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After more than a month of delays, Verizon Wireless will begin upgrading its popular Motorola Droid mobile device to Version 2.1 of Google's Android operating system March 18. A Motorola spokesperson tells eWEEK the upgrade is being deployed to a small number of Verizon Wireless test users tomorrow afternoon, with ...

Apple sold 1 million iPhone 1G handsets in its first 74 days on the market, while during the same time Verizon Wireless sold 1.05 million Motorola Droids and Google failed to move even 200,000 Nexus One smartphones. In a new report, analytics firm Flurry explains why. - ...

The Droid Eris developed by HTC provides better portability and it is more ergonomic if compare with the pocket computer Moto Droid, moreover, it is attractive. It is equipped with user-friendly software customizations, advantageous widgets, apps that are used for such things like weather, twitter and stocks. Furthermore, it looks ...

Smartphones including the Google Nexus One and Motorola Droid, as well as laptops and MP3 players, such as the Apple iPod nano, are helping to drive the MEMs microphone market, which aids in active noise cancellation technology and helps with features such as voice commands. - A ...

The Motorola Droid costs $187.75 to make, according to iSuppli. This makes it the priciest among todays major smartphone competitors, including the iPhone 3G S, the Palm Pre and the Nexus One. While the camera is notable, the Droids priciest bits are its screen and the 16GB microSD ...

Verizon Wireless has introduced some changes to its talk and data plans that will become effective Jan. 18. Among them is the expansion of its required 25 megabytes for $9.99 data plan to additional handsets, and prepaid plans will run just $5 more per month than those with a contract. ...

Google Jan. 11 released the software development kit for Android 2.1, which debuted in the Google Nexus One smartphone Jan. 5. Google's Android team said Android 2.1 includes API changes and bug fixes. The platform includes an Android library and system image, as well as a set of emulator skins ...

Google Nexus One is Google’s first smart phone, which is introduced by Google itself. This phone is designed by Google and manufactured by HTC, Taiwan. Nexus one is the latest talk in technical world these days. The World is confused with Google Nexus One and Apple iPhone. Lot of news ...

As consumer awareness of AT T's and Verizon's presence in the news has increased, so has consumer satisfaction with the BlackBerry brand, says daily surveyor BrandIndex. Since the summer, BlackBerry satisfaction scores have doubled. - Were the AT amp;T versus Verizon network-map skirmishes a perk for Research In ...

The Motorola Droid smartphone tops Time's list of Top 10 Gadgets for 2009. The Barnes Noble Nook e-reader mobile device takes second place, while the Apple iPhone 3GS places fourth. - In a win for Motorola, Google and Verizon Wireless, Time has put the Motorola ...

A modder has exploited the Motorola Droid and gained root access to let developers customize the smartphone with multitouch features, such as the pinch-to-zoom capability missing on the Android 2.0 device, themes and other perks. Ideally, users can also download widgets normally forbidden for the phone or add skins to ...

If you need a way to send emails and text messages without having to actually type them out on your iPhone, Nuance has new software offering for you. Dragon Dictation debuted today allowing you to compose emails and texts with your voice for free. Time has offered up its top ten ...

Google released multiple updates to the open source Android software development kit (SDK) with Android 2.0.1, which includes bug fixes for the Droid's camera phone, among others patches. - Owners of the Motorola Droid, Verizon Wireless handset running Googles Android open source operating system, will be receiving a software ...

Motorolas Droid and the Apple iPhone should top shopping lists for those focused on the Web and content, while e-mailers may consider the BlackBerry Bold. For pragmatists, say the experts, Nokia and Samsung offer reason to give thanks. - With the official start of the holiday shopping ...

The Droid smartphone, which has been described as handsome, masculine and industrial, appears to have made Motorola a hit among men. BrandIndex found Motorolas buzz scores to be on the rise, during a period that Apples and BlackBerrys fell. - In a recent measure of “buzz” among ...

The Motorola Droid has been touted as a potential iPhone killer by any number of reviewers since its Nov. 6 debut, and the device does indeed offer many features that could allow it to seize substantial market share in the smartphone arena. The Droid runs the Google Android v2.0 operating ...

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Motorola Droid and the HTC Droid Eris present a lot for the typical smartphone user to like, including crisp call quality and excellent battery life. A few kinks aside, the Google Android operating system seems versatile and able to handle most minute-to-minute needs in the productivity, communication ...

The Droid Eris, built by HTC and running on Verizons communications network, has been specifically designed to challenge iPhone in the smartphone arena. A lighter version of the Motorola Droid, the Droid Eris runs the Google Android operating system and features a 3.2-inch touch screen, virtual keyboard, access to Android ...

I read something yesterday that rankled me. In an interview with the New York Times, Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein knocked the Motorola Droid, questioning its mainstream market appeal and dismissing the device as a techie phone. The Droid gracefully enabled me to use the same applications I use on my ...

Verizon Wireless and Motorola sold 250,000 units of the Motorola Droid smartphone in its first week, compared to the 1.6 million units of the iPhone 3GS Apple and AT T sold in its first week, according to mobile analytics firm Flurry. Apple launched its handset in eight countries at the same ...