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The XperiaX10 website has received an anonymous tip along with a picture that claims to show the next generation smartphone from Sony Ericsson called the ANZU. The ANZU is believed to be the successor of the Xperia X10 range of smartphones.

The device its self is said to have a 4.3 inch display and be very thin. As well as showing a leaked picture of the device, the ANZU will also run Android 2.3 when it launches rather than an older version. The phone pictured here shows it running Android 2.1 although this is a very early prototype model. [Read more…]

Rovio has jut launched a new update for Angry Birds for Android smartphones.

The latest version brings QVGA support as well as a few bug fixes. As well as the backend getting work done on it, there’s also 45 new levels added to the game as well as a new bird. [Read more…]

Opera Software has announced the new Opera Mobile 10.1 Beta for Android based smartphones. The new mini browser essentially gives a choice to users who use the Android platform.

The new 10.1 beta version is a free download and can be grabbed through the Android Market.

“Android users now have a better choice when it comes to using a browser on their mobile devices,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. “With Opera’s new browser for Android, we give users the opportunity to access the Web, using the best tools available.”

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Verizon [VZ] has announced that the Motorola DROID Pro, designed for business use, will be made available tomorrow for pre-sale.

As of tomorrow, you’ll be able to place an order for the device ready for launch on November 18th. [Read more…]

An interesting tweet went out recently by Alvaro Fuentes that indicates the Google Nexus One will be getting an OTA update this week (developers handsets only) bringing Android from 2.2 to version 2.3 aka Gingerbread.

Translated, this particular tweet says…

Prepare your Nexus One (Developer version) for Android OTA update 2.3 (Gingerbread) for the next few days 😀

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Some early hints as to what to expect in the next version of Google Android have been spotted in the latest Google Maps 4.60 update that landed last week.

Buried in the code is a specific section is a bit that specifys the menus to use. For Android 2.2 the level is set at 8. The new Google Maps contains a level 9 which hasn’t been used before. One particular user called canadiancow managed to switch the menus to level 9 and the image below (right hand side of the screenshot) shows what the new menus look like with level 9. [Read more…]

Google [GOOG] has made a slight change to how app update in the market place are displayed.

It appears that Google is making the updates more consistent with what information is made available in that a box for changelogs is now included. Some developers were already adding changelogs in manually, but Google now has made a specific area for these changelogs to appear in. [Read more…]

The 8pen is a replacement for your regular virtual keyboard on an Android smartphone. The 8pen is a keyboard that detects gestures and allows you to slide your finger around the layout pictured above to write your message.

The creators of 8pen say that it is actually quicker to enter text with this keyboard than it is a traditional virtual QWERTY keyboard although it does require that you learn the system, which is also said to be quite easy. [Read more…]

Sony Ericsson is beginning to roll out the Android 2.1 update for various Xperia smartphones. The list includes the Xperia X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro lineup.

The roll-out has started already, but rather than pushing it out to all handsets, Sony Ericsson is rolling it out to various “kits” as they refer to them as. A Kit is described as being a different variation of the phone which includes colours, accessories bundled etc…

The roll-out will take about a month to hit all handsets, so if you don’t get a notification now then you’ll just need to wait longer till its your turn. [Read more…]