HTC announced today that testing has already begun on the HTC Desire‘s Gingerbread update. The news comes less than two weeks after HTC promised a stripped-down version of Android 2.3 would indeed arrive. Readers may recall the recent dust-up when HTC claimed that due to size constraints it would be unable to deliver both Gingerbread …

The Conquer 4G should be a low-cost Android phone with support for Sprint’s 4G network. Phone Scoop The next 4G handset from Sprint is likely to come in the form of a midrange Samsung device called the Conquer 4G. Phone Scoop’s Eric Zeman noticed the Android-based device on Samsung’s Web site yesterday complete with specifications and images. This isn’t the …

Has a laundry list of issues put a temporary hold on Motorola’s Android 2.3 updates at Verizon? According to unconfirmed reports, Verizon is unhappy with recent Gingerbread updates coming out of the Motorola camp. A source close to Droid Life has advised that the carrier is rejecting all current Android 2.3 updates from the handset maker over a growing list …

The next collaboration out of Sprint and Motorola’s renewed partnership looks to have already landed online. A blurry photo passed to Pop Herald shows an Android handset with a portrait QWERTY slider that doesn’t look all that different from the Motorola XPRT. According to the source, this phone will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and may possibly support Sprint’s 4G network …

Google and Samsung could be teaming up once again and this time for the first Android 4.0 handset. According to sources close to Boy Genius Report, this latest collaboration bears the code name of Prime and could ultimately arrive as the Nexus Prime when it debuts late in the year. The handset should significantly improve upon its predecessor Nexus devices …

Sprint’s new flagship handset, the Evo 3D, is out today and with it comes a “first” for the carrier. But I’m not talking about the 3D camera or the glasses-free 3D display, as neat as they may be. Rather, I’m referring to the new freedom to remove preloaded software that users will get. The Evo 3D is the first Sprint …

Verizon has yet to confirm its forthcoming tiered data plans, but the details are already scattered across the Internet. AndroidCentral has been posting what appears to be official training documents and e-mails for Verizon employees that match up with earlier reports. Keeping line with the rumors early in the week, the “usage-based” plans are 2GB for $30 per month, 5GB …

The Thunderbolt will be among the first Android devices to offer Skype video calling. AndroidAndMe The HTC Thunderbolt may have a new software update on the way and, unlike the last time around, it should be packed with features. AndroidAndMe is reporting that an Android 2.3.4 update is set to arrive June 30 with a number of notable additions, including …

A number of images of the upcoming MyTouch 4G Slide surfaced over the weekend, providing a clear look at the T-Mobile handset. The phone, which carries the code name of Doubleshot, has been expected to arrive in July with a dual-core processor, a 3.7-inch display, and an 8-megapixel camera. Of course, the 4G in the name also indicates support for …

Sign up for those data plans now, Verizon Wireless customers, as the carrier will replace its unlimited options with tiered services as early as next month. According to information passed to Droid Life today, Big Red will begin providing three options to customers on July 7: a 2GB plan at $30 per month, a 5GB plan at $50 per month, …