Motorola is launching the Motorola Glam this month in South Korea. The new phone runs Android 2.1 and has a 3.7 inch screen that uses capacitive touch and is multitouch. It has a decent resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera along with a dual LED flash to light subjects in dark lighting conditions. For connectivity it has Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and we assume WiFi although ... Read More
Motorola Sage Packs Android 2.1, QWERTY Keyboard, Headed to AT&T?
A new Android handset from Motorola has passed through the FCC and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group bearing the model number MB508 and possibly the handsomest, most rugged name one could give a phone: Sage. This thing has a 3.1″ touchscreen, a sliding QWERTY keyboard (likely landscape), runs Android 2.1, and has Wi-Fi, a-GPS, a digital compass, and Bluetooth. FCC filings suggest the Motorola Sage is bound for AT&T with quad-band ... Read More
Motorola M511 (FlipOut) Released In China
Motorola has already launched quite a few Android phones in China (including the BackFlip and the XT800), and now it announced yet another one: the Motorola M511, which is actually the FlipOut that’s available in Europe. The M511 FlipOut runs Android 2.1 with MotoBlur, features a full QWERTY keyboard and comes with integrated social networking services, including a Sina application (Sina is the largest infotainment website in China). The handset also features ... Read More
HTC Hero gets Android 2.1 update on Cellular South
We’ve almost missed this, but it’s important – hence we’re going with it, even if we’re late. Cellular South has recently made the Android 2.1 update available for its HTC Hero users. As you know, version 2.1 is much better than its predecessor, packing such things as Google Maps Navigation, pitch-to-zoom capability, support for Yahoo! mail, improved battery life and so on. In addition, alongside the new version of Google’s mobile ... Read More
Acer Stream Lands on August 9 with Android 2.1
The latest Smartphone from computer maker Acer is expected to be available for purchase from August 9th according to a recent article by Ionut Arghire over at Softpedia.com The Smartphone is known as the Acer Stream and will be running under Google’s Android 2.1 otherwise known as Éclair operating system. It is expected to be available in the UK a little later than was first anticipated. The Acer Stream is said to ... Read More
Motorola unveils 2.1 upgrade roadmap for most of its Androids
The talk of the Android world is mostly Froyo updates but there are still plenty of devices that haven't even made it to Eclair. Well, there's hope for some of Motorola's own as the company just revealed its upgrade plans for a number for smartphones. The Motorola CLIQ (or DEXT if you will) and CLIQ XT (a.k.a. QUENCH) will be the first to get a taste of Android 2.1. Their updates ... Read More
Samsung i5500 Corby Smartphone now official, Android 2.1 inside
Samsung announced another Corby member - i5500 Corby Smartphone. Despite its small size, this fella runs on Android v2.1 Eclair and sports almost every possible connectivity feature you can think of. Samsung i5500 Corby Smartphone, also known as Galaxy 5, looks and feels much like the other Corbys around. Still it's the mightiest one among them, running a smart OS and powered by a fast processor. The full specs sheet is quite ... Read More
Motorola outs MILESTONE XT720 Android 2.1 powered smartphone with 8 megapixel camera
Today Motorola officially announced the MILESTONE XT720, an Android 2.1 powered smartphone. The device is the follow-up to the original MILESTONE, which launched as the Motorola DROID on Verizon Wireless in the United States. The MILESTONE XT720 comes equipped with an 8 megapixel camera and is the first Android powered smartphone to be equipped with a xenon flash. The MILESTONE XT720's camera is also capable of recording 720p video, and has ... Read More
HTC Aria Breaks Cover with Android 2.1, 5 Megapixel Camera
The HTC Aria, described as the “smallest Android device” to date, has been spotted on the way to AT&T (NYSE: T) from HTC. How small is it? Well, that little white paper there is a standard-size business card, meaning the display is between 2.5″ and 2.8″ like the Tattoo or Wildfire. It looks almost like Reducto took his shrink gun to the Legend. The Aria packs Android 2.1 with Sense ... Read More
Huawei Pulse getting Android 2.1
T-Mobile Hungary is said to be bringing Android 2.1 (Eclair) to the Huawei Pulse. This is certainly good news, as the device has been running on Android 1.5 for some time now. It may not be Froyo status, but it’s better than nothing. It certainly comes as a surprise to hear that of all Android devices out there, the Pulse is getting the 2.1 update. I’m sure there are no complaints ... Read More














