Motorola Photon 4G

Best Buy is sweetening the pot on their trade-in deal for a selection of Motorola handsets. With the trade in of any mobile phone, the retailer will offer a $50 credit towards the purchase of the Motorola Atrix 2 for AT&T, Motorola Photon 4G for Sprint, and Motorola Droid RAZR for Verizon. The offer is [...]

Motorola has updated their Android Software Upgrade timeline with some new information regarding Android 4.0 for several devices. Ice Cream Sandwich will begin rolling out to the the Motorola XOOM Family Edition and a selection of international handsets including the Motorola RAZR in Q2. In Q3, the Motorola Atrix 4G, Atrix 2, and Photon 4G [...]

The folks at Tucows, who were once known for their applications (free, shareware or otherwise) repository for desktop operating systems are looking to introduce a new venture that’s interesting, to say the least. With the help of Sprint they have launched Ting, a pay-as-you-go service that gives users extremely good value compared to other PAYG [...]

Motorola’s issued the call to arms for those with Photon 4G units on Sprint. They are gearing up to release a new update soon and need testers to help them determine whether or not things are good to go for the vast majority of those who have the device. We’re not sure what to expect [...]

The Motorola Photon 4G has just received a pretty sizable maintenance upgrade. Alongside general fixes and enhancements, we’re getting Google Talk video chat support, support for the new Lapdock 100, a fix for the erroneous proximity sensor and more. Lookout for build 45.3.6.en.US when checking for firmware upgrades in the settings menu. Don’t fret if [...]

While Motorola and many of their OEM carriers have mentioned the Lapdock 100 casually in device press releases, we still haven’t had a formal announcement for availability or pricing. That’s what the press release below is for, though. Starting out it will be compatible with AT&T’s Motorola ATRIX 2, Sprint’s Motorola Photon 4G and Verizon’s [...]

Amazon’s posted up more wireless deals for you all to take a look at. The Sprint EVO 3D that we mentioned the other day for $100 has now had its price cut in half – you can have it for just $50. They’re also offering the Motorola Photon 4G for that same price. Two great [...]

Quite a few Motorola Photon owners have been experiencing an issue with their device in what they are calling “The Sleep of Death.” Apparently, the device will shut down at random times without warning forcing users to power back on and check for important missed calls and/or texts. MoPho users took to our very own [...]

Sprint has issued a small bugfix update for the Motorola Photon 4G. While the tweaks and enhancements are few, the expected result should be welcome by users experiencing a nagging problem with voice calls defaulting to mute. Phone stability and improved Bluetooth support round out the software update to version  4.5.1A-1_SUN-154_5. Head over to the Sprint [...]

All of the news lately about unlocked bootloaders is just lovely. The latest to get one is the Motorola Photon 4G. The unlock has come courtesy of XDA member Yay 4 Juggs. All it requires are two files (a third one if you’re counting the extra step to regain root) and an ability to follow [...]

I was alerted by the fellas over at AndroidPolice on a pretty sweet deal for the Motorola Photon 4G on Sprint. RadioShack Wireless is offering the Tegra 2 powered handset for only $100 with a new 2-year agreement and they’ll even ship it to you for free. So, if you were looking for a reason [...]

Motorola has a new promotion starting today and running through the end of August. Each day via their Facebook and Twitter accounts a “Lightening Hour” will be announced along with instructions for a task to be completed within that time frame. The contest began today at 5PM, so you still have a few minutes to [...]

If you’re a Photon 4G user and fancy yourself an Android modder you may be able to rest easy now that the “system boot file” for the device has been leaked onto XDA. This will essentially let users bring back to life hard bricked devices and give a gentle push to would be rooters now [...]

Wanting to root your brand new Motorola Photon 4G? It didn’t take long for its root method to come about, but it’s perhaps one of the most unorthodox methods we’ve seen. You’ll need an expensive $100 HD Station (an HD multimedia dock), an HDMI cable (should have come with the dock) and a TV with [...]

In case you’ve forgotten, Sprint was scheduled to launch the Motorola Photon 4G on July 31st. It’s August 1st now, so that can only mean that you’re allowed to walk into your local Sprint store get your hands on one. It’s Sprint’s first high-end device by Motorola and their first with an NVIDIA dual-core Tegra [...]

Wondering if the Photon 4G will have Netflix support when you go to snap it up on July 31st? The folks at Android Central says to expect to be able to find the Netflix app in the market. You’ll be able to use it just as you would on any other phone. Sure, it’s not [...]

If you are one of many souls looking to purchase the Motorola Photon 4G and just so happen to also be a Sprint Premier customer (read: anyone with an Android phone for more than three months currently on Sprint), you’ll be glad to know that the Motorola Photon 4G is now being offered to you. [...]

This thing isn’t set to come out until July 31st, but some users are already receiving the Motorola PHOTON 4Gs they preordered the moment they were able to. This thread at AndroidForums.com has a few people who are willing to share their thoughts, images and camera samples. There’s a lot of interesting stuff here. To [...]

If you’re in the market for Sprint’s upcoming dual-core Motorola Photon 4G, which is now set to come out July 31st, you’ll want to take a look at some of your buying options. One of those options is Walmart, who is offering the device on presales for $160 after singing a two-year agreement. This is [...]

HTC Desire II, HTC Flyer, Motorola Electrify (Photon), Huawei Ascend II, HTC Wildfire S, LG Optimus Black – just a few of the devices headed US Cellular’s way this quarter. Amazing, no? Their entire leaked Q3 roadmap shows a crap ton of great devices and we can’t imagine this won’t put them in an upper [...]