According to this article, around 300,000 Android devices are activated daily across the globe. Consumers in the US, Europe, and East Asia account for most activations. Now that Google’s Android OS has led other mobile OS developers in market share for months now, it’s obvious that, at 300,000+ activations daily across the globe, the other developers have a lot of catching up to do.

Watch this video for a geographical representation of Android activations from early 2009 to the present:

Activations clearly spike upon the releases of the Motorola Droid (October-November 2009) and the Samsung Galaxy S phones (June 2010). This is no surprise, as the Motorola Droid set off Android’s popularity in the US marketplace, and Samsung’s Galaxy S series was a well-designed platform tailored to the capabilities of wireless carriers across the globe.

The video also demonstrates the power of a few well-implemented ideas: 1) Google’s idea to create an open OS for use by all cell phone manufacturers; 2) Motorola’s success in designing the Motorola Droid to be a phone capable of competing against the iPhone, rather than a phone that simply emulated the iPhone; 3) Verizon’s success in marketing its Droid line as a viable alternative to customers in the US.

The evolution of Android has been fun to observe. 2011 promises a new wave of Android devices in direct competition with Apple’s iPad—so will there be a similar video for Android tablet activations a year from now?

Motorola Droid Software Update Available

Various tech sites are reporting that the original Motorola Droid and the Motorola Droid X will soon begin receiving system updates.

The system updates to the Droid and Droid X will bring increased stability to the phones, along with various updates to integral features.

The Motorola Droid software update will include an update to Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, a new Gmail interface, along with a Amazon widget, News & Weather widget, and an updated Twitter app.

The Motorola Droid X software update adds stability to Android 2.2 Froyo, enhancements to Flash Player, improvements to Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Visual Voice Mail, MP3 playback support, the Weather widget, video playback, along with other minor tweaks.

According to instructions provided by Verizon, your Droid’s battery needs to be charged to at least 40% of capacity.

The Motorola Droid will notify you when the system update is available. Press “Install Now” to begin installation.

The Motorola Droid will power off, turn back on, and the update will begin.

Check out Verizon’s complete instructions on updating the Motorola Droid here.

How to download and install the Droid X software update

You can choose to either find the update and install it now, or you will be automatically notified of the system update later.

Follow these easy steps to manually initiate the software upgrade on your Droid X:

1. Tap Menu from the main menu/homescreen
2. Tap on Settings
3. Tap About Phone
4. Tap System updates
5. Tap Download (downloading the system update could take 10-60 minutes)
6. Tap Install Now
7. Tap OK when the software installation has finished

If you’d prefer to wait to have the Droid X automatically update itself, tap Install when you’re informed the System Update is ready. Then click Install Now once the system update has downloaded.

To view Verizon’s instructions on updating your Motorola Droid X, read the PDF provided here.

Just a bit over a week since the last price drop, Wirefly.com has launched a 24-hour Kickoff Sale on the Motorola Droid!

Get a Motorola Droid for only $99.99 before the deal ends!

By renewing or signing a new two-year service plan with Verizon, you can have the Motorola Droid phone for only $99.99! That’s $100 less than you would pay at your local electronics or cellular retailer!

On top of the $100 you save by purchasing your Droid within the next 24 hours, Wirefly.com is also including free FedEx shipping!

The Motorola Droid is the best-selling, award winning phone on the Verizon Wireless network that features an ultra high resolution touchscreen with a slideout keyboard.

Connected to Google’s Android Marketplace, the Droid can download and run thousands of useful applications and fun games.

Stay connected to your email, Instant Messaging, and social networks–including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.–anywhere you go!

The phone is really a sweet piece of equipment.

Don’t miss out on this 24-hour sale at Wirefly.com!

The Motorola Droid recently became even more affordable. The price of a new Droid has been slashed by $10 and is now selling for $109.99 with a 2-year contract or contract renewal.

The Droid is the smartphone to get on the Verizon network, and at just over $100, it’s really a bargain considering how awesome the Droid is.

The best place to purchase cell phones online is Wirefly.com (free FedEx shipping).

Amazon.com also has the Droid for $109.99.

For those of you looking to try out the latest Droid mod, why not try HTC’s Sense UI on your Droid?

You will need to root your Droid first, have Android 2.0 or 2.0.1, then follow the instructions here.

Be careful. There are multiple steps that you must follow accurately. Failure to do so may result in the bricking of your Droid.

David Pogue, technology guru for the New York Times, has listed his nine best technology ideas this year.

The Motorola Droid Dock and Car Mount were one of those ideas:

The Motorola Droid, of course, is an app phone (that is, an iPhone wannabe with a black rectangular touch screen, etc.). It’s generally a very good one, with slide-out keyboard, excellent speed and the Verizon network.

The winner here isn’t the phone, though — it’s the docks. One $30 plastic dock suctions to your windshield. When you slip the phone into it, hidden magnetic sensors automatically fill the Droid’s screen with Google’s new GPS navigation software, complete with turn-by-turn driving directions, spoken street names, color coding to indicate traffic, map icons (for parking and so on), satellite view and more.

Or buy the $30 home dock. When you insert the Droid, the screen becomes a handsome, horizontal-layout alarm-clock/weather display, complete with buttons that let you access your music or even dim the screen for sleepy time. You have to charge your phone overnight anyway, so why shouldn’t it be doing something useful in the meantime?

Source: NYTimes.com

As someone who also appreciates efficiency in everything, I like Pogue’s comment about the Droid actually performing some function while it charges overnight.

Anyway, Amazon.com carries both the Droid Multimedia Docking Station and Motorola’s OEM Window Mount.

The Novatel MiFi was also included on David Pogue’s best of ’09 list. Anyone looking for a wireless internet connection and WiFi router in one small box should check out BuyMiFi.com for more details and deals!

The Motorola Droid was clearly the most successful Android phone this holiday season.

The company Flurry tracks mobile application analytics. Flurry has found that the Motorola Droid was responsible for nearly half of the Android applications bought and downloaded on Christmas Day.

The myTouch 3G, HTC Hero, and G1 almost evenly split the remaining 51% of Android applications downloaded Christmas Day.

Overall, the Android market grew by 20% between November and December, 2009.

Source: Softpedia

Wirefly is running a 24 hour deal on the Motorola Droid!

Today only, you can purchase a brand-new Motorola Droid for only $119.99! That’s an extra $30 in savings!

On top of that, you also get FREE ACTIVATION, a further $35 saved!

Each additional line added (up to 5 lines total) to a new service contract saves you another $30. You could save up to $135 when purchasing a new plan and phones for your family with free activation!

Today is the day to purchase a Droid!

When the Droid was first jailbroken, only a week ago, there was speculation that multitouch would be one of the first new features to be released for the Droid.

And just a week later, it looks like multitouch is confirmed. One programmer has migrated the Motorola Milestone‘s (the UK Droid, with multitouch) firmware to an American Droid. The final release may be two to three weeks away.

Check out this link to watch the video, or watch below:

The Android operating system running on the Motorola Droid, originally Android 2.0 at launch, is being updated to Android 2.0.1 on handsets as I write this.

Among the few complaints users have about the Droid, one of the most common was that the Droid’s camera was not functioning well. Autofocus wasn’t working well and the camera was just plain slow. These camera issues look to have been taken care of with Android 2.0.1.

There have been some other aesthetic changes made to Android. The lock screen is new, the widgets look polished, and the font displaying the time in the top-left corner of the screen is changed.

Voice reception is also improved. Next to improvements made to the camera, this is probably the best part of the update to Android 2.0.1.

Bluetooth functionality, a glitchy GPS, and battery life are all improved. There are myriad other improvements as well.

If you’d like to read the full list of improvements, head over to PCWorld.

Also, for anyone thinking of picking up a Droid or other new phone, you might think of doing this before midnight. Verizon is offering FREE ACTIVATION ($35-$135 savings) on new phones. For the best deals on the Droid go to either Amazon or Wirefly. If you’re looking for an HTC Droid Eris, visit Wirefly for the best deal available.