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Motorola Ming A1680, MT810, and XT806 begin their Android mercy mission in China

Motorola's venerable MING handset revisions were just made official in three Android-toting varieties for China Unicom (model A1680 pictured above left), China Mobile ( MT810 , pictured center), and China Telecom ( XT806 , on the right). The TD-SCDMA riding MT810 ships with the Android derived OPhone 2.0 operating system and two touchscreen displays: a 3.2-inch stylus-friendly resistive touchscreen and a second transparent capacitive cover that provides a finger-friendly experience when closed. Other specs include 720 x 480 video capture, 720p video playback, and support for China's CMMD mobile television spec. China Telecom's XT806 is built on Android 2.1 with GPS, 720p video capture, and support for both CDMA EVDO and GSM for global wanderings. Finally, China Unicom's A1680 packs a 3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen, Chinese WAPI WiFi, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, and Motorola's sixth-generation SoftStylus handwriting system. Continue reading Motorola Ming A1680, MT810, and XT806 begin their Android mercy mission in China Motorola Ming A1680, MT810, and XT806 begin their Android mercy mission in China originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Get Root Access to Your Motorola Droid 2 [Android]

Whether you're an early adopter or you were one of the lucky ones that got a free Droid 2 upgrade , some users over at the xda-developers forum have already gained root access to Motorola's latest device. More
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Come and Get Your Droid 2 Root [Android]

Joining the proud lineage of rooted phones, Droid 2 has officially been compromised . What took you so long, guys? As always, please proceed with extreme caution. It's not the most complicated hack in the world, but a wrong move could do some serious damage to your phone. [ XDA Developers Forum via Engadget ] More
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Motorola: Thou Shalt Not Install Leaked Froyo ROMs On Your Droid X [Motorola]

For some reason or another, Motorola really doesn't want Droid X owners downloading a leaked Froyo ROM before the Android update officially launches. Hence, the cease-and-desist letters that are being sent out by the company's director of information security. More
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Exclusive: Motorola MB520 ‘Kobe’ boasts a Droid X-esque UI, AT&T affinity

What is Motorola Kobe? The device, also known by its model number MB520, seems to be popping up on a couple of certification websites. UPnP Forum certified it on June 16, 2010 (listed as "Kobe ATT"), and additionally on July 8th the smartphone quietly got a thumbs up from the WiFi Alliance for single band (2.4GHz) 802.11b/g/n. Of course, an IEEE standard does not a phone make, and so we've been in touch with a trusted source who's provided us with specifications of the device, as well as screencaps of some benchmarks results and the all-important About Phone page. The Kobe is a slate-style smartphone currently featuring Android 2.1 with a Motoblur skin reminiscent of Droid 2 / Droid X 's UI. We're told it has a 3.5-inch LCD with 480 x 854 resolution, a 800MHz TI OMAP processor (either 3440 or an underclocked 3630), PowerVR SGX 530 GPU, 512MB RAM, 2GB internal storage and a bundled 2GB microSD card, and a 3 megapixel camera (without flash). It currently comes loaded with Swype, Vlingo, and DNLA support. We gotta say, camera notwithstanding, this sounds like a pretty appealing addition to AT&T's growing Android lineup. Hit up the gallery below for benchmark scores. Gallery: Motorola MB520 'Kobe' benchmark scores Exclusive: Motorola MB520 'Kobe' boasts a Droid X-esque UI, AT&T affinity originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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How To Upgrade Your Droid X To Android 2.2 Right Now [DroidX]

Hey, Droid X owners! Verizon's over-the-air Froyo update for the Motorola Droid X, scheduled to arrive in coming weeks, has leaked and is available for both rooted and non-rooted phones. As always, be careful, but you can find details on the Droid X upgrade over at the My Droid World forums. [ My Droid World via Engadget ] More
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Droid X upgrade to Android 2.2 leaks out

What we're looking at here is allegedly the leaked over-the-air update to Froyo that Verizon plans on deploying to Droid X customers in the next few weeks, which means two critical things for customers: it should generally be faster all the way around, and -- of course -- you've got support for Flash, which was a big topic of interest at Motorola's launch event for the phone a couple months back. The update is available both in rooted and non-rooted versions, so if you're feeling adventurous today and you enjoy the thrill of doing something that offers a remote possibility of bricking your phone, you may want to go ahead and grab it. Good luck, and let us know your experiences in comments, alright? [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Droid X upgrade to Android 2.2 leaks out originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Is Droid Pro Just the Global Droid 2? [Unconfirmed]

It may not be as big a revelation as "Einhorn Is Finkle" , but still: according to Engadget, it looks as though the rumored Droid Pro is actually the Droid 2 with a GSM/HSPA radio thrown in for global calling. Given that there's little separating Droid 2 from Droid , one can happily imagine a future in which Motorola keeps making the same phone over and over again, forever, the end. And I'd be perfectly okay with that. [ Engadget ] More
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Tech Talk Podcast: Inside the Motorola Droid 2

Kyle Wiens of iFixit.com discusses the insides of a Motorola Droid 2 smartphone, and Pedro Rafael Rosado tests new iPod speakers.
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Tech Talk Podcast: Inside the Motorola Droid 2

Kyle Wiens of iFixit.com discusses the insides of a Motorola Droid 2 smartphone, and Pedro Rafael Rosado tests new iPod speakers.
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