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7:40AM Matt Buchanan | You’ve had it. Maybe with your mobile phone service provider. Maybe with Apple’s crushing, dictatorial grip strangling the App Store. Whatever the reason, you’re going to Android: Land of freedom and the great Google. Here’s what you need to know. More »
The iPhone-to-Android Switch: What You Need To Know
7:40AM Matt Buchanan | You’ve had it. Maybe with your mobile phone service provider. Maybe with Apple’s crushing, dictatorial grip strangling the App Store. Whatever the reason, you’re going to Android: Land of freedom and the great Google. Here’s what you need to know. More » 
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Pre Developers Get Stupid-Simple Tool To Make Stupid-Simple Apps
1:28AM John Herrman | It’s no secret that Palm’s been taking it niiiice ‘n slow with their app strategy, whatever it is. Here’s their next baby step: Ares, a browser-based, drag-and-drop development toolkit for making simple apps. It’s a marginally good idea! More »
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3:30PM Nick Broughall | I always knew Bali was a great tourist destination for its stunning beauty and nightlife, but I had no idea that they had such a thriving mobile-phone manufacturing industry. They’ve got phones I’ve never seen before, like the HP Obama and the Bleck Berry! More »
I Want An HP Obama And A Bleck Berry
3:30PM Nick Broughall | I always knew Bali was a great tourist destination for its stunning beauty and nightlife, but I had no idea that they had such a thriving mobile-phone manufacturing industry. They’ve got phones I’ve never seen before, like the HP Obama and the Bleck Berry! More »
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Droid Tethering On Verizon Is $US30 A Month
5:55AM Matt Buchanan | Yes, Droid can tether, but not cheaply. The official word is that Verizon’s Mobile Broadband Connect plan to tether it to a laptop will be an extra $US30 a month for 5GB of data, on top of the standard data plan. [Network World]
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Giz Explains: Android, And How It Will Take Over The World
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HTC Droid Eris: Last Month’s Killer Android, Now $US100 On Verizon
12:45AM Dan Nosowitz | HTC’s Droid Eris, one of the worst-kept secrets in recent memory, is coming to Verizon November 6 for $US99. Essentially a rebranded Hero, it shows just how fast time flies: Last month’s Android champion is this month’s killer budget option. More »
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David Pogue: “Smartphone Is Too Limited…It’s An App Phone“
6:00PM Rosa Golijan | Before David Pogue wrote his review of the Droid, he had trouble deciding what to call the device. He argued that “smartphone” is an outdated choice of word for the iPhone-like devices coming out and looked for a new one. More »
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4:01PM Matt Buchanan | The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It’s efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. More »
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Impressions: Small And Chirpy, Like A Black Hummingbird
4:01PM Matt Buchanan | The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It’s efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. More » 
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4:00AM Matt Buchanan | A year ago, Android was an unfinished OS for nerds, bursting with potential. With Android 2.0, it’s evolved into something sleeker, more refined and focused — but still something not quite human. More »
Android 2.0 Review: Almost Human
4:00AM Matt Buchanan | A year ago, Android was an unfinished OS for nerds, bursting with potential. With Android 2.0, it’s evolved into something sleeker, more refined and focused — but still something not quite human. More » 
