This news seemed to come and go way back when it was first announced, but the Google-Motorola deal may finally see its end in the coming week(s). Slated for February 13th, the US Justice Department is set to approve the deal, but it seems some US and European antitrust enforcers are still worried Google could [...]
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Every tablet and phone out there has its own dock, stand, and range of accessories. Few are quite as nice, however, as the R1 tablet stand from Satechi. At , this universal tablet stand is an investment. Unless you know you’ll be using tablets for a while, you might want to skip this one. If [...]
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People in the UK will be the first to play around with one Motorola’s newest phones, the Motoluxe. Motorola announced that the 4-inch, 800MHz phone with its 8-megapixel camera will be heading to the UK sometime in late February. Unfortunately, no pricing information was revealed by Motorola. Since this isn’t a high-end phone, you can [...]
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Today's ShopAndroid Giveaway will feature the SURFACE Holster for Samsung Skyrocket, Innocase Active for HTC EVO 4G, the HTC Rezound Case-Mate Barely There Case, and the Mobi Skin Case for the Motorola Droid RAZR. Leave a comment letting us know which of these featured accessories you'd like to get your hands on, and we'll announce [...]
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Huawei surprised us with their incredibly thin Ascend P1 S, which debuted at CES in early January. The phone manages to pack high-end specs including a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 8MP camera into a case that measures just 6.68mm thick. Despite a rather light 1800mAh battery, it’s the most impressive offering we have seen from [...]
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Verizon has officially announced the 5.9.902 update for the Motorola DROID Bionic. There have been rumors for a few weeks on just what Verizon had up its sleeve for the Motorola handset. There is some good stuff packed into this update, including more stability. The black screen lockups, camera lockups, idle resets and multimedia [...]
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The day that many, many Android users have been waiting for is finally here: Google Chrome is now available for Android. In its current state it’s beta and only available for Ice Cream Sandwich, but it brings some incredible features to Android: Browse fast with accelerated page loading, scrolling, and zoomingSearch and navigate directly from [...]
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The Motorola DROID BIONIC has had an update in the works for a bit of time now and it looks like testing is all wrapped up. The changelog states that V-Cast Apps and Amazon MP3 are both preloaded. We’ve also got improvements for data connectivity and stability, WiFi mobile hotspot fixes, improvements in overall device [...]
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If you’re a BIONIC owner (sadly, I am), you’ve probably been itching for a major update to the device for quite some time now to fix a number of bugs, glitches, and other technological gremlins the device has had since release. This latest update promises to excise quite a few of the BIONIC’s worst software [...]
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The rollercoaster ride that has been the Droid 4 release timeline is finally coming to an end. We first heard that this device would be released back in December, but Moto/VZW halted it for some reason, so we’ve since been waiting. Release date rumors have come and gone, but we caught wind of the 2/10 [...]
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The Motorola Droid 4 will be available on Verizon starting Feb. 10. It'll run 9 with a two-year contract. The Droid 4, as you'll recall from our hands-on at CES, brings along the Droid RAZR MAXX design and throws in a redesigned physical keyboard for good measure. They keys are “laser cut” (for what that's worth), [...]
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Since Apple seems to think so highly of patents and are so quick to frown upon others when they infringe their patents, then it’s only fair that Motorola does the same to them, and asks for their fair share. Since Motorola actually won the lawsuit in Germany against Apple, and proved that Apple infringed on [...]
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Seems this Friday will be a huge day for Verizon customers. If you were waiting for the next generation Motorola Droid 4, the device will officially be available February 10th, for 0 on a 2-year agreement. And that’s not all Verizon Wireless has in store. Their famous buy-one-get-one free offer is back, this time for [...]
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We already know that Android users are more promiscuous than all the other mobile OS user out there and what better way to help you seal the deal on Valentine’s Day than getting your special someone a brand spankin’ new Android device? Forget those 5ft tall stuff animals at the fair (seriously, where do you [...]
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That the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX is popular should come as no surprise — we just told you to buy it in our Droid RAZR MAXX review. Turns out it's so popular that it's listed as out of stock (along with the LG Revolution and Motorola DROID X2) on Verizon's website. Not that you're quite [...]
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Well folks it looks like the Atrix 4G soak test we previously told you about is finally about to commence. Motorola has indicated the following heads up on the imminent update: “Tomorrow after 12 Central/10 Pacific, you will receive a pop-up message on your phone that will mark the beginning of the software pre-release test.” [...]
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It's Monday, one day after the Super Bowl and we're all still kinda groggy from the refreshments and things we should never have eaten but that doesn't mean the news has stopped in any way — just a little slower. Missed out on a few things? Get yourself caught up here on the blogs and [...]
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The Feb. 6 ShopAndroid.com Deal of the Day is the Case-Mate POP! Case w/ Stand for the Motorola Droid RAZR. The case features co-molded materials of plastic and soft rubber unite to create a hard case with a soft touch. The lightweight plastic body of the Pop! protects from unforeseeable impacts, while keeping the screen lifted [...]
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Motorola has yet another soak test on its way out, this time for the DROID Bionic smartphone. It is perhaps the mysterious 5.9.902 update we heard about previously? It’s highly unlikely this update is the anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich update you owners are yearning for, as the DROID RAZR/RAZR MAXX would likely be the first MOTO phones to [...]
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Word around the inter webs says that Motorola is prepping a soak test for an upcoming update to the Droid Bionic. But don’t go jumping around just yet, as we do not yet know if this is a minor update or not. While we surely hope that this update is somehow related to Android 4.0, [...]
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When last we checked-mere minutes ago-ICS 4.0.4 source code hadn’t been released to the public. Which is why we were surprised to learn that 4.0.4 was available unofficially for the Nexus S 4G. Today, the mysterious Android version that’s forcing me to resist a “page not found” joke is showing up in a few forums, [...]
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These days, you can hardly get a device like the Droid 4 anymore, with a slide-out keyboard. But some people still like them a lot, which is why Motorola keeps making them, especially since they’ve been pretty successful with this Droid slide-out range. You won’t see some of the best specs in the market in [...]
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After pulling together today’s top stories, you may have missed a terrible incident where refurbished XOOM units from Woot contained previous user data! Apparently, between March to October of 2011, refurbishing companies were apparently wiping the devices improperly. If you have fallen victim to this, Motorola will help pay for a 2 year subscription to [...]
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Motorola and Woot are warning that some refurbished XOOM tablets were not completely wiped of older user data before being sold through the daily deal website. Don’t worry, it’s not as scary as it sounds. Motorola is estimating that only about 100 out of 6,200 WiFi-only XOOM tablets sold between October and December of 2011 [...]
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Ready Cory H just dropped word that he's received an e-mail from Woot with some slightly troubling news, but also with a very cool resolution. Cory purchased a refurbished Motorola Xoom tablet from Woot last year. They've been sold off and on for deep discounts, and it's a pretty good deal. Only, it turns out [...]
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Motorola just won an important victory in German courts, if FOSS Patents is reporting accurately. The patent in play is Europe-based and is described as a “multiple pager status synchronization system and method” and is found to be infringed upon by Apple’s iCloud service. The famous judge who’s been dealing with all these Apple suits, [...]
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Motorola has just now started rolling out a major software update improving both performance, as well as security. Update v55.13.25 will completely remove Carrier IQ from the device, and if you don’t exactly know what that is navigate here. You’ll see about 9 fixes, and of them improved picture clarity delivered from the camera will [...]
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Motorola ATRIX 2 users have something to look forward to with a new software update rolling out to their devices starting today. The update will bring the Atrix 2 up to software version v55.13.25 and Motorola cleverly mentions greater device security – otherwise known as the removal of Carrier IQ’s spyware. Users can also look [...]
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Our friends at Droid Life were able to get their hands on a leaked internal Verizon document showing some details about the release date and pricing of the Motorola Droid 4. Verizon has been known to release their devices on Thursdays and it is looking that the Droid 4 is going to be an exception [...]
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The Droid marked the point in time when Android really started to take off, first in US and then worldwide. With an aggressive tech oriented marketing, Verizon and Motorola wanted to attack the iPhone straight at its heart. The “iDon’t” ads really resonated with a lot of people, especially those who would’ve been early adopters [...]
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If you needed further evidence that the launch of the Motorola Droid 4 is almost upon us, look no further than the Droid Does site, where the device has just landed, complete with full technical schematics and stuffs. Although you wont be able to buy the Droid 4 just yet, you can sign up for [...]
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Koushik Dutta”s famous ClockworkMod Recovery has gone touch, but the rollout is slow and steady. Initially only supporting the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus, a total of 9 phones are now supported. Thus far the list is as follows: Samsung Nexus S Samsung Nexus S 4G Samsung Galaxy Nexus (CDMA and GSM) HTC Desire HTC [...]
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It’s a wonder how the Motorola DROID 4 has managed to take so long to hit Verizon retail stores especially since the accessories have been available from December 1, 2011. We had thought the device would release close to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, as both had been sharing similar rumored dates. Considering the DROID 4 [...]
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Motorola and Verizon are getting ready to release the Droid 4. The phone is now listed on the famous Droid Does website, a good indication that launch is not far away. According to the guys over at Droid Life, Verizon could start selling the Droid for as early as Thursday, February 9 for a low [...]
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We’re expecting the Motorola Droid 4 to be launched shortly after its official unveiling at CES but it’s been difficult to pinpoint an exact date. Take this one with a grain of salt, however – Droid-Life is hearing from a source that the 4 inch stretching, LTE having, dual-core pushing, keyboard-laden device will launch February [...]
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