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1:13 PM: And that concludes the liveblog.

12:54 PM: Keynote over, time for fireside chat with Ohm, Jha and Google's Andy Rubin.

12:52 PM: It has a 3G, Wi-Fi, 5MP camera, autofocus, video capture at 30FPS, 3.5mm headset jack, html Google browser, and Google services.

12:50 PM: The Click is a sideways slider that has a full QWERTY keyboard.

12:49 PM: The Click will be available sometime during the fourth quarter. Two colors, black and white.

12:48 PM: Motorola Click - The First Phone with Social Skills.

12:47 PM: T-Mobile's CTO is on stage now, talking about how the Motorola Click is going to advance T-Mobile's Android line-up.

12:45 PM: T-Mobile to sell the Motorola Click, its first ANdroid phone. Barely any applause for the introduction.

12:45 PM: Incoming call for Jha, with the T-Mobile Ringtone. Gee, I wonder what that means.

12:43 PM: Can see name, phone number, picture, and recent social networking updates. Can tie it to mapping info.

12:43 PM: MotoBlur lets users post to Facebook, email, IM, SMS, any medium to send a message, however the user wishes.

12:42 PM: Jha pokes subtly at Steve Jobs: Do you think it is too cliche to wear a black turtleneck?

12:41 PM: Streams all incoming messages to the homescreen messaging widget. Lets users focus on what they want to say, not the medium through which it is said.

12:41 PM: MOTOBLUR acts similar to Palm's Synergy platform in that it combines the information from multiple social networks, address books and services into a single stream on the device. It will sync information in the cloud, allowing for seamless backups, even if phones are lost.

12:38 PM: It offers updates, backups, cloud storage, entire life in a single stream. MotoBlur, everything on a single phone. Syncs contacts, posts, streams, etc all together.

12:37 PM: Motorola announces MotoBlur, a new way to tie everything together in one stream: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.

12:37 PM: We have multiple address books, multiple networks, multiple services. Motorola wants to tie it all together.

12:36 PM: Jha says social networking is an important push. Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. About 50% of Internet traffic is to social networking sites.

12:35 PM: Motorola to announce one Android phone today, and another phone in the coming weeks. They will be available by the holidays.

12:34 PM: Jha believes consumers are overwhelmed by choice. Too many features. Going to offer a portfolio of devices that are designed with the consumer in mind.

12:33 PM: Android is necessary to let Motorola give its customers all the functionality they want, these days.

12:33 PM: Jha says there's no common definition for smartphones. His definition includes a high rex display, 3G, 4G or Wifi, over the air software updates, media, messaging, html browser, good voice quality, graphical OS. Jha says that Android can deliver this.

12:31 PM: Mobilizing the Internet may present the biggest opportunity today in technology, according to Jha. Especially in emerging markets.

12:30 PM: Mobile internet access has increased 107% year-over-year. 4.7 billion people on earth are covered with mobile services.

12:29 PM: Jha starts talking about wireless broadband. It's about getting at least 500Kbps of connectivity to multiple devices across a region at once. What does that mean for users? Means a fast connection to information they want. News, friends, family, coworkers, network.

12:28 PM: Dr. Sanjay Jha is taking the stage. Warm applause.

Here is Phone Scoop's liveblog of the keynote given by Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha at the GigaOM Mobilize Conference in San Francisco. Jha is expected to announce Motorola's Android handset strategy and new devices.

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