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  850,000 Android phones activated daily: Google

  Andy Rubin, Google's senior vice-president of mobile and digital content, posted on the official Google Mobility blog that Android device activations now average around 850,000 each day. Additionally, Rubin said that there are more than 300 million Android devices active around the world and that there are now more than 450,000 applications available on the Android Market, roughly triple the applications that were available in February 2011.

  By Brad Reed | 28 February, 2012 05:48

  Tags: Android, Android 4.0, Android device activations, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, consumer electronics, Google, HTC Evo, Motorola Droid, networking, smartphones, wireless

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  Droid 4 smartphone hitting shelves Feb. 10 for $200

  The fourth iteration of Motorola's signature Droid smartphone is hitting the shelves for Verizon customers this Friday.

  By Brad Reed | 08 February, 2012 04:32

  Tags: Android phone, consumer electronics, Droid 4, Motorola, Motorola Droid, networking, smartphones, Verizon Droid, wireless

• Motorola launching new RAZR smartphone?

  Motorola has released a teaser video for a new smartphone it will announce on 18 October, seemingly hinting that it will be a new version of the iconic RAZR mobile phone.

  By Ross Catanzariti | 11 October, 2011 15:58

  Tags: Google Android, mobile phones, Motorola, Motorola Droid, motorola RAZR, RAZR, smartphones

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  Android wars: Sony, LG challenge Motorola for Verizon users' hearts, cash

  Summer is just around the corner, which means it's time for device manufacturers to release their high-profile Android devices all at the same time to pre-empt the iPhone 5 hype machine.

  By Brad Reed | 26 May, 2011 06:41

  Tags: 3G & 4G, android phones, consumer electronics, Motorola, Motorola Droid, netflix, networking, Phones, smartphones, sony, wireless

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  Motorola Android users to get 2.2 'Froyo' update

  Australian users of the Motorola Milestone smartphone will receive an upgrade to Android version 2.2 "Froyo" from next year the company announced today.

  By Rodney Gedda | 07 September, 2010 09:54

  Tags: Android, Android 2.2, froyo, Motorola, Motorola Droid

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  Open source frash brings Flash to iPad, Adobe goes Android

  A new open source project dubbed frash will allow iPad users to experience Flash in the Web browser as Adobe begins demonstrating its own efforts to port Flash 10.1 to the newly released Android 2.2 "Froyo".

  By Rodney Gedda | 07 July, 2010 10:32

  Tags: Adobe, adobe flash, Android, Apple, Flash, froyo, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Motorola, Motorola Droid

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  Optus launches Motorola Droid/Milestone

  On the same day that Vodafone started selling Google's Nexus One, Optus has given its customers yet another high-end Android handset option, quietly adding Motorola's Milestone phone to its handset range.

  By Renai LeMay | 01 July, 2010 13:46

  Tags: mobile phones, Motorola Droid, optus, smartphones, Android

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  Palm CEO: We could have been bigger than Droid

  If Palm's WebOS products had gone on sale at Verizon before Motorola's Droid, Palm's fortunes today would be very different, the company's CEO said Thursday during its third-quarter earnings call."

  By Nancy Gohring | 22 March, 2010 07:15

  Tags: Android, CEOs, Motorola Droid, Palm, smartphones, webOS

• Top-rated cell phones also rank high in radiation emissions

  An environmental activist group has issued its latest list of popular cell phones that emit comparatively high levels of RF radiation, though all are within federal limits. 

  By John Cox | 24 February, 2010 12:01

  Tags: BlackBerry Bold 9700, ctia, mobile, Motorola Droid, nexus one

• Motorola's Android tablet: a peek at the possibilities

  Leaked pictures and specifications of a Motorola tablet running Google Android have been doing the rounds online this weekend. The mysterious 3G device has a large display and will run a full suite of Google applications.

  By Daniel Ionescu | 22 December, 2009 01:47

  Tags: Android, Motorola, Motorola Droid

• Droid multitouch enhanced by add-on

  The Motorola Droid might be partially responsible for a huge jump in consumer awareness and popularity of the Android operating system, but there is still one thing the Droid does — but doesn't do very well: support multitouch.

  By Paul Suarez | 21 December, 2009 05:28

  Tags: Google Android, Motorola Droid

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  Google dashboard shows Android fragmentation

  Google is providing developers with a dashboard that is aimed at helping them decide which versions of the software to support and that shows the fragmentation of the Android platform.

  By Nancy Gohring | 18 December, 2009 07:15

  Tags: Android, dashboard, Google, Motorola Droid

• Motorola to sell Droid-style phone in China this month

  Motorola will start selling a smartphone similar to the Droid in China this month, but the phone will use China's homegrown 3G standard and a China Mobile operating system.

  By Owen Fletcher | 08 December, 2009 15:21

  Tags: 3g, mobile phones, Motorola Droid, smart phones

• Verizon updates Droid software; Users hope it fixes echo problem

  An over-the-air software update to the Droid smartphone started yesterday, but it wasn't clear whether the 14 enhancements address a voice echo problem that hundreds of users complained about in online forums.

  By Matt Hamblen | 09 December, 2009 04:14

  Tags: droid smartphone, Motorola, Motorola Droid

• Apple says no to the Droid's red glow

  Don't expect the "glowing red eye" of Motorola's Droid smartphone to show up on your iPhone anytime soon. Apple has rejected an application called "iDroid," that would have save displayed the Droid's red eye on an iPhone and linked to information about the flagship Android phone.

  By David Coursey | 01 December, 2009 02:18

  Tags: Apple, Google Android, iPhone, iphone apps, Motorola, Motorola Droid