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Review: Google's Droid could be iPhone killer

The Droid, an iPhone competitor, is on sale

Photo credit: AP | The Droid, an iPhone competitor, is on sale for $200 with a two-year contract as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart-phones that go far beyond making calls. (November 2009)

Apple’s iPhone has dominated the smart-phone market the past couple of years, tearing down would be “iPhone killers” almost on a monthly basis.

This could soon change with the new Droid. Coupled with Google’s open-source software, Verizon's blazing network and Motorola’s new-age design, the Droid makes for a powerful Apple-directed dagger.

>>VIDEO: See the Droid in action >>PHOTOS: ...

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