Apple’s kitty cat-flavored OS refresh may have dominated the news this week, but it was a deluge of product reviews that kept the wheels spinning at Distro HQ. Issue 28 is one of our heftiest yet, featuring Sony’s stateside PS Vita, Ainovo’s $99 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet, Motorola’s QWERTY kin, the Droid 4, the AT&T [...]
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Distro Issue 28: A slew of device reviews and a look back at CP+ 2012
Posted: 17th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 17 Feb, Apk, Breakouts, Cartoonist, Deluge, Droid, Engadget, Fri, Galaxy, Honig, Itunes, Kitty Cat, Melanson, Nicole Scott, Photo Imaging, Prada Phone, Qwerty, Shannon Wheeler, Slew, Yokohama Japan
Motorola Droid 4 advertises 16GB internal storage, only reports 8GB — here’s why
Posted: 11th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 3gb, Droid, Engadget, Fri, Internal Storage, Launch, Leaks, Motorola, Nbsp, Partitioned, Razr, Spec Sheets, Variance, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Vets
After the numerous leaks that preceded the Droid 4′s launch, you’d think we’d have a handle on every detail (read the review here) but some day one buyers are still a little confused by one thing. While the spec sheets indicate 16GB of internal storage, a few readers quickly noticed their units only report 8GB. [...]
Verizon’s double data deal returns this Friday, prepare yourselves accordingly
Posted: 8th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Closing Date, Contracts, Droid, Duration, Email, Engadget, Extra, Limited Time, Los Angeles Times, Nbsp, Redux, Slashgear, Subscribers, Verizon, Well Thanks
It looks like Verizon’s about to double up on double data. According to the Los Angeles Times, Big Red is about to reintroduce the double data promotion that first rolled out in November, and came to a close at year’s end. Under the offer, customers signing up for a 4G plan will receive double the [...]
Motorola Droid 4 sliding onto Verizon shelves February 10th for $200
Posted: 7th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Confirmation, Droid, Engadget, Launch, Motorola, Nbsp, Press Release, Sliding Shelves, Verizon
The launch date of Verizon’s latest Droid has been widely speculated to be February 10th, but we didn’t actually have any confirmation. Now we do, as Big Red has finally made the phone’s release official for the same date. The Droid 4 will cost $200 with a two-year commitment. Check out the full press release [...]
How would you change the Motorola Droid RAZR?
Posted: 6th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 6mm, Aluminum, Cellular Telephone, Droid, Engadget, Gorilla, Handsets, Hump, Kevlar, Ladies And Gentlemen, Launches, Lte, Motorola, Motorola Phones, Post Mortem, Raft, Razr Phones, Strand, Thick Slab, Waistline
Phones, phones, phones: the burden of autumnal launches for a raft of handsets is that it makes our post-mortem strand a little repetitive. This week’s cellular telephone du-jour is Motorola’s Droid RAZR, a “7.1mm thick” slab that hopes you neither notice nor mention that 10.6mm hump on the top end. Ludicrous claims about its waistline [...]
Mobile Miscellany: week of January 30th, 2012
Posted: 4th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 4g, Best Of The Rest, Droid, Front Page, Miscellany, Mobile News, Nbsp, Nexus, Release Date, Sat
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This week, we’ve spotted a leaked Android 4.0.4 ROM for the Nexus S 4G, and we’ve also come across a price and release date for [...]
Mobile Miscellany: week of January 30th, 2012
Posted: 4th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 4g, Best Of The Rest, Droid, Engadget, Fri, Front Page, Miscellany, Mobile News, Nbsp, Nexus, Release Date
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This week, we’ve spotted a leaked Android 4.0.4 ROM for the Nexus S 4G, and we’ve also come across a price and release date for [...]