Verizon/Droid ad aimed at iPhone appears
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — As promised, Verizon unveiled an ad in tonight's Yankees-Angels game aimed pretty squarely at the iPhone.  It is interesting to remember that the Motorola ROKR had Apple iTunes software on it and Apple was negotiating to put the iPhone on Verizon a mere three years ago. They also have a website - DroidDoes.com. ...

Verizon Takes iPhone Directly on with “Droid Does” Campaign [VIDEO]
AndroidGuys — This is the ad campaign we’ve all been waiting for. Verizon has decided to step up to the plate and show ...

Verizon Takes iPhone Directly on with “Droid Does” Campaign [VIDEO]
AndroidGuys — This is the ad campaign we’ve all been waiting for. Verizon has decided to step up to the ...

Droid Does: Verizon Launches Anti-iPhone Ad for Motorola Droid [Video]
Mashable! — The iPhone will soon see a fresh challenge with the imminent launch of the Motorola Droid, and Verizon is set to market the phone with a series of anti-iPhone attack ads titled “Droid Does“. The first ad rolled out tonight, directly picking on the iPhone’s most commonly-cited shortfalls: lack of flash, no replaceable battery, lack of a tactile keyboard and more. The counter on the DroidDoes site appears to count down to October 30th, according to BGR, meaning the iPhone could have some legitimate competition going into the holiday shopping season. The Droid features a ...

Do You Think Apple’s iPhone May Have Actual Competition Now??
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Droid Attacks iPhone
Technologizer — Verizon Wireless, which recently announced it was hopping on the Android smartphone OS bandwagon big time, has started whetting our appetite for its first Android phone. It’s launched a TV ad for the phone, the Droid, and a teaser site. And so far, it’s mostly promoting the phone by bashing the iPhone, with ...

Verizon ad pits Android against iPhone
Electronista | The Macintosh News Network — As promised, Verizon tonight launched a commercial and a matching ad campaign, DroidDoes , that together attack the iPhone. The reveal (video available below) centers on the upcoming Motorola Droid and sets it up as the direct rival to Apple's hardware, offering exactly what its competitor is lacking: as an Android device, the Droid will have customized home screens, multitasking, open development and widgets. It also gets a hardware keyboard and a replaceable battery. The posting also confirms more specific traits of the Droid itself, including its 5-megapixel camera, an 800x480 display, and that it will use Android 2.0 . ...

Groking the Geekiest Campaign Ever
Mobility Site — In my time I have seen a lot of campaigns aimed at tech enthusiasts or, and I use the term lovingly, your average geek. Mainly they can be found on the back pages of gaming magazines, or slipped into the commercials for TV shows geeks may like but not enough to TiVo. However, the weirdest thing is that not that the new DroidDoes anti-iPhone campaign from Verizon is the most geek friendly marketing push I have ever seen from a mainstream company, but that they are aiming it directly at non-geeks…I mean they aired the initial ad in a baseball game, for god sake. Not in a commercial during Chuck, or FlashForward…but a BASEBALLGAME? ...

A Big Week For The Mobile Web
A VC — When I use the word "mobile web", I am not referring to the web running in mobile browsers, although I understand that is what the words have come to mean. I believe that mobile devices are bringing web services into our pockets and purses, onto restaurant tables and bars, and into schools and stadiums. I am not particularly concerned about ...

New Verizon Ad Attacks iPhone: Claims Everything iPhone Doesn't Motorola Droid Does
iPhone Hacks — New Verizon ad for Motorola Droid attacks iPhone We have been writing over the past few weeks about the declining possibility of Verizon selling iPhones anytime in the near future. That possibility is now virtually over with a new Verizon ad promoting the upcoming launch of an Android supported Motorola handset which is pretty much positioned as the anti-iPhone.

Verizon And Google's Android Attack The iPhone
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Linkpost | 10.18.2009
TechBlog — Linkpost | 10.17.2009 | Main | Guest review: Scan it, save on it with RedLaser October 18, 2009 Linkpost | 10.18.2009 • Forecast for Microsoft: Partly Cloudy - On the eve of Windows 7's launch, has Microsoft lost its relevance? • Best Buy loads up for Windows 7 launch - Win7-loaded PCs are stacked to the rafters at Best Buy, but you can't have them until Thursday. • Mozilla blocks Microsoft's buggy Firefox plugin - The .NET plug-in is disabled, even though Microsoft patched it on Tuesday. Not everyone has the patch, of course. • Broadband Now! So Why Don't Some Use It? - An FCC study shows ...

Verizon Levels Guns At Apple, Not AT&T, With Droid Phone Blitz [Android]
Gizmodo — This 30-second Droid spot started airing last night during the ALCS. Dan may not like it, but even so there's no denying that Verizon, in the words of Matt Buchanan, went totally balls in with an Android phone. An Android 2.0 Motorola phone, to be precise, which we'll officially get to see sometime in November. Until then, we can feast on rumors and speculation, revel in the broadside Verizon fired against Apple (not AT&T;, it should be noted), and of course dissect the actual marketing itself, as was done at Daring Fireball: 1. The whole site is Flash. 2. ...

Android and Verizon take aim at the iPhone in new “Droid Does” promotion
Google Android Blog — Android and Verizon take aim at the iPhone in new “Droid Does” promotion Verizon has started promoting the Motorola Sholes under its official “Droid” title. To get the hype machine churning, the carrier has launched a website called DroidDoes.com, highlighting some of the stuff that the iPhone doesn’t: iDon’t have a real keyboard, iDon’t run simultaneous apps, iDon’t take night shots, iDon’t customize, etc…but Droid Does. We’ve already seen Verizon go after AT&T in its “There’s A Map For That” commercials comparing network coverage, and now Verizon is putting down the iPhone, its chief rival’s flagship device. The Droid will run ...

Verizon Bashes iPhone With Lame Android Ad
iPhone Savior — Verizon has come out swinging wildly at iPhone in their first lame ad pimping the arrival of the Android 2.0 Motorola phone. The ad spends :20 seconds focusing on what looks like a poorly executed Powerpoint presentation that hacks on the limitations of iPhone by vomiting up iDon't sentences at warp speed. The ad is cut to music sounding like a Target commercial reject. Then as if hitting a brick wall, the text smacks head on into a collage of retarded 1990's video editing techniques and twisted sound effects revealing the statement DroidDoes, along ...

Verizon unleashes anti-iPhone ads for new Droid handset
The latest news from the mobile content industry — Motorola's new Android phone will do what Apple's phone iDon't. Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events. ...

Verizon Motorola Droid Promotion Begins, It Does What iDoesn’t
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Verizon sets it sights on Apple, AT&T in ad campaign
AppleInsider — By Brian Garner Published: 05:15 PM EST Verizon has upped the ante in its battle verses Apple and AT , airing a series of ads which highlight AT 's lack of 3G coverage, iPhone shortcomings. In a thirty second advertisement which first aired Saturday during the ALCS baseball game, Verizon unveiled a new add targeting the iPhone. The ad, which greatly resembles Apple's stylized spots, listed several of the iPhone's proposed weaknesses when compared to Verizon's new Droid smartphone with the tagline "iDon't." No real details about the Droid phone were presented in the spot, instead viewers were directed to a website where email ...

New Droid TV spot happily rips Apple
Technically Incorrect — There I was watching the Yankees suck yet another victory from the very duodenum of defeat, when along came an rather sweet Apple TV spot. You know, music that makes you glad your lungs function even after a night on the tequila, and a white background with a soothing typeface telling you some simple things that Apple will do to make you even happier. Then I put down my cup of green tea (Decaf, naturally. Only way to watch the Yankees) and realized that this was a rather vicious list of the iPhone ...

Motorola DROID de Verizon apunta directo a iPhone
Celularis — Por si no entendieron el video de arriba, se está refiriendo a todas las cosas que no puede hacer o no tiene el iPhone: teclado real, posibilidad de correr aplicaciones simultáneas, flash, desarrollo abierto, customización, widgets, baterías intercambiables. Pero todas esas cosas si las hace DROID… DROID DOES: Así decidió la operadora de estadounidense Verizon lanzar su campaña para promocionar el Motorola DROID, el segundo móvil con Android de la compañía que se supone sería el Sholes o Tao del cual hace ...

L’iPhone è ”finito”?…almeno per Verizon
P@ssioneMobile — Il titolo del nuovo spot Verizon  “iDon’t” non lascia dubbi come riporta iPhoneItalia anche se l’iPhone non viene ”nominato” Nello spot vengono elencate tutte le mancanze dell’iPhone, mancanze che invece non sono presenti sul prossimo ...

Verizon Teases With Droid Ad
The Inquisitr » Technology — The latest challenger to the iPhone is the Verizon Droid, and if you believe the new teaser commercial aired over the weekend, it’s even better than the jesus phone. The Verizon Droid is a Motorola handset developed in conjunction with Google. Running Google’s Android 2.0 operating system, the Droid does a range of things that iPhone doesn’t according to the ad, including offering a physical keyboard, multitasking, a five-megapixel camera, widgets, “open development,” a removable battery and more. Android 2.0 is the first major upgrade for Google’s mobile operating system, and from ...

Apple Should Be Worried About The Verizon Droid [Video]
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — AT&T has poached a lot of customers from Verizon Wireless because of the exclusive Apple iPhone contract. The iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3G S have been the hottest smartphones selling on the market over the last few years. Motorola has also felt the pain of losing ...

Verizon Attacks iPhone With “Droid”
TheAppleBlog — Over the weekend, Verizon launched its second attack against the iPhone, a condescending teaser for an upcoming Android-based phone, Droid. However, unlike the first ad, which rightfully attacked AT&T’s anemic network coverage and dependability, the Droid ad goes after the iPhone. According to Verizon, the iPhone ...

After New Ads, iDoubts Grow About an Verizon iPhone
NYT > Technology — Over the weekend, there was lots of online buzz about Verizon Wireless’s ads, which ran during playoff baseball, touting “Droid,” an upcoming phone from Motorola that will run Google ’s Android operating system. The ad pulled no punches, directly attacking the presumptive shortcomings of Apple ’s iPhone. “iDon’t have a real keyboard, iDon’t run simulatenous apps, iDon’t take night shots,” the ad begins, appropriating the style of Apple’s own commercials. “Everything iDon’t…Droid Does.” This isn’t the first grenade Verizon has chucked recently in Apple’s direction. An ad highlighting the weaknesses of the iPhone on ...

Breakfast briefing: Microsoft cranks up the publicity machine as it faces a crunch week
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — • Microsoft is gearing up for the release of Windows 7 with an avalanche of press, including an interview with the FT in which Steve Ballmer says 'the only way to calm the doubters is by delivering'. Notably, though, when asked what Win 7 will do for the average user, he suggests people will notice "the new ...

Video: Verizon’s anti-iPhone commercial – Droid Does
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — As it prepares to launch the Motorola Droid smartphone, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless released a viral video arguing how it’s better than the iPhone. The upcoming device will be more customizable, more open, have a better camera with flash, full QWERTY keyboard, widget support, and so on. I’m not sure that ...

Verizon Announces New Android 2.0 Phone
GeekSugar — Has the iPhone met its match? A new Android phone called Droid is on the way. It's a joint venture from Verizon, Motorola, and Google, and may be available by the end of the month. The phone, which is set to compete with the iPhone, will feature a pull-out keyboard and be available on the Verizon network. The announcement comes ...

The Droid: Serious iPhone competition
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — Motorola's Droid. Source: BGR Just in time to rain on Apple's (AAPL) 2009 earnings report, a prime-time TV ad and a series of well-timed leaks have put the spotlight on Motorola's (MOT) Droid — a yet-unreleased smartphone that is being described by sources who have played with a ...

After New Ads, iDoubts Grow About an Verizon iPhone
Bits — Over the weekend, there was lots of online buzz about Verizon Wireless’s ads, which ran during playoff baseball, touting “Droid,” an upcoming phone from Motorola that will run Google ’s Android operating system. The ad pulled no punches, directly attacking the presumptive shortcomings of Apple ’s iPhone. “iDon’t have a real keyboard, iDon’t run simulatenous apps, iDon’t take night shots,” the ad begins, appropriating the style of Apple’s own commercials. “Everything iDon’t…Droid Does.” This isn’t the first grenade Verizon has chucked recently in Apple’s direction. An ad highlighting the weaknesses of the iPhone on ...

Top Small Business Cities and a Twitter Challenger
Inc.com — The 50 best places to launch a new small business. CNNMoney.com ranks the best cities to start a new company based on access to affordable workers, growing economies, low crime rates, and stable housing markets. The top five may surprise you. Oklahoma City takes the number one spot, followed by Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Houston, and Hartford. You can search the list by how many SBA 7(a) loans were doled out in 2009, including the money lent and top lender; by average hourly wage; or by area with the fastest growth. So what won Oklahoma City the top slot? Beyond having the second lowest foreclosure rate and the second lowest ...

New Verizon Droid ad aims at iPhone
Macworld — Posted on by Seth Weintraub , Computerworld You’ve probably seen the ad if you were watching sports at all this weekend but in case you haven’t, I’ve put it below. Inconsistent apostrophes included. This device is widely rumored to be the Motorola Sholes/Tao with an amazing 480 x 854 pixel screen and would be the first device running Android 2.0. ( Boy Genius Report has a review and an image gallery of the Motorola Droid . It looks really impressive.) This sounds like a great device and some much needed competition for the iPhone…but there are a few caveats. The commercial lists some ...

Better Stop Holding Your Breath for a Verizon iPhone
Digital Daily — If Verizon (VZ) is in talks with Apple (AAPL) to become the second U.S. carrier for the iPhone, they evidently weren’t going very well. How else to explain this iPhone slagging ad campaign for the company’s forthcoming Android handset, Droid. iDon’t have a real keyboard iDon’t run simultaneous apps iDon’t take night shots iDon’t allow open development iDon’t customize iDon’t run widgets iDon’t have interchangeable batteries Everything iDon’t DROID DOES Shown on Fox and CBS during a pair of NFL football games Sunday afternoon, the ad clearly positions Droid as the ...

Hoping Motorola's upcoming Droid phone is half as good as its new commercial
bookofjoe — Take that, Apple!

Verizon Goes on Offensive Against iPhone Again With 'Droid Does' Teasers
MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors — Verizon Goes on Offensive Against iPhone Again With 'Droid Does' Teasers Monday October 19, 2009 10:22 AM EST; Category: iPhone Written by Eric Slivka Rating (61 Positives; 55 Negatives) [ 128 comments ]

iDon't care: Verizon Droid looks cool, but ads miss point
Ars Technica — If you have been watching TV recently (yes, the type with commercials), you may have seen a new ad from Verizon. That ad mimics Apple's advertising style, all the while mocking the shortfalls of the iPhone—"iDon't allow open development," "iDon't have interchangeable batteries," etc. That's before busting through with its dark, hard-edged, "you really should own this if you are a totally badass l337 h4x0r" Droid phone that can do all of those things and more.  It certainly looks like Verizon has officially gone on the offense with its new Android ...

Verizon Droid gets a brief hands-on, said to be the best Android so far
Tech Ticker —   Verizon initiated a marketing campaign of Droid yesterday. The campaign does not say about the phone yet but claims to do everything what iPhone can’t do. BGR also managed to get their hands ...

Verizon Getting Some Motorola Droid, and iPhone Action?
Fast Company - Technology — An iPhone-trashing video that promotes Motorola's Droid phone has surfaced on the Web, and it teases with a few details about the device. But as more Droid data pops up, there's another surprising rumor: Verizon's testing a CDMA iPhone. Check out Motorola's promotional video below--it pulls no punches and directly suggests it's better than Apple's smartphone. Now you may take issue with some of those supposed plus points (on-screen keyboards seem to work perfectly well for millions of iPhone users, and other Android phones that have them too, and removable batteries aren't proving much of an issue) but the ...

Verizon Attacks the iPhone, Hints at Upcoming Droid
Wired: Gadget Lab — In one of the boldest attacks on Apple’s iPhone so far, Verizon unveiled a TV commercial and website over the weekend that touted Droid, a new smartphone from Motorola, as a device that does everything the iPhone doesn’t. Verizon’s “iDon’t” TV commercial and website (warning: Flash-centric site) displays a series of statements aimed directly at the iPhone, such as ‘iDon’t have a real keyboard, iDon’t customize, iDon’t allow open development,” but without naming the iPhone directly. (You can watch the Droid ad on YouTube, or scroll down to see the ...

Can Droid Take iPhone Market Share?
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech — droidcommercial.jpg By Michael Santo Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews Verizon is pulling put all stops with its new Android commercial, which highights what the iPhone doesn’t do, in an ad that tells you exactly what the iPhone doesn’t do, like “iDon’t allow open development, i’Dont run simultaneous apps.” And at the end of the ad: “Everything iDon’t, Droid Does.” Besides the fact that Verizon is bashing the iPhone big-time, it seems like this would put to rest, at least for now, any rumors that Verizon will be picking up the iPhone anytime soon. Why bash something you are considering selling? As I said previously, I don’t think Verizon will ...

Video: Verizon Targets iPhone with First Droid TV Commercial
Mobile Magazine — Well, there’s no denying who is the target of this latest television commercial, but it’s debatable whether anyone in Cupertino should be overly concerned. The Motorola Droid, which we had known previously as the Motorola Sholes and Motorola Tao, is set for release some time next month and the ad campaign is kicking off with a bang. As you may already know, the Motorola Droid represents a three-pronged attack against the smartphone market currently dominated by the Apple iPhone. The hardware comes from Motorola, the network from Verizon, and the operating system from Google. The Android-powered Droid could be one of the best ...

Verizon to Apple: Eat This!
The Next Web — Verizon is readying the launch of a new phone which it hopes will heavily compete with the iPhone. That is a very risky strategy that many have tried and few have survived. Apparently Motorola has developed a new and exciting device called the ”Droid” which will run Android and focus on everything the iPhone can’t do. In fact, that is their motto, with a website to prove it: DroidDoes.com The Droid runs Android 2.0 with “excellent performance” according to first unofficial tests. It has a large capacitive touchscreen and a slide-out physical keyboard, is only  slightly thicker than the ...

Verizon To Get New Motorola Droid, Takes On Apple’s iPhone in Leaked Commercial
ZiggyTek Blog — [image] Verizon is making some big ripples this month, and they are some interesting ones indeed. Verizon is believed to be receiving the new Motorola Droid, a small cube of Android goodness, sporting a full fledged QWERTY keyboard. The new iPhone bashing video (after the break) shows no signs of what the Droid has in store for us, instead listing a bunch of features on the iPhone that the Droid can do better. BoyGeniusReport recently received a prototype of the Droid and it seems as if Motorola is packing some serious heat to blast themselves back into the game. The Motorola Droid is running a TI Omap 3430 processor, giving it the ...

Tim Cook: Competitors Are Still Catching Up To First iPhone
Cult of Mac — Tim Cook: Competitors Are Still Catching Up To First iPhone 5:54 pm, October 19th, 2009, Leander Kahney iphone-banner Apple’s COO Tim Cook says competitors are still trying to catch up with the original iPhone , which was launched more than two years ago. During a conference call discussing today’s Q4 earnings, Cook was asked about competition hotting up for the upcoming holiday season. How will Apple maintain momentum and differentiation?“We feel very confident,” Cook said . “People are still trying to catch up to the original iPhone, and we’ve long since moved past that.” Ouch. Take that Google and Palm. And although it wasn’t ...

Android bitch-slaps iPhone in new TV adverts
APC - Tagged Articles - Apple — US carrier Verizon has launched a cheeky but aggressive anti-iPhone advertisement in the lead-up to its introduction of its Android mobile phones, beginning with the Motorola ‘Droid’. Using the simplistic design, typeface and bouncy up-beat music similar to that of an Apple advertisement, the “iDon’t” spot calls up a laundry list of the iPhone’s alleged weaknesses: such as “iDon’t have a real keyboard”, “iDon’t take 5.0 megapixel pictures” and “iDon’t allow open development”. The advert closes (in a rather jarring and unfriendly fashion) with the promise that “everything iDon’t, Droid does”. You can watch the advertisement here: ...

The Other Ads Attacking Apple
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek — Check out the ad below for the Motorola Droid phone, which runs, naturally, Google's Android, and is coming soon to Verizon. I first noticed it on TV last night, though I don't remember what show I was watching. As my colleague Olga Kharif points out next door on Tech Beat, Craig Moffett of Sanford Bernstein thinks these ads may be a sign that talks may have broken down between Apple and Verizon over CDMA version of the iPhone. He wonders if this may also be Verizon's way of ratcheting up the pressure on Apple. Or maybe Verizon has walked away from the iPhone entirely. That would likely be good news for AT&T;, rumored to be nearing ...

DROID and Verizon’s new anti-iPhone strategy
mopocket — In a rather bold advertising move, Verizon has compared its first Google-Android powered handset, the Motorola Droid, with everyone’s favorite excessively popular iPhone. However, unlike previous stabs at Apple’s phone and its US carrier (check out their there’s a map for that ads), this ad… well, this ad is different. It starts off clearly mimicking Apple’s style: Happy pop-sounding music, and black text over a solid white background. The text then proceeds to list all the things that the iPhone does not do (and the Droid presumably does), while nicknaming Apple’s ...

Verizon’s Ad Campaign against iPhone
High Tech Lounge — Verizon’s Ad Campaign against iPhone 21st October, 2009 by Adina Tags: iPhone , News , Verizon The commercial ad campaign named DroidDoes, meant to put Motorola Droid in a favourable position towards its opponent iPhone, was launched a few days ago. The campaign outlines those features iPhone is lacking, such as customized home screens, open development, multitasking, widgets, hardware keyboard and replaceable battery. Other features of Motorola Droid are also outlined, such as its 5-megapixel camera, an 800×480 display and the Android operating system. Deep integration of Facebook, speech recognition and text-to-speech ...

Apple Fans Respond To The "Droid Does" Advertising Campaign
WebProNews Feed — The Motorola Droid advertising campaign is in full swing, and I'm sure by now you've seen the commercials, if not you can see the commercial below. Basically, the campaign is all about taking digs at the iPhone while showing Motorola's support for the Android OS. If you're un-familiar with the Droid, it's the first Android-based smartphone that will be sold exclusively by Verizon Wireless. Why is this fact important? Verizon currently has more than 86 million wireless subscribers, and will be the largest wireless carrier to date to support an Android-based device. Is Motorola's Droid an ...

Apple Fans Respond To The “Droid Does” Advertising Campaign
iPhone News Updated — The Droid vs. iPhone battle is beginning to heat up The Motorola Droid advertising campaign is in full swing, and I’m sure by now you’ve seen the commercials, if not you can see the commercial below. Basically, the campaign is all about taking digs at the iPhone while showing Motorola’s support for the Android OS. If you’re un-familiar with the Droid, it’s the first Android-based smartphone that will be sold exclusively by Verizon Wireless. Why is this fact important? Verizon currently has more than 86 million wireless subscribers, and will be the ...

Verizon - Yes, we're looking at you iPhone (Video)
SEO and Tech Daily — Over the course of the last few weeks, a variety of new cellphones based on Google's Android Operating System have been introduced by several major cellular carriers. Earlier today, here in the US, Verizon outright dashed rumors about adopting a version of Apple's iPhone (when the US exclusive with ...

Verizon has some more Droid surprises coming
Seth H. Weintraub's blog — We've been hearing a lot about the Verizon Droid, a re-branded Motorola Sholes (Sholes is the name of the guy who invented the QWERTY keyboard btw) smartphone that has some pretty insane hardware specs and will be the first smartphone to carry the Google 2.0 (Eclair) Software. ...

Droid Does…..What?
Tys iPhone Help.com - The Best iPhone & iPod Touch Site — If you’ve seen the Droid Dos commercial then you know that this phone is supposed to be better than the iPhone. Now we know that as of right now the iPhone is the BEST phone ever! That’s not a opinion…that’s a fact! The question is though, what would a phone have to have to be better than the iPhone? Well, some of the points that the Droid made referring to be the “Downfall” of an iPhone were Virtual Keyboards, Not running simultaneous apps, Camera quality, Its disability to customize without jailbreaking, not running widgets, not allowing open development, no nighttime photo ...

Android Buzz Grows as Droid Launch Nears [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — The Android buzz ramped up another notch this week with Google’s release of the SDK for Android 2.0, dubbed Eclair. Among other things, the new OS offers a combined inbox for multiple email accounts, a virtual keyboard with an improved layout and word completion, email and contact sync from multiple accounts including ...

Droid: Almost Not Worth Writing About
Fast Company - Technology — If you're curious about Verizon's new Droid, don't be. Don't even read this post. Just go hibernate, and dream that by spring Verizon will have a better Android option.Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. It's not that the Droid is a bad phone; it's fine. It just has a slower chip than the Samsung Moment, a clunkier body than the Palm Pre, a more basic UI than HTC's Hero, and... a puzzling alarm-clock stand. The Moment's speed, the Pre's slick design and the Hero's UI are the only things that put those things on par with Apple's iPhone. The Droid has nothing those phones don't, except of ...

Droid Phone Arrives November 6th on Verizon
Mashable! — By now, you’ve probably seen the ads for the new Motorola Droid phone (and perhaps the iDon’t care spoof of them), which resemble something like a Hollywood blockbuster. The ads attack the iPhone and its perceived weaknesses, like the lack of a keyboard, Flash support, and the ability to run applications in the background. We’ll soon found out if it’s all hype or the real deal, because the Droid phone will hit Verizon stores next Friday, November 6th. The price: $199, after a $100 mail-in rebate. The Droid includes an answer to all of the iPhone weaknesses it calls out in ...

iDon’t Care: Apple Fanboy Rebuttal [VIDEO]
Android Phone Fans —

DROID by Motorola for Verizon
Planet Android — Verizon Wireless jumped on the Android bandwagon debuting one of Motorola’s first Android Phones called DROID! A quick roundup of impressive features: more internal memory and 16MB SD Card (G1 192MB, DROID 256MB), larger 3.7″ screen with higher resolution (480 x 854), slimmer than other Android phones (0.5″, iPhone is slimmer at 0.48″) ...

Droid: iPhone-killer or Windows Mobile-killer?
The Microsoft Blog — The teaser commercial for the new Motorola Droid smartphone, set for release on Friday, is clear: Verizon hopes it has an iPhone-killer on its hands. With black text on a white background, a la every iPhone commercial, the Droid ad attacks everything the iPhone lacks. Media coverage of the new smartphone largely has focused on its chances of competing with Apple's immensely popular device. Along with Droid's inclusion of a QWERTY keyboard, the biggest difference between it and the iPhone is the operating system: Google-backed Android. It'll be Verizon's first Android phone and the first smartphone on the market with Android 2.0. Rarely mentioned, ...

Review roundup: Motorola Droid, Verizon's first Android handset
AppleInsider — By AppleInsider Staff Published: 08:25 AM EST Verizon's first Google Android-based handset, the Motorola Droid, has been directly positioned as a competitor to Apple's iPhone. Reviewers have now compared the two to see how they stack up. The Droid officially arrives Friday, sporting a 3.7-inch screen with a width of 843 pixels and a quick TI OMAP 3430 processor. It costs $199 with a two-year contract. The device is slightly thicker than an iPhone 3GS, and comes with a physical slide-out keyboard. Verizon and Motorola have targeted the iPhone with an advertising campaign comparing the Droid to the iPhone. With a style and ...

Motorola DROID review (Verizon Wireless)
Techland — droid_open By now you've seen Verizon's iDon't/DROID Does campaign on TV or on the streets. The first commercial can be found here . It's a bit tongue-in-cheek and Verizon has admitted this, but it does highlight a handful of things that the iPhone clearly cannot do. It should also serve as a clear indication that any rumor of the iPhone moving to the network is now squashed. Or they're confident enough that Apple won't hold a grudge. The former scenario is more likely. Motorola's DROID has a very industrial look and feel to it. Gone are the days of lightweight and dainty devices. You don't have to coddle the DROID or shell out an extra $30 ...

iPhone on Verizon After All?
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — The possibility that Apple might at long last break its exclusivity with AT&T has been a dream ever since the iPhone launched. The carrier has developed its own particular brand of fail with service limitations (MMS, tethering), app heavy-handedness (reputedly being behind Google Voice getting yanked) and dropped call records broken daily. Yet publicly both Apple and AT&T have denied any rumors of a split and Cupertino even gave the carrier a one year extension. Rumors continued to proliferate that Apple was ready to jump ship for Verizon or at least to open up the handset to other carriers. If new leaks are to ...

Verizon Harnesses iPhone Backlash for Viral Ads
NewTeeVee — I’ve never had an iPhone. When I was in college, I got a deal on a free cell phone through Sprint, and since then I’ve stayed with that carrier. And not out of blind loyalty: Its service was reliable overall, its rates reasonable, and I go to a lot of tech conferences. Why is that important? Well, because I’ll stand outside a ...

Breakfast briefing: Google is becoming a phone company, and other stories
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — Google has added Gizmo5 to its long list of small acquisitions with big potential, AT&T; and Verizon are scrapping over the US smartphone market, and Intel has a stream of 32nm mobile and desktop processors on the way The great thing about Google is that it scares the heck out of practically everybody in a wide range of IT and media ...

Thank You Verizon But “No Cigar”
AndroidGuys — Just to put disclaimer first: I wanted Droid! I dreamed about it! I was totally in love with ...

Thank You Verizon But “No Cigar”
AndroidGuys — Just to put disclaimer first: I wanted Droid! I dreamed about it! I was totally in love with ...

Thank You Verizon But “No Cigar”
Planet Android — Just to put disclaimer first: I wanted Droid! I dreamed about it! I was totally in love with Verizon’s ad. It was exciting, it was all good.  But as often happens with online affairs the love fest was cut short when reality showed up her ugly face. This past Sunday I went for my ...