Droid

Verizon’s limited edition Droid DNA puts the company colors in employees’ hands

December 15, 2012
Verizon

There are more perks to being a Verizon employee than just discounted phone plans — like limited edition versions of the carrier’s hottest handsets. Much like it did for the Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx, Verizon’s gearing up to offer its staffers a special, red-backed version of the Droid DNA that adheres strictly to the [...]

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Review: HTC DROID DNA

December 8, 2012
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HTC has been pushing out phones with large displays ever since the HTC HD2 hit the market three years ago. Since then a lot of things have changed within the mobile industry, but HTC still thinks that there’s huge consumer appetite for smartphones with even larger displays. Enter the HTC Droid DNA. The phone’s full [...]

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We find the lack of Angry Birds Star Wars on the Droid DNA … disturbing

November 26, 2012
Angry Birds Star Wars

What's a guy got to do to fling some birds in high-definition on the Verizon Droid DNA? As has been the case since its release on Nov. 16, Angry Birds Star Wars HD (see our review) continues to crash and burn on the DNA. No option to report an error, no asking if we'd like [...]

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Hack gives HTC Droid DNA the bootloader unlock that Verizon took away

November 25, 2012
HTC Droid DNA review wrap-up

Custom ROM fans were briefly teased with the prospect of Verizon loosening its anti-modding stance when the HTC Droid DNA first arrived: in the pre-release days, the official HTCDev portal allowed unlocking the DNA’s bootloader. While the carrier unfortunately clamped down and denied the option by the time the giant smartphone was in stores, that [...]

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HTC Droid DNA bootloader unlock now available

November 25, 2012
Verizon Droid DNA

When the HTC Droid DNA finally hit store shelves, Verizon had pulled the plug on the official bootloader unlock method via HTC's dev tools. Since then, the folks over at Android Police and RootzWiki have of course come up with a method to unlock it. The basic idea is that you modify the device so [...]

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Android Overload: DROID DNA bootloader unlocking, Samsung selling 60 million devices Q4, Apple drama and more

November 25, 2012

Ready to head out the door for your weekend adventures? Make sure you take a minute and learn everything that’s going on with the Android universe. Android Overload is where we bring you all the awesome news that didn’t make it to our homepage but are still worth a good read. Check them out and [...]

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[Exclusive] How To: Unlock The Droid DNA’s Bootloader

November 24, 2012
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When the Droid DNA was first announced, we were all surprised to find that the bootloader was unlockable at HTCdev.com. Because of this, the device actually got root, recovery, and custom kernel days before the official release. Unfortunately, by the time the device became available in retail channels, Verizon pulled the plug  and it was [...]

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Droid DNA by HTC now available from Verizon

November 22, 2012
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The long-awaited launch of the HTC Droid DNA is finally here! If you’re looking for the best equipped smartphone on the planet, there’s no doubt that the Droid DNA is sitting at the very top of your wish list. The Droid DNA is the first smartphone in the western hemisphere to feature a 5-inch 1080p [...]

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Verizon launches the Droid DNA by HTC

November 21, 2012
Android Central

As was promised at the launch event a week ago today, Verizon has released the latest handset in its Droid series, the Droid DNA by HTC. The phone is available to order right now on VerizonWireless.com, where it'll run you $ 199 on a two-year contact, or $ 599 if you want to buy the [...]

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