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After months of speculation, Dell confirmed at CES that it was launching an Android handset for the US market. The carrier behind the launch was AT&T, the iPhone's own home network. No hardware specifications, pricing, or availability details were announced, but prior rumors pointed to a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen at...

After going from hot rumor to official announcement, here's a look at what the Nexus One is and isn't, based on the top questions coming in from readers. What is the Nexus One? As Google put it, the Nexus One was the first "superphone" — the next evolution in what...

Reuters reported that a source indicated a January 5th on-sale date for the Nexus One, with pricing reduced for customers agreeing to a T-Mobile USA service contract from Deutsche Telekom. Skeptical? Sure. It was only a couple of weeks away, but Google had surprised before. Google Goggles rolled out days...

T-Mobile USA officially announced the Samsung Behold II as their fourth Android handset. A touch-only device running Android with Samsung's TouchWiz interface, it went on sale November 18th at $229 through T-Mobile stores and online. The Behold II marked T-Mobile's first phone with an AMOLED display. The 3.2-inch screen delivered...

Hot on the heels of an earlier leak came the official announcement of LG's first Android handset. Called the LG-GW620, it was a slide-out QWERTY with a 3-inch touchscreen. The press release offered few specifics beyond the device being part of a larger LG strategy, seemingly aimed at younger users...

So long "Morrison" and hello Cliq. The next exclusive handset headed to T-Mobile was the Motorola Cliq, and the rumors proved to be pretty accurate. 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen, 320x480 Qualcomm MSM7201A 528MHz processor 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM MOTOBLUR / Android 1.5 (Cupcake) MySpace, Photobucket, Picasa, Facebook for photos Facebook, MySpace,...

Here's what Motorola did with Android. MOTOBLUR integrates all of your contacts in one place: phone numbers, email addresses, MySpace, Twitter, and Facebook. Motorola built a "Happenings" widget that ties together friends' tweets, status updates, photos, and more, all surfaced on the home screen without opening an app. It even...

HTC announced another Android handset, and this time it was the budget-friendly model designed to bring the platform to a broader audience. The Tattoo, previously known by its codename "Click," was the second phone to carry HTC's Sense UI. The specs were largely in line with what had been seen...

Sprint made their official announcement regarding the HTC Hero: available October 11th, priced at $179.99 after a $50 instant savings, a $100 mail-in rebate, and a two-year service agreement on their Simply Everything plan. A few notable items from the press release: Pandora was launching on Android devices and would...