Category: Verizon

HTC Droid Eris: Now With Root Access

HTC Droid Eris: Now With Root Access

The HTC Droid Eris has been with is for sometime now, available on Verizon Wireless but only recently were developers able to gain root access for the developing and customizing loving Android community. If you have stock Android 1.5 then re-joice as this will be right up your alley. If you have a leaked Android [...]

HTC Incredible Receives a Back Face-lift (For the Better)

HTC Incredible Receives a Back Face-lift (For the Better)

New pictures have been leaked of the HTC Incredible running Android that is bound for Verizon Wireless in the United States. Unfortunatly the 8MP camera, half GB of RAM sporting badboy has apparently been underclocked with no apparent reason been given. We can only assume it’s been done by HTC for battery saving measures. The [...]

Nexus One Hitting UK In April?

Nexus One Hitting UK In April?

We’ve known that Google’s Nexus One smartphone is headed to Vodafone for some time and we’ve also known that the Vodafone Nexus One was set to land in the spring. According to the British newspaper The Telegraph announced that Nexus One will start to selling in the United Kingdom around April but they have not [...]

Fresh Leak: Saygus VPhone, Video Calling Android hitting Verizon by the end of March?

Fresh Leak: Saygus VPhone, Video Calling Android hitting Verizon by the end of March?

Remember the Saygus VPhone, the 2-way video calling Android we told you about from CES ‘10? Rumors were that it was slated to be launched on Verizon, but no one had any clue about cost or a target release date, until now. One of our trusty tipsters hit us up today with some juicy new info [...]

Motorola Devour Prototype - Hands on

Motorola Devour Prototype – Hands on

Our friends from androidspin.com got their hands on the upcoming Motorola Devour Android phone. Few days ago we brought the Motorola Devour Packaging and now we bring you live shots of the Devour. If everything goes as plan Verizon Wireless will be selling this bad bod withing two weeks.

The Motorola Calgary Devour will become available [...]

Motorola Devour Packaging Gets 5 Minute's of Fame

Motorola Devour Packaging Gets 5 Minute’s of Fame

This here is a snap of the Motorola Calgary’s packaging, now known as the Motorola Devour which is soon the grace the hands of mobile phone lover’s on Verizon Wireless. This handset has been doing the rounds for quite some time now, and is set for release on Big Red which should be a [...]

The next devices from HTC

The next devices from HTC

A leak has led us to know the names of the next Android devices that HTC intends to launch. There is not much detail, just the names and screen resolution, but hey, that’s something!
The devices are:
HTC Espresso: QWERTY keyboard , 320 × 480 pixel
HTC Huangshan: No physical keyboard, 320 × 480 pixel
HTC Liberty: No physical [...]

Motorola launching 20 to 30 Android devices in 2010

Motorola launching 20 to 30 Android devices in 2010

Just as Motorola was launching its DEXT handset in Singapore the other day, the company announced, via one of its officials that it has huge Android-related plans for 2010. The info came from Moto’s Asia Pacific VP Spiro Nikolakopoulos, who was interviewed by CNET Asia.
According to CNET Asia it seems that Motorola will launch 20 [...]

Motorola Calgary Spotted in CelleBrite System

Motorola Calgary Spotted in CelleBrite System

Look what was dug up today, a CelleBrite unit sporting the words “Moto.A555 Calgary (Android)”. The Motorola Calgary has been making appearances since last year, one silver coloured one and one in black. Who knows which one will be launched but all we know is it must be on the way soon as it’s made [...]

Droid Eris Update Available Now

Droid Eris Update Available Now

Recent news was that the European HTC Heroes will be getting an update very shortly, however not an Android OS update, a generic update from the UK network 3. We now hear the Droid Eris in the US is getting roughly the same. A ROM update to version 1.17.605.1 which will put in place some [...]

The Nexus WHINE

The Nexus WHINE

Join us in welcoming OneSainT to the leakdroid staff
The Nexus WHINE.
Hi, my name is OneSainT. I’m new to the Leakdroid.com staff. Originally I was going to write an article about Android slowly but surely taking over the world. It talked about how Android started, the customization, gaining root access, and where I [...]

Motorola DROID rooted, let the modding begin!

Motorola DROID rooted, let the modding begin!

HTC’s Dream/G1, Magic/myTouch 3G, and HTC Hero?  Check. Samsung’s Galaxy and Behold II? Check.  In case you’re confused, that’s the list of current Android handsets that have been “rooted.”  And now today, the boys over at Alldroid.org have discovered the keys to the proverbial castle of the Motorola DROID.  Motorola Droid?  Check!
For those unaware, [...]

The Droid is a robot!

The Droid is a robot!

YEAH Totally a robot. These Droid ads just keep getting better and better and I’m loving them since I’m not a Iphone fan. Pair this with Verizon’s recent “there’s a map for that” ads, and you’ve got good reason not to hold out for that Verizon Wireless iPhone.

Droid prototype makes it's way to eBay!

Droid prototype makes it’s way to eBay!

If you want to get in on the Android action but fancy a Droid that’s a little bit more standout and different to all the bulk standard Motorola Droids you make want to scoot over to eBay as according to the guys over at engadget, eBay is offering a different type of Motorola Droid.
This limited [...]

Verizon sells 250,000 DROIDS in the first week

Verizon sells 250,000 DROIDS in the first week

While many were worried about DROID adoption due to the lack of long lines on launch day, new statistics by industry analytics firm Flurry are making waves today as the company reported that a quarter-million DROIDS found their way into the hands of consumers in the first week of availability.
Now this number might not jump out [...]

New Verizon DROID Ads shed mystery, show off what DROID Does

New Verizon DROID Ads shed mystery, show off what DROID Does

First there was “iDon’t” which got the entire Internet fighting talking.  Then they dropped Droids from the sky like alien pods sent straight from the future.  And while both are great ads, they only showed the DROID by Motorola for about half a second total between both commercials.  Great for hype, but the ads still [...]

DROID Controls Times Square Billboards - Videos

DROID Controls Times Square Billboards – Videos

The company will apparently let users play with some of the largest billboards available in Times Square. We have no details about the whole thing but the campaign is called “DROID Does Times Square”. Users will be able to control the biggest digital billboards available with voice only commands. If you’re living in New York [...]

Google puts DROID Ad on homepage

Google puts DROID Ad on homepage

Google is clearly excited about today’s launch of the Motorola DROID, so they’ve broken tradition and placed a small ad (link) for the DROID on their homepage just below the search box.  This marks the first time the company has placed an ad/announcement of this kind on the usually barebones search page that we’ve all [...]

Droid Day is here, send us your experiences!

Droid Day is here, send us your experiences!

The long wait is finally over, today you can finally get your Motorola Droid.  So.. who’s getting/gotten one?
We want to hear all about your buying experiences.  Did you pre-order, buy online from the comfort of your home, get up early to beat the potential lines?
What are your likes/dislikes?  Hit us back in the comments or [...]

Verizon's Third Android Phone?

Verizon’s Third Android Phone?

Could this very well be Verizon’s third Android powered handset? We think so, rumours from October confirmed Verizon will be setting an all out attack with the OS and if this is true then great, just great as it shows their commitment to the likes of Android and are taking it very seriously.Saygus VPhone V1 [...]

Droid Eris Gets all Offical Tomorrow (Verizon)

Droid Eris Gets all Offical Tomorrow (Verizon)

The Verizon HTC Droid Eris gets official as of tomorrow, there has already been unboxing’s popping up and pricing information available for the 3.2 inch capacative touchscreen handset from HTC which places in line their 4th Android handset to date. It seems the wind has now been knocked out of this handset due to the [...]

Samsung's Fifth Android Perhaps (Saturn)

Samsung’s Fifth Android Perhaps (Saturn)

The fith Android Samsung has been spotted, not the phone itself but it’s Wi-Fi interoperability certification. The Galaxy, the Spica, the Moment and the Behold II have been around before it however good news indeed from the Samsung camp, it seems they are churning out the Android goodness like nobody’s businnes, if only Samsung took [...]

New Droid "Stealth" Commercial ready to drop, literally

New Droid “Stealth” Commercial ready to drop, literally

Another Droid commercial called Stealth is about to hit the airwaves, and BGR got their hands on it.  The commercial depicts stealth fighter jets dropping mysterious alien-like “pods” from the sky over various locations.  The pods fly across the sky like comets, until landing and creating Superman-style craters in the Earth.  Nearby onlookers curiously approach [...]

Leakdroid Review Series - Motorola Droid

Leakdroid Review Series – Motorola Droid

From the release of the first Android smartphone (the T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream), every Android phone since has used the same Qualcomm 528MHz CPU. And while performance has been decent, the phones honestly have been a little underpowered. To get the best Android experience with all of it’s multi-tasking goodness, people have been very [...]

T-Mobile - Not to Fear Android 2.0 is Near

T-Mobile – Not to Fear Android 2.0 is Near

Fresh in from the kind Taylor at AndroidandMe that T-Mobile is working alongside Google to get their customers the 2.0 Android Eclair OS, good news for T-Mobile customers but a confirmed date is still not knowing when this will begin to be rolled out. Here is the response Taylor recived when he had sent an [...]

New HTC "Droid" Eris Shots

New HTC “Droid” Eris Shots

New shots taken from AndroidGuys of the HTC Eris, and boy does this handset look great in the flesh, flaunting itself as the Verizon version of the HTC Hero with pretty much the same specifications. Due to be realeased on November the 6th along side the Motorola Droid, i will repeat my earlier theory on [...]

Droid GPS Nav for 2.0 Android Firmware

Droid GPS Nav for 2.0 Android Firmware

Ok so the bombshell was dropped yesterday about Google entering the world of GPS navigation. Another bombshell was the Android firmware 2.0 will have have the new software installed which is great news to people who will be early adopting the Motorola Droid, and very well good news that the firmware as a whole will [...]

Droid Eris for $99

Droid Eris for $99

With all the Mototola Droid business this handset kind of gets left in the dark, and complaints are in the the processor and the lack of 2.0 eclair firmware goodness are missing however it seems people forget that only in June the big hype was the HTC Hero which is basically where the Eris has [...]

Motorola Droid Unboxing/Preview Video - Leakdroid

Motorola Droid Unboxing/Preview Video – Leakdroid

We have the Droid!  I snagged a few shots when I cracked it open in the car earlier, and now it’s time for the unboxing.  This is just a quick unboxing/preview vid of the Droid, but expect a full-featured review in the coming days. OK OK, it started off as a quick video but ended [...]

Droid is coming soon!

Droid is coming soon!

DroidCsoon

Looks like this weeks is going to be a Droid week. Verizon is starting to send out updates of their up coming Motorola Droid and they have fully launched the Droid Portal website. Today we got our hands on a review unit and we are really excited about this bad boy. Full review of the [...]

Motorola Droid Pricing

Motorola Droid Pricing

As today is announcment day for none other than the Droid/Tao/Sholes here pricing information regarding this handset on Verizon Wireless.
DROID by Motorola will be available in the United States exclusively at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online on Friday, Nov. 6, for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate. Customers [...]

Christmas has come early, our Motorola Droid has arrived!! Teaser pics and more

Christmas has come early, our Motorola Droid has arrived!! Teaser pics and more

I’ve been sick as a dog the last few days, but a knock on my door early this morning from the delivery man has me feeling a bit better – probably due to the adrenaline running through my veins as I ran to get my trusty pair of scissors to crack the package open.  I [...]

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