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Verizon adds 100,000 Motorola Droid users and counting

by AndroidFan on Nov 11, 2009 in Rumors

The massive marketing blitz by Verizon Wireless over the past couple weeks has finally paid off for Motorola and the wireless carrier. Early reports indicate that over 100,000 Motorola Droids were sold over the opening weekend. Despite the higher upfront cost of $299 before $100 mail-in rebate, the Droid was able to sell a large [...]

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Dell’s Android-powered Mini 3iX shows up in Brazil

by AndroidFan on Nov 03, 2009 in Dell

The Dell Mini 3i is no stranger to spot shots. We first saw the device appear without WiFi and 3G in China and recently we’ve seen the device pass by the FCC as it is slated for a launch in the US on At&t. Today on a telecoms regulatory site in Brazil the Dell Mini [...]

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Motorola Droid coming to T-mobile USA as Sholes?

by AndroidFan on Nov 03, 2009 in T-mobile

What started as code name Morrison quickly became the Motorola Sholes and now we know the device as the CDMA Droid or GSM Milestone. To say that Motorola’s fastest Android device was having personality crisis is the understatement of the holiday season. Just last week we saw the Sholes pass by the FCC with 3G [...]

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Samsung i6500 Saturn leaked on WiFi Certification Site?

by AndroidFan on Nov 02, 2009 in Rumors

WiFi certification is just one step in the arduous process of device certification, but if the rumors are correct today we have a quite a treat for Samsung enthusiasts. The Samsung i6500 Saturn, the 5th Samsung Android device, has just been spotted on the WiFi certification site. The device is rumored to be running Android 1.5, [...]

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When will T-mobile get Android 2.0?

by AndroidFan on Nov 01, 2009 in Rumors

Although the PR route is proper etiquette for uncovered details on devices it usually ends up leaving you asking the same questions as when you started when you are hunting for specifics like release dates. Such is the case for T-mobile’s release of the new Android 2.0 OS, Eclair. Our friends at TmoNews went on a bit [...]

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HTC President says no Android-based HTC HD2

by AndroidFan on Oct 31, 2009 in Rumors

Talk about a way to ruin Halloween Droidfanatics, Peter Chou the president of HTC has confirmed today that there will be no Android version of the HTC HD2. We have seen images of a rumored Android HTC HD2 set to launch on Verizon Wireless as the third device in their Droid series, but apparently the [...]

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Verizon Wireless Droid Eris will be $99?

by AndroidFan on Oct 29, 2009 in Rumors

Verizon failed to mention the Droid Eris (HTC Eris) at their press event yesterday where the Motorola Droid took center stage. This has not stopped the latest flurry of Internet rumors from pinpointing a price point for the Eris, $99 on 2-year service agreement after applicable mail-in rebates. This would make the Droid Eris the cheapest Android-based [...]

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What is the Motorola mystery device on the WiFi Alliance site?

by AndroidFan on Oct 28, 2009 in Rumors

The WiFi Alliance website is second to the Bluetooth SIG website in tipping gadget geeks like myself on impending device launches. This morning LeakDroid has noticed that a new Motorola handset has just received their WiFi certificate, but what could this device be? Well for starters the product is listed as MB501 which suggests a [...]

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Google is preparing a free Navigation App

by AndroidFan on Oct 27, 2009 in Rumors

Rumors are spreading amongst Navigation Service Provider like Tele Atlas who fear that Google is gearing up to release a free ad-support Navigation App that will deliver stand-alone quality GPS guidance. Yes this means lane assist, voice-guided directions and all the bells and whistles you’ve grown to expect from your TomTom or Garmin navigation units. With [...]

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Brochure Leak

by AndroidFan on Oct 27, 2009 in Rumors

A new video has just been spotted over on YouTube claiming to be a brochure leak for the upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (Rachael). We had previously thought this device would be called the X3, but if this video proves true we can now call the device the X10. In either case on November 3rd [...]

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