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Over the weekend we posted some shots that we found regarding the Android 2.0 operating system that BGR managed to get their hands on. Just a day before that BGR also made a quick video showing HELLOMOTODROID which looks to be exactly the same phone.

Now BGR have shown us some full pictures of the phone including a number of angles showing us exactly what it will look like. The phone as mentioned, will run Android 2.0 (which from what I have read looks amazing) and will be slightly thicker than the iPhone 3G S. It is described as the thinnest QWERTY slider phone ever mad. It runs a fast processor and has a nice sized capacitive touch-screen for input. [Read more…]

Boy Genius Report managed to get to spend some time with the unannounced and unreleased version of Android 2.0. The report has a lot of images covering a number of aspects of the new operating system. Some of the major changes include a native Facebook application, native Exchange support, upgrade to Google Maps, browser improvements, contacts tweaked and a whole new UI. BGR described the new OS as making Android a very viable and interesting operating system.

The whole system looks to be quite amazing from what I see in the screen shots. There are many features that can be fine tuned such as selecting if you want a system backup for the device, or “shake to refresh” active on Facebook to name just 2 of the great amount. [Read more…]

BGR posted a video of what is supposedly a new Google Android phone. Named HELLOMOTODROID, and yes, according to Slashgear they think it is the real name, it runs the Android 2.0 operating system that is still in development till sometime next year.

When starting up the word DROID is put on the screen after which an eye similar to Lord of the Rings all seeing eye is seen and then the word DROID is also said in a robotic voice. The video shows the full start up (video down below). [Read more…]

Check out this cool little hack that see’s Motorola’s MotoBlur ported over to a HTC G1 android phone. The hacker managed to achieve this by using a leaked copy of the Motorola Cliq ROM which was then converted, some how, and ported on to the G1.

As of yet, there are no instructions on how this was done, but hopefully in the next few weeks somewhere like XDA forums will have a user who provides the details.

Some cool applications that you don’t see on the regular G1 include Happening which is a service that mixes together updates from your Facebook profile along with Twitter and MySpace and presents them all on a single thread. Also Happening has a widget that displays similar information on the home screen of the G1. [Read more…]

The Samsung Moment is an Android based mobile phone that features a full QWERTY slideout keyboard along with a 3.2 inch AMOLED touch-screen. The Moment will be made available on 1st November costing $179.99 along with a 2 year contract (and a mail in rebate of $100).

For connectivity the Samsung Moment works on Sprints EV-DO Rev A network and also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in. GPS is also another feature allowing the phone to utilise location based services as well as use Android based satnav systems such as AndNav. [Read more…]

The Dell Mini 3i that was reported recently as going to China only now appears to be moving to the US also in the next few months.

The Mini 3i will be shipping in the US and will be aimed at competing with other Android handsets from companies such as HTC, Samsung and Motorola who are quickly making a mark in that territory.

When Crunch Gears tipster had a play with the Mini 3i it was reported that the phone was cheap and plasticky but it is expected that the phone will be spruced up when it makes it to the US. [Read more…]

Samsung are launching a new Android phone on to the T-Mobile network in the US. The phone is the Samsung Behold II and it features a 3.2 inch AMOLED touchscreen along with a 5 megapixel camera.

Other features of this phone include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and 3G connectiity. The Behold II uses the TouchWiz UI that overlays on top of Android. All the regular google style apps can be found in the Android OS phone that includes maps, voice search, youtube etc… Also included with this phone is Microsoft Exchange support which is a nice addition allowing the phone to be used more in businesses that support Exchange server.

Storage wise the memory can be expanded up to 16GB by using microSD cards. [Read more…]

The latest Android OS is about to roll out. The new version is Android 1.6 also known as Donut. T-Mobile are planning to roll it out today in various stages with stage 1 ready for select G1 handsets starting today. After 24 hours has passed, sometime tomorrow, the next phase will start with the MyTouch3G.

Assuming all goes to plan and there are no bricked phones by the end of the first and second stages then the update will be rolled out to remaining users who have compatible handsets. [Read more…]

A popular modder who created Cyanogen, the modded Android ROM, has been recently hit with a cease and desist from Google telling him to not distribute closed-source applications. This includes Gmail, Maps and Youtube that are often part of his roms.

Cyanogen is a ROM that runs on phones like the G1 which is already designed to run those applications, so it seems a little odd that Google are trying to prevent it. One other problem is that Android Market is supposedly closed source too, so even if the ROM was installed then you might struggle to actually get to download the applications. Maybe google and Cyanogen can work something out together. [Read more…]

LG have announced and made official it’s first Android based phone named the LG GW620. The GW620 is a landscape QWERTY slider phone that has a 3 inch touchscreen on the front. It was first seen over at IFA in Germany a couple of weeks back and was named the Etna.

LG haven’t revealed the full specs just yet of the GW620 but if it follows on from LG’s latest phones then it will likely have either a 5 or 8 megapixel camera. [Read more…]

Motorola have announced a new Android based phone called the Motorola DEXT. This is the companies first Android based phone that features a slide out full QWERTY keyboard with a directional pad to the left of the keyboard. It has a touchscreen (capacitive we assume due to how Android works) and has a 3.5mm headphone jack.

For connectivity it has all the usual stuff bundled in such as Wi-Fi, 3G as well as GPS for guidance. Rather than using the standard Android from off the virtual shelf, the DEXT uses it’s own skin in a similar way to how HTC have the Sense UI. Motorola call their version Motoblur that mixes in the social network type stuff on to the main pages of the menu. From the home page you can see your friends updates on Facebook, emails from GMail, Yahoo, music from Last.FM and information from MySpace as well as Twitter. Other functions include the capability to upload pictures and reply from the menu pages too. [Read more…]