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	Android - Want to take a look?

rickmahn

2-28-2008 9:59 AM

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google, android, mobile phone, operating system, open source, andy rubin

rickmahn says:

Darren Waters of BBC News dot.life column had an interview with Andy Rubin and a demo of an Alfa version of Android on a 3G handset. Check it out.

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