<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Droid Cell Phone &#187; Droid Reviews</title> <atom:link href="http://droidcellphone.com/tag/droid-reviews/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://droidcellphone.com</link> <description>Android News Information and Updates</description> <lastBuildDate></lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>As a GPS Device, Motorola Droid Shines According To Cars.com</title><link>http://droidcellphone.com/reviews/as-a-gps-device-motorola-droid-shines-according-to-cars-com/</link> <comments>http://droidcellphone.com/reviews/as-a-gps-device-motorola-droid-shines-according-to-cars-com/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:54:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Robot Droid</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A855]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Droid Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navigation Apps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://droidcellphone.com/?p=1165</guid> <description><![CDATA[The reviews for the Motorola Droid A855 continue to come in. Even months after the Droids from Stealth Fighters great things are being said. Recently Car.com weighed in on the built in navigation aspect of the Smartphone. "As a GPS Device, Motorola Droid Shines". "Unlike the maps on the iPhone, Google Maps Navigation has the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://droidcellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/cars-com-logo-150x150.jpg?9707a5" alt="" title="Review Of Droid Navigation App by Cars Dot Com" width="150" height="150" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1168" /></a>The reviews for the Motorola Droid A855 continue to come in. Even months after the <a href="http://droidcellphone.com/video/new-droid-stealth-video-commercial-for-the-google-phone" class="broken_link">Droids from Stealth Fighters</a> great things are being said. Recently Car.com weighed in on the built in navigation aspect of the Smartphone.</p><p><strong>"As a GPS Device, Motorola Droid Shines".</strong></p><p>"Unlike the maps on the iPhone, Google Maps Navigation has the same bells and whistles you’d find on standalone GPS units and expensive iPhone apps, plus a few surprises the others don’t have. It’s in an interesting package."</p><p>The reviewer mentions that The Motorola Droid is the most popular and that's why they used it. The Droid Navigation Function is in beta now and is only available on some phones. The A855, Nexus One, and The Incredible.</p><p>"If you’re looking for a navigation and phone combo, the Droid with Google Maps Navigation seems like the perfect choice. The handset has some drawbacks, but if you’re not an iPhone user or if you are a Verizon subscriber, it is a great option. Verizon’s wireless site lists nearly 7,500 consumer reviews for the Droid with an average score of 4.5 stars out of 5." <a href="http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2010/04/as-a-gps-device-motorola-droid-shines.html" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://droidcellphone.com/reviews/as-a-gps-device-motorola-droid-shines-according-to-cars-com/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Laptop Magazine Gives Motorola Droid Editors Choice Award</title><link>http://droidcellphone.com/reviews/laptop-magazine-gives-motorola-droid-editors-choice-award/</link> <comments>http://droidcellphone.com/reviews/laptop-magazine-gives-motorola-droid-editors-choice-award/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:18:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Robot Droid</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Droid Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kudos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laptop Magazine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Magazine Reviews]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://droidcellphone.com/?p=515</guid> <description><![CDATA[Laptop Magazine Doesn't Just Give The Editors Choice Award To Any Mobile Phone. The Droid Has Proven Itself Among The Heavy Weights Of Smartphones. The A8555 Has Made Its Place Among Giants.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://droidcellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/laptopmag-droid-review.jpg?9707a5"><img src="http://droidcellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/laptopmag-droid-review-300x224.jpg?9707a5" alt="" title="Laptop Magazine Droid Review" width="300" height="224" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-520" /></a>We knew the minute the Motorola Droid launched that it would be a hit. It's good to know others agree.</p><p>Laptop Magazine tested and reviewed the A8555 Moto Droid in the January 2010 issue. They liked it so much they give the mobile phone the Editors Choice Award. They also test the Blackberry Storm 2 and The HTC Amigo.</p><p>"A huge high-res touchscreen, speedy Web browsing, and free GPS navigation make this smart phone our top pick for Verizon Wireless."</p><p><a href="http://droidcellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/EDChoice.gif?9707a5"><img src="http://droidcellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/EDChoice.gif?9707a5" alt="" title="Editors Choice Award" width="80" height="62" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-516" /></a> We have cherry picked some of the great comments writer Todd Haselton review.</p><p>"From its scratch resistant glass display to its metal chassis, the black Droid looks and feels the part of a luxury handset. "</p><p>"The Droid’s 3.7-inch 854 x 480 display is the star of the show. It’s bright and bigger than the screens on both the Storm2 (3.3 inches) and the iPhone 3GS (3.5 inches). In comparison to the iPhone, the screen’s 0.2-inch increase in size doesn’t matter much, but its higher resolution made videos and images very sharp. Its large screen with haptic feedback also comes in handy when it comes to GPS navigation. This is not a multitouch display (no pinching or zooming), but we found it to be accurate and responsive."</p><p>"The hardware keyboard on the Droid isn’t the best we’ve used. Each key offered good feedback, but the layout feels cramped, and we made errors when we tried to type quickly. Part of the reason why there’s less real estate for a bigger keyboard is because there’s a 5-way directional pad to the right, with a gold center button. This makes it easy to make finer cursor movements, but the Droid wouldn’t need a D-pad if it had a looking glass feature like the iPhone."</p><p>Making Time Magazine Top 10 List For 2009 and The Laptop Magazine Editors Choice is impressive for a device that has only been out for 2 months.  We can see this mobile phone being the Best Of 2010 too.</p><p>Every review we see is the the same. They all love the Motorola Droid. The only two negatives that keep poping up are the weight and the keyboard. The phone is heavier than most, but it needs to be for the power it uses and the full slide out keyboard. The keyboard isnt perfect, but then what is these days.</p><p>Personally we like the keyboard. We have found it very useful when writing email and messages. For those who have issues with it at first find using the keys get easier with time. Like any device it has a slight learning curve.</p><p>We can see the Motorola Droid A855 holding the top spot for a long time. The phone is well built and powerful. As more users find out just how powerful the reputation of Verizon Droid will only get stronger.</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UUTCKC?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=droidcellphone-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B002UUTCKC" re="nofollow">Buy The Motorola Droid On Amazon.com For $499.99</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=droidcellphone-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B002UUTCKC" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://droidcellphone.com/reviews/laptop-magazine-gives-motorola-droid-editors-choice-award/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Review Of Droid Phones Free Twitter Android Applications</title><link>http://droidcellphone.com/droid-applications/review-of-droid-phones-free-twitter-android-applications/</link> <comments>http://droidcellphone.com/droid-applications/review-of-droid-phones-free-twitter-android-applications/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:15:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Robot Droid</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Droid Applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android App]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Androoid Twitter Apps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Best Twitter App on Android]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Droid App Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Droid Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Apps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter Apps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://droidcellphone.com/?p=261</guid> <description><![CDATA[Are you a Twitter user or new to smartphones or just like reviews? We have put together a list of applications for Twitter and Android users. Over a 3 day period we put 5 app's to the test. We didn't really have a set of rules of what to look for but wanted to evaluate [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you a Twitter user or new to smartphones or just like reviews? We have put together a list of applications for Twitter and Android users. Over a 3 day period we put 5 app's to the test. We didn't really have a set of rules of what to look for but wanted to evaluate the user experience.<br /> Everyone on Twitter wants different functions. Some users simply want to send out quike tweets and others can't live without certain functions that the site offers.<br /> Twitter continues to add functionality to the website. The most recent being "Lists". Users can dig into there own community and create a list of there favorite people they are following or who is following them. This is very new and users are only beginning to get the most out of Lists on Twitter.</p><p>This list is not in any order it is written in the order they are on the Droid. Please remember any faults we found are not necessary the fault of the App itself. Android apps run of of many things. One of which is other app's. They also use Twitters API. We all know about Twitter and its API not always working correctly. Those of us who used Twitter it's very first days never thought Twitter would get so big because it crashes so much. It still does, so any function that didn't work for us may work for you tomorrow.</p><p>-- Twitter On The Fly. I may have just done something wrong, but this app just would not work for us. It kept saying we where not connected to the Internet when we where. We tried reinstalling it, checking Twitter User Name and Password, Checking permissions. The situation is still under investigation. The App could be conflicting with another App. We will get back to you about Twitter On The Fly.</p><p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-275" title="i-twitter Twitter App Android " src="http://droidcellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Twitter-Apps-Android-008-150x150.jpg?9707a5" alt="i-twitter Twitter App Android " width="150" height="150" /> I-Twitter is useful for most users. It has the search, Favorite, @ IE: Mentions, Direct Messages and Friends. No lists function that we could find on this app.Under the search field tab there is Top 20 Trending Topics for each hour in a given day. Also there is Top 30 Trending Topics for each day in a given week.<br /> All 5 of the tabs are working and the trends are working but for some reason the search had a hard time. It would time out or just not finish. This was probably due to something at Twitter. It is probably the tester but we could not find a way to follow others at first. Very strange we where able to send replys and a photo in a reply, but we could not figure out how to follow someone or send a pic in a tweet. After many times scratching our heads we thought we had it figured it out. No. If you use the general menu on the phone the users profile opens with Reply Send DM and ReTweet, Time Line and following/followers. No Follow button<br /> These issue are probably the fact that the tester is a space shot, but these functions should be easy to find for anyone. Know matter how many Dead shows you've been to.<br /> Besides any dissatisfaction here it is lite and sends and receives tweet.</p><p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-274 alignleft" title="Xeeku Twitter App" src="http://droidcellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Twitter-Apps-Android-013-150x150.jpg?9707a5" alt="Xeeku Twitter App" width="150" height="150" /> Xeeku Twitter App This app has many functions built in and starts with a update which we liked.  It makes s sure everything is working properly. Xeeku has a sliding toolbar in the footer of your time line.  The toolbar has New Tweet, Lists, Trends, DM's, Gallery, Mentions @, Saved Search and Search.<br /> Xeeku has a large update area to type tweets and adds 3 more tools on the right side.Send Tweet, Add photo and Delete.<br /> When you do a search with Xeeku and find a user you want to follow you simply taps on there tweet and you are taken to a option screen with 4 choices, Reply this tweet, Retweet, Send DM, There Website link if they have one and Mention @.<br /> If you tap on a users photo the status comes on the screen. You can follow them by taping on there photo again and your done.<br /> A great feature of this app is Friends Draw Gallery tab. This app has small tabs that popup when a certain area is open. When your in a users prfile it says Frieds Draw. It never ends with this app. When your on the timeline page you have more functions in the general menu on the Droid. The general menu show Preferances, Reload, Logout, Term and Mail To functions provided by the Application.<br /> This Twitter App for the Droid is going to be on best of lists everywhere!</p><p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-276" title="TwitterRide- Apps For Android " src="http://droidcellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Twitter-Apps-Android-010-150x150.jpg?9707a5" alt="TwitterRide- Apps For Android " width="150" height="150" /> TwitterRide is a well thought out app. The layout was easy to use for us. The app as many screens that are easy to move between. Posting pictures is easy as was the mention function. By have many different window/screens it Free's up space in each area to see whats happening.</p><p>My favorite feature is a button on the bottom left that take the user to a post window that is very clean and uncluttered. It makes it easy to send a tweet while adding a photo , URL or both into a post.</p><p>Twitter Ride also has a general menu function on the Droid with Refresh, Favorites, Search, My Profile, Settings and a more button with update your profile and exit. We really like the exit button. It shuts down the app. Some of the other apps continue to run in the background when we didn't want them to.</p><p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-291" title="Twitter Apps Android 020" src="http://droidcellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Twitter-Apps-Android-020-150x150.jpg?9707a5" alt="Twitter Apps Android 020" width="150" height="150" /> Twidroid is a very functional app for keeping track of your tweets. With the pro version users can have multiple accounts and switch between them fairly easy. The app has all the functions a power user needs.</p><p>On the bottom of the home screen users will find basic functions like home, Mention @, DM button, search and refresh. We liked the refresh function. A must have when looking for the best twitter android apps for each user.</p><p>We also really liked the general menu functioning in concert with the home menu. By engaging the general menu while on different pages brings up advanced function for that area. Most of the app we used had a similar arrangement, but TwiDroid used it more effectively. IMO</p><p>Android Phone users will find many more apps in the Android Market. Everyday we see more interesting ways of utilizing the power of the Android Project. We wanted to bring the more popular Twitter Android Apps to our reader attention, but there are many more to choose from.</p><p>When it comes to social networking from a Android Smartphone every users needs are unique. Some may simply need to stay in touch with friends and family while others need to access multiple accounts and market with there phone on Twitter.</p><p>We suggest testing out as many apps as you can before settling in with one. The Android App Market Place also is constantly sending updates to your apps. So today you may think one is the best and tomorrow a developer may do a update on another app that makes that app better for you.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://droidcellphone.com/droid-applications/review-of-droid-phones-free-twitter-android-applications/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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