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Andy Rubin wants more eyes on the road. Photo: Google

Andy Rubin wants more eyes on the road. Photo: Google

Andy Rubin, who co-founded Android before leaving Google in 2014, is building dashboard cameras that he wants to give away for free. But in exchange for an extra eye on the road, Rubin wants you to give up all the data your dashcam collects.

Following Apple’s Google’s leap into 3D mapping technologies, Amazon has acquired a 3D mapping startup of its own. The online retail giant today sealed a deal to purchase UpNext in a move that could signal the company’s intentions to bring 3D maps to its Kindle Fire slate without any assistance from Google.

Verizon’s most recent MAP (minimum advertised price) list has quite a few discounted devices. The most intriguing is that of the Motorola DROID 4. It appears the DROID 4 will be dropping its price to $199 before it’s even released. The DROID 4 still hasn’t seen a release date, but it was originally set to hit the market with a price tag of $249.99. If this latest MAP is to be trusted, those looking to get their hands on one of the slimmest and fastest sliding QWERTY smartphones to hit the market, will also be treated to a lower price. Now that’s something to look forward to.