Remember the Motorola Droid Bionic? We do and apparently Verizon does as well as the carrier is now rolling out an update for the first dual-core 4G LTE smartphone that brings along some enhancements and bug fixes that will surely put a smile on the faces of owners. Of course, it’s not the Android 4.0 [...]
Today is launch day for the Motorola Droid 4, a device that we awarded our Best Smartphone of CES 2012 award, and if you head over to Verizon’s website right now, you can snag it for $199.99 on-contract. Not a bad price. However, if you’re looking to save some cash and you’re a new customer [...]
It’s no secret that one of the more agonizing things about owning an Android device is the wait for major software updates. Google announced Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich back in December and only a couple of devices currently have the software on board as we head into the middle part of February. And while [...]
The Droid 4 is a new 4G LTE smartphone launching on Verizon on Friday, and many users are looking forward to using the camera on the back of the Droid 4 to capture fun videos and take photos to upload to Facebook and share with friends. The Droid 4 has an 8MP camera capable of [...]
The Motorola Droid 4 brings the iconic Droid line up to date with the addition of 4G LTE and a vastly improved keyboard. While the phone is still waiting for Android 4.0, it has a collection of features that many consumers have clamored for. If you settled for the Samsung Stratosphere, you may want to [...]
The Droid 4 is Motorola’s latest entry into the smartphone arena, bringing 4G LTE to the legendary Droid lineup and a keyboard that blows the competition out of the water. You can’t buy the Droid 4 until Friday, but Verizon has hooked us up with the Droid 4 early and I am already working on [...]
A major new software update will be coming to Motorola’s fitness-centric Android smart watch come this March 7th that will bring a host of new features. The software will allow users to track more types of workouts and make the watch more intuitive to use for first-time users out of the box. According to a [...]
Motorola’s Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX both come with an app developed by Motorola called Smart Actions that can automate tasks based on a wide range of triggers. It’s one of my favorite aspects of the phones and I’m glad to see that Motorola is bringing the app to others in the near future. [...]
The long anticipated Motorola Droid 4 finally has a release date. Verizon will start selling the Droid 4 on Friday February 10th for $199. The Motorola Droid 4 is the fourth version of the original Droid that kicked off the Android craze on Verizon. In the past few years Motorola has greatly improved the keyboard [...]
If you expected the Samsung Galaxy S III rumor mill to stop churning, you’re going to be sorely disappointed with this next little bit. Right now, we have a heap of Galaxy S III rumors and now we have another to add to the mix as ETNews is reporting yet another Galaxy S III release [...]
It appears that Motorola and Verizon Wireless are readying a new software update for the Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX smartphones, which are essentially based on the same software and design except that the latter has a much more capacious battery while retaining a still slim form factor. The software update for both devices are [...]
Earlier today, we heard that the Motorola Droid 4 release date figures to be Friday, February 10th, and now, it appears that we have some information on the device’s pricing. A screenshot which depicts Verizon’s internal system all but confirms the Droid 4′s price as $199 with the signing of a new-two year contract and [...]
Well, we had thought that the Motorola Droid 4 release date was going to be February 9th but it appears that that’s not the case. Instead, it looks like Verizon is going to be launching the Droid 4 in all channels a day later on February 10th, a Friday. Normally, we’d say that this is [...]
Earlier today, we told you about a possible release date and potential pricing for the upcoming Motorola Droid 4 for Verizon and now, we have some more evidence that signals that a release is getting extremely close. The Droid 4 has landed on Verizon’s DroidDoes website which will give you a good look at the [...]
Verizon announced the Motorola Droid 4 at CES 2012 without a release date or pricing leaving those that have been looking forward to getting the phone we awarded our Best Smartphone of CES 2012 scratching their heads. We’ve had a couple of leaks but it appears that we’re as close as we’ve ever been to [...]
The Droid RAZR MAXX from arrives on Verizon Wireless as somewhat of a surprise, following quickly in the footsteps of the Droid RAZR. Its massive 3300 mAh battery delivers the first 4G LTE smartphone that can last a full day in the real world. The RAZR MAXX has everything the smartphone user wants — a thin design, [...]
It’s unclear if Motorola will be bringing the small rugged Defy Mini Android smartphone to the U.S. under AT&T, but an AT&T-compatible model was recently spotted at the FCC for U.S. regulatory approval. The phone would be compatible with AT&T’s 3G/4G HSPA+/WCDMA network. The phone is a smaller version of the original Defy, which was [...]
Last night, when I first heard that Motorola was going to be releasing a Droid RAZR Developer Edition, a Droid RAZR that will come with an unlockable bootloader, I was thrilled. Elated. Giddy. Whatever. Turns out, Motorola has somehow managed to screw it up. Just like it did when it promised unlocked bootloaders by the [...]
Yesterday, Verizon launched the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX which is essentially a Motorola Droid RAZR with a massive 3,300 mAh battery on board. Needless to say, it’s an intriguing phone because of the poor battery life that Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphones get. But just how much better is it? Well, LaptopMag went ahead and answered [...]
Just a day after Motorola announced that it had sold a mere 1 million tablets in 2011, the company has officially launched another tablet coming in the form of the Motorola Droid Xyboard Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi version of the Droid Xyboard comes in two sizes, an 8.2-inch and 10.1-inch, and the two variants command price [...]
Motorola has released its Q4 and 2011 earnings today and well, it’s not pretty. Motorola Mobility has announced that it lost some $80 million on $5.3 billion in revenue during Q4, a huge drop from the same quarter in 2010 which saw the company earn just around $110 million in profit. Also included were some [...]
A couple of 4G LTE Droid smartphones on Verizon including the Motorola Droid Bionic and the Motorola Droid RAZR have dropped in price through the carrier’s web store. It also looks like the upcoming Motorola Droid 4 has seen its rumored price drop even further. For one reason or another, Verizon has yet to make [...]
One look at the calender reveals that today is January 26th and you know what that means right? Verizon’s latest Droid, the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, has launched on the carrier’s 4G LTE network. Now, if you head over to Verizon’s website, you’ll find that the Droid RAZR MAXX is $299.99 if you sign a [...]
After having announced that the company will be introducing fewer smartphone models in 2012 than it had in 2011, Motorola is also revealing some of the company’s strategy ahead of its earnings report. Motorola says that it will be working to refine its Android Smart Actions, a feature that was introduced along with the Droid [...]
Yesterday, we compared the upcoming Motorola Droid 4 with the Motorola Droid 3 with the Droid 4, rather obviously, emerging as the clear winner against its predecessor. Well, now it’s time to pit the Droid 4 up with a phone its own size in the upcoming Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX which, like the Droid 4, [...]
We had a feeling that Verizon would be announcing the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX release date as January 26th and sure enough, Big Red has come right out and confirmed it. January 26th is going to be the day that you’ll be able to get your hands on the carrier’s latest 4G LTE Droid smartphone [...]
A couple of days ago, Verizon launched a new cheaper version of the Motorola Droid RAZR. The new model checks in at $199 with a new two-year contract. It also comes with 16GB of on board storage. Sorry, no microSD card included in this deal. Until today though, the only color available was black. Starting [...]
When Motorola and Verizon announced the new Motorola Droid 4 at CES 2012, it was a mere 7 months after the companies launched the Motorola Droid 3 which arrived during the summer of 2011. And while we still have no idea when the Droid 4 will be hitting shelves, we do know that the Droid [...]
Last week, we saw the price of the Motorola Droid 3 slashed to $99 over on Verizon Wireless, a slashing that comes as the carrier is gearing up to launch the Motorola Droid 4. Today though, the carrier has cut the price of the 3G smartphone again, this time shaving the on-contract price of the [...]
At CES 2012, Verizon announced a new smartphone called the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, a device that will be paired up with the original Droid RAZR on shelves sometime in the near future. We didn’t give it our Best Smartphone of CES 2012 award, we gave that to the Motorola Droid 4, but that doesn’t [...]
While Motorola and Verizon continue to stay mum on the release date for the upcoming Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, it has become quite clear that January 26th is the day to circle on the calender. We had already heard the date once and now a piece of evidence has leaked out indicating that the 26th [...]
Though Motorola’s latest MOTOLUXE handset won’t be targeted at the U.S. market, we did get a chance to catch up with the company’s mid-range offering, which we’re hearing will retail for about $400 without a contract. Unlike Motorola’s super slim Droid RAZR or dual-core powerhouses like the Droid Bionic, the MOTOLUXE offers more pedestrian hardware [...]
At the Consumer Electronics Show, we visited the Verizon Wireless booth to take a gander at Motorola Solutions new Golden-i headset, which is a head-mounted wearable PC. The device is geared at vertical markets, and its use can span multiple industries including law enforcement, medical, and other fields. Essentially, the headset comprises of several components. [...]
Earlier today, we told you that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the U.S. Wi-Fi version of the Motorola Xoom was now available. However, up until now, the contents of the software remained a mystery. Remember, these major Android updates roll out with things besides the upgrade to the new operating system. Now [...]
It appears that Motorola has finally released the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for owners of the Wi-Fi version of the Motorola Xoom here in the United States. This means that the tablet becomes one of the first to get Google’s latest and greatest software and it also means that if you own one [...]
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