Devices

A Hands-On Review of Samsung Fascinate with The Droid Bros.

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This week, we received a brand new Samsung Fascinate at Droid Bros. HQ. As you may know, the Samsung Fascinate is Verizon Wireless’ entry in the Galaxy S series of Android handsets. We’ve spent the last few days exploring the device and using it during our daily routines. It’s been a while since we’ve seen [...]

Verizon’s DroidLanding at it again, with R2D2 Droid hunt

Verizon Wireless’ DroidLanding Twitter feed, which gained over 20,000 followers during July’s nationwide Droid X scavenger hunt, is back in action today after a month-long hiatus. The new post leads to a cryptic audio clip of an “R2D2″ transmission labeled “Attack Pattern Alpha 1.” An e-mail dispatched to customers who opted-in for more information about [...]

Droid 2 – it’s official, and it’s here tomorrow

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Yes, it’s here! After months of speculation by just about every Droid fan, Verizon and Motorola announced the Droid 2 smartphone today. This 1-GHz Droid features a revised keyboard layout and some minor aesthetic changes, and ships with Android 2.2, mobile hotspot capability (a paid add-on, of course), as well as Flash. Swype aficionados like [...]

Original Droid not man enough for Mobile Hotspot, claims Verizon

Verizon announced on July 30th that the 2.2 Froyo OTA update would start rolling out to original Droid owners the week of August 2nd. One of the highlights of 2.2, you may remember, is the inclusion of built-in tethering tools. The service is offered for the Droid X at a cringe-worthy $20 extra a month [...]

We who are about to die salute you: fare you well, G1

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It is a sad day in the Android World, as we say our final farewells to the big, ugly brick that started it all: T-Mobile’s G1. The first Android device, the G1 (aka HTC Dream) was far from the polished and perfected handsets we see today; it shipped with Android 1.0 (it didn’t even have [...]

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