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HTC Incredible for Verizon frequencies sports 2.1, Sense UI, Snapdragon

Looks as though a new high-end Android phone is coming to Verizon.

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Google to air Super Bowl commercial?

Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, recently tweeted, “Can’t wait to watch the Superbowl tomorrow. Be sure to watch the ads in the 3rd quarter (someone said “Hell has indeed frozen over.”)”

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Google Maps adds multitouch, Google gives MT keys to manufacturers

An updated version of Google Maps (3.4.0) is now available in the Android Market.

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Samsung Galaxy i5700 Spica to get 2.1 in Q2

The Spica will get a major boost sometime between April and June, moving from Android 1.5 to 2.1.

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Spotify CEO: U.S. launch on the way

Spotify, the integrated online/offline music service, may soon be available in the U.S., according to CEO Daniel Ek. Ek was recently quoted by Billboard magazine.

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Motorola Zeppelin pictured in Brazil

The Motorola Zeppelin, rumored to be a lower-priced Android phone, has been captured in Brazil.

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Phone support coming to Nexus One

It appears Google is realizing that retailing phones requires more than a web forum.

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Android mini collectibles!

Coming soon to your desk: Google has teamed up with artist Andrew Bell to create a gaggle of miniature plastic Androids, to be sold individually or in cases of 16. The boxes are generic, so it’s luck of the draw as far as which one you’ll get.  Unless you want a whole case.  But wait!  There will …

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Motorola Devour box leaked, coming soon to Verizon

Android Central has copped a picture of what is probably a promotional box for the Motorola Devour, aka Calgary. Word is, the device will be a competitively priced, entry-level phone equipped with Android 2.1 & Motoblur UI, and the Palm Pixi’s MSM 7627 processor. It will feature an optical sensor instead of a trackball or …

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Browse the Android Market from a PC: Cyrket is back…sort of.

Longer-term Android users will likely remember cyrket.com, a port of the Market that enabled browsing and searching applications in near real-time via a standard website. Cyrket went down toward the end of October last year without warning or explanation, but a search indicates the site was disabled by Google, which allows direct Market access only …

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