Hasta La Gadget!

Verizon told CNET the company had “done everything possible” to ensure adequate supply of the Droid X, but there’s apparently no anticipating the demand for a top-tier smartphone — like the Droid Incredible before it, the giant 1GHz Motorola handset is already out of stock, both online (today’s orders suffer a ten-day delay) and in many brick and mortar stores. Verizon confirmed the shortages in a communique to Android Central, saying the company was pleased with initial sales, and that though they were “successful at keeping up with early demand” supplies are presently “low or out.” Tomorrow’s just not going to work out, our anti-gravitational friend — can we take a July 27th raincheck?

[Thanks, Haitham]

Droid X sold out online and scarce at retail originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink PCWorld  |  Android Central  | Email this | Comments

Verizon has yet to publish a list of the launch devices customers in its first commercial LTE markets will be enjoying later this year, but if we had to guess, this sucker is a strong possibility. What you’re looking at here is LG’s VL600, a USB modem that’ll do both LTE and CDMA in the same package — in other words, it’ll have you covered on Verizon for laptop data pretty much anywhere you go within the carrier’s entire footprint. Judging from the size of the USB connector relative to the rest of the device’s body, this might not be ridiculously large, either; typically, first-gen products like this are bordering on hilariously huge, but LG and others have had a really long time to ramp up to commercialization of their LTE products, so we’re cautiously optimistic for once.

LG VL600 hybrid LTE / CDMA modem for Verizon clears FCC hurdle originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink Phone Scoop  |  FCC  | Email this | Comments

We knew the original Droid’s replacement was coming, but we were never able to nail down the market name with confidence — until now, it seems. The Droid 2 makes a prominent appearance in an official catalog of Verizon devices leaked to BGR, talking up its 5 megapixel cam, 8GB of onboard storage, and 1GHz processor, positioning it just ever so slightly below the mighty Droid X. Also finding their way into the catalog are the recently-launched Pantech Jest, the self-branded Verizon Salute, and the Intensity II and Gusto both from Samsung, all dumbphones that just add more evidence to the theory that all the good names for mobile devices have already been taken. No date’s given for the Droid 2, but we imagine it can’t be long now that they’re openly talking about it, right?

Verizon catalog reveals Motorola Droid 2, new dumbphones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  BGR  | Email this | Comments

Word on the street is that only 170 Droid X handsets have leaked out from the mothership so far, but in the off chance you’re in that elite group of early early adopters, it seems Verizon has cured a snag that was preventing you from activating the phone on its network. As of Friday afternoon, it’s said that “system provisions were put in place” to allow the beasts to be used the way Motorola intended, so go forth and put that crusty old V3m out of its misery. Oh, and as for the rest of you: well, keep on waiting a few more days.

[Thanks, Ben R.]

Have your Droid X already? Verizon figured out how to activate it originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  Droid Life  | Email this | Comments

Sprint got FCC approval for an EV-DO-capable version of its Airave femtocell back in April — and now, it’s Verizon’s turn. As you might expect, this is the same Samsung-sourced unit that we saw back in January at CES, which was expected to launch in the second quarter. It’s a little late for that, but not by much — and FCC approval is typically a good sign for these sorts of things. Besides the addition of 3G data, the new model should support up to eight simultaneous connections (versus the current model’s four). Enough to justify an upgrade for current owners? Probably not, but a nice refresh for anyone on the fence about whether they really need an extra bar or three of signal strength at the home or office.

Updated Verizon Network Extender gets FCC blessing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  FCC  | Email this | Comments