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Motorola partners with Microsoft to bring Bing search and maps to China
In an interesting turn of events, while Google is fuming against China in the recent cyber attacks scandal, Motorola seems to be leaning towards Microsoft in China to provide Bing search and maps on their Android phones; surely to protect their own interests and to make a quick buck in the process. In fact, as of this quarter, the entirety of Motorola’s Android phones that use Google search and maps will be replaced by Bing. Devices that are in customers hands or sitting on shelves will receive an OTA update that brings the new Bing apps. What’s interesting here though, and terrifying as well, is that there is no doubt that this wouldn’t be forced onto other markets. I’m looking at you U.S.A.
Source: PR Newswire
As much as this is off the tip of the hat, so to speak, this might just be the real deal here folks. A recent leak is that the HTC Desire, the Sense UI counterpart of the Nexus One, is making its way to T-Mobile instead of AT&T, or in extraordinary cases, both. A ninja that seems pretty accurate says that after speaking to three T-Mobile retail store managers one of the employees responded:
Have you ever wanted to sleep with your Android but never found a way how other than to sleep with your phone? Well now is what you have been waiting for! A 12-inch handcrafted DIY Android cushion! It’s covered in fleece and filled with polyester to feel “firm yet springy” as according to creator Craftsquatch. They’re made to order for $20 before shipping, so this won’t last the slightest.
As all of you might know, Google Android is a mobile phone operating system that is open-source. Meaning that developers can develop as much as they please, ideas can be shared, and everything is open. More specifically, by defualt all Android phones allow you to install non-Android market apps.
For you AT&T fans out there who have been missing on the Android craze, today marks the first Android phone making its way to your speedy network. Priced at a sweet $99 on rebate with a 2-year contract, the BACKFLIP includes GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), tri-band 7.2Mbps HSPA 3G (850/1900/2100 MHz), a 3.1″ HVGA touch-screen display, Android OS 1.5 (soon upgradeable to 2.1), 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, aGPS, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microSD slot (up to 32GB), fully QWERTY “back flipping” keyboard, and all decorated by Motorola’s MOTOBLUR social networking UI. So, will you bite?
