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Lenovo LePhone Targets May Release In China

David Wasserman — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:28:51 +0000

Lenovo LePhone Targets May Release In China is a post from: Android Phone Geek

It’s no secret that Google and China are having a little tiff, with Google even going as far as delaying two Android phones in China.Â Lenovo on the otherhand is moving right along with the Lenovo LePhone which is set to release in May of this year on China Mobile, China Telecom, & China Unicom.

The Lenovo LePhone will sport a 3.7 inch 480×800 touchscreen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and a 3MP camera. The picture above shows the optional keyboard. Worldwide releases will follow the China launch later in the year.

See some more pictures after the break!

[Via Engadget]

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Android Photo Backup App Captures Thieves Identities

David Wasserman — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:53:02 +0000

Android Photo Backup App Captures Thieves Identities is a post from: Android Phone Geek

This type of thing cracks me up and just goes to show that you will get caught! In this case, two young men from the Portland area were trying to steal some Motorola Android handsets (along with other electronics) from a nearby household. What they didn’t foresee, however, was that one of the phones would have the free Lookout app, which automatically backs up all pictures taken with the handset to a user-accessible server every night. So, in the midst of the burglary, the criminals provided the phone’s owner with enough visual evidence for the police to apprehend at least one of them. The search for his partner in crime continues, but this just shows, you never know who’s watching!

[Via SlipperyBrick]

Google To Overcome Android’s App Storage Limit

David Wasserman — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:21:04 +0000

Google To Overcome Android’s App Storage Limit is a post from: Android Phone Geek

We all know and love our Android OS but are well aware of the issue of applications only being stored on the internal phone storage and not the microSD expansion cards.Â Not only can this limit the number of apps stored on a device but in may actually stop an individual app with a lot of data from even running.Â Google announced at the Nexus One Event that this will be fixed in the future by enabling encryption on the card. No one knows when this will occur or even if it will come to existing Android devices but hopefully it will come soon.

[Via Engadget]

Droid-Time’s Gadget of the Year!

David Wasserman — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:00:58 +0000

Droid-Time’s Gadget of the Year! is a post from: Android Phone Geek

We’re nearing the end of the year, and that means top 10 lists are popping up everywhere! Time Magazine has come up with a list of the Top 10 Everything of 2009. Oh, and guess who get’s the number one spot this year? Move over iPhone 3GS and make way for the Motorola Droid. Here is what Time had to say about the Droid:

Everybody likes Android, Google’s open-source smartphone operating system. But a smartphone operating system isn’t all that satisfying without an actual kick-ass smartphone wrapped around it. Now Android has one: The Droid is a hefty beast, a metal behemoth without the gloss and finish of the iPhone, but you don’t miss it. The Droid’s touchscreen is phenomenally sharp and vivid, it has an actual physical (not great, but good enough) keyboard, and best of all, the Droid is on Verizon’s best-of-breed 3G network. It’s Android’s first credible challenge to the iPhone.

Congratulations to the Motorola Droid!

[Via - Time]

The Droid Has Landed!

David Wasserman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:39:21 +0000

The Droid Has Landed! is a post from: Android Phone Geek

Today is the day and many folks are finally getting their new gadget! Others are still on the fence and plotting their next move.

With the release of Motorola Droid on Verizon, to say their has been a boat load of reviews can be considered an understatement.

To help you in your quest, below are many useful links and information, all Motorola Droid related. Have fun!

The Droid Lowdown:

Verizon’s Droid: The Buying

â€¢ The Droid costs $199.99 when bought with a new two-year contract. In most cases you will end up forking over $299.99 up-front, then getting $100 back via a mail-in rebate.

â€¢ To avoid the $100.00 mail-in rebate, you can buy your Droid at Best Buy. Best Buy will automatically credit the rebate at the time of your purchase.

â€¢ The Droid requires a Verizon voice plan, which runs a minimum of $39.99 for 450 minutes. It also requires an unlimited data plan, which runs an additional $29.99. Text messaging is not included and costs extra to add on.

â€¢ Despite some initial confusion, you will not have to pay extra simply to utilize the Droid’s Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync feature. There is a $15 surcharge only if you have a multiple-line business account.

Verizon’s Droid Page

Best Buy

Some of the Reviews On the Internet (by all means not all of them but a good handful):

Boy Genius Report The Motorola DROID is now Motorolaâ€™s most important device in recent memory, and theyâ€™ve hit it out of the park with this one.

Engadget Yes, the DROID is an excellent smartphone with many (if not all) of the features that a modern user would expect, and if you’re a Verizon customer, there probably isn’t a more action packed device on the network.

SlashGear All in all, the Verizon DROID by Motorola sets the bar for all new Android devices and is arguably the best Android device to date.

Salomondrin.net I’ll say it right now. I’m sticking with my Storm2. The Droid is a great phone and would be a great iPhone upgrade, not a Blackberry one. Via: Twitter

Gizmodo In four months, we’ll probably see a new champion. That Droid sets such a high bar for everything after might be the best thing about it.

The New York Times The Droid is just incredibly fast, so itâ€™s a delight to use. Audio quality is superb, both on phone calls and music.