Motorola Droid 2 To Launch with Android OS 2.2, MotoBlur

By Ed Hardy | 7/30/2010

The user manual for the upcoming Motorola Droid 2 has leaked out, helping to confirm many of the details of this smartphone that's headed for Verizon, including that it is apparently going to launch running the latest version of the Android OS.

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HTC EVO 4G To Get Android OS 2.2 Upgrade Next Week

By Ed Hardy | 7/30/2010

Sprint is going to begin sending out an Android OS 2.2 upgrade to the HTC EVO 4G in a few days. Among other new features, this will bring support for Adobe Flash to this smartphone.

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CTIA Sues San Francisco Over Cell Phone Radiation Notification Law

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/28/2010

Arguing that San Francisco's new cell phone radiation law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the CTIA wireless industry association has filed a lawsuit to halt its enforcement.

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Jailbreaking an iPhone, Or Unlocking Any Phone, Is Completely Legal

By Ed Hardy | 7/27/2010

The U.S. Copyright Office has ruled that modifying an Apple iPhone so that it can run third-party apps not approved by Apple is legal. It is also legal to unlock phones so that they can be used on any wireless carrier's network.

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Sprint's Samsung Epic 4G Likely To Launch in August

By Ed Hardy | 7/25/2010

Although Sprint has officially announced its second smartphone with WiMAX, the carrier has been very vague about when the Samsung Epic 4G is going to be released. According to Samsung, this Android OS-based model is going to hit the market before too much longer, though.

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Motorola Droid X Backordered from Verizon but Available Elsewhere

By Ed Hardy | 7/23/2010

Demand for the new Motorola Droid X is so high that orders placed on Verizon's website today won't ship until next month, but an online retailer has this popular Android OS smartphone in stock at a special price.

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Motorola Droid 2 Could Launch Sooner than Expected

By Ed Hardy | 7/21/2010

Information slipping out of Verizon Wireless indicates that the hotly-anticipated Motorola Droid 2 could be on the market more than a week earlier than had been previously thought, and it might launch with Android OS 2.2.

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BlackBerry Storm3 To Be Slightly Updated Storm2

By Ed Hardy | 7/20/2010

Some details of the BlackBerry Storm3 have leaked out of RIM, showing that this upcoming smartphone is going to be an updated version of the Storm2 with a few enhancements, like BlackBerry OS 6.0 and hotspot software.

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Images of Yet Another Upcoming Motorola Droid Slider Appear

By Ed Hardy | 7/20/2010

Verizon and Motorola have been collaborating on a number of Android OS smartphones, and images of another model in the Droid series have leaked out. This will supposedly have a portrait-oriented sliding keyboard.

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Motorola Droid X Already Sold Out

By Ed Hardy | 7/16/2010

The Motorola Droid X debuted just yesterday, and it is already on backorder. Pre-release demand was high for Verizon's new flagship smartphone, which offers a 4.3-inch touchscreen, 1 GHz processor, 16 GB of storage, and much more.

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Motorola Droid X Hits the Market

By Ed Hardy | 7/15/2010

Today is the much-anticipated launch of the Motorola Droid X, Verizon's new flagship smartphone thanks to features like a 4.3-inch, WVGA touchscreen, 1 GHz processor, 16 GB of storage, and much more.

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Questioning Its Early 4G Lead and Phone Supply, Sprint Ponders LTE

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/15/2010

With the WiMAX-enabled HTC EVO 4G in short supply, and a shipment date not yet set for the Samsung Epic 4G, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said this week that Sprint is actively considering use of the competing LTE standard now being adopted by its rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T.

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