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I guess it's better late than never. Cellular South in the US has just released the Motorola Milestone X. This smartphone has been available on Verizon for a while now, as the DROID X. The smartphone is available right now for a whopping $149.99 on a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate. That definitely seems like a lot since the DROID X2 just hit Verizon recently. Check it out at Cellular South.

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Alltel has just released two new smartphones that are running the Android OS and they join the Samsung Gem as well as the LG Axis. They now have the Milestone X along with the HTC Merge if you want to check them out. The Milestone X is the exact same as the DROID X that has been available for months on Verizon while the Merge has been available on other carriers for a while too. They're all pretty good phones so give them a look if you're stuck on the carrier.

[Android Central]

There's a rumour going around that Europe will be getting their chance to purchase the Motorola DROID X and the DROID 2 sometime in the future. The names are unknown but they'll likely be the Milestone X and the Milestone 2. Of course, the pictures above aren't headed to Europe since it's sporting the Verizon branding but I'm sure the pics will leak out soon (with European branding).

[Phandroid]

After quite a lengthy wait, Verizon finally has the Motorola DROID X available on their website. Of course, this was expected and so is the price tag of $199.99 on a 2-year contract. The DROID X features a 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen display, an 8MP AF camera with 720p HD video recording, a TI OMAP 3640 1GHz CPU, 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, an HDMI output, a 1,540mAh battery, and Android 2.1. Check it out on Verizon here.

[Engadget]

Phandroid has just mentioned that Verizon's Motorola DROID X has just been spotted at a Best Buy in the USA. Sadly, several Best Buy stores across the nation won't have the DROID X to meet the pre-ordered shipments tomorrow since there are some shortages. If you're unlucky then you'll have to wait a couple more weeks to get your own DROID X.

[Phandroid]

Boy Genius has just picked up some information on two new devices headed to Verizon in the near future. The first device is a handset called the Pantech Jest. This handset is going to be sporting a slide-up QWERTY keyboard, 1xRTT connectivity, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth support, a non-standard 2.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot, and GPS support. This Jest is going to be available in the near future and we could actually see it hit the carrier in the next week.

Spotted way back in April, we have already known that the Samsung N150 netbook was headed to Verizon. Now it's looking like the netbook should be hitting the carrier in the future - July 8th. The N150 packs a 10.1-inch display, an Intel Atom 1.66GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD, Bluetooth support, and Windows 7 Starter Edition. The netbook itself will feature 3G connectivity on the network, if you want to pick it up. The price is still unknown.

Update: According to yet another Boy Genius post, Verizon is looking to cut the price of a bunch of their handsets on Monday, June 28th. They're all below, thanks to the website. By the way, yes, the DROID X should be available soon.

• LG enV Touch: $49.99 after $100 mail-in-rebate ($30 drop). Eligible for BOGO (buy one get, one same device).
• BlackBerry Storm 2: $149 after $100 mail-in-rebate ($30 drop). Eligible for BOGA (buy one, get any device of equal or lesser value).
• Nokia Twist: $49.99 after $50 mail-in-rebate ($50 drop).
• Kin ONE: $29.99 after $100 mail-in-rebate ($30 drop). Eligible for BOGA.
• Kin TWO: $49.99 after $100 mail-in-rebate ($30 drop). Eligible for BOGA.

Verizon Getting the Pentech Jest: Boy Genius
Verizon Getting the Samsung N150 Netbook: Boy Genius

So far Apple seems to have sold a lot of iPhone 4's but a fair number of them seem to have some issues. If you're on Verizon there's no need to worry because you can now pre-order your Motorola DROID X at a Best Buy near you. Best Buy will be offering the smartphone for $199.99 on a 2-year contract without that dumb mail-in rebate. Head over to a store now!

[Engadget]

Now that the DROID Eris is no longer on Verizon, they have decided that today would be a big day. No, we're not talking about the iPhone 4 hitting customers a bit early, we're talking about the Motorola DROID X getting official! Verizon will be launching the DROID X on July 15th for $199.99 on a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. The specs are exactly what we thought they were and it'll be available with Android 2.1 (with an updated and all-new custom UI) at launch. Phandroid points out that it'll be getting an update to Android 2.2 "Froyo" later this Summer. The most important specs are: the 4.3-inch WVGA (480 x 854 resolution) display, an HDMI port, an 8MP AF camera with 720p HD video recording capabilities, a TI OMAP 3640 1GHz CPU, 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, a 9.9mm thin body, and a 1,540mAh battery. Below the picture is the full spec sheet, courtesy of Unwired View if that's what you want.

Update: Phandroid points out that, like AT&T and Apple, Verizon will be offering the DROID X to you if your contract ends anytime in 2010. That should boost sales a bit more.

Update: Engadget has just gotten their official hands on with this smartphone. They'll progressively be pushing out their thoughts on this huge smartphone, so check it out!

• 4.3 inch WVGA (854 x 480) touchscreen display
• Virtual keyboard with Swype technology
• CDMA 800/1900, EV-DO Rev. A
• Wi-Fi, DLNA
• A-GPS
• Google Maps with free navigation
• eCompass
• HDMI port
• 3.5mm headset jack
• Bluetooth 2.1with EDR
• USB 2.0
• WebKit based browser (HTML5)
• 8.0MP autofocus camera with Dual LED Flash and image editing tools
• 720p HD video capture, HD Playback via HDMI or DLNA
• 1GHz processor
• 8GB onboard memory, 16GB microSD pre-installed
• 1540 mAh battery (talk time: up to 480 minutes; standby time: up to 220 hours)
• 127.5 x 65.5 x 9.9 mm
• 155 grams

[Unwired View, Engadget]

Apparently, the specs for the Motorola DROID X have just leaked out but we should already know them by now. The DROID X is said to feature an 8MP camera with 720p HD video recording, an HDMI output, a 1GHz ARM CPU, 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, and Android 2.1 with an alteration of MOTOBLUR (possible called Ninjablur). The website also mentions that the huge smartphone sports a 4.4-inch display but it's actually 4.3-inches (WVGA resolution).

Update: According to Engadget Mobile, there's actually a brief 16-second commercial (below) that hit YouTube yesterday. If you look closely in the eye, it actually reveals a bunch of the aforementioned specs. If you're really interested, there's a Twitter page (here). Oh yes, don't forget that taking a good hard look at the eye hints and confirms some of the specs.

Update: According to Boy Genius, the DROID X could be available on July 2nd. Apparently, the 07.2010 that is clear at the end of clip below turns into 07.2.2010 possibly hinting at a July 2nd release date. There's a picture below the video if you want to check it out.



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It looks like it's just about official now - a bit earlier than expected. The Motorola DROID X looks exactly as we thought it would. The DROID 2 doesn't make an appearance on the new teaser site (here), so we'll have to wait until a later date for that. This smartphone should be launching sometime in July.

[Boy Genius]

Motorola and Verizon are expected to clear up the air about their upcoming DROID smartphones on June 23rd. Both companies - along with Adobe - will be taking the stage in New York to announce the next-generation of DROID. The DROID 2 seems like a sure candidate for the event but I'm hoping that the DROID X is at the even as well. We should see some Flash as well seeing how Adobe will be there.

[Engadget]

Okay, so thanks to Phandroid we already know that the DROID 2 will feature a 1GHz TI OMAP CPU (slightly faster than the 1GHz Snapdragon) and now we're hearing that the DROID X will be released by Verizon on July 19th - thanks to Boy Genius. Of course, this is unconfirmed right now but it's coming from DROID-Life, so maybe it's true since they seem to have their connect on deck with both smartphones.

[Boy Genius]

If you thought the HTC EVO 4G was huge, then here's a picture of the Motorola DROID X (and an iPhone 3G) right beside it. As you can see the DROID X is slightly taller than the EVO 4G, but it does look a bit thinner (I could be wrong about that) - they both feature 4.3-inch displays. There's also a picture below of it beside the HTC DROID Eris. I want to see this phone beside the DROID 2, to be honest.

[Boy Genius]

Apparently, the DROID 2 won't be hitting Verizon in July. The DROID X will be hitting the carrier in July and then the DROID 2 will reportedly launch sometime in August. The reason for the DROID 2's slight delay is that they're going to get version 2.2 "Froyo" on there along with whatever skin they put on it. And in case you're interested, the original DROID has dropped in price so you can scoop it up for $149.99.

[Phandroid]

Phandroid wasn't kidding when they announced that their tipster mentioned that the Motorola Shadow / Xtreme would actually be getting yet another name change to the Droid X. The image above is an internal screenshot and the image below just shows off the spec sheet. Note that the spec sheet below says that this smartphone will be just 0.39-inches (around 1cm) which is slightly thicker than the iPhone 4.

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Getting tired of the DROID Xtreme / Shadow photos popping up? Well, that's too bad. Thanks to DROID-Life there are more pictures of said smartphone and it'll be running either version 2.1 or 2.2 of the Android OS. The OS will be underneath a version of Motoblur or NinjaBlur if you will.

[Phandroid]

Just like I said last week, the Motorola Shadow will reportedly be launched as the DROID Xtreme. Today the folks over at Droid-Life have just pictured the smartphone for everyone to enjoy. This handset will reportedly be hitting Verizon sometime in July and it's apparently been confirmed to launch with Android 2.2. This smartphone will also offer a 4.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 8GB of internal memory, an HDMI port, and a 700MHz OMAP3630 CPU.

Update: According to Phandroid, this handset will have some custom skin over Android and it'll be called Ninjablur. Apparently, the battery will be a 1,500mAh.

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