Comments on: The Droid Has Landed…Unboxed! Plus a Few Facts

By: Droid X: One Phone to Meet Different Needs for Verizon, Motorola

Droid X: One Phone to Meet Different Needs for Verizon, Motorola — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:38:07 +0000

[...] No Comments Verizon Wireless has introduced the Droid X, a successor to the popular Droid launched last October, the first handset to run Google’s Android 2.0 operating system. Built by Motorola, the [...]

By: The Apple-Google Mobile Battle Continues As Other Platforms Sit and Watch

The Apple-Google Mobile Battle Continues As Other Platforms Sit and Watch — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:02:42 +0000

[...] you can see the Android trend really take off in October of last year. Not so coincidentally, that’s exactly when Verizon launched the Motorola Droid; the then-updated Android 2.0 operating system with added multitouch morphed Android from a [...]

By: rashaan

rashaan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:00:06 +0000

the driod is a cool phone i like verison and i have the lg env touch

By: Janey

Janey — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:58:46 +0000

You can’t even move IMAP emails from one folder to another with the Android email client. It’s really pathetic! I expect to be able to do email with my smartphone, and the Android phones have all failed. But if you’re a Google boi and all you use is gmail then yeah it’s ok. anything else? you’re pretty screwed. The Exchange support is half assed at best.

By: How Many Droids Has Motorola Sold?

How Many Droids Has Motorola Sold? — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:01:40 +0000

[...] If you read the reviews, it becomes obvious that I am part of a small minority of folks who haven’t been blown away by the new Droid, a Google Android OS-based smartphone made by Motorola that Verizon Wireless launched Nov. 5 in the [...]

By: What You Need to Know About the Droid

What You Need to Know About the Droid — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:24:22 +0000

[...] the Cupertino gang has anything to fear in the Droid is a matter of some debate. But Motorola’s handset clearly has the firepower to move the needle in the fast-moving [...]

By: USA:Sony Ericsson’s New Android Phone Is Sleek, But Has a Hole? « Anil's Blog

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:54:19 +0000

[...] be available until then. While it has some high-end features that could help it compete with themuch-hyped Droid, unlike Motorola’s and Verizon’s handset, this phone has a surprising [...]

By: What Are the Downsides to Droid?

What Are the Downsides to Droid? — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:39:36 +0000

[...] positive reviews and the carrier’s big-budget marketing campaign. But some users — including Om — say the handset has been overhyped and is no threat to the iPhone. The Droid does have a [...]

By: What Are the Downsides to Droid?

What Are the Downsides to Droid? — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:39:36 +0000

By: Sony Ericsson’s New Android Phone Is Sleek, But Has a Hole

Sony Ericsson’s New Android Phone Is Sleek, But Has a Hole — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:03:50 +0000

[...] be available until then. While it has some high-end features that could help it compete with the much-hyped Droid, unlike Verizon’s handset, this phone has a surprising [...]

By: ShootPod 科技新聞 #038 11/03/2009- ShootPod 咻啪

ShootPod 科技新聞 #038 11/03/2009- ShootPod 咻啪 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:26:38 +0000

[...] 連接埠、手機內裝有 16GB 的 microSD 記憶卡。配備上大致符合大眾需求. 新聞連結1 [...]

By: RIM Shares Slide as Droid Debut Nears

RIM Shares Slide as Droid Debut Nears — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:56:56 +0000

[...] users into the mainstream, but the Canadian manufacturer is in danger of losing ground as Android picks up steam. Shares of RIM slid this morning after Citigroup downgraded the stock from “buy” to [...]

By: RIM Shares Slide as Droid Debut Nears

RIM Shares Slide as Droid Debut Nears — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:56:56 +0000

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:39:59 +0000

I’ve had an Android phone for a while now, and I’ll be selling it for an iPhone pretty soon. Android was rushed to market and it shows. Slow, buggy apps, inconsistencies across the UI, and major features missing. The Android Market and its “anything gets in” approach is no better because there are a LOT of really lousy applications. Sure, it looks great to say “we have 10,000 apps” but when thousands of them are duplicates (forked projects) or “sexy girls wallpapers” applications, who cares?
At least other phones can deal with self-signed SSL certificates. Android cannot. And if you look at the Google Code site, it seems that more people are concerned with getting FLAC support (used by mostly audiophile wannabes than average users) on Android than fixing all of the broken connectivity issues first. :|

By: Milind

Milind — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:58:42 +0000

The G1 was already an iPhone killer for me. The drawbacks were the sorry battery life and the lags. From all reports the battery life on the Droid is very good and all videos I have seen don’t show any lags. Actually having it in hand will show if this is true or not. If it is, then it’s certainly an iPhone killer for many.

The thing is that the G1 was better than the iPhone for many. The Hero is better than the iPhone for people who don’t want a keyboard and love the better UI. The Cliq is better than the iPhone for those that are into Social networking. Every Android phone that appeals to any section of the market is an iPhone killer for that segment. And since one size doesn’t fit all, together, Android is the iPhone killer.

The argument that background processes kill battery life or introduces lag, or that Java is slow, or that fragmentation will be Android’s problem is clearly proving to be wrong. With even better hardware coming and apps working across devices with different UI and hardware features (keyboards, screen sizes etc.), we should be able to lay that FUD to rest.

By: Android This Week: Droid Lands on Verizon; Google Adds Navigation

Android This Week: Droid Lands on Verizon; Google Adds Navigation — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:01:29 +0000

[...] phone for Verizon, and the carrier is throwing a lot of advertising weight behind the launch. GigaOM has a Droid for review, so look for continued coverage of it here. The handset is almost as thin as the iPhone, but it [...]