A sign that it’s on the way out? Or is Verizon just being nice? Either way, the carrier has dropped the price of the Motorola Droid Bionic today with it falling down to a mere $100 on-contract. In order to achieve this price,Verizon employed the method that it used when it dropped the price of [...]
A couple of days ago, Verizon released the third follow-up to the original Motorola Droid in the form of the Motorola Droid 4. The Droid 4 was first announced at CES 2012 where we awarded it with our Best Smartphone of CES award. Translation: It’s an extremely solid phone and one that many of you [...]
Verizon has been rather quiet on the 4G LTE front lately but that has all changed today as the carrier has announced that it will be rolling out its fourth-generation service to new markets on February 16th. And, as is typically custom with a Verizon 4G LTE roll out, the carrier also confirmed that it [...]
If this is your first time here, let me bring you up to speed real quick. I have been a proud owner of an iPhone 3GS since it launched back in 1895, or was it 2009, I can’t remember. In the months preceding the iPhone 4S and iOS 5 announcements, I was debating making a [...]
The gadget world has no shortage of ways to trade in old gadgets for money. There are online services like Gazelle, EcosQuid, and NextWorth, along with similar options in some retail stores. Verizon has announced it will offer a similar trade in service within its own stores, offering up to $300 per smartphone or tablet. The [...]
Throughout the week, we strive to bring you the latest in mobile news. However, as many of you know, there is always quite a bit. Well, we want to make your life easier and we’ve conjured up five of our top tech stories from the week of February 6th. From the Nikon D800 to rumors [...]
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 [...]
Well, well, well, look at what we have here. Phone Arena has leaked out some photos and specifications for a mysterious HTC smartphone that’s not only running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but it apparently touting 4G LTE capabilities courtesy of Verizon’s next-generation network. And while details surrounding the hardware and software are known, the [...]
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 [...]
Earlier today, HTC announced that it would begin rolling out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its devices by the end of March. The first batch of devices that will be getting the Android 4.0 update include the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation 4G, and the HTC Sensation XE. In addition, the company confirmed that a [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid Xyboard tablets just got a little better today as updates for both models rolled out bringing a number of improvements to the successors of the Motorola Xoom. The software updates have already begun to roll out today and so those of you who have either the Droid Xyboard 8.2 or Droid Xyboard [...]
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. [...]
Motorola and Verizon have finally decided to announce the official release date of the Motorola Droid 4, giving it the expected $199 price tag along with a February 10th release date. Also expected. In addition, the carrier is going to be offering a couple of deals that will kick-off the same day as the Droid [...]
2011 saw the introduction of widespread 4G LTE and the devices that support the next-generation network that can pull down speeds 10 times faster than those of normal 3G. One of the companies responsible for said devices was HTC which came out with the first widespread 4G LTE smartphone in the HTC ThunderBolt, a phone [...]
Last year, Samsung sold over 10 million Galaxy S II smartphones which made it the best selling device in company history. It was no fluke as the Galaxy S II is widely considered to be one of, if not the best Android-powered smartphone ever made. Needless to say, Samsung is going to try and pick [...]
Yesterday Ericsson and Qualcomm made an announcement that will likely have a huge impact on mobile users, though many probably didn’t hear about it or care. The companies revealed that they successfully passed a call started while on an LTE network to a 3G one for the first time. According to GigaOM this opens up [...]
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 [...]
Earlier this year, Apple announced that it had sold 15.4 million iPads last quarter. That’s the equivalent to selling 109 iPads a minute. Not too shabby, especially when it was about 2 million above analysts predictions. Needless to say, Apple has sold a lot of iPads and iPad 2′s and we’re pretty sure that 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 big game is Sunday and people all across the land are planning big Super Bowl parties… except those of you who can’t get to a TV for whatever reason. Fear not, we live in the future. And that means watching the Super Bowl on your phone. A few weeks ago the NFL announced that [...]
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, [...]
This wouldn’t be the first time that Verizon quietly expanded its 4G LTE network into new markets but it’s always nice when it happens. Apparently, the carrier’s next-generation network has cruised into a couple of new places over the past couple of days. So, who hit the jackpot? Well, one of the markets is apparently [...]
If you’ve had your eyes on the HTC Rezound for Verizon’s 4G LTE network, you’re in luck today. That’s because Amazon has slashed the price of the Rezound down to a cool $80 for new customers. That’s a pretty incredible price for this phone and one that you’re definitely going to want to look at [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Amazon has apparently gone bonkers. And luckily, we’re just fine with that. Just a day after the retailer started offering up the newly released LG Spectrum, a 4G LTE smartphone on Verizon, for a mere $80, Amazon has now slashed the price of the coveted Samsung Galaxy Nexus down to a mere $100 with the [...]
Apple wasn’t the only one reporting sales figures today as Verizon also revealed its Q4 and 2011 figures and they are both pretty telling. Verizon’s CFO Fram Shammo announced that over the course of 2011, Verizon sold a grand total of 15 million Android phones while in the same period, sold 10.8 million iPhone devices. [...]
When the Samsung Galaxy Nexus first arrived, Google launched a contest that challenged consumers to answer questions and riddles in an effort to win a free Galaxy Nexus. Well, if you missed out last time you’re in luck because starting today, Verizon Wireless has launched another contest for the Galaxy Nexus that will take place [...]
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 [...]
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