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Despite our love for the Droid DNA, it has a few flaws that are hard to ignore. Perhaps most vexing is the lack of an option to map the contextual menu button to the recent apps key. Fortunately, we’re now hopeful that Verizon will remedy the situation. Big Red just posted an overview of a forthcoming software update, and among the line items, it’s said that users can expect “enhanced recent apps functionality.” As you can see, the wording is frustratingly vague and open to interpretation, but the fix is logical and would follow precedent from HTC. Other changes are more clearly spelled out, such as improved WiFi and hotspot connectivity, better audio quality when using a wired headset and correct timestamps for incoming messages. For a complete breakdown of what’s in store, just hit up the source link.

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We did talk about how Verizon will be the last among the four major mobile carriers in the US to receive the HTC M7, and perhaps this is due to their commitment to the HTC Droid DNA which has proven to be one of the best smartphones from HTC to date, and recently, we have word that the HTC M7 might not be carried in Verizon stores so soon because the Droid DNA is still relatively new to the market. Heck, the rumor mill added more items to the menu that requires more salt with word that there might just be a Droid DNA+ in tow instead of the HTC M7.

Well, what can we make of it so far? Developer and HTC insider LlabTooFeR did tweet that the Droid DNA+ will share more or less similar hardware specifications as the HTC M7, albeit that it will come with a microSD memory card slot that was missing on the original Droid DNA. Which boggles the mind, as LlabTooFeR touted their sources that the M7 on other carriers will lack a microSD memory card slot. So, will the HTC M7 arrive on Verizon Wireless eventually, considering the rather close, for the lack of a better word, DNA shared between it and the Droid DNA+?

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Are you an Xbox 360 owner? You might like this bit of news: according to Major Nelson, Redbox Instant is coming sometime to the gaming machine in the “very near future,” and Microsoft appears to have partnered with the video streaming service to become a console launch exclusive. It’ll be available only to users who are Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Of course, this doesn’t mean this will be the only place you’ll be able to take advantage of all that Redbox will have to offer; the public launch, which is still slated for Q1, will be available on several platforms and devices, such as iOS / Android, Vizio, LG, Samsung and even Google TV. As a refresher, you’ll be able to get unlimited access to the service (as well as four free DVD rentals) for $8 per month, while an extra dollar will let you convert those discs into Blu-ray.

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Source: Major Nelson

It was just yesterday when we talked about how US launch partners of the HTC M7 would include AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, with Verizon more or less holding back after the amount of advertising investment that they have put into the Droid DNA. After all, most of what you would find on the HTC M7 (on paper based on existing rumors anyways) would be more or less similar to the Verizon Droid DNA. Here is a leak from Twitter user @LlabTooFeR who claims that this is because Verizon has a new version of the Droid DNA in the pipeline, called the Droid DNA+.

The HTC M7 is said to come with a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, coupled with a 4.7-inch display at 1080p high definition, a 13-megapixel camera at the back, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB RAM, HTC Sense 5.0, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and the Droid DNA+ will be rather similar sporting a 4.7-inch 1080p display, a 13-megapixel rear facing camera and a 2.1-megapixel camera in front, 2GB RAM, Android Jelly Bean, and HTC Sense 5.0, with LTE connectivity expected to be thrown into the mix, too.

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Well this is interesting: Twitter user @LlabTooFeR has posted a list of specs for an allegedly incoming HTC device with a codename of DLXPLUS. Those who were following rumors before the reveal of the DROID DNA will recognize the “DLX” part of that codename, as it’s what the device was called before it was officially announced by HTC. So, this new list of specs suggests that an enhanced version of the DROID DNA is on the way.

HTC has done the same thing before with the One X, so it wouldn’t be all that shocking to see it do something similar with the DROID DNA. As Droid Life points out, however, this may not have anything to do with the DROID DNA. Instead, it could be Verizon’s version of the rumored (and at least semi-confirmed) HTC M7, considering that it sports similar specs.

According to @LlabTooFeR’s information, this new device will come packing a 4.7-inch screen displaying at 1080p and it will be running a 1.7GHz Qualcomm APQ8064 under the hood. That processor will be accompanied by 2GB of RAM, with the DLXPLUS sporting a 13MP rear-facing camera. We also see that the DLXPLUS will come with 16GB of internal storage, Jelly Bean, Sense 5, and a microSD slot – something the original DROID DNA was famously missing.

Aside from the screen, which has shrunk by 0.3-inches, this would offer a number of improvements over the DROID DNA. On the other hand, these specs are quite similar to what we’ve been hearing about the HTC M7, so it’s possible that these leaked specs confirm the device for Verizon. We’ll just have to wait and see if HTC announces anything in the coming days and weeks, but to be frank about it, the suspense is killing us.

[via Android Community]

Leaked specs suggest updated DROID DNA or M7 for Verizon is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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