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First Images and Details of the Motorola Motus Come to Light
PUBLISHED: Friday, November 20, 2009
Specifications and an image of what will apparently be Motorola's third Android-powered smartphone have leaked out. This device will supposedly have much in common with the Motorola Cliq

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Did Motorola Fix the Droid's Camera?
PUBLISHED: 11/17/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Many users of the Motorola Droid are reporting that their smartphone's camera is working better today. Neither Verizon nor Motorola has said anything, but the software for this model has apparently been updated.
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Verizon Sold 100,000 Motorola Droids on Launch Weekend
PUBLISHED: 11/10/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The Motorola Droid debuted last Friday, and one market analysts estimates that around 100,000 units of this Android-based smartphone were sold in the first few days it was available.
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02 Asking More for the Motorola Milestone Than Expected
PUBLISHED: 11/10/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
O2 Germany is now taking pre-orders for the Motorola Milestone, the GSM version of the Motorola Droid. Potential customers may be surprised by the cost though, as an earlier rumor had said the price would be much lower than it actually is.
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Motorola Droid May Soon Get a System Software Update
PUBLISHED: 11/9/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Verizon Wireless and Motorola are reportedly working on an update for the system software on the Motorola Droid that will fix a number of small bugs. A similar software update for the HTC Droid Eris is also coming soon.
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Verizon Has Launched the Droid and Droid Eris
PUBLISHED: 11/6/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The wait is over: Verizon Wireless is now offering the Motorola Droid, the new flagship of Google's Android OS. It also just put the HTC Droid Eris on sale, a less expensive model running the same operating system.
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Motorola Droid Review
PUBLISHED: 11/5/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The Motorola Droid turns heads with its WVGA+ display, sliding keyboard, 5 MPx camera, and a 16 GB memory card. Brighthand Editor Ed Hardy brings us a review of this Android 2.0-based smartphone that Verizon hopes will be an iPhone killer.
FULL STORY (14,398 Reads) | DISCUSSION (32 Replies)

Verizon Stores Will Open Early on the Droid's Launch Day
PUBLISHED: 11/5/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Many of Verizon Wireless retail stores will open early tomorrow for the launch of the Motorola Droid, a hotly-anticipated Android-powered smartphone.
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New Study Warns that Cell Phone Use May Slightly Increase Cancer Risk
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
An extensive study overseen by the World Health Organization has found that cell phone use may cause a slight but measurable increase in several types of tumors, some of which are dangerous.
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Verizon Promises Tethering Support for the Motorola Droid
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Although Verizon isn't going to offer tethering on the Motorola Droid at launch, it will add this feature early next year. This feature will allow this Android smartphone to function as a wireless modem for other devices.
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Motorola Milestone Will Be Europe's Version of the Droid
PUBLISHED: 11/3/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The Motorola Droid has been making big waves in the U.S., and now Europeans don't have to feel left out: this high-end smartphone sporting a large touchscreen and the latest version of Google's Android OS will be released by a pair of carriers across the pond, too.
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Motorola Droid May Be Released by T-Mobile USA
PUBLISHED: 11/2/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Verizon is going to launch the much-anticipated Motorola Droid later this week, and an unconfirmed report says this Android-based smartphone with a very large touchscreen and sliding keyboard is also on its way to T-Mobile USA.
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T-Mobile USA Now Lets New Customers Buy the Motorola Cliq
PUBLISHED: 11/2/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
When T-Mobile USA released the Motorola Cliq last month, only this carrier's current customers could buy it. This smartphone is now available to anyone who is interested in a slider running Google's Android with Motorola's social-networking additions.
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