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HTC Confirms Droid Eris Update with Google Navigation for 1Q 2010

By Humberto Saabedra on December 4, 2009

Following up, HTC has confirmed on their Twitter feed that the Droid Eris will be updated in the first quarter of next year to support Google Maps with Navigation following the recent release of the application for devices based on Android 1.6, after launching with a modified build of 1.5 earlier this month.

Posted in HTC, Verizon | Tagged Droid, Eris, Google Maps, HTC, Navigation, update, Verizon

Verizon BOGO Deal on Droid/Eris

By Humberto Saabedra on December 4, 2009

Image courtesy of Phandroid Verizon has begun its newest wave of Buy One Get One Free promotions today with the Motorola Droid and HTC Eris. Specifically, if you buy the Motorola Droid with new agreement, you get the Eris for free or buy an Eris and get another on for free under the same terms. […]

Posted in HTC, Motorola, Verizon | Tagged BOGO, Deal, Droid, Eris, Motorola, Verizon | 3 Responses

Motorola Droid Autofocus Bug Discovered and Addressed

By Humberto Saabedra on November 17, 2009

Amongst all of the uproar over a “silent update” that “fixed” the recently released Motorola Droid’s camera autofocus issues this morning, Android developer Dan Morrill has given an even simpler explanation for the seemingly rectified nature of the issue: “There’s a rounding-error bug in the camera driver’s autofocus routine (which uses a timestamp) that causes […]

Posted in Android, Motorola, Verizon | Tagged Autofocus, bug, Droid, Motorola, Verizon | 2 Responses

Motorola DROID Experiencing Main Speaker Issues

By Humberto Saabedra on November 15, 2009

The Motorola Support forums have been busy with reports of the recently released Motorola DROID having intermittent main speaker issues whereby the device’s speaker will not function spontaneously, with notifications as well as ringtones only being heard through the earpiece, causing inconvenience for some using the device as an alarm clock or using the device […]

Posted in Motorola, Verizon | Tagged Droid, issues, Motorola, Speaker | 5 Responses

Verizon Launches HTC DROID Eris

By Humberto Saabedra on November 6, 2009

Following up the launch of the Motorola DROID, Verizon has also launched the HTC DROID Eris. As previously reported, the DROID Eris is functionally identical to the Sprint Hero with pricing set at $469.99 Retail/Month-to-Month, $269.99 after a new 1 year agreement and $199.99 after a 2 year, with the $100 mail-in rebate bringing the […]

Posted in Android, HTC, Verizon | Tagged Droid, Eris, HTC, Verizon | 14 Responses

Verizon Launches Motorola DROID Online Ahead of Early Opening

By Humberto Saabedra on November 6, 2009

Verizon has launched the long-awaited Motorola DROID Android smart device after weeks of anticipation. The complete featureset consists of the 3.7 inch WVGA resolution capacitive touch display, QWERTY keyboard, 550 MHz application processor, microSDHC expansion slot with included 16GB card, 5.0 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, autofocus and DVD resolution video recorder. Secondary specifications […]

Posted in Android, Motorola, Verizon | Tagged Droid, launch, Motorols, Verizon

Verizon Confirms Motorola DROID Tethering Add-On for Additional $30 in 2010 (Updated)

By Humberto Saabedra on November 4, 2009

Verizon has confirmed that it will allow tethering on the forthcoming Motorola DROID for an additional $15 on top of the required $30 data plan for the device, pricing both device data and modem access at $45 per month. Verizon will begin to offer the service in 2010. Update: Verizon has clarified to PhoneNews.com that […]

Posted in Verizon | Tagged Droid, tethering, Verizon | 5 Responses

Verizon HTC DROID Eris for $99.99 After Rebate on November 6th

By Humberto Saabedra on October 31, 2009

Image courtesy of Engadget Mobile On the same day as the launch of the Motorola DROID, HTC will be launching its DROID series device in the HTC Eris for Verizon, which will also mark the debut of the DROID branding as a series of devices on Verizon Wireless. The HTC Eris is functionally identical to […]

Posted in HTC, Verizon | Tagged Droid, Eris, November 6th, Verizon | 17 Responses

Review: Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)

Review: Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)

By Christopher Price on October 29, 2009

Motorola, and Google, have done something that no other phone has done before. They have built a phone better than any iPhone. Now it gets interesting. First, we’ll get the obligatory iPhone boilerplate out of the way. Yes, contrary some fist shaking, iPhone (3GS) was the phone to beat, until today. Be it in the […]

Posted in Android, Motorola, Reviews, Verizon | Tagged Android 2.0, app store, Apple, Droid, Google, Google Android (OHA), gps, iphone, IPhone 3GS, Motorola, Verizon, Verizon Wireless | 31 Responses

Verizon Announces Motorola DROID for November 6th at $199.99

By Humberto Saabedra on October 28, 2009

Verizon has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Motorola DROID Android smart device after months of rumor and speculation. The Droid will be the first device to feature Android 2.0 and Google’s new Google Maps Navigation service which lets Google Maps act as a turn-by-turn navigation application that uses the onboard GPS transceiver and […]

Posted in Android, Motorola, Verizon | Tagged Droid, Motorola, November 6th, Verizon | 4 Responses

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