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Aug

What's Around The Corner For Verizon

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Droid 2, Droid Pro, eDGe, News, Verizon Wireless

It's no secret that Verizon loves Android, so it shouldn't be a surprise that it's featured heavily in a leaked roadmap.

Yesterday, BGR confirmed the Droid Pro, Droid 2 World Edition, and Motorola Tablet, and now PhoneArena is reporting that they have a "trusty source" inside Verizon that has given them a sneak peek at the device release schedule for the rest of the year.

Let's start with September: we "should" see the Droid 2 World Edition released, and it will be the first Android phone to support both GSM and CDMA networks. Of course, Android isn't just for us nerds, and therefore it's reasonable to assume that Verizon wants Android devices in the hands of as many people as possible, even if those people only pay them $50 or so upfront.

Aug

Bucket Full O' Droids - Droid Pro, Droid 2 World Edition, And Tablet Found In Verizon's System

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Droid 2, Droid Pro, News, Verizon Wireless

The custom used to be to release two, maybe three, at most four, new flagship smartphones every summer. Now, it appears that the custom is to release as many as possible, as soon as possible. And this latest batch of leaks indicates that Verizon and Motorola have no plans to change that anytime soon.

Droid 2 World Edition

First up for inspection, we have a screenshot of an internal document suggesting that a device with the model number A956 is in the works and will come in both black and white. What's more, according to BGR, this device will be a more business-centered edition of the Droid 2 and will have a World Edition global roaming feature.

Aug

The Eye Escapes - Get Droid 2 Live Wallpapers On Your Android Phone

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Development, Droid 2, Motorola, Verizon Wireless

Last Updated: August 17th, 2010

It happened to the Droid X, it happened to the Galaxy S, and now it's happening to the Droid 2. The Droid 2's live wallpaper, the one with the evil red eye, has been extracted and is ready to be used on any other device running Android 2.0 or above.

Oh, and as if that wasn't enough, it now comes in nine versions, including:

the original wallpaper
modified versions called Evil Andy and Evil Grey Andy
a mod with the eye from the Droid X, only on the Droid 2's background image
a Cyanogen Mod themed one
a BlackDroid edition
a green theme
a gold theme
and a wallpaper where the eye is from the Droid 2 and the background is from the Droid X.

Aug

Droid 2 Review Roundup: More Of The Same (And That’s A Good Thing)

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Droid 2, News, Phone Reviews, Reviews, Verizon Wireless

Last Updated: July 24th, 2011

After the huge success of the original Droid, the Droid 2 was one of the most hotly anticipated (and most leaked) handsets ever. So, we’ve decided to compile some reviews of the device to help you decide if it’s worth upgrading to the Droid’s sequel. A few minor complaints aside, the general consensus is that this is indeed a worthy successor to the most popular Android phone yet.

Engadget

Chris Ziegler was impressed by the Droid 2’s improvements over its predecessor, but still recommends the Droid X or Droid Incredible unless a physical keyboard is a must for you.

There's no question that the Droid 1 was entering its twilight years, especially in the aftermath of the Droid X's release; Motorola and Verizon knew they needed to bring the old model up to spec if they wanted to keep a quality physical QWERTY Android device on the shelves.

Aug

Droid 2 Multi-Touch Keyboard Ported To Incredible And Other Devices

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Development, Droid 2, News

That was quick. Just two days after the release of the Droid 2, its multi-touch keyboard has already been ported to other devices, first the Droid Incredible and now the Droid, Nexus One, EVO, and Desire, though they only work on certain ROMs.

An easy method (done through your recovery) is already available, and the two reported bugs have already been fixed up; voice input is also working correctly now. If you want to try it out, download it here and flash it. Be sure to report whether it works on your ROM: below are the ROMs it has been confirmed to be working on.

Aug

Motorola Droid 2 Quadrant Score Leaked - It’s A Monster

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Droid 2, Froyo 2.2, News, Verizon Wireless

A picture of a Droid 2’s Quadrant benchmark results has been released, and its score is the best stock store to date at 1,458. This is especially impressive considering the phone is apparently straight from the box.

Compared to the Droid X’s score of roughly 1,100, it’s even more impressive. Because both devices sport nearly identical hardware configurations, the difference most likely comes from Froyo - while the Droid 2 runs Android 2.2, the X only runs 2.1.

Granted, a benchmark’s real-world applicability is questionable (after all - Linpack famously runs about 400-500% faster on 2.2 compared to 2.1, but that certainly doesn’t mean the phone is 5x faster).

Aug

[Updated: The R2-D2 Droid 2 Site Is Live] Motorola Droid 2 Goes Official - Pre-Sale August 11th, Out August 12th

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Droid 2, Motorola, News, Verizon Wireless

It doesn't come as a huge surprise that the rumors regarding Moto's 2nd generation of the most popular Android phone ever were indeed right on the money. VZW announced this morning that Droid 2 will be going to its stores on August 12th, with a pre-sale starting a day earlier at www.verizonwireless.com.

Specs

The phone will ship with Android 2.2, supporting Flash 10.1, and these specs:

3.7" screen
5 MP Camera
3G Mobile Hotspot
1 GHz CPU
8 GB onboard memory
8 GB microSD card installed, support for up to 16 GB
DLNA

Bill Ogle, chief marketing officer of Moto Mobile, has this to say about the new Droid incarnation:

With the new DROID 2, we’ve taken a big leap forward from the original DROID.

Aug

DROID 2s Showing Up On Best Buy Display Shelves: $200 w/ Contract, $600 Without

Posted by Brian O'Toole in Droid 2, Motorola, News, Verizon Wireless

As the dust settles on the demise of the original DROID, a phoenix arises from the ashes in a downpour of leaks from the Motorola colander. I’m loath to mix metaphors, but the farcical nature of the DROID 2 pre-release circus can only be described in such epic terms. What do we know about the DROID 2?

And finally, now, its price. Sent in by a reader to Engadget, Best Buy has dummy units and prices out on display.

Right in there with the DROID X and iPhone 4, the DROID 2 will be $199.99 on a two year Verizon contract.

Aug

Another One Bites The Dust: Original Motorola DROID Officially “Out Of Stock” On Verizon Website

Posted by David Ruddock in Droid (Sholes), Droid 2, Motorola, News

With the release of the DROID 2 fast approaching, the death of Motorola’s first Android phone was an unavoidable casualty in the name of progress. While the DROID platform lives on in the Milestone and Milestone XT, a certain piece of Android philosophy has died today with the DROID. Verizon’s website shows the DROID is no longer available:

The DROID 2 will undoubtedly ship with yet another iteration of Motorola’s now-infamous encrypted bootloader, and without the flaws that made the rooting of the DROID X possible. While the likelihood of new and exciting exploits allowing root access on the device emerging is high, Motorola has clearly taken a hard-line stance against the Android development and hacking communities.

Jul

Motorola Droid 2 User Guide Leaked

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Droid 2, News, Verizon Wireless

As usual, Droid-Life has come through with another leak – this time, it’s the Droid 2 user guide, available for your download and viewing pleasure here. We already know most of the details about it, including the launch date (soft launch on August 12), and the specs:

5 MP Camera
3G Mobile Hotspot
1 GHz CPU
8 GB onboard memory
8 GB mSD card installed, support for up to 16 GB
Dark chrome color (rather than black)
Roughly the same size as the original

Turns out that the Droid 2 will rock the same custom UI as the Droid X; as it doesn’t really have an official name, and it’s not MOTOBLUR, we’ll just call it NotBLUR.