We’ve already heard how Verizon expects to hit the ground running on LTE, starting this November with a launch in 30 markets — New York, LA, Philadelphia, and so forth. Now it looks like you can add San Francisco to that aggressive list, if Boy Genius Report’s leak proves true. . . . → Read More: San Francisco in Verizon’s initial 30-market LTE rollout?
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It still doesn’t add mobile hotspot or tethering functionality , but it looks like users of the original Droid will soon be getting a second Android 2.2 (a.k.a Froyo ) update. That’s been confirmed by Verizon itself, which says that the second update will be following the just-released one in the “coming weeks,” and that it will let users download Flash 10.1 from the Android Market once it’s available . . . → Read More: Verizon confirms original Droid will be getting second Froyo update Even by mid-2010 standards, Verizon’s original Droid still looks and feels thoroughly modern — after all, it set a pretty high benchmark for the upper end of Android’s product portfolio when it launched late last year, and Motorola has managed to keep it updated through two major revisions of the platform along the way (in fact, it’s still just one of a very few devices running Froyo commercially at this point). That said, it’s got a handful of minor design flaws, none of which are really showstoppers in and of themselves but add up to make the phone a little less enjoyable to use than it could’ve been. That’s where the Droid 2 comes in: a phone that’s less of an all-new, blockbuster product like the Droid X or EVO 4G and more of a genuine “version 2.0″ type of effort — hence the name, we suppose — targeting some specific pain points we all experienced with the first-generation device . . . → Read More: Droid 2 review It’s been less than a full day since Verizon’s Droid 2 hit shelves (or two, if you count Sam’s Club ) but the fine folks at iFixit have already managed to make their phone explode into… 24 pieces, if we’re counting right. Amazingly enough, the internal construction is almost exactly the same despite Motorola’s near-doubling of the horsepower (and addition of 802.11n) inside . . . → Read More: Motorola Droid 2 ripped to shreds, where’s an astromech when you need one? The . . . → Read More: Motorola Droid 2 camera test And that, folks, is our first in the wild look at Motorola’s second generation Droid . It’s not officially supposed to hit retail until tomorrow, but that obviously hasn’t stopped a delivery truck from unloading a few at a nondescript Sam’s Club. We’re still waiting to hear back on whether or not they’re actually being allowed out of the store today, but hey, tomorrow ain’t too far away . . . → Read More: Motorola’s Droid 2 in the wild, looking as blue as ever Every once in a while, carriers need to re-up the very bottom of their product lineups — the part of the range where features like VGA cameras and tiny displays still reign supreme. . . . → Read More: Verizon’s Samsung Gusto shows a surprising lack of gusto for $20 Judging by the deluge of tips that just hit our inbox, it looks like Verizon just pulled the trigger and released the Android 2.2 Froyo over-the-air update for its venerable Droid handset. At least it has for some lucky owners . . . → Read More: Motorola Droid Android 2.2 Froyo OTA updates are go All together now: “Finally!” At long last, the leaks are being plugged by none other than Verizon itself, who today confirmed that the Droid 2 is more than just a figment of everyone’s imagination. Shortly after hamstringing the Froyo update for the original Droid, Big Red is tossing a tempting upgrade all up in your grille, as the Droid 2 ships with Android 2.2, mobile hotspot (a $20 / month add-on), Flash Player 10.1 and a revised QWERTY keyboard. It also ships with Swype pre-installed, though we’d prefer Swiftkey thrown in for good measure . . . → Read More: Motorola Droid 2 (and R2-D2 edition!) finally official: Android 2.2, Swype, $200 on contract . . . → Read More: Droid 2 (finally) official, pre-sale starts tomorrow |
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