April 15th 2010 | Posted in
Mobile Phone
Bluetooth controllers? Meh. Why reinvent the wheel when the tire just needs new treading?
Take the Motorola Droid. With its big ol’ physical QWERTY keyboard, it has plenty of buttons for gaming (read: playing ROMs) — it’s just that they’re not very conveniently placed. Enter the GameGripper, a snap-on accessory that converts your Droid’s old, boring keyboard into a full fashioned game…… [read more]
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March 27th 2010 | Posted in
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As promised at the Mobile World Congress in January, Skype mobile is now available on the select Verizon Wireless smartphones with a data plan. The software is a free download from Verizon’s site and allows you to talk and IM on your phone while in the US and abroad. Verizon pitched Skype mobile as an “imaginary bridge between you and…… [read more]
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March 23rd 2010 | Posted in
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Whuhp! Looks like that i1 banner didn’t go up all that early after all. A day before CTIA 2010 even begins, Motorola has just come along and made the Android-powered i1 and its push-to-talk features official.
The Android-powered and push-to-talk points were already confirmed, but Motorola’s release throws in a few new fun facts: it’s rugged up to Military 810F standards (dust,…… [read more]
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March 23rd 2010 | Posted in
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Oh, Samsung. For as long as I can remember, your banners have flown on the outer walls of the Las Vegas Convention Center during CTIA. And for as long as I can remember, your banners have given away mammoth chunks of what you were announcing at the show, days before said announcement actually happened.
Not this year.
Though there’s still a day…… [read more]
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March 23rd 2010 | Posted in
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Dropbox, a two-year old cross-platform cloud storage startup, has announced an Android app Monday. The software, currently in beta, will allow users to browse the contents of their Dropbox on Android handsets, view their cloud files on the device, and upload files stored on the device to their Dropbox.
The app will also include a few Android-specific treats as well, like the ability…… [read more]
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March 18th 2010 | Posted in
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It’s been a crazy ride on the rumor rollercoaster for the Android-powered Motorola Cliq XT. What started out as a mysterious spotting finally became official at Mobile World Congress in February. Then came a series of leaks, each half right: one got the date right, while the other nailed the price.
Well, the ride is over. The Cliq XT is now available…… [read more]
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March 5th 2010 | Posted in
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It’s tough to be a technology writer when you have to get a new mobile phone. Heck, it’s tough even if you aren’t a writer considering the number of options available. Rather than looking at technology I looked at what I wanted the phone to do for me. First, I wanted it to consolidate my social networks. I have contacts…… [read more]
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February 26th 2010 | Posted in
Mobile Phone
Short Version: Hey ladies! Your Droid is here. The Motorola Devour (it’s actually DEVOUR but I refuse to shout at you) is a social media Android phone with enough style to beat down a million Droids. But is it just one more brick in the Android wall?
Features:
- Amazing extruded aluminum case
- MotoBLUR UI
- Full keyboard
- Removable battery
- 3.5mm headphone jack
Pros:
- Removable storage
- Good interface performance
- MotoBLUR adds lots of social…… [read more]
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December 23rd 2009 | Posted in
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Remember that crazy lookin’ Motorola-made Android handset that leaked out a few days ago? The one that appeared to have a flip-out keyboard on a big ol’ hinge? It’s real – and it’s heading for AT&T.
The name is still up in the air, but it looks like it’ll be called either the “Backflip” or the “Enzo”.
Someone snuck a bunch of…… [read more]
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December 20th 2009 | Posted in
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While AT&T still hasn’t announced any kind of Android products until now, the second largest US carrier will surely do it in the near future.
The first Android phone to be sold by AT&T may not be Dell’s smartphone, but a Motorola device, namely the Motorola MB300 Backflip / Enzo.
Some live photos of the Backflip / Enzo have appeared over at Phandroid, showing…… [read more]
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December 17th 2009 | Posted in
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After more than a month of listening to their U.S brethren blab about how great the Droid is, folks in the UK finally got the chance to nab its European-doppelganger, the Milestone. Well, for about 3 hours anyway.
eXpansys, reigning handset online retailer kings of the UK, managed to lock in an exclusive distribution deal on the launch of the Milestone.…… [read more]
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December 15th 2009 | Posted in
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With new smartphones hitting the shelves what seems like each and every week, it’s getting harder and harder to figure out which one’s right for you. Sure, you, dear Tech blog reader, probably know exactly what you want 6 months before it even comes out – but for the vast majority of the population, it’s a big confusing world jam-packed…… [read more]
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December 15th 2009 | Posted in
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Remember the Motorola MT710 and Motorola MT710? They are two unannounced Android smartphones that should be launched by Motorola in China.
The Zeppelin is actually called Motorola XT800, and it is a dual-mode phone (GSM and CDMA) with features that include: a 3.7 inch touchscreen display with 854 x 480 pixels, 3G, Wi-Fi, WAPI, HMDI port, and a 5MP camera with flash.
These…… [read more]
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December 14th 2009 | Posted in
Mobile Phone
Motorola and HTC have been looked at as the frontrunners in the race for Android supremacy. However, in the course of a month, Samsung has made its fair contribution to the Android fans by introducing two new handsets: the Behold II and the Moment. I had the pleasure of reviewing both these units in succession to each other, and the…… [read more]
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December 14th 2009 | Posted in
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iDEN handsets are becoming more and more interesting, and it looks like we’ll soon have an Android smartphone for iDEN networks.
Motorola Opus One is the name of the smartphone in question and, according to iDEN handsets, it is a full-touch device.
Unfortunately, there aren’t any details about the features of Motorola Opus One, but its touchscreen display is probably a HVGA…… [read more]
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