Verizon will start selling the Motorola Droid 2 via a nationwide presale on Wednesday, August 11. The phone actually becomes available a day later, August 12, for $199.99 with a new two-year contract.

For a typical Droid user, the price tag for Mobile Broadband Connect will be $30, according to Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney, via e-mail. That gets you 5GB of data transfer.

With the cool Motorola Droid and some fun iPhone bashing ads, one wonders if Verizon wants to pick up or pick on the Apple iPhone.

Verizon The Droid is the same smartphone formerly known as the Motorola Sholes, so some technical specs have already been known. The phone will run the new Android 2.0 operating system.

After Verizon's 4G LTE network went dark yesterday, the carrier opted to delay the launch of the Droid Charge, its next hot 4G phone, indefinitely.

Verizon recently announced the Motorola Droid Pro, a vertically-aligned Android phone with a 3.1-inch touchscreen and a keyboard reminiscent of those typically found on BlackBerry ...

Verizon promises that the Motorola Droid X won't suffer from the same supply shortage as its chief smartphone foes, like the Apple iPhone 4, when it hits stores on Thursday.

HTC’s well-received “Droid Incredible” Android smartphone has gotten an update in the Droid Incredible 2, which is set to launch on Thursday for $200 with a two-year contract through Verizon.