I’ve heard A LOT of people insisting the Motorola Droid DOES NOT have Multi-Touch. They are wrong. I can quickly prove this by showing you a video of the Picsay update that just hit Android Market… which supports Multi-Touch for Android 2.0: Picsay even has PINCH AND ZOOM. What critics don’t understand or failed to [...]

And to be clear, that’s: Rap, [rap] – verb – 1. Slang. to criticize sharply: Critics could hardly wait to rap the play. 2. Slang. to talk or discuss, esp. freely, openly, or volubly; chat. not: 3. Slang. to talk rhythmically to the beat of rap music. You undoubtedly remember the Verizon jabs at AT&T [...]

The most highly anticipated Android Phone to date has caused quite a stir over the past several months. At first the commotion was caused by the community alone. Enter Verizon. With its DroidDoes campaign it quickly became the hype of the tech world. When the bar is set so high, usually you set yourself up [...]

Ever since the Motorola Droid was leaked it has been oozing elite Android goo all over eager onlookers and innocent botstanders. Sexy looks. Huge screen. Fast processor. Slideout keyboard. Compact body. The Motorola Droid was going to have it ALL… right? For the most part, but when expectations are in another orbit, realistic reviews would [...]

The Motorola Droid isn’t only the first Android Phone for Verizon Wireless but also the first Android Phone for any carrier running Android 2.0 – the latest and greatest version of Google’s mobile device operating system. When it was announced last week we highlighted the new 2.0 features, but this is our first time testing [...]

When Google announced the inclusion of Google Navigation for Android 2.0 the news shocked the tech market… AND the stock market. Garmin and TomTom stocks tumbled as the surfacing of a 100% FREE turn-by-turn navigation service meant many people would gladly keep their cash and settle for the alternative. Right now Google Navigation means “settling” [...]

I had high expectations for the Motorola Droid Camera as – at least from a specs and software standpoint – it comes with a lot of features not found on other Android phones. With a 5MP camera, dual LED flash, image stabilization and 4X digital zoom I was excited to test it out. Top it [...]

If there is one thing that absolutely rocks about the Motorola Droid its the fact that its the largest screen on any Android Phone to date – and its awesome. The web browsing experience benefits greatly from this and I can tell you that its pretty amazing. Not only do Full HTML web pages load [...]

When most people express their thoughts on battery life it is an incredibly exact science. They use the phone throughout the day how THEY normally do and tell you in relative terms how it performs. Good, decent, really good, not so hot, etc… but I wanted a more precise way of measuring the battery life [...]

Looks like Samsung is moving forward at a respectable pace with it’s newest addition,  Saturn i6500.  The wifi certification document got leaked a couple days ago and the webs have been abuzz since. …and thanks to GSM Arena we’ve got some preliminary specs for you, too.

Extended Hours, In-Store Demos, Unique Times Sq. Billboard, Other Events Planned For Nationwide Debut at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Many of Verizon Wireless’ more than 2,000 Communications Stores will open early Friday (Nov. 6) to give customers the earliest opportunity to purchase the DROID by Motorola on its first day of [...]

Some of you may be familiar with the company Novosoft.  Well, they have a product called Handy Backup which boasts a fair number of features. Encryption, on the fly compression, image backups, etc. You can read more about that if you like on their site. But what is relevant to US is that today they [...]

“Shenzhen Eston is going to launch a new N series MID after its N83 and N93 MID. This new MID is called N97, and runs on the Android OS. it will comes with full HD capability, and supports MPG, WMV, AVI, 3GP, MP4 videos. Eston N97 is Powered by a Marvell PXA303 processor, and features [...]

They told us November 3rd was the day and they didn’t disappoint – Sony Ericsson has officially announced the Xperia X10 as their first Android Phone and a beauty it is. The unveiling came complete with a video: List of specs: The Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ X10 at a glance Camera 8.1 megapixel camera Up to [...]

It astounds us to know that Android 2.0 has only JUST BARELY launched-ish and already we’re getting info about 2.1 Features, removed “features”, and bug fixes. Fortunately for you we just can’t keep it in any longer.  It’s time to share with my Phandroid friends all the juicy details we’re holding within! .. Bah, I’m [...]

This may not come as a surprise to many – those of you a little more familiar with Smartphone Plans on the Big Red – but to the rest, fair warning:  If you plan to use ActiveSync to connect Exchange you can expect to pay a little more. “The industry is abuzz over the Motorola [...]

Those of you looking for a stand-alone GPS may be interested in this. It was posted a few days ago over at NaviGadget. “GPS navigation system maker Mio is planning for a new lineup of device called Mio MiBuddy. The rumor is that these devices will come with Google’s Android OS as soon as 2010. [...]

Interesting find here. Apparently rather than the 1Ghz anticipated clock speed for the Liquid’s SnapDragon processor, that bad boys’ movin’ at 768Mhz. Oh Snap! The general response so far seems to be “..What?” on this one. As Engadget put it: Who knows, maybe it’s for battery life. There’s also a video at MobileTechWorld.

“With the Android Platform, you’ll connect seamlessly to your personal and work life through its rich Internet browsing, huge selection of mobile apps, plus powerful productivity tools-all with the speed of the Now Network. Combine that with the full capacitive touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard, along with the brilliant wide display and you have the [...]

It looks like if all goes well with the Droid Verizon intents on upping the smartphone ante. “One of our really solid connects just had some information for us and we think you’re going to love it. With the Motorola DROID being Verizon’s hot handset at the moment, you’d figure that the Moto would be [...]