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Kogan intros world's second Android phone: Agora / Agora Pro
Kogan intros world's second Android phone: Agora / Agora Pro
We'll be totally honest -- we pretty much blew Ruslan Kogan off when he proclaimed that he was about to push out a $199 Android phone by the year's end. And truthfully, the guy still hasn't totally delivered, but you won't find us kvetching about more Googlephones, regardless of MSRP. The ...
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code.google.com — When building mobile applications, it's vital to test them on real devices prior to releasing them to... users. While developers can use regular consumer devices purchased at retail to test and use their apps, some developers may choose not to use a ... (more) Devices for Developers - Android
Kogan Agora Android ™ Powered 3G Mobile Phone - Kogan Technologies Pty Ltd
Kogan Agora Android ™ Powered 3G Mobile Phone - Kogan Technologies Pty Ltd
kogan.com.au — 2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen. Integrated QWERTY keyboard. High-speed 3G network connection. One-Touch Google Search . Easy... Web Browsing. Easy-to-use email with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents. Customisable ... (more) Kogan Agora Android ™ Powered 3G Mobile Phone - Kogan ...
Kogan Agora PRO Android ™ Powered 3G Mobile Phone - Kogan Technologies Pty Ltd
Kogan Agora PRO Android ™ Powered 3G Mobile Phone - Kogan Technologies Pty Ltd
kogan.com.au — 2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen. Integrated QWERTY keyboard. High-speed 3G network connection. One-Touch Google Search . Easy... Web Browsing. Easy-to-use email with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents. Customisable ... (more) Kogan Agora PRO Android ™ Powered 3G Mobile Phone - ...
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Kogan Agora Pro = Android Phone #2
Android Phone Fans — ... FACT: We dug this up and didn’t find it elsewhere but the name Agora not only sounds cool but was chose for an obvious reason - it is defined as, “The public open space that formed the heart of ancient Greek cities and it’s the origin of most western conceptions of public, or civic, space as center of for social interaction for ceremony and democratic life on a pedestrian scale.” Discuss [Via Kogan, ITWire, Engadget]

Kogan Agora, world's second Google Android phone, available for pre-order
Obsessable News Feed — ... [Gizmodo] Kogan intros world's second Android phone: Agora / Agora Pro [Engadget Mobile] ...

Kogan's Agora gets tweaked ahead of release -- in Photoshop, anyway
Engadget — ... going through those growing pains right about now. The Australian company still says the Agora and Agora Pro will ship before the end of January (barely), but it looks like they're down to the wire with tweaks to the phone's design. For starters, the soft keys are gone -- not much use for those in Android anyway, last we checked -- replaced with a decidedly WinMo-esque set of home and back keys; the keyboard's been redesigned, too, and the d-pad is looking more usable than it had been before. For the Agora's price point, we're still sold on this thing -- but only if we can get ...

Android-powered Huawei handsets on track for Q3 2009 release (in Australia)
Engadget — ... smartphone is scheduled to launch in the third quarter of 2009. Huawei's smartphones can be ordered and developed for Australian operators based on any such requests." It stands to reason that other markets outside of AU would be able to get their paws around 'em as well, though we sadly have no idea how long proliferation would take. Looks like Australia's gearing up to be a serious Android battleground -- who woulda thunk it, mate? ...

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