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The Real Most Important News From The Chrome OS Event (Not)
4:34PM Matt Buchanan | Forget Chrome OS. The two things you actually need to know from today’s Google event? Sergey Brin wears Vibram Five Finger shoes. And carries a Motorola Droid, not a super secret phone we’ve never seen before. See? More »
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The Real Reason The Droid’s Camera Fixed Itself
2:41AM Adam Frucci | When the Droid was shipped, it was plagued with a lousy autofocus bug. But then, it magically seemed to fix itself. Did Verizon secretly update all the phones from afar? Nope. The explanation is much weirder than that. More »
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Motorola Droid Experiencing Software-Related Speaker Issues
5:30AM Jack Loftus | Droid sales are blowing up, but so too may be Droid speakers, as reports are starting to pour in from users who’ve experienced the sound cutting out at inopportune times. Island of Misfit Toys, here we come! More »
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Droid (Sales) Blowing Up
1:05AM Chris Jacob | Don’t worry, it’s not the batteries that are exploding. But if third-party data is any indication, sales might be. Location network developer uLocate, creators of WHERE, saw about 25,000 active accounts using its software. More »
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iPhone Vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We’re All Still Losers
7:24AM John Herrman | I mean, I know this is funny — I get the joke, and it’s clever! — but every time I try to laugh, it comes out as a sob. What gives? [XKCD] More »
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Droid Gets Sacrificed In The Name Of Your Cruel Visual Pleasure
11:25AM Jesus Diaz | You saw it up close in all its black-and-gold Tim Burton’s Batmanesque glory in our review. Now it’s time to see all its naughty bits out. Enjoy, the Motorola Droid slicing and dicing photo fest. [iFixIt]
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Droid Does Higher Res Video Streaming With New Qik App
2:46AM Matt Buchanan | Droid records video at an impressive 720×480 resolution — it’s certainly more impressive than its photo prowess anyway — and streaming service Qik’s the first to take advantage of that higher resolution, allowing full res streams later tonight with a beta release. [MobileCrunch]
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Droid Opening Weekend: 100,000 Sold
1:58AM Matt Buchanan | Not a bad opening weekend for Droid with estimates that Verizon and Moto pushed out 100,000 of ‘em. To compare, that’s about how many Pres were sold on opening weekend, give or take. [Bloomberg]
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Why Firmware Updates For Verizon’s Droids Would Be Good News
12:28AM Danny Allen | Verizon’s Moto Droid and HTC Droid Eris phones have only just landed in people’s hands, but what look to be leaked Verizon documents suggest the carrier is tracking a long list of bugs for a potential December 11 over-the-air fix. More »
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