Apparently that rumored May 11th release date for the Droid Eris update is actually fairly accurate. VZW Support’s twitter account is all abuzz and the above tweet says it all. If you are looking for more information follow to Verizon link below. Verizon
Verizon Droid Eris – Get Your Android 2.1 May 11th
Looks like more and more Android 2.1 news just keeps appearing in the wild. This time it’s coming from MobileCrunch. They’ve gotten a number of tips and a screenshot showing Android 2.1 firmware updates should be rolling out to Verizon Droid Eris users starting May 11th via an Over The Air update. Of course, the [...]
HTC Lets Loose the Droid Eris Source Code
HTC has just released the Droid Eris source code on their developer website, where they have also recently placed the CDMA Hero source code as well as previously releasing the Dream, Magic and other kernel sources. As you can see, they are building up quite a nice collection of kernel source code. The latest, for [...]
Droid Eris – OTA Update
No, this isn’t the Android 2.0 or Android 2.1 update you were looking for. Sorry for those of you on the edge of your seat. The update is apparently just a minor bug fix and whatnot. It’s labeled: Droid Eris ROM:1.16.605.1//Radio:2.32.40.11.09. Yeah, that’s not very exciting is it?
Droid Eris Getting an Update
Well, I’m not sure where to post this. Really, it’s not surprising and the details are very slim at best. According to BGR: We’ve received word that the HTC DROID Eris on Verizon Wireless will definitely be getting an OS upgrade sometime in Q1. We haven’t been told exactly what OS version it will be [...]
Droid Sales Strong – Not Hercules Strong
Reports are coming in that the Droid sales over the weekend at Verizon wireless were good, but not sellout good. Maybe it was because the stores seemed to have plenty of stock, ranging from 300 Droids (New York and LA stores) to 25 for some of the smaller ones. There was an estimated 200K available [...]
Impressions for the Weekend
This past weekend I took the opportunity to swing by a couple stores, Sprint and Verizon, to check out their latest Android offerings. I checked out the Droid, Droid Eris, Hero and Moment. Read on for the results of my travels.
Droid Eris Official Nov 6 on Verizon
Verizon announced today that beginning Nov 6th, you can purchase an HTC built Droid Eris for $99 on a two year contract. As expected, it comes with the Sense UI made famous by the Heroes. This makes the Verizon offering in that phone category $99 (after $100 MiR) while the Sprint version runs you $180. [...]
Droid Eris Unboxed
Boy Genius Report seems to have a rather good connection, as their connect recently passed them some unboxing photos of the HTC Droid Eris coming to Verizon Wireless. They don’t go into alot of detail, as a matter of fact, it’s very short, not a review at all and just a few photos, but they [...]
Eris Docs Reveal Date and Price
It was rumored, but now we might have some more solid info. Leaked documents that explain the Droid Eris will be available Nov 6th at $99. Again, this Android phone has almost identical specs to that of the Hero for Sprint. It’s got a standard 528Mhz Qualcomm processor, 320×480 screen and like Sprint’s Hero Android [...]
