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29 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Droid 2 leaks continue, entire user guide finds its way online

Seriously, the Droid 2 might just be the worst-kept secret in the mobile industry at this point. Add this onto the pile of leaks we have already seen, but now Droid-Life seems to have gotten their hands on a full copy of the phone’s user guide. They ha…

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27 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Root your Droid X the easy way

Now that you can root your phone without fear of prosecution (not that we were ever really worried about that), you’ve really got no excuse not to try the latest method on the Droid X. (If you want the "hard" method, click here.) Releas…

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23 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Verizon revamps NFL Mobile app

Verizon has been pushing its "VCAST" video service for quite some time, and it just got a lot more desirable for NFL fans on Big Red. The new and improved "NFL Mobile" app will allow live streaming of the NFL Network and access to V…

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21 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Motorola: Droid X screen issues fixed, didn’t affect many phones

This doesn’t really fix things if you’re one the few whose Droid X screen was a bit borked, but Verizon has acknowledged the existence of "a very small number of Droid X units that have experienced a flickering or banding display." And that’…

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21 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Verizon may be following AT&T, switching to tiered data plans

Verizon has been hinting for some time that unlimited data is unsustainable, and it looks like it may be ready to make good on that statement. AT&T went from all-you-can eat data pricing to a tiered system with the launch of the iPhone 4 last mont…

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21 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

T-Mobile announces HSPA+ expansion

 With all the talk lately of Verizon’s LTE and Sprint’s WiMax, T-Mobile wants to remind everyone that it’s aggressively pushing HSPA+ and its up-to-21MBps speeds (theoretical, of course) to compete with Verizon and Sprints’s offerings. It now says…

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20 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Droid X owners using 5 times more data than other phones, Verizon says

See that new Droid X in your hand? (No, in your hand. That’s Phil’s hand up there.) It’s sucking down five times more data than its cousins, Verizon business development executive director Jennifer Byrne said at paidContent Mobile’s conference today.&n…

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20 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Droid 2 launch now rumored for Aug. 12

Because we haven’t had a Motorola Droid 2 rumor in the past, oh, six or seven minutes, here comes another: Engadget says it has on good authority that the Droid 2 (which reportedly has been sidelined while the Droid X gets its time in the sun) wil…

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19 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Verizon all but confirms Droid Incredible’s getting Froyo soon

Verizon tech reps on Twitter all but confirmed a BGR source who leaked an e-mail sent out by HTC. The e-mail gave details on when Droid Incredible owners could expect their 2.2 ("Froyo") update (late July/early August), plus all the goodies t…

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19 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Blurrycam pics emerge of a Motorola portrait slider on Verizon

  Well, what do we have here? It seems like Motorola wants to keep pushing hard on the mid-range Android market with this portrait slider, which looks like it will get Verizon’s "Droid" branding (or at least the red eye). This could poin…

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