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Motorola DROID and HTC DROID ERIS available from Verizon today

Michael Oryl — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:56:59 +0000

Just in case you’ve been sleeping under a rock, I’l remind you all that the Motorola DROID and the HTC DROID ERIS for Verizon Wireless are now available as of today. The Moto costs $199.99 with a new agreement and the HTC model costs $100 less, coming in at $99.99.

Saygus to release third Verizon Android handset?

James Tromans — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:10:37 +0000

According to Saygus, Verizon will have three Android based devices by 2010. Wait, Saygus who? Unknown American Mobile phone company Saygus has published a press statement on their own website, not explicitly about themselves, implying that they will release an Android device with Verizon early in the New Year. A FCC filing shows the Saygus [...]

HTC DROID ERIS video tour

Michael Oryl — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:38:25 +0000

Yes, yet another HTC DROID ERIS post. I did a much better quality video this afternoon after I got back from New York and thought I had best post it here for you folks. So, here it is. An unboxing and a basic, fresh-out-of-the-box feature tour. And in case I forget, I’m picking up a Samsung Behold [...]

Live photos (and video) of the HTC DROID ERIS for Verizon Wireless

Michael Oryl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:01:59 +0000

I’m still on the train, but here, at least, are a few live shots of the DROID ERIS that I shot while at the Verizon event. As I mentioned in the prior post, I plan on uploading some video action today – once I get a few moments to catch my breath (and some real [...]

HTC DROID ERIS for Verizon unveiled – UPDATED

Michael Oryl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:12:23 +0000

A few minutes ago the release of the DROID ERIS for Verizon Wireless became official. I’m on a train heading to NYC right now to get some hands-on time with the device at a Verizon press event. I’ll post photos and maybe video later, but for now, this is what we know. The ERIS appears to [...]

General Mobile talks of its next Android smartphone

Michael Oryl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:56 +0000

I just got an email from my contact at General Mobile, and he wanted to give me some information on his company’s next Android smartphone. While he didn’t reveal a name to me just yet, I did get a look at a decent spec sheet. Marvell PXA935 CPU (Tavor P65) HSDPA/WCDMA/EDGE/GPRS/GSM for up to 3.6Mbps downloads Android OS [...]

Spring Design files Lawsuit against Barnes & Noble’s Nook

James Tromans — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:38:53 +0000

Back towards the end of October, we broke the news that Sprint Design will release an Android based product called ‘Alex’, an e-Book reader with two displays, one for E Ink standard reading and another for multimedia in full color. A day later, Barnes & Noble dropped a bomb shell and announced the news [...]

Social Networking phone LG Eve available through Rogers Wireless

James Tromans — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:22:46 +0000

The LG GW620, as know as Eve (and previously etna) is coming to Canada with Rogers Wireless on an exclusive deal. With that said, we are quite sure that the deal is for exclusivity to Rogers Wireless within Canada, and that the Eve will find its way to other shores with different carriers shortly. The Eve [...]

Huawei to launch a series of Android devices

James Tromans — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:43:20 +0000

PCWorld.com are reporting that Huawei, the handset manufacturer responsible for bringing us the Pulse, are set to offer a few more phones before the year is up. According to a spokeswomen speaking on behalf of the company, Huawei will continue to focus on the European market, as well as shores closer to home in [...]

HTC Tattoo review coming, but here are the videos now

Michael Oryl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:17:22 +0000

OK, Russell just finished up his review of the HTC Tattoo, the low-cost HTC Sense-toting smartphone with a QVGA resolution resistive touchscreen display. I’ve still got to proof and edit the copy, but I can at least offer you the videos right now. Part 1 is below, part 2 is available after the jump.