HTC in China is now starting to ship the HTC Desire with Android 2.2 pre-installed along with HTC Sense.

From what Engadget heard from the company, HTC will be now shipping all HTC smartphones in China with Android 2.2 installed which includes the Wildfire and Tianyi.

It also appears that HTC will be pushing out the Android 2.2 update OTA to all phones that can use it next month meaning that anyone with a HTC smartphone capable of running it, will be running it. [Read more…]

If you plan on making a case for an Apple [AAPL] product such as an iPhone 4 or iPad for example, Apple has a page on it’s site that allows you to grab all the technical details you need to create the case. The CAD style drawings are available, but to be honest look a little bland as they are just line drawings with measurements and a few hints and tips added on such as “do not block the camera”.

Core77 decided to spruce the images a little by merging actual pictures of the iPhone 4 with the CAD details and came up with the image just above. A section of the original drawing can be found below with all the drawings for many Apple products available over here. [Read more…]

A new Android smartphone from Modu has been spotted in the wild. Phandroid have dubbed it ModuPhone for now and managed to get some pictures of it uploaded to their site.

The phone has a block-ish style design and has a pure plastic bezel around the edges. The device it’s self lacks 3G for some reason which leaves you getting data at speed via WiFi only. This however, could be because of it being a prototype at the moment, so we’ll keep an eye on that missing point.

The device has an FM radio, stylus, resistive touchscreen (not confirmed but likely because of the addition of a stylus), a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD card slot. [Read more…]

The Acer Stream Android Smartphone will be made available in the UK exclusively from eXpansys when it launches in a couple of weeks time.

The phone it’s self has a 3.7 inch AMOLED screen along with a 5 megapixel camera that can capture video in 720p. Other features include a HDMI output.

The Acer Stream when launched will run Android 2.1 and unfortunately no news of an Android 2.2 update have been provided although we suspect it will be made available OTA later on this year. [Read more…]

We are hearing some rumours today that Droid X will get an Android 2.2 update next week. As well as Droid X getting the update, we hear that the HTC Droid Incredible and the Motorola DROID will also get the update at the same time.

Although we say it’s a rumour, the tipster who sent a message to Android Spin, says that this is not a rumour, but confirmed.

The “rumour” also says that Android 2.2 FroYo will be pushed out simultaneously to both the HTC and Motorola devices beginning August 6 which is a week on Friday. The update will finish rolling out by August 15 a couple of weeks later. [Read more…]

Apple [AAPL] has released the next Beta version of iOS 4.1 numbered Beta 2. The new beta brings a few changes to the original Beta of 4.1 that was released recently.

The iOS 4.1 build is available only for developers at the moment and can be installed on all compatible iPhones and iPod touches which includes the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 as well as later generation touches.

Items changed in the new beta 2 includes a new baseband for the iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G which means you should hold off unlocking. Apple mentioned in the antenna conference the other week that they continually tweak the baseband to get better results, so we assume there will be some slight differences to antenna performance, but no where near a full fix as Steve Jobs confirmed it couldn’t be sorted with software. [Read more…]

AT&T [T] is fully backing the Windows Phone 7 platform built by Microsoft [MSFT] we hear today.

“We’ll be the premier carrier for Windows Phone 7,” a spokeswoman said via e-mail on Monday. “We haven’t given guidance on timing.”

Just last week Michael Gartenberg mentioned on Twitter that AT&T has pre-ordered 8 million WP7 smartphones ready for launch.

At the moment, Verizon [VZ] and Nextel [S] have not commented on their plans for rolling out Windows Phone 7. T-Mobile also has not commented. [Read more…]

Google [GOOG] has updated Google Maps for Android bringing it up to version 4.4. The new version includes a dedicated Places icon for the home screen that allows you to quickly grab details of nearby places. The GPS on the smartphone is used to track location so that the places it lists are relevant to the location you are based in.

On Android-powered phones with Google Maps 4.4, you’ll find the new Places icon in the app launcher with the rest of your apps. Press and drag it right onto your home screen to use it when you’re looking for a restaurant, shoe store, movie theater or any other type of local business. You’ll get a detailed list of all the nearest places and can choose one to learn more about it on its Place Page.

When loading the application up, you are presented with a “find places” screen that has places that are commonly searched for such as ATM’s, Petrol Stations, Attractions and local restaurants to name a few. [Read more…]

Currently there are four generations of the Apple iPhone starting at the original on to the 3G, 3GS and finally the iPhone 4. If you have wondered which model is the quickest then check out the video below that shows each model side by side.

Tests are performed on boot times, shut down times, Google Earth loading as well as a number of other apps. In general the iPhone 4 wins on most accounts, but occasionally an older model wins such as when the original iPhone shuts down… it is the quickest at that.

The full results can be viewed below on the embedded video. [Read more…]

For those of you who ordered a free case/bumper for your iPhone 4 though the iPhone Case app last week, the first batch is starting to ship. Most people received a 4 – 5 week time scale for receiving a case although it appears that some (perhaps those who first downloaded the app), have now received an email saying their case is shipping.

The confirmation email is below that was sent in to Gizmodo. [Read more…]

HTC is taking the HTC brand to China by introducing four new smartphones that will carry the HTC name. Up till now, China has been using HTC devices branded as Dopod.

“We are proud to introduce the HTC brand in China and look forward to bringing a fresh customer-centric smartphone experience to consumers in China,” said Cher Wang, chairman of HTC. “Together with our strategic partner Dopod, we have introduced many state-of-the-art phones over the past few years in China. HTC’s passion for innovation and its commitment to delighting people around the world are what drive us to improve the overall mobile experience in big and small ways. It is this customer-centric approach that has driven HTC’s global leadership position and has differentiated us.”

[Read more…]

Three in the UK will be selling the iPhone 4 both online and instore starting this Friday July 30. The iPhone 4 over at Three has some very competitive pricing that sees the smartphone costing £99 (16GB model) on the cheapest contract which is £30/month for 24 months. What you get for £30/month 500 minutes, 5000 texts and 5000 three to three minutes along with 1GB of data.

Three has put together a price comparison of three other UK networks (Orange, O2 and Vodafone – we assume T-Mobile will make prices available soon). The comparison gives a basic run-down of what you get for the same monthly price in terms of minutes, data, texts and iPhone 4 price. [Read more…]