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AT&T Locks Down the Motorola Backflip

AT&T’s jump into the Android market doesn’t appear to be very friendly to Google. Last week, AT&T was announced that they were replacing the market-leading, Google search on the Google Android-powered Motorola Backflip with Yahoo’s search.  Today we’re finding out they’ve locked down the Backflip.

AT&T, of course, spins this as being customer friendly:

“We like the Android as an operating system on its own, but we want to make sure that we have, and customers have the option, to put applications on that device that are not just Google applications. And we want to give customers the choice of other applications on that device, not just the same Google applications.” –Ralph de la Vega, CEO AT&T Wireless

Early adopters, reviewers and hackers have notice the option to install non-market applications isn’t just turned off it’s missing all together. Doesn’t this action contradict what Mr. de la Vega stated above? What happened to giving customers their “choice of other applications?” Want to tether? Forget about it. Want to join a beta program? Forget about it.

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AT&T’s First Android Phone The Motorola Backflip Now Available

We told you it was coming March 7th and here it is the Motorola Backflip released today on AT&T for $99 after $100 mail-in rebate, an AT&T Promotion Card.  The AT&T Promotion Card is valid wherever VISA is accepted, and for 120 days after issue date.

Here are some specs:

• 3.1-inch HVGA 320 x 480 pixel touchscreen
• Mobile broadband
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• GPS
• microSD memory card slot
• 5-megapixel camera
• 3.5mm headset jack
• Motorola Blur software

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Rumor: Motorola Backflip Landing on AT&T March 7

Our AT&T connect tells us to expect a March 7th release date for Motorola’s Backflip on AT&T, the phone carrier’s first Google Android OS-based smartphone.

The Android-run (version 1.5?), Backflip will possibly sell at $324, it’s not clear whether that’s before or after contract.

The phone gets its name from the unusual design, the phone features a reverse-flip keyboard, hence the Backflip. Along with the flip style keyboard, here are some of the specs:

• 3.1-inch HVGA touchpanel screen
• Mobile broadband
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• GPS
• microSD memory card slot
• 5-megapixel camera
• 3.5mm headset jack
• Motorola Blur software

You’d think after CES we would see more concrete details.

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