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Motorola Introduces Android Phones, Social Software

ruphus13 was among the readers sending word of Motorola's Android handsets yesterday, along with a "socially aware" application layer called MotoBlur. The Motorola Cliq is expected in a few weeks. T-Mobile is Motorola's carrier partner in the US. A second Android phone will be marketed in other countries under the name Dext. Reuters called the market's reaction to Motorola's announcement "muted." "Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, Co-CEO of Motorola and CEO of the company's Mobile Devices division, unveiled Motorola's Android platform play. ... Key to both of the phones, and key to Motorola's overall Android strategy, is a new interface and application layer called MotoBlur. It's focused on 'a single stream' for social networking features, software updates, messages, syncing, e-mails, videos, photos... The Cliq phone has a 5-megapixel camera, slide-out keyboard, 24 frame-per-second video capabilities, GPS, a headphone jack, an advanced browser from Google, integrated Exchange service, and Google roaming services including Google voice search, access to maps, Google calendar, and more. It also provides one-click access to Android Market and the thousands of Android applications there."

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  1. Re:Muted reaction by onemorechip · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Really shouldn't respond

    More ignored

    More ignored

    So basically your method of ignoring the three points you quoted is to respond to each of them?

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    But, I wanted socialized health insurance!
  2. Re:Muted reaction by GooberToo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You might bother to read before you look like a total douche. Much was ignored, exactly as I said, where I said. Or are you making light of the fact I acknowledged a portion I said I ignored?

  3. Re:Muted reaction by onemorechip · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes, the second thing.

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    But, I wanted socialized health insurance!