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11.22.09

Verizon Droid by Motorola: The Five-Minute Review

By Corinne Iozzio Posted 10.28.2009 at 4:33 pm 14 Comments

Motorola Droid: John Mahoney

We've talked about Android 2.0 and (virtually) walked through the new Google Maps. Now, it's for real, and it's here. Motorola's Droid has landed at PopSci HQ, and it's making good on its promises.

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Google's Turn-By-Turn Maps for Android 2.0 Kicks Pricey Nav Apps to the Curb

By Corinne Iozzio Posted 10.28.2009 at 12:47 pm 1 Comment

Hot on the heels of the Android 2.0 mobile OS release, Google's sweetening the deal: the Eclair-flavored refresh to their mapping app turns handsets into feature-rich GPS devices -- for free.

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Google Shows Off Android 2.0's Features On Video

The second version of Google's mobile OS (codenamed Eclair) borrows ideas from existing (and upcoming?) phones for an improved user experience

By Corinne Iozzio Posted 10.27.2009 at 3:30 pm 3 Comments

When we saw the Motorola Cliq and the way it married all your contacts simply in one place (a la the Palm Pre), we finally saw the light at the end of the Android tunnel. This morning, that light got even brighter with Android 2.0--the next iteration of Google's mobile software.

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