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Is The Motorola Droid 4 Ready For A February 10th Launch?

February 3rd, 2012

The Motorola Droid 4 has already been added to Verizon’s Droiddoes website. There have also been quite a few leaks which point us to a launch next week. If the latest leak, reported by phonearena.com serves to be correct, than we should see the Droid 4 next Friday on February 10th.

Phonearena received a screen shot of Verizon Wireless’ info manager page for the highly anticipated Motorola Droid 4. The screen grab has the release day pegged at February 10th.

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Google Wallet Opens Up To Nexus S And Galaxy Nexus On AT&T, There’s A Work Around For Verizon

February 3rd, 2012

When Google Wallet rolled out exclusively to the Sprint Nexus S 4G Android enthusiasts everywhere couldn’t wait until Google Wallet was available on other devices. It was quickly discovered that Google Wallet could be side loaded onto a rooted or unrooted Galaxy Nexus on Verizon Wireless.

Now, Google has officially made Google Wallet available to Nexus S owners on AT&T as well as those running a GSM Galaxy Nexus on AT&T. If you have one of those devices on AT&T you can simply go into the Android Market, search Google Wallet and voila you’ll have it on your phone.

Google Wallet still won’t show up in the Android Market for the Galaxy Nexus however as Phandroid points out there is a somewhat easy workaround for you that doesn’t require root and can be downloaded to the device rather than side loaded.

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Mobile Device Privacy Act To Prevent Carrier IQ Incidents In The Future

February 2nd, 2012

Congressman Ed Markey, a staunch supported of American's privacy

When Carrier IQ was first exposed by Geek.com’s Russell Holly it sparked a whirlwind of information and debate even at congressional levels. Key members of congress like Senator Al Franken and Congressman Edward Markey, both wanted to hear from Carrier IQ in regards to protecting citizens privacy.

The debate over Carrier IQ sparked a new bill being introduced now in the House of Representatives called the “Mobile Device Privacy Act”. The bill would call for all of the U.S. mobile carriers to properly inform customers whenever tracking software, like Carrier IQ, is installed on a mobile phone, regardless of how they are tracking the consumer.

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Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Just $199 At Amazon

January 28th, 2012

Amazon is known for kicking out the great deals. Every once in a while they pop out a deal on a brand new phone. Such is the case with the newly released Droid Razr Maxx.

The follow up to the original Droid Razr with it’s mammoth 3300mah battery was introduced for $299 on a new two year agreement at verizonwireless.com and Verizon Wireless corporate stores. With the introduction of the Droid Razr Maxx the original Droid Razr went down in price at official corporate channels.

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Update On The Way To The HTC Rezound On Verizon Wireless

January 26th, 2012

Verizon Wireless is preparing a pretty thorugh software update for the HTC Rezound. Unfortunately it’s not an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich just yet, but an update is an update.  Verizon Wireless has posted the update document that usually signals the update is right around the corner.

According to the PDF the update addresses or fixes:

  • Screen Timeout issues while connected to Wifi have been resolved.
  • Resolved issue with Mobile Hotspot data stalling while multiple users are connected.
  • Improved audio quality during voice call.
  • Reduced forced closures related to the People application.
  • Improved device stability reduces continuous resets.
  • Resolved issue with Task Manager stopping Mail background service.

This update is also expected to fix a signal strength meter error.

Unlike the HTC phones on Sprint, Verizon Wireless was not using CarrierIQ so this update was not meant to remove that from the Rezound.

All in all since the release of the Rezound it’s been pretty smooth sailing. The device came out on time by an Android fans standards and is doing a great job of pulling it’s weight on the ever so expanding 4G/LTE network.

source: VZW via Androidcentral

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Leaked Verizon Wireless Roadmap Confused On Droid 4 Release

January 26th, 2012

Droid-Life has received an updated Verizon Wireless road map that shows the next couple of months worth of device releases.

According to this road map though the Motorola Droid 4 was released on January 10, 2012 and gets a discount today. Of course we know that’s not the case. The 26th was the first rumored release date however the device has been pushed back without a new leaked date.

The road map also shows the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx was released on January 10th and of course we know that’s not the case, the Droid Razr Maxx releases today.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 4G/LTE which was also announced at CES alongside the Droid Razr Maxx and Droid 4 looks like it will be released on February 23rd of course with the accuracy of the rest of this map we never know.

If this road map didn’t first appear on Droid-Life we would actually be doubting the validity of the  entire thing.

source: Droid-Life via Phandroid

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Verizon Wireless Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Available Today For $299

January 25th, 2012

The Verizon Wireless Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is available starting today for just $299 on a new two year agreement. The Droid Razr Maxx adds a 3300mah battery to the original Droid Razr device. When the original Droid Razr came out a couple of months ago we found out that the battery was not user serviceable which meant that it would not support extended life batteries or any other after market battery.

With the Droid Razr Maxx’s 3300mah battery the problem is solved and at the same price point the original Droid Razr debuted at. The Droid Razr Maxx supports up to 21 continuous hours of talk time and somehow Motorola was able to squeeze that 3300mah battery in a case that’s still just 8.99mm thick.

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Verizon Officially Announces Droid Razr Maxx January 26th

January 24th, 2012

Verizon Wireless and Motorola officially announced the Droid Razr Maxx at CES 2012 just a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas. The Droid Razr Maxx adds a 3300mah battery to an already slim phone with a great set of features.

The Motorola Droid Razr featured an un-user replaceable battery. Because of that, extended life batteries were an impossibility for Droid Razr owners. Motorola has solved that problem with the Droid Razr Maxx.  Motorola managed to put the 3300mah battery into an 8.99mm thin frame.

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LTE Devices & iPhones Drive Verizon Wireless In Q4 2011

January 24th, 2012

Verizon Wireless held their fourth quarter earnings announcement on Tuesday morning before stock trading began.

As expected, Verizon Wireless a unit of Verizon Corp, had a great fourth quarter fueled by sales of the iPhone and 4G/LTE devices. Verizon reportedly sold 4.3 million iPhones in Q4 2011, and 2.3 million LTE devices which encompasses Android powered smartphones and data devices like hotspots, USB sticks, and tablets.

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Motorola Droid Razr Owners Invited To Soak Test, Probably Not Ice Cream Sandwich

January 24th, 2012

Motorola Droid Razr owners are being invited to a soak test by Motorola. A soak test is when an OEM sends out basically a beta version of an update before rolling it out to the masses. Motorola has a pretty aggressive soak test program and typically updates aren’t far behind the invitations to a soak test.

According to this post on Droid-Life Motorola Droid Razr owners in Motorola’s Feedback Network were invited to test out something new for their Droid Razr’s. No further details were given.

Naturally it was everyone’s first assumption that the soak test was Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, however according to this post at Phandroid.com, it’s more than likely an update to Android 2.3.6 which is still a version of Android. This update was leaked two weeks ago during CES so the news kind of fell to the wayside.

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Verizon Wireless Drops Droid Incredible 2 To Just $9.99

January 23rd, 2012

Look back two years and you’ll remember the original HTC Droid Incredible. You may also recall the rumors that were actually started by Google that said that the original Google Nexus One (made by HTC) was headed to Verizon Wireless. That never happened, instead Verizon Wireless got the HTC Droid Incredible.

In 2011 Verizon Wireless re-upped the Droid Incredible to the Droid Incredible 2 with a single core 1ghz processor, 4″ display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and an 8 mega pixel camera. This was by no stretch of the imagination, a mid-range phone at the time.

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42Mbps Verizon 4G LTE At Lucas Oil Stadium Ahead Of Superbowl 46

January 19th, 2012

The world is preparing to converge on Indianapolis Indiana and Lucas Oil Stadium for Super Bowl 46. Verizon Wireless, the wireless partner for the NFL, is preparing for the hundreds of thousands of extra wireless signals on their network during the big game and the festivities preceding it.

Our good friend Josh Smith over at Gottabemobile (Desree song playing while I write this) was treated to a set up tour of Lucas Oil Stadium. Smith reports that Verizon Wireless has installed over 400 4G/LTE throughout the stadium. We’re sure that Verizon also has a whole farm’s worth of C.O.W.S. and G.O.A.T.S behind the stadium.

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LG Spectrum Available At Verizon Starting Today

January 19th, 2012

We’re not exactly sure if this is the replacement to the LG Revolution but the new LG Spectrum 4G/LTE is available today from Verizon Wireless for $199 on a new two year agreement.

The Spectrum features a 1.5ghz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1gb of RAM. That’s driving the 4.5 inch true IPS screen which makes images just pop off the screen.

In the camera department the Spectrum has an 8 mega pixel shooter with 1080p video capability.

As for operating system we are of course still looking at Android 2.3 Gingerbread however LG has said it will upgrade this handset to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, we’re not sure when though.

Source: VZW

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Hands On With The Motorola Droid 4

January 15th, 2012

Although it was leaked weeks ago, Motorola and Verizon Wireless announced the new Droid 4 for Verizon Wireless’ 4G/LTE network while at CES.

The Droid 4 will feature a 1.2 ghz dual core processor, 1gb of RAM, and a five row edge lit keyboard with a “PC like” layout. The display is a 4.0 inch qHD display with scratch and scrape resistant glass, similar to the display found on the Motorola Droid  Razr.

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