Tag: Droid

  • Motorola DROID to get OTA Update Soon

    Amid all of the hype regarding the Android 2.0.1 SDK today, Verizon sweetened the pot with an announcement that an OTA update for the Motorola DROID will be made available “in the coming weeks.” A few of the announced fixes will be for voice reception and the 5.0 megapixel camera’s notorious inabaility to correctly focus…

  • Motorola Droid for $119, HTC Pure for FREE

    If you have been waiting to get the Motorola Droid but have been waiting for a price drop, you are in luck. You could pay $199 through Verizon, or you could go through Dell Mobility and pick it up for $119, plus free shipping through Fedex. Of course, this offer applies only for those who…

  • [PPCG Recommended Joke]- iPhone or Droid?

    With all the hardships we face each day (scratched screens, dead batteries, no 3G coverage), I would like to share a comic with you from Randall Munroe over at xkcd.com. It covers a topic PPCG has covered in the past and is especially relevant due to the recent launch of the Droid smart phone. So…

  • Has Droid been lost in the Exchange?

    Do you use Microsoft Exchange for work related E-mails? If so, you will be slapped with an additional $15 charge per month by Verizon. Maximum PC is reporting that using integrated Microsoft Exchange will add $15 dollars to your data plan if you also use a Verizon Droid, the highly hyped “iPhone-killer”. The reasoning behind…

  • Verizon Wireless Stores Open Early For DROID

    Verizon Wireless just announced that many of its retail stores will be opening early on Friday, November 6th to give people the earliest opportunity to purchase the DROID, the world’s first Android 2.0 smartphone. Some stores will open at 7am and others will open at 8am, so check with your local store for their special…

  • The “Droids” are coming. All of them!

    For the past few weeks, all I have been hearing about is DROID! Droid does everything you want; Droid is everywhere you need it to be (like Times Square), and it’s “App-Mashing and Multitasking”. Seems like another awesome phone, right? And that’s where we are wrong.

  • Droid Does Arrive Very Soon

    It looks like Verizon’s Droid will be streeting on November 6, 2009. People have been receiving emails like the one below, Only a few more days until you can get the phone that’s location-aware. Voice-recognizing. App-mashing and multitasking. It can connect you to anyone or anything at break-neck speed. It’s more than a phone. It’s…

  • DROID Does Times Square

    The guys over at BGR have a source that states Verizon Wireless has plans to take over Time Square’s two largest digital billboards, the NASDAQ and Reuters signs. Verizon is planning on a “first-of-its-kind” interactive experience that will let people control the signs using only voice commands. The image above is a “sneak-peak”. Source: BGR

  • Moto Droid – Android 2.0 in all its glory!

    The guys over at BGR were lucky enough to get a hands-on experience with the Motorola Droid for Verizon Wireless. Its running Android 2.0, which we mentioned the other day. Its the thinnest QWERTY slider on the market, being slightly thicker than the iPhone. It has a huge capacitive display. Source: BGR Read more for…