Posts tagged droid 2
This Week In Android 8/8-8/14
Aug 15th
This week’s big Android news mostly revolved around the launch of the Motorola Droid 2 on Verizon, but that’s certainly not all that is going on in the world of Android. Google also announced their new voice commands feature for phones with Android 2.2 as well as officially launching the service Chrome to Phone. There’s a whole lot more to read up on after the break.
Motorola’s Sanjay Jha Says MOTOBLUR Will Not Stick Around
Verizon finally announces a release date for the Motorola Droid 2
Video: Sneak Peak of TweetDeck for Android
Telus updates Milestone, but isn’t 2.2 yet
So many decisions, so little time
Google pumps out updates to Gesture Search and Voice Search for Android
Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 Edition Launching September 30th!
Nokia maintains handset market share lead, HTC cracks top ten
Droid 2 to come with Froyo? Yes, Confirmed
Jul 21st
According to a couple sleuthy sleuths, when Verizon, the Big Red AT&T killer, launches the Droid 2 next month, it will arrive with the highly-coveted Android 2.2 (Froyo) on board. This is a good thing. Because Android 2.2 is faster and better than Android 2.1.
But not only that, Android 2.2 comes with a built-in WiFi hotspot creator… oh, wait. Verizon won’t let that happen. But should they choose to load it with Swype… oh, wait. It has a superior hardware QWERTY keyboard. In all seriousness, Froyo should bring a number of improvements to the phone, which, if true, will be the first to ship with the Froyo as a retail device, including highly-touted javascript performance improvements.
Couple that with the 1GHZ OMAP processor (faster than a speeding Snapdragon) and an actual usable keyboard, and you have yourself a winner, folks.
Let’s just hope the bootloader is hackable. Verizon? I’m looking at you!
(via TheNextWeb)
Android 2.1 clears half of all Android devices, Froyo creeps up
Jul 21st
| Platform | API Level | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Android 1.5 | 3 | 18.9% |
| Android 1.6 | 4 | 22.1% |
| Android 2.1 | 7 | 55.5% |
| Android 2.2 | 8 | 3.3% |
Every month, Google’s Android developers’ forum releases the latest breakdown of Android user distribution based on downloads from the Marketplace. This month, things are looking pretty rosy for Android 2.1, and the upcoming Android 2.2 OS, which was recently released on the Nexus One, and soon on the Droid 2 and Droid X.
Android 2.1 has risen to 55% market share, making it the clear majority holder. The nice thing about it, too, is how quickly it has risen to that spot. Check out the break for the breakdown distribution over time.
Motorola Droid, Droid Devour, and BlackBerry Tour End of Life Imminent
Jul 16th
There was no surprise that RIM’s BlackBerry Tour was hitting its end of life soon seeing how it’s been replaced by the BlackBerry Bold 9650 (see our review here) which is now out for both Sprint and Verizon. Through an image posted by DroidForums.net we see that the much-loved Motorola Droid and the less favorable Droid Devour are also getting the boot soon. Obviously Verizon is making some room in their lineup for the Droid X and the original Droid’s successor, the Droid 2.
It’s a sad thing to hear. The Motorola Droid is without a doubt, the device that truly put Android into the hands of mainstream consumers. Sure people had G1s and MyTouch 3Gs, but until the Droid hit the scene most people (especially CDMA users) had no idea what Android was. We salute you Motorola Droid. Thank you for raising the bar and putting Android into tons of consumers’ hands.
You can still buy the Motorola Droid of course, in fact you can still get one free with every one you buy on contract. However, this won’t last forever as the production of Droids has likely stopped or is currently grinding to a halt.
[Via DroidForums.net]
Droid 2 and Droid X for Verizon to Take Android Speed Crown
Jun 14th
Some lovely visions of the future from Motorola and Verizon are coming to the airwaves soon, if these commercial mockups are to be believed.
Droid-Life has their paws on some scripts that prove the Droid 2 and Droid X are two different phones, with each aimed at a certain segment of the population: the Droid X will attempt to be your multimedia powerhouse, with its 4.3″ screen and use as a multifunction remote. The Droid 2 will have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, much like its predecessor, but hopefully, unlike its predecessor, it won’t suck.
Apparently, however, both phones should share the same 1GHZ OMAP processor, which, pound for pound, is faster than the 1GHZ Snapdragon processor currently taking up so much space in various HTC phones. Qualcomm is expected to launch its next-generation Snapdragon processor in the coming months, but it won’t be in many phones until year’s end.
Check out Droid-Life for more details, and the other two screenies.
Android Rumour Roundup: May 31st, 2010
May 31st
There have been some interesting developments of late in regards to Android and the increasingly important role it is playing in the current lineup of high-end smart phones. The Sprint Evo 4G is so anticipated that employees are executing lineups outside Sprint stores on the morning of June 4th. I have seen the device and it is probably the most attractive piece of technology I’ve ever used.
But advancing to what isn’t for sure yet: what is the Motorola Shadow? Is it the equivalent of the Droid 2? Will it have a slide out keyboard? There are a lot of signs that point to, “Yes” for both questions. That it will be coming to Verizon is a given. This is disappointing but not unexpected. The carrier seems to be quite adept at getting OEM manufacturers to create for them some wonderful exclusive devices. When the Droid emerged in September 2009, it was unknown when the GSM equivalent would emerge for the rest of the world. Telus did end up bringing the phone to North America in February, but by then the King of Android had been dethroned by Google’s own Nexus One. The second iteration of the Droid should up the game by quite a lot: Snapdragon processor (1GHZ), 8GB internal storage, HDMI out, 4.3″ screen. Beauty.
As for the EVO 4G and Droid Incredible, Sprint and Verizons’ flagship Android devices, they have both been rooted recently, which is a lovely surprise, considering how close to Froyo we are getting. I have been using Froyo for a week or so now on my Nexus One, and it’s lovely. Very quick, stable and the wireless tethering option is oh-so-sweet.
Plus the EVO 4G has had paid video conferencing, and then it didn’t anymore. Apparently, that supposed $5 cost for the two-way video conferencing via Qik is only for premium features, and the core functionality will always be free.
The Samsung Galaxy S is also headed to AT&T in one form or another. This device, with its SuperAMOLED screen, promotes better brightness and daylight viewability over regular AMOLED screens, currently seen on the Nexus One and HTC Desire, among others.
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