A lot of rumors have been flying around about Motorola's next major Android, so far tagged only as the mysterious "X" phone. One of the more captivating ideas to be floated was that Motorola would allow users some unprecedented level of customization over the handset's hardware when they placed their orders. Unfortunately, we saw our hopes dashed pretty quickly, as follow-up rumors dismissed the idea of users getting to choose things like how much RAM the phone would ship with. What remained, at least, was the idea that there still might be options for the phone's exterior, including a ...

Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the new no-bezel project from Pantech dubbed Vega Iron. Then we talk about the Motorola X Phone, and that delay you were already expecting to hear about. The Pebble smart watch is next as their SDK gets released. Then we go over BlackBerry's recent issues with the media as apparently their Z10 is being returned as quick as it's bought. We end today's show talking about the HTC First, Facebook Home, Chat heads and everything you need to know about Facebook's new home on Android. All this and more after the break. Stories: - HTC First Unboxing ...

Motorola may not be the least friendly manufacture around when it comes to unlocking bootloaders, but if not, it's darn close. A precious few Motorola Androids are supported by the company's official unlocking site, and in many cases, you'll still need a developer-series handset; for a serious Android tinkerer, it can be enough to drive you away from Motorola altogether. Luckily, it looks like the community is coming through where Motorola itself has not, and an exploit has been announced that should be able to let owners of a few Motorola Androids open up their phones' bootloaders. While ...

Yesterday we got a whole boatload of new rumors regarding Motorola's X phone to weed through, backing down from some of those "customizable" claims from earlier, talking about a launch window, and briefly mentioning some other Motorola devices. Tonight a little bit of new info comes our way, once again tackling the issue of those other Motorola models. According to this source, once the X phone is out, Motorola has at least three more phones it's been working on. Two of those three should be landing in the third quarter of the year, and while info on the duo is sparse, there's apparently a ...

A couple weeks back, we heard a number of rumors about the Motorola X phone, including the compelling tidbit that the phone would be sold to-order with some degree of customizable hardware options. Now that same source is back with more details about this eagerly-awaited Android. First up, some new info on that customizability. The source now claims that "the options will not be as broad as was originally reported," though they could still include things as major as the design of the handset itself. That could involve materials used for the phone's exterior, even including exotic (and ...

Does anyone have a solid grasp on what to expect from Motorola's X phone? If rumors have been accurate, we're just a couple months away from the phone's arrival, yet the proposed specs put forth thus far have been all over the park. Would it have a Tegra 4 chip and some very high-res cameras? What about a Snapdragon and some more conservative shooters? Would the hardware be customizable? While we wait for any kind of confirmation to support one of these theories, a new set of specs arrives, along with a possible render. That's the render up top, and we've got to say, it has us suspicious. ...

Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Microsoft's Cash-For-Apps program and how this is being complained about by the community. Then we turn the page to Amazon, as a $100 tablet seems to be in the works. Later we talk about a new BlackBerry Playbook in the works, even though we doubt it'll be big either. Later it's all about Motorola as Guy Kawasaki begins teasing about the X Phone customization capabilities. We end today's show talking about Nokia's Solar Charging smartphones in the works. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Microsoft Defends Cash-for-Apps Program - ...

One of the most interesting rumors to latch itself to Motorla's so-called X phone has been the idea that the phone (or phones) might be sold with some level of customizable hardware, letting the customer choose just which specs the handset would have at the time of placing an order. While it's only been rumored so far, it's an idea that we've been hoping someone would take a chance on, so we've been curious to learn if it would pan out. We're still a little short on evidence, but some recent comments have us thinking it could be a very real possibility. Google hired Guy Kawasaki, formerly ...