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The Motorola DROID 4 goes on sale today at Verizon Wireless for $199.99 (with a new two-year agreement). Unveiled earlier this year at CES, DROID 4 features a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.0-inch display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and a five-row QWERTY keyboard with edge-lit keys – all housed in a smartphone that's less than half an inch thin. In fact, according to Motorola, DROID 4 is "the thinnest and most powerful 4G QWERTY smartphone" available today.

DROID 4 runs Android 2.3.5 (upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) and comes preloaded with MotoCast Wireless, an app that allows you to stream music, pictures and documents wirelessly from your home or work computer. Another handy app, Smart Actions, helps you automate everyday tasks such as automatically setting the phone to vibrate during work hours or dimming the display when your phone reaches a specific battery level, optimizing its battery life.Read more

It's official! The DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola will be hitting Verizon Wireless stores on January 26, the company announced today. It will sell for $299.99 with the usual new two-year agreement.

The RAZR MAXX measures in at 8.99 mm thin and is touted as "the longest-lasting smartphone on the block" with a talk time of more than 21 hours straight on a single charge. This 4G LTE smartphone includes a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with 1080p HD video capture and image stabilization and also has a front-facing HD camera for video chat, etc.

Additional features:

• Powered by Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, upgradable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• Powerful 3300 mAh battery
• 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot capable – share 4G LTE speed with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices
• Remote wipe, pin lock and government-grade encryption for email, calendar and contacts, as well as voice and video chat conferencing
• 32 GB memory – 16 GB on-board memory and 16 GB microSD card pre-installed (actual formatted capacity is less)

The Motorola DROID RAZR is being touted as the latest flagship phone from Verizon, and for good reason. The company is claiming that it is the thinnest smartphone to date, and we can't argue with that. This thing is wafer-thin, but that does not slow down its performance or features. In fact, this sucker is very robust, durable and just plain cool.

The DROID RAZR is a descendant from the RAZR family introduced back in 2004. But this ain't your grandmother's phone. It runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with lightning speed, has a very good battery life, and if you drop it, the Kevlar back panel will protect its internals.

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Cost: $111 to $299 on contract
Where to Buy: Amazon, Verizon

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In case you didn't get what you wanted this holiday season, give yourself the gift of one of the hottest smartphones of the season – Motorola's DROID RAZR – in a cool white color.

Available at Verizon Wireless, DROID RAZR by Motorola in white is the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone available today, packing in a dual-core 1.2 Ghz processor, 1 GB RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p HD video capture, front-facing HD camera, 32 GB memory (16 GB on board and 16 GB microSD card pre-installed), and Bluetooth 4.0. It touts a 4.3-inch Corning Gorilla Glass display and is also the first smartphone capable of streaming movies and TV shows through Netflix with (up to) HD resolution.

It includes MotoCast - a free Motorola solution that lets you stream or download your music, pics and more from your home or work PC to your phone –anytime, anywhere. And the phone's Smart Actions app helps extend battery life so you don't have to worry about being caught without a charge. Plus, it will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich soon!

DROID RAZR by Motorola in white is available in Verizon Wireless Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

There are two new tablets from Motorola coming to Verizon Wireless - the DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and DROID XYBOARD 8.2. Both 4G LTE tablets boast dual-core 1.2 GHz processors, 1 GB of RAM and MotoCast for remote access to non DRM-protected music, pictures, videos and documents stored on work or home computers' hard drives.

The tablets feature Android 3.2 Honeycomb (upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) and are Business Ready with enterprise-grade security and apps such as Quickoffice HD, Citrix GoToMeeting and Google Talk for video conferencing.

The DROID XYBOARD 10.1 also includes a stylus for taking notes and offers 2.1 adaptive virtual surround sound.

The next DROID smartphone – the long-awaited DROID BIONIC - will be hitting Verizon Wireless stores tomorrow, September 8th.

The company's first 4G LTE smartphone to include dual-core 1 GHz processors, it comes packed with 1 GB of RAM, 32 GB memory (16 GB on board and 16 GB microSD card pre-installed), an 8-megapixel autofocus camera with flash, and a front-facing camera for video chat. The DROID BIONIC can record 1080p HD video, which can be viewed on the phone's 4.3-inch qHD display. It boasts 4G LTE download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps/upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps, giving you just what you need for fast web browsing and much more. It also happens to be the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone offered from Verizon to date.

But more than a smartphone, this Android-powered (2.3.4 Gingerbread) DROID BIONIC can be turned into a multimedia hub. ZumoCast by Motorola is an application that lets you bring the videos, music, pictures and documents stored on your computer to your handset via remote access. And its Webtop application, DROID BIONIC can beam a full-featured Firefox Web browser 4.0, email or documents to a TV or monitor.Read more

Beginning today, August 21st, you can pick up a white version of the DROID Incredible 2 by HTC. A Best Buy exclusive, the white DROID Incredible 2 runs on the Verizon Wireless network and is powered by the Android 2.2 operating system.

The white DROID Incredible 2 has all the same features as the original that launched in April, such as a 4-inch WVGA touch screen, 8.0 megapixel digital camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and Mobile Hotspot capability. It retails for $149.99 with new, two-year activation.

The white DROID Incredible 2 smartphone launches nationwide in Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile specialty stores and online at BestBuy.com/Mobile on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.

Verizon officially announced that the DROID Incredible 2 will launch on April 28, 2011. Like most smartphones these days, it will sell for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

The DROID Incredible 2 by HTC runs Android 2.2 and features a 4-inch super LCD display, 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and has a 3G Mobile Hotspot that can connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices. The "HTC Sense experience" offers advanced personalization options, consolidated email capability and camera effects and filters. Global-ready, it can work in more than 200 countries, with more than 125 of those offering 3G speeds.

Additional features include:

• 8.0-megapixel main camera with dual LED flash
• 1.3-megapixel front facing camera
• 720p HD video capture plus DLNA to share multimedia content with a compatible TV
• Adobe Flash Player
• SRS WOWHD surround sound
• Automatic face detection for more accurate pictures
• Integrated noise-cancellation technology