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Some more perspective on the DROID and multitouch
engadget.com - 11/5/2009
Some more perspective on the DROID and multitouch
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There's been a whirlwind of chatter about Apple's multitouch patents since the Motorola DROID was released to reviewers sans any built-in support for Android 2.0's multitouch APIs -- there's no pinch-to-zoom in the browser or maps app, and the soft keyboard is decidedly a single-touch ...
Motorola MILESTONE (aka GSM DROID) adds multitouch [Video]
slashgear.com - 11/2/2009
Motorola MILESTONE (aka GSM DROID) adds multitouch [Video]
— slashgear.com — Having heard over the weekend that the GSM version of the Motorola DROID – the Motorola MILESTONE... – would be landing in Europe later this month on carrier O2, Mobile-Review’s always-on-the-inside Eldar Murtazin has pushed out a video of the handset in ... (more) Motorola MILESTONE (aka GSM DROID) adds multitouch [Video]
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Motorola Droid Vs. iPhone 3GS (video)
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youtube.com - 11/5/2009
Motorola Droid Vs. iPhone 3GS (video)
— youtube.com — Follow me on twitter:http://cuthut.com/0TechnoBuffalo:http://technobuffalo.com/We put the Motorola Droid & Android 2.0 head to head against the iPhone... 3G... (more) Motorola Droid Vs. iPhone 3GS (video)

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Motorola Droid is Crippled In the U.S.--No Multitouch
gearlog.com - 11/2/2009
Motorola Droid is Crippled In the U.S.--No Multitouch
— gearlog.com — According to Motorola's own Web site, the Motorola Droid for Europe (A.K.A. the Milestone) lists pinch-and-zoom as one of... the features in the Interface section. Sadly, the U.S. Web site for the Droid does not list pinch-and-zoom as one ... (more) Motorola Droid is Crippled In the U.S.--No Multitouch

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Technologizer:  Verizon’s Droid and the Importance of Pinching

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Verizon’s Droid and the Importance of Pinching
Technologizer — ... How come the Droid doesn’t make multi-touch a core part of its experience? It’s possible that only people who work for Verizon Wireless, Motorola, or Google know for sure. The logical assumption is that the Droid’s makers doen’t want to run afoul of Apple’s multi-touch patents, but Engadget’s Nilay Patel has a smart post up with plenty of evidence that pinching and pulling are in the clear. (Among them: The Palm Pre, Zune HD, and Windows 7 all incorporate the gesture much as it appears on the iPhone.) ...

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