The official HTC announcements have come and gone, leaving us a few Android handsets in their wake. First up is the new superphone, the Desire. Long touted as the Bravo, it comes with a large 3.7 inch AMOLED WVGA display, an optical joystick, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Android 2.1, and the newest version of Sense UI. Did we mention that this stunning little number is Flash 10.1 ready?
HTC Desire Announced at MWC2010
Huawei Unveils 4 Android Handsets and an Internet Device
Chinese handset maker Huawei is in Barcelona and it’s not to see what the competition is up to. They’ve just pulled the curtain back on 4 brand new Android handsets, the U8300, U8100, U8110, and the U8800. In addition to that, they’ve also announced a SmaKit S7. Let’s take a quick look at each of them, shall we?
Motorola CLIQ XT/Quench Officially Announced
The CLIQ‘s slimmer sibling, the CLIQ XT, was announced by Motorola this morning at Mobile World Congress. The CLIQ XT is a touch-only device, bearing many of the same features as the original CLIQ such as screen size, resolution, camera, MOTOBLUR, and Android 1.5. Upgrades to the CLIQ XT include LED flash, dual microphones for noise cancellation, Swype keyboard, and support for Adobe Flash Lite. Also new to the device is a navigational touch pad and “pinch and zoom” capabilities.
Sony Ericsson Announces X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro
Yesterday, Sony Ericsson officially announced their Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro handsets. Both are smaller versions of their forthcoming Xperia X10 and are powered by Android 1.5 and a 600MHz processor. Although are slower than the Xperia X10, they’re still slightly faster than the first generation of Android handsets. Other specs include a 2.5-inch touch screens and a 5.0-megapixel camera. The two handsets are identical save for the slide-out QWERTY found in the pro version.
Garmin Announces nuvifone A50 Ahead of Mobile World Congress
After more than a year of waiting, Garmin is set to show off their newly announced nuvifone A50 next week at Mobile World Congress. As it turns out, the device is more GPS than phone. Surprise!
Name of Next Android Release to be “Gingerbread”
In a post on LWN.net, Brian Swetland reveals the name of Android’s next release.
“We maintain a set of patches on top of Linux, which we periodically rebase to the latest released Linux kernel. We’ve been doing this roughly every other kernel release since about 2.6.14. This week we’re finalizing our move to 2.6.32 for the Android ‘Froyo’ release, and we’ll likely be on .33 or .34 for ‘Gingerbread.'”
So what do you think “H” will be? Hamburger probably won’t work, as it doesn’t fall under the “sweets” category. Maybe they’ll use Hersheys, Hot Fudge, or possibly Hollow Chocolate Bunnies.
Yummm…. Bunnies.
Motorola Officially Announces Devour for Verizon
We were pretty accurate when we said that “any day now” we’ll get something official about the Devour. Motorola has just announced the first Verizon handset to feature MOTOBLUR Based on Android 1.6, the Devour is expected in the first quarter of this year.ÂÂ
Dell Officially Announces Android Handset for AT&T
After months of speculation, finally today at CES, No. 2 PC-maker Dell confirmed it’s launching an Android handset for the U.S. The not-so-surprising news is that the carrier behind this launch is the iPhone’s own home network: AT&T.
10 Nexus One Questions and Answers
After going from hot rumor to official announcement, it’s time we take a look at what the Nexus One is and isn’t. We’ll do our best to get to the point and answer any questions you might have about the phone. Below are the top 10 questions we’ve been receiving from readers and interested parties. Feel free to add your own questions at the end for others!
Nexus One to be $530 Full Price, $180 on Contract
Here we go! The details are going from a trickle to a downright deluge these last few hours. As we near the January 5th press event, chances are pretty good that we’ll know all the ins and outs before their officially announced. Here’s what Gizmodo is reporting this evening…
The full cost of the handset will be $530 unsubsidized. Google won’t deliver us from the evil that is the US system (yet). Don’t feel like dropping a mortgage payment? Sign a 2-year agreement and get it for $180.00 instead. As of right now, there’s only one rate plan to choose from: $39.99 Even More + Text + Web for $79.99 a month.