The Droid RAZR MAXX is available starting today from Verizon Wireless. The Maxx is basically the same phone as the original Razr with extra battery life. Motorola claims the new 3,300 mAh battery is good for up to 21.5hrs of talk time.

The Droid Maxx is still "impossibly thin" like its predecessor, and is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera, 4G LTE capabilities and a duel-core processor. It ships with Android 2.3.5 but is upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich.

Smartphones can do a lot of amazing things, but none of them are any good if you don't have any power. Samsung has already promised to make battery life a top priority in 2012, and Motorola has a pretty crazy plan set for next month. According to Engadget, Moto plans to hold a 24-hour marathon battery event for the Droid RAZR Maxx on February 6th.

Nothing has been officially confirmed, but you will probably want to mark these dates on your calendar. January 26th for the launch of the RAZR Maxx, and February 6th to see what kind of event Motorola has planned.

Motorola has announced two new additions to the Droid family -- the Droid Razr Maxx and the Droid Razr Purple. Both are the same "impossibly thin" smartphone but the Maxx comes with an extended battery life and 32GB of storage. The Droid Maxx will cost $300 with a new two year contract.

The purple version is $199 and features 16 GB of storage. Both are powered by the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network and run on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread. Both devices will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the future. Check out the official press release below.

Motorola rolled out a new software update for the DROID RAZR on Monday. The update fixes a few bugs and includes an important improvement for 3G/4G data connectivity. The RAZR and Verizon Galaxy Nexus have recently been suffering from unexplained signal problems. This update should fix the issue for RAZR owners. Verizon is also currently working on a fix for the Galaxy Nexus.

RAZR users should start seeing OTA updates starting today. If you do not want to wait, you can update your phone manually by going to menu > settings > about phone > check for updates. Check out the complete list of changes and fixes below.

Motorola launched an online campaign involving 16 sites to promote their new Droid Razr which they plan to announce on Tuesday. It involved some tedious process of entering codes to unlock a piece of a puzzle, but thankfully Droid Life saved us all some time and sanity by just publishing the image.

The picture backs up Motorola's claim that the device will be "thinner," and gives us a glimpse of the kevlar backing. The image also shows the Verizon logo, side lock switch and new Droid eye. The Droid Razr is rumored to be faster than the iPhone 4S, and to feature a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 4.3-inch display.

It's going to be an exciting week for Android fans with the announcements of the Motorola Droid RAZR, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Google's new OS Ice Cream Sandwich. BGR claims the Droid RAZR will be thinner and faster than the iPhone 4S. It's also rumored to feature a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch display and double the RAM of all the Apple phones. The RAZR is being announced on October 18.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus aka Nexus Prime is the flagship phone for Google's overhauled Android operating system. Ice Cream Sandwich merges Gingerbread and Honeycomb promising to deliver the best Android experience possible.

The Motorola Droid Bionic is $300 with a 2-year agreement ($600 without) on the Verizon website, however, you can save $50 if your order it from Wirefly starting today.

The Droid Bionic packs a dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, an 8MP camera capable of 1080p HD video recording, a 4.3-inch qHD display and it runs on the Verizon 4G LTE network. The Bionic ships with the preloaded apps ZumoCast, Video Surf and NFL Mobile, plus it features Netflix support.

Android fans have been waiting for the Motorola Droid Bionic ever since it was announced earlier this year. The device has been getting rave reviews and impressed the crowds at CES 2011. Now all this can be yours when the device goes on sale September 8th for $300 with a two-year contract at Verizon Wireless.

The Droid Bionic is the latest and fastest member of the Verizon 4G LTE family, which offers blazing data speeds across the country. Specifications and accessories for the Droid Bionic (like the Lapdock pictured above) make the Bionic an attractive option even with this relatively steep pricing.

Sprint is accepting pre-orders for their global Android smartphone, the Motorola Photon 4G. Sprint Premier customers can order the device online starting today. New Sprint customers will have to wait a few days to get their hands on one.

The Photon 4G is only $200. It's similar to the Droid Bionic featuring a 1GHz NVIDIA dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 16GB on internal memory and Android 2.3. Check below for a complete list of specs and features.

According to various sources, Droid X2 owners will start receiving Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) updates over the air starting today. The update is being released in batches until everyone has it. So don't panic if you do not receive your notification today. It may take until the weekend for everyone to get theirs.

The update will provide several improvements, fixes and new features like the Download Manager App, the latest version of Blur and security improvements.