Note: Android 2.0 does support multitouch events, but the functionality isn't implemented here.

The GSM flavor of Motorola's DROID, or Milestone as it will be known in Europe, has multitouch built-in to the UI. For reasons we can only assume have something to do with an unspoken intellectual property agreement between Google and Apple, the US version of the user interface lacks multi-touch features like pinch-to-zoom even though the underlying 2.0 OS supports multitouch events. However, the video of a GSM DROID headed to Europe clearly shows this feature at the 3 minute mark. No really, see for yourselves after the break.

i got pinch and zoom ages ago in iphone.

The document itself is aimed at business customers, but there’s little reason to presume that the MILESTONE won’t be available to regular buyers too.  Pricing – again, for businesses – is €404.20 before taxes ($595) which we’re assuming is a contract-free cost; as for the product page, so far there’s nothing but a shot of the phone and its name.

GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS
Motorola Droid / Milestone will launch in malaysia on end of 2009 ~~~

price around RM2XXX

if ur fren has stocks.. then all phone shops should have this also already..

I have to agree with chenster though, I have seen some IPhone 3GS vs HTC Hero reviews, and all the good things are all custom made by HTC aka Sense UI. The music player, the social networking widgets, the custom keyboard...

Can't think of a good thing that's really just "android".

Android is suppose to be open source which mean its free. For each unit shipped, the manufacturer don't have to pay Google anything. why in the world Android phone are still so expensive?

At the openhandsetalliance page, it says "... offer consumers a richer, less expensive, and better mobile experience". i wonder where did that less expensive part goes?

If you're looking for the fast, fun, and easy way to "enhance the user experience" on your Droid this holiday season, look no further than the Android 2.0.1 update that Verizon just slipped us some info on. We don't have an exact drop date at this point, but we're told that Droid owners can expect an over-the-air package in the "coming weeks" -- and most notably, changes will include improved camera autofocus and better voice reception. Since these particular fixes are presumably device-specific, it's interesting that this is being done in lockstep with an official Android trunk release -- but all Google's saying is that the underlying platform contains "several bug fixes and behavior changes, such as application resource selection based on API level and changes to the value of some Bluetooth-related constants." Good stuff.