The world leading networking equipment supplier Huawei has just announced a couple of new Android smartphones. Both Huwaei Ideos X5 and Ideos X6 are running on the Froyo edition of the Google OS, but rumor has it that they might see a Gingerbread update soon. The Huawei Ideos X6 comes with a 4.1-inch capacitive LCD touchscreen of WVGA resolution. The smartphone is powered by a 1 GHz CPU and packs excellent ... Read More

HTC has just announced that the Android 2.2 Froyo update for the Legend is starting to roll out to customers around Europe. The Over-the-air update package is being pushed to owners of unlocked devices as we speak. As usual in such cases availability for carrier-locked versions varies. The good news is (or at least for the UK subscribers) that this time it won't take too long. ... Read More

T-Mobile UK was certain it would be able to offer Android 2.2 Froyo to its Samsung Galaxy S subscribers but it looks like this particular handset is still part of the 17% of Android smartphones that aren't yet going to Android 2.x. T-Mobile UK intended to roll out the Froyo update already but it failed miserably at doing so, despite having announced its intentions a few days ago. According to the ... Read More

The latest LG LU3000 is another Korea-only smartphone that we hope someday will make its way to the rest of the world. The Froyo running LU3000 packs a 3.8-inch IPS WVGA display and is capable of 1080p video recording. The rest of the specs are pretty much standard for a high-end gadget - 1GHz TI OMAP 360 processor, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and HDMI port. The OS ticking inside ... Read More

The HTC Gratia was expected to hit the stores across Europe some time in November 2010 but even today, a few hours before November's end, we're still waiting for Gratia's market launch. However, according to HTC the phone is coming. Soon. First came the HTC Aria and then we welcomed the HTC Gratia. And while the Eclair-powered Aria has been selling around the globe for a while, its European version, the ... Read More

Motorola’s life-proof  phone, the Defy, is set to get the Android 2.2 Froyo update sometime in Q2 of 2011. We’ve seen Moto delay updates more than once before, but at least they are giving themselves an ample amount of time to get Froyo out the door. The Motorola Defy is made for those who are rather rough on their phones, or people who are just plain clumsy. A lot of effort ... Read More

Motorola is finally bringing the GSM version of the Droid 2 to Europe. UK will be among the first markets (after Germany) to get Moto’s highly desirable smartphone and folks there will even get it with Android 2.2 Froyo pre-installed, which is a cool touch. The price is set at 379.99 GBP which is about $605. Kinda steep, but then again this is the price of an unlocked, SIM free device ... Read More

Verizon Wireless announced that it will soon offer the LG Vortex, its latest Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone. The Vortex sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with the Swype virtual QWERTY keyboard pre-installed. It supports 3G Mobile HotSpot connectivity, which will allow it to share its 3G connection with other Wi-Fi enabled devices. Users will be able to customize up to 7 different homescreens, one of Froyo's features, and the phone also comes with ... Read More

It seems Japanese handset makers needed some time to embrace Android and include it to their high-end mix. That’s now a thing of the past as we have Sharp announced two super-awesome smartphones running Froyo (Android 2.2) for Softbank. The two devices unveiled are Galapagos 003SH and 005SH. The former is an all-touchscreen device with a 9.6-megapixel camera, while the latter adds a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard but its camera settles for ... Read More

UK’s Three is about to include the LG Optimus One  in its portfolio. The exact launch date has not been revealed (it should come “later this month”), but we do know those who opt to grab the device before the end of the year will get a complementary car mount and charger for free. Specs wise, the Optimus One is a mid-range Android smartphone, sporting a 3.2-inch HVGA (320×480 pixels) capacitive ... Read More