Earlier today we gave you a quick hands-on gallery and our first impressions for the DROID Incredible 2, so now it’s time for a quick unboxing. While unboxings are painful as hell, we still wanted to give you some shiny 1080p video of it in action. It’s such a sexy little phone…and there I go calling it “little” again. It’s not little, just smaller than the 4.3″ tanks that have taken over my desk.
DROID Incredible 2 Unboxing – Verizon
Tip: DROID Charge Can Take Screenshots Without Root
Did you need another excuse to buy the DROID Charge tomorrow from Verizon? How does having the ability to take screenshots without root sound? Sure, it seems minor, but just browse the comments on a post we did for Screenshot ER yesterday and you’ll see that people are dying for this feature. So, how does it work?
Breaking: Motorola XOOM Update Goes Live Tomorrow – Bluetooth for Google Talk, Picture Transfer Protocol and Proxy Support
A Motorola XOOM update will be made available tomorrow that brings a bunch of fixes to the device including Bluetooth support on Google Talk and for a mouse, proxy support, and a new picture transfer protocol. Check out additional details after the break. Oh, and no, this does not include a fix for SD card support. You still have to root and flash a new kernel to get that action.
DROID Incredible 2 Hands-on and Quick First Impressions
Ahh the DROID Incredible 2. How will you ever live up to the success of your original self? Well, hopefully by showing up with a 4″ Super LCD screen, more RAM, a newer 1GHz processor, and a front facing camera, all of which you did.
I’ve only had the device for an hour or so now, but as you would expect, I like it. HTC brought back that lovely contoured black battery cover from the original, but for some reason decided not to include any color accents which is a little disappointing. Other than the color though, this looks like it’s going to be a great little phone. Actually, calling it “little” isn’t fair, but with 4.3″ phones sitting right next to it, it’s going to look smaller and possibly less attractive.
With that said, it still sports almost the same exact specs as the HTC Thunderbolt, except for that 4G LTE radio. It’s a tight little package that would be perfect for anyone who won’t be in an LTE area any time soon. Oh, and with the back plate poppin’ off as a single piece, we’re pretty sure there are going to be different colored backs for it just like we saw on the original.
So like the Charge, we’ll be doing more coverage on this device than you can probably handle, but that’s the nature of this business. Unboxings for both are on the way, and from there we’ll start with the really fun stuff like benchmarks and comparisons. Gallery below.
DROID Charge Hands-on and First Impressions
It’s been almost 5 months since we first had our hands on the DROID Charge by Samsung, but I’ll tell you that our first impressions this time around are much better. While the Charge sure hasn’t been the hottest of devices around these parts leading up to its Thursday launch party, I will say that it feels pretty damn good in person for those that have remained skeptical. The weight is much more manageable than the HTC Thunderbolt, the Super AMOLED Plus screen is gorgeous, and the fact that it has HDMI-out is something worth noting.
I know that many of you are still worried about it ever receiving updates, however Samsung appears to be righting that ship by releasing source code after source code. They still have some major kissing up to do to us though, but at least they seem like they are starting to care.
We just got the phone, so we haven’t had a chance to test battery life or tear apart TouchWiz yet, but don’t worry, that’s all coming. In the mean time, you’ll want to take a look at the gallery below to see that this is a much more polished and handsome device than we’ve been seeing in a variety of press shots.
Full gallery after the jump.
Beginner’s Guide to the HTC Thunderbolt
HTC Thunderbolt owners, Verizon has released a series of videos to help you better understand your new phone and make the transition to it much more enjoyable. As the first 4G LTE phone, it is a device that has grabbed the attention of users from all sorts of mobile platforms which means there will be a learning curve while these new faces adjust to Android. And what better way to conquer that, than through some quick video tutorials?
After the break, you’ll find tips for navigating around your phone, its social apps, creating contacts, and even utilizing Google Maps.
Google Docs App for Android Released
Yes! Google Docs for Android has finally arrived and it’s looking feature packed. You can now access your G-Docs from anywhere and from any account, share items with contacts, upload docs from phone, open through Gmail, and even perform a variety of functions through a new widget.
The coolest feature though, is clearly Google Docs’ ability to take a photo of an image with text and turn it into an editable document. You can also turn photos with text that are already on your phone into editable documents that will appear in your list of files almost immediately.
Works on all Android 2.1+ phones. And yeah, it’s free.













