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Droid And Android 2.1 Details

Posted in androidcommunity.com - 29 d 18 h
 

Motorola recently updated what’s going to be included in their 2.1 update. Some of the highlights are listed after the break.

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Droid's 2.1 update coming this week, Motorola says on Facebook

Posted in www.androidcentral.com - 31 d 23 h
 

Motorola Droid

We learned this morning what we'll likely see once the Motorola Droid gets the update to Android 2.1. Now we have have a time frame. Motorola, on its official Facebook page, dropped the following (emphasis ours):

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Video: Motorola Milestone unboxing and multitouch demo

Posted in www.androidauthority.com - 31 d 22 h
 

Russell Jefferies at our sister site MobileBurn.com put together a quick unboxing video of the Motorola Milestone (the UMTS version of the DROID).  He shows off the hardware a bit and demonstrates the multitouch zooming capabilities of the browser and Google Maps application.

Video: Motorola Milestone unboxing and multitouch demo was written by the team at [...]

Video: Motorola Milestone unboxing and multitouch demo was written by the team at Android Authority.

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Motorola DROID to be blessed with Android 2.1 in coming update [UPDATED]

Posted in www.mobilecrunch.com - 31 d 21 h
 

When the Nexus One was announced, many folks were questioning Google’s game plan and why it would release such an amazing device shortly after the Motorola DROID’s release. If that wasn’t enough to make some DROID owners envious, the Nexus One received a multitouch update last week which allowed pinch-to-zoom gestures within Google Maps, the Android browser and photo gallery. What could possibly quell all this Nexus One envy?

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Android Apps Alert 14: Better get yourself a Droid or Nexus One edition

Posted in androinica - 32 d 18 h
 

There’s a large contingent of people who refuse to part with their beloved G1’s. Whether its because they’re holding out for a particular phone or don’t want to change carriers, these folks are content to stick with a first generation device. However, it may be time to rethink your upgrade plans.
An increasing number of apps [...]


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SDKs, drivers and roots - Oh, my!

Posted in www.androidcentral.com - 33 d 17 h
 

Inside Android

Hey, all. Introducing a new feature to our AndroidCentral readers. It's a little space where we can discuss and feature the weeks best in the Android modding and hacking community, in terms that even those new to Android can understand.

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80k Google Nexus Ones sold in January – report

Posted in www.androidauthority.com - 34 d 21 h
 

A report from analytics group Flurry Inc. predicts that Google sold roughly 80,000 units of its Nexus One smartphone in the phone’s first month.  That doesn’t compare all that well with the DROID’s roughly 525,000 units in its first month, or the original Apple iPhone’s estimated 600,000 back in 2007.
Of course there are a lot [...]

80k Google Nexus Ones sold in January – report was written by the team at Android Authority.

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Multitouch Google Maps now available for Motorola’s DROID

Posted in www.androidauthority.com - 34 d 21 h
 

It seems that DROID users are finally getting some multitouch love from Google, just as the Nexus One did earlier this week.  But unlike the Nexus One, which got new multitouch versions of the browser, gallery, and Google Maps apps as part of an over the air firmware update, DROID users get only a new [...]

Multitouch Google Maps now available for Motorola’s DROID was written by the team at Android Authority.

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Motorola Droid gets multitouch in maps (with video)

Posted in androinica - 34 d 21 h
 

It looks like the gloves are off between Apple and Google, as the search giant has brought multitouch to the Motorola Droid via Google Maps 3.4.
As you can see in the embedded video below, it’s easy to zoom and expand using pinching motions. It’s quick, responsive, and much needed. I can’t wait for Google [...]


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Motorola Droid gets pinch-to-zoom in Google Maps application (update)

Posted in www.androidcentral.com - 34 d 18 h
 

You guys wanted pinch-to-zoom on the Motorola Droid, and you're getting pinch-to-zoom on the Motorola Droid. At least in Google Maps, thus far, which has been updated to Version 3.4.0 and lets you get your multitouch on.

Let's hope we see a full multitouch update to the Droid come down the pike eventually. In the meantime, everybody get your update on. (Thanks to everyone who sent this in)

Update: Now with video.

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Motorola DEVOUR recently announced and already getting fondled

Posted in www.mobilecrunch.com - 36 d 20 h
 

Well that didn’t take too long at all. Just this morning, the Motorola DEVOUR with MOTOBLUR was announced, and now in-the-wild pics and hands on impressions are surfacing on the web. Pictured next to the Nexus One, the DEVOUR looks much smaller than it does in press images. So how does it feel and what can be expected from the device?

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Overclock your Droid to 1.1GHZ

Posted in androidcommunity.com - 44 d 23 h
 

Some great hackers over at ALLDROID has successfully overclocked the Moto Droid to 1.1GHZ. Yes ladies and gentlemen 1.1GHZ. Although running the phone at 1.1GHZ is unstable it runs perfectly fine at 800MHZ which is 200MHZ over the 600MHZ that the processor has been rated at. In fact ALLDROID has it running stable at this speed.

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Motorola announces that no OTA update is coming for the DROID

Posted in androinica - 46 d 15 h
 

Remember that OTA update that was supposed to be in the process of rolling out? Well, according to Motorola, that update is not coming. The news comes by way of the official Motorola Twitter account which read;
For DROID users asking about an OTA update, we have not released a new one since Dec. update. Pls [...]


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