Motorola Droid Seen Booting Up and Running Android 2.0 [Motorola]
Assuming it’s real, this teaser video confirms a few things about the Moto Droid: that Droid is indeed the name, and that it will run Android 2.0. Not much to see here, but apparently there’s “more coming soon.” [BGR]
Motorola Sholes makes underwhelming FCC appearance
Well, it unfortunately doesn’t include any elaborate test setups or a thorough dissection of the device, but it looks like the Motorola Sholes (a.k.a. Droid) has indeed finally made at showing at the FCC, although it’s unfortunately (for some of us, anyway) the non-CDMA, European version of the phone. Interestingly, it appears that this may have been a small slip-up on Motorola’s part, as all references to the phone other than the one above seem to have been omitted from the documents. Then again, the Sholes seems to be making a habit of showing up plenty of places Motorola may not want it to.
[Via Androphones.com, thanks Silver]
Filed under: Cellphones
Motorola Sholes makes underwhelming FCC appearance originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted: October 16th, 2009
at 4:14pm by Donald Melanson
Topics: Android, Motorola, Motorola Droid, Motorola sholes, MotorolaDroid, MotorolaSholes, droid, fcc, moto, sholes
Motorola Droid startup teased, obnoxious robot voice and all (video)
None too long after its first headshot was posted did Motorola Droid (a.k.a. Sholes) make a covert encore appearance, only showing off this time the startup process. It provides a bit more evidence — as if we really needed any — that the phone’s bound for Verizon’s network, and any Android customizations, at least from the initial glance, are nothing to write home about. It might be running Eclair, but we really can’t say from this. One thing’s for certain: we’ll be looking for a way to turn off that “Droid” voice from speaking every time we power up the phone. Video after the break.
Continue reading Motorola Droid startup teased, obnoxious robot voice and all (video)
Filed under: Cellphones
Motorola Droid startup teased, obnoxious robot voice and all (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Purported Motorola roadmap uncovers Sholes Tablet, Motus and other mythical mysteries
Okay folks, this is the moment where hauling a spoonful of NaCl down the chute would be highly recommended. DialAPhone seems to have unearthed what looks like a Q4 2009 – Q1 2010 Motorola roadmap, and while the finds are certainly intriguing, we’re still hesitant to believe this thing is legit. For starters, this is obviously a European plan, so what we’re viewing here may never make the tedious journey across the pond anyway. Secondly, how many of you honestly believe Moto’s cooking up a Sholes Tablet? Exactly. That said, we’d be the first to drool should that device (or the Motus and / or Zeppelin) launch early next year, and you can bet your bottom dollar that we’ll be scraping the floor for details when CES kicks off in just a few months.
[Thanks, dejan]
Filed under: Cellphones
Purported Motorola roadmap uncovers Sholes Tablet, Motus and other mythical mysteries originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Motorola Sholes and Torch battery covers unearthed (hey, it’s something)
We really don’t need any more convincing that the Sholes is real, but what about the Torch? Oh, you don’t remember that one? Yeah, we had to look it up to refresh our memory — turns out this was the rumored market name for the Inferno, a touchscreen featurephone Moto apparently had in the works to replace the Krave on Verizon. The company has just published press shots of the battery covers of both the Sholes and the Torch — those are the names Motorola is using, though it’s not uncommon for them to refer to press shots by codename, so we wouldn’t make much of it — so if we had to guess, the Torch is still alive. Also notable is the fact that they’re showing two versions of the Sholes’ cover, one with a Verizon logo and one without, so this is a strong indicator that there’ll be a second model — most likely for overseas GSM markets. Or, you know, an unlocked US 3G version. Dare to dream, right?
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Motorola Sholes and Torch battery covers unearthed (hey, it’s something) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
