i.gizmodo.com - 1/16/2009
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Well shoot—the Kogan Agora , widely believed to become the next Android Handset (as well as Australia's first), is now delayed indefinitely. The reason: potential future compatibility issues with the smartphone's screen. Apparently, Android app developers could produce programs that needed a ...
i.gizmodo.com - 1/21/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
Here they are: Alleged spy photos of the
second generation Android cellphone, the thinner, shinier, and totally...
lickable T-Mobile G2 made by HTC. It has no keyboard and its back looks oh-so-soap-bar-smooth: As you can see, it has a 3.2 megapixel ...
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Android G2 Photos: Thinner and No Keyboard [Rumor]
kogan.com.au - 1/16/2009
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kogan.com.au —
Hi everyone, I'm disappointed to have to tell
you that the Kogan Agora has to be delayed...
indefinitely. This delay comes due to potential future interoperability issues. The Agora did reach a very late stage of development. Manufacturing had ...
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Kogan Agora to be delayed
newsoxy.com - 1/19/2009
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newsoxy.com —
The Google Android mobile phone platform will be
available on a new Samsung device this year. The...
new Samsung device is the latest smartphone to deploy using the Google Android mobile platform. The new mobile cell phone will be available through ...
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Samsung Announces New Google Android Mobile Phone
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Kogan Agora Pro indefinitely delayed for Android incompatibilities
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... before designing their phone. According to Ruslan Kogan, they discovered that the Agora's 2.5-inch touchscreen was too small and not high resolution enough to ensure future Android compatibility with all apps... days before they started shipping orders out. Jeez, guys.
Back to the drawing board. If you ordered a Kogan, don't fret: your money will be refunded in full. Let's hope the next Agora design actually gets to market... it still looks like a great little phone.
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... Giz Australia played with that delayed Kogan Agora Android phone, and mostly liked it. Apparently, the final version will ditch QWERTY and go full touch, but if you wanna know how this abortion handles: [ ...
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Agora shelved due to weedy screen The Kogan Agora, touted as the second Android handset and scheduled for an Australian launch in ten days, has been delayed indefinitely thanks to a low-resolution screen that prevents many Android applications ...