Droid Incredible 2 Now Available

To join the Droid X's refresh the popular Droid Incredible 2 also joins Verizon's cramped party. The phone sports a top-of-the line single core 1GHz processer and is noticeably faster than older processors. The Incredible 2 sports the same topographic design but is more toned down and is, in our opinion, much more sophisticated. The four light up capacitive navigational buttons also turn depending on the orientation of your phone, something that has not been implemented before. The Incredible 2 is also slightly larger and upgrades to a 4 inch Super LCD display which certainly deserves acknowledgement. However, like the Droid X2, the Incredible also lacks LTE. Pick it up today from Verizon for $200 on contract.

Windows Phone 7 Mango Update

Windows Phone 7 is issuing another update, boasting 500 new features. Chief among them include better support for livetiles and better integration of hubs and services such as Twitter and Facebook. Also, Bing Vision allows you to take a picture of barcodes, or published material and easily cross-shop products. Alongside Mango, Microsoft is launching a web app store as well, similar to the one Google recently launched. Mango will be one of the first "fruits" of the Microsoft-Nokia relationship as well, and will be present on Nokia's WP7 handset debut.

Verizon's Red Army

Verizon is bringing major power to its smartphone lineup with FOUR new smartphones. The LTE LG Revolution is a fairly run-of-the-mill (not that revolutionary) single core smartphone for $250. The previously reviewed Droid X2's dual cores and qHD (960x540) display is available for just $200, though you sacrifice LTE. The last android handset is the Sony Xperia Play, with its gamepads and playstation certifications at $200. The first Windows Phone 7 device is now on Verizon, known as the HTC Trophy which packs a nice package neatly tucked into a 3.8" screen size at just $150. (From left to right, HTC Trophy, LG Revolution, Droid X2 and Sony Xperia Play)