These new photos display some of these features and help confirm the huge screen, the new 3D MotoBlur, and the new lock screen. We also already know, that the device will be sporting an 8MP rear facing camera capable of 1080p HD video recording and the ability to dock to a base, much like the Atrix 4G. We are still waiting to hear what processor will be under the hood, but I think it’s only a short matter of time before that information makes its’ way to us as well.

There has been an ongoing rumor regarding whether they will switch from the previously planned Tegra II chip, to the TI OMAP.
It had been said that the reason for the change was that the Tegra II chip was conflicting with the LTE radios in newer Verizon devices.
However, that part of the rumor was squashed when this statement was given from Nvidia:

“Tegra 2 has absolutely no compatibility issues with LTE. In fact, Tegra 2 interfaces with many types of modems via standard interfaces, including LTE. There is nothing inherently unique about LTE as far as Tegra 2 is concerned. In fact, there will be Tegra 2 and LTE-enabled devices available soon. Unfortunately due to NDAs, we can’t communicate exact devices or timeframe.”

Since this will obviously be one of Verizon’s next 4G LTE devices, will this be your next Droid?
Or will you wait to hear what processor this device will be shipping with first?

Known specs:
– 2.3.4 Gingerbread Operating system
– 4.5″ qHD resolution large screen
– 8MP + front camera, support 1080P HD video
– External Dock
– Stunning animation effects, blue translucent notification bar
– 1750mAh battery, time to market and price unknown

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Anyhow, for those of you who are ready for an upgrade, will you be trying out this latest revision of the Droid from Moto?
Will those that were owners of the original be staying with Moto and be picking up one of these?
What do you think of this latest model, now that we have a better idea of it’s specs and what is coming?

Rumored specs:
• 4-inch display
• 960 x 540 qHD resolution
• a dual-core processor
• HDMI-out
• 8-megapixel camera
• capable of recording HD video

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Google has been sued successfully and lost for use of Linux on it’s server platform.  Although this may not be a huge loss to Google financially, this issue could extend to the Android platform. Bedrock Computer Technology has also sued AOL, Yahoo and Amazon to name a few.

Will companies like Bedrock Computer Technologies impede the growth of Linux?

What do you Geek-A-Holics think?
Get your Geek Freak on and let us know.

Source: Intomobile & BBC

Many of us have been holding out for a tablet that can pretty much replace our desktop/laptop at home. Asus seems to have come up with a great product that can do just that for some of us. This powerhouse includes features such as 10.1-inch gorilla covered multitouch display, 16gb/32gb storage, 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 1gb of ram, dual cameras, up to 16 hrs of battery life and an HDMI-out port.

Asus has not released pricing or release dates, but there have been pre-order screens at Best Buy for $399 that have been removed. Can this be the beginning of Android taking market share from the Windows desktop/laptop market?

Is this what you GEEKsters have been waiting for?
What do you think? The inquiring minds at PPCGEEKS want to know.

Check out some of these amazing Specs:

Eee Pad Transformer TF101

• NVIDIA® Tegra 2 1.0GHz dual-core CPU for excellent multitasking & 1080p video playback
• Android 3.0 Honeycomb O.S. with Adobe® Flash® 10.2 support*2
• Full QWERTY keyboard, touchpad input with Polaris® Office® for mobile productivity
• 16*1 hours long battery life for all day computing with docking station
• Brilliant IPS panel with ultra-wide 178⁰ viewing angle made from scratch resistant and super tough glass
• One year of Unlimited ASUS WebStorage, two USB ports, SD and Micro SD card readers for easy sharing & storage expendability
• 3D stereo with max bass response with SRS premium sound

More Specs and capabilities here: ASUS

Update:

It seems there was a good reason for Best Buy to take the pre-order site down. The right price is nearly $569 U.S for the 16 gig version without the keyboard. The keyboard is priced around $75 U.S.

Here is the right pre-order price in England: Amazon

It was only a matter of time and we all knew it was coming. The Verizon Droid X has been fully disassembled by the people at DroidX.net. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to see the models of some of the chips without unsoldering the metal casings around them. There’s not much information here, but they provide a detailed walkthrough and video of the process in case you’re interested.

In other news, according to some sources, we will be seeing Android 2.2 (Froyo) coming to the Motorola Droid in late July and on the Droid X in late August. There was no mention of the Droid 2 though, so its release might be far enough way that it could ship with Froyo.

According to reports that have been surfacing from Motorola Droid owners that have received the update to Android 2.1, Google Earth has not been accessible via Android Marketplace.

According to DROID owners, while some can access the application on the marketplace at this time, many cannot after receiving the 2.1 update. This is an interesting occurrence, as previous downloaders of the Google Earth app (Either being a device that was update sooner or was manually updated) can no longer see it on the marketplace, but can still run it locally on their device.

Google has commented that the problem is only affecting some users and they are working quickly to resolve the situation.

New handsets will include the updated operating system while existing owners can upgrade through Samsung’s proprietary PC Studio 7 software (available at http://www.samsungmobile.com).  The upgrade is available in Germany and Samsung has detailed that it will be gradually rolled out to other European markets, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Asia, Africa and rest of the world (Antarctica and Americas.)

Motorola Droid owners are shaking their heads in disapproval and perhaps a little misplaced jealousy as the Samsung incantation of Android Eclair will sport no less than nine screens (Droid has three).  The Galaxy Spica will also experience some additional multimedia improvements over and above it’s current ability to play divx files (which Droid doesn’t).  The new media browser permits user to easily browse through Media files stored on the memory card and updates to the camera software promise ‘enhanced picture options and viewing functionality.’

Source: Samsung Press Release

The developer team over at alldroid.org has  managed to gain root access to the version of the Motorola Milestone which was recently released by Telus Mobility in Canada.  At first glance this doesn’t seem like news; both the Droid and Milestone were rooted months ago.  The difference is the Telus version was released with the root exploit patched.

A few days after the Droid/Milestone exploit was discovered, a developer submitted the patch for it to the Android Open Source Project.  The patch was accepted and merged into the source code.  Interestingly, this developer was Steve Kondik aka Cyanogen who is best known for his custom ROMs which he has developed for rooted HTC phones.  You can review the patch here.

The way to root a Telus Milestone is covered in detail here.  Basically it consists of completely wiping the memory of the phone and then flashing the memory with the Brazilian Milestone’s operating system.  This version of the Milestone software doesn’t have the exploit patched.  Once this is flashed, you simply continue as normal by downloading and running a modified ‘update.zip’ file which piggybacks the root access inside an over the air update file.

Although this does give the user root access, none of the Milestone branded devices will run a boot image unless digitally signed by Motorola.  This means no overclocking, custom roms, or custom recovery menu; but there are already tutorials for running interactive wallpapers, blocking unwanted advertisements, removing unwanted apps, and installing customized themes available over at alldroid.

I wonder how long until these guys figure out how to digitally sign custom ROMs?  At this pace we should see them by Friday.

Sources:  alldroid.org; telusmobility.ca

Update: The other big news here is that the ROM for the Droid Eris also includes HTC’s SenseUI, which is the first time we’ve seen SenseUI on an Andriod 2.0+ ROM. This paves the way for the other HTC Android devices and confirms that SenseUI will run on 2.1.

According to research firm IDC, RIM has sold more BlackBerry Curves than the Apple iPhone 3GS in the 4th Quarter of 2009. Remembering that the Curve is offered on 7 different carriers as opposed to the iPhone’s exclusive deal with AT&T, this is still a momentous occasion as iPhone sales increased by 100%, to 8.7 million units sold. If Apple were to sell the iPhone on multiple carriers, these ranking would be different. The Motorola Droid, a Verizon Wireless exclusive, came in third place with the Apple iPhone 3G and Blackberry Pearl rounding out the top 5.

After the jump is the full list of Top 10. There was no device ranked in the top 10 for Windows Mobile, although Palm’s webOS came in 8th with the Palm Pre.

Source- FierceWirless

10. T-Mobile myTouch 3G

9. Research In Motion BlackBerry Tour

8. Palm Pre

7. Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm (including the Storm 9530 and the Storm 2 9550)

6. Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold (including the Bold 9000 and the Bold 9700)

5. Research In Motion BlackBerry Pearl (including the 8110, 8120, and the 8130, excluding the BlackBerry Pearl Flip)

4. Apple iPhone 3G

3. Motorola Droid

2. Apple iPhone 3GS (including 16 GB and 32 GB versions)

1. Research In Motion BlackBerry Curve (including the 8310, 8320, 8330, 8350i, 8520, 8530, and the 8900)

Back in January, we reported on a rumor that At&t was getting the Milestone (GSM version of the Droid). It appears this version of the Milestone is headed for Telus. While Telus hasn’t officially announced a release date for the Milestone, Best Buy Canada has put up a Pre-Order page that gives us a February 18th date. At&t users could be happy to hear this as well, since Telus supports the At&t 3G bands of 850/1900MHz. Of course you’ll have to pay full price for it and unlock it, but given how popular the Droid has been on Verizon, it may be worth it if you want to experience full 3G with Android on At&t and don’t want to wait for the Motorola Backflip or one of the 5 Android devices At&t promised is coming in the first half of 2010..

Source: Engadget (Thanks forum user Deimoss for the tip)

Source: Unwired View

That’s about all the information there is at this point, but we’ll be sure to keep you updated as we find out more.

So, what do you think? Could this be a Nexus Two, or just the next iteration of the Droid series?

Source: Engadget ]]> https://www.ppcgeeks.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-the-nexus-two/feed/ 10 https://www.ppcgeeks.com/2009/12/28/android-taking-market-by-storm/ https://www.ppcgeeks.com/2009/12/28/android-taking-market-by-storm/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:24:25 +0000 http://www.ppcgeeks.com/?p=2216 As the rivalry between carriers and phone companies heats up, Android seems to be winning. Android just keeps getting more and more buzz. Apps are continuously rolling out for it. The talk about the iPhone has been swamped by conversation of the Droid and Hero, especially the Droid. I don’t know how Verizon does it, but their advertising is incredible. From the marketing war with AT&T to marketing the Droid, they are reaping in customers, and in turn, Android users.  If that weren’t enough the constant updates rolling out from Google, and the talk of the “real” Google phone has got the Android scene buzzing even more.  All of this combined means a larger user base, and since it is an open source platform, more hacks and modifications.  Devices can be “rooted” and then the core files can be edited.  With Android becoming steadily more popular, what will the future of other smartphone operating systems be?  Will Apple make their iPhone more customizable to compete?  Will Microsoft get into the widgets game? Only time will tell, but hopefully that time is short otherwise Android may have completely taken over.

This update is mostly lots of bug fixes, improved stability and battery life, better camera and call quality, faster visual voicemail and some other enhancements.

Source: Engadget ]]> https://www.ppcgeeks.com/2009/12/08/verizons-droid-getting-2-0-1-update/feed/ 29 https://www.ppcgeeks.com/2009/12/04/motorola-droid-to-get-ota-update-soon/ Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:02:48 +0000 http://www.ppcgeeks.com/?p=1872 Amid all of the hype regarding the Android 2.0.1 SDK today, Verizon sweetened the pot with an announcement that an OTA update for the Motorola DROID will be made available “in the coming weeks.” A few of the announced fixes will be for voice reception and the 5.0 megapixel camera’s notorious inabaility to correctly focus on subjects. There will undoubtedly be other enhancements and issue resolutions in the OTA update, though more specifics are not yet known.

Keep a close eye here and once we see a solid release date, we will be sure to let you know.

Source: BGR

Also, Dell Mobility is selling the Windows Mobile 6.5-packin  HTC Pure (AKA HTC Diamond2) for FREE, on a new 2 year contract. This is $150 off the regular price that you can get this device for from AT&T. This does include a Mail In Rebate (which is $50).

Source- CellPhoneHits.net

Verizon will also be hosting demonstrations at select locations to let people get the most out of the new handset.

As we mentioned earlier, more facts about the Time Square takeover have been released. Read more after the break.

Source: Verizon Newsroom

The digital billboards will instruct passersby to call a toll-free number (1-888-376-4336) to search locations in the Times Square area. Participants can search for practically anything (e.g. their favorite cuisines, plays, movies, stores), and the search results will be displayed on the digital billboards using Google Maps. This activity takes place from Nov. 6 through Nov. 20, daily from 12:30 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. and from 6:00 a.m. on Nov. 27 through 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 28. Beginning Nov. 6, Internet fans worldwide can also view the experience in real-time by visiting www.droiddoes.com/timessquare.

DROID by Motorola will be available in the United States exclusively at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online on Friday, Nov. 6, for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.