Neowin News Feed for: Droid

Motorola announces DROID RAZR Maxx HD

Stephen Robinson — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:02:49 +0100

Motorola has announced the Maxx version of the DROID RAZR HD which features more storage capacity and a huge 3,300mAh battery that Motorola says will give 21 hours of talk time. Read more...

Motorola DROID RAZR HD revealed

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:32:49 +0100

Nokia is busy getting lots of attention with the announcement of two brand new Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices, but Motorola has also announced some new gadgets, including the DROID RAZR HD smartphone. Read more...

Motorola Android US shipment ban to start Wednesday

John Callaham — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:18:51 +0100

The US International Trade Commission's shipment ban on 18 Android-based product made by Motorola is scheduled to begin on Wednesday unless Motorola and Google can find a way to get around the ban. Read more...

Verizon offers free Galaxy Nexus for loyal customers

John Callaham — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:47:07 +0000

Verizon Wireless is offering a free Galaxy Nexus, among other smartphones, to loyal customers who have not updated their device in the last 180 days with a new two year contract. Read more...

Review: Droid Xyboard 8.2, tiny size but big resolution

Brad Sams — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:12:09 +0000

Tablets are now coming in all shapes and sizes. Motorola recently released the Droid Xyboard 8.2in and Neowin has some high hopes for the size but not the price. Read more...

Hands On: Verizon Droid 4

Brad Sams — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:30:37 +0000

Verizon has announced a slew of new products at CES including the Droid 4 which follows in the path of the popular keyboard based Android products. Read more...

Droid 4 leaked; may be released on December 8

John Callaham — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:11:56 +0000

The Droid 4, the upcoming and latest entry in Motorola's smartphone franchise, has seen some images leak onto the Internet along with a possible December 8 launch date. Read more...

Review: Droid Razr

Brad Sams — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:35:40 +0000

The Droid Razr is here; it's thin, has 4G and it has a great design. But did Motorola cut to many corners to create the device or is this the game changing device we have all been waiting for? Read more...

Rumor: Droid Bionic due September 8 for $299?

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:32:26 +0100

New info from various sources have revealed more about the long delayed Droid Bionic including a possible launch date of September 8 and a price of $299. Read more...

Motorola's Droid Bionic due out this summer

John Callaham — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:03:55 +0100

Motorola's line up of Android based smartphones began with the the Droid for Verizon nearly two years ago. Since then the company has released a number of Droid successors since the. At CES 2011, Motorola... Read more...

Netflix adds more Android phones to streaming service

John Callaham — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:02:14 +0100

After being jealous of Apple's iPhone users for their Netflix streaming video app, some Android phone users finally got access to the thousands of movies and TV shows that Netflix has access to earlier this... Read more...

Review: Samsung Droid Charge 4G

Brad Sams — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:06:41 +0100

Verizon has never been shy to load up their portfolio with a plethora of Android. The initial stint was to help fight the iPhone, but now that Verizon has that phone on its store shelves,... Read more...

Droid X vs Droid Incredible shootout

Brad Sams — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:56:18 +0100

A popular question for Verizon users as of recent is which phone is better, the HTC Incredible or the Motorola Droid X? A tough choice for sure, but because we get asked this question so... Read more...

Verizon crippling Droid features in Froyo update

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:45:21 +0100

Last week Neowin reported that Verizon had posted the instructions to update your Droid to the latest Android OS, Android 2.2 Froyo. With that update InformationWeek points out that Verizon will be disabling a couple... Read more...

Verizon posts Froyo update instructions for the Droid

Brad Sams — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:57:54 +0100

The original Droid by Motorola created a lot of waves when it first hit last fall. It represented a new strategy for Verizon and the beginning of a new marketing campaign. When the phone... Read more...

Motorola takes another shot at iPhone 4

Curtis Green — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:34:34 +0100

The battle for mobile phone dominance heats up once again, with the new ad for the Motorola Droid X, stating "No Jacket Required" referring directly to Apple. It's getting more and more personal between Apple... Read more...

Rumor: Droid 2 to launch on August 12 including a special R2D2 edition

Darren Tebo — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:46:44 +0100

The long rumored Droid 2 has been the source of speculation for quite a while now. However, if the latest rumors are true, that may soon be coming to an end. The Droid 2 may... Read more...

Motorola's Droid X is plagued with screen failures

Brad Sams — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:39:42 +0100

While the iPhone has gotten all the attention of late for its antenna issue, it goes to show that hardware problems are nothing new in the mobile phone industry. Motorola’s Droid X launched only... Read more...

Motorola CEO confirms Droid follow-up, hints at tablet plans

Jonathan Downin — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:29:01 +0100

Motorola has a follow-up to the Droid in the works, and may be looking to the burgeoning tablet market as a good place to expand on their recent mobile efforts. During a recent investor conference,... Read more...

Android 2.1 downgrades image quality

Tzvi Friedman — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:58:01 +0100

PC Magazine reports that Dr. Raymond Soneira of Displaymate Technology Corporation found that upgrading to Android 2.1 will downgrade the quality of images in your image gallery. He tested his theory on a Motorola Droid,... Read more...