Hot new phone alert: Motorola Droid from Verizon Wireless goes on sale next week on Nov. 6. But wait no further to get a closer look. Verizon and Motorola folks stopped by my office this morning to show it off. And they’ve left one for me to play with for one week. So, to appease the 71 readers who want me to bring back gadget coverage (you, too, can sign up HERE ), I’ve got photos, a video and a short review below. I am personally excited about this phone because I have come to heavily re

Motorola Inc. and Verizon Wireless on Wednesday unveiled the Droid smart phone , which the companies plan to aggressively push as a challenger to Apple Inc.'s iPhone. The Droid, which will go on sale for $199 starting Nov. 6, is the first device using Google Inc .'s Android software to run on Verizon Wireless' network. The major push from the biggest U.S. wireless carrier underscores the momentum of Google's Android platform, which has seen a number of phones launch in recent months.

Initial response to the new Motorola Droid smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network have been very good, thanks in large part to the updated Android 2.0 operating system. The new updated version of the open source operating system offers new Android phones a series of enhancements as well as improved performance. The updated software is being credited with enabling many of the cool new features, such as the updated version of the Google Maps service, which allows for voice command turn-by

Verizon Wireless, one of the biggest wireless carriers in the United States, today announced the release of the much awaited Droid phone, that is expected to be a major competitor to other phones, that are being launched on the Google Android mobile operating system platform. The release of the Droid was announced in conjunction with Motorola. The coolest feature of Verizon Droid is its voice activated search, that enables a user to search the internet via the Google search engine, just by spe

NEW YORK - After weeks of ads teasing us with glimpses of a handset that could do what iPhones don't Verizon Wireless finally unveiled the Droid by Motorola. This is an impressive phone that flexes its raw data and graphics processing muscle as much as its does its smart features such as Google 's new turn-by-turn 3D Maps Navigation service. The Droid is the first mobile phone to sport the Android 2.0 (previously code-named Éclair). The Droid will cost $300 (with a two-year contract), but a