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Motorola MILESTONE now official: multitouch, but no Google Maps Navigator
boygeniusreport.com - 11/2/2009
Motorola MILESTONE now official: multitouch, but no Google Maps Navigator
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Good news for Android 2.0 hungry Europeans this early afternoon as Motorola has officially announced the European (read: GSM/UMTS) version of the DROID. Dubbed the Motorola MILESTONE , the two handsets appear to be identical spec wise save for the obvious differences in cellular radios. Oddly ...
Google: We're not making Android hardware
news.cnet.com - 10/31/2009
Google: We're not making Android hardware
— news.cnet.com — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Google's Andy Rubin, head of the company's Android development, would like to clear something up:... Google is not in the phone-making business. Don't expect to see Google-developed hardware competing with the Motorola Droid ... (more) Google: We're not making Android hardware

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Motorola Milestone/Droid (video)
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Motorola Milestone/Droid (video)
— youtube.com — Motorola Milestone (more) Motorola Milestone/Droid (video)

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Motorola MILESTONE (aka GSM DROID) adds multitouch [Video]
slashgear.com - 11/2/2009
Motorola MILESTONE (aka GSM DROID) adds multitouch [Video]
— slashgear.com — Having heard over the weekend that the GSM version of the Motorola DROID – the Motorola MILESTONE... – would be landing in Europe later this month on carrier O2, Mobile-Review’s always-on-the-inside Eldar Murtazin has pushed out a video of the handset in action. As well as ... (more) Motorola MILESTONE (aka GSM DROID) adds multitouch [Video]

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Motorola MILESTONE: Europe Gets Its Moto Droid Too
Mobile Magazine — ... the Motorola DROID doesn’t do multitouch. There is a tradeoff involved. While the Motorola DROID will happily guide you around town with Google Maps Navigator and the whole turn-by-turn GPS thing, the Motorola MILESTONE will not. In its place, Europeans get their directions from MOTONVAV. The Motorola MILESTONE is currently slated with a release through Italy and Germany first. Look for it on November 9th through The Phone House, O2, and Vodafone. Source: BGR

TAG Heuer MERIDIIST Lamborghini phone, MILESTONE gets official, and Dell Mini 3iX
PHONE Magazine — ... The European version of the DROID called the MILESTONE is now official. The device will sport multitouch, but will not get that sweet Google Maps Navigator app that the US DROID gets. We aren’t sure exactly why the MILESTONE gets multitouch and the DROID doesn’t at this point. ...

Google Navigation dropped for Euro Android launch
Techradar - All the latest technology news — ... 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. ...

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