Monday, 9 August 2010

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Motorola Droid Pro Tipped Thanks to Verizon Roadmap, Plus A Lot More

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 10:36 AM PDT

Apparenty, this year’s the year of roadmaps finding their way into the hands of “the wrong people.” This time around, it’s a roadmap from Verizon, outlining their position with their 4G roll-out, and, most importantly, how Android plays into the whole thing. While there’s plenty of devices named in the list, one of the more interesting ones would have to be the one listed in the title. The Motorola Droid Pro definitely sounds like a winner.

So, what is it? Well, it will obviously have the Droid branding that has made Motorola (and Verizon) oodles and oodles of money. But, what it also features, is a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen, a 1.3GHz processor, and it will be one of Verizon’s many global smartphones set to release this year. Obviously, that 1.3GHz part is very, very interesting. Consider us plenty excited for the end of the year, when this thing’s supposed to launch.

There’s another Motorola device, which is billed to look like their old-school Motorola Q device, but it’s supposed to also have a touchscreen, Android 2.2, and it will also be a global device. Oh, and Motorola’s got a tablet in the works, too. One that has a 10-inch display, and it’s supposed to launch with Android 3.0. But, it won’t be showing up until February of next year, but with a 1.3GHz processor under the hood as well, we will be willing to wait.

Samsung also has a 7-inch tablet in the works for Verizon, which means that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is heading to the largest wireless carrier in the United States. Obviously, the roadmap doesn’t confirm that, and Verizon’s being tight-lipped as usual, but considering it’s a 7-inch tablet, and Samsung’s Tab tablet is a 7-inch Android-boasting tablet, we can connect the dots with the best of them.

Those rumors of the iPhone 4 coming to Verizon just don’t matter anymore. Sure, it will bring plenty of new customers to Verizon, but let’s face it — Big Red is still focusing on Android, and making a hard push for its success. And that’s fantastic news.

[via SlashGear]

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HTC Desire HD caught on video

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 05:12 AM PDT

The HTC Desire HD looks to be ready for its close-up now, with both images and video of the new Android smartphone leaking out ahead of an official launch.  Uwants caught an in-the-wild shot of the Desire HD running Android 2.2 with HTC Sense, while 247Android went one better and shot a video of the handset.

The Desire HD has a 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen, 8-megapixel camera, dual LED flash and can record 720p HD video, and also shows a somewhat new, angular design language for HTC.

Click here to view the embedded video.

[via Engadget and via SlashGear]

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Original Droid slips into the night

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:44 AM PDT

There are many folks out there that probably cut their Android teeth on the original Droid smartphone from Motorola. If you are a fan of the first Droid, the device has now officially gone out of stock.

Presumably, with the Droid 2 coming on the horizon the original smartphone will never be in stock again. The first Droid was on the market for about nine months.

The replacement Droid 2 has been turning up in leaks and various advertisements for a while now. With the original out of stock, the door is open for a new Droid in town.

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Verizon HTC Android QWERTY world-phone tipped for 2011 launch

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Verizon’s next HTC Android smartphone has turned up in the wild, with AndroidGuys scoring images of the QWERTY slider.  Currently unnamed, the handset is said to have a 4-inch touchscreen and a 1.2GHz processor; of course there’s also a four-row keyboard for easier text entry.

Interestingly, the handset is also a so-called world phone, including both CDMA and GSM radios for use on Verizon’s network in the US and – going by the SIM installed in the prototype – Vodafone’s network while abroad.  It’s expected to launch in early 2011 and is running Android 2.2 at present, though that could change between now and commercial availability.

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