Android users are more likely to have sex on first date

A recent survey by Match.com has revealed Android users need lovin’ a little quicker than iPhone and Blackberry users.

The survey was broken down by Match.com’s “Relationship Insider” Kimberly Moffit, who revealed that 75 percent of Canadian singles believe e-mail and texting have significantly improved their dating life. “More so than zodiac signs or astrology, smart phones are the new way Canadian singles can decode their dating style and determine if they’ve met their match,” … Continue Reading

Motorola & Verizon launching two Android tablets in time for holiday shopping

Two new tablets are joining the Motorola/Verizon Droid lineup in time for holiday shopping.

The tablets will both be called Xyboard, a punny name that plays well off the current heavy-on-robotics Droid marketing.

One model will apparently feature an 8.2-inch screen, and the other will feature a larger 10.1-inch screen. Both will have 4G LTE connectivity, as noted in a Verizon press release today.

Sadly, few other specs about the tablets have been confirmed. We’re … Continue Reading

Motorola is closing the operating cost gap, hits mobile device revenue high

Motorola Mobility announced its third quarter earnings today, with a 20 percent increase in mobile device revenue year over year, but still a loss in operating costs.

“[Mobile device revenue was] driven by continued strong growth in international markets,” said Sanjay Jha, chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Mobility. “We are also excited about the proposed merger with Google and continue to make progress to close this transaction.”

The company agreed to be acquired … Continue Reading

The Droid HD could be “faster than the iPhone 4S”

The upcoming and heavily anticipated new Android phone from Motorola is reportedly thinner and faster than the iPhone 4S.

It’s also got a larger screen and will run on Verizon’s 4G LTE network.

Ladies and gentleman, we may finally have a phone that even the Apple fanboys and girls may grudgingly admit to be an iPhone killer.

Let’s take a look at the specs, as handed to Boy Genius Report by an anonymous source:

Thinner

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Motorola sees first profit in three years thanks to Android

It looks like Android wasn’t just a great deal for Google. Now Motorola’s commitment to the platform is paying off as the company reports its first profit in over three years.

In its third-quarter earnings report today, the company reported that sales increased 6 percent year-over-year to $5.8 billion, with a net income of $108 million. The company also saw its first growth quarter since the fourth quarter of 2006.

There’s no doubt that sales … Continue Reading

Motorola's Droid Pro is heaven for BlackBerry fans who want Android

If a BlackBerry and Motorola Android phone had a baby, it would look a lot like Motorola’s new Droid Pro.

Positioned as a business-focused Android device, the Droid Pro is notable for its BlackBerry-esque portrait form factor. The device features a hardware keyboard below its 3.1-inch screen and is driven by a snappy 1 gigahertz processor and Android 2.2. It also features a 5-megapixel camera, as well as global roaming support in over 220 countries … Continue Reading

The search for the best business smartphone to buy right now

The fall of 2010 is shaping up as a wonderful time to buy a smartphone for work — but if you’re not quite sure what you’re looking for, it can also be a particularly confusing time. It used to be a simple matter of picking up the latest BlackBerry. Now business users can safely choose the iPhone or any number of Android devices.

We write about the ins and outs of the mobile industry. While … Continue Reading

Credit Suisse: Verizon iPhone will get 1.4M users from AT&T in 2011

An estimated 1.4 million AT&T subscribers will shift to Verizon with the advent of a Verizon iPhone in early 2011, according to a report released today by Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse’s report relies on a supposed February 15 launch of the Verizon iPhone (based on a Bloomberg report) and other mounting evidence that Verizon will soon get its hands on Apple’s goods.

A survey conducted by Credit Suisse indicated that 23 percent of AT&T iPhone … Continue Reading

Motorola picks up 280 North, new app development platform

Motorola has acquired a new set of app development tools in the form of Y Combinator startup 280 North.

A Motorola official confirmed to TechCrunch that Motorola acquired the web-app developer to “help facilitate the continued expansion of Motorola’s application ecosystem.” The deal was reportedly worth $20 million.

280 North developed the Objective-J and Cappuccino app development platforms, designed for those with more limited and focused programming experience. The platforms were showed off in the … Continue Reading

Adobe: More than 7,000 app developers using AIR for Android

Even though it hasn’t officially launched yet, Adobe said today that developers are already embracing its AIR technology for building applications on smartphones and other devices.

Adobe first released AIR in 2008 as a tool for creating desktop apps that are connected to the Web, but the company is positioning the new version of AIR as a key part of its mobile strategy. Most of the focus in recent months has been on Adobe’s Flash, … Continue Reading

Verizon systems reveal new Android devices — Motorola Droid Pro, possible tablet

Verizon Wireless is gearing up for yet another wave of Android devices this fall — including the Motorola Droid Pro, and perhaps even a tablet or two — according to mobile gadget site Boy Genius Report.

The site reported last week on a leaked Verizon roadmap for 2010/2011, which mentioned the Droid Pro — a new Droid entry with a 4-inch screen and 1.3-gigahertz CPU — as well as tablets from Samsung and Motorola. The … Continue Reading

Motorola's Droid 2 headed your way this Thursday

If you’ve been holding out for the full-fledged successor to Motorola’s immensely popular Droid Android smartphone, today is your lucky day. Motorola and Verizon officially announced today that the Droid 2 will be available in stores on Thursday, August 12, for $199 with a two-year contract. If you’re eager, you can pre-order the phone starting tomorrow.

There are no big surprises with the Droid 2. For months now, gadget sites have been reporting on its … Continue Reading

Motorola's Droid X protects itself from hackers by self destructing (updated)

Updated with a quote from Motorola below.
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Motorola’s next flagship smartphone, the Droid X on Verizon, hits stores today– but you might want to think twice if you’re hoping to hack the device.

Motorola has apparently locked down the phone to the point where any modification attempts — including “rooting” the phone to install unauthorized apps, or changing its firmware — could render it completely inoperable (or “bricked”). The only way to fix it … Continue Reading

Week in review: SeaMicro's powerful server, Office 2010's promising reviews

Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular articles VentureBeat published in the last seven days:

SeaMicro drops an atom bomb on the server industry — Coming out of stealth, SeaMicro is dispelling the Silicon Valley myth that you can’t innovate in hardware anymore.

Droid X versus iPhone 4 — Apple’s next challenger is here. The Motorola Droid X that Verizon planned to announce next week turned up on Engadget. … Continue Reading

Droid X versus iPhone 4

Apple’s next challenger is here. The Motorola Droid X that Verizon planned to announce next week turned up on Engadget today. How does the next Android superphone stack up to a new iPhone?

Size — Droid X is notably bigger than an iPhone. Its display is 4.4 inches diagonal, much larger than the iPhone’s 3.5 inches.
Display — Droid X’s larger screen is 854 x 480 pixels. No way can it match the smoothness of

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HTC Evo 4G problems pile up

Update: We now have some ideas how HTC may deal with these issues in a more recent post.
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Sprint, which made a bad bet on the Palm Pre, isn’t faring much better with its new hero phone, the Android-powered HTC Evo 4G. While the superphone generated a significant amount of buzz before its release, complaints about the device started mounting once users got their hands on it. Most recently, many users are seeing … Continue Reading

Motorola co-CEO: Droid selling "extremely well", 2GHz Android phone in 2010

Update: We now have some ideas how HTC may deal with these issues in a more recent post.
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Sprint, which made a bad bet on the Palm Pre, isn’t faring much better with its new hero phone, the Android-powered HTC Evo 4G. While the superphone generated a significant amount of buzz before its release, complaints about the device started mounting once users got their hands on it. Most recently, many users are seeing … Continue Reading

Motorola's Sanjay Jha: Two more Android phones on Verizon

Update: We now have some ideas how HTC may deal with these issues in a more recent post.
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Sprint, which made a bad bet on the Palm Pre, isn’t faring much better with its new hero phone, the Android-powered HTC Evo 4G. While the superphone generated a significant amount of buzz before its release, complaints about the device started mounting once users got their hands on it. Most recently, many users are seeing … Continue Reading

Sprint opts out on the Nexus One, focusing on the Evo 4G

Update: We now have some ideas how HTC may deal with these issues in a more recent post.
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Sprint, which made a bad bet on the Palm Pre, isn’t faring much better with its new hero phone, the Android-powered HTC Evo 4G. While the superphone generated a significant amount of buzz before its release, complaints about the device started mounting once users got their hands on it. Most recently, many users are seeing … Continue Reading

Google hints at no Nexus One for Verizon

Update: We now have some ideas how HTC may deal with these issues in a more recent post.
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Sprint, which made a bad bet on the Palm Pre, isn’t faring much better with its new hero phone, the Android-powered HTC Evo 4G. While the superphone generated a significant amount of buzz before its release, complaints about the device started mounting once users got their hands on it. Most recently, many users are seeing … Continue Reading