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Pre-Order the Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD

Wed, 09/05/2012 - 16:46 -- Alex Gardner

Motorola unveiled the Droid RAZR Maxx HD at today's Motorola event in New York City. Pre-orders open on September 5th, at 5 p.m. ET at http://www.verizonwireless.com/droidrazrm and will be available on September 13th in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at Verizon Wireless for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

Motorola

The Droid RAZR Maxx HD features 4G LTE speeds for watching movies, television shows and other video content on its 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display. The 3,300mAh battery allows for up to 21 hours of talk time, 13 hours of video playback or eight hours of web browsing on LTE. Other features include: a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB RAM, mobile hotspot capabilities for up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices, an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and 1080p HD recording, and NFC Android Beam capabilities.

Wireless Mobile Payments Coming to Android?

Wed, 03/16/2011 - 17:24 -- Fred Straker

The Samsung Nexus S pictured below already has a feature built-in that is slightly ahead of its time. We're talking about near-field communication (NFC), which would make it possible for smartphones to pass payment data to signal readers at the checkout counter. Only problem is the technology isn't widely deployed yet.

Samsung Nexus S Android NFC payment

Google plans to change all of this if their upcoming NFC payment system tests come to fruition. The company has made no official announcement, however Bloomberg reports testing will begin in the coming months. Thousands of retailers in New York, San Francisco and other cities will receive special cash registers from VeriFone Systems.

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