Details are sparse but Motorola has confirmed via its Facebook fan page that owners of the popular DROID handset would receive the Google Android 2.1 update this week as the company begins to roll-out over-the-air updates.
CLIQ updates were not mentioned but the company did say that it would have more information to share over the next few days.
Google’s release last week of revision 1.0 of the Android 2.0.1 software developer’s kit is a pre-cursor to a firmware update that will soon be available to owner’s of the Motorola DROID.
American wireless provider Verizon has confirmed that owners of the DROID handset on their network will be able to upgrade to Google Android 2.0.1 in the coming weeks, promising everything from bug fixes to an improved camera experience and an increase in voice quality. Google also released a new revision of the software developer’s kit for Android version 1.6.
The Motorola DROID and the Motorola Milestone, a variant currently being sold in Europe, are the only devices currently running version 2.0 of Google’s mobile operating system.
A new web browser has made a splash with its recent release for Google Android-powered devices by offering a slew of intuitive features while bringing multi-touch functionality to the popular Motorola DROID for the first time.
Dolphin Browser, a free application previously available only on the HTC Hero and handsets powered by the customized Cyanogen Android firmware, allows users to easily enjoy web content through features like instant syncing with Google Bookmarks, one-click RSS subscribing through Google Reader all within a tabbed, multi-window browser with thumbnail views for easily navigation.
While there are still bugs to be worked out and features to be refined, the Dolphin Browser offers a sleek and intuitive experience for web surfers and, given that it’s free, you can’t beat the price-point! Dolphin Browser can be downloaded now for Google Android devices by searching within the Android Market.
WHERE, a location-based application being widely used on new Motorola Droid handsets all over the United States, has released a website that offers a map detailing where the most-hyped handset of 2009 has landed.
The top three landing spots so far are New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. with 12 per cent, 6 per cent and 5 per cent of all Droids receptively. Runners-up include San Francisco, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Bostom, Chicago and Phoenix.With only about 25 per cent of Droid owners using WHERE, the data included in the map has been determined by extrapolation.
The WHERE app for the Droid was designed with its high-resolution screen in mind, offering a great interface, ton of native features and its on WHERE Brand Bar, a customizable store locator and brand recommendation tool.
The Motorola DROID had yet to be officially announced but specifications of the Google Android-powered handset have already become public via a product splash page put up ahead of schedule last week.
The DROID sports a 3.7″ WVGA touchscreen (480×854 pixels) with a sliding QWERTY keyboard with most phone usage taking place through the touch interface included in Google Android 2.0. 3G and WiFi come standard along with Bluetooth and a stereo headphones jack; a 5.0 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and autofocus rounds out the multimedia features.
Motorola promises 6 hours of talk time with the included battery and will be packaging a 16GB microSD card with each phone. Other tidbits offered by the teaser site include support for HTML 5 within the Android web browser, with support for Flash 10 coming next year.
The DROID is expected to be officially announce on Wednesday so expect pricing and availability details at that time.
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