The third-iteration of what was at one time Verizon's flagship Android device is about to hit. The Droid 3 will arrive, via direct fill (order + ship) on July 7, with the phone hitting stores on July 14.

It's not really that much different than earlier Droids, with a slightly up-sized screen (4-inches vs. the 3.7-inch screen of the Droid 2 Global) with qHD (960 x 540) resolution. It will sport a 1Ghz dual-core processor, 16GB of internal storage (but no microSD card included because of that, although there is a slot), front-facing camera for video chat, 8MP rear-facing camera with 1080p video recording and LED flash, and dedicated numeric key row.


Despite the hard keyboard, the Droid 3 will also have Swype. It will also be a global device, meaning a user can, with the right plan, use it in other countries via a SIM (that will be shipped with the device, in fact).

That said, despite the fact the Droid used to be Verizon's flagship Android device, it won't have LTE capability. Also, this version will carry the latest version of Blur, unlike earlier, Blur-less Droids.

The still missing part of the equation is "how much." Price isn't known as yet, but is assumed (and is likely to be) $199.99 with a two-year contract.

In addition to the date being leaked, a copy of the Droid 3 User Guide has hit the Web. Those of you interested in a keyboarded smartphone, here's your chance to take a look at the manual before Thursday.

Via: Droid-Life

Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread firmware for the Motorola Droid 2 has been leaked now. Here’s how you can install Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread on your Motorola Droid 2


First download the Monster Android 2.3 Gingerbread Updater for your Droid 2
Download Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread for Motorola Droid 2
(Alternate: Link 1 | Link 2)
How to Install Android 2.3 Gingerbread on Motorola Droid 2

1. After downloading the file, copy it to your SD card
2. Use Bootstrap to enter recovery mode
3. Create a backup
4. Install the firmware using recovery mode

• Select install zip from sdcard
• Choose zip from sdcard
• Navigate to teamblackhat folder
• Select the file you downloaded

5. Restart your Droid 2.
6. Re-activate your phone by dialling *228 and then selecting 1.
Your Droid 2 should now be running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread
If your phone keeps booting, enter recovery mode again and Wipe data.

1. Hold down X and the power button.
2. When you see the triangle hold down both volume buttons
3. Select wipe data/factory reset – press power button to select
4. Reboot system

If the phone asks you to create an account, press the home button, go to accounts and select done.
via MyDroidWorld

The Droid X is getting its taste of Gingerbread (Android 2.3), on schedule. Earlier, it was stated by Motorola that manual updates (by checking for an update within Settings) would begin on June 1, and they did, right on schedule.
The Android 2.3 update was first delivered to a limited number of users on Friday, May 27. While not explicitly saying so, the “soak test” OTA was obviously meant to prevent any FUBARs with unexpected errors in the OTA.
To manually check for it on your handset by navigating through the OS to Settings, About Phone, then System Updates.
Gingerbread provides better battery life, faster speed, updated UI, improved cut-and-paste, and more.
Interestingly, the younger brother to the Droid X, the just launched Droid X2, was shipped with Android 2.2.