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HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Portions of this review were taken from our review of the HTC Hero. The two devices share similar features. The HTC Droid Eris is the second Verizon Wireless' Google Android phone after the Motorola Droid. Where the Droid was flashy and high-end, the Droid Eris offers a simpler,...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, DROID ERIS, High Tech Computer Corp., phone, HTC Droid Eris

Product reviews 2009-11-06

Verizon's HTC DROID ERIS may be the best $100 smartphone

Power of the Linux distro model!Yes, the claimed 'niche' Operating System as theMS fans scream does not appear to be a 'niche'anymore...;)Sorry butMS fans by their nature will consider anything that is not a PC to be a niche product.The whole point of Android is it can be done either...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, phone, Verizon Communications Inc., HTC Droid Eris, smart phone, OTA, phone company, High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Additional Resources

Verizon confirms Android 2.0 upgrade with Google Maps Navigation for Droid Eris

HTC previously stated they are working on an upgrade from Android 1.5 to Android 2.0 for the HTC Hero devices while they are skipping Android 1.6. Verizon has announced they will be bringing Android 2.0 with Google Maps Navigation to the HTC Droid Eris in the first quarter of 2010....

Tags: Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Google Maps, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-12-04

Rumored HTC 'Dragon' Google phone to spar with iPhone, Droid

The problem for competitors is that Google could throw a billion or more atmobile OS market including Android and ChromeOS. They just want a flood of cheap, very functional, very powerful mobile internet devices. They do not need ANY profits on the OS itself.Hardware manufactures like Palm, Blackberry, and Nokia...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Handhelds, phone, keyboard, Google Inc., physical keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., iPhone Droid, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

eReader for Android 1.0.3 (Mobile)

eReader for Android is an award-winning application used to read eReader eBooks on Android-based devices. eReader Pro has more features than ever before, including free eBooks and the ability to read dictionaries.Installation instructions: You must install eReader for Android directly from your device's built-in browser at http://www.ereader.com/android.Supported Models: HTC Dream,...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Mobile, T-Mobile, eReader, Motorola Inc., eReader Pro, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

Here are a few of Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Amazon Kindle, HTC Droid Eris and Canon PowerShot S90. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-16

Samsung Behold II (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Samsung Behold IIFirst announced at CTIA Fall 2009, the Samsung Behold II is Samsung's second Android device for the U.S. market the Samsung Moment being the first and T-Mobile's fourth Android offering. Based on the Samsung Galaxy Lite, the Behold II tries to set itself apart from the crowd...

Tags: Cellular phones, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Behold, Samsung Behold II, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Palm Pixi (Sprint)

The debut of the Palm Pre got the tech world and gadget enthusiasts excited about Palm once again. Long considered dead in the water, Palm's innovative WebOS operating system buoyed it back into the spotlight, and the Pre was certainly a boon for the company as well as Sprint. While...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, capacitive touch screen, Pixi, Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pixi, Sprint Communications, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-11-12

MobileTechRoundup show #189; Verizon DROID choices, Moblin 2.1 for netbooks

Today is the launch of the Motorola DROID and HTC DROID ERIS on Verizon and James has the DROID in hand. Kevin is triple booting his netbook and the new Moblin 2.1 OS looks slick enough for me to give a try on my MSI Wind soon too. We also...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Netbook, Kevin, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-06

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Verizon's HTC DROID ERIS may be the best $100 smartphone

Readers here know how much I enjoyed using the HTC Hero and now we see HTC coming out with its 3rd version of the Hero and IMHO the third time is the charm. I had a chance to hold and play a bit with the HTC DROID ERIS (Verizon's version...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-05

DROID takes on iPhone

The new Motorola DROID and HTC DROID Eris smartphones both make their splash on Friday in an effort to finally take the edge off Apple's iPhone.

Tags: Apple iPhone, DROID, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Apple, Motorola, iPhone, smartphone, HTC

Articles 2009-11-05

HTC Droid Eris

Check out CNET's hands-on photos of the HTC Droid Eris for Verizon Wireless. by CNET News.com

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-04

Hey HTC, where is your new QWERTY Google Android device?

The T-Mobile G1 was the first Google Android device launched in the US. We also now see several other companies launching Android devices with the Samsung Moment, Motorola CLIQ, and Motorola DROID. All of these new devices from others have physical QWERTY keyboards while HTC only has the G1 with...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-30

Verizon's HTC Droid Eris (aka Desire) may be priced at $99

Verizon is holding nothing back. This is war!!NT

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Verizon Communications Inc., High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Verizon's HTC Droid Eris (aka Desire) may be priced at $99

Verizon Wireless was stagnant in the smartphone arena, but is coming out shooting with a full load this holiday season. The Motorola Droid was announced earlier today and now we hear rumors that the HTC Droid Eris will be priced competitively at just $99. Stay tuned since an official announcement...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-28