot and Tethering will be missing from Droid 2.2 update

by Dustin Karnes
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This past weekend, Verizon announced that it planned to roll out the Android 2.2 Froyo update to the original Motorola Droid, beginning August 2nd. What’s a couple of the biggest pluses to Froyo? Wireless hotspot and tethering options. However, in a statement made by Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney, the 2.2 update to the Motorola Droid will [...]

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Aug

2

2010

DROID 2 now on Verizon’s list of advanced devices

by Dustin Karnes
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Verizon has a list, dubbed the “Advanced Device List” (available here), that basically lays down all of their smartphones and netbooks that have a high ETF (Early Termination Fee) of $350, compared to the standard almost $180. According to a tipster, the Motorola Droid 2 is now on said list, while Verizon has yet to [...]

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Aug

1

2010

Droid 2 Training Started, Confirms Device Coming in the Next Few Weeks

by Chris Moor
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Verizon has started the Droid 2 training getting ready for the upcoming release. Still no official date but if you look at the screen picture above from a Phandroid tipster, it states that the phone will join the device line-up in the next few weeks. For us original Droid owners this is great news, especially [...]

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Jul

31

2010

Motorola Sage – Upcoming Android Phone for AT&T?

by Chris Moor
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AT&T has been late to the Android game, probably because they want their customers to think the iPhone is the best option. AT&T only has 3 Android smartphones, one of which is stuck at Android 2.0 (Motorola Backflip). They have stepped up recently with the release of the Samsung Captivate, but every carrier is getting [...]

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Jul

30

2010

Motorola releases Droid X antenna, quality FAQs

by Dustin Karnes
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Remember Motorola’s release of the “No Jacket Required” ad, taking a stab at Apple’s Antenna deisgn problem? Well now, they have released a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section to their site, along with specifications on their antenna design. A few of the highlights in the FAQ: Q: When Motorola is designing a new phone, how [...]

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Jul

30

2010

Motorola Droid to receive Android 2.2 next week

by Dustin Karnes
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According to an article over at engadget, they have received official word from Verizon that Froyo will be headed to the original Motorola Droid next week. It’s entirely possible that this could be a hasty response to HTC’s notice that the Evo will also be getting 2.2 (officially) on 8/3, but however it came about, [...]

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