Second Verizon Android phone to be an HTC, Motorola Sholes makes an appearance

Google and Verizon were awfully coy this morning regarding the upcoming Android devices that’ll be launching on Big Red over the next few weeks, but you know, that certainly looks like a Verizon-branded HTC Hero in Eric’s hand there, doesn’t it? And over on the right, well, that’s exactly what the Motorola Sholes looks like, isn’t it? Cat’s out of the bag, fellas — might as well push up those launch dates.

P.S.- This also jibes perfectly with that HTC Desire rumor from last month, but we’d bet almost anything the internals are the same as the Hero.

[Thanks, Berry]

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Motorola DEXT goes on sale in the UK tomorrow, maybe sneaking out today

Statesiders will have to wait another month before getting their hands on the Motorola CLIQ, but the party’s getting started early in the UK: the DEXT, as it’s called across the pond, goes on sale at Orange shops tomorrow and Phones4U stores the day after. Still not soon enough for you? We’re also told that the Orange store in Milton Keynes will be having early sales today — do let us know if you snag one, won’t you?

[Via Boy Genius Report]

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Motorola DEXT goes on sale in the UK tomorrow, maybe sneaking out today originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola Sholes to launch by holidays, along with the BlackBerry Storm 2 and Nokia Booklet 3G

Well well, it looks like the Android-powered Motorola Sholes will be out on Verizon by the holidays. That’s at least the impression we’re getting from a bunch of leaked Verizon retailer documents posted up by Boy Genius Report, which also indicate the BlackBerry Storm 2, Curve 2 and LG Chocolate Touch will hit Big Red in time for eggnog, along with an unspecified netbook — we’re guessing this Gateway number. Speaking of netbooks, a similar document from Best Buy Mobile also leaked over the weekend, and it looks like the Nokia Booklet 3G will be exclusive to Best Buy and compatible with AT&T 3G. Oh, and the Pixi is coming, but you already knew that. Here’s the real mystery, though: “There are multiple Android launches across multiple carriers, along with some new technology that doesn’t exist today.” That’s certainly open for interpretation, so we leave it to you — is Best Buy Mobile about to start selling teleporters, or what?

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Motorola Sholes to launch by holidays, along with the BlackBerry Storm 2 and Nokia Booklet 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Leaked Best Buy Playbook Hints at Verizon Android Phone

When it comes to device previews, Best Buy has been burned plenty before. The big box retailer has had its private affairs leaked online countless times, cited as the source of all manner of device rumors. The company has gotten a touch more savvy, it seems, when it comes to how much information it’ll reveal in such a document. Occasionally, however, what’s available can be eye opening.

Take the company’s latest holiday preview, recently posted over at Boy Genuis Report. Alongside the already announced HTC Hero and Motorola Cliq is a super secret “Verizon Android Device” listed with a TBD release date. What could it be? We’re betting on the still unannounced–but oft leaked–Motorola Sholes (Tao?) handset. 

Motorola CLIQ / DEXT exhaustively photographed, previewed

The Motorola CLIQ hasn’t gone on sale yet, but that hasn’t stopped a few units from leaking out here and there — Eldar at mobile-review just posted up one of the most thorough photo previews of the chunky slider we’ve seen yet. Interestingly, the keyboard continues to draw mixed reviews — while we rather liked it when we tried it out, m-r says it’s just “okay” and that the five-way rocker “wasn’t very handy.” We’ll have to use this thing a while for ourselves before we make up our minds, but for now, we’d direct you to the read link for a ton more photos.

[Thanks, MrArgie]

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Motorola CLIQ / DEXT exhaustively photographed, previewed originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola Tao’s photographer zooms out a little, better shot ensues

Now that the Sholes has seemingly been gifted with a less bizarre, less reminds-us-of-a-shoe-insert name, pictures and specs of the so-called Tao are starting to flow en masse — just in time for a possible introduction at next week’s CTIA show out in San Diego (we can only hope, anyway). The first round of in-the-wild shots really didn’t reveal much of anything, but the cameraman has elected to apply just enough wide-angle this time around to give us a full-on view of the high-end Android beast in its closed position — and if this is what we’re going to be getting on Verizon shelves, HTC (and heck, even Moto’s own CLIQ) should be on high alert. So, who’d switch to Verizon for this?

[Via Boy Genius Report]

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Motorola Tao (Sholes) purportedly seen running Android, traversing America

All we’ve got to go on here are a few screen images, but at a cursory glance, they sure match what we expect the Motorola Sholes (or Tao, as it were) to look like. The biggest news is that Android is alive and well, and while we’re still waiting for an official release date, things are looking up for this to be the outfit’s second-ever Google-powered device. Have a peek in the read link for a few more Google Maps shots as well as a glimpse at the 1,390mAh battery, and yes, it’s completely fine if you bookmark the last page of the thread and refresh it continuously until actual hardware shots slip out. Not saying that’s “normal,” but hey…

[Via phoneArena]

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Motorola Tao (Sholes) purportedly seen running Android, traversing America originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola Cliq Gets Release Date, Price

Motorola on Tuesday finally revealed the pricing and release details for its eagerly anticipated first foray into the world of Google Android: The Motorola Cliq will debut on T-Mobile on November 2 for new customers, but existing customers can sign up as early as Oct. 19.

The forthcoming handset, which was first announced earlier this month at the GigaOm conference in San Francisco, will be priced at $199.99 with a two-year T-Mobile contract. Voice plans for the phone begin at $29.99. Data plans start at $24.99. “[T]he CLIQ’s total cost of ownership over the course of a two year contract stacks up well vs. the competition,” writes T-Mobile in a press release issued today.

The touchscreen smartphone is built around Motorola’s Motoblur OS, a skinned version of Google Android. The software is largely centered around social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Motorola is widely expected to launch a second Android handset early next month. Codenamed Sholes, the device is rumored to be the first Verizon handset to utilize Google’s open OS.

Motorola CLIQ coming to T-Mobile next month for $200 on contract

Counting down the moments with your besties until T-Mobile USA opens up the pre-order page for Motorola’s first-ever Android device? Might as well do something more productive in the meanwhile, particularly since the aforesaid carrier has just announced plans to charge $199.99 for the CLIQ on a two-year agreement. Without a doubt, that’s quite a bit more than the $0.00 we gently expected (okay, not really) it to run, but it’s pretty much par for the course these days. Existing T-Mobile customers that are interested in getting ahold of this thing (in Titanium or Winter White) early can pre-order one from October 19th through November 1st, while newcomers and procrastinators can get theirs in-store starting on November 2nd. So — you in, or what?

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T-Mobile’s Motorola CLIQ presale countdown page is up and running

In a little over 19 days from now, you’ll be able to get your CLIQ… ah wait, no you won’t, but at least you’ll be able to express your interest in getting a CLIQ, which is a good first step, we suppose. T-Mobile has just thrown up its official CLIQ preorder countdown page, which we’re thinking the most die-hard Android types out there are probably going to leave running in the background of their machines for the next three weeks until the moment of truth finally comes. In the meantime, you can register for official updates, which — sorry, T-Mobile, much love — probably won’t come as quickly as we can provide them. Just sayin’.

[Via TmoNews]

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