techradar.com - 11/3/2009
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When Google announced turn-by-turn navigation for its Android operating system last week, the executives of sat-nav firms had to be talked down from high windowsills. But the tech isn't just bad news for sat-nav manufacturers. It's a sign of the coming Android invasion. Version 1 of Android was ...
mobilecrunch.com - 10/31/2009
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mobilecrunch.com —
If hype were to be believed, the Motorola
DROID is the pièce de résistance of the mobile...
world; the conclusive creation sent down by the Great Smartphone in the sky to rid us of our woes. It would prepare your breakfast promptly each morning, tuck ...
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Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid
gizmodo.com - 11/3/2009
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gizmodo.com —
It's this simple: If you don't buy an
iPhone, buy a Droid. It's the best phone on...
Verizon, and with Android 2.0 , the second best smartphone you can buy, period. It's flawed, deeply in some ways. But it's still the No. 2 phone on the No. 1 network. ...
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Motorola Droid Review [Review]
boygeniusreport.com - 11/3/2009
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boygeniusreport.com —
We scooped it , we previewed it ,
and now we’re officially reviewing it. There’s a good...
chance that even if you’re not into tech all that much, you’ve heard of the Motorola DROID thanks to Verizon’s big marketing ...
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Motorola DROID review
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Orange Wednesdays now available on O2
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Orange has announced a new application for the iPhone that gives users access to the Orange Wednesdays service. While it's available for all iPhones and iPod touch's, the application is designed primarily for Orange customers using the forthcoming iPhone. Orange has confirmed to TechRadar that users not on the Orange network won't be able to access the popular two for one cinema ticket offer, but will be able to access key cinema-related information offered by the application. Land of the Lost, found! This means being able to see which films are out at the moment and which are coming up, as well as reading reviews, finding cinemas close to you and also getting directions ...
Bookstore sued over new Android e-book
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US bookstore Barnes & Noble's new e-book reader - the Nook - is under threat after a rival hardware developer claimed that the design was poached. The Nook uses a dual screen approach to e-book display, with the lower half of the device a capacitive LCD using an Android interface and the upper half a 'normal' e-book display. But Spring Design launched a device - the Alex - with a similar layout the day before the Nook - although it has a larger lower screen that sends internet pages up to the e-ink screen for low battery reading. Infringing Spring Design has said that Barnes & Noble's device infringes on its patents, and claims that the two companies were engaged in ...
Print your own iPhone and iPod skins
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If you just cannot decide on the colour of the winter coat for your iPhone or iPod then never fear, because you can now print off your very own gadget skins for your beloved Apple devices. Print your own iPod skins courtesy of the weirdly-named iaPeel (eye-appeal - geddit?!), which lets you pop whatever design or photos you like on your gadget condom. The all-in iaPeel kit will set you back $21, for which you will get some rudimentary design software and five skins which you can put through your inkjet printer. The incredibly cool world of iPhone "How do you take the world's coolest phone and make it even cooler?" asks iaPeel. "Easy – you add an iaPeel skin! Just ...
In Depth: Complete guide to buying an Android handset
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Have you been wondering whether to buy an Android handset? Now's the time to go for it. Android handsets remain dominated by HTC, but this is rapidly changing, with Motorola and Samsung among those getting in on the act and more phones on the way from Sony Ericsson, Acer and more. And with Android 2.0 (Eclair) around the corner, the OS is certainly starting to gain traction - especially as Windows Mobile still lags way behind and not everybody wants to pay £35-a-month for an iPhone. Why Android 2.0 is going to be a very big deal So, in no particular order, here's our guide to buying an Android handset. When looking for deals, make sure you have at least some form of "unlimited" internet ...
Google Navigation dropped for Euro Android launch
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While Android fans across Europe are lamenting the lack of release of the forthcoming Motorola Milestone, there's worse news to come - Google Navigation isn't coming either. Unless you're in Germany or Italy, you won't be getting access to the latest handset from Motorola, which packs Android 2.0. As part of this, users in the US are getting to use Google Navigation, which gives turn by turn route finding for free. But sadly Europe won't be getting this update, with MotoNav stuffed in its place instead. While this is a decent enough substitute, it lacks the big name clout that Google Maps is offering. Passing the Milestone There is a ray of sunshine though, as apparently the ...
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The Googlephone for everyone? Review There haven’t been that many Android smartphones in the UK yet, but T-Mobile is already looking to capitalise on the burgeoning demand Google's operating system by releasing the Pulse, the first pay-as-you-go ...