Podcast Droid X2 finds itself on camera again flaunting both cores

 

We’ve had a few hints here and there that the Droid X2 will be releasing sometime next month, but Verizon and Motorola still have yet to officially acknowledge the existence of it. In light of this neglect the Droid X2 has apparently decided to do a couple indie flicks to build up its street cred.

 The video we saw previously (it was subsequently pulled) showed the Droid X2 booting up with the dual-core animation that Motorola has used previously with the Xoom and the Atrix 4G. For anyone that was still unconvinced that the Droid X2 would feature the Tegra 2 processor this video which was leaked to TechnoBuffalo should end that speculation.
The Droid X2 churns through Quadrant for a score of 2,453 which is a healthy, if not mind boggling score. (Yes scores well beyond that have been posted from single core devices, but they weren’t running a stock ROM.) I will say that this does still slot in below the Droid Bionic which managed to produce a score of 2,646 when I tested it at CES.
The Droid X2 finds itself at an odd place in Verizon’s lineup. It has the dual-core processor, qHD screen, and RAM of a high-end 2011 phone and yet it lacks 4G, a front facing camera, 1080p video capture, NFC, or any of the other features we are seeing crop up in this years top contenders. On the other hand if you don’t care about any of those extras then you get a phone with the internal specs to offer up a great core experience and if the leaked pricing charts are correct you won’t be paying the $50-$100 premium that Verizon seems to have settled on for 4G phones. One last possible point of consideration is that this device was running Froyo and it is unknown if that will change prior to launch.

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Download Apple iOS 4.2.6 for | Verizon iPhone 4

Apple has released the iOS 4.2.6 that is specifically targeted for iPhone 4 from Verizon. The firmware is now available for download and CDMA features in the new smartphone. The iOS 4.3 which is already released in Beta stage might be available for both CDMA and GSM iPhones on its launch.

It has been noted that the new firmware differs from the current software by providing the “Personal Hotspot” features that is missing in AT&T/GSM iPhone, atleast for now. The iTunes was also updated to version 10.1.2 that is required with this update. Apple is now distributing the iOS build 8E200 IPSW file that sizes 652MB.

[Download Link] for iOS 4.2.6 for CDMA iPhone

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Leaked docs suggest Verizon Droid Incredible 2

HTC's Droid Incredible 2 for Verizon hasn't exactly been the best kept secret over the past few months, and it looks like some of the remaining few details about the phone have now also been cleared up by yet more leaked documents obtained by Android Central. Assuming they are indeed legit, 

it's looking like the Incredible 2 will be a world phone with both CDMA and GSM connectivity, and that it will boast a new 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera to go along with the standard 8 megapixel shooter 'round back. You can also apparently count on getting a 16GB microSD card with the phone, and that use of the 3G mobile hotspot will cost you an extra $20 for 20GB, at least according to the document -- althoughAndroid Central rightly notes that may well be a typo. Here's hoping Verizon finally clears up some of those details itself sooner rather than later.