After months of leaks and ill-fated speculation, Motorola has announced three new Ming series Android phones destined for China. You may recall seeing these phones pop up as far back as April, rumored at one point to be 3D-capable. Though they’lll end up at different carriers, each device features a full touch screen with the …
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Best Buy announces Samsung Fascinate preorders
Best Buy announced Friday morning that the Samsung Fascinate will be available for preorder starting Sunday, August 29. Verizon Wireless’ version of the Galaxy S smartphone features a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, and runs the Android 2.1 operating system. As an added incentive, Reward Zone members can reserve the Fascinate today at a nearby Best Buy …
Read More »HTC Desire now available through U.S. Cellular
The HTC Desire finally makes its long-awaited American debut today through U.S. Cellular. The carrier has been promising to bring the smartphone to its network for a few months as it plans to bolster its Android offerings. The Desire runs Android 2.1 and has a 3.7-inch Super LCD, a 5-megapixel camera, and the ever-popular 1GHz Snapdragon processor. The phone costs …
Read More »Froyo for the Droid Incredible arrives as early as tomorrow
According to the latest rumors, the Droid Incredible is expected to see Froyo as early as tomorrow. Droid Life has been passed an internal Verizon screen shot that lists the HTC phone with a software update that begins August 27th. Although Android 2.2 is not explicitly mentioned, the update has all the makings of Froyo, including automatic app updates, Flash …
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Just as we expected, T-Mobile’s latest Android phone, the Motorola Charm, went on sale today, ushering in yet another handset design for the platform. Save for the similarities between the Droid and Droid 2, Motorola has offered a unique design with each of its Android handsets. This time around, we’re getting a candy bar, BlackBerry-like device with a four-row QWERTY …
Read More »Verizon pushes out minor update to Droid 2
Verizon on Tuesday began pushing out a minor software update to the Motorola Droid 2 handset. As is the case with most new Android smartphones, carriers and device makers often follow up the release with a small update. Typically, these include bug fixes and very subtle user interface enhancements. Similar to the initial Droid X update, the Droid 2 improves …
Read More »LG GT450 ‘Loop’ arrives In Canada
Though it was announced way back in February at Mobile World Congress, the LG GT540 has finally made its way to North America. Canada’s Rogers Wireless is now offering the entry-level, Android 1.6-powered device for as little $30 Canadian (about $28 U.S.) with a three-year service agreement. The LG phone, released as the “Loop,” features a 3-inch touch screen, a …
Read More »Motorola tweaks Android timeline, details Froyo support
Last weekend Motorola refreshed its support forum for Android software upgrades. This latest round of news can be broken down into three categories: good, bad, and downright disappointing. Let’s start with the good news, shall we? As many of you are already aware, the Droid currently is receiving its 2.2 “Froyo” update. Meanwhile, the Droid X is expected to see …
Read More »New photos of AT&T’s next Android handset arrive
Gizmodo has acquired a few new pictures of the unique, square-shaped Motorola handset that first popped up back in April. Although the details are light, this time around we’re getting a glimpse of where the phone will land. If the images are to believed, the tiny MotoBlur smartphone will debut with AT&T in the near future. Motorola announced a European …
Read More »Amazon UK briefly outs HTC Desire HD
If you weren’t convinced that HTC was working on an alleged Desire HD, this should do it for you. Amazon UK briefly listed the phone as being for sale on Monday night before getting pulled almost instantly. Thankfully, someone over at Electric Pig grabbed a screen shot of the HTC 99HLZ001-00 ACE/Desire HD listed with a price tag of £415, …
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