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Jun

Galaxy S Pro Confirmed - Coming To Sprint, Sports 4G And A 5-Row Keyboard

Galaxy S Pro Confirmed - Coming To Sprint, Will Sport 4G And A 5-Row Keyboard

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Galaxy S, News, Samsung

Galaxy S, a long-awaited Super AMOLED beauty from Samsung, will not be feeling lonely this summer, as Galaxy S Pro - its keyboard bearing sibling - will be joining Sprint's ranks as well.

The phone will have a 5-row spacious physical QWERTY keyboard, which has a refreshing row dedicated to numbers. Compare it to Motorola Droid's keyboard pictured below to see the obvious differences. We approve.

Additionally, as evident from the photos so gracefully flipped and watermarked by AndroidCommunity, Galaxy S Pro will support 4G, finally giving the recently launched EVO 4G someone to hang out with.

Other specs include:

Android 2.1 with the TouchWiz 3.0 UI for starters
Super AMOLED display
most likely a 1GHz Hummingbird processor
512MB RAM and ROM
a 5MP camera, with a notable inclusion of an LED flash, which the keyboardless Galaxy S model doesn't possess
a front facing 2nd camera

AndroidCentral seems to think that this phone will be a Sprint exclusive, although there is absolutely nothing to indicate that - this particular build obviously belongs on a Sprint network, but it doesn't mean other carriers will not also be rolling out a similar model.

Jun

Yet Another Droid X Leak, This Time With Sexy High-Res Pictures

Posted by Chris Dehghanpoor in Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, Droid X (Shadow), Motorola, News, Verizon Wireless

This is certainly one of the worst kept mobile secrets in a while. It seems we can barely go more than a few days without more Droid X/Xtreme/Shadow or Droid 2 pictures leaking. In this case, it seems Mr. Blurrcam is on vacation and let his high resolution counterpart take a few more pictures of the Droid X.

There’s not a whole lot of new information at this point, but that’s to be expected considering the rate at which we’ve been seeing leaks. If you’ve somehow avoided catching any information on this phone over the last few weeks, here’s a recap of the rumored specs:

4.3” TFT FWVGA screen
720 MHz OMAP 3630 Processor
8 GB of internal storage (possibly 16GB)
8 MP Camera
720p Video Recording
mini-HDMI out
Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
MicroSD support up to 32GB
9mm at the bottom of the device flaring to 11mm at the top
Android 2.1 (possibly 2.2)
Dual LED Flash

It seems like every other blog has different specs listed for the phone, so take those with a grain of salt, but this more or less seems to be Verizon’s answer to the EVO 4G, and to be honest, I like the looks of the Droid X much more.

Jun

Motorola Droid 2 Photos And Specs Leaked

Posted by John Thompson in Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, Droid 2, Motorola, News, Verizon Wireless

With details of the Motorola Droid 2 starting to find their way into the outside world, we now have photos and specifications of the new device, thanks to Droid Life!

Aesthetically, it doesn’t look like much has changed from the original Droid that we all know and love. The exterior remains mostly the same apart from the slide out keyboard, which is the only part of the device that appears to be significantly different.

The clunky d-pad from the original Droid is gone, and the flat keyboard has been replaced by a more tactile model. Thanks to the exclusion of the d-pad, the keys look slightly larger and easier to type on than the original model too.

Jun

Motorola Launching A 2GHz Android Phone Before The End Of 2010

Posted by John Thompson in Devices By Manufacturer, Motorola, News

If you thought that the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chip used in the Nexus One and EVO 4G was fast, try this on for size!

Speaking at the Executives Club of Chicago yesterday, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha discussed the company’s plans to release a smartphone with a 2GHz processor before the end of the year.

Although Jha didn’t go into specific details about Motorola’s plans, it’s certainly exciting to hear about the rapid pace of development in the smartphone market, especially whilst it’s still in its infancy.

Of course, such a powerful phone is only as useful as the software that powers it, but with Android development still going strong with frequent updates, we could be seeing some exciting smartphones in the next few months.

Jun

Motorola’s Milestone XT720 Is Going On A European Vacation

Posted by Chris Dehghanpoor in Devices By Manufacturer, Milestone XT720, Motorola, News

This may have not been the biggest cell phone announcement of the day, but Motorola has officially unveiled the Motorola Milestone XT720, a Europe-bound phone that looks like, but apparently isn’t, a Motorola Motoroi.

According to Engadget, this phone is a ‘sister phone’ of the Motorola Motoroi, an Android phone that launched in Korea earlier this year. The specs are similar, though I’ve been reading conflicting reports on what exactly the Milestone XT720 is packing.

While Engadget states that the phone has an ARM Cortex A8 CPU clocked at 550Mhz, the official Motorola developers site clocks the phone at 720Mhz.

Jun

New Motorola Droid Unofficial Froyo (2.2) Update Supports WiFi And Overclocking

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Droid (Sholes), Froyo 2.2, Motorola, Verizon Wireless

My Droid World is on a roll! Yesterday they brought us a working Froyo update for Motorola Droid but it came with a serious omission - WiFi was not included.

After taking a breather, a few hours later they produced another version, this time with support for WiFi and overclocking.

There are a number of download options, varying in the CPU frequency hardcoded into the kernel - from 800 MHz to 1250 MHz, so grab the one you want and see if it's stable enough (I promise you - it will be FAST). If the one you grabbed is not stable, grab one with a lower frequency, and rinse and repeat until it all works well.

Jun

Motorola Droid Xtreme/Shadow/Droid 2 Leak Roundup

Posted by Andrew Huff in Droid X (Shadow), Motorola, News, Verizon Wireless

Last Updated: June 6th, 2010

It seems like almost every other day something new is leaked about the upcoming Droid Xtreme. This is fairly typical of any anticipated phone release so, while nothing new, it can get a bit confusing with so many sites reporting on every single leak regarding this phone. Here is a rundown of everything that is Motorola Shadow/Xtreme…

This phone was originally dubbed the Droid 2 before progressing into its second name, the Droid Shadow. It remained as the Shadow for a while, until leaks about its true name started to surface, and finally it has been all but officially confirmed as the Droid Xtreme.

Jun

Motorola Droid Gets Unofficial Android Froyo (2.2) Update, Available Immediately

Posted by John Thompson in Development, Devices By Manufacturer, Droid (Sholes), Froyo 2.2, Motorola, News

Last Updated: June 6th, 2010

Nexus One users had their taste of Froyo already (check out what Froyo is all about for more info) and now Motorola Droid owners can get a piece of the pie too, courtesy of My Droid World!

Unfortunately, the update comes at a price, as there’s no Wi-Fi support in the current build. The reason for this is because the original kernel has been replaced to protect the identity of the source. However, if that’s a price you’re willing to pay, head over to the source link and try out Froyo for yourself!

The update itself is a Nandroid image (have a look at our Nandroid backup/recovery guide here), which means you need to have an already rooted Droid, with recovery flashed.

Jun

doubleTwist Releases Android Media Player App

Posted by Ian Douglas in App Reviews, Applications, News, Reviews

Last Updated: July 24th, 2011

Jon Lech Johansen from doubleTwist wrote to us today to let us know that they have launched a free app in the Market to pair with their popular desktop sync software for Mac and PC:

Today we launched our Android Player for music, podcasts and videos and it’s available in the Android Market as a free download. Google has built Android into a powerful, open platform; however users have been unsatisfied by the default media software built into Android and are not fully utilizing the media capabilities of their phones.

Jon goes on to list the features of the new Android app such as music and video playback in the same app with a simple interface, playback of iTunes-created playlists, support for audio and video podcasts, and support for ratings and play counts.

Jun

Motorola Flips Out With A Funky Square Form Factor – Includes Flash On Android 2.1?

Posted by Chris Dehghanpoor in Devices By Manufacturer, Flipout / Twist, Motorola

Last Updated: December 30th, 2011

I wasn’t too kind to the Flipout when we first covered it here, and I can’t say that the official announcement has done much to change my mind.

If it weren’t for the strange form factor (why can’t Motorola just stick to what we know works?), the phone would be another mid to low-range Android handset. For those of you in the States that think it’s hip to be square (see what I did there?), you’re going to have to wait a bit before you can get your hands on this perplexing device as it’s slated to hit Europe first – apparently by the end of Q2 2010 (seeing as how it’s June already, the launch should be imminent).