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TuneWiki gets major investment from Motorola, others

If you use your Android phone as your primary music player then you probably already know about TuneWiki. The company announced it has received investments from Motorola and others to spread more music-playing goodness. In the announcement, TuneWiki CEO Rani Cohen said, “we are passionate about connecting people through music, and having our applications running [...]

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Founder of Linux calls Nexus One a winner

The Nexus One just got a high-profile nerd endorsement, as Linux creator Linus Torvald called the device a “winner” in his blog. “I no longer feel like I’m dragging a phone with me ‘just in case,’ I would need to get in touch with somebody – now I’m having a useful (and admittedly pretty good-looking) gadget [...]

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Motorola Droid gets multitouch in maps (with video)

It looks like the gloves are off between Apple and Google, as the search giant has brought multitouch to the Motorola Droid via Google Maps 3.4. As you can see in the embedded video below, it’s easy to zoom and expand using pinching motions. It’s quick, responsive, and much needed. I can’t wait for Google [...]

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Google sold about 80,000 Nexus One Units

Google has reportedly sold about 80,000 Nexus One units in its first months of sales, according to estimates from Flurry Inc. These numbers are a bit low compared to the competition, as the latest iPhones sold a million units in its launch weekend and the Droid is close to a million units sold since its [...]

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Dropbox soon coming to Android

Android owners will soon be able to use the file sharing and syncing service Dropbox on the go. “Do you own a BlackBerry or Android phone? Don’t worry! We’ve got plenty more mobile magic coming soon!” Dropbox said in an e-mail to users. If you’ve never used the service, it’s an easy and free way [...]

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Get the Nexus One update now

If you’re sick of waiting for Google to push out the firmware update to your Nexus One, you can get it now by following a few simple steps. Detailed instructions can be found here, but you basically download the file, put it on your SD card, reboot into the bootloader, and then run the file. [...]

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What is this Motorola Android phone?

The hits just keep coming, as a new Android prototype from Motorola has been spotted in the wild. The folks at Gizmodo Brazil got their mitts on this device, and it looks like a Backflip without the crazy keyboard. The front is described as “more garish” than the Backflip, but I think it’s a nice-looking [...]

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Rumor: LG Android phones soon coming to Verizon

If you’re already tired of the Droid and Droid Eris, LG Electronics is reportedly set to bring more Android-powered goodness to Verizon Wireless. The good folks at AndroidRelease are reporting that two LG Android phones will hit Verizon before April. Details are pretty sketchy, but one will likely be a full touch device and the [...]

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AT&T makes fun of Droid in new ad

Oh boy. The latest awful Luke Wilson AT&T commercial (embedded below) is taking more shots at Verizon’s network, but it also takes direct shots at the Motorola Droid. The commercial takes place in a restaurant, and Richie Tenenbaum has replaced the patrons’ AT&T phones with Verizon ones. This causes them to riot, of course, because [...]

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Steve Jobs disses Android, Flash, everything non-Apple

Steve Job was talking a lot of trash against Apple’s competitors, including Android and Flash, during an internal meeting, according to various reports. According to a paraphrased account over on Wired, Jobs said of Google’s Android teams “We did not enter the search business … they entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want [...]

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