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

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

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 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

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

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

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

When the Motorola Motoroi was announced late last year, everyone was shocked at two things: its curious hardware design, along with the fact that it didn’t seem to be running Motorola’s BLUR User Interface (UI). To make it all better, though, Motorola managed to get Android 2.0 under the hood, which made plenty of people out there pretty happy. And, while the Motoroi may not be the hottest ticket on ... Read More

The T-Mobile MyTouch 3G will soon be playing with Android 2.1 OS! Excited? You should be. If you are a MyTouch 3G owners you’ll be very happy to hear that T-Mobile is internally testing the Android 2.1 update for the MyTouch 3G. What’s even more exciting is that the update will include the custom (Espresso) Sense UI that will be on the MyTouch Slide. Given the internals of the MyTouch 3G, ... Read More

The saga of the Milestone's firmware update to Android 2.1 is finally over for one more territory. The United Kingdom is today awaking to the news that Motorola has made the freshest Eclair available to its loyal British users, with the download already awaiting those eager to be surfing along the cutting edge of Android innovation. What else do you need to know, it's the finest software Google has to ... Read More