Droid X users get an early peek into all the wonders of the Android 2.2 OS update early, as a leaked over-the-air upgrade found its way into, well, these guys’ hands. Lucky for you (provided that you’re a Droid X owner), they’re willing to share the Froyo love, which includes Google Voice Actions and support for the latest version of Flash. The update is a legit copy of the upgrade in an update.zip format and not a ROM or port conversion, so you won’t even have to root your phone if you don’t want to go to the more enlightened side of smartphone ownership.
If you plan to get your hands on a Droid 2 by the end of the week, you might want to head over to Verizon’s Droid 2 page now and sign up. The virtual doors just opened, so it’s time to fall into the virtual line or face a long wait time that’s not so virtual in case initial supplies fall short for the Thursday launch. You can get the Droid X’s keyboard-packing cousin for $199 with a 2-year Verizon contract after a $100 rebate, or you can just shell out the full $560 if you want the phone without the Verizon line.
Enough with the leaks and rumors already. Motorola has (finally!) officially announced the Droid 2, ending the stream of internet talk with the confirmation that it actually exists. And it’s set to launch in a rush too, with the pre-sale period set to start on August 11th, and the actual launch day a day later (Aug 12). Certainly significant news for smartphone fans, although we kind of already knew that, thanks to all the leaks and rumors. Specially this one that turned out to be spot-on with the whole rushed schedule.
If this leaked screenshot proves true, Motorola is getting ready to drop the Droid 2 very soon. The numbers to the left of the table are assumed to be dates, which could mean that Moto will be making the formal announcement on August 10th, followed by an online only pre-sale on the 11th, and the official launch date on the 12th (August 12th is also the same day BlackBerry is set to launch the Torch). Intrigued? For those about to pick up the Droid, The Droid 2 will share a lot of the Droid X’s good stuff, including the 1GHz processor and Moto’s Blur interface, but it’ll pack a comparatively weaker 5MP cam, a slightly smaller, 3.7-inch screen and a QWERTY keyboard if you’re not into the whole touch-only way of doing things.
The leak didn’t reveal pricing info, but it’s still expected to sell at the premium end of the Verizon’s smartphone line.
It’s blurry, and there’s practically little-to-no info attached to it (not even a name), but this photo could be showing a mid-range Droid smartphone sitting up Motorola’s pipeline. Anyway, the blurry photo (along with a similarly blurry video here), shows a qwerty-packing slider that’s relatively smaller than the 4-inch Droids that have recently been released.
How can we be so sure it’s even going to fall under Moto’s Droid line? We really can’t, but unless it’s just a Droid wallpaper installed onto a Motorola prototype slider, that blurry glowing red eye is kind of an obvious giveaway.
