Milestone is/isn’t getting Android 2.1
This would have been the picture Droid users would eat their hearts out to. Ever since February 8 , when Moto kinda said it was coming, Droid users have been patiently waiting for their promised 2.1 update. Then to see that Spain has the Milestone with 2.1 just adds fuel to the fire, as seen on the Motorola website . Turns out that was a glitch, however, and today it was fixed, which leaves us thinking are they just teasing us now, or is this a sign for Droid/Milestone users of what is in store in our near future? [via Droid-Life and Motorola ]
HTC Incredible rumored to soon be replacing HTC Droid Eris on Verizon
If you're in the market for an HTC
Categories: Android Tags: droid, droid-eris, incredible, market, nexus, Nexus one, the-end-of-life, the-market
Is the droid eris being replaced by the htc incredible?… (Andronica via TechNews AM)
According to BerryScoop, who claim to have received word from a “trusted source,” the Droid Eris is about to be replaced. It seems that the Droid Eris will be EOL’d (end-of-life) on April 1, 2010. Now normally I would recommend any would be purchasers in holding off a few weeks before making a purchase, but
Categories: Android Tags: before-making, berry, droid, droid-eris, eol, few-weeks, trusted-source
Is the Droid Eris being replaced by the HTC Incredible?
According to BerryScoop, who claim to have received word from a “trusted source,” the Droid Eris is about to be replaced. It seems that the Droid Eris will be EOL’d (end-of-life) on April 1, 2010. Now normally I would recommend any would be purchasers in holding off a few weeks before making a purchase, but
Categories: Android Tags: before-making, berry, droid, droid-eris, eol, few-weeks, trusted-source
Android 2.1 with Sense UI leaks out for the Droid, Droid Eris
Those using either the Motorola Droid or the HTC Droid Eris can go ahead and upgrade to Android 2.1 if they want. Of course there is a big catch that comes along with that statement. This is an unofficial upgrade path which is coming courtesy of leaked ROM’s. Still, for those that cannot wait any
Categories: Android Tags: coming-courtesy, droid, droid-eris, either-the-motorola, motorola, motorola-droid, path-which, using-either
Motorola to Milestone developers, “Buy HTC”
The Motorola Droid is a very hackable phone. It can be overclocked past 1 GHz and devs have even ported HTC’s Sense UI to the device. However, the Droid’s European cousin the Milestone does not share those same qualities. The Motorola Milestone has a digitally signed firmware that is making it virtually impossible to load custom ROMs on the device. Developers have been asking for help on this issue and Motorola responded . “We understand there is a community of developers interested in going beyond Android application development and experimenting with Android system development and re-flashing phones. For these developers, we highly recommend obtaining either a Google ADP1 developer phone or a Nexus One, both of which are intended for these purposes. At this time, Motorola Android-based handsets are intended for use by consumers and Android application developers, and we have currently chosen not to go into the business of providing fully unlocked developer phones. Securing the software on our handsets, thereby preventing a non-Motorola ROM image from being loaded, has been our common practice for many years. This practice is driven by a number of different business factors. When we do deviate from our normal practice, such as we did with the DROID, there is a specific business reason for doing so. We understand this can result in some confusion, and apologize for any frustration.” Lori Fraleigh Motodev Motorola has currently announced nine different Android handsets under twelve different names and the Droid is the only device to boot unsigned images. There was a specific business reason for doing so, but Motorola is not going to share those details. We think the “business reason” was Google decided the firmware on the Droid and they wanted it to be open. The percent of customers who actually hack their phones is quite small (I’m guessing less than 2%), so don’t expect Motorola to change their practices anytime soon. It will be interesting to see what happens with the firmware on Motorola’s Android phone that is headed for the Google phone store. For an example of how the development community can move a device forward look at what CyanogenMod has done for the Nexus One. Related Posts Motorola’s Android 2.1 upgrade timeline for Droid, Milestone, CLIQ, and DEXT Motorola Droid coming to Europe as the Milestone Android steepest climber in mobile platform buzz race Best Buy to offer Devour and Droid for $99 on Feb. 25 Motorola Droid takes home gadget, smartphone, and GPS of the year
Categories: Android Tags: business, device, droid, europe, european, mobile-platform, motorola-droid, nexus, Nexus one, year
Android 2.1 leaked onto Droid Eris
There’s quite a few Verizon Droid Eris owners out there hankering for the features only available to newer Android versions, considering the last alleged update was something of a slip-up. An updated build has been leaked on XDA Developers, and the link to instructions is available after the cut. While this appears to be a genuine 2.1 update, we’re still wondering when an official update will roll out. We’re still watching out for video to surface anytime soon, as there’s only a snapshot to verify the build for now. Check it out here . [ via Android Central] Related posts: Android 2.1 update finally comes to Droid Eris? DROID Eris by HTC: Prematurely Unboxed Will Verizon have its own Hero in the form of the DROID Eris by HTC? Apparently, Yes )
Categories: Android Tags: after-the-cut, droid, droid-eris, finally-comes, form, leaked-on-xda, official-update, permanent-link, prematurely, still-watching, still-wondering, verizon, verizon-droid
iPhone-Related Earnings Call Comments
From AMERICAN TOWER EARNINGS CALL TRANSCRIPT Among our currently four served markets, our U.S. customers are driving most aggressively towards providing ubiquitous and affordable wireless broadband services. We believe this will be a multiyear endeavor and so we’ll underpin sustained demand for tower space in the United States for some time to come. Market research that we have commissioned indicates that domestic SmartPhone penetration doubled between year-end 2007 and 2009. And that it will double again between yearend 2009 and 2011. And at the same time, SmartPhone data usage per unit is also increasing substantially. The research shows that basic SmartPhones consume about five times the data capacity of the average handset. However, advanced SmartPhones, such as the iPhone and the Droid consume upwards of 30 times the data capacity of the average handset in a month.
Categories: Android Tags: average, consume-upwards, data, data-capacity, doubled-between, droid, iphone, research-shows, smart, the-average, times-the-data, united
HTC Desire’s Sense UI ported to Droid; HTC, Motorola cringe
If you work for Motorola, cover your ears and say "Blur Blur Blur Blur" at the top of your lungs over and over again for the duration of this post, because what we're about to present is an unholy marriage the likes of which neither Sanjay Jha nor Peter Chou ever intended. It's not the first time we've heard of a version of Sense finding its way onto Motorola hardware, but developer "thegeektern" over on AllDroid has posted a bunch of video and stills claiming to have ported an HTC Desire's (n
Categories: Android Tags: Desire, droid, duration, flash, flash-bear, htc, motorola, muscular-lines, peter-chou, project, stills-claiming, unholy-marriage
Android version of Mozilla Fennec pictured on Nexus One and DROID
Not a heck of a lot to report on this one, but a picture is worth a thousand words, no? The Mozilla team has posted a couple teasers pictures, on their Facebook page, of the Fennec mobile browser running on the HTC Nexus One and Motorola DROID. No word on a release time line or when a public build of the mobile Mozilla offering will be available to the masses. We’ve got the DROID picture queued up for you after the break. Read
Categories: Android Tags: after-the-break, couple-teasers, droid, facebook, fennec, fennec-on-nexus, masses, mobile, mobile-browser, motorola, mozilla, nexus, Nexus one, picture-queued, thousand-words