http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://bit.ly/moto-backlip-details-best-worst
]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/HTC Touch Pro2 with Android FTW! I would love to have that too. The HTC TP2 was my top choice in phones, but I'd rather Android. Especially since WinMo 6.5 phones can't upgrade to WinPhone7 (and I don't know enough about that yet either).

I'm just waiting for HTC to come out with a similar phone for Android. I could do without the dual-mic, world capability, and resistive screen, but the form factor and keyboard on the TP2 are amazing.]]>Feb 19th 2010 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Yep, can't wait to see what the next four are. I hope on the the htc models is the N1...]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Too bad the phone will be obsolete before AT&T rolls that sort of magic out. They can't even get NYC and SFO *working*. ]]>Feb 18th 2010 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
Ha, I live in the Bronx and cant get 3g in my crib for crap, thats why i left. ]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
Yeah, me too. I'm not up for an upgrade until July anyway. I'd rather wait for the way better phone.]]>Feb 18th 2010 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
Different phones fit different needs of people. For some of the younger people, they have no clue what android is and really love social networking. This is a phone for those people.

]]>Feb 18th 2010 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
I won't be getting this phone, but at least it looks like it may have a usable keyboard. I tried typing on the droid, it was easier to use the onscreen keyboard, that would keep me from getting the droid regardless of specs.]]>Feb 18th 2010 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/It's not just about social networking. BLUR is pretty amazing actually. Have you used the native email apps on Droid (or any other Google-experience Android device)? They're pretty rotten. Crappy Exchange support (have to buy Touchdown), crappy pop3 support (have to suffer thru repeat ghost notifications, or the thing doesn't download your mail until you click on it, and then takes forever...). Cut/paste support is very spotty in them - gmail it works great, but the pop3/exchange email client it copies only part of the line before it starts scrolling.

BLUR puts all that email nonsense to bed with a smooth and integrated interface. Sure it's also great for facebook/etc but the clean universal inbox is why I wish I could just download BLUR on my Droid.

And who says the hardware design isn't good? I personally think it's pretty slick. Just because it's not your preference doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to see why other people would find it interesting. It's by no means ugly.]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Mark not everyone is a power user, my wife wants a texting phone, with a good keyboard, she also loves Facebook, this might be good for her.
Also Epocrates is coming out for Android, as a pharmacist, this would be good for her.
Sure there is better stuff coming out, or out there already, but this phone is far from crap.]]>Feb 18th 2010 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
+1 on the "facebook shit" comment. So goddamn sick and tired of hearing about all that crap.
I turned the video off 1/2 way through, but I am surprised he didn't say anything about Twitter. :rolleyes:]]>Feb 18th 2010 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
Almost to the point I'm telling them to go to hell kind of annoying.]]>Feb 18th 2010 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 19th 2010 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
While I am no fan of this phone, none of the ones you mentioned have a keyboard. No keyboard, no buy.]]>Feb 18th 2010 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Agreed]]>Feb 18th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
There seems to be this real blinkered view on Engadget from the loudest commentators. Who uses Facebook? Ooh, about 300 million people, that's who. All through the HTC announcements a couple of days ago, it was "where's the keyboards?!?" and as soon as one is released with one "what's with the keyboard?!?"

C;mon people, get a grip. One device cannot possibly fulfil the need for those that want a large screen, but small enough to be pocketable, but have a keyboard, but be 100% touch enabled, have compatibility with all your iPhone apps, Android apps, Symbian apps, Win Mo apps...etc, with an OLED screen, and e-ink and be compatible with every American carrier and European carrier and Chinese carrier at the same time while costing $20.

Basically, not EVERYTHING is for you. Stop your whining.]]>Feb 18th 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
Have you used it?]]>Feb 18th 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/you mad?]]>Feb 18th 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/I was only giving my opinion but oh well, I guessed it wasn't liked it. ]]>Feb 18th 2010 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
*HTC. Capitalize, for the love of Mike.]]>Feb 18th 2010 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
However the Backflip should have 2.0 or 2.1 either at launch or the next couple months. Other then the screen, the feature set is pretty good. I for one will be purchasing this phone outright, i love experiencing new phones and getting a gist for them. It looks like full retail will be $300. Normal AT&T pricing scheme, retail, 1yr -$50, 2yr -$100 +rebates.]]>Feb 18th 2010 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/Feb 18th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/android-powered-motorola-backflip-headed-to-atandt-on-march-7-for/
AT&T's Facebook says "the wait is over".

No, it isn't. The wait is still on for an actually decent Android device on the AT&T network, much like the Nexus One.]]>Feb 18th 2010 9:30AM