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The daily roundup: here’s what you might’ve missed

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Motorola MILESTONE does what DROIDon’t: multitouch
A quick glance at Motorola’s tech specs for the Euro-flavored handset lists “pinch and zoom” as an interface feature, so yeah, it looks like this’ll be in the shipping firmware.
(See also: DROID headed to Germany, Italy as Motorola MILESTONE)
Leaked docs show HTC’s DROID Eris launching on November 6th for $99, running Android 1.5
Like it or not, we’ve got it on pretty reasonable authority that HTC’s first “DROID” phone is nothing more than a rebadged, shape-shifted Hero (something we’ve been hearing for a while now).
Adobe engages Apple in passive aggressive warfare with iPhone’s Flash message
“Apple restricts use of technologies required by products like Flash Player. Until Apple eliminates these restrictions, Adobe cannot provide Flash Player for the iPhone or iPod.”
Other news of import


XBMC ARM port teased, will manage HD playback from pocket-sized Beagleboard Right now the software seems to be struggling a bit with what looks to be 480p wide content, but the devs promise proper HD playback in the full release.
More on the DROID: thoughts from the rest of Engadget
While Paul, Nilay, and Chris all contributed to Josh’s official Engadget review, there were definitely some different perspectives (and dissenting opinions) amongst the team.

The daily roundup: here’s what you might’ve missed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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