Motorola Droid receives Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM port

The Motorola Droid will always be known for starting the Android revolution. With its unlocked boot-loader, it has always been popular among power users and developers who have now ported Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, breathing new life into it.

It has been a long time since the device received its last update which was Android 2.3 FroYo back in Summer 2010. The device which was originally launched with Android 2.1 was upgraded to Android 2.2, but was shelved in favor of newer devices by Verizon not long after its Gingerbread update.

Motorola Droid 2 vs. Motorola Droid - Video Comparison

It has been about 9 months since the original droid was released, and it already looks to be giving way to it's successor. The Motorola Droid 2 comes with a more intuitive keyboard and powered by the latest version of Android. Since the original Motorola Droid fans have also been treated to free updates, It will come down to a few preferences and updates to make a user want to switch.

Check out the following video comparison of the Droid 2 and Droid to see how the stack up against each other

Google I/O attendees receive Motorola Droid or Nexus One

The attendees of Google I/O 2010 got to experience more than the latest Google technologies as they will be receiving a special gift this year in the form or either a Motorola Droid or a Google Nexus One.

Motorola Droid receives Android 2.0.1 software update

The Motorola Droid on Verizon has received a software update which takes the software version on the device from Android 2.0 Éclair to Android 2.0.1, which includes several fixes, improvements and enhancements to the platform.

The update brings several new features and improvements and you can find the detailed change-log below:

Motorola Droid - unboxing video

The Motorola Droid features a 3.7 inch display, full QWERTY landscape keyboard and a 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and is powered by a 1GHz processor. The device is available in the U.S. through Verizon and runs Android 2.0 Éclair. A GSM variant of the device is available globally as the Motorola Milestone.

Check out the unboxing and first impressions video of the Motorola Droid below: