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HTC Desire confirmed on Verizon, to be named Droid Eris

Engadget got a nice tip regarding Verizon’s upcoming Android devices. According to the tipster the Droid name isn’t exclusive to the Motorla Droid and will be…

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Engadget got a nice tip regarding Verizon’s upcoming Android devices. According to the tipster the Droid name isn’t exclusive to the Motorla Droid and will be used on all Verizon Android based phones. For example the HTC Desire which we have seen here is going to be the Droid Eris. This phone is rumored to be announced on November 6th. Looks like this is the year of Android in terms of releases, thanks to the major screw up in the developement of Windows Mobile 7.

Source: Engadget

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