Droid

Report: Motorola Droid Sold 100,000 Over Launch Weekend

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 10, 2009 - 9:44am.

New York - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) sold an estimated 100,000 of its new Droid smartphones over the weekend, Broadpoint AmTech analyst Mark McKechnie told Bloomberg.

Motorola, Verizon to Sell Droid Smartphone for $199

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 11:55am.

Libertyville, Ill. - Motorola (NYSE: MOT)and mobile network partner Verizon (NYSE: VZ) on Wednesday introduced the Droid, a new Google (NASD: GOOG) Android-powered smartphone that will run on Verizon's 3G network. The touch-screen device features a 5-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-Fi, and will sell for $199 with a two-year contract when it goes on sale Nov. 6. The Droid will also be the first smartphone capable of running Google Maps Navigation, the company's new turn-by-turn navigation application.