After all of the hullabaloo regarding the Droid X’s encrypted Bootloader, it’s refreshing to see the userbase offering Motorola a kick in the proverbial pants. While it doesn’t give access to the bootloader or allow custom ROMs to be flashed to the device, the new root exploit will, at the very least, allow users to [...]
Devices
Nexus One permanently sold out in Google store
July 21st, 2010 
Brandon from The Droid Bros. The Nexus One handset was expected to be leaving the online Google Store, and that day is now here. A message at the store indicates that it will not be available directly from Google anymore. N1 will remain available for purchase via carrier in a few international Vodafone markets. Additionally, Google plans to keep the [...]
Reports of faulty Droid X displays fill the tubes
July 20th, 2010 Aaron from The Droid Bros. 
Posters on several cell phone-related forums are reporting that their Droid X units are now proudly bearing defective, unusable screens; we are hearing about streaking, banding, and other major graphical anomalies that may be caused by faulty hardware or electrical problems. Whether or not this issue is widespread remains to be seen, and some have [...]
Moto’s i1 heading to Sprint next week
July 19th, 2010 Brandon from The Droid Bros. 
Sprint has announced the arrival of the Motorola i1, an Android-based push-to-talk smartphone, on July 25 (online/telesales). The handset, previously available on Boost Mobile, runs an interesting hybrid of Android 1.5 with some Froyo features added, in order to support PTT and other recent developments. The phone also includes a 3.1″ capacitive touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth [...]
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Tags: boost mobile, cupcake, i1, motorola, nextel, push-to-talk (PTT), sprint 
Comments OffDroid X sold out online, Motorola responds to eFuse controversy
July 16th, 2010 Brandon from The Droid Bros. 
The hotly-anticipated Droid X had a successful launch yesterday, with several sources reporting the phone was sold out, although there was sufficient stock to fulfill demand. The online stock is now sold out with the next shipment scheduled for July 23. Droid X is now selling for $199 (after $100 rebate) with a 2-year agreement, [...]
