Motorola DROID User Manual

■ CONTENTS
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Google Place Pages ............................................................................................................................................ 398
Google Places ................................................................................................................................................ 399
Starring Locations .......................................................................................................................................... 400
Google Street View ......................................................................................................................................... 401
Using Your Phone for GPS Navigation ................................................................................................................. 402
CarDock ......................................................................................................................................................... 403
Email and Text Directions ................................................................................................................................... 405
Making Your Own Maps ...................................................................................................................................... 405
Location-Based Social Media and Games ........................................................................................................... 406
Foursquare ..................................................................................................................................................... 407
Gowalla .......................................................................................................................................................... 407
■Chapter 20: Social Media and Skype ........................................................... 409
Motorola Widgets ................................................................................................................................................ 409
Twitter and Microblogs ....................................................................................................................................... 411
The Mechanics and Culture of Twitter ........................................................................................................... 412
Finding Twitter Apps ...................................................................................................................................... 414
Yammer ......................................................................................................................................................... 417
Other Microblogs ........................................................................................................................................... 417
Social Bookmarking ............................................................................................................................................ 419
Facebook ............................................................................................................................................................ 419
Creating Fan Pages ................................................................................................................................ ........ 420 
Facebook Apps .............................................................................................................................................. 421
LinkedIn .............................................................................................................................................................. 421
Blogging .............................................................................................................................................................. 422
Phone Posts ................................................................................................................................................... 423
WordPress ................................................................................................ ...................................................... 423
Bump ................................................................................................................................................................... 424
Buzz ................................................................................................................................ .................................... 424
Cross-Posting ...................................................................................................................................................... 425
Aggregating Content With Readers ..................................................................................................................... 427
Making Phone Calls and More with Skype .......................................................................................................... 428
Creating Your Skype Account on Your DROID ................................................................................................ 429
Log in to the Skype App ................................................................................................................................. 430
Finding and Adding Skype Contacts .............................................................................................................. 430
Making Calls With Skype on Your DROID ....................................................................................................... 432
Receiving Calls with Skype on your DROID .................................................................................................... 434
Chatting with Skype ....................................................................................................................................... 435
Adding Skype to Your Computer .................................................................................................................... 436
■Chapter 21: Working With Notes and Documents ........................................ 437
Finding and Installing These Apps ...................................................................................................................... 438
Notes-Based Apps on Your DROID ...................................................................................................................... 438
AK Notepad App ............................................................................................................................................. 438 
Evernote App .................................................................................................................................................. 442
Sharing Files and Documents ............................................................................................................................. 447
Sharing Files with USB Mass Storage Mode .................................................................................................. 448
Dropbox File and Document Sharing .................................................................................................................. 449
Installing Dropbox on Your Computer (PC or Mac) ......................................................................................... 449

Motorola DROID Specifications

General

RAM	256 MB
Expandable Storage	microSD, up to 32 GB
Display Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass
SIM	Mini-SIM
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm Jack	Yes
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
Radio	No
Main Camera Video	480p@24fps
Colors	Black
Display	480 x 854 pixels
Processor	600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8
Operating System	Android 2.0 (Eclair)
Primary Camera	5 MP
Battery	1400 mAh
Dimensions	115.8 x 60 x 13.7 mm
Weight	169 g
Network	CDMA / EVDO
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, A2DP
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass