Now you can add motorola droid to the list of hacked / unlocked devices that give users more control over their phone. In Android world a hacked android is called to be rooted as opposed to being unlocked or jailbroken.

Android forum has instructions that supposedly show you how to hack and unlock your droid device to gain administrator access.

You can modify the operating system, change the handset's visual theme, customize the operating system and add multi-touch gestures and even add function to your droid that may have been restricted before.

The Motorola Droid is certainly one of the most discussed new non-Apple smartphones to come out in some time. It launches November 6th on Verizon, but you can already pre-order it from Best Buy.

Is it worth switching to if you already carry an iPhone or another device? To provide some guidance, BillShrink has produced a detailed chart looking at Droid, iPhone, Palm Pre, and MyTouch 3G.

Motorola's Android CLIQ now available for T-Mobile USA users for $199.99. Beginning today, customers can now purchase the CLIQ in T-Mobile retail stores, partner locations and online at www.T-Mobile.com/CLIQ.

Verizon Wireless has made it official: the Motorola DROID will hit Big Red on November 6th for $199 on contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate).

Android 2.0 will be front and center, along with Visual Voicemail, a 3.7-inch display (854 x 480 resolution), 5 megapixel camera (with dual-LED flash), a bundled 16GB memory card and a beta version of Google Maps Navigation(!).

For those wondering, the DROID is the first phone to offer that, which transforms Google Maps into a turn-by-turn routing system that'll have your dedicated TomTom / Garmin trembling in fear.