Review: Motorola Droid 3 First Impressions

A Shiny New Droid 3
(stock photo—not mine)

So my new Motorola Droid 3 arrived today. I’m still getting it set up and getting used to it so there will be an adjustment period where I don’t know what the hell I’m doing, but I’ll give my first thoughts about it for now.

First, it’s sleek looking. It has rounder corners than the original...
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Choosing a New Android Phone

I’ve had my original Motorola Droid for about a year and a half and the battery life is starting to decline rapidly, and the touchscreen is becoming finicky. And it’s going kind of slow. Now some of this may be because I rooted it and installed the Bugless Beast ROM on it, I’m not sure. But regardless, the phone was showing its age.

So I went to the Verizon store with my...
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Product Review: Droid Phone, first thoughts

I have had my new Verizon Motorola Droid phone since December 30—just over a week. I admit that I’ve barely scratched the surface of what the phone can do, but I wanted to give my initial thoughts on the phone.

I will give the bad news first. The phone is rather like a Volvo. It’s boxy and square and isn’t the most comfortable thing I’ve ever held. I bought a protective cover for it that actually...
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