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Motorola Tao /Sholes will not run the Blur UI ?

Here’s some bad news for those waiting for Motorola’s upcoming Android device coming to Verizon. According to Engadget the Morotola Tao / Sholes will not…

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Here’s some bad news for those waiting for Motorola’s upcoming Android device coming to Verizon. According to Engadget the Morotola Tao / Sholes will not feature the BLUR UI introduced on the Motorola CLIQ. The reason for this is that the Tao / Sholes is suposed to be a “Google Experience” phone which means that will need to run the vanila Android UI. The phones is no longer a “Google Experience” phone once the UI with customized like HTC’s Hero and Motorola CLIQ. See the picture above of the Morotola Tao / Sholes in the hands of Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam.

Source: Engadget

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