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Posts Tagged engadget mobile

Verizon’s anti-iPhone gets its first commercial: ‘Droid Does’

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We knew Verizon Wireless would soon be throwing caution to the wind in an effort to sway uncommitted smartphone buyers towards Big Red, and it looks like the November-bound Motorola Droid will be VZW’s anti-iPhone. The spot, which launched tonight and can be view in its entirety after the break, is a 30 second clip that begins by mocking Apple’s cutesy music and iconic font typically seen in iPhone plugs. It reels off a number of things that the iPhone can’t do, and then abruptly goes into full-on tease mode by flashing glimpses of a robot-controlled future and a tagline that simply states: “Droid Does.” No shots of the actual Motorola Droid (or Sholes, as it was known in the past) are shown, but a dedicated teaser portal has already been erected; through that, we’re told that the phone will boast Android 2.0 and a 5 megapixel camera. At this point, we’d say the gloves are definitely off — AT&T, have anything to say for yourself, or is the iPhone doing just fine on its own?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 review

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Had the device you’re peering at above come out just a few months later, it would’ve taken two full years to go from introduction to on sale. Thankfully, the good folks over at Garmin and ASUS (and Garmin-Asus, as it were) were able to get the nüvifone G60 out to AT&T before the holiday shopping season of 2009, but were they still too late? There’s no doubt that this very smartphone had a lot of folks drooling in early 2007, but to say a lot has happened in the mobile realm between then and now would be doing the truth a grave injustice. The iPhone 3G has fallen to $99, a slew of Android handsets have hit the market and dedicated PND (portable navigation devices) have found themselves in the bargain bin. Oh, and some pretty fantastic GPS software has managed to land within Apple’s App Store and the Android Market. In other words, competition couldn’t possibly be hotter, and considering that the specifications haven’t been updated on this $299 device since it was originally announced, you’re probably wondering if it even deserves a chance. Read on to find out the answer.

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BlackBerry Messenger 5 now available, Engadget goes hands-on

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BlackBerry Messenger: it’s the holy grail of the BlackBerry platform, and, for many, the only real reason why they don’t make the jump to another smartphone. Well, RIM has finally gone ahead and released the latest and greatest version upon the world (in an official capacity at least), and we’re definitely pleased with the added functionality and other updates that they’ve cooked in to the app to make it even more useful and better. Read on after the break for a full breakdown of what’s hot, what’s new, and what we think of it all.

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BlackBerry Tour Replacement? No Trackball Adds Wifi!!

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This looks an awful lot like an Onyx to us, but Salomondrin — who has posted several blurry shots of this puppy — claims it’s the mythical Essex, a Tour refresh that should make CDMA BlackBerry fans very happy. Why? Well, first, there’s the apparent addition of WiFi, something that we’ve heard was bound to happen sooner or later; secondly, the Tour’s infamously finicky trackball has been tossed to the wayside in favor of a trackpad, yet another signal that RIM’s looking to ditch trackballs altogether. It’s also said to have a better camera, though the definition of “better” in this context remains unclear; also unclear is a release date, but considering that the Tour’s still minty fresh on store shelves, we wouldn’t realistically expect it until mid-2010.

[Via CrackBerry]

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Marketplace is live on Windows Mobile 6.5 phones

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Did you pick up an AT&T Pure over the weekend? Yeah, then you might want to spin up Windows Marketplace on your new Windows Mobile 6.5 handset. It’s live and dancing right now a full day before any of this was supposed to launch — not that we’re complaining.

[Thanks, Paul]

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