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T-Mobile officially unveiled the G2 — the true successor to the G1, the world's first Android phone. No launch date or pricing was announced, but T-Mobile confirmed preorders would open later in September in limited quantities, with a broadly expected price around $200. The G2 was the first smartphone specifically...

LG and NVIDIA announced a partnership to bring Tegra 2 dual-core processors to LG's Optimus Series smartphones, with devices expected as early as Q4 2010. It was the first announced use of a dual-core CPU in a smartphone. The Tegra 2 chip featured two 1GHz cores sharing workloads, an ultra...

Verizon waited until two days before launch to officially confirm the Samsung Fascinate. The final Galaxy S variant to get a release date, the Fascinate went live on Verizon's website September 8 and in stores September 9 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year agreement. Powered...

We can finally put the Galaxy Tab rumors to sleep. Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Tab earlier today at the IFA conference in Berlin, Germany. Looking very much like a giant Galaxy S phone, the Tab features a 7-inch TFT-LCD, WSVGA (1024 x 600) display, Cortex A8 1.0GHz processor,...

Reports were circulating that the next major Android version after Gingerbread would be called Honeycomb, with the latest coming from industry publication TechRadar UK. In keeping with Google's dessert-themed naming conventions, Honeycomb would follow Cupcake, Eclair, Froyo, and Gingerbread. Sources at the time suggested this might be a relatively modest...

U.S. Cellular announced the Android 2.1-powered HTC Desire for August 27. For those new to Android, the Desire featured a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a 3.7-inch touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, integrated GPS, and Wi-Fi. It was essentially a Nexus One with an optical trackball and HTC's...

The worst kept secret of the summer, the Droid 2, is now official. Starting tomorrow, August 11th, customers can begin pre-ordering the successor to arguably the most successful Android phone to date. The cost falls right in line with pretty much everything else we've seen this summer at $199.99 after...

Nearly a full year after the first leaks and official announcements, AT&T customers will be able to get their hands on the sexy and once top-of-the-line Android handset. Starting next week (August 15), new and eligible subscribers can grab the X10 for $149 after rebate.

Sprint announced the push-to-talk Motorola i1 for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate, available July 25th. The ruggedized i1 featured a 5-megapixel camera, a 3.1-inch HVGA screen, and a solid lineup of preloaded business applications. The downside: it shipped with Android 1.5, with no update timeline announced. On the other...