There were some concerns yesterday after hearing the announcement that Motorola would be dumping Google’s location services for Skyhook Wireless and rightfully so.  I know I had to immediately, “Google” them.  (See what I did there?)  Well today, Motorola has cleared up any concerns you may have by assuring everyone that they indeed still love them some Google…

Motorola – Hi all – to clarify, Skyhook’s technology will enhance the overall experience for Motorola mobile device users, especially for those who frequently use location based applications while indoors. Motorola’s relationship with Skyhook demonstrates one of the many benefits of working with Google in an open partnership. We remain committed to the Android platform and to continuing Motorola’s partnership with Google.

This announcement ease your mind a little?

Cheers Johnny!

Source: Facebook

This announcement has me feeling like singing a song…(Insert Michael Buble melody) “Andy Rubins, he’s the man, he just dropped a Flash 10.1 release date bombshell on all the Android fans.  Bam.”  Wow.

Andy Rubins, the VP of engineering for Google had a quick chat with media members last week and casually tossed out a Flash notice…

He also promised that full support for Adobe’s Flash standard was coming in the next version of Android, code-named Froyo, for frozen yogurt (previous Android releases were called Cupcake, Donut and Eclaire, and are represented outside building 44 on the Google campus with giant sculptures of the desserts). Sometimes being open “means not being militant about the things consumer are actually enjoying,” he said.

He also likened Apple to North Korea…

Mr. Rubin also addressed many other topics—like whether consumers actually care if their mobile phone software is “open” or not. He insisted that they will, comparing closed computing platforms to totalitarian governments that deprive their citizens of choice. “When they can’t have something, people do care. Look at the way politics work. I just don’t want to live in North Korea,” he said.

Awesome.  I would say that the Google I/O conference will most definitely be the first sighting of both Android 2.2 and Flash 10.1 working happily together.

Time to celebrate?

Source:  New York Times

If you have a docking station then you will instantly realize how important this app is.  While this piece of goodness is about as simple as it comes, it sure packs a punch.  You can easily flip your LED lights on and off or even take to a few additional settings like auto-disable upon docking.  Game changer!

Sorry non-roots, this is for the rooted crowd only.  And yes, it’s free.

Download…

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One quirky thing about the Droid’s battery is that it only displays its status in increments of 10. Battery Indicator displays your battery’s percentage in your notification bar, and allows for the pulldown menu to give you a temperature, battery quality and voltage readout. It also lets you know how long your battery’s been running since last charge or how long it’s been since you plugged it in.

Pro version is 99 cents, and allows for conversion from Farenheit to Celsius on battery temperature, startup on boot, and hi-res images.

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Again, our readers come through with some amazing stuff.  This time, reader Wes, took over the custom HTC_IME keyboard game after I posted the walk through on how to make your own.  He tossed together 11 different keyboards ranging from Batman to Hello Kitty and wanted to make sure they were made available to Droid Life readers.  Gotta love that right?  He’s also offered up his services in case any of you have a special request.  That’s right, you shoot him an email and he’ll create one for you.

So check out his first 11 and if you don’t see one you like, shoot him an email via the attached contact form!

*These are for all users.  Non-rooted and rooted.*

Batman:  Download (alt link)

Check out the full lineup of keyboards after the jump!

This probably comes as no surprise to most of us, but just so you know, your Motorola Droid pumps out more Android OS traffic than any other device on the planet.  And actually, it’s not even close.  Thank you Verizon marketing group!

AdMob, the mobile ad serving company behind this news, just released their March report which includes all sorts of Android goodies to make your morning special.  Feel free to check it out below.

Source: AdMob

The news on Friday seemed to be all about the latest update to the Android Facebook app which included inbox support.  Facebook machines can now check their inboxes, look for updates and even review sent messages. That’s worth a big “YAY!” right?

Well, there was something else included in the update but not mentioned anywhere and that is the addition of multi-touch on photos.  That’s right, you can now pinch and zoom all over the place.  Antoher “YAY!”?  We’ll hold off on excessive celebration until they figure out tagging.

And once again, join us on Facebook!  We just eclipsed 2,000 fans (likes) (whatevers)!

Source: PCMag

Cheers PJ!