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Folks have been concerned that the upcoming (Thursday!) Motorola Droid X would be in the same situation as the earlier Motorola Milestone, in terms of having a similarly locked bootloader. In fact, it appears that the answer is an unfortunate yes. There have been reports that people who have pre-release devices and needed ROM updates were stymied by Motorola. Rather than installing the updates themselves, they had to return the devices to Motorola for flashing. While unclear why, it seemed to point to this "feature." According to Droid developer Stephen Bird, the X indeed has a signed + encrypted bootloader. While he's not sure yet, he's pretty sure it will be the same as on the Milestone. He did say that the Droid X will be rooted, so that those apps which require root access will still be usable. However, custom ROMs will be out of the picture. Folks have been trying to crack the Milestone's bootloader to enable custom ROMs for months, unsuccessfully. Of ...

Folks have been concerned that the upcoming (Thursday!) Motorola Droid X would be in the same situation as the earlier Motorola Milestone, in terms of having a similarly locked bootloader. In fact, it appears that the answer is an unfortunate yes. There have been reports that people who have pre-release devices and needed ROM updates were stymied by Motorola. Rather than installing the updates themselves, they had to return the devices to Motorola for flashing. While unclear why, it seemed to point to this "feature." According to Droid developer Stephen Bird, the X indeed has a signed + encrypted bootloader. While he's not sure yet, he's pretty sure it will be the same as on the Milestone. He did say that the Droid X will be rooted, so that those apps which require root access will still be usable. However, custom ROMs will be out of the picture. Folks have been trying to crack the Milestone's bootloader to enable custom ROMs for months, unsuccessfully. Of ...

Want to get your hands on Verizon's (until the Fascinate, at least) most powerful Android device, and willing to work through a puzzle to do it? There's no app for that, but there is a Twitter feed and a scavenger hunt. Twenty-one Droid X devices have been scattered throughout the U.S. by Verizon and Motorola. Typical of a scavenger hunt, the early clues are cryptic, and will eventually resolve to actual GPS locations. Right now, it's clear there's one in Tennessee and near the Mall of America ( Bloomington, MN ). There are a bunch of other relatively value clues as well, including the fact that there's one in San Francisco close to (arguably) the "crookedest street in the world." The contest runs through July 15th (day of launch) at 11:59:59 EDT. To be clear, if you read the rules, you're not searching for a phone, but a certificate for a free phone. Also, the final clue is a set of GPS coordinates, as we said. If no one grabs the prize within ...

Want to get your hands on Verizon's (until the Fascinate, at least) most powerful Android device, and willing to work through a puzzle to do it? There's no app for that, but there is a Twitter feed and a scavenger hunt. Twenty-one Droid X devices have been scattered throughout the U.S. by Verizon and Motorola. Typical of a scavenger hunt, the early clues are cryptic, and will eventually resolve to actual GPS locations. Right now, it's clear there's one in Tennessee and near the Mall of America ( Bloomington, MN ). There are a bunch of other relatively value clues as well, including the fact that there's one in San Francisco close to (arguably) the "crookedest street in the world." The contest runs through July 15th (day of launch) at 11:59:59 EDT. To be clear, if you read the rules, you're not searching for a phone, but a certificate for a free phone. Also, the final clue is a set of GPS coordinates, as we said. If no one grabs the prize within ...