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Motorola's social networking Android phone due for mid-2009 launch

After hiring over 300 people to develop a social networking-focused Android-based cellphone, is Motorola teed up to take down the T-Mobile G1 in mid-2009?

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Mobile | by C.K. Sample III | Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:34AM | 0 comments

Earlier this month, word spread that Motorola was on a developer hiring-spree, assembling a team of over 300 developers focused on building a new social-media friendly phone running Google's new Android OS. Today, news comes that this mystery phone should be released sometime in mid-2009. Ultimately, there is too little information available to tell whether Motorola's Google phone will challenge the T-Mobile G1, although Motorola claims it will definitely be priced lower than the G1.

Until more Android-based phones like the T-Mobile G1 start arriving in both stores and customers' hands, we're going to see a lot of these vague conversations surface whenever there is a device connected with the Android platform. See the stories below for more details.

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external link Motorola to launch a social networking phone… [Phone Arena - Latest News]
external link Motorola Preps Android Phone [Digital Trends]
external link Motorola Readies Its Own Android Social… [Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]
external link Motorola Working On Android Smartphone [InformationWeek - Personal Tech]
external link A little more about Motorola's upcoming… [Boing Boing Gadgets]
external link Android to get virtual keyboard in 2009 [Electronista | Gadgets for Geeks]
external link Details Starting to Trickle Out on Motorola's… [Brighthand.com Handheld News and Reviews]
external link More details about Motorola’s Android phone… [Boy Genius Report]
external link More Details on Motorola's Android Phone:… [Gizmodo]
external link Motorola and Nokia building up serious… [CrunchGear]
external link Motorola Android Phone rumored for Q2 2009… [I4U News]
external link Motorola Building a Huge Development Team for… [Gizmodo]
external link Motorola confirms Android plans, but won't… [Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]
external link Motorola getting friendly with Android [Engadget Mobile]
external link Motorola getting friendly with Android [Engadget]
external link Motorola next in line for Android handset [Shiny Shiny]
external link Motorola Prepares its Android Phone [PC World Latest Technology News]
external link Motorola prepares its Android phone [InfoWorld RSS Feed]
external link Motorola ramping up for Android; Nokia and… [Boy Genius Report]
external link Motorola Readies Its Own Android Social… [Techmeme]
external link Motorola Recruiting for “Android Social… [Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]
external link Motorola throws out "social… [Engadget Mobile]
external link Motorola To Hire 300 Android Developers [Slashdot]
external link Motorola's Android slider getting social in… [Engadget Mobile]
external link Motorola's Social Networking Android Phone… [mocoNews.net]

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Related company news:
HTC, Motorola
Related glossary terms:
Android OS, Social media
Related devices and services:
T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream)

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