Droid X Shipping Date Moved to August 4th!

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VerizonWireless.com has updated that their earliest shipment date is Auguest 4th 2010, which is about a week away.  But “some” local retail stores might still have some in stock if you look hard enough.

When I got the Droid Incredible couple weeks ago, same thing happened (actually, a longer wait) but I found a local Verizon dealer who had them in stock on Craigslist so that might be a good way to get one.

In the meanwhile, if you are willing to wait, you can head over to VerizonWireless.com or even

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Library of Congress says Rooting Droid X isn’t illegal!

Library of Congress has put out word today that jailbreaking iPhones and rooting Android smartphones like Droid X isn’t illegal.

I concur, I already paid for my smartphone, I should have the right to do whatever I want with it.

Think about it, you buy a Chevy and you want to put a modified engine in it, do you have to get permission from Chevrolet the company?

No, you don’t.

Being able to root the Droid X is part of the fun and I really hope all smartphone manufacturers/providers know that in the end, it’s for them to benefit.

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How to Unroot your Droid X?

For those of you who have rooted your Droid X, perhaps installed the free WiFi tether but you need to return your Droid X to the store for an exchange, you might want to unroot your Droid X.

This process is pretty simple though, you can use the Droid X’s menus to reset the phone to factory defaults and leave no traces of root.

One of my readers sent me the follow

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Droid X vs. Droid Incredible!

Thinking about Droid X or Droid Incredible? I have both phones here with me and I have to say I like the Droid X a bit more because of its larger screen size but Droid Incredible is also a “heckva” phone.

Here’s a quick video review comparing the Droid X vs. Droid Incredible side-by-side:

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How to Make Droid X Faster with LauncherPro App!

For those of you who want to make your Droid X even faster, there’s a new app called LauncherPro and YouTube user FabolousTT shows you how to tinker with the settings to make your Droid X faster.

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Playstation Emulator App Now Available on Droid X!

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Playstation Emulator app is now officially available on Droid X and other Android smartphones.

The app is called psx4droid and can be found in the Market for $5.99.

You will have to supply your own PS ROMs but that should be easy to find by googling or perhaps on file sharing sites.

This opens up a “whole” new world of games for gamers on Droid X.  Now you have no more excuses not to get one, do you?

Check out the demo of the Playstation game “Need for Speed” below on Droid X:

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Droid X For Dummies 101 Tutorial Video!

Here’s another great video I found on YouTube by our friends at AndroidCentral. For those of you who just got the Droid X or who have not read completely through the manual, this could help you learn more about your new Droid X.

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Droid X Hack – How to Get WiFi Tether Mobile Hotspot on the Droid X!

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For those of you who want to wifi tethering mobile hotspot functionality, you can either use Verizon’s $20/month Mobile Hotspot feature OR you can also root your Droid X then install the 3rd party app Android WiFi Tether.

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Droid X Antenna Death Grip Test!

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So, after Apple posted their video on Droid X antenna death grip test where they didn’t even test it with 3G, I decided to do a video myself and to show you that there’s absolutely no antenna death grip issues on the Droid X.

Apple is flat out lying using their Ante

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Droid X Review by EmoGamer!

I used to follow YouTube user EmoGamer a lot, he has always been hacking the old, old G1 and probably has quite a following because of that.

Recently, I noticed he started working for AndroidAndMe and he’s actually getting new Android phones. In this video, EmoGamer shows us what he thinks of the Droid X. Of course, he’s a bit biased towards Android but we don’t

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