May 25, 2012 : Comments
Sprint and HTC Giving Away Official TPU Cases Along with the EVO 4G LTE and a ‘Sorry’ Letter
Motorola's new series of videos on YouTube promoting the DROID RAZR are definitely interesting, but watching them makes me wonder if they aren't just a tad bit scripted. If you were concerned about the size of your rear end with the DROID RAZR stuck in a back pocket, than Meryl's video is for you. She does not like big butts and she cannot lie. Hit all three videos... Read more »
Verizon customers should offer up a big thank you to Reddit user DroidTosser as he posted up Verizon's update schedule for just about every device Verizon currently sells. The very first image, the one you see above may be the most pertinent as it highlights the upgrade from Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich. Let's break it down: HTC Rezound: Ice cream... Read more »
We're going to ask you to take this story with a grain of salt as BGR states they've received tips from a Verizon insider highlighting Verizon's Fall, Summer 2012 roadmap. Except, this doesn't seem like much of a roadmap so our guess is that Verizon has a lot more in store than what's rumored here. First and foremost, BGR claims Verizon will indeed carry the... Read more »
You may have to do a double take with this story but if there was ever a reason Android can be called a great operating system, this is why. Some of those crafty XDA folks started playing around with their Motorola DROID BIONIC devices and discovered that the device actually does have support for global GSM bands. In other words, in theory, the devices will run on... Read more »
Ice Cream Sandwich has been one of the best and worst things to happen to Android. On the bright side, it's refined to make Android than ever, but it isn't widely available. This causes many owners of older handsets to look for anything they can find about the update. We have good news for owners of the DROID 4 on Verizon, and it is an update. But not the one you're... Read more »
As of now, the DROID RAZR MAXX is still running Android Gingerbread. Who ever designs the promos for Verizon feels otherwise, and had a RAZR MAXX running Ice Cream Sandwich in a new mailer. A tease, perhaps? Better yet, the phone includes on-screen buttons, similar to the Galaxy Nexus. A mistake at best, and we sure do hope that Motorola sticks to the physical keys... Read more »
Phone names are getting just a little too complicated these days. Ready for a mouthful? The latest rumors claims that the follow up to the Photon 4G on Sprint may be coming soon, to be known as the Photon Q 4G. As the name suggests, the handset should have LTE connectivity on board, proving Sprint is trying to make the shift to LTE make as smooth as possible. Other... Read more »
Sanjay Jha, the former Chief Executive of Motorola Mobility was awarded a total compensation package of $47 million in 2011, four times his 2010 pay. Why the tremendous jump in pay? Motorola says it's due to the "successful splitting of Motorola into two companies last year to form Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions." Jha's 2011 pay package includes... Read more »
Motorola has been one the biggest customers to Texas Instruments in the phone industry, as many of the company's handsets sport TI OMAP processors. OMAP processors have proven to be more than capable, but it appears that the company may be jumping ship. A newly leaked benchmark shows an unannounced Motorola device sporting a Snapdragon S4 Krait processor. Word is the... Read more »
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Google could already be eyeing a sale of Motorola's hardware division. It's long been thought that Google's main reason for buying Motorola was for its 17,000 patents and the deal has only been official for a few months. The WSJ says: There are already reports that Google is sizing up the cable set-top box business for... Read more »