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Following up on the small announcement made this morning, Google has gone into further detail regarding its new Google Maps Navigation application for devices based on Android 2.0.

Google has announced the inclusion of Android 2.0 support in both the SDK and in the changelog along with a companion video ahead of the Droid announcement tomorrow. Read More for the changelog with the most important new features.

Apple has updated their online store with the TomTom Car Kit for iPhone 3G/3GS.

The car kit consists of a dock with a built-in GPS transceiver designed in tandem with the companion TomTom for iPhone GPS application, although the application is sold separately for $99.99 and is not bundled with the $119.99 dock as first expected [...]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed that the Zune media platform will be integrated into Windows Mobile 7, which is expected to launch sometime next year.
PhoneNews.com Editor at-Large Christopher Price has previously emphasized the need for Zune platform integration on Windows Mobile in order to compete with iPhone in past editorial columns.

Information has surfaced that confirms the top 20 third-party authorized dealer networks selling AT&T Mobility products and services will begin to carry the iPhone beginning on November 1st.
This represents a further change of sales policy regarding iPhone, as it was formerly restricted to AT&T retail stores, online sales and Apple, then opened up to [...]

Verizon’s Policy Blog has been updated with a joint statement from Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam and Google CEO Eric Schmidt regarding the FCC’s push for national net neutrality policy which begins tomorrow with preliminary policy development.

Nokia has filed a lawsuit against Apple in Delaware Federal District Court, claiming the iPhone violates 10 of Nokia’s expansive GSM, UMTS and Wi-Fi patents.
In a press release, Nokia stated:

“The ten patents in suit relate to technologies fundamental to making devices which are compatible with one or more of the GSM, UMTS (3G WCDMA) and [...]

Google has announced the addition of “Layers” to Google Maps for BlackBerry.
With the addition of layers  you are now able to view different types of information about the area around you.

” For example, you can turn on the Wikipedia layer to read entries about nearby places, then use the transit lines layer to [...]

Following up on the previous article, T-Mobile has posted complete contact recovery instructions for Sidekick users and former Sidekick users that have since switched to other devices as a result of the Microsoft/Danger meltdown.
T-Mobile has also released the following statement:

“Microsoft/Danger continues its efforts to recover pictures, calendar entries and to-do lists, which may be available [...]

Time Warner Cable has confirmed that it will begin resale of Clear’s WiMax service in the Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh-Durham markets beginning on December 1st under the Road Runner Mobile brand name soon after Clear’s official launch.  Time Warner representatives further confirmed Road Runner Mobile launches for the Dallas/Ft.Worth metroplex by the end of the [...]