It is hard to believe we are on the 4th generation of famous Motorola Droid. Today Verizon and Motorola have announced the Droid 4. The Droid is one of the best devices for users coming from a BlackBerry or any other device with a physical keyboard. Sadly it is powered by Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) but will receive an update to ICS, Android 4.0, sometime in the future.
As expected the device has Verizon 4G LTC service, 4.0 inch qHD display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080P hd video capture, and both front and rear facing camera’s for Skype calling. Verizon / Motorola / Google are highlighting the government grade encryptions support giving users yet another reason to leave the once dominate BlackBerry.
The Droid 4 will be $199 with a 2 year agreement and have and optional Laptop Dock for $300. You can start buying on Feb 10 2010.
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Even though I am Windows Phone guy, I do see some android phones that I find interesting with one of them being the Samsung Galaxy Note. This Android phone has a massive 5.3-inch Super AMOLED HD screen. The Galaxy Note will be available on February 19 for $299.99 with a two-year contract.
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Recently AT&T provided us with one of the many smartphone accessories they carry the Jawbone Jambox for review. This device is a desktop Bluetooth speakerphone functional enough for your office and sleek enough for your living room. Our network site WinGadgetNews.com reviewed the Jambox specifically with Windows Phone 7 and were quite happy with the results.
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Surely one of my favorite features of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the ability to show your data usage over a monthly cycle. In the data usage area, accessed via Settings | Data Usage, you can set a mobile data limit and track your data usage by application. While the Data usage feature is not an exact measurement, it does give you a good idea how close you are to your data cap. This is a feature of the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android (4.0), and will be available regardless of your carrier once you upgrade.
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Our favorite PC Backup company CrashPlan, has released a Windows Phone version of there mobile applications. Responding to a question, CrashPlan’s tweeted,
“Actually, We’ve released a Windows Phone version of the apps today. Should appear in the Marketplace within a day.”
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After everyone in the world felt RIM needed a drastic shakeup, today they announced that Co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie are stepping down and named Thorsten Heins the new CEO of Research In Motion. Even though Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie are stepping down as CEO’s they will remain involved with the company.
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Amazon is selling the Samsung Focus Flash for 1 penny with a new contract or individual upgrade. We often feature Amazon Penny Phones and the Focus Flash is a great addition. The Focus Flash is meant to be an entry level Windows Phone device however it is a great one. The Focus Flash has a 1.4GHz processor and a front facing camera, and four and a half star ratings, this device is also a HSPA+ 4G phone.
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Verizon not only announced the availability of the BlackBerry Cure 9370 but they are also announcing their newest 4G LTE Android Device the Spectrum by LG. This device is a 4.5-inch Android Phone with a 1.5GHz dual processor. Although the Spectrum by LG will ship with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, it will be upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich.
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Verizon is still supporting the BlackBerry platform as they have announced the availability of the BlackBerry Curve 9370. The newest Curve will be $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. Travelling fans of BlackBerry devices will be happy to know that his new device is a world phone.
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HTC, which has been supporting their developers for some time by creating a developer site which can unlock the phones bootloader and more devices have been added to the list. While carriers are more inclined to keep Android Phones from being modified, it has not stopped the desire for advanced users and developers from wanting to tinker with their phones. The method usually used to protect the phone from being modified is to lock the bootloader however, HTC allows some of their devices to be unlocked.
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