Droid News

Verizon today unveiled the Droid Pro, Motorola's first Android-based business phone, and Citrus, a cheaper model, as the handset maker enters the corporate smartphone market dominated by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion.

Verizon will release a special Star Wars version of the Droid 2, designed to look like R2-D2, on September 30.

Google is rolling out Android updates to the Evo and Incredible from HTC and the Droid from Motorola, adding extra features such as mobile hotspot functionality and Flash support.

Verizon today announced that the long-awaited Motorola Droid 2, an Android-powered smartphone with a slide-out keyboard, will be released on Thursday for $200 with a two-year contract.

Motorola today acknowledged that there is a problem with the screen on the Droid X, its latest flagship phone running Google's Android system.

Verizon said it will begin selling the Motorola Droid X, the latest phone with Google's Android software, on July 15 for $200 with a two-year contract.

Motorola's chief executive Sanjay Jha today said the company is developing a 2-gigahertz Android-based "superphone" for release at the end of the year, as the handset maker attempts to turn around its struggling handset business.

When Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs concluded his presentation of the new iPhone 4 without a mention of Verizon, the carrier had already been busy talking to Google about a backup plan.

While Apple's iPhone seems always to be in the limelight, HTC's chief executive Peter Chou, in a broad-ranging interview, discussed the meteoric rise of his company, challenges related to brand awareness and the success it has had with U.S. carriers.

Motorola said it plans to launch two new Android-based smartphones for Verizon in July and release a new version of its MotoBlur user interface later this year, in an attempt to distinguish its brand and turn around its struggling business.

Verizon is racing to ship out its newest flagship phone, the HTC Droid Incredible, amid back-order pile ups due to component shortages, before rival Apple unveils its new iPhone in the coming weeks.

Smartphones running Google's Android operating system outsold Apple's iPhone for the first time during the first quarter of the year, said research firm NPD.

Motorola reported an unexpected profit on better-than-expected demand of its new smartphones, vindicating its strategy of relying on Google's Android software system.

Verizon posted a smaller quarterly profit as subscriber growth dramatically slowed down, highlighting a saturating wireless market where more customers are shunning the practice of signing long-term contracts.

Verizon said it plans to sell the highly-anticipated HTC Droid Incredible, a Google Android device with an 8.0-megapixel camera, starting April 29.