Neowin News Feed for: Droid

Renders claim to show upcoming Moto powerhouse, the Droid Turbo 3

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:26:01 +0000

Images have popped up over in China, claiming to show the upcoming Moto Droid Turbo 3, from Lenovo. The device is expected to be launched in the US before the end of the year. Read more...

Motorola Droid Turbo review: A mobile powerhouse

Brad Sams — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:54:01 +0000

Motorola and Verizon have a new device called the Droid Turbo, and after spending some time with the phone, we will help you decide if this should be your next smartphone. Read more...

Motorola said to be launching 8 more phones this year - including Nexus 6

Andy Weir — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:24:06 +0000

Motorola is reportedly working on eight new handsets - all of which could be launched before the end of the year - including the Moto X+1, a replacement for the G, and the long-awaited Nexus 6. Read more...

Three new Droid smartphones from Motorola coming from Verizon

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:15:51 +0000

Verizon Wireless has announced it will sell three new Droid smartphones from Motorola, the Droid Mini, Droid Ultra and Droid Maxx, in August, with pre-orders starting today. Read more...

Motorola announces DROID RAZR Maxx HD

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:02:49 +0000

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 19:32:49 +0000

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 03:18:51 +0000

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 14:32:26 +0000

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 11:03:55 +0000

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 14:02:14 +0000

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 07:06:41 +0000

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 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:56:18 +0000

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 13:45:21 +0000

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 15:57:54 +0000

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 10:34:34 +0000

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 04:46:44 +0000

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 13:39:42 +0000

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 17:29:01 +0000

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 01:58:01 +0000

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...

Motorola Droid users to receive Android 2.1 update today

giga — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:40:01 +0000

Motorola Droid users on Verizon will be in for a surprise today as the long awaited and highly requested Android 2.1 update is finally ready to grace their devices. Engadget has the scoop directly from... Read more...

Robot touchscreen analysis reveals differences between smartphones

giga — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:16:12 +0000

As touchscreen devices are grounding themselves in the industry as the next big thing, differences between the screens themselves are increasingly becoming an important factor when deciding between the multitude of devices. Factors such as... Read more...

Mobile apps to be a $17.5b industry by 2012

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:19:55 +0000

A new study by mobile application store operator GetJar, says the market for smartphone applications will increase by four times its current value to $17 billion a year. There are now a total of... Read more...

Cell phone inventor swaps iPhone for Droid

Benjamin Rubenstein — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:38:01 +0000

Back in 1973, Martin Cooper created something that would change the world forever--the cell phone. The first cell phone may not have been pocketable, but were it not for Martin Cooper and his brilliant invention,... Read more...

Motorola spills Droid update details

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:18:27 +0000

We knew that the Droid would be getting its Android 2.1 fix this week, but details of the update were still unknown. Now, more information is finally available. According to Motorola's website, the Android 2.1... Read more...

Verizon will begin rolling out Android 2.1 to Droid users this week

Benjamin Rubenstein — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:34:56 +0000

According to Engadget, Verizon's testing department is around 95 percent done readying the Android 2.1 update for the Motorola Droid. As per their inside source, here are the rumored update's details: Will be Android 2.1 version... Read more...

Nexus One sells just 80,000 in first month

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:03:12 +0000

As Neowin reported after the first week of sales for the Nexus One, far below expectations, the first month sales arenâ€™t any better for the device.Â Google managed to sell just 20,000 units in the... Read more...

Google opens online store dedicated to Android phones

Sam Symons — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:08:52 +0000

Google's Android platform has become rather popular in the relatively short time that it has been around. There are many phones on offer, on a range of carriers, for a plethora of price ranges. The... Read more...

TIME's Top 10 Lists for 2009: Droid is the #1 gadget

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:59:39 +0000

TIME has officially released their Top 10 Lists for 2009. The standout winner is the Motorola Droid, which was voted the number one gadget of the year. This is what TIME had to say about... Read more...

A busy day for Google's Android

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:05:45 +0000

Today, Google surprised the Android community with a little treat named "Goggles" (see Google testing Goggles visual search). Originally thought to be exclusively released internally, amongst Google's staff, Goggles is now available for download... Read more...

Droid on track to sell 1 million by year end

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:57:35 +0000

Motorola and Verizon are on track to selling 1 million Droid phones by year end, a huge success for both companies. The company has sold between 700,000 and 800,000 units in the first month... Read more...

Apple attacks Verizon with new iPhone commercials

Tom Warren — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:30:58 +0000

Verizon began an ad-campaign in October for the Droid handset where it ran commercials entitled "iDon't", attacking the Apple iPhone. The Verizon advertisement attacked Apple's oversights on the iPhone like a real keyboard, running... Read more...

Verizon Droid fails to match iPhone sales

Brad Sams — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:07:32 +0000

With all the hype surrounding Verizon Wireless' Droid smartphone there seems to be one thing that the Droid can't do that Apple's iPhone can and that is move a lot of devices in the course... Read more...

New Android commercial attacks iPhone

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:40:04 +0000

Verizon released a new commercial which takes shots at the missing features for the iPhone. The website droiddoes.com has a countdown timer to the release of the new Android 2.0 mobile phone. The... Read more...

The robotic service droid

Neowin Staff — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:15:06 +0000

If you are in the service industry, watch out. This robot is here toreplace you!... Read more...