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Apple [AAPL] held a press conference on Friday to discuss the iPhone 4 antenna problems that have been all over the internet since the launch last month. In the presentation Apple compared the iPhone 4 antenna to the likes of RIM [RIMM], HTC [TPE:2498] and Microsoft [MSFT] along with video demonstrations on how holding a smartphone from each of the above companies caused the signal to drop.

HTC hasn’t responded officially to the comments but did let the tech site Pocket-Lint know that the Droid Eris that was featured in the Apple presentation had a far lower return rate than the iPhone 4.

“Approximately .016% of customers,” Eric Lin, the company’s global PR and online community manager exclusively revealed to us before adding that “we have had very few complaints about signal or antenna problems on the Eris.”

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Reports are showing today that the Motorola DROID could be killed off. The information comes from a capture of an end-of-life document over at Verizon.

If the leaked document (pictured below) is correct then we could soon see the DROID sales come to a halt and support eventually be ceased.

The DROID was a big hit when launched last year, but since then a number of big Android phones have been launched which makes the DROID look a tad old now. The DROID 2 has been rumoured to be coming out soon and the DROID X launched just yesterday which are all worthy replacements for the original DROID. [Read more…]

Microsoft [MSFT] is launching a new application for Android devices. The new Bing application will be able to do most of what the web application can do in that you can search images, maps, news, shopping or regular results from within the Bing App.

Bing is trailing behind Google by quite a lot in terms of market share. By pushing the Bing App out there on to a popular platform, it should give them a little boost although we suspect it wont go fixing any problems any time soon.

Part of the new Bing Android app will be based around mapping where location based search will play a big role. Search for a Zoo for example and it will load up the closest Zoo to you and show you where it is on the map along with contact details and other information. [Read more…]

Androidlib collects data about the Android Marketplace and recently indicated that the total number of available apps was to reach 100,000 this month. This number is actually an overestimate as Google [GOOG] has officially announced in their Q2 earnings call that the number is actually 70,000.

Although the estimates were 30,000 over the actual 70K is still quite an achievement and puts the numbers just a month or two behind if the growth rate shown on Androidlib is correct.

70,000 apps is still quite a way behind the 225,000 apps that Apple [AAPL] has in the app store. [Read more…]

Vlingo is launching a new app for Android based devices. The new app is called SuperDialer which is being described as an infinite address book in the cloud.

The SuperDialer is voice activated. When enabled you simply say what you want to find and Vlingo finds it for you and displays the contact details you need. The service is location based meaning that you can just say to it “Pizza” for example and it will list all the pizza places near your location. [Read more…]

Androidlib track Google Android apps and growth rate of the Android Market Place. Recently their estimates indicated that over 1 Billion apps have been downloaded since launch which is a very impressive number.

Hitting 1 Billion downloads is a huge milestone to reach. This number arrives just as the Market Place is to get it’s 100,000th app approved which is expected any time now.

The download numbers are estimates though, so it isn’t clear how the numbers are calculated and how accurate they are. Either way, if it hasn’t officially passed the 1 billion mark, it cant be far away now. [Read more…]

Today is July 15 which means that the Motorola DROID X is now available to purchase.

You can log on now to the Verizon Wireless site and order it now. The DROID X costs $199.99 which includes a two year service agreement.

If you prefer to get a DROID X on a 1 year contract then the price goes up to $269.99 which isn’t bad at all. If you prefer to get the smartphone off contract then the full price of the smartphone is $569.99. [Read more…]

SwiftKey is a new app for Android based smartphones that allows users to type faster on a virtual keyboard.

The application improves on the standard Google [GOOG] keyboard that you see on Android based smartphones. It comes with a predictive text feature that is described as being impressively accurate (we’ll need to test to confirm that).

The application is available now to download direct from the Android Market. [Read more…]

Motorola might be making it harder to root the DROID 2 and DROID X devices thanks to a locked bootloader. When Motorola launched the DROID the bootloader was unlocked which allows users to install new firmware on to the device from places other than Motorola.

Not only will the Motorola DROID 2 and X have a locked bootloader, so will most of the new handsets being launched.

Reasons for the bootloader being locked on the DROID 2 and X are related to “a specific business reason for doing so” from what Motorola have said. [Read more…]

BGR was recently sent a Verizon Wireless catalog that details a number of new smartphone releases launching over the summer. Included in the catalog is the Motorola DROID 2.

Specifications confirmed for the DROID 2 include 8GB of memory pre-installed on a memory card. A 5 megapixel camera is included along with 3G mobile hotspot functionality and a 1GHz CPU (probably a Snapdragon).

Other devices confirmed include the Pantech Jest and Samsung Intensity 2. The final two phones include the Verizon Wireless Salute and the Samsung Gusto.

Check out the full details and catalog it’s self over at BGR.