Within the next month and a half, owners of the DROID RAZR, RAZR MAXX and XOOM 3G/4G will have official Ice Cream Sandwich on there devices, straight from Motorola. Their timeline for updates was updated this morning, finally putting dates on the U.S. variants of many of Moto’s phones. The DROID Bionic, DROID 4, and [...]
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It’s only been a few months since the Galaxy Note started making waves, but we’re seeing prices steadily drop on unlocked models. Not that long ago, we spotted the device for $519. Now we’ve spotted it even lower, available on eBay Daily Deals or $459 off-contract. This device is the international variant, so sorry AT&T [...]
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It looks like another build for the Motorola DROID BIONIC has leaked. It’s not Ice Cream Sandwich, but it is yet another update that should make the device that much smoother. And we’re sure these updates are all preparing the phone for the transition to Android 4.0 before too long. Users should be happy that [...]
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Build 5.9.905 has leaked via “Cheesecake” for the DROID Bionic for those looking to stay current with test builds. It’s definitely not Ice Cream Sandwich, keeping the Bionic as the only major Motorola phone of the last 6 or 7 months to have not seen an official Android 4.0 build leak. There is a chance [...]
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Although the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE isn’t launching today anymore due to the whole US Customs situation that it found itself in, that didn’t stop the phone’s RUU file from being made available for all to download. XDA Developer user Football has gone ahead and posted the latest RUU file for the upcoming HTC [...]
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Congrats. You’ve mad it to the Android Overload. These are all the stories form throughout our day that didn’t make it onto our front page — but because we like to keep our readers well informed, we posted them here for y’all to take a final look at. There’s always something here for everyone, so, [...]
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The popular deals-site Daily Steals, is looking to clear out their inventory of Motorola 32GB XOOM WiFi tablets with their newest “Last Call” sale. The tabs only run $240, but are factory re-certified and come with a 90 day warranty for anyone who is wary of buying “used” tech items. As we always say, the XOOM is the OG Android [...]
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When looking for a deal one never has to go very far. We get the Daily Steals email alerts as soon as the next deals of the day are active. Not always are they ones we will post up here and share, but usually you will find them hitting our G+ page. Todays deal however, [...]
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The Motorola Droid 4 was included in Verizon’s list of devices that will be getting ICS and as you know Big Red didn’t mention when it’ll roll it out. If you don’t feel like waiting and are into flashing ROMs, the folks at DroidForums were able to get their hands on a leaked Android 4.0.4 build. [...]
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Back at CES in January Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt took part in CNET’s Next Big Thing Panel, where he famously said this when discussing Android fragmentation: “You have to be careful with that word,” he cautioned. He actually prefers to use the term “differentiation” to describe the situation, as his definition of fragmentation is [...]
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Looking to buy a new Android tablet, or see how your current tablet stacks-up against the competition? Every month we rank the Top 10 Android tablets on the market. We base our rankings on several factors: device age, hardware specifications, OS version, sales, popularity and buzz factor. Tablets that have not been released won’t be [...]
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Another Motorola device has seen an early leak of Ice Cream Sandwich, though it is far from the build that should eventually reach handsets. The Android 4.0.4 leak for the Droid 4 comes direct from Moto and is available for installation, but only the more adventurous users need apply. The test build likely needs some [...]
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Were you worried after purchasing your DROID 4 that it may not see an Ice Cream Sandwich update for some time? You were not alone, however, today’s finding of an official Android 4.0.4 build for the device is great news. Pulled via “Cheesecake,” this comes straight from Motorola and is more than likely the newest [...]
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With the incoming rumor that Google will be adding a number of manufacturers to the Nexus program it runs yearly as oppose to just one, I’m sure many people are wondering who will make the cut. Of course, nobody knows who or what will make the cut to be added to the Nexus program if, [...]
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This is somewhat of a shake up to the status quo we’re bringing you today. The Wall Street Journal has learned – from sources ‘close’ to the matter, naturally – that Google is planning to partner with multiple OEMs come fall to deliver Pure Google experiences to the masses. It’s said that Google is looking [...]
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Samsung – staying true to form – went on a trademark-filing rampage recently, snatching up trademarks for six new devices, described in the documents only as "Mobile telephones; Smartphones." The newly-trademarked device names include Lunge (SN 85621870), Galaxy Forge (SN 8561866), Galaxy Wield (SN 85621864), Galaxy Mission (SN 85621859), Galaxy Rivet (SN 85621854), and the [...]
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If you want to get one of the longest lasting devices in the smartphone game today, Verizon’s just made their best option a lot more attractive. The DROID RAZR MAXX has taken a $100 price drop. For just $200 you can get a phone that has a 3,300 mAh battery built in and still maintains [...]
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If you’re the owner of an unlocked Galaxy Note who’s been wondering how to make Samsung’s first phablet even better, you’re in luck – just a few days after receiving an official update to Ice Cream Sandwich, the unlocked Galaxy Note has been treated to its first official CyanogenMod9 nightly build. The CyanogenMod team, staying [...]
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2012 has been quite the year for smartphones and tablets; more so for smartphones but that’s a story for another time I’d say. What with new – much faster – processors, higher-resolution displays, new materials and the latest from Android all becoming the norm it’s easy for a manufacturer to be shunned into the corner [...]
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I’m sitting here today with my Galaxy Nexus by my side with its wonderful 4.65″ HD Super AMOLED display and I’m feeling a bit of tech envy towards the 4.8″ display that’s set to arrive when the Galaxy S III hits the shelves. I’ve had some hands on time with the HTC One X and [...]
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Anytime a new phone is released from any manufacturer, the first thing the community wants to know is root and bootloader unlocking. Especially with manufacturers like Motorola and carriers like Verizon and AT&T doing everything they can to make life difficult for us. That never stops the community from opening up a device, but it [...]
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If you’ve been thinking about buying the Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx, you might want to hold off on that purchase for just a little bit longer. According to an image obtained by the guys over at Droid Life, Verizon Wireless could be planning on offering a $100 discount on the Droid RAZR Maxx, which will [...]
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If purple and black aren’t good color options for the Motorola Droid RAZR, you now have a new color option to choose from, Blue. Today, Verizon announced that the Droid RAZR will now be available in blue. The blue version of the RAZR will be available in select stores starting today and will be available [...]
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If you’ve been thinking about getting the original Motorola Xoom, you might want to get it from Groupon. For a limited time, Groupon is offering the Wi-Fi version of the original Xoom for only $339. For that price, you will get a tablet rocking Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a dual-core processor, 32GB of RAM, [...]
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The rumors of the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX hitting the UK have been floating around for a couple of weeks now. Now that rumor has been officially confirmed for our friend across the ocean. British retailer Clove has announced that the MAXX will officially be shipping May 18th. Packing in that enormous 3,300 mAh battery and 4.3-inch qHD display should make some [...]
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It looks like Motorola and Verizon are taking a page out of the original RAZR’s playbook with the reincarnated Droid RAZR smartphone: lots of different models and colors. Verizon’s now selling a blue Droid RAZR in “select” stores around the US, with online availability starting May 17th. This joins the existing black, white, and purple [...]
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There was a leak over the weekend that pegged Motorola and Verizon to launch yet another color variation of the Droid RAZR. Seems that rumor panned out and select stores already have the new blue edition available for purchase. It is slated to land online on May 17th for everyone to purchase. There is nothing [...]
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The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is, by most standards, the best Android tablet available for the price right now. That’s what we thought when the tablet was available for $250. Today, though, on eBay’s Daily Deals, the tablet is available for $219.99, or about $30 off. If you’re in the market for a 7″ tablet, [...]
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Three short days ago, AT&T’s phone selection got a little bit better. Of course, I’m talking about the arrival of the HTC One X. If you already have this flagship in hand, then you’ll be happy to know that a one-click root method is already available. Disclaimer: AndroidPolice will not be liable for any harm [...]
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When we last left Kyocera, the company was still trying to convince us that more screens are more better. Today at CTIA, the company best known for creating the company printer you kick at least once a week in the office announced two new phones that are decidedly less gimmicky: the Kyocera Hydro and the [...]
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While Big Red may not be getting an HTC One series device just yet, the finally official Incredible 4G is actually very close. Announced yesterday just in time for CTIA, the Incredible 4G along with most of its specs was leaked by Android Police back in early April and briefly showed up two weeks later [...]
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Feeling a little blue? Well we may have just the item to help cheer you up— a blue Motorola DROID RAZR possibly in the works by Verizon. Our friends at Android Central got a tip from an anonymous individual that Verizon may have its eyes set on marketing and selling the blue variant of the smartphone, [...]
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A couple of weeks after its Motorola Droid 4 update, Verizon is releasing a 224MB update for the older Droid 3, adding a bunch of bug fixes and a Google Security Patch to the hardware-keyboarded handset. We weren’t big fans of the Droid 3’s camera when we reviewed it last year, so it’s good to [...]
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Android Central were tipped with this screenshot showing the Motorola DROID RAZR with blue trims. While it’s rumored to launch on May 18, let’s face it, what we really want to see now from Moto is the Razr HD. How many of you would still spend some money on the Razr just to get it [...]
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While it is true that it is better late than never, Motorola/T-Mobile has crossed the line with this one. It has been about a year and a half since the Motorola CLIQ 2 was announced, and it is now getting its Android 2.3 update. And to make matters even more inconvenient, the update will not [...]
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