The Motorola Droid 3 has received a firmware update (5.7.905.XT862) which is 230MB in size and comes with several improvements and enhancements.

While the Droid 3 has a powerful dual-core processor and QWERTY keyboard, it unfortunately wont get a chance to see savor Ice Cream Sandwich. However this software update is very relevant as you will see in the following change-log.

The features and improvements in the update 5.7.905.XT862 include:

Device Features

• A Google Security Patch which improves the security level in your device.
• Fixes issue which causes the device to power on without user interaction
• Avoid device interruption when accessing an application prior to the storage being fully mounted on the device.
• Improved device stability to avoid device reboots
• Fixed issue which causes device to reboot when Bluetooth headset or HDMI cable is connected.
• Camera autofocus improved to reduce shutter response time and enhance quality of captured photos.
• Introduced a wireless alerting system for the device.
  

Call Features

• The ability to use a wired headset without the interruption of a high pitched tone.
• Plus code dialing has been enhanced, which improves your experience when travelling.

Applications and Widgets

• You can hear the media which is playing while using a Bluetooth headset
• The ability to place a call to a contact through a contact widget.
• Shortcuts of apps which have been moved to SD storage will not be removed.
• The Messaging UI will display the correct contact information when the contact information has been updated in the Messaging app.
• The ability to successfully post and play videos on Facebook.
• You can now download, save and use purchased ringtones where appropriate.
• Contact information is now displayed properly in Google Voice.
• VZ Navigator 3D City is now preloaded.
• Resolved issue with excessive data usage and continuous downloading for VZ Navigator 3D City downloads.

While the Motorola Droid X2 users cannot expect Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich anytime in the future, but any update which improves features or security on your handset is always welcome.


source - Verizon

It's Black Friday today and as you can imagine  shopping is on everyone's mind. The day brings good profits to retailers while shoppers get great discounts which they wont get any other time of the year.

Amazon looks to be one of the retailers who are offering great Black Friday deals, one deal that especially caught our eyes was their entire Android portfolio up for just one cent.

Getting a device for just a penny is a great deal, but when you see the available portfolio you will definitely be impressed.

The Motorola Droid 3 has received a firmware update which brings bug fixes and performance improvements to the device along with Google Talk video chat. The update takes the phone to build 5.6.890.  This updated the Android version on the device to 2.3.4 which is the version with the Google Talk with video option. It looks like Motorola is getting some extra care from Google now, as most devices still have only 2.3.3 available and users are still waiting for the newer Android update.



Additionally the update also offers 30 bug fixes, and improves the stability of Moto Blur.

source - TechnoBuffalo

source - TechnoBuffalo