Two weeks ago, we saw Android 2.1 becoming the second-most used platform version across all of the Android versions released up until this point. Google gave us another update, yesterday, and it shows that Android 2.1 has taken a significant leap to trump Android 1.5 (which sat at 37.2% just a couple of weeks ago). [...]

When HTC announced their latest Android project yesterday – the HTC Wildfire – we only knew that its initial launch would be for certain European markets. Only a day later, we can confirm that customers of VirginMedia UK will be able to snap this device up in Q3 of this year. Pricing and tariff information [...]

The Samsung GT-i5800 and Samsung GT-i5801 aren’t the most exciting devices to come around in recent months, but it’ll find itself a home somewhere. That said, anyone hoping to see these phones launch soon should be happy to know that they’ve just passed the Global Certification Forum. Both phones will support quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dualband [...]

As we know, Flash Mobile 10.1 is being baked (or, better yet, frozen) into the next release of Google’s Android operating system – Froyo (2.2) – and we’re expecting Froyo to launch – or at least get a launch date – at the Google I/O conference this Wednesday (Rob will be there, by the way, [...]

If we compare Verizon to the other national CDMA carrier – Sprint Nextel – one would say they are far behind in the 4G game. With Sprint already acommodating 32 markets (with more planned before the close of 2010), Verizon’s plans to cover 25-30 markets with their 4G offering starting in the 4th quarter of [...]

For those that aren’t complete smartphone nuts, they may be familiar with Samsung’s “Corby” brand of phones: a suite of feature-phones tailored for the low-end user. If PuntoCellulare is to be trusted, then Samsung’s ready to cross that very clear line with introducing an Android-based Corby phone, the Samsung Corby i5500. It’d be running Android [...]

As we move closer to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S on its first carrier (presumably Vodafone), we expect Samsung to continue pushing forward on their marketing campaign for the phone, as well. Being their first Android superphone, if you will, they are more than likely going to get highly aggressive with showing the phone [...]

Verizon’s “Droid” line of phones (pretty much most of their Android line-up) benefits from their unified naming scheme that gets mentioned in every single commercial Verizon seems to be airing these days. The Motorola Droid was the first to show that a good marketing blitz can be effective in successfully selling a phone, and some [...]

I always urge a degree of precaution when trying to extract facts from conversations with a customer service representative (a majority of the time, they are not adequately trained to answer questions regarding unreleased devices.) That won’t stop us from reporting on rumors that come out of these conversations, though, as the latest comes from [...]

[Update]: Seems there is some confusion in the comments section, so let’s clear up a few things. Firstly, while the title of the article does say you can disable the Sense UI, it is true that this is inaccurate: you can use Android’s stock launcher in place of HTC Sense’s. My wording may have been [...]

If you have navigated to Android.com within the past few days you may have noticed some slight changes. Google’s first-party Android Market web browser has been tweaked allowing you to browse through Featured, Top Free, and Top Paid apps with a bit more ease. If you’re like me, you probably haven’t been to the Android [...]

The guys over at XDA-Developers have done it again, this time pushing forward into Sony Ericsson territory with the root of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. I’m no root expert, but for those who like to live life on the edge it seems like the way to go if you have a sub-Android 2.1 device. [...]

Why wouldn’t a tech-loving programming wizard want to spend their time developing one of the fastest growing family of mobile websites? Phandroid.com is hiring a full-time web programming specialist to not only improve and optimize our existing network, but create new websites, features, integrations and opportunities from scratch. Applicant should have a proven, documented and [...]

NVIDIA’s Tegra chipset is still fresh with the announcement of the Kin One and Kin Two, but they are looking towards Android to be the platform of choice for their next generation of smartphone processors. During a company earnings call, Jen-Hsun Huang admitted that their deal with Microsoft for the first Tegra smartphones might not [...]

All the hubbub about T-Mobile’s so-called “Project Emerald” was leaning towards the code name having something to do with the Samsung Galaxy S, but new reports over at TmoNews are suggesting that the phone in question would actually be HTC-made. In fact, the phone in question would be dubbed the “Sidekick Twist.” The new Sidekick [...]

To further muddle up the LG Aloha name everyone throws around, the prime contender for what that phone really is, the LG LU2300 announced for release in South Korea at the end of May, has received a name change. It will now be going by the LG Optimus Q, keeping the Optimus brand going strong [...]

Before I begin, I think we should stop calling every rumored LG Android the Aloha, but that’s just me. It didn’t do us much good leading up the the LG Ally reveal, but we’ll give it a second try. The FCC has just approved an LG device with the model number LG-C710h, one that sports [...]

Ready for another HTC handset yet? This time we are talking about the HTC Wildfire, the latest to be unveiled. The Wildfire is a pretty typical mid-range offering, with quadband GSM and 900/2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA radios. You’ll be getting the (thankfully) now standard Android 2.1 (though you won’t be so thankful when 2.2 is already out), [...]

What else could you want to know about the myTouch Slide 3G? Info has been coming out pretty freely about this one, and now TmoNews has gotten their grubby little mitts on what you can expect to pay for the latest in the myTouch family. On a 2-year contract the phone will be $149.99. Off-contract [...]

Hey now, look what just escaped into the wild. A leak of that Android 2.1 update HTC Hero owners have been waiting and waiting for Sprint to release. No, this isn’t the official release, but yes this will wipe your root (come on, we know if you have the guts to update with a leaked [...]