We knew it was only a matter of days before the Droid X Eye live wallpaper was ported to the rest of the big dog Android devices.  This is the live wallpaper with the scary Droid eye that follows you as you swipe between screens.  It’s pretty much the most fantastic live wallpaper available.  And as you can see from the screenshots above, there are a variety of colors to choose from instead of just the standard red.

*For all users.  Both rooted and non-rooted.

*Worked on my stock Incredible and Froyo Droid 1.

Download: GREEN | RED | GOLD | CYAN | BLUE

Instructions…

1.  Download your color of choice.
2.  You may need to download via PC and transfer over through USB.
3.  Open Astro File Manager and find the file you downloaded.
4.  Tap on it, select “Open App Manager.”
5.  Select “Install.”
6.  Once it finishes, back out to your home screen.
7.  Select Menu>Wallpapers>Live Wallpapers>DROID X
8.  Done!

Source: XDA Forums

Cheers James!

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More Droid X Goodies: Multi-touch Keyboard | Boot Animation | Wallpapers | Live Wallpaper

So it appears as if the Verizon Droid Incredible page is a fan of Droid Life too and even follows our feed!  From the screenie above you can clearly see our latest poll posted in their “Buzz” section.  (Too funny.)

Completely random I know, but thought it was worth pointing out.  Again, even minor things like this would not be happening had we not been so accepted by such a fantastic community of Droid owners.  Thanks again everyone!  Hope you all have a great start to your weekend.

Source: Verizon Wireless (or is it just Verizon?)

Over the last few weeks we’ve watched the lines for the HTC EVO 4G and iPhone 4 bend around corners and I”m starting to wonder what will happen when the next couple of Droid devices launch.  When the Incredible hit, they were sold out online and at stores in minutes, so I’m not sure lines ever had a chance to form.  In fact, when I bought mine, I walked straight up to a VZW kiosk and was the second person there and had zero wait time.  However, there seems to be something different about the Droid X…

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And for those of you in Portland, let me know which store and I may join you!

This isn’t necessarily a “theme” but it is one of the first “from source” ROMs to be built now that the official Froyo (FRF83) source code has been released.  And seeing as it’s from JRummy, you know we’re going to show support.

This is as stock as it comes, but includes root, busybox and the new Froyo Google apps.  Don’t expect any specific color schemes yet, although I’m sure they are just around the corner.

Check out the stock kernel benchies…

Download: generic_sholes-ota-eng.jrummy.zip

Update: Apparently this is already in ROM Manager.  Feel free to load through there as we have done a million times in the past.  (Cheers Ace)

Instructions…

*Note 1* – This is performed in Clockwork Recovery.

*Note 2* – This will wipe settings.  Make a backup.

*Note 3* - The first boot make take a while, be patient.

1.  Download generic_sholes-ota-eng.jrummy.zip to your device.
2.  Move the file to the root of your SD card.
3.  Boot your phone into recovery.  (Power + X)
4.  Choose “install zip from sd card.”
5.  ”Choose zip from sd card.”
6.  Choose the generic_sholes-ota-eng.jrummy.zip.
7.  Allow the phone to work magic and install the new Froyo.
8.  Once it finishes, hit POWER to back out and select “reboot system now.”
9.  Done!

Full support thread can be found here.

Let me know if you run into any issues through the comments.

The details for an option to upgrade your smartphone early to the Droid X (or any smartphone) have been finalized.  The deal was originally announced at the Droid X launch on Wednesday and will give any customer with a contract end date in 2010, the opportunity to upgrade between June 23rd and August 31st.

Promotional Details:

• Each eligible Mobile Telephone Number (MTN) can upgrade only once during the promotional period
• Upon taking advantage of the promotion, the MTN will not be eligible to upgrade that line again for 12 months; which must be disclosed to the customer
• This promotion cannot be combined with any other offer/promotions (including Bill Incentive Credits)
• Requires data package $29.99 or higher
• Contract end dates will be extended 24 months.
• Device eligibility dates and NE2 will be extended 20 months

Are you eligible?

Eligibility Requirements:

All customers who qualify will be loaded into the Next Best Activity (NBA) Tool. COOS will be ensuring that eligible customers are included in NBA; if the customer is not listed, they are not eligible for the promotion.

• Any customer with a service contract end date of 12/31/10 or earlier, including: Consumer, Employee Liable (ELEU), Corporate Non-Contracted, Corporate Liable (CLEU) up to 99 lines
• -Excludes Fed Govt and Local/State Govt purchasing off the GSA-FSS
• Not currently NE2 (New Every Two), EUP (Equipment Upgrade), AUP (Annual Upgrade) eligible
• Account must be current
• Promotion cannot be used for a “Buddy Upgrade.” The eligible line must upgrade and keep the 3G Smartphone

Now before you all run out to Best Buy today and pre-order the Droid X, remember that the Droid 2 should be launching in August which would also be covered by this deal.

Source: DroidForums.net

If anyone is interesting in crying on a Friday morning, then check out the source link below.  The guys at DroidX.net have snagged a Droid X and completely torn it apart.  In fact, they take you through the process step by step, so if you’ve put in your pre-order at Best Buy already, you can start prepping to destroy your newest $600 investment.

These guys should be arrested for destroying a smartphone as beautiful as the Droid X.  (We’re only kidding.  Sort of.)

Source: DroidX.net

We just got a hot tip that corporate Verizon Wireless employees are in the middle of a meeting which is a pre-cursor to Sunday’s store closures.  You know, the store closures which never happen, but are happening in some areas today and throughout the rest of the company on Sunday.

So what’s the big news?  Name change and no iPhone baby.

From what sounds like a pretty amped up webcast, Verizon Wireless has announced that as of Monday, they will just be “Verizon” without the Wireless tag.  We were not given reasons as to the change, but it’s definitely coming.

Their new slogan will be “Verizon, Rule the Air!”

Update 10:03AM: We’re getting more info on the name change and it’s looking less like a permanent name change and more like an advertising adjustment.  What I mean by that is the “Wireless” tag will just be dropped in their new marketing campaign.  The thought is that the single word “Verizon” appears bigger and bolder than the 2-word combo of “Verizon Wireless.”  (Cheers Tabe)

Update 10:19AM: Engadget has snagged an image from the upcoming Verizon ad campaign which features the new “Rule the Air!” slogan…

And the second part of the meeting (and most important to us) was to announce that they will not be interested in the iPhone 4 (as of now) and are putting full effort behind Android and the new lineup of Droid devices.  From what I’ve gathered, the Droid X promo video that was shown at the launch was played again plus the announcement of an August release of the Droid 2.

They basically called it the “Summer of DROID.”

Lovin’ the sounds of Verizon backing away from iPhone rumors and sticking to the hottest mobile OS on the planet.

Thoughts?