Motorola Milestone updated to Android 2.1 in Italy
Motorola has confirmed the readiness of upgrade to 2.1 for Android smartphone Milestone for Italy .Among the new features there is more room for widgets, Facebook and more new features like Google Maps.
Motorola has made available on the Italian market ’s update to Android 2.1 Milestone for the phone. You can proceed through download via PC from the official site, or wait for version OTA (Over-The-Air) expected later this month.
Source: ABH News
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HTC Incredible Vs Motorola DROID: Will you upgrade on Verizon?
It is common knowledge that the Motorola DROID remains the powerhouse handset on Verizon’s network at the moment, and now that the long awaited upgrade to Android OS 2.1 has finally rolled out to customers, we imagine some of you will be holding on to your ‘fresh’ DROID for some time.
But will the HTC Incredible tempt you as soon as it is released? 45% of Product Review readers said No.
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Verizon Droid Gets Android 2.1 Update, 2D ‘Slowdown’
It took many months and false starts, but the Android 2.1 update is finally coming to the Motorola Droid. The update adds a large list of new features. Reports around the Internet, though, are suggesting the Android 2.1 update might cause hardware slowdown.
Source: PC Mag
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Motorola Backflip hitting Germany later this month
Motorola is bringing its reverse-flippin’ Android smartphone to Germany.
No carrier deals have been signed yet, meaning that the Germans will have to grab the device unlocked, only, from Mobilcom or Amazon. That privilege, however, has its price and it’s a whooping one – 499 EUR, which is about $672.
Source: Into Mobile
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Video: HTC HD2 Takes On the Motorola Droid
The HTC HD2 has recently gone live with the HTC HD2 over in the States but how does the HTC HD2 stand up against the Motorola Droid? Well we have a video smack-down of the HTC HD2 on T-Mobile that goes up against arguable the most popular Android smartphone, the Motorola Droid.
Source: Phones Review
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Verizon begins Android 2.1 update rollout for Motorola Droid
According to Engadget, at noon on 3/30 a grand total of 1,000 users will receive notification of the update, while 9,000 more will get a similar alert just before midnight. If all goes well, the rest will see v2.1 slide down starting on Thursday.
Starting 03/30/2010, Verizon Wireless is pleased to announce a new software update for the DROID by Motorola. Users will be able to upgrade their software to version AP: ESE81/BP: C_01.3E.03P to receive new improvements and enhancements.
*Key Advantages:*
o Email – Yahoo Mail is now supported – customers can simply
sign in with their Yahoo! Email address and password. Note:
Yahoo! Email is not available over Wi-Fi
o Pinch to Zoom now available in the Browser, Maps, and Gallery
o Speech-to-Text – Customers can now use their voice instead
of typing whenever a text-entry box appears
o Google Goggles is now preloaded
o The new Gallery application uses 3D layout and shows both
pictures taken with the customer’s Android device and images
from Picasa Web Albums account online
*Software Schedule:*
Below is the software-upgrade notification schedule (All times listed are Eastern Time):
o At noon on 03/30, 1,000 users will receive notification of
the update.
o At 11:59 PM on 03/30, 9,000 more users will receive the
update notification.
o After the first 10,000 users receive the update on 03/30,
there will be a 24-hour period when no additional upgrades
will be delivered.
o On Day 3 (04/01), 200,000 users will receive the update
notification at 11:59 PM. This schedule will continue each
day thereafter until the update has been delivered to all users.
*Download & Install Conditions:*
o An OTA download requires 40% or more power availability if
the device is not connected to an external power source or
20% or more power if it is connected to an external source
o If roaming, the customer will not receive the update. The
only option in this scenario is for the subscriber to enable
Wi-Fi and wait for a mandatory OTA. The wait period in this
case will not be more than 12 hours
o User must wait to receive the upgrade via OTA
o User is unable to make or receive calls, including emergency
calls during this time
o Users will see the following information when they select*
More info* on the update screen:/ This software update
includes new enhancements to support Yahoo! Email,
pinch-to-zoom, and many other improvements for your DROID by
Motorola. You will be unable to use your device or make
emergency calls for the duration of the install. The
software updates automatically, and your DROID will power
off and on as part of this software upgrade.
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Verizon Clarifies Android 2.1 Update for Droid
In response to reports that Verizon Wireless had suddenly delayed its planned roll-out of the Android 2.1 update for the Motorola Droid, Verizon reached out to Phone Scoop. Spokesperson Thomas Pica said in an email, “The Android 2.1 upgrade for the Droid by Motorola was deployed to a small number of Verizon Wireless test users as scheduled. It is expected the broader phased rollout to all Droid by Motorola users will take place, but not just yet. No date scheduled yet.” Users should not expect their devices to update today or at any time during the next several days.
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The Motorola Droid outsold the original Apple iPhone
The Motorola Droid outsold the original Apple iPhone in the first 74 days of sales, says research shop Flurry. The 74-day mark is a significant milepost because it took Apple that long to sell its first million iPhones back in 2007.
The Motorola Droid was the first Google Android-powered phone for Verizon and the flagship smartphone of Motorola’s turnaround effort. The Motorola Droid got off to a weak start at stores where little-to-no lines formed ahead of time and no sellouts were reported. But Verizon’s ongoing $100 million Droid advertising campaign has helped keep the phone in the public eye.
Source: The Street
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Inventor of the cell phone gave up his iPhone for a Motorola Droid
As if Android needed yet another endorsement, it turns out that Martin Cooper — the inventor of the cellular telephone who pretty much is responsible for all of us being here at this fine Web site today — is the proud owner of a Motorola Droid.
Source: Android Central.
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Verizon’s Android-Powered Motorola Devour Debuts Exclusively at Best Buy Stores
The Motorola Devour, Verizon’s third smartphone running Google’s Android OS, is being released today. At launch, the only brick-and-mortar store offering this mid-range device with a sliding keyboard is Best Buy, but a few other online retailers have it as well.
The Devour is a mid-range model with a sliding keyboard, Wi-Fi, and 3G mobile broadband. Best Buy is selling for $100 to new Verizon subscribers who sign a two-year service contract.
Source :Brighthand
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