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Google's Android operating system for mobile phones is quickly spreading in popularity, with the DROID 2 hitting stores Thursday. But how do you know which model is right for you?

A day before the the much-hyped release of the iPhone 4, Verizon is announcing a new Droid phone that's got some analysts more excited.

The Android mobile operating system passed Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone in terms of US market share during the first quarter, according to a report issued Monday by the NPD Group.

Google's mobile platform has a ways to go before it can even think of surpassing the smartphone market share of RIM or Apple, but Android's been buoyed by a flurry of good news that points to greener pastures — although a recent hiccup with Google's would-be flagship phone, the Nexus One, should give the big brains in Mountain View a moment of pause.

This just in from mobile analytics company Flurry: Nexus One sales are still flopping. After 74 days on the market, Flurry estimates that Google has sold 135,000 Nexus Ones. In its first 74 days on the market, the Droid sold 1.05 million units. In the iPhone's first 74 days on the market, it sold 1 million units.

How does Google's own Android phone stack up against the model already on the market? Let's look at the facts (so far). For the past two months, Verizon Wireless's Droid by Motorola has had the privilege of holding the undisputed title of Coolest ...

Ever since finding myself the happy owner of a Droid (+1 for early Christmas presents), I've found myself increasingly interested in the app market for Android-powered devices.