Verizon unveiled DROID X by Motorola. The DROID X has a 4.3 inch high-res touchscreen1GHz OMAP processor; 3G Mobile HotSpot for up to 5 devices and it's Adobe Flash Player 10.1
ready when it will be updated to Android 2.2 (FroYo.) The dual-flash DROID X 8-megapixel camera acts as HD camcorder and offers
DLNA and HDMI connectivity to download, stream and share personal HD
content.
The full HTML browser allows for up to 8 open browsers and pinch to zoom. DROID X comes with 24 gigabytes of storage that can be increased to 40 gigabytes.
The DROID X screen can be used for viewing the latest movies
and video from BLOCKBUSTER On Demand and favorite TV shows. DROID X
owners get Android 2.2 and Adobe Flash
Player 10.1 with an over-the-air update in the latter half of the
summer. The Flash Player will allow e users to
view hundreds of sites with Flahs, including games, animations, rich
Internet applications
(RIAs), ecommerce, music, video,
audio and more.
DROID X by Motorola
will be available online
and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning July 15 for $199.99
after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Don't forget to use the
Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase coupon-link to avoid waiting for a rebate (after you try it out in the store.)
Verizon Wireless
has had considerable success with the Droid line
of smartphones the well-reviewed
HTC Droid Incredible continually sells out and does not ship for
a few weeks. The original Droid by
Motorola
out- sold the iPhone 1G over the first 74 days, coming in at just
over
one million sold. Images and some specs have been leaked of the Droid
2 that is the update to the Droid
by Motorola with a new keyboard and colors.
Android 2.2, will offer support
for both Exchange and Gmail for business. Corporate users can enjoy
push delivery of e-mail; live widgets that stream messages to the home
screen; filter widgets to differentiate work and home e-mail; corporate
directory and Global look-up along with a unified calendar for
Enterprise and sync with Google Calendar. Security protocols allow
remote password control and wipe via Exchange server. Previous reports suggest that it comes with a Swype onscreen keyboard.
Customers can add the optional 3G Mobile Hotspot service to their
DROID X for $20 per month. The 3G Mobile Hotspot allows customers to
turn the phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi
devices. In addition, current Verizon Wireless customers who have
contracts ending by December 31, 2010, can upgrade to any smartphone,
including DROID X, without penalty.