i just have it in a sleeve and put it in my pocket. If you get a case, make sure it doesn't have a magnetic closure.

Just installed the latest bugless beast rom and that thing is blazing. Clocks the droid at 950Mhz and includes wifi tethering with some 2.1 features.

http://alldroid.org/viewtopic.php?f=309&t=1553

[Edited on February 1, 2010 at 7:46 PM. Reason : ]

2/1/2010 7:39:26 PM

Just got a Droid and yeah that usb cable is short as fuck. Luckily we had about 4 other ones for various other phones laying around I just use one of those.

2/1/2010 8:09:44 PM

it's also a stubborn cable, by that i mean it doesn't easily just dangle and has some weight to it. usually if you keep it curled up long enough it'll want to stay curled up.

2/1/2010 8:17:53 PM

how long is battery life at 950mhz

2/1/2010 9:06:31 PM

I've only had it installed for a couple hrs so haven't really had much time to test it. I'll see how it works at work tomorrow. It's supposed to only use the max clock speed when you're doing something and throttles back when idle. Believe the rom is set at 125 min and 950 max. The only issue I've had are the lack of lights on the keyboard and no lights on the touch buttons.

2/1/2010 9:18:44 PM

any idea if they are going to get those thigns fixed?

2/2/2010 8:34:53 AM

They both seem to be working now after resetting the display brightness. I've noticed that some of the widgets and programs have display errors. The bar on my batterylife widget only goes about 3/4 of the way across the widget even when 100% full. The % shows up correctly though. Also the text is a little smushed in weatherbug but nothing major. I did notice a fairly major temp difference last night when using it though. The batterylife widget I use displays temperature and I was getting readings over 105 degrees F with heavy use. That's about 15 over what I was getting on stock 2.0.1. Played around with wifi tethering last night and it works great. I'll have to keep an eye on the temp when I'm using it cause it felt pretty hot last night. Also noticed that the ROM has auto-rotate on the homescreen without having the keyboard out which is pretty convenient.

[Edited on February 2, 2010 at 9:14 AM. Reason : ]

2/2/2010 9:11:33 AM

How do you change the default launcher

Right now im running smokedc glass 3.1 at 800mhz, but the laucnher has crashed a few times, i want to swap back to the 2.0.1 i sent 2.1 to the default and cant for the love of god go back

2/2/2010 11:38:26 AM

I know to reset defaults, you can go to settings-applications-manage applications. Hit the menu button and choose filter and select all. Then choose the app and clear the data under Launch by Default. When I was using the 2.1 launcher, there was an app called Launcher.

2/2/2010 12:15:24 PM

Welp, just plugged it in. Was down to 30% and go ahead and charge it now while I'm at the computer. About 2 hrs of that was steady web browsing so I'm sure I could easily make it through an average day.

2/2/2010 4:07:04 PM

looks like native pinch-zoom has made it to the Nexus One for Google maps, browser and the gallery.

Quote :

"Nexus One gets a software update, enables multitouch (updated with video!) By Chris Ziegler posted Feb 2nd 2010 8:20PM Breaking News The iPhone isn't the only handset getting bumped today -- Google's just outed a very, very significant update to the Nexus One that includes Google Goggles on board and a re-upped version of Google Maps that includes suggestions and a dedicated night mode. Much more significantly, though, they've capitulated and enabled multitouch in Browser, Gallery, and Maps -- great news and a big win for the Android community at large. Finally, there are some 3G improvements in there, but you might have to wait a bit -- Google expects to have it rolled out to pretty much everyone toward the end of the week. Seriously though, now that we've gotten that whole multitouch spat cleared up, it's time for Engadget to rally around something else: ridding the world of tiny ninjas, perhaps? Follow the break for a video of the new firmware -- in all its multi-fingered glory -- in action! Update: ReadWriteWeb's gotten an official statement from Google on the question on everyone's mind: why now? The company says that Android 2.1 "powers a new class of devices" with more horsepower and bigger displays, and "based on these new capabilities and numerous requests from Android users, we decided to provide pinch-to-zoom capabilities with this new over-the-air software update for Nexus One devices." This sounds like a total cop-out to us -- HTC got multitouch working just fine on the Hero way back on 1.5 -- so we still think they just got uncomfortable with the noise surrounding the groundswell of demand for it. Of course, that's fine by us -- power to the people, right? "

Also the full Documents to Go suite (word, excel, pdf and powerpoint) is available on the Android Market for only $9.99 until Feb 11th

[Edited on February 3, 2010 at 9:08 AM. Reason : ]

2/3/2010 9:07:11 AM

Running Bugless Beast 0.7.4 at 950Mhz

2/4/2010 11:58:18 AM

^ looks good.... like widgets much? ha.

Why not use the power widget instead?

2/6/2010 1:00:51 PM

lol. I bought Beautiful Widgets so I figured I'd go ahead and get my money's worth by using the individual widgets instead of the power control one.

2/6/2010 4:16:30 PM

Just tried out Google Listen.

I thought it was pretty awesome until I got a phone call.... it switched over to the call no problem, but I was paranoid that maybe it wasn't paused and I skipped some of the podcast I was listening to. So then I realized the playback slider did nothing except start the initial advertisement over again. And the fast forward button seemed to do nothing as well.

2/6/2010 8:51:58 PM

works fine for me, i dunno

2/6/2010 10:31:52 PM

Tried the 2.1 Launcher.apk on my droid for a while, looked cool but it made it too slow and ended up uninstalling. maybe when they actually release 2.1 it'll be faster

2/8/2010 12:07:06 AM

I have literally every NES game on my Droid.

And it only takes up 150mb.

[Edited on February 8, 2010 at 10:36 AM. Reason : ]

2/8/2010 10:35:54 AM

what NES emulator are you using on the droid.

Where you get the roms?

2/8/2010 2:33:13 PM

- Nesoid

- http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/5123517/(NES)_Every_(U)_Nes_Rom.5123517.TPB.torrent

[Edited on February 8, 2010 at 2:35 PM. Reason : ]

2/8/2010 2:35:05 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D2VLmCPTbQ

Devour commercial from the superbowl. Supposedly going to be available Feb 25th to business customers and March 15th to regular consumers. Looks like a cheap motoblurred droid.

2/8/2010 2:54:39 PM

Whats teh big clock with weather app called?

2/8/2010 4:13:56 PM

Beautiful Widgets. Think it's like $1.38 in the market. If you hit where the sun and clouds are it shows a display like HTC SenseUI where clouds move across the screen and has rain drops when it's raining (doesn't have the windshield wiper effect though). Only has a simple 3 day forecast.

2/8/2010 6:24:46 PM

2.1 should be coming to droid next week, but if its anything like the last update ill get it two weeks later

2/8/2010 7:40:40 PM

^^ that is the 'new' version of Beautiful Widgits, that has been changed due to HTCs demands, the older version looked too much like HTC's

^ supposedly it will not include the Nexus One's Launcher with the 5 homescreens and scrolling icon page

2/8/2010 7:59:58 PM

sweet

http://mashable.com/2010/02/08/multitouch-update-droid/

2/9/2010 5:31:22 PM

Quote :

"supposedly it will not include the Nexus One's Launcher with the 5 homescreens and scrolling icon page"

oh, you mean the sole reasons i want 2.1?

Awesome.

2/9/2010 6:04:51 PM

The N1 2.1 launcher is already out there if that's all you want lol. I used it for a while and never had any problems other than the app drawer being almost useless in landscape.

2/9/2010 7:50:23 PM

^ the 2.1 launcher.apk is a horrible resource hog on the droid, 1-2 second freezes were very common when i was running it

[Edited on February 9, 2010 at 11:13 PM. Reason : *second]

2/9/2010 11:12:11 PM

hmm...It ran just as good if not better than the stock launcher on mine. Screen transitions were nearly instant and the app drawer worked perfectly with no lag.

1.5GHz
wimax blah

Quote :

"HTC Scorpion is a Monster, Runs Android 2.2 on a 1.5 GHz Snapdragon Processor Posted on Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010 by Casey Chan If you're a person who demands the best out of your smartphone, we think we just found your next device: the HTC Scorpion. AndroidSPIN has received a leaked build file that details this device and it's a doozy: the Scorpion runs Android 2.2 on a 1.5 GHz Snapdragon Processor with support for WiMAX. That means it pretty much outspecs every device currently on the market and sets a new standard while at it. Yeah, we can't stop drooling either. But then again, we're not even absolutely certain that this device is real (we hope so), if this is even close to releasing (we don't think so) and what it'll look like (with the beauty it has on the inside, does it matter?). For all we know, this could be a glorified text file that some kid drew up and sent around town. A pipe dream, if you will. But where would the fun be in that? Here's what we know for sure: HTC can make devices that set the bar in this industry, if anyone can create this ridiculously spec'd device, it's HTC. So, Nexus One, are you ready to hand over the Android throne yet?"

2/10/2010 8:28:56 AM

I wish 2.x would hurry up and come to Eris.

2/10/2010 10:11:51 AM

Quote :

"hmm...It ran just as good if not better than the stock launcher on mine. Screen transitions were nearly instant and the app drawer worked perfectly with no lag."

how long have you been using it?

2/10/2010 8:10:18 PM

Used it for a couple weeks before I loaded the Bugless Beast rom. As long as I didn't use the drawer with the keyboard open everything was smooth. Haven't tried to install it again since I don't feel like redoing the homescreens.

2/10/2010 9:37:34 PM

by "drawer", do you mean the scrolling icon part similar to the Nexus One?

2/10/2010 9:52:55 PM

yeah.

2/10/2010 10:00:14 PM

hm, weird. I was definitely getting huge performance hits. I may give it another try if it ends up not being in the next update.

2/10/2010 10:54:11 PM

Just flashed 2.1 on my G1.... seems to be running awesome so far.

2/13/2010 1:28:26 AM

HTC Desire running SenseUI with card view. Looks a little buggy but it's supposed to be an early build.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/htc-desire-first-hands-on/

2/16/2010 7:33:35 AM

TAT home replacement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOGmnnGpoqg

2/16/2010 8:34:57 AM

So CalliPHISH has sperm for his wallpaper.

2/16/2010 11:31:11 AM

Quote :

" I have literally every NES game on my Droid. And it only takes up 150mb. "

Not even close. It's most of the US games, but not even all of those. The real deal is ~5036 and over 500mb.

2/16/2010 11:45:19 AM

Sperm.

2/16/2010 12:16:49 PM

lmao.

2/16/2010 12:46:47 PM

Quote :

"Skype over 3G coming to Android Posted on Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 by Casey Chan Skype and Verizon Wireless are embracing one another and taking a step into the future together. Skype and Verizon Wireless just announced that they'll be partnering up to deliver a full Skype experience for Android devices (and Blackberry) on Verizon Wireless. Here's what you'll be able to do with Skype on Verizon Wireless: * make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype user around the globe on America’s most reliable wireless network * call international phone numbers at competitive Skype Out calling rates * send and receive instant messages to other Skype users * remain always connected with the ability to see friends’ online presence The current plan is to launch in March on the Motorola Droid, Motorola Devour, & Droid Eris (among other Blackberry phones). Skype will come pre-installed on those devices, fully integrated. This is huge because it kind of, sort of enables users to use Skype in lieu of Verizon Wireless for phone calls, potentially saving users a ton of money. If Verizon just offered a data only plan for Android devices, it'd be even more amazing. We're not sure how this Skype+Verizon Wireless deal works out for the rest of the industry because there are other Android devices on other networks. Will they receive the same application that Verizon Wireless Android devices would? Would the other carriers allow the same functionality? We'll see soon."

2/16/2010 2:16:57 PM

there any good clock/weather combo widgets out there for free?

2/16/2010 2:27:03 PM

http://arstechnica.com/software/news/2010/02/adobe-plugs-air-for-flash-based-unified-mobile-development.ars

Quote :

"Adobe plugs AIR for Flash-based "unified" mobile development Adobe unveiled the first public preview of the mobile version of its AIR 2.0 runtime at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Expected to launch on Google's Android platform sometime this year, Adobe is positioning AIR as a common runtime to create mobile apps for any platform. However, the company may be doing so at the expense of common Web technologies—HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—in favor of its own Flash-based development technologies. On the desktop, AIR is a Flash-based runtime that allows developers to use Flash and Flex technologies to develop applications that can run in a browser (using Flash Player) or on the desktop (using AIR). It adds some APIs to support things like accessing the filesystem and other common tasks that typical desktop applications might need. However, it also allows developers to use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create apps, either alone or in combination with Flash/Flex. AIR then allows developers experienced in creating Web apps—either in Flash or W3C standards—to develop applications for the desktop. The idea is that apps can be deployed online or on the desktop, and most, if not all, of the code can be shared between the two. Adobe is moving to a common platform for Flash 10.1 that will be shared on desktop and mobile devices, instead of having a separate "Flash Lite." Naturally, then, AIR 2.0 for mobile could then offer developers a common platform to develop applications that would run on any AIR-enabled mobile device. The multiple device support even includes the iPhone, in a way. Adobe is already pimping Flash CS5 as a way to create iPhone applications, by cross-compiling content into native ARM code. Though Apple has been staunchly opposed to allowing Flash on its mobile devices, Adobe noted that content created for the iPhone using Flash CS5 could be deployed on Android using AIR, since the API support will be the same. Adobe plans to release AIR 2.0 soon—a second public beta is available on Adobe Labs—and the new version includes support for the latest Web standards by including an updated version of Apple's open source WebKit framework. Despite claiming that AIR is "as much about JavaScript, HTML, [and] CSS as it is about Flash/Flex," though, we have heard from at least one source that Adobe won't be including support for HTML and JavaScript development in the mobile version of AIR. (Adobe did not respond to our request for clarification on that point as of press time.) Developer Ed Finkler, who developed award-winning AIR-based Twitter client Spaz, isn't that concerned about the potential lack of Web standards support for the mobile version of AIR, however. "Appcelerator Titanium is way ahead of AIR on mobile" with respect to standards support, he told Ars. "The 0.9 release for Titanium mobile lets you do totally native apps with JavaScript, as in all native UI components, great speed, etc." "Being able to develop in a very popular, open standard like JavaScript is a lot more appealing to me," Finkler said. Adobe plans to roll out Flash 10.1 on Android in the first half of this year, and may possibly be available on webOS shortly thereafter. The company is working with RIM and Nokia to roll it out for Blackberry and Symbian as well, but there's no specific deadline yet announced. The company is still mulling Windows Mobile (aka "Windows Phone 7 Series") support for version 7, but Microsoft has so far said that performance is a major roadblock for the initial release at the end of this year. On top of that timeline, Adobe is so far only committing to getting AIR on Android "in 2010," with other platforms ostensibly coming sometime later. That puts AIR's mixed potential as a universal mobile app development and deployment platform at least a year or more away. Meanwhile, developers can build Web apps for most mobile platforms using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript now. That same code can be used to develop for Palm's webOS, and developers could further leverage that code using tools like Appcelerator Titanium to build truly native apps for iPhone and Android platforms as well."

2/16/2010 6:11:03 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdhb2tTu5Yc

lolz

2/16/2010 8:51:09 PM

yo can i get flamed for purchasing the sholesmod updater

peace

2/18/2010 12:06:12 PM

that's lame son.

Looks like the devour will be $150 at best buy



Motorola Backflip launch info

Quote :

"Android-powered Motorola Backflip headed to AT&T on March 7 for $100 on contract By Thomas Ricker posted Feb 18th 2010 at 7:32AM Breaking News AT&T just got its first Android-powered smartphone (four more coming this year) in the HSPA 7.2-capable Motorola Backflip. The Motoblur device with reverse flip design and 3.1-inch touchscreen packs GPS, WiFi, and a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash and camcorder function that neatly integrates with social media sites like Facebook and Twitter or photo sharing sites like Picasa. It lands March 7th for $100 after $100 rebate and two-year contract with smartphone data plan. AT&T promo video after the break."

[Edited on February 18, 2010 at 1:13 PM. Reason : ]

2/18/2010 1:12:08 PM

^the backflip seems pretty lame. seems just to be a cliq that folds instead of sliding.

if i was really wanting to stay with AT&T i'd wait another month or so for the X10.

2/18/2010 1:43:25 PM