This is all the more inexplicable considering that Jon is lugging around laptop computers from Dell and Apple, Verizon and Droid smart-phones, an iPad and an iPhone.
Below is a video showing Need for Speed: Shift on the Verizon Wireless Droid X, which is a good example of a brand crossing over to multiple audiences.
It's a mostly unaltered version of Verizon's Droid Charge, although that formerly pointed chin seems to have gotten the Ashlee Simpson treatment.
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The company introduced two new 4G LTE Internet devices in second-quarter 2012: the Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot 890L and the Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4620L. Earlier this month, Verizon Wireless launched the Droid Incredible 4G LTE by HTC and the Samsung Galaxy S III.
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We'd been hearing some pretty crazy things about the rumored Droid X2 for Verizon, only to have those expectations reigned in to a light refresh -- and in light of the Droid Bionic's upcoming launch, a deeply overhauled Droid X launching in roughly the same time frame never made a ton of sense in the first place.
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Motorola Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR Maxx: Some Verizon customers found an extra Christmas present this week, as the original Droid RAZR (and its Maxx counterpart) are now eligible for an update to Jelly Bean.
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This fall, Verizon Wireless began selling the Droid Pro, another Motorola smartphone aimed at the business market.
In the US smartphone market, Android's growth was driven largely by Verizon's promotion of Droid smartphones versus the iPhone.
And ta-da: I have now been the owner of a Motorola Droid 3 from Verizon for more than a week.
The latter joined the pocket-stuffing ranks with the 5-inch Droid DNA on Verizon, available in China as the HTC Butterfly.
According to Droid Life, Verizon's Motorola Xoom (you know, the Android tablet) is getting its update direct from Google, but it hasn't been deigned worthy of a concrete release date.
If you remember our review of the HTC Droid DNA, Verizon's version of the Butterfly, we were pretty happy to find that the phone was not only beautiful to behold visually, it was actually quite easy to grip without experiencing feelings of awkwardness.
In the US, it will be available before the holidays on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network as DROID RAZR HD by Motorola.
Samsung Droid Charge: A new update is available for the Droid Charge that installs Verizon Remote Diagnostics software, enables the Wireless Alerting System and blocks USB tethering while in WiFi mode.
Many buyers of Droid phones are customers of Verizon, America's largest mobile-phone operator.
Notable amongst them is of course the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon, a fairly slick device despite its unwieldy name.
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While on this topic, the Droid DNA is given the Verizon logo near the earpiece, and it also gets a matte black finish.
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Motorola Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR Maxx HD: Verizon has posted the changelog for an update to its two latest smartphones from Motorola.
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Motorola will also change its approach to carriers, with a move toward offering devices across several service providers rather than keeping certain handsets -- such as the Droid and Razr lines on Verizon -- as exclusives for one.
With my health on the mend, I posted some travelogue articles via hotel WiFi and made a couple of phone calls that came through with impressive clarity on the Droid II Global phone that Verizon lent me for the trip.
Motorola has arguably benefited the most from its use of Google's Android smartphone operating system, turning its ailing business around thanks largely to the strength of Verizon Wireless's marketing muscle and the Droid franchise.
Verizon will be the exclusive provider of the new Droid Razr models.
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Custom ROM fans were briefly teased with the prospect of Verizon loosening its anti-modding stance when the HTC Droid DNA first arrived: in the pre-release days, the official HTCDev portal allowed unlocking the DNA's bootloader.
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Separately, LG showed the Spectrum, an Android with a 4.5-inch screen for Verizon, and Motorola Mobility issued a news release to announce new Droid devices.
Motorola is likely more worried about popping champagne than giving out US launch details right now, but earlier leaks give us a strong hunch that the MT887 could hit Verizon as the uncannily similar (if still very unofficial) Droid Fighter before too long.
"DROID RAZR by Motorola combines style, performance and the power of Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network into one innovative device, " said Marni Walden, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless.
Verizon subs who also happen to be Android fans will be glad to know that the Droid RAZR Maxx HD will ship with ICS and receive an upgrade to Jelly Bean pretty swiftly.
Was this pressure the reason that Motorola and Verizon Wireless featured Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt as a surprise guest during the introduction of their new Droid X smartphone?
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