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Wishing you could get a Motorola Droid and stand out from all your Android-toting friends at the same time? Then you might just want to consider bidding on this “limited edition” Droid prototype that just turned up on eBay, which has a reasonably good chance of being an actual Droid, and a slight chance of being an actual prototype. If the seller is to be believed, however, this particular Droid is one of only five produced, and is different from the standard issue Droid in a few respects — including a chrome bezel instead of a black one, silver buttons instead of gold, and ... Read Full Story

When it was released earlier this month, the retail price for the Motorola Droid was $200 for new activations on Verizon. Although Verizon is staying firm with that price point for now, it appears that some of its retailers are not. Specifically, Amazon and Dell have both cut prices on the smartphone to $150 and $120, respectively. The news comes just one day after news broke of price cuts by online retailers on other devices not named iPhone: the Palm Pre and Pixi. Of course, the device cost shouldn’t really play a huge role in consumer’s decision given the total costs of ownership for ... Read Full Story

PC World Avoid the Droid? Barron's (blog) VERIZON WIRELESS CUSTOMERS EAGER for a truly smart smartphone have been waiting expectantly for the new Droid from Motorola. The question on all their minds: Does it measure up to the iphone? In a word, no. ... Android vs. iPhone: Which Has the More Advanced Users? PC World ANALYSIS-Google phone strategy takes off, challenges ahead Reuters Motorola Droid Doesn't Measure up to iPhone Phones Review The Free Lance-Star  - InformationWeek  - CNET Crave (blog) all 69 news articles » Read Full Story

PC World Droid Sales and the Android Explosion PC World The Motorola Droid is doing more than just bashing the iPhone -- it's also smashing the ceiling when it comes to mainstream Android appeal. A full 250000 people snatched up Droids during the phone's first week in stores, some newly released data ... Motorola probably sold 250000 Droids in first week, Flurry says VentureBeat The Motorola Droid Vs. The HTC Eris eWeek Droid Does… pretty damn well in it's first week IntoMobile (blog) Christian Science Monitor  - NewsFactor Network  - CNET News all 162 news articles » Read Full Story

It’s no reason to panic just yet, but apparently a good amount of people are having trouble with the external speaker on their Motorola Droid cutting out for no reason. It seems to be software-related, and sometimes a reboot fixes it temporarily, but it’s a scary problem for people relying on the handset as an alarm clock (or, you know, to receive calls), since you never know when it will strike next. For its part it seems that Motorola is replacing handsets that have the issue, though that’s no guarantee of escape from the clutches of silence. Let’s hope Motorola updates us with a ... Read Full Story