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Verizon has blitzed the airwaves with ads that extol the benefits of the new Droid smartphone and fires shots at the Apple iPhone. So it’s time for TechRepublic’s review of the Droid, and naturally we’ll do plenty of comparisons between the Droid and the iPhone, since that’s one of the big questions hanging out there.
GigaOm unboxes the Motorola Droid and tells about the first impression. The video is short and not very interesting but the page's got more info, plenty of links and there's some interesting comments. A good place to start exploring the Droid.
I'm very happy with my HTC Hero and wouldn't switch it to this from what I've seen. We'll get Android 2.0 soon enough.
Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS navigation system with voice guidance. It is part of Google Maps for mobile and is available for phones with Android 2.0. Google Maps Navigation uses your phone's internet connection to give you the latest maps and business data. But that's not all that's different about Google's approach to GPS navigation.
A new mobile phone charger that will work with any handset has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body.
Industry body the GSMA predicts that 51,000 tonnes of redundant chargers are generated each year.
Currently most chargers are product or brand specific, so people tend to change them when they upgrade to a new phone.
However, the new energy-efficient chargers can be kept for much longer.
The GSMA also estimates that they will reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 13.6m tonnes.
"This is a significant step in reducing the environmental impact of mobile charging," said Malcolm Johnson, director of ITU's Telecommunication Standardisation Bureau.
"Universal chargers are a common-sense solution that I look forward to seeing in other areas."
The charger has a micro-USB port at the connecting end, using similar technology to digital cameras.
It is not compulsory for manufacturers to adopt the new chargers but the ITU says that some have already signed up to it.
"We are planning to launch the universal charger internationally during the first half of 2010," Aldo Liguori, spokesperson for Sony Ericsson told the BBC.
"We will roll it out with new products as they launch."
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