Alcatel, manufacturer of low-priced handsets for the pay-as-you-go crowd, is looking to take advantage of an arena where Android has treaded lightly to date: the prepay cell phone market. Big wig William Peterson recently confirmed the company’s plans to launch products using Android. Not only that, but he promised in a conversation with Mobile Today [...]

The HTC Hero update to Android 2.1 is slowly spreading. It started earlier this month in Taiwan and is now available for countries in Southeast Asia. The over-the-air update is being pushed to phones in the two part package that has been seen in other areas. The first preparatory update (firmware version 2.73.728.91, or 2.73.707.91 [...]

The Samsung Galaxy S continues to spread across Europe on its path to world domination, now out on Virgin Mobile at no up front cost with a £30 per month tariff. And that really isn’t a bad deal considering you’ll get 800 minutes of talk, unlimited texts, and unlimited (1GB) web access. Did we mention [...]

A recent survey held by Appcelerator revealed that more developers were banking on the growth and momentum Android will continue to gain over the next couple of years over the iPhone. While iPhone and iPad development is surely the platform to target now, we could find that tide will turn with time (let’s not forget [...]

The Motorola Milestone XT720 is just about set to meet its July 2nd launch date over in the UK, and Expansys is now offering the device for pre-order with Vodafone. You can grab the device for free on a two-year, 25 pound tariff (300 minutes, unlimited text messaging, and 500MB data). If you order today, [...]

I’m not sure this will fit the bill of a lot of our readers, but any serious developer out there looking to step their “game” up with Android game development can pre-order the Unity Pro SDK and get a free Nexus One. There are a couple of catches, though, as there always are. Firstly, you [...]

Well, if this doesn’t silence all of the complaints T-Mobile customers have regarding the lack of a true superphone, then I don’t know what could. During AndroidGuys’ podcast, Scotty Brown talked about a discussion he held with an HTC rep regarding a phone they’re working on that should impress the pants off of everyone by [...]

Going right along with what the rumors were saying regarding Sprint wanting to be the first (presumably non-Nexus) carrier to bring Android 2.2 to the masses, they’ve stated that they’re finalizing the software for the upgrade now and expects to launch it in the near future. While they didn’t specifically say that the HTC EVO [...]

The Motorola Droid X comes with a slew of nice, unique features, and Motorola wants nothing more to ensure developers know how to take advantage of every nook and cranny of their device. That’s why they’re holding a live questions and answers session on June 29th to ensure you’re equipped with all the knowledge you [...]

Have $200? Want one of the hottest phones that’ll be coming out this summer? Then head to Best Buy and throw that money down (rebate-free) toward the Motorola Droid X as they’re now holding pre-orders for the device. Just as the events heading up to the HTC EVO 4G launch, we expect other retailers to [...]

It’s easy to forget that those of us who read Android blogs and visit message boards to go even deeper with our knowledge of Android and the devices it runs on are a part of a minority crowd. A majority of consumers out there are aware of Android, but up until what Verizon’s shown them [...]

I feel sorry for all of these Android devices that get exposed so soon after their unveiling. They have feelings too, y’know? I certainly don’t appreciate seeing them devoided of their dignity by having their guts ripped out and the very heart of their functionality (Android) ripped from their souls. Still, I can’t help but [...]

US Cellular’s long been excited about the future of Android under their banner – having already officially unveiled two of their first devices – and that excitement will continue with another pair of devices to make up a nice quartet of ‘droid before the end of the year. We’ve already gotten confirmation of the Samsung [...]

As if we didn’t already know, T-Mobile’s recently launched countdown and clue site – T-Mobileclu.com – has finally revealed all of image that was being covered about by those magenta-shaded squares. The image is quite simple to break down: Uncle Sam + Sun + G = Samsung, Viking – King = Vi, and Bee + [...]

Sincere apologies for those who have been eagerly awaiting this announcement. As you know we had a few hiccups from which we’re still recovering. While the Phone-A-Day Contest is over for now, we’re continuing to launch new features (such as the reviews page) and as more features roll out… more contests will roll out. Not [...]

If X marks the spot, then the spot is my coffee table in Baltimore. After attending the Motorola Droid X launch party in NYC (courtesy of  Verizon Wireless), I packed it up, brought it home, and have been preparing myself for an in-depth review that you’ll see next week. While you’re waiting for that, we [...]

The update to Android 2.1 for the HTC Hero is a two part process. In order to install the actual OS update properly handset owners must first perform a maintenance update that gets the Hero all geared up for bigger and better things. But now — citing some issues that prevented some users from even [...]

In case you hadn’t heard, the Motorola Droid X is the latest in a growing line of Android smartphones to come with Swype pre-installed as a software keyboard option. It isn’t the only big name handset getting Swype either, as the Samsung Galaxy S (and presumably its variously titled US carrier variants) is also shipping [...]

Way back in February ZTE announced a line up of five Android devices to be released this year. We’re not sure whether to count the ZTE X850 as the second, however. With a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, 2.8-inch 320×240 resolution screen, and a 3.2MP camera, this thing may just be conjuring up memories of the [...]

Intel has been prepping a port of Android 2.2 for their x86 Atom architecture, and says they are aiming for a summer release. Their hope is that a quick release of an Atom-ready version of the raved about latest edition of Android OS will entice manufacturers of netbooks and tablets to use a combination of [...]