HTC Incredible pocketnow.com One handset we’ve yet to really tackle on Android Atlas is the forthcoming HTC Incredible. Designed like the Nexus One, the Incredible boasts a 3.7-inch display, 256MB RAM, an optical trackpad, and Android 2.1 with HTC’s Sense UI. The screen is said to be “very vibrant” and may be AMOLED, like the …

Back in January when the Nexus One was unveiled, we got our first glimpse at Google Earth for Android. When the Nexus One officially shipped, I was surprised to learn that the application wasn’t loaded on the phone. In fact, there wasn’t even a mention of it after the unveiling. I assumed it would arrive at some point on either …

A handful of users are reporting data connection problems with their Google Android handsets. While a few have indicated their applications have been stuck on “starting download,” others are complaining of background data not synchronizing properly. Background data can include Gmail, contacts, and calendar entries. As I read through the various comments, I can’t find any one specific pattern or …

As we heard last October, it appears that the next build of Google Android will be called “Gingerbread.” The outing of Gingerbread comes courtesy of a post by Brian Swetland over at LWN.com. “This week we’re finalizing our move to 2.6.32 for the Android “Froyo” release, and we’ll likely be on .33 or .34 for ‘Gingerbread’,” he wrote. As of …

Motorola Devour Verizon Wireless Though we always want to be amazed with new phone releases, occasionally a cell phone manufacturer will unveil a device that feels lackluster. At first glance, the new Motorola Devour appears to be that type of phone, but upon closer inspection, it promises to hold its own in Verizon Wireless’ lineup. Rather than releasing a successor …

During last week’s quarterly earnings call, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha indicated that Moto would release at least one handset this year with the same, direct-to-consumer channel used for the Nexus One. While Jha didn’t elaborate on the handset, I imagine that Motorola will want to offer a device at least as powerful as the Nexus One, if not more. And …

Hardware specifications and details surrounding upcoming HTC Google Android handsets are coming to light. Two models in particular, the Bravo and Supersonic, are getting a lot of attention, which leads us to believe an announcement is coming soon. Much like the Nexus One and the Sony Ericsson Xperia 10, the new wave of Android handsets seem to all have two …

The presumed “little brother” of the Motorola Droid, the Calgary, appears to be nearing release. Just last week, the handset was spied in Verizon’s Cellebrite device, which is used to transfer information such as contacts, messages, and pictures between handsets. We’ve also seen a couple of leaked images hit the Internet over the last few weeks. The Calgary, aka the …

T-Mobile announced today it has formed a partnership with DoubleTwist to give Google Android customers multimedia sync capability. Once installed, the software finds music, photos, and videos and allows for transfer to and from Android devices. Essentially, it acts like iTunes for every other smartphone platform. Users of DoubleTwist can create or sync playlists, and transfer photos and videos back …

Recently, I wrote a post about some of the multitouch issues that are plaguing Nexus One owners. Some users have complained about buttons being unresponsive after the phone is powered on for a half hour,whereas others are seeing their touch commands not register at all. Though CNET has yet to experience such problems, a writer from AndroidCentral posted a video …