In case you hadn’t heard, the Motorola DROID 4 was released today. If you were considering picking up this device, you may want to look at Amazon Wireless before going to Verizon. Amazon is continually undercutting Verizon’s device prices and the DROID 4 is getting the same treatment.

Well it’s Friday, and that means the Motorola DROID 4 is now available. If you head over to Verizon Wireless you’ll be able to pick up a DROID 4 for $199 on contract or $549 without. The DROID 4 is the fourth iteration of the popular sliding QWERTY from Motorola. It’s also the first 4G LTE model and features:

Google has sent letters out to various standards organizations, including the IEEE, promising to honor MMI’s patent licensing policies after it completes its planned acquisition of the company. This includes honoring MMI’s maximum go-forward per-unit royalty rate of 2.25%. This is the same rate MMI is asking Apple to pay in order to lift the injunction on the iPhone and iPad 3G passed down in Germany. Apple has rejected this offer and is fighting it, claiming it’s unfair and contrary to the principles of FRAND licensing commitments. No matter the outcome of the Apple/Motorola dispute, Google will be honoring it once they take over.

Yesterday Motorola teased an update that will be coming to the MOTOACTV next month. The update, which is set to roll out on March 7th, will add 40 new activities to the MOTOACTV fitness tracker, some of which include: yoga, Pilates, dancing and martial arts. While Motorola says this is just the beginning, they managed to tease us with a few other features, including:

I feel like today should be national Verizon news day. Another piece of news coming out of Verizon today is an update to the Motorola DROID Bionic. Software version 5.9.902 for the DROID Bionic is ready to roll and includes many welcomed fixes. For Bionic users plagued by crashes and lock-ups, this hefty update should improve all that.