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Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone

AP News 17 days ago

Review: If you're not into the iPhone, Motorola's Droid is a smart alternative Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications. Other smart phone makers ...

Sony Ericsson unveils first Android phone

Reuters US Online Report Technology News 19 days ago

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson unveiled its flagship X10 mobile phone on Tuesday, its first to run on Google Inc's Android operating system, hoping the device will help reverse its loss of market share. Android has gained impetus this year as handset ...

Motorola looks to Google-powered phones for turnaround

AFP Global Edition 23 days ago

Motorola is counting on Google juice to power its mobile phones and its future. "The vast majority of our devices will be launched on the Android platform," Motorola co-chief executive Sanjay Jha said on Thursday after the biggest US handset maker surprised ...

Motorola surprises with small quarterly profit

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

Motorola reported a small quarterly net profit on Thursday, a day after unveiling a Google-powered smartphone seen as key to turning around the flagging fortunes of the US handset maker. The Schaumburg, Illinois-based company posted a net profit of 12 million dollars, ...

Verizon Droid Phone

AP News 24 days ago

The Motorola Droid mobile phone is shown in this photograph in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone — the Droid — will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing ...

Google adds free GPS navigation to mobile phones

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

Internet giant Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones Wednesday in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of standalone GPS navigation devices. US telecom carrier Verizon Wireless and US handset maker Motorola announced simultaneously that a ...

Google unveils free GPS navigation for mobile phones

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones on Wednesday in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of GPS navigation devices. US telecom carrier Verizon Wireless and US handset maker Motorola announced meanwhile that a new smartphone ...

Motorola's Droid has Google navigation features

Reuters US Online Report Technology News 25 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc's new Droid phone will be the first to use navigation software from Google Inc, in a direct challenge to GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom. The Droid will go on sale on November 6 at Verizon ...

Google drives into navigation market

Reuters US Online Report Technology News 25 days ago

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is adding Garmin Ltd and TomTom to its growing list of rivals as the Internet search giant weaves technology for driving directions into new versions of its smartphone software. Google said its new Google Maps Navigation ...

Barnes and Noble unveils e-reader in Amazon challenge

AFP Global Edition 32 days ago

The biggest bookstore chain in the United States jumped into the increasingly crowded electronic book reader market on Tuesday, unveiling its own device in a challenge to Amazon's popular Kindle. Barnes and Noble said the wireless touchscreen device called the "Nook," which ...

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