Acer America announced Wednesday that its Liquid E handset is now available through an exclusive deal with Rogers Wireless. Effective immediately, customers can pick up the Android 2.1 device for as low as $49.99 as long as they agree to a three-year contract. The Liquid E features a 3.5-inch WVGA touch display, a 5-megapixel camera, …

Samsung earlier today announced an ambitious launch for its Galaxy S i9000 handset. Though many cell phones launch in one country and with one carrier at a time, over 100 wireless providers from around the world have agreed to offer the device including, as we’ve guessed earlier, the four key players here in the United States. As a reminder, the …

AT&T looks like it is ready to be taken seriously when it comes to Android. A recent string of leaks indicate that a rather powerful Samsung handset is right around the corner, ready to battle the likes of the Droid Incredible. The latest phone to surface, the Samsung i897 is rumored to be running Android 2.1 and powered by a …

The Silicon Valley Mercury News recently spent some time speaking with Android founder and Google VP, Andy Rubin where naturally, the subject of “fragmentation” and the rapid succession of Android releases came up. Rubin acknowledged the quick growth of the platform and the problems developers face with such speedy innovation, but said Google is slowing development over the next few …

Rumors are swirling this week that AT&T and HTC are gearing up to announce an Android 2.1 device called the Aria. The smartphone may be the one that was outed by the FCC in late April, but there is still very little known about the phone other than it will run the HTC Sense UI. However, of all the days …

Acer has officially announced its next Android smartphone on Thursday, the Acer Stream. The handset maker bills it as the “Perfect Entertainment Machine” and the Acer Stream certainly has the the hardware to back up that claim. It features include a 3.7-inch AMOLED display and a 5 megapixel camera capable of recording 720p HD video. The inclusion of an HDMI …

If the rumors are to be believed, it looks like the next flagship phone from Motorola might be right around the corner. The Internet was abuzz this weekend with rumors of a rather powerful Droid 2 or “Shadow” handset bound for Verizon. The first glimpse of the device came from what appears to be the cover of a “Getting Started” …

We already know that the Nexus One and other HTC phones will get a Froyo update, but what about other phones? Well, Motorola Droid owners wondering if their beloved handset will be getting Android 2.2 need not worry. The handset-maker already plans to make Froyo available via an update before too long. Slashgear reached out to Motorola over the weekend …

HTC unveiled its latest Android smartphone, the Wildfire, and tapped it with a Q3 release in European and Asian markets. Like many of the handset manufacturer’s recent offerings, the phone runs Android 2.1 and HTC’s customized Sense UI, aimed at keeping contacts closer. The device isn’t the hardware powerhouse that is a Droid Incredible or Evo 4G but that doesn’t …

The interest in Google I/O has heated up these last few weeks as Android leaks keep hitting the Internet. As we head into the two-day conference, which begins on Wednesday, May 19, all eyes will be on Google’s keynote announcements. CNET will be there to cover the conference, but Google also announced last week that it will be streaming the …