Those of you fully disappointed that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 launched with Android 1.6 will be happy to hear that a 2.1 update is on the way. The bad news is that the update won’t be until Q4, by which point Android 2.2 will already be available on many devices. Still, there are a few new features that are worth some attention: - HD video recording as per the same ... Read More

T-Mobile just announced the myTouch 3G Slide, a new Android powered smartphone that will join the  myTouch family of smartphones on the carrier. This time around, however, the phone sports a full QWERTY keyboard. The myTouch 3G Slide features a few enhancements, including a "Faves Gallery" that displays your 20 favorite contacts and all of the calls, texts, emails, IMs, and social networking updates you've exchanged. A myModes feature allows you ... Read More

Bad news. There’s no way around it: this is just bad news. If you’ve been keeping up with the torrid love affair that HTC has with Android 2.1, then you know that the much needed update from Android 1.5 to Android 2.1 has been long overdue. And teased, and rumored, and even confirmed at one point or another over the last several months. Dating back to October, actually. But, now, ... Read More

One gigahertz is becoming the bar of entry in the world of Android, and the upcoming Sirius Sky from Pantech meets that with its Snapdragon processor. It's also helped along by an Android 2.1 install and a 3.7-inch 800 x 480 OLED screen that does look rather vivid in the above shot -- presumably taken indoors. 500MB of storage is offered internally by the phone while expandable memory bumps things ... Read More

The unannounced HTC myTouch Slide (which should be available at T-Mobile USA soon) has appeared in two new hands-on photos, which confirm the fact that the smartphone runs Android 2.1. The new handset should also feature a 320 x 480 pixels touchscreen display, full QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad, 3.5mm headset jack, MicroSD card support, 1300 mAh battery, and a photo camera with LED flash. It looks like the myTouch Slide will have ... Read More

It's been a week since Motorola MILESTONE users got the official Android 2.1 upgrade and now they can get the latest version of the Android OS Over-The-Air. So, no computers or wires needed. The update brings along support for live wallpapers and 9 homescreen panels, some new apps (including Motorola's own camera application, Facebook app and Quickoffice), as well as the so called Motorola Car Home interface for in-car usage ... Read More

Due to porting issues with the Sense UI, Android 2.0 has yet to come to the HTC Hero although HTC and Sprint promise a forthcoming update. There’s no telling when the update will come along but the above screen shot was supposedly taken on an HTC Hero running Android 2.0. Does this mean that Hero owners will be skipping 2.0 all together and be jumping right to 2.1? Either way, free turn-by-turn ... Read More