Droid X to Get Gingerbread Before Droid X2?

May 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

 

Droid X to Get Gingerbread Before Droid X2? Droid X1 300x159Not to get your hopes up, but according to Droid-life, it appears Motorola is brewing something special for the Droid X phone. Some believe that the company is working on a version of Android Gingerbread for the classic phone. Really?

Announcing the possibly good news to members of Motorola Owners’s forum, it’s supposed to be a hush-hush project. It is basically an invitation for Droid X owners to take part in a project. Very vague, we must say.

Maybe, just maybe, the company is trying to give some payback to customers who have made Motorola a household name once again. Plus, rumors of the update have been constantly pouring in in the last few weeks.

If you remember, the Gingerbread update for the phone was apparently approved by Verizon earlier this month – and it was supposed to come on May 13. While that one didn’t exactly materialize, there’s a good chance that the secret project will indeed be of the Gingerbread for the Droid X.

We’re guessing Droid X2 owners won’t be all too thrilled about the Gingerbread update for its older cousin – seeing that the newer phone still runs Froyo. Ideally, the update will apply to both phones – whenever it is coming.

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The Motorola Droid X2 … Already Rooted!

May 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Motorola Droid X2 … Already Rooted! Droid X2 300x221There really is almost nothing that the dedicated Android modders and developers cannot do – when it comes to bypassing some tedious security measures put in place by phone maker, such as what Verizon is doing to the Motorola Droid X2. Despite their attempt to discourage people from rooting the phone – they have once more lost the battle.

 

Using Gingerbreak, you can now root your Droid X2 easily – this according Droid Life. Though Droid X2 unit they used to root wasn’t running Gingerbread, the method is apparently working flawlessly.

Unfortunately, with a locked bootloader on the Droid 2X, you may not have access to some vanilla Gingerbread – at least for the time being.  We believe this is a temporary solution to quench your rooting thirst. For every lockdown that carrier and phone maker are trying to enforce – new solutions to crack the protection usually come soon. Hopefully they can crack open the locked booatloader.

Are you more interested now in the Droid X2 now that it’s been rooted? Well, the 4.3-inch phone with Nvidia Tegra 2 processor running at 1GHz is heading for Verizon on May 26.

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Motorola Droid X2, LG Revolution, and Xperia Play Prepping for Verizon

May 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Motorola Droid X2, LG Revolution, and Xperia Play Prepping for Verizon Verizon 300x197If there’s ever a perfect time to upgrade your Android phone – you may want to check Verizon stores next week – specifically around May 26. The carrier is pushing hard for Android phones in the market this month, as it plans to release the Motorola Droid X2, LG Revolution and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play.

 

The Motorola Droid X2 is of course the successor to the Droid X. While physically it looks similar, there’s a new dual core 1GHz processor and a new 540×960 resolution on its 4.3-inch screen. The dummy units of the phone have been spotted as early as last week, so the release of the phone is imminent. It’s odd that Motorola and Verizon haven’t released any official confirmation though – but all signs point to a May 26 release.

Meanwhile, LG Revolution is set to join the Android party on May 25 – as the release date of the phone was leaked. The phone has a 4.3-inch screen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixels rear camera and the desirable 4G LTE connectivity. The leaked inventory from Best Buy may just reveal the phone’s off-contract price of $700.

If the two phones above haven’t been officially confirmed, such isn’t the case with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. You can definitely get the phone on Verizon stores starting May 26.

[via engadget, mobilecrunch]

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Motorola Droid X2 Coming to Stores on May 26th

May 18, 2011 By 1 Comment

Motorola Droid X2 Coming to Stores on May 26th Droid X2 300x221Waiting for Droid X2 to hit the shelves? Wait no more, because according to a leaked internal listing at Verizon the phone will be hitting the stores on May 26, with a direct fulfillment available on May 19 (coming Thursday).
 
 
Motorola Droid X2 Coming to Stores on May 26th Droid X2 release date

The dual-core qHD is certainly anticipated by a lot of people, though Verizon does not seem much interested in doing an official launch of the phone, leaving it to people like us to report the launches.

Another leaked screenshot of the phone claimed its technical specifications such as 4.3″ qHD display, 1Ghz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 512 MB RAM, 8-megapixel camera with 720p HD recording and Adobe Flash Player 10 (well this one comes with every Android gadget).

The phone also has 1080p output, 8GB of internal storage, also comes with a pre-installed 8GB SD card and a 1540mAh battery (phone should have a decent battery backup). The Droid X2 will also come with the goodness of Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” (doesn’t make sense to use Froyo, does it?). The keyboard will also support Swype input.

Weighing only 155.07gm, and a screen resolution of 960x540px the X2 is sure to win some hearts. The phone is also only expected to come in black colour according to the screenshots, a different coloured version might be available later on.

This doesn’t end here, though, as there is one more leaked screenshot that confirms other technical specs such as dual LED flash, camera with continuous autofocus. The power is placed at the top center of the phone, and the volume control button at the right.

[via androidcentral]

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