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HTC’s Droid Incredible 2 for Verizon hasn’t exactly been the best kept secret over the past few months, and it looks like some of the remaining few details about the phone have now also been cleared up by yet more leaked documents obtained by Android Central. Assuming they are indeed legit, it’s looking like the Incredible 2 will be a world phone with both CDMA and GSM connectivity, and that it will boast a new 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera to go along with the standard 8 megapixel shooter ’round back. You can also apparently count on getting a 16GB microSD card with the phone, and that use of the 3G mobile hotspot will cost you an extra $20 for 20GB, at least according to the document — although Android Central rightly notes that may well be a typo. Here’s hoping Verizon finally clears up some of those details itself sooner rather than later.

Leaked docs suggest Verizon Droid Incredible 2 will be a world phone originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, so maybe you’ll care, but you’ll still opt for the two-year option once your contract is up. That’s according — more or less, anyway — to a Verizon Wireless spokesperson, confirming to our inquiry this afternoon that the carrier’s one-year contract option will be eliminated on April 17th. The reason, as you might expect, revolves around historical customer preference. That’s a fancy way of saying that most customers prefer the stout hardware discounts that are available with a lengthier two-year agreement, and barring that, they can still choose month-to-month, prepaid or a rival. Not that VZW would encourage the latter, but hey — America’s about options, man.

Verizon Wireless killing one-year contracts on April 17th, assumes you won’t even care originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just in case you’re still dissatisfied after taking a peek at one leaked Verizon screenshot today, well… here’s numero dos. The folks at Droid-Life managed to get their paws on a couple of monochrome sheets that look more like VZW promotional material than anything else, and if Sprint’s Simply Everything plan thought it had the whole market locked down, it might just have another thing coming. Best we can tell, the impending (?) ‘Unleashed’ pricing options will allow customers to choose a contract-free $50 / month unlimited calling and texting plan, with “Mobile Web” access thrown in as well for featurephones. ‘Course, you’d have to pony up extra for legitimate data on a legitimate smartphone, but it’s hardly a bad place to start — particularly for those who are growing increasingly tired of locking themselves into two-year agreements. Hard to say if the carrier is planning to actually implement any of this, but why waste the intern’s time mocking it up, right?

[Thanks, Mio]

Leaked Verizon Unleashed pricing sheets detail $50 unlimited talk / text plans originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feeling less than enthused with your Galaxy Tab? Verizon is rolling out an update to the tablet, whose forthcoming LTE radio and higher-resolution rear camera took us by surprise at CES. In particular, the tweaks promise to speed up browser performance and extend battery life, particularly when searching for WiFi hotspots. The update also packs a slew of improvements to the non-Gmail email app (if you even use it), including better font sizing and linking, a line in the status bar indicating the time the email was received, larger attachment openings, Word doc downloads, and the ability to send multiple name cards. If your Tab hasn’t received the update yet, well, keep your eyes peeled.

Update: Verizon’s LTE Galaxy Tab is still in the works; this fix will help conserve the current 3G Tab’s battery life, particularly while it searches for WiFi hotspots.

Verizon pushes out update for Galaxy Tab, promises improved battery life, browser performance originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You’ve seen it before and now you’re seeing it again. The Droid X2 that Motorola seems unwilling to announce has made another unsanctioned appearance in the wild. It’s still rocking Android 2.2 and there’s sadly no indication of any LTE goodness for it, but we suspect the changes that justify the 2 in its name will be happening under the hood. The 8 megapixel camera round the back comes with the same dual-LED flash array and HD Video label as the original Droid X, once again giving us no hint of what exactly Motorola’s upgraded. Then again, what’s the fun in knowing everything in advance?

Droid X2 reappears in the wild, still indistinguishable from Droid X originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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