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Samsung's Android phone to launch in Germany

Monday, 27 April 2009 05:28 LinuxDevices

Samsung Electronics announced its first Android phone, which will be offered by Telefonica's O2 network in Germany, starting as early as June. The Samsung I7500 offers a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a five megapixel camera...

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T-Mobile sells a million Android phones

Friday, 24 April 2009 03:38 LinuxDevices

T-Mobile USA says it has sold more than one million Android-based G1 smartphones since the device's debut last year. The revelation came as part of an earnings announcement earlier this week by parent company Deutsche Telekom, our sister publication eWEEK.com reports.

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Sony Ericsson Weighs In On Android

Tuesday, 21 April 2009 03:00 InformationWeek

Article Source InformationWeek
April 21, 2009, 11:00 am

The company is in no rush to release an Android smartphone, as it's focusing on creating a unique user experience and user interface.

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Openmoko Throws Everything Behind "Plan B"

Wednesday, 08 April 2009 21:00 LinuxJournal

Article Source Linux Journal
April 9, 2009, 5:00 am

Putting Linux on mobile phones is all the rage these days, what with Google's Android popping up on prototypes left and right, and even the venerable Palm pushing the Pre, a penguin-phone of its own. That wasn't always true, though, but way back in those dark days of proprietary phoning ‚Äî...

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Samsung confirms Android handsets as Google adapts to market

Sunday, 05 April 2009 12:40 ArsTechnica

Mobile phone maker Samsung has confirmed that it intends to launch at least three phones this year that are built with Google's Linux-based Android operating system, including two that are destined for US mobile carriers. The move will boost the availability of Android-based handsets and give consumers some new Android options besides T-Mobile's G1, the current flagship Android handset.

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