Samsung Continuum May Have 2nd display

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According to a recent report, a new Samsung Galaxy S phone is on its way to Verizon, dubbed the Samsung Continuum. What is particularly interesting about this device is that in addition to the standard display, the Samsung Continuum will have a small secondary display. This display will be located beneath the main display and buttons, and will likely be used for scrolling information typically provided by widgets such as weather, feeds, and the time.

From what is known about this phone, it is expected to be a standard Galaxy S phone, including a 5 megapixel camera, a 4 inch screen, Android OS, and a 1Ghz processor. Being on Verizon, it is expected to have Bing as the default search engine as opposed to Google.

There has been no pricing information or release date details released, but it is expected that we could perhaps hear more information very soon.

Android 2.2 Froyo Finally on Droid X

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Finally, as many have been waiting for, the Android 2.2 upgrade has been made available for the Motorola Droid X today. This update has been delayed several times by Verizon, and is just now being released, despite the fact that many other phones received the update a while ago.

Currently, the update is being pushed out it waves, but if you would like to download it today, it is easily possible. Droid X users can "pull" the update by pressing "Menu" > "Settings" > "About Phone" > "System Updates." 


For those who don't know, the benefits of Android 2.2 (Froyo) is that allows for faster performance, support of Adobe Flash 10.1, USB tethering, and other minor enhancements. However, Android 2.2 is entering the last portion of its build cycle, as Gingerbread (Android 3.0) is expected to be released sometime this fall. Only the Samsung Galaxy S phones are still scheduled to receive the update to Froyo.

Hopefully, the Droid X will get the next update in a more timely fashion.