Oct 24th, 2009 - GigaOM
The Android world is getting bigger all the time. After much speculation, Verizon this week confirmed the introduction of its first Android phone with a slick advertising campaign. The Verizon Droid, which is expected to be announced next week, will be made by Motorola. (The handset was previously dubbed the Sholes.) The ad campaign includes TV spots in the U.S. listing the various ways that the Droid is better than the iPhone. Based on press kits sent to the media, the Droid is expected to start shipping Nov. 9.
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Oct 26th, 2009 - New York Times
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It is time to fire back...Analysts: E-books will hurt traditional bookstores, even Barnes & Noble, despite new reader
Oct 23rd, 2009 - baltimoresun
NEW YORK (AP) - The shift to digital from physical books will ultimately hurt traditional brick-and-mortar book sellers, analysts said Friday on the heels of Barnes & Noble Inc., the largest U.S...
Shift to e-books to hurt bookstores, analysts say
Oct 23rd, 2009 - Forbes
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