Nov

2010

Pre-order “My Droid” by Craig Johnston from Amazon

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged amazon, Craig Johnston, droid, droid 2, Droid Eris, Droid Incredible, droid x, My Droid

So, you want to know everything there is to know about the Droid Incredible, Droid Eris, Droid X, and Droid 1 and 2? You’re in luck, because there’s a book for that now. Craig Johnston has composed a 432-page extravaganza of Droid information, tips, tricks and step-by-step guides designed to give you a better understanding [...]

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Nov

2010

8Pen Android keyboard, newest Android keyboard with a steep learning curve, available for download

by Mikka Burrell
tagged 8Pen, droid x, keyboard, swype

There are many keyboard replacements available for Android these days, most of which are much better than the stock Android keyboard as well as free in the Android Market. We now have a new entrant to add to the mix, and it’s definitely the most unique Android keyboard yet. Introducing 8Pen, a gesture-based keyboard that looks to [...]

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Oct

2010

Google Instant Search Rolling Out to Android Devices

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, browser, droid, Droid Incredible, droid x, Google, google instant search, instant search, internet, motorola droid, Search, Verizon

Google got inside my head more than ever after launching Google Instant earlier this September. Now they’ve, launched it to users with Motorola Droid Incredible, Droid and Droid X. The feature appears to be working fine on these mentioned devices, and will likely begin rolling out to other Android mobile devices as time goes by. [...]

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Oct

2010

Motorola updates Media Link software, finally usable

by Chris Moor
tagged doubletwist, droid, droid 2, Droid Pro, droid x, media link, motorola, motorola media link, sync, syncing

Anyone who’s been using Motorola’s Media Link software in the past knows that it really wasn’t the greatest option out there for syncing your Moto phone with your computer. This is probably why third party apps such as doubletwist have been so popular. You’d think that syncing apps straight from the manufacturer would be great… [...]

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Oct

2010

Droid X and Droid 2 overclocked to 2.5GHz

by Steve Ginter
tagged droid 2, droid x, fission rom, overclock, team defuse

**Warning Ludicrous Speeds Ahead!** We just told you about a way to overclock these 2 handsets using DX/D2 Overclocker, but the guys on Team Defuse are doing it their way with their custom rom – Fission. They recently got the Droid X and Droid 2 to hit the 2.0GHz mark, then to 2.5GHz. Who [...]

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Oct

2010

Overclock your Droid X or Droid 2 with DX/D2 Overclocker

by Steve Ginter
tagged android apps, droid 2, droid x, dx/d2 overclocker, overclock

We’ve seen the Droid X overclocked before, but this little app from “Unstable Apps” (oh the irony) makes overclocking your X or Droid 2 simple. As long as you have your phone rooted, you can load up DX/D2 Overclocker and max out that clock rate and tweak your voltage on the fly without any additional [...]

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Oct

2010

VPlayer for Android Plays Almost Any Format

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, android 2.1, android 2.2, avi, codecs, divx, droid 2, droid x, eclair, froyo, Google, mkv, motorola, motorola droid, mov, mp4, video, video codec, video player, vplayer, wmv, xvid

So you’re a former iPhone lover with a bunch of .mp4 and .mov videos backed up. You do the right thing and buy an Android, but have no way to play those videos of your best friend making a fool of himself at the local pub. Although your friend may be thankful for that, he’ll [...]

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Oct

2010

Droid 2 and Droid X suffering security pin calling issue

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged android 2.2, blur, droid 2, droid x, Google Voice Actions, lock screen, motorola

It seems that a pretty big security bug has been discovered which allows for calls to be made on a Droid 2 or Droid X running Android 2.2 even without entering the phone’s security pin (if the phone has one). While on the screen to enter the security pin, if the “search” softkey or keyboard [...]

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Oct

2010

Motorola officially acknowledges Droid X Froyo issues

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged android 2.2, droid x, froyo, issues, motorola

Motorola has officially acknowledged a series of issues related to the semi-recent Droid X Android 2.2 update. Users have been reporting these issues for weeks, so there are no real surprises here. Below is the post made on the official Motorola support forums. Stuck on Moto logo after reboot – this was tough on a [...]

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Oct

2010

Verizon releases FiOS on Demand app for Android

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged droid 2, droid x, fios, Flex View, Verizon

Verizon has released a FiOS on Demand app for all the major smartphone operating systems, including Android. The app allows you to rent, download, and view “Flex View” movies on your device, and also to push this content to up to 4 separate devices, including a FiOS set-top-box. So far, the app is only available [...]

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