Samsung has started rolling out the upgrade to Android 2.1 for the i5700 Galaxy Spica handset. Starting in Germany, this will be a phased release across various regions. As you may already know, Rogers Wireless recently started offering the handset for Canadian customers This won’t be your traditional OTA update. Rather, Samsung is making it …

One of the great features of Android is that it offers its users choice. Whether you’re downloading apps from outside of the Android Market, swapping out the user experience with a new desktop replacement, or simply choosing a different phone-dialing application, you’ll appreciate the platform’s flexibility. Though I might consider the standard Android client to be a better-than-average browser, there …

HTC Incredible pocketnow.com Based on recent leaks, a pair of HTC handsets, the Supersonic and Incredible, appear all but ready to ship. The Google Android smartphones have appeared in the wild and they look like final products. A handful of pictures of the Incredible trickled out early last week from a Twitter user known as DevDroid. As you can see …

Samsung Spica Samsung The Galaxy Spica has officially joined a handful of other Google Android handsets on Rogers Wireless. For as low as 79 Canadian dollars ($77) and a three-year commitment, customers can grab the latest Android-powered smartphone from Samsung. Featuring an 800MHz processor, a 3.2-inch 320×480-pixel AMOLED display, a 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS, and Wi-Fi, the Galaxy Spica fits …

Chinese manufacturer ZTE is prepping for the release of no less than four Android smartphones later this year. Teased last month at Mobile World Congress, the details are now starting to spill out. The handsets will be called the Blade, the Racer, the Mercury, and the Smooth. Each appears to speak to a different demographic with various form factors and …

According to “sources familiar with the matter,” Verizon Wireless will release the Nexus One on March 23. Tech Web site Neowin.net is reporting that the nation’s largest carrier plans to make the official availability announcement on the first day of the annual CTIA trade show in Las Vegas. Although no Verizon reps are scheduled to take the stage for any …

Canadian Google Android fans got more good news this week when Motorola announced a trio of handsets were headed north of the border. The three phones–the Quench (known as the Cliq XT south of the border), Backflip, and Dext (aka the Cliq in the U.S.)–each run Motorola’s Motoblur user interface on top of Android. The smartphones are scheduled to arrive …

Canadian wireless provider Rogers is prepping for the release of Samsung’s latest Google Android handset, the Galaxy Spica. While the carrier hasn’t made an official announcement, rumor has it that dummy units are arriving in retail stores across the country. It should be only a few weeks before the carrier unveils the price and available rate plans. The Galaxy Spica …

Motorola has officially acknowledged the issue surrounding the recent over-the-air (OTA) update that was sent out to Moto Cliq owners. For those unfamiliar, the update was created to improve the performance for the touch screen, battery, and GPS functions on the T-Mobile handset. Unfortunately, a handful of users were reporting a variety of issues once they installed the patch. Today …

Motorola Ciq Josh Miller/CNET A recent over-the-air (OTA) update for T-Mobile’s Motorola Cliq appears to be adversely affecting users who’ve installed it on their phones. Many customers are taking to both T-Mobile’s and Motorola’s forums to voice their anger. The update (1.3.18) aims to improve the battery life, touch-screen sensitivity, GPS, and more. This is not to be confused with …