Verizon opens stores early for the Motorola Droid
We all know that the Motorola Droid will be available from Verizon starting November 6 (this Friday). Now Verizon announced that many of its Communications Stores across the US will open early Friday morning – some stores will open at 7 AM, while others at 8 AM.
Those who are eagerly waiting to buy a Droid [...]
WAT: Why Europeans did not get Google’s free turn-by-turn navigation on Motorola Milestone
Once in a while, after certain events, theories about the happenings in mobile industry start bouncing around my head.
Some of them turn out to be a complete BS, a few happen to be spot on, and quite a few are somewhere in the middle. I’d like to share them to get some input of [...]
Motorola Milestone (Droid) officially launched in Europe. Gets multi-touch, loses free navigation
We already knew that the Motorola Droid handset won’t featured only on Verizon network.
There were enough trustworthy sources and hints, claiming that this hot Motorola Android 2.0 handset is headed for Europe too.
We just didn’t expect to get it across the pond quite so fast. Motorola Droid was just announced by Verizon last [...]
Verizon: Our 3G Network Can Handle Large Droid Demand
Certain smartphones have become so popular in the US that the large amount of demand was too much for the data network supporting it, thus causing slower internet downloads and dropped calls. Verizon has made it perfectly clear that it is fully prepared for whatever strain its new Motorola Droid will inflict upon its network.
Considering [...]
Motorola to Launch 20+ Smartphones in 2010
So it appears the Motorola Droid is just the beginning of the company’s rebirth back into mobile phone prosperity, as indicated by a statement by CEO Sanjay Jha during the press announcement of the Droid yesterday.
At first Sanjay mentioned the number of new smartphones would be in “multiple tens”, before clarifying that at least 20 [...]
Best Buy pre-selling Motorola Droid on October 29, no mail-in rebate
If you want to buy a Motorola Droid without waiting for that $100 mail-in rebate announced by Verizon, Best Buy is the place where you can do so.
The giant American retailer announced that it would pre-sell Verizon’s Moto Droid starting October 29, offering a $100 instant saving instead of a mail-in rebate. This way, you [...]
Motorola posts Q3 results, Mobile Devices unit loses $183 million
Hot on the heels of announcing the high-end Droid for Verizon, Motorola has just posted its Q3 2009 financial results.
While its Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Home and Networks Mobility units reported operating earnings of $306 million and $199 million respectively, Moto’s Mobile Devices unit is still bleeding money, ending the third quarter with an operating [...]
GSM Motorola Droid caught on video
Shortly after Verizon announced its CDMA Motorola Droid, a GSM version of the phone has appeared over in Vietnam.
The GSM Droid looks like the CDMA one, but its nav-pad is not golden and the phone is obviously not Verizon-branded.
Specs-wise, the GSM Droid should be similar to the CDMA version, so we expect it to have [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid announced, comes on Nov. 6 for $199.99
Motorola and Verizon Wireless have just announced the Motorola Droid, the world’s first Android 2.0 smartphone.
As expected, the Moto Droid will be available from Verizon starting November 6. The price? Well, Verizon asks $199.99 for the Droid, with a 2-yr agreement and after a $100 rebate.
Motorola and Verizon present the Droid as being a “no-fuss, [...]
Verizon to Launch Droid, Droid Eris on Nov 6
When hearing rumors, one must ask themself: What would BGR speculate? This particular rumor brought to us by BGR is rather juicy, as it indicates that both the Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris (Desire?) will be launching on November 6.
Previously we expected to see two different launch dates on these handsets, with the Droid [...]