Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget 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/<![CDATA[Refresh Roundup: week of August 22, 2011]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/28/refresh-roundup-week-of-august-22-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/28/refresh-roundup-week-of-august-22-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/28/refresh-roundup-week-of-august-22-2011/#comments Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery from the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

Official Android Updates
  • Motorola's Photon 4G was the recipient of a minor over-the-air firmware revamp that offers improvements to responsiveness and voice calls, and offers more bug fixes and other enhancements. [via PhoneArena]
  • Want another bug fix update? The HTC EVO 3D is the next contestant, rolling out its second OTA refresh in as many weeks. This time it appears that a new "Corporate 4G" widget and a new radio have been added. [via AndroidCentral]
  • Gingerbread 2.3.4 is now rolling out to Bell's Motorola Atrix 4G OTA. [via MobileSyrup]
  • Now that its official Gingerbread support page has gone live, Verizon's Motorola Droid 2 will likely be receiving Android 2.3 in the very near future. [via AndroidCentral]
  • Sasktel's HTC Incredible S is now the beneficiary of Android 2.3.3 in an OTA install. [via MobileSyrup]
Unofficial Android updates / custom ROMs / misc hackery Other platforms
  • The Nokia N8 was recently blessed with Symbian Anna, but a few camera-related upgrades were left out. No need to fear, as an "experimental" update is now being offered, which adds continuous auto-focus and tweaks the UI to allow for faster access to the camera -- among other improvements, such as a boost to 30fps. Check out the change log here. [via ZOMGitsCJ]
  • Given last week's news about webOS, we were concerned the newly-launched Pre3 would be DOA, with no promise of future updates. HP's proving this isn't the case, however, as the device got a minor update that brought the phone's help center live and fixed a few bugs along the way. [via PreCentral and PhoneArena]
  • Research in Motion released an upgrade to its Tablet OS for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Unfortunately, it's not the 2.0 version we saw leaked screenshots of earlier this week, but it still brings a nice feature to the tablet: differential updates. This means that in future OS refreshes, only the affected sections will be changed. In addition, the new version, dubbed 1.0.7.2942, will improve WiFi connectivity via WEP and enhancements to BlackBerry Bridge. [via RIM]
  • WP7Mod showed a video of the HTC HD2 booting up with Windows Phone Mango's RTM build installed. We've been told that it's almost ready for any daring souls interested in a new challenge for their Windows Mobile device. [via WMPowerUser]

Refresh Roundup: week of August 22, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Droid X and Droid 2 get unofficial Android Gingerbread 2.3

Droid X and Droid 2 get unofficial Android Gingerbread 2.3 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2.3Androidandroid 2.3android updateAndroid2.3AndroidUpdatecell phoneCellPhonedroiddroid 2droid xDroid2DroidXgingerbreadleakleakedmotorolamotorola droidmotorola droid 2motorola droid xMotorolaDroidMotorolaDroid2MotorolaDroidXoperating systemOperatingSystemosphonesmart phoneSmartPhoneupdateMon, 28 Mar 2011 20:42:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 2 Global GSM bands locked, camera bulge added to case]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/droid-2-global-gsm-bands-locked-camera-bulge-added-to-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/droid-2-global-gsm-bands-locked-camera-bulge-added-to-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/droid-2-global-gsm-bands-locked-camera-bulge-added-to-case/#comments No surprise here, but it looks like Verizon's on-sale-but-never-really-announced Droid 2 Global has its GSM radios locked down, meaning you can't just throw an AT&T SIM in there and expect anything to work. Of course, the enterprising hackers at xda-developers are hot on the case, so there's a chance things will be opened up, but we wouldn't hold our breath.

In other news, it looks like there's been a slight case modification to the Droid 2 Global -- the camera module now sports a slight hump as seen in the comparison photo above. We're not sure if this is to accommodate the extra radio or (please please please) perhaps a better sensor, but whoomp, there it is. No big thing in the grand scheme of things, but between the dark blue casing and the camera bulge, you'll totally be able to spot D2G owners out of the crowd. And that... that will make you a super nerd weirdo. But it's okay, because we love you.

Droid 2 Global GSM bands locked, camera bulge added to case originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atTcameradroiddroid 2droid 2 globalDroid2Droid2Globalgsmleakleakslocklockedunlockverizonworld phoneWorldPhoneWed, 17 Nov 2010 22:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Verizon pricing Droid Pro at $179, Samsung Continuum at $199?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/04/verizon-pricing-droid-pro-at-179-samsung-continuum-at-199/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/04/verizon-pricing-droid-pro-at-179-samsung-continuum-at-199/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/04/verizon-pricing-droid-pro-at-179-samsung-continuum-at-199/#comments Well, here's some good news -- we just received an internal Verizon pricelist confirming that the Droid Pro will sell for $179 when it hits on November 9th, a far sight lower than the $299 we'd originally heard. That's a pretty tempting price for Moto's Android-with-a-Blackberry-keyboard handset, although we're assuming that it'll be $279 with a $100 rebate at launch. We're also seeing that the dual-display Samsung Continuum Galaxy S phone will hit for the usual $199, while the Droid 2 indeed fell to $149 last week in order to make room for the now nearly-mythical Droid 2 Global, which will come in two colors for $199. We're also separately told that the HTC Merge won't arrive until after the 17th, so those reports of a launch on the 11th might be premature. Either way, it looks like Verizon's going to have a pretty loaded holiday lineup -- and it looks like we've got some serious reviewing to do.

Verizon pricing Droid Pro at $179, Samsung Continuum at $199? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>continuumdroiddroid 2droid 2 globaldroid proDroid2Droid2GlobalDroidProexclusiveglobalhtc mergeHtcMergeleakleaksmapmergemotorolamotorola droid 2motorola droid 2 globalmotorola droid proMotorolaDroid2MotorolaDroid2GlobalMotorolaDroidPropricingrumorrumorssamsungsamsung continuumSamsungContinuumverizonThu, 04 Nov 2010 10:39:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 2 Global ads now running on Verizon's 800 number]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/18/droid-2-global-ads-now-running-on-verizons-800-number/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/18/droid-2-global-ads-now-running-on-verizons-800-number/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/18/droid-2-global-ads-now-running-on-verizons-800-number/#comments Whoever said being on hold was a bad thing? Verizon customers who call in and get stuck in limbo right now are being treated to a minor device scoop: an ad for the mythical Droid 2 Global, which has leaked out here and there but hasn't yet been officially announced. The ad doesn't reveal much apart from the existence of the CDMA / GSM slider and the fact that it'll work in 221 countries, but that's all we needed to hear -- listen for yourself after the break.

Update: Ha, as commenter Spider-Man points out below, that 221 number is mighty suspect, as there are only between 191-195 countries in the world today, depending on how you count them. Sounds like Verizon needs to take this one back to the studio. Thanks, Spidey!

[Thanks, Anonymous]

Continue reading Droid 2 Global ads now running on Verizon's 800 number

Droid 2 Global ads now running on Verizon's 800 number originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adcommercialdroiddroid 2droid 2 globalDroid2Droid2Globalgloballeakleaksverizonworld phoneWorldPhoneMon, 18 Oct 2010 16:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 2 Global (and specs) make brief cameo on Motorola's website]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/08/droid-2-global-and-specs-make-brief-cameo-on-motorolas-websit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/08/droid-2-global-and-specs-make-brief-cameo-on-motorolas-websit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/08/droid-2-global-and-specs-make-brief-cameo-on-motorolas-websit/#comments
There and gone again: a Droid's tale. Looks like Motorola's website had a temporary hiccup on the site, and out its proverbial mouth came a listing and some specs for the Droid 2 Global -- which, as you might gather from a name like that, appears to be a Droid 2 with Quad Band antenna for world use (sound familiar?). The site also lists a 1.2GHz processor a redesigned QWERTY keyboard, and a host of key words for the business demographic. Or rather, it listed such things, past tense, as the information has now been pulled. No pictures were ever posted, but if we were betting folk, we'd wager a name like that and a call-out to "redesigned keyboard" means everything else is just as you'd expect.

Droid 2 Global (and specs) make brief cameo on Motorola's website originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not willing to wait for the genuine R2-D2 edition Droid 2 later this month? Then it looks like you can now get the next best thing -- the Star Wars-themed boot animation and live wallpapers from the phone have already been dug out from the recently leaked ROM and made available for download. Those include the Millennium Falcon flying through an asteroid field, the always exciting jump to lightspeed, an interactive R2-D2, and everyone's favorite: the space slug. Head on past the break for a pair of videos, and hit up the links below to check out the rest (and download them).

Continue reading Droid 2 R2-D2 boot animation, live wallpapers leak out at light speed

Droid 2 R2-D2 boot animation, live wallpapers leak out at light speed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We'd heard a few rumors of some new prepaid offerings from Verizon recently, but it now looks like the carrier could really be about to expand things in a big way -- at least if some purportedly authentic leaked documents are any indication. Apparently received by Android Does from a helpful tipster, the documents list a whole new lineup of prepaid phones, including a slew of BlackBerrys, the Palm Pre and Pixi Plus, and just about every Android-based phone Verizon offers (including all of the Droids and even the yet-to-be released Samsung Fascinate -- again listed for September 9th). While there's no indication of prepaid pricing for the phones themselves, they would apparently be available with an unlimited $30 a month data plan, which would have to be tacked on top of a minimum $45 a month voice plan. Yeah, that's pretty aggressive for Verizon any way you slice it -- maybe too aggressive to be true?

[Thanks, Bryan]

Update: Well, it looks like this chances of this happening just got a whole lot better -- head on past the break for a shot we received of a Verizon Prepaid BlackBerry Curve box. If you look closely at the back of the box, you'll also notice that the pricing matches up with the leaked documents, including monthly plans from $45 to 75 a month, and unlimited email and web for $30 a month. What's more, while there's no shots just yet, we're hearing that the prepaid Droids are also a go (with the same plans), and that at least the Droid 2 has been specifically mentioned.

Update 2: As if that wasn't enough, we've also now gotten a handful more tips confirming that this is the real deal, and that it will apparently include BlackBerry, Android and Palm phones only (at least when it comes to smartphones).

Update 3: And just in case you still don't believe us, we just got screenshots of Verizon's inventory system listing all the current Droids, the LG Ally, the Motorola Devour, the Palm Pre / Pixi Plus, and a host of Blackberrys as pre-paid capable phones. Check it in the gallery.

Gallery: Verizon pre-paid smartphones

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Prepaid Droid, BlackBerry and Palm phones coming to Verizon? (update: confirmed, box spotting) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidblackberrydroiddroid 2droid xDroid2DroidXfascinateleakpreprepaidrumorsamsung FascinateSamsungFascinateverizonTue, 31 Aug 2010 17:04:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola Droid Pro, Droid 2 World Edition, and MZ600 'tablet' leak for Verizon]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/motorola-droid-pro-droid-2-world-edition-and-mz600-tablet-le/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/motorola-droid-pro-droid-2-world-edition-and-mz600-tablet-le/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/motorola-droid-pro-droid-2-world-edition-and-mz600-tablet-le/#comments Hey guess what, Verizon loves Android and Motorola, and the hit-making trio seem to be up to their old tricks with a bevy of new phones spotted by a Boy Genius Report tipster in Verizon Wireless' systems. The serial numbers and hints of product names help flesh out and clarify a rumor Boy Genius was peddling a week ago, with the super specced Droid Pro and what looks to be a secondary version of the Droid 2 "World Edition" apparently slated for those international-friendly GSM+CDMA chipsets (like Verizon's Storm before them), while a third MZ600 "tablet" device is also in the works. Before you get your hopes up, that's probably just VZ's lingo for the slate-style touchphone that was included in BG's earlier rumor, and not some sort of iPad-slaying Android monstrosity. Not that we'd mind being wrong on this front, and there's nothing here to contradict additional rumors we've heard of Android 3.0 tablets being aimed for Q4 on Verizon.

Motorola Droid Pro, Droid 2 World Edition, and MZ600 'tablet' leak for Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androiddroiddroid 2droid 2 world editiondroid proDroid2Droid2WorldEditionDroidProleakrumorslabslatetabletverizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessworld editionWorldEditionMon, 16 Aug 2010 13:04:00 EST<![CDATA[Best Buy pegs Droid 2 at $199 with 2-year activation, $599 without (updated)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/08/best-buy-pegs-droid-2-at-199-with-2-year-activation-599-witho/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/08/best-buy-pegs-droid-2-at-199-with-2-year-activation-599-witho/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/08/best-buy-pegs-droid-2-at-199-with-2-year-activation-599-witho/#comments It's rather astounding to believe we've come this far without Verizon or Motorola so much as recognizing the Droid 2's existence, but with leaks like this on a weekly basis who needs traditional marketing? Astute reader Greg from North Carolina tells us his local Best Buy has those leaked dummy units out on shelves, and lo and behold, there's a set of price tags right next to them. As originally rumored, the phone will launch at $199 with carrier subsidy and $599 should you choose to cart it home without a plan in tow. Still no solid confirmation of that August 12 release date, but at this rate we expect the handset may sell out before Verizon's PR team breathes a word. Spot the full image after the break.

Update: On a related note, the original Droid is now "out of stock" on Verizon's website.

Update 2: Oh what the hell, dropped in an official "coming soon" Droid 2 advertising supplement making its way into newspapers.

[Thanks, Greg and Jeremy C.]

Continue reading Best Buy pegs Droid 2 at $199 with 2-year activation, $599 without (updated)

Best Buy pegs Droid 2 at $199 with 2-year activation, $599 without (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Two more shots after the break.

[Thanks, anonymous]

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Droid 2 mockups land at a Best Buy Mobile store originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>best buy mobileBestBuyMobiledroid 2Droid2leakmotorolamotorola droid 2MotorolaDroid2verizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessThu, 05 Aug 2010 12:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 2 cases arrive at Best Buy, Droid 2s soon to follow?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/droid-2-cases-arrive-at-best-buy-droid-2s-soon-to-follow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/droid-2-cases-arrive-at-best-buy-droid-2s-soon-to-follow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/droid-2-cases-arrive-at-best-buy-droid-2s-soon-to-follow/#comments At this point, we're starting to think that Motorola is intentionally (and cruelly) teasing us with its Droid successor. Today we can add to the parade of leaks preceding the Droid 2's debut in the form of the above hard case, which has just landed in Best Buy's storerooms. Before you go off on some conspiracy theory comparing this to the iPhone's Bumper and questioning whether this Droid might need a jacket, you should be aware that Rocketfish does similar paraphernalia for the Droid Incredible, marking this out as an entirely unremarkable run-of-the-mill accessory. Which might be the best news of all, we figure -- if the unexciting peripherals are already being shipped, the handset itself shouldn't be too far behind.

[Thanks, Justin]

Continue reading Droid 2 cases arrive at Best Buy, Droid 2s soon to follow?

Droid 2 cases arrive at Best Buy, Droid 2s soon to follow? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>accessoriesandroidandroid osAndroidOsbest buyBestBuycasecasesdroiddroid 2Droid2hard caseHardCaseleakmotomotorolaperipheralsrocketfishverizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessFri, 30 Jul 2010 02:44:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 2 and Android 2.2 fated to be together from the start, according to latest leaks]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/21/droid-2-and-android-2-2-fated-to-be-together-from-the-start-acc/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/21/droid-2-and-android-2-2-fated-to-be-together-from-the-start-acc/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/21/droid-2-and-android-2-2-fated-to-be-together-from-the-start-acc/#comments You know, some people get married with less information about their partner than we already have about the Droid 2. Today, we have a pair of independent leaks seemingly confirming that the second coming of Moto's QWERTY-sportin' Doer will be running Android 2.2 right out of the gate. Droid Life has a tipster that's apparently spent some quality time with the device, describing its keyboard as "phenomenal" and pointing out that it feels notably snappier than the original. The Froyo connection is reiterated by Phandroid's sources, which provide images of Verizon's device database indicating once again that Android 2.2 and Droid 2 will be an appropriately matched pair when the launch codes get entered (last mooted for August 12) and this thing finally hits retail.

Droid 2 and Android 2.2 fated to be together from the start, according to latest leaks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 2.2android osAndroid2.2AndroidOsblurdroiddroid 2Droid2froyogooglelaunchleakmotomoto blurmotorolamotorola droid 2MotorolaDroid2rumorspeculationWed, 21 Jul 2010 03:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Droid 2 being prepared for launch, set to arrive August 23rd?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/droid-2-being-prepared-for-launch-set-to-arrive-august-23rd/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/droid-2-being-prepared-for-launch-set-to-arrive-august-23rd/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/droid-2-being-prepared-for-launch-set-to-arrive-august-23rd/#comments The Droid 2's been leaking out all over the place in the past few weeks, but it looks like it'll be another month before it officially hits shelves -- we just got these shots from a packaging facility that's handling the phone, which puts it right on schedule for that rumored August 23rd launch. We're also told that the phone will definitely ship with an 8GB microSD card, and that pricing appears to be $199 on contract and $599 standalone, although those numbers could change. Just a few short weeks left, we suppose -- although give the rate at which this thing is leaking, we're thinking Motorola and Verizon might do well to push that date up a couple weeks. We'll see.

Droid 2 being prepared for launch, set to arrive August 23rd? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>droiddroid 2Droid2leakleaksmotorolamotorola droidmotorola droid 2MotorolaDroidMotorolaDroid2rumorrumorsverizonMon, 19 Jul 2010 15:24:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola Droid 2 stars in its first video, touts 1GHz CPU and 512MB of RAM?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/motorola-droid-2-stars-in-its-first-video-touts-1ghz-cpu-and-51/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/motorola-droid-2-stars-in-its-first-video-touts-1ghz-cpu-and-51/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/motorola-droid-2-stars-in-its-first-video-touts-1ghz-cpu-and-51/#comments It was inevitable, really, that a phone as widely leaked as the Droid 2 would end up caught on video. Doing the honors for us today are Android and Me, who've compared the new Droid to the classic variant. Funnily enough, they didn't find too much deviation from Motorola, describing the two handsets as "virtually identical," with the major physical change being the replacement of the previous keyboard's navigation pad with arrow buttons. The front end's soft buttons have also changed to Moto's Blur options, but otherwise you're still looking at a 3.7-incher with a 5 megapixel imager. The big improvement seems to have been under the hood with a new 1GHz TI OMAP3630 processor and 512MB of RAM (PowerVR SGX530 graphics unit remains the same) driving the Droid 2 to some robust benchmark scores. Of course, we don't see the handset booted up in this hands-on video, so treat these specs and results as provisional until we hear from the official horse's mouth in a couple of days.

[Thanks, Naveed]

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Motorola Droid 2 stars in its first video, touts 1GHz CPU and 512MB of RAM? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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