Motorola Android 'Cliq'

Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha introduced the Cliq, the company's first Android-powered smartphone Thursday. The phone has a new service that provides deep integration with various social networks. During a keynote speech at the Mobilize 09 conference in San Francisco, Jha said his definition of a smartphone is a device with a large high-resolution display, access to the Internet anywhere via mobile data or Wi-Fi, rich messaging and media capabilities,...

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HTC Droid Eris (Verizon)

The HTC Droid Eris marks the second in Verizon Wireless's parade of the Droids. Also due this week from Verizon, the Droid Eris ($100 with a two-year contract, price as of 11/5/2009) shares the Droid moniker and many features of competing Android phones, but it also adds some touches that improve the experience for business users.The Droid Eris touchscreen handset (a CDMA version of the HTC Hero) has dimensions similar to, and much of the same functionality...

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Samsung Omnia II

On the surface, the Samsung Omnia II ($200 with a two-year contract from Verizon; price as of 12/1/09) seems to be the Windows Mobile phone that fans have been waiting for. With its gorgeous 3.7-inch AMOLED touch display, attractive design, and impressive specs, this phone is a real head-turner. Unfortunately, the Omnia II's performance disappoints. The TouchWiz 2.0 user interface seems to bog down the phone's speed; in one instance, our review unit...

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