Verizon has just announced that the Motorola Droid X2 dual core Android smartphone will be available online tomorrow May 19th and in stores on May 26th alongside the Sony Xperia Play. The Motorola Droid X2 will be available for $199 with a two year contract. The Motorola Droid X2 is a much awaited followup to [...]
The Droid Incredible 2 is a followup to one of the most popular Android smartphones from Verizon. Can the new Droid Incredible 2 deliver a worthy replacement to the dated Incredible and compete with 4G smartphones like the HTC ThunderBolt and Droid Charge? Read our Droid Incredible 2 Review to find out. The Droid Incredible 2 is available from Verizon [...]
Now that Verizon has finally got the Samsung Droid Charge on shelves it’s time to turn our attention to the next 4G LTE smartphone that Verizon is set to release, the LG Revolution, which apparently could be dropping on May 26th. The intel, in the form of internal photos from Best Buy, indicate that the [...]
We had a feeling that May 26th was going to be the day that Verizon would finally put the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play on shelves and sure enough, Big Red has announced that the device formally known as the PlayStation Phone is going to be available on the 26th for $200. The Xperia Play has [...]
The Droid Charge is finally launching on Verizon Wireless, with availability online and in Verizon stores starting May 14th, but if you don’t want to wait for the stores to open and are OK with waiting for FedEx, you can order the Droid Charge from WireFly for $249.99 with free FedEx shipping. The Samsung Droid [...]
The upcoming Motorola Droid X2 is a still unannounced Android smartphone for Verizon that leaked out for the first time all the way back in February of this year. It will be the successor to the wildly popular Motorola Droid X. UPDATE: Check out our Droid X2 Hands On Coverage, with comparisons to the HTC [...]
This was a busy week for smartphones and tablets with Google I/O 2011 and a collection of other announcements. In case you missed the news and reviews, we have rounded up the most popular items for you to digest quickly. We also have our top picks for notebook reviews and news to give you some afternoon reading. [...]
It has become apparent that numerous HTC ThunderBolt owners are experiencing random reboots after installing yesterday’s update that was supposed to bring nothing but good stuff to Verizon’s 4G LTE device. I had seen some chatter about this last night and it looks like it’s gaining steam because Droid-Life has thrown up a report indicating [...]
It looks like the delay of Verizon’s Samsung Droid Charge could end as soon as tomorrow with several folks from Verizon claiming that tomorrow is launch day and that retailers will finally be able to push the device to customers. The Samsung Droid Charge was originally supposed to be out on shelves on April 28th [...]
In a report from PlayStation Lifestyle, it appears that the recently released Sony Ericsson Xperia Play aka PlayStation Phone, is having hard time selling games and Sony for its part, isn’t worried about it in the slightest. The Xperia Play gaming smartphone, which has been out since April 1st, has seen extremely low sales for [...]
Been wondering when the Motorola Droid X2 would be hitting Verizon? Well, it looks like you don’t have to wonder anymore because Droid-Life has shored up some evidence that points to a release on May 26th. The evidence, in the form of some internal documents, points to direct fulfillment orders going down on May 19th [...]
Motorola may have told Xoom Wi-Fi owners yesterday that the Android 3.1 Honeycomb update would start rolling out in the ‘next several weeks’, but in a strange turn of events, it appears that the update has already begun to roll out. A bunch of evidence from Wi-Fi Xoom owners has surfaced over at Droid-Life and [...]
It appears that Verizon finally got its act together as the carrier has finally released the long awaited HTC ThunderBolt update that was delayed indefinitely because of unknown issues. Verizon originally announced that the OTA update would begin to roll out starting May 4th, however soon after, the carrier delayed it and put up a [...]
While the HTC Merge is already available on Alltel, it looks like Verizon is finally going to be getting in on the non-4G fun as it looks like Big Red will be launching the phone through 3rd party retailers starting tomorrow, May 12th. The company has yet to come right out and confirm anything but [...]
Dummy units of the upcoming Motorola Droid X2 have begun to arrive at Costco which means that Verizon could very well be making some sort of announcement regarding the device in the not-so-distant future. It’s no secret that Verizon is preparing to launch a successor to the original Droid X. We’ve seen it on video, [...]
Motorola has announced that owners of the Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi will be seeing the Android 3.1 Honeycomb update roll out at some point within the ‘next several weeks.’ Yesterday at Google I/O, Google introduced Android 3.1 Honeycomb and announced that it would start rolling out to the Motorola Xoom 3G version on Verizon that very [...]
In a sign that a launch could finally be on the horizon, Verizon’s HTC Trophy with Windows Phone 7 has appeared at Best Buy once again only this time it’s not on the retailer’s website, it’s in the flesh. As you can see in the photo, a HTC Trophy dummy handset has appeared at Best [...]
Today at Google I/O at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Google unveiled the newest version of their tablet operating system, Android 3.1 Honeycomb. Android 3.1 will be the first major upgrade to the Honeycomb operating system and it will include a bunch of new and welcomed features including the ability to resize widgets, USB [...]
Parents and small business owners often have similar concerns regarding wireless devices. Both are concerned about controlling costs and both are typically concerned about making sure their children or employees aren’t looking at inappropriate material. With the Verizon Wireless Content filters, it is easy for parents to take control of what their child is doing on their web connected phones and [...]
Just in case you needed a reminder about what the Motorola Droid X2 will bring to the table when it’s finally released by Verizon, a full spec sheet has leaked to surface which should put to rest any doubts skeptics may have had. The Droid X2 has seen a steady stream of leaks in the [...]
While Verizon has still yet to set an official launch date for Windows Phone 7, that hasn’t stopped the device that is thought to be the launch device, the HTC Trophy, from appearing in a couple of press shots over Pocketnow. The photos should be a welcomed sight to those waiting to get their hands [...]
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Recently, we had a look at the 5 best Android phones coming out this summer and now, we present to you what we here at GBM think are the five best Android smartphones on the market right now for the four major carriers in the U.S . There are some new phones and there is [...]
The Samsung Droid Charge is released as the second 4G LTE Android smartphone on Verizon Wireless and has many similar features to the HTC Thunderbolt, and is in many ways a direct competitor to large 4.3-inch smartphones with blazing fast 4G data speeds. And while there are many similarities between the Droid Charge and the [...]
Pocketnow has gotten a hold of the Motorola Droid Bionic red eye boot animation and while it’s probably not enough to hold you over until summer, it’s certainly something to marvel at, especially if you were planning or are still planning on picking one up. As you might know, the Motorola Droid Bionic as we [...]
A day after the HTC ThunderBolt update was said to be delayed, Verizon has gone ahead confirmed this by updating the ThunderBolt’s support page with the words “Coming Soon.” We had thought that the HTC ThunderBolt update would start rolling out and bring owners of the 4G LTE device a host of improvements and bug [...]
When the HTC ThunderBolt launched back in March, it came with free wireless tethering as one of the perks. The free 4G tethering ends on May 15th, which means you’ll no longer be able to use the mobile hotspot app without paying up. We’ve been wondering if the promotion will automatically charge customers until they [...]
The Samsung Droid Charge is a hot new 4G LTE Android smartphone, one of the best Android smartphones according to us, that is on the way from Verizon, but unfortunately the phone has been delayed due to the recent 4G outage. While the most recent Droid Charge commercial told us the phone was coming soon and Amazon is [...]
Remember that HTC ThunderBolt OTA update that was supposed to roll out and bring a host of improvements and fixes? Well, it appears that the update has been halted by Verizon and it will be delayed indefinitely because of unknown issues. While the update was no Android 2.3 Gingerbread, it did include some pretty nice [...]
Verizon has yet to spill the beans on an official re-launch date for the Samsung Droid Charge but the device has shown up over at Amazon for a cool $249.99 with an estimated shipping time sitting at 8-9 days. The device is currently listed as ‘Backordered’ so those 8-9 days could mean that Verizon is [...]
Rugged smartphones aren’t new, but they are certainly getting better. Case in point, the Casio G’zOne Commando which is MILSPEC 810G rated for shock, immersion, heat, dust and more. The Commando runs Android 2.2 and brings with it a collection of G’zOne apps that are designed to meet the needs of outdoor adventurers. Despite the need for added bulk and weight to [...]
The Droid Incredible 2 is a followup to the vastly popular Droid Incredible. The Droid Incredible 2 has to match the original on many points and improve on others in order to give the Incredible owners a reason to upgrade, especially since there is no 4G connectivity on the Incredible 2. We will be posting [...]
The Casio G’zOne Commando is a rugged Android smartphone available on Verizon Wireless. The G’zOne Commando is MILSPEC 810G rated for, among other things, water immersion. We just received this new rugged smartphone in for review, and couldn’t wait to put it under water. In out initial Casio G’zOne Commando underwater test we just dropped [...]
The LG Revolution is an upcoming 4G LTE device for Verizon that was originally announced back at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. It will likely be the third 4G LTE phone to hit Verizon’s network following in the footsteps of the HTC ThunderBolt and the delayed Samsung Droid Charge. LG Revolution Release Date Officially, the [...]
According to Verizon’s 2011 winter consumer guide (seriously), the BlackBerry PlayBook will be headed to the network ‘soon.’ This is of course great news for folks who were downtrodden after Verizon indicated that it was still evaluating whether or not the PlayBook would show up on the network. When it’s going to show up exactly [...]
HTC ThunderBolt owners will be happy to hear that Verizon has announced that an update will be rolling out to the device tomorrow, an update that will bring several welcomed improvements and bug fixes. The update apparently will be rolling out OTA but it looks like Big Red will offer the ability to manually install [...]
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