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Droid 2.0.1 Update Now Rolling Out – Did You Get Yours?
Is Verizon playing Santa with its latest Android 2.0.1 OTA Update for the Motorola Droid? As I sit here patiently waiting for my over-the-air push of the update, (some of you may already be sipping the eggnog) I have headed over to Verizon’s site to …
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The Droid Has Been Rooted
We can add the Droid to the list of Android handsets that have been rooted.  A member of the AllDroid forums is reporting tonight that they’ve been able to successfully get root access on the hottest handset around. We’ll find out before too long what …
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Unconfirmed Rumor: HTC Passion is T-Mobile Bound
This has been one of the busiest Saturdays in recent AndroidGuys memory, but we’re not complaining. All the news so far has been of the good persuasion. If this next rumor proves to be true, it could be upgraded from good to great really fast. …
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New Motorola DROID-Like Device Arrives… Or Does It?
The folks over at Boy Genius Report were tipped to a couple of pictures of a new Motorola device. Looking like a softer version of Verizon’s Droid, it sports the same buttons across the bottom. According to BGR, the device has an 800MHz processor, though …
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Verizon Bullies Sprint… Are They Serious?
Verizon has really overstepped their boundaries this time. Embarrassing AT&T is one thing; they deserve it. But asking Sprint to remove its “Most Dependable 3G Network” claim is narcissistic, pompous, and flat out wrong. I’d like to quote my personal site, just to prove a …
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$100M Marketing Campaign for Droid Seems to be Paying Off
Verizon is putting $100 million into marketing of the Droid, and so far the carrier has to be pleased with the results. Less than a month after release, the only handset to sport Android 2.0 has sold somewhere between 700,000-800,000 units.Â
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Android’s Room for Improvement
A lot has been written about the battle that seems to be brewing in the mobile OS world. Which is the better platform for developers? Which is more consumer friendly? Which has the best hardware? Which will be crowned champion? All interesting questions that generate …
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Best Buy Mobile Offering 5 Android Under $100
It’s a great time to be shopping for Android handsets. Best Buy has announced that they will be carrying five Android powered smart phones at $99 for the holidays. They’re making it hassle free for your convenience with instant rebates as opposed to carrier mail-in …
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Why I Won’t Be Rooting My Droid…For Now
Let me begin by giving my experience this past year with rooted or “jail broken” Android phones. I used the standard Android image doled out by T-Mobile for seven long months before I took the plunge and gained root access to my G1. And after …
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ZTE Trying to Crack US Market with Verizon’s Help
ZTE, a Chinese company who designs and manufactures telco equipment has set its sights on the US market. The handset maker plans to roll out an Android-based smart phone to multiple carriers around the world, including Verizon Wireless. “We see big potential in the smartphone …
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Droid’s Camera Issues Resolved! (For Now)
You know all those Droid reviews that heaped glowing praise on everything except the camera? All those reports of issues with getting it to focus? Many sources are reporting that Droid owners awoke to cameras that suddenly worked perfectly today. Â Was it a silent patch? …
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Flurry Pegs Droid Sales at 250,000 in First Week
We previously reported that first weekend sales figures for Verizon’s Droid were somewhere in the 100,000 units ballpark. Those figures were based on an analyst at Broadpoint AmTech Inc.’s estimates. Is there anything to substantiate that claim? As it turns out, there is one report …
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Thank You Verizon But “No Cigar”
Just to put disclaimer first: I wanted Droid! I dreamed about it! I was totally in love with Verizon’s ad. It was exciting, it was all good. But as often happens with online affairs the love fest was cut short when reality showed up her …
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Leaving T-Mobile Behind for Verizon Droid
Anyone following the invasion of the Droid can see a plethora of reviews on PhoneDog, Gizmodo, Boy Genius Report among others. So I will spare you the redundancy since those guys do reviews for a living and are much better at it than I. What …
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