Motorola Droid X Matt Fitzgerald/CNET At the time we reviewed the Motorola Droid X, Verizon Wireless said it had no plans to take preorders for the smartphone, and though the carrier still doesn’t, Best Buy does. Starting Friday, you can go into one of Best Buy’s retail stores and reserve a Droid X for pickup …
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NEW YORK–Motorola and Verizon are set to introduce the latest member of the Droid army on Wednesday. The carrier has already let the identity of the phone out of the bag by posting a teaser site for the Droid X, as well as a YouTube video. From these two things, we know a few details about the device–4.3-inch screen, HDMI …
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We weren’t really expecting to hear anything until June 29, but we now have our first confirmed Galaxy S phone sighting and it’s been identified as the Samsung Captivate. AT&T revealed on Thursday that it will offer the Captivate in the coming months, but it didn’t provide a specific date or pricing. This announcement follows Samsung’s worldwide launch of the …
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On Wednesday, Sony Ericsson introduced the latest member of its Xperia family, the Xperia X8. The company did not release specific launch dates but it did say that the Android-based smartphone would sell for less than 200 Euros (about $250), so it will offer customers in Europe a more affordable choice than the pricier Xperia X10. Given the lower price …
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Well, well, well, look what just arrived in my in-box. Verizon Wireless has just sent out invites for a press event on Wednesday, June 23, at which it will unveil its next Droid device, and judging by the speakers list–Google Vice President of Engineering Andy Rubin, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha, and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen–it looks like it we’ll see …
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At CES 2010, AT&T said it would introduce an Android phone from HTC this year, and over the past couple of months, we’ve seen signs of an imminent release. On Monday, however, AT&T officially introduced the HTC Aria as its next Android device. Available starting June 20 for $129.99 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate, the …
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What does it mean for Android? James Martin/CNET Apple’s new iPhone 4 marks the company’s latest push in the smartphone wars. With a revamped design, an assortment of new features, and the new iOS 4 operating system, iPhone 4 is the device’s biggest leap forward since the iPhone 3G. We now have long-awaited features like multitasking, the “Retina” display puts …
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Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha isn’t a “great believer” in video conferencing on mobile phones, but regardless, he said the company will bring two to four new handsets that support the feature later this year. Jha revealed this little nugget of information after an Executives Club presentation in Chicago, but didn’t mention any specific models, simply stating that they would all …
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It seems no one was really prepared for the huge demand for the HTC Evo 4G. Not only did Sprint and other retailers run out of the devices, but Qik, the provider for the Evo 4G’s video chat app, was also overwhelmed by the phone’s popularity and ended up having to temporarily pull the app. Actually, the problems started early …
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We know most of you are paying attention to another big news event this Monday morning, but thought some of you (we’re talking to you, Android fans) might find this interesting. We received a package from Samsung this morning and inside was a little UFO-shaped USB speaker system and a simple message on the inside flap of the box that …
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