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DROID 4 pops up on DROID DOES, could land in stockings December 22nd

By Michael Crider
on 20 Dec, 2011

We'd previously heard that Motorola's 4th generation DROID was scheduled to be released on December 8th, a day before Verizon was to finally push out the Galaxy Nexus. Neither of those dates bore any fruit, and while the Nexus released just a week later, the DROID 4 is still nowhere to be found. According to another of Droid Life's internal Verizon leaks, the phone is currently headed for a December 22nd release, just two days from now. Considering the amount of PR and other information that's already leaked, this certainly seems plausible.

Long-lost HTC Merge appears in Verizon holiday ad

By Michael Crider
on 9 Dec, 2011

Well there's something we didn't expect to see. You might remember the HTC Merge from early this year, when it was announced in February and briefly stopped by the FCC with Verizon bands. While a few regional carriers picked up the QWERTY phone, its debut on Big Red has been long delayed -until now. The folks at AllTechEverything spotted the phone at the bottom of a Verizon Christmas tree in a recent ad, alongside the Samsung DROID CHARGE and the LG Revolution.

Verizon LTE is back up, Motorola DROID 4 is a no-show

By Michael Crider
on 8 Dec, 2011

Yesterday Verizon had an embarrassing hiccup in its nationwide 3G and 4G LTE service, with no prospective time for repair. Well, reports are coming in that service has been restored around the country, including the Midwest, where the outage was particularly severe. But there may have been at least one casualty: the Motorola DROID 4, which was set to release today in various internal documents.

ASUS Transformer for $249, Toshiba Thrive for $279 and more from Best Buy Black Friday

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Nov, 2011

Who's ready for some Black Friday deals? If you are the type to wake up at 4:00 AM and stand in the cold while fighting off hoards of shopping Mom and Dads during Black Friday, or just really want a new Android tablet then you'll want to pay attention to Best Buy. They've already released a few ads showing off a couple deals for Black Friday coming up in a few weeks and they've now appeared on every BF website you can think of. We have the pictures below.

Motorola DROID 4 spotted in Verizon’s internal system

By Michael Crider
on 7 Nov, 2011

With all the hubbub surrounding the DROID RAZR, HTC Rezound and Galaxy Nexus on Verizon's LTE network, QWERTY keyboard lovers are no doubt feeling a little left out. If the Samsung Stratosphere wasn't your cup of tea, there's good news: internal leaks show that the DROID 4 may be coming soon. The guys over at Droid-Life have got their hands on some new spy shots that show the DROID 4 is already being tested internally.

Verizon 4G LTE rollout ahead of schedule, already reaching 185 million customers

By Cory Gunther
on 26 Oct, 2011

When Verizon announced their new 4G LTE network they had a few goals set in terms of the rollout, and how many customers would be able to take advantage of the new network. Today Verizon has announced that the original goal of 185 million customers has already been reached and that they are ahead of schedule, not to mention that they've also already reached their goal for the amount of markets that actually have 4G LTE.

Samsung Stratosphere Review

By Michael Crider
on 24 Oct, 2011

To date there are only eight 4G smartphones available from Verizon, and with the notable exception of the Samsung Stratosphere, all of them are slate-style phones. If you want a keyboard with your LTE, then this is it. The QWERTY slider is very, very similar to the Samsung Epic 4G, with the distinction that it comes on Verizon and features Gingerbread. So, how does it stack up against other 4G phones and QWERTY slider from Verizon? Let's find out.

Verizon’s Samsung Stratosphere rooted already

By Michael Crider
on 24 Oct, 2011

If you want to make your Android phone work harder, there's only one way to go: root. Verizon's latest phone, the Samsung Stratosphere, has been rooted by some industrious modders. While the root method isn't the easiest in the world, but it should be easy enough for most advanced Android users. For the record, the Stratosphere was only on the market for a little under two weeks before a root method was discovered. The Stratosphere is essentially the same hardware as the Samsung Epic 4G, with a little elbow grease to move it over to Verizon's LTE network and update the software to sweet, sweet Gingerbread. As far as hardware goes it's strictly middle of the road, but for the moment it's the first and only QWERTY slider phone to take advantage of Verizon's LTE network. Interestingly, it seems to be the first Verizon LTE phone to use a Mini-SIM card, saving some small but valuable space in the phone's interior. The phone is basically on-par with the original Galaxy S, plus some extra bulk to accommodate a full keyboard. Android Community got some hands-on time with the phone last week, and a review is coming shortly. Would-be modders should know that Samsung releases the source code for its kernels on a regular basis, so now that root has been achieved, full-fledged custom ROMs won't be far behind. [device id=1936]

Samsung Transform Ultra slides into the low end

By Michael Crider
on 24 Oct, 2011

There's a lot of QWERTY slider Android phones out there if you look hard enough, but most of them are mid- to high-end, and unfortunately off-limits to the thumbs of more pragmatic text-happy consumers. Samsung is looking to fill their demand with the Transform Ultra, a low-end slider previously reserved for Boost but set for release soon on the parent network. No price is available, but given the low specifications it should be less than $100 on-contract, possibly even free.

Samsung Stratosphere hands on [Video]

By Michael Crider
on 21 Oct, 2011

The Samsung Stratosphere is the latest 4G phone from Verizon, and to the delight of certain parts of the Android world, it's also a full QWERTY slider. The mid-range device is based on the last generation of Galaxy S phone, and as far as feel and dimensions go, it's got a lot in common with its cousin the Epic 4G. It's launching at a relatively cheap $149.99 - a song for an true LTE slider phone. Our initial impressions follow.