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IBM Plans to Release Lotus Notes App for Android

Apparently IBM finally recognizes Google’s Android OS as a viable platform, good enough to create a Lotus Notes app for it. Windows Mobile, iPhone and Nokia’s Symbian S60 handsets already have their own version of IBM’s Lotus Notes Traveler. According to ZDNet UK, IBM announced at its Lotusphere conference in Florida that they will release …

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SKT to Launch 13 Android-based Handsets in 2010

As we already know, SK Telecom announced their first Android 2.0 smartphone, the MOTOROI in South Korea just a few days ago. But they also want to introduce more Android-powered handsets in 2010 to the Korean market, 13 of them to be exact. SK Telecom is already the largest mobile carrier in South Korea, but …

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Gigabyte’s First Android Phone Spotted

Last week we told you that Gigabyte Technology and AboCom Systems were negotiating with Vibo Telecom to produce an Android-based smartphone. Apparently they already have one ready to be release on the Russian market as early as next month. As we mentioned before, Gigabyte Technology has been successful with their GSmart series running Windows Mobile, …

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Nexus One Unboxing by Ninjas with Swords

Yes, we know the Google Nexus One has been the shiny star of several unboxing stories since December of last year. But believe me when I say this is not just any unboxing, it is actually by far one of the best I’ve ever seen in my life. We all know how deep emotions run …

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Motorola MOTOROI is Coming to the US by March 2010?

By now, chances are you already enjoyed those 3 video ads from Korea about the MOTOROI by Motorola. If you like Korea’s first Android 2.0 handset, then you might be happy to know that it is coming to America sooner rather then later. According to the Korea Herald, there’s a great chance that Motorola’s new …

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Sony Ericsson Demos 3D Maps on the Xperia X10 [Video]

As we all know, the Android-powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 handset is getting ready to be launch by the second quarter of this year in Canada. But what many of you didn’t know is that some of those who get this SE handset in Europe will enjoy 3D satellite maps. The folks over at Ericsson …

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Korean ads for the new Motorola MOTOROI (aka Sholes) [Video]

Like many of us, our friend djunio is keeping an eye on the MOTOROI Android-powered handset made by Motorola. So you might enjoy the three video ads we have about this new device at the end of this post, even though they are in Korean. Motorola’s first Android 2.0 device for the Korean market shows …

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Google Postpones 2 Android Handsets After Chinese Censorship

As most of you already know, in China anything online the government deems inappropriate gets censored. According to BBC News, after a dispute with the Chinese government over censorship, Google has decided to postponed the launch of 2 Android-powered phones in that country. A Google spokesperson said the formal launch of the 2 handsets running …

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Astri MID Android ebook Reader with 2 Displays [Video]

At CES 2010 Marvell had on display an Android-based ebook reader named Astri MID, but in this case the MID moniker stands for My Interactive Device, ha, go figure. Anyway, the new device is said to have an unspecified Marvell chipset and is supposed to target the education market. The Astri MID ereader sports a …

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Google Nexus Two with QWERTY, is the Motorola Shadow?

We advice you to have the salt shaker ready on this one. As you might remember, Google’s Vice President of Engineering Andy Rubin recently talked about Google’s plan for an enterprise version of the Nexus One. Apparently, the Motorola Shadow will be the Nexus Two with a hardware keyboard. The latest rumors from China say …

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