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#TBT: Verizon Teases DROID With “iDon’t” TV Commercial, Piques Much Curiosity

Tim April 21, 2016

When I first saw the above "iDon't" commercial on TV, if memory serves me right, I was rocking a LG Voyager. At that time, I knew I didn't care for iPhones, not necessarily because I didn't like the phones or couldn't afford one, but there was something about...

#TBT: When PenTile Displays Were King.

Kellen April 14, 2016

Take yourself back to 2011 for a moment and answer me this - remember PenTile displays? If you do, I'm sure you already have a headache just thinking about the years upon years of companies like Motorola using the technology in their phones, likely in an...

DROID Turbo 2 Marshmallow Update has Really, Actually, For Real This Time, Bro, Started!

Kellen March 8, 2016

Look! I promise that we aren't making this up for the third time in three weeks. The DROID Turbo 2 Marshmallow update really has started! All you need to do is head into Settings>System update>Check for system update. The update, which is a two-part...

DROID Turbo 2 Marshmallow Update Starts Tomorrow, We Think for Real This Time

Kellen February 29, 2016

On February 12, Verizon posted information to its DROID Turbo 2 support pages suggesting that the phone was set to receive the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Within a couple of hours, they pulled that info as if someone had pulled the trigger on that...

Yikes: DROID Ultra, Maxx, and Mini Won’t Even Get Lollipop Now

Kellen February 19, 2016

In July of 2013, days before Motorola was set to announce the original Moto X, the company was somehow persuaded by Verizon to announce a brand new DROID line. That line of phones included the DROID Ultra, MAXX, and Mini, all of which were very similar to the...

#TBT: Hands-on Overview of Android 2.2 on the “OG” DROID

Tim February 18, 2016

#TBT allows us to dive into old content, reflecting on our roots as Android enthusiasts. Looking through our old videos, we must re-share the two videos below. These were our first hands-on videos with Android 2.2 "Froyo" on the original Motorola DROID on...

DROID Turbo 2 Receiving Update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow (Updated)

Kellen February 12, 2016

Verizon began pushing an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow today to the DROID Turbo 2. After first showing up in a soak test and then to employee units in December, we're sort of surprised it took this long to go public to customers. But hey, it's here! To...

DEALS: Nexus 5 32GB for $140, DROID Turbo for $170

Kellen February 9, 2016

Need a phone at the moment, maybe one that is a temporary placeholder as we wait for phones like the LG G5 and Samsung Galaxy S7 to arrive? Today, there are two phone deals worth looking at. The first is for the Nexus 5 with 32GB storage that can be had for...