Verizon will soon be joining the Google Android party courtesy of Motorola and it seems that they are going to go with the most appropriate name of all for an Android phone. The rumblings are pointing toward the pending release of the Motorola Droid through Verizon Wireless, but this is not an entirely new phone for Big Red.
Upon closer inspection, you’ll find that this leaked picture of the Motorola Droid bears a striking resemblance to the Motorola Sholes smartphone that we’ve seen leaked elsewhere. More recently, the phone has been called the Motorola Tao, but it appears to be the same handset.
If the rumors are to be believed, the Motorola Droid for Verizon will get Google Android at its core, of course, but it will not have the MOTOBLUR user interface just yet. It’ll also be the first Google Experience phone with built-in native support for Adobe Flash.
Other highlights include a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 854×480 pixels, a 5 megapixel camera, ARM Cortex 500MHz processor, QWERTY keyboard, facial recognition software, a custom Motorola UI that is neither MOTOBLUR nor Verizon, and your choice of black or titanium.
There’s word that a version without the slide-out keyboard is being planned for release some time in 2010 too. I wonder if that version will get MOTOBLUR instead.
I signed up for a free Dropbox account earlier this year and I couldn’t be happier with the service it provides. In essence, it allows you to synchronize files across multiple computers in real-time. You can also use it as a file-sharing service to send larger documents to your friends.
Up until now, Dropbox has largely been limited to the regular computer environment, so you’d have to hop onto a desktop or laptop to access the files properly. That has now changed, since a new app has been developed for the iPhone and iPod touch that works just fine with Dropbox.
The core free service gives you 2GB of online storage and it runs in the background. It’s almost like a background-style FTP program.
For the iPhone app, you get much of the same kind of functionality, saving things to your Dropbox account directly from your handheld, but it gets a nice bonus too.
You know how the iPhone can take video? You can now save those video files directly to your Dropbox account. The same can be said about any still photos that you take. This way, your pictures and videos are automatically backed up.
Naturally, you’ll want to make sure that you have an adequate data plan or you’re in the presence of a Wi-Fi hotspot, since all of these uploads can add up quite quickly.
Aside from the days of the StarTAC and MicroTAC, Motorola really enjoyed its greatest success when it wowed the world with its Motorola RAZR V3 and all of its subsequent successors. We saw the RAZR V3i, V3c, V3x and so on. They rode that pony as far as it could go, but it seems that they’re ready to jump back in the RAZR saddle again.
We’ve already seen the release of RAZR-like phones in recent history, especially if you include the handsets as part of the KRZR, SLVR, and RIZR lines. Even so, the boys and gals at Motorola feel there is still a viable demographic out there who want a new RAZR phone and thus, they created the Motorola RAZR V13.
Also known more simply as the Motorola V13, this phone was once thought to be cancelled and off the shelf. We even heard about it through its Motorola Ruby codename for a while. Well, it’s back and it’s been approved by the Bluetooth SIG yesterday.
The basic specs include a 2.2-inch QVGA internal display, 2.0-inch QVGA external touchscreen display, CDMA/EV-DO connectivity, Bluetooth, and a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with flash. Should we be expecting this through Telus, Verizon, and Bell? Maybe.
Even though most of us know Nokia for its cell phones and smartphones, the Finnish company recgonizes the opportunity it has to expand into the increasingly popular netbook arena. As such, we first heard about the Nokia Booklet 3G some time ago and now we know where you’ll be able to buy it. It has now been announced that the exclusive US retail partner for the Nokia Booklet 3G is none other than Best Buy.
What this means is that you won’t be able to find the Nokia netbook available through any other American retailer, though you probably will be able to find a unit or three through certain online retailers and auction sites. I’m also assuming that the Nokia flagship store will be selling the Booklet 3G as well.
As you may recall, the Nokia Booklet 3G gets its main grunt from a standard Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor. This gets backed up with other fairly standard fare, including 1GB of DDR2-533 RAM, 120GB hard drive, and integrated Wi-Fi. As its name implies, the Booklet 3G is also equipped with 3G HSPA data connectivity. You’ll need to provide the SIM card, of course.
With a chassis made from a single piece of aluminum and a claimed battery life of 12 hours, the Nokia Booklet 3G sounds like it will sell in the neighborhood of $820 when it launches in late October. We can’t say for sure, but it sounds like it’s getting Windows 7 as well.
As nice as the BlackBerry Bold may be, the smartphone may not fit with your personal tastes in fashion. Maybe you don’t like the jet black appearance and you want something with a little more personality. Well, Research in Motion and AT&T could have just the thing for you, because a white version of the Bold could be on the way.
Yes, I know that you can take the aftermarket route to pick up some different faceplates and keyboards, but this would represent a real deal OEM white BlackBerry Bold. I think we’d all agree with having the color you want out of the box is certainly more convenient (and possibly more reliable) than any 3rd party solution.
Aside from the color change, it seems that nothing else is going to change with the white BlackBerry Bold 9000 for AT&T. There’s no word on an exact launch date or if it will be sold at any kind of premium, but the white Bold is showing up as part of AT&T’s internal inventory.
The BlackBerry Bold isn’t exactly a new phone anymore, so this palette swap could be a way to revitalize some interest. Then again, you may be more inclined to get the new BlackBerry Onyx 9700 instead. What will it be? New hotness in black or old buddy in white?
Verizon will soon be joining the Google Android party courtesy of Motorola and it seems that they are going to go with the most appropriate name of all for an Android phone. The rumblings are pointing toward the pending release of the Motorola Droid through Verizon Wireless, but this is not an entirely new phone for Big Red.
I signed up for a 
Aside from the days of the StarTAC and MicroTAC, Motorola really enjoyed its greatest success when it wowed the world with its Motorola RAZR V3 and all of its subsequent successors. We saw the RAZR V3i, V3c, V3x and so on. They rode that pony as far as it could go, but it seems that they’re ready to jump back in the RAZR saddle again.
As nice as the BlackBerry Bold may be, the smartphone may not fit with your personal tastes in fashion. Maybe you don’t like the jet black appearance and you want something with a little more personality. Well, Research in Motion and AT&T could have just the thing for you, because a white version of the Bold could be on the way.
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