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Google [GOOG] has updated the Voice Search application for those running Android 2.2. The new version gives users more control over their smartphone by using their voice.

Examples of what the new changes can do include the ability to send a text message or email by voice. You can also tell it to call a local restaurant or navigate to the closest book store. If you want to make a note of something you just hit the mic button and say “note to self, remember to buy cheese” and a note is created saying just that.

Another one: Navigation. Say “Navigate to Rockefeller Plaza”, and it will bring up the navigation app and drive you to the destination. Then, finding music on your phone, which will go out on the internet and grab music to play back on an app on your Android phone. Once you find a result, it’ll come back and show you which apps support this music feature, and you can pick one to play (like Pandora).

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Sprint [S] is rolling out an official fix to HTC EVO 4G owners who managed to get hold of the early and unfinished Android 2.2 update that leaked out a few days before the official update a few weeks back.

The fix comes in the shape of an OTA package that fixes any HTC EVO 4G that downloaded the .3 update. The .3 update is replaced with a .6 update when officially done and will prevent any further problems with the phone that were .3 related.

The update package is relatively small and Sprint point out that the process to download and install is just a few minutes. [Read more…]

We briefly mentioned a couple of days ago that as well as the Motorola DROID 2 launching, a special R2-D2 DROID 2 would also launch.

We now hear that the R2-D2 DROID 2 will be launching in September on to the Verizon [VZ] network.

The special edition DROID 2 will come pre-installed with exclusive Star Wars content. As well as the internals getting a little Star Wars treatment, the outside will also be designed to look like R2-D2 from the Star Wars films. [Read more…]

This gadget is called the Battery Boost. It comes from Sprint and is designed to recharge gadgets such as cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, MiFi devices or MP3 players as well as other small gadgets.

The device is quite small in capacity and appears to have been designed for emergency use as it provides about an hours worth of extra juice to make calls on a smartphone.

The Battery Boost is also a micro SD card reader and can be plugged in to a laptop or USB port to both read the microSD card installed, and charge up the internal battery. [Read more…]

Verizon [VZ] has announced the Motorola DROID 2 along with a release date and pricing. The pre-sale of the DROID 2 will start tomorrow on August 11 with shipping of the smartphone starting August 12.

Price wise, the DROID 2 will cost $199.99 as expected along with a two year contract agreement that you’ll need to sign.

OS wise, it comes with Android 2.2 pre-installed. Android 2.2 is the latest OS from Google [GOOG] and just in the last month has started rolling out to various smartphones. Thanks to Android 2.2, the DROID 2 is able to run Adobe Flash 10.1 which is available to download on all 2.2 based devices.

“When we announced DROID X last month, we reaffirmed our commitment to continue to bring unique Android experiences to the Verizon Wireless network,” said Jeffrey Dietel, vice president wireless device, marketing and development for Verizon Wireless. “The DROID by Motorola was our first Android device, so it is important for us to include the successor to that phone in our portfolio. DROID 2 is not only a continuation of our commitment to Android but offers customers the features and form-factor they crave on the Verizon Wireless network.”

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Vodafone in the UK is now offering the iPhone 4 on PAYG (pay as you go). The 32GB iPhone 4 costs £570 while the 16GB costs £480. When purchasing a PAYG iPhone 4 from Vodafone, the phone arrives locked on to the network which is why they are slightly cheaper than buying unlocked from Apple [AAPL] direct.

To try tempt you in to purchasing the iPhone 4 slightly cheaper, Vodafone is giving away a years worth of data which will see users who buy the PAYG iPhone 4 before November getting 250MB/month of free data along with 1GB of free WiFi.

Although this saving sounds very minor, Vodafone is hoping to convince users to switch quickly, as buying the iPhone 4 by November 2010 on this PAYG device will land you with 12 months of free data. This gives users 250MB a month of 3G data and 1GB a month of Wi-Fi from BT Openzone. Vodafone’s PAYG rates are 20p per minute for calls and 10p texts (although presumably you can still use their freedom packs).

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The BlackBerry 9300 Curve 3G was made official yesterday by RIM. A few of the details were provided although no information of who was providing the smartphone was given.

T-Mobile has announced that they will be offering the BlackBerry 9300 Curve 3G in the US when it launches. Unfortunately no release dates of prices have been provided just yet.

T-Mobile is the only network at the moment who has announced they will be offering the phone, but we expect to hear from AT&T [T] shortly as it should be on that network also. [Read more…]

The Nokia N8 was announced all the way back in April with the first hints of the new smartphone being found as early as March as well as even more details reaching back in to February.

All along we have been told to expect the end of August as the release date and in this instance, it seems Nokia [NOK] were exact in what they said as we hear now that the launch date in the UK will be August 26.

The information comes from a mobile phone retailer in the UK who called MobileFun who has the N8 listed on it’s site with an August 26 release date and a price tag of £419.95 inc VAT off contract we assume. [Read more…]

RIM has announced the BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300). The smartphone will come supplied with BlackBerry OS 5, but in the coming months an upgrade to OS 6 will be made available to download and update the device.

The smartphone is compatible with HSDPA networks, has a QWERTY keyboard, has built in Wi-Fi and GPS and can be used with microSD cards up to 32GB in capacity. [Read more…]