Comments on: Motorola Droid / Sholes / Tao launching October 30th?

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:50:16 +0000

can we get a screen shot of when the HTC Passion gonna come out, that phone is going to blow the droid away…

By: Jayd

Jayd — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:58:50 +0000

I think the droid is going to be really nice. I bought the htc imagio and I hate it so much. Its laggy, the lock function is weird i just hate the phone and I am taking it back and getting the droid so i hope it delivers.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:39:43 +0000

does anyone know if the droid has a oleophobic coating on the screen??

By: the man

the man — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:55:30 +0000

the droid has a nice res screen. the omnia 2 has a lower res but is amoled. soo what do u guys think is better?

By: Dan Noble Fellow

Dan Noble Fellow — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:33:41 +0000

The motoHEMORRHOID looks lame…

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By: Androidish

Androidish — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:55:11 +0000

Looks like the Droid clock goes to zero on October 28.
Here is how to decode the clock:
http://keywestchronicle.blogspot.com/2009/10/droids-cryptic-countdown-clock-code.html

By: tyler

tyler — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:31:19 +0000

look at the top picture idiot. the 25th is blank.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:28:11 +0000

JUST GIVE ME THE ANDROID

By: meathead

meathead — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:43:10 +0000

Doubt this is correct at this point. It’s the 14th and the storm 2 hasn’t launched.

By: goodbyeatthellomoto

goodbyeatthellomoto — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:53:12 +0000

looks like the sholes got a little make over. Def looks alot better.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/10-06-09sholesenhanced.jpg

By: KW

KW — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:26:00 +0000

From what I understand Android 2.0 will support multi-touch. Even though some reports say the sholes/tao/droid will be running on android 2.0 there is still quite a bit of skepticism which is very understandable. My question is this; if the sholes/tao/droid is NOT running 2.0 and does not have multi-touch at the time it is released, is it likely to be upgradeable to android 2.0? If it will be upgradeable, will simply the installation of android 2.0 give the sholes/tao/droid multi-touch at that point? I have a bad feeling the answer is no because the hardware won’t be made for multi-touch if it’s not running 2.0. I don’t claim to know very much about this subject though, so please let me know your thoughts.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:29:59 +0000

The storm 2 is going to launch on the 14th. My Verizon rep confirmed that last week with me, so I hope this is accurate.

By: some guy

some guy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:48:47 +0000

This calendar is bunk:

1. There is no Verizon branding anywhere on this calendar.

2. No txt8030 Razzle release date. The Razzle will launch 10/6 and hit stores later this month (engadget), yet apparently VZW doesn’t care enough about it’s release to mention it on an internal calendar?

The Sholes may release on Oct. 30th, but it has just as much chance launching on any other day after this garbage.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:42:53 +0000

What makes you say that ? There like the exact same rates as ATT, Sprint and T-Mobile are the only ones that are actually cheaper.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:56:24 +0000

Why is sholes not capatalized? Is there no specific format for this verizon calendar? I am unfamiliar, it just looks like it doesn’t belong.

By: Paul Marcarelli aka "The Verizon Guy"

Paul Marcarelli aka "The Verizon Guy" — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:25:24 +0000

The storm2 will launch oct.24-25. The omnia2 will launch around mid november. The Droid will launch late october/mid november along with the imagio. Verizon customers will be happy within the next couple of months.

By: Dio

Dio — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:10:53 +0000

They are getting an Android powered HTC…no word on release yet though. Best I could find was “By the end of 2009″

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:43:04 +0000

What about the HTC Desire????? I thought Verizon was getting an HTC android device? any news?

By: Hary

Hary — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:33:26 +0000

I guess you forgot Symbian and now Maemo too.

Symbian:Easy to hack, multi-tasking.
Maemo: Designed for hacking, absolute multi-tasking.

By: Dio

Dio — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:31:34 +0000

I don’t think its true…
The Droid/Sholes/Tao does not show up on this month’s rebate sheet

Which sucks, because I’m really looking forward to this phone (Still a toss up between the Omnia II though)

By: Ethan

Ethan — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:21:55 +0000

It says 10/6 INTERNET, so its actually correct, just wont be in stores yet.

By: verizon

verizon — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:03:19 +0000

@rob

winmo can multitask like no other.
most people’s argument of winmo over iphone was the multitasking.

By: urbanglowcam

urbanglowcam — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:55:48 +0000

You’re wrong about the blackberries. They can definitely multitask and are pretty good at it.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:53:35 +0000

It’s very convenient that Sunday Oct 25th is cut off.

By: The Truth

The Truth — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:53:02 +0000

@ Rob

Blackberries can multitask.

By: LOVEFONES

LOVEFONES — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:52:18 +0000

Too bad thats incorrect info. The Imagio comes out on 10/6/09. I work closely with verizon employee’s that have confirmed this.

By: The Truth

The Truth — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:51:05 +0000

@ gbo

Currently, Android has no built-in Exchange support. There are 3rd party solutions to get Exchange support on your phone. Here is a popular 3rd party solution called TouchDown, and it is fully reviewed by ZDnet:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=438

Otherwise if you desperately need Exchange with support for push email, WinMo will be the way to go for you.

Just my .02

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:48:21 +0000

Well now there is activesync and Exchange support for android.
So there trade off should be none.
The one thing is that the market is a lot bigger and cheaper (based on the prices i saw) for Android.
Also, people create apps that do not have to be regulated.
You can also install and create apps yourself w/o restrictions.
The major thing Android has over most OS is the personalization of your phone through widgets.
Wouldn’t it be nice to look at your phone and to read your emails from the home screen w/o having to look through your Menu, then Icon, and then selecting each one to read?
Android – Customization and multitask – a bit green
iPhone – Apps and hardware – lack of multitask and customization.
BB – Hardware n corporate apps. No multitask cap. customization.
WiMo – Easier to hack. A lot of Programs. No multitask lack of customization .

By: A7MAN

A7MAN — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:43:01 +0000

*waves hand* “These are the droids you’re looking for…”

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:39:35 +0000

I see the Imagio listed on the 20th for a roll out on the 6th. Yeh, that makes sense. Put the roll out date on the caledar 2 wks later. Still looks fishy.