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The Verizon Motorola Droid X is still about a week away from getting official, but that isn’t going to keep us from playing around with our own Droid X and putting all its best features to the test. There are a lot of awesome features to talk about here, but for the sake of time…
If you’re rocking the Motorola Backflip on AT&T, you should be be receiving a notification about a software upgrade. Unfortunately, you won’t be getting Android 2.1 or Froyo but the over-the-air software upgrade should considerably improve the device. According to the handset maker, the firmware upgrade will boost nearly every aspect of the Android-powered smartphone.…
If you’re one of our many fabulous readers in a country that hasn’t yet seen the Apple iPhone 4 launch, you’ll be happy to know that the next wave may hit retail stores July 28, according to multiple reports. Multiple tweets from Spanish mobile operator Movistar said the device should be available July 28 but…
The Motorola Droid X scavenger hunt just got a lot more interesting. The @DroidLanding Twitter account just released the exact coordinates to where you can find the hidden Droid X for New York City! Now, before you jump out of your seat, don’t expect to actually find one of the hidden Verizon Motorola Droid X…
The FaceTime video-calling feature is a cool new aspect of the Apple iPhone 4 but it’s limited to iPhone users and can only be used over WiFi. Fring is trying to capitalize on those weaknesses and its updated apps enable users to make two-way video calls between iOS, Android and Symbian S60 smartphones. The new…
It’s natural for our gadgets, including the Apple iPhone 4, to get a little hot every now and then. It’s normal with usage and especially when charging. While we’ve all heard the horror stories about our toys catching on fire, however, it’s still a little shocking to see it happen. One would imagine that engineers…
While this may not be a completely reliable method to determine sales numbers for Microsoft’s KIN phones, it looks like the KIN Facebook app goes a long way to debunk rumors that Microsoft only managed to push our 503 KIN devices since it’s launch earlier this year. Contrary to the rumor going around the interwebs…
It might have missed Windows Mobile, funny enough, but Microsoft’s Silverlight runtime has surprisingly come to the Symbian platform. Of course, we all know it’s going to hit Windows Phone 7, as it should, but unlike WP7, Silverlight on Symbian will allow those runtime-based apps to work in or out of the browser. While my…
Apple can’t seem to manufacture iPhone 4 units as fast as customers want to buy them. While this is generally a good problem to have, the shortages could have a tangible impact on how many units Apple sells over the next few quarters. Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu told investors that the supply shortages will…
While the overall smartphone market in the US is growing in terms of numbers of consumers sporting phones with brains, it seems Google’s mobile operating system, Android OS, is taking consumer and developer market share away from incumbents platforms like BlackBerry and iPhone. A new study from market research firm comScore shows that every one…