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Apple may partner with Microsoft on the iPhone, snubbing Google

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 2:07pm

War makes strange bedfellows, indeed. The iPhone's debut back in '07 saw it launch with plenty of Google-fueled functionality built right in. Google seach, Google maps, Gmail — basically all of the great stuff you'd find on an Android-powered phone,...

Motorola Motoroi officially makes the Droid old news

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 7:01am

Coming to the U.S. this spring, the Motoroi is Motorola's latest Android phone du jour. But like its recent predecessors Droid and BackFlip, it has notable features beyond the normal Android 2.0 feature set, namely an 8-megapixel camera (with flash)...

Using your dog to charge your phone? Priceless!

DVICE Staff

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 2:06am

Erik Schiegg has come up with one of the more WTF? gadgets of 2010 — a solar-powered charger disguised as a dog coat. While perhaps not quite as pointless as the pooch oxygen chamber, Schiegg's creation uses a 2600 mA...

Spring Design Alex e-reader: sexy gadget or Nook clone?

DVICE Staff

Friday, January 8, 2010 - 2:09pm

Android-based eReader takes a page from other electronic ink displays by adding a color LCD screen to browse.

Dell Mini 3 on its way to AT&T

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 10:19am

We've been lusting after that Dell Mini 3 smartphone ever since it was first tentatively rolled out in China. Want one? It's headed to AT&T, running the Android OS and piling on some stiff competition to Google's "superphone." That challenge...

It's official: Google launches the Nexus One

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 9:55am

Just minutes ago, Google officially christened the Nexus One with a list of the phone's features. The Nexus One is the company's first foray into the Android hardware market, and Google is hailing its handset — which it built with...

Oppo Android phone arrives next year, straight from the 22nd century

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 9:43am

We've reviewed Oppo DVD players — the world's best — and now it looks like the company's learned something from its foray into building sexy portable media players. Check out this smartphone Oppo might release next year, running the Android...

Shopping robot is Grandma's little helper

DVICE Staff

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 2:09am

Bow down and salute your latest robot overlord. The Robovie II is a Wall-E-esque 'bot that accompanies you down the supermarket aisles, carrying your shopping basket, and suggesting special offers and new product lines. ("May I recommend the 3-in-One jelly,...

Google phone unveiled (we think) to the world

DVICE Staff

Monday, December 14, 2009 - 2:07am

A month ago, we wrote about how Google was going to launch its own smart phone: now here's the evidence. The Nexus One runs on Android 2.1, and will be sold online by Google (although other retailers, including Best Buy,...

Google Phone all but confirmed, open war with Apple a-comin'

Kevin Hall

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 1:07pm

Despite the number of handsets running Android out there (hell, they've even got photo frames doing it now), Google doesn't seem too worried about locking horns with its own kin as it takes a shot at Apple's throne. According to...

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Apple may partner with Microsoft on the iPhone, snubbing Google

Motorola Motoroi officially makes the Droid old news

Using your dog to charge your phone? Priceless!

Spring Design Alex e-reader: sexy gadget or Nook clone?

Dell Mini 3 on its way to AT&T

It's official: Google launches the Nexus One

Oppo Android phone arrives next year, straight from the 22nd century

Shopping robot is Grandma's little helper

Google phone unveiled (we think) to the world

Google Phone all but confirmed, open war with Apple a-comin'

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