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Motorola Droid 4 And RAZR MAXX Hands-On: Two Giant Leaps For Droidkind

4:00AM January 12, 2012 | Brent Rose

I just copped a major feel on the new Motorola Droid 4 and the Droid RAZR MAXX. I’m going to cut right to the chase: they both carry on the traditions of their ancestors, but improve on them in ways that actually matter. More »


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Mugger Rejects Victims’ Non-iPhones

7:44AM December 16, 2011 | Sam Biddle

If you’re worried about getting your phone snatched on a dark sidewalk, here’s a top security tip: don’t own an iPhone. A spat of attempted phone-jackings at Columbia University have one thing in common: thugs don’t want your Android. More »


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Motorola Doesn’t Think We’ll Notice They Launched The Droid 3 In China

1:10AM June 18, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

After numerous leaks and hints, the Motorola Droid 3 is official—well, in China anyway, where it’s being called the Milestone 3 (the European and Asian name for the Droid series.) As expected, the Gingerbread phone is faster, thinner and shoots 1080p videos. More »


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Motorola Droid 3 To Have 4-inch QHD Screen, Dual-Core Innards?

9:20PM May 24, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Expected around June on Verizon Wireless, the Motorola Droid 3 will be a smart-snappin’ 8MP handset with 960×540 qHD screen resolution, dual-core processor and HDMI-out port. The jury is still out on whether it’ll be LTE-compatible, however. More »


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Leak: Motorola Droid X2 Will Have Tegra 2 Innards, 8MP Camera

6:05PM May 13, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Someone at Motorola is being awfully careless with their documents, as more official photos have leaked out of the Droid X2, along with purported specs sheets. More »


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Yep, The Motorola Droid 3 Looks Like A 4-incher

5:20PM April 29, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Phones are definitely getting bigger. To wit: on the left is the original Droid, measuring 3.7 inches. In the middle the Droid 2 also has a 3.7 inch screen, but a larger bezel. And on the right? That’s a leaked photo of the Motorola Droid 3 (or so it’s believed), showing a 4-inch screen. More »


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How The Name Droid Saved Motorola And Made Android

1:40PM April 19, 2011 | Casey Chan

Wired has a really interesting story on the pre-Droid days of Android. If you remember back in 2009, Android was hardly the big player it is now. The G1 was nice, the myTouch 3G was a slight improvement and the Hero was a step in the right direction but it needed something different, something that would draw a line in the sand and say we’re not the iPhone and we don’t want to be. Something that would become the Droid. More »


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Motorola Android Phones Leak Out, Targa Showing Camera Hump

11:40PM March 15, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

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All good phones must be succeeded by a similar-sounding phone… but what’s this Targa (pictured above)? A high-end Android phone with 4G support? Whatever it is, it’s making the leaked Droid X2 and Droid 3 look almost boring. More »


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The Best New Phone Is From Our Wacky Sci-Fi Dreams

7:40AM January 12, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

One day, you’ll have a little tablet or phone, and carry it everywhere. It’ll be your only computer. When you need to use a “real” PC, you’ll dock it bigger machine. Motorola’s Atrix is a little glimpse at that day. More »


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The Best Smartphone On Every Platform

7:00AM December 1, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The most important thing about your next phone isn’t what carrier it’s on, how big the screen is, or even who makes it. It’s the platform, stupid. So here are the best phones on every platform. More »