Tag: DROID2

Cedar Hill, Texas resident Aron Embry claims that his brand-new Droid 2 exploded. Usually, when cell phones explode (and yes, they do explode from time to time), they're in a pocket where heat is easily trapped. Embry claims he was talking on his phone when it popped, leaving him with a wound on his ear that required four stitches. Although he claims he didn't feel any pain, when he realized he ...

The announcement of the Droid 2 hardly feel like news at this point. We knew it was coming. We've seen the spy shots, read the manual, and even gotten a detailed spec list -- all long before today's announcement. We almost feel like we could review the device already, as we already knew that the Droid 2 keeps the original's sliding QWERTY form factor and 3.7-inch screen. As for the insides, ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Droid 2 dummy models are apparently appearing on Best Buy shelves (ahead of the rumored August 12th release date), and the shells bear $199 price tags. [From: Engadget] Thousands of retired NFL players are suing Electronic Arts, claiming that the video game manufacturer utilized representations of the players (apparently for ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Foursquare (whose relative anonymity may soon end) is reportedly engaged in discussions with Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft about implementing a real-time, Twitter-esque service that would generate trending "venues" in search results. [From: The Telegraph] Microsoft is silently and unceremoniously dispatching its enormous Kin ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The Voyager 1 spacecraft has already traveled an astounding 14 billion miles since its 1977 launch, and the interstellar wanderer is now headed to the Kuiper Belt at the "'edge' of our solar system," more than 13 billion miles from home. [From: Popular Science] eBay has faced exorbitant lawsuits in the past, but XPRT Venture is ...