Kent German

Palm Pixi clears FCC

Besides a slew of new LG phones, the biggest news out of the Federal Communications this week is the approval of the Palm Pixi. In light of its November 15 release date, the Pixi’s appearance here is not surprising. We also spied the Google Android-equipped LG GW620. Because the FCC has to certify every phone …

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Motorola Droid live review

Editors’ note: That’s it for our live review! Over the next few days we will continue to test the Droid, including the GPS and battery life, and add in final results. For now, here is our full review of the Motorola Droid for Verizon Wireless. Hooray! We finally have the Motorola Droid in our hands. Though it’s much too early …

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First it gave you new service plans, and now T-Mobile offers a new cell phone. We first saw a variant of the Sony Ericsson Equinox, aka the T717, at the CTIA show last April. Like its T707 sibling the Equinox has a thin design with a glossy skin, a hidden external display, and a circle design on its front face. …

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Will Verizon really open its Droid?

Verizon’s recent iPhone attack ad featuring its upcoming Droid smartphone has the tech world buzzing, and iPhone fans are taking notice. The iPhone Blog even posted a point-by-point reply to the commercial’s claims. While most of its arguments center on minutia (see the bit about the keyboard) the iPhone Blog makes one very good point concerning open development. “Really, Verizon, …

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Also in Android news

It’s been a big day for Google Android news, but Verizon’s upcoming Droid phone (and the accompanying TV commercial) are only part of the story. T-Mobile put its Cliq handset on preorder and juicy tidbits leaked out from other sources. We told you last week that a GSM version of the Motorola Sholes cleared the FCC, but we failed to …

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Google releases Android 2.0 SDK

As Verizon Wireless prepares to unveil its new Motorola Droid smartphone tomorrow, Google today released the SDK for the much-anticipated 2.0 update to the operating system. Code-named Eclair, Android 2.0 offers a number of feature improvements and interface tweaks. As expected, we will get multitouch support (yay!), but Google has some surprises up its sleeve. Here are the highlights that …

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A Moment for Samsung

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Moment (Sprint) 2:17 In case you haven’t noticed, the Google Android dam has broken. For almost a year HTC was the only manufacturer to offer handsets with the operating system, but in the past month, Motorola and Samsung almost fell over each other to offer Android smartphones of their own. Moto gave us the satisfying …

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On Call: Hello, Moto

Sixteen months ago I wrote in On Callthat I was not prepared to dance over Motorola’s grave. While some analysts and tech journalists weren’t sad to see Moto go, I wouldn’t savor a cell phone world without a company that had such a pioneering role. Over the following year, however, Moto has done little to step up its game. Besides …

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Droid Eris: Verizon’s other Android phone?

We’re learning a lot about Verizon’s Motorola Droid (with more to come soon), but what do we know about the Droid Eris? Also called the HTC Desire, the Eris (and the Moto Droid) will be a part of a series of Google Android devices for Verizon Wireless. According to Gdgt, preliminary specs include a 5-megapixel camera, a microSD card slot, …

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Samsung Blue Earth: More than just a gimmick

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Blue Earth 4:07 As it does with most trends, Samsung is pursuing eco-friendly cell phones with vigor. It already gave us the Samsung Reclaim, and now we finally have a chance to review the Samsung Blue Earth. Like the Reclaim, the Blue Earth’s shell is made from recycled materials–specifically, plastic water bottles–but it goes a …

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