LG is hosting a media event next week where it will unveil its Android-based Optimus One and Optimus Chic handsets. The September 14 event will be broadcast to the public online, and LG executives will host an interactive question and answer session at the end of the event. Details remain scarce for either handset; however, …

LG joins Telus Mobility’s growing lineup of Android phones this week with the release of the Shine Plus. Available for as low as $69.99 with a three-year commitment, the handset looks nearly identical to Verizon’s Allyreleased back in May. Details include Android 2.1, a 3.2-inch WVGA touch screen, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and support for 3G and Wi-Fi. The only …

An updated version of Google Voice hit the Android Market today with the primary change being the addition of two desktop widgets. Available for all phones running Android version 1.6 and higher, users now can access messages from their in-box much quicker than before. The Voice Inbox widget makes it possible to scroll through transcribed voice mails and text messages …

The world tour continues for Samsung’s Galaxy S line of handsets with news that China is set to see three variations of the device. Starting later this month with China Telecom, the country’s largest carriers will have a model built specifically with their 3G varying standards in mind. Announced earlier today at the China World Exhibition, each device will come …

Chinese handset maker Huawei is in talks to bring its newly announced IDEOS smartphone to T-Mobile, according to the Wall Street Journal. The paper says Huawei has been negotiating with each of the four major carriers to crack the U.S. smartphone market. The T-Mobile deal could reportedly be finalized in the next four to six weeks. Huawei and T-Mobile UK …

Thanks to a recent FCC listing, we may have a pretty good idea of what Verizon Wireless’s next big Android phone might be. Listed as the HTC PD42100, the slider phone boasts what appears to be a 4-inch screen with a spacious keyboard spread across four rows. A quick glance and one might mistake it for the upcoming G2 from …

R2-D2 Droid 2 Dock Verizon Verizon’s DroidLanding Twitter account started back up earlier this week, dropping vague clues and toying with the Star Wars faithful. Once used to help promote the Droid X ahead of its launch, the DroidLanding account is now a source to leak R2-D2 Droid 2 details. As some of you may know, the special edition of …

As expected, Huawei unveiled an Android 2.2 smartphone Thursday at the IFA trade show in Berlin. Dubbed the IDEOS (Industrial Design Evolution Operating System), we’re looking at an entry-level device with a 2.8-inch (240×320) touch display and 528MHz processor. There’s also a 3.2-megapixel camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and an microSD slot. Huawei IDEOS Huawei Though this certainly isn’t the …

Motorola is having a rather productive week with Android. After releasing new Ming handsets on Monday, the company chose Wednesday to debut two more devices: the ruggedized Defy and the Milestone 2. Save for the exclusion of push-to-talk, the Defy has the look and feel of an updated i1. On the outside it features a 3.7-inch Gorilla Glass display that …

T-Mobile G2 T-Mobile It appears that the first official images of the forthcoming T-Mobile G2 have found their way online. And I like what I see so far. Besides looking very polished in its T-Mobile branding, the phone features a spacious four-row slideout QWERTY keyboard and an optical trackpad, in addition to the four soft buttons across the bottom. Given …