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The Next Web: GPhone Not Coming – No Google Hardware
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home: Hardware: Multimedia Kindle rival from Creative, Motorola Droid smartphone aimed at iPhone, and Nook perhaps going global
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Linkpost | 10.31.2009
TechBlog —
... and Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid - The Droid comes across as a great smartphone, and a rival to the iPhone in these reviews. • ...
GPhone Not Coming – No Google Hardware
The Next Web —
... Even before Google announced Android, there was speculation that it would compete in the lucrative smartphone space, in one form or another. With the advent of Android, people began to wonder if Google would build a killer piece of hardware that would finally give the iPhone a true challenge.
Android struggled somewhat withe the G1 device, but is seemingly about to experience a resurgence with the launch of the Droid smartphone, a device that is garnering brilliant reviews, even from the most Apple-centric authors.
We can now place Google ...
Hardware: Multimedia Kindle rival from Creative, Motorola Droid smartphone aimed at iPhone, and Nook perhaps going global
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
... production. It’s similar to how the US defense industry works- the government gives money to Lockheed Martin (or similar) to build new fighter jets. The government will still end up paying for the jet, but the company can also sell to other partners- Canada, UK, Germany, etc.” See a Techmeme roundup for more details.
In other hardware news:
–Another gizmo to watch is the Motorola Droid Smartphone, lovingly drooled over in MobileCrunch, with specs already laid out in Wikipedia (carrying the photo to the ...
Last week on TechCrunch: Arrington’s fight, MG’s puns and Lacy’s Chinese Takeaways…
TechCrunch —
... ‘The Kinky King of Beijing’, partly thanks to his invention: The Auto Blow. Sarah was too coy to spell out what the device did, but let’s not beat about the bush here: it’s an automatic blow job machine. And if that’s not enough to make you read the post - which also, by the way, makes some really interesting points about the deconstructed supply chain – then frankly nothing will.
Lovely new phone of the week: The Droid you are looking for
Over on MobileCrunch, Greg Kumparak got excited ...
What Are the Downsides to Droid? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... The Droid’s browser is inferior to the iPhone 3.1 Safari browser, according to MobileCrunch, with slower page loads and slightly less compliance to web standards. ...
The Most Popular Mobile Facebook App Is For the iPhone. For Now. That We Know Of.
Inside Facebook —
... But before we get into those numbers, the most recent contenders come from Google’s Android operating system. Motorola recently announced a new phone, Droid, that will launch later this week and come pre-loaded with a native Facebook application. Android, unlike Apple, lets third-party applications run in the background, so you’ll be able to do things like browse Facebook from the app while listening to Pandora. Another Android app, AddressBook by ...
Verizon to sell the Droid to New Yorkers extra, extra early
CrunchGear —
... , and read the coverage, and you just know: you want your Droid. You already know that most Verizon Stores are opening the doors a bit early at 7 AM to get your your fix - but what if you want it even earlier?
We just got word that a very, very limited number of Verizon stores will start peddling the Droid as soon as the clock ticks over to November 6th, from midnight to 2 a.m. The emphasis here is definitely on "limited".
Droid vs. iPhone: The reviews are in
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
... For a more thorough comparison, written by someone who actually seems to care, check out developer Greg Kumparak's 2,500 word review in TechCrunch. His conclusion: "At this point, I honestly feel that either choice would make any sane person incredibly happy." ...
Review roundup: Motorola Droid, Verizon's first Android handset
AppleInsider —
... shown are deceiving for viewers. Reviewers like the Droid, saying it's a good handset and likely the best smartphone Verizon has to offer. Whether it's better than the iPhone, though, seems to come down to a matter of taste. The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg : The New York Times' David Pogue : The Associated Press' Rachel Metz : PC World's Robert S. Anthony : Other reviews are available from Gizmodo , Engadget , CNet , and MobileCrunch . And for a rebuttal of the Droid "iDon't" commercials, read the latest ...
In the news
iPhone J.D. —
... Verizon's new Droid cellphone, made by Motorola, has been getting
very good reviews and, for some people, appears to be a decent
alternative to the iPhone. Here are three quick reports on the Droid
versus the iPhone. First, Greg Kumparak's review for MobileCrunch
is a great read if you are wondering what in Droid is different from
the iPhone. Kimparak concludes, after weighing the pros and cons of
each, that it is difficult to say which is better: "If you want a
phone that just works and does damned near everything you
could want and don’t mind Apple’s closed garden: by all ...
Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs. Motorola Droid Round 2
CrunchGear —
... My inbox is in pain. Almost immediately after I hit the publish button on last week’s iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Smartphone Showdown, a torrential blast of comments and questions has been barraging just about every communication inlet I’ve got. Phone calls. Twitter DMs. Lots, and lots, and lots of emails. Across the board, it all seems to indicate one thing: people want more. We hear you. There are a number of worthwhile topics I simply didn’t get a chance to touch on, and a few observations I’ve made since that are worth mentioning. For those, may we ...
Fever Pitch: It’s Droid Day, Enjoy The Moment.
TechCrunch —
... waiting in line, you will have a much lower than average amount of letdown. That’s because, in my humble opinion, the Droid is the coolest mobile phone to exist to date. It is as close as we’ve come to the Platonic ideal of a smartphone. It’s very existence ensures that the next iPhone will be even better than it otherwise would have been. Competition is good.
Yes, this is an unabashed love letter to the Droid. If you want the dispassionate reviews, we’ve got em. And then some. That isn’t what this post is about.
This post ...
Live From The Verizon Store In Palo Alto: The Droid Launch
TechCrunch —
... this morning in a similar fashion — after all, it’s the the first phone that many reviewers are placing on par with the iPhone. We’re live streaming the line and the store opening below using ...
Happy Droid Day
VentureBeat —
... “a more credible alternative to the iPhone” as well as “the best super-smart phone Verizon offers, the best Motorola phone I’ve tested and the best hardware so far to run Android.” MobileCrunch’s Greg Kumparak said it’s “the very first phone in over two years that I would consider carrying for day-to-day use instead of my iPhone.” ...
My Not-So-Epic Quest To Find The Elusive Verizon Droid Line
TechCrunch —
... live stream to capture the festive line of Droid fans sure to be present. After all, Verizon customers have plenty to celebrate — though they’re on the nation’s best network, they’ve long been burdened with an underwhelming selection of phones. This is the first time they’ve had a chance to pick up a device that’s a viable alternative to the iPhone. And with Verizon’s marketing onslaught over the last few weeks, not to mention the generally very positive reviews, I expected the turnout to be good. Not ...
The Android Wrap: The Skinny On Droid Lines; Reviews Galore; The Small Print On Pricing
mocoNews —
The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone
Scobleizer —
... in the store you might not see that the battery door keeps popping off. If it does that after only a few hours of use it’ll really bug the crap out of you after a year.
And that gives you some insight into why the Motorola Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to the Palm Pre and iPhone.
Now, thousands of words have been written about the Droid here’s Chris Brogan who praises the Droid. CrunchGear did TWO in depth iPhone vs. Droid phone comparisons. Here’s the first. Here’s the second. I HIGHLY recommend reading these. ...
Droid Moves 100,000 Units In A Weekend
The Next Web —
The heavily anticipated, hyped, and well received Droid moved an estimated 100,000 units in its opening weekend.
This shows both strength in the smartphone market, and continuing demand for smart phones that are not the popular iPhone. More broadly, Motorola, manufacturer of the Droid, expects to sell one million phones running Android in the fourth quarter of 2009.
They expect to sell ten million in the year 2010.
Of course, the iPhone in its various iterations has have had better inital sales weekends, but the Droid’s ...
The Google Phone Is Very Real. And It’s Coming Soon
TechCrunch —
The debate over Droid v. iPhone rages on, but lots more Android surprises are on the way.
The next “super” Android device will almost certainly be a HTC phone that’s much thinner than even the Droid or iPhone – The the Dragon/Passion. This is the phone the senior Android guys at Google are now carrying around and testing, at least as of a couple of weeks ago. If you’re willing to give up the Droid’s keyboard, the Dragon/Passion is going to be a really cool phone. It should be fully available very soon.
But way ...
Google Coming Out With Its Own Phone In January
Silicon Alley Insider —
[image] The debate over Droid v. iPhone rages on, but lots more Android surprises are on the way. Get ready for the Google Phone. It’s no longer a myth, it’s real. The next “super” Android device will almost certainly be a HTC phone that’s much thinner than even the Droid or iPhone – The ...
The Google Phone Is Very Real. And It’s Coming Soon
CrunchGear —
The debate over Droid v. iPhone rages on, but lots more Android surprises are on the way. Get ready for the Google Phone. It's no longer a myth, it's real.
The next "super" Android device will almost certainly be a HTC phone that's much thinner than even the Droid or iPhone - The ...
Gift Guide 2009: Smartphones
CrunchGear —
... best implementations of Android to date. The hardware, paired with the (currently exclusive) Android 2.0, makes this an absolutely stellar buy.
Features:
Screen: 3.7 inches at 854×480 resolution
Storage: 512MB, expandable via microSD (16GB card included)
Battery: 6.5 hours talk time
Keyboard: Slide-out QWERTY
Camera: 5-megapixel
Dimensions: 4.56” x 2.36” x 0.54” and 5.96 ounces
Product Page | MobileCrunch Review
Best Under $100 – DROID ERIS: $99.99
Take ...
