We have no idea when the Dragon is actually coming but it looks like the handset is currently being tested by Google. In fact rumors say that “senior Android guys” are currently carrying the Dragon/Passion and testing it. According to TechCrunch the phone should arrive in the following months and it’s supposed thinner than the Droid or the iPhone 3GS. Also of interest is the 1GHz Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm which is rumored to power all our mobile needs on an HTC Dragon.

The phone hasn’t been officially confirmed by either Google or HTC. No carrier has leaked any plans regarding the Dragon so we might not see it in stores this year. But the fact that Android execs are currently playing with the Dragon/Passion is all we need so far. We know the phone exists and we hope to see it, if not this year then maybe early next year.

via TC

Tags: Android, Dragon, Google, Google, HTC, HTC, Passion, qualcomm

Here is another app for the football crazy fans. Stay up to date with the latest news, scores, options and sports analysis with the NFP mobile app. The NFP mobile app is made for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry users. This app also provides sports content which you can share via any popular social networking sites. Also, videos will be added soon together with the ability of users to leave comments within the application. The NFP mobile is free for download at the National Football Post site or the Handmark website.

(Source) Press

Tags: Android, BlackBerry, Cell Phones, crazy fans, football fans, handmark, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile Software, national football, nfp, pro football, social networking sites, sports content

The Liquid A1 is Acer’s own hot Android smartphone and it looks like the phone will be available to the masses this month. The smartphone will be available in the UK for around $481 before taxes.

The phone will offer you a 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, HSDPA connectivity, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a 5-megapixel camera, GPS and Android 1.6.

There’s no specific availability date so far and there’s no indication that other markets will receive the Liquid in time for Christmas. What do you say? Are you ready for an Acer Android handset in your life?

via Clove

Tags: A1, Acer, Acer, Android, Liquid, UK

This is not the first time we hear that Creative might launch a smartphone based on the Zii platform but it looks like this time we might be right. A Zii Android phone is said to be coming this December. In fact creative has a special event planned in which such a device could be announced. The Zii EGG is apparently the smartphone in question:

The Zii EGG is an energy efficient handheld StemCell Computer based on the powerful ZiiLABS ZMS-05 media-rich applications processor. Besides its multi-touch 3.5-inch LCD screen, it can also output HD video at up to 1080p. The ZMS-05’s 24 floating-point processors deliver up to 8 GFLOPS of raw processing power, while the StemCell Computing’s flexible architecture allows stunning display of 3D graphics on a small handheld battery powered device. Release to end user will be around the October time frame.

We’re past October and we’re still waiting for the EGG. Will we see it soon? Naturally, we will be all over the Zii Android phone once it comes out of its secret shell, so stick around!

via pmptoday

Tags: Android, creative, egg, Google, Mobile News, Other Brands, smartphone, Zii

Sony Ericsson’s first Android device, the Xperia X10, will not be available this year. But you already knew that What you didn’t know is that the smartphone is going to be available at some point in February 2010. That’s what Sony Ericsson’s online store is currently suggesting. The phone should be made available around MWC 2010 although Sony Ericsson will not confirm any firm date so far. You can’t pre-order the X10 yet but you can sign up in order to receive further information about this Xperia Android phone. Pricing details are also unknown but retailers say the phone will go for 400 before taxes as the X10 is part of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia premium phone line.

What do you say? Are you waiting for the Xperia X10 or are you more interested in other Android phones that happen to be available right now?

via GSM Helpdesk

Tags: Android, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, xperia, Xperia X10

Motorola has a hot phone for Chinese customers too. The MT710 is a handset meant to deal with China Mobile’s Android-based Open Mobile Systen. This OPhone will offer a 3.7-inch 854 x 480 touchscreen display and TD-SDCDMA support and that’s about all we know about this Motorola OPhone. It looks like the MT710 is the Chinese version of the Droid and people say it’s going to lack keyboard support. They also say that Motorola will launch seven Android phones next year which means that the Droid-like MT710 is just the first one of them.

via PMP Today

Tags: Android, China, China Mobile, Droid, Motorola, Motorola, MT710, OPhone

It seems like everyone is jumping on the Android bandwagon these days, and the latest is the Grande Specchio. This is the latest digital picture frame from Parrot, a company that makes a lot of terrific devices.

The Grande Specchio allows users to share their photos via Picasa and Flickr, as well as transferring photos from a cell phone with Bluetooth and WiFi. By the way, it has a dedicated email address for you to send your photos to, or you can use the old-fashioned way of USB and SD cards.

The 10.4 inch frame should be available by the end of the month for a price of $650.

Source

Tags: Android, digital picture frame, Google Android, Grande Specchio, parrot, Portable Devices, Specchio

The not so popular Vobis Computer has announced yet another Android phone, but the good part is the inclusion of GPS functions. Its name is Vobis Highscren Zeus, and its price is close to $480 but the release date is unknown so far.

The Vobis Zeus comes with a QWERTY slide-out keyboard, and its touchscreen measures 3.2-inches. The processor is set at 528MHz and the 1100mAh Li-Io battery is good enough to last 400 hours in stadby mode. Multimedia features of the Zeus include a 3-megapixel camera with auto focus, and a memory slot for microSD cards.

Tags: Android, GPS, GPS, vobis, vobis zeus, zeus

There’s no official arrival date mentioned by HTC but it looks like the Passion has been already been spotted out in the wild. The Passion aka the Dragon is HTC’s next Android phone and from what we know so far the device is going to be really impressive. The Passion will make us forget the Hero and it will probably go head to head against the Droid easily. From what we can see in the leaked picture the Passion comes with HTC’s Sense UI on top of Android. Other rumored specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a 5-megapixel camera and Android 2.0. What do you say? Are you interested in the Passion already?

via BGR

Tags: Android, Dragon, Droid, Google, Hero, HTC, HTC, leak, Passion, qualcomm

What do you know, Canadians, the Droid is ready to come your way soon. The phone will be known as the Milestone which seems to be the name Motorola has decided to stick with when it comes to the rest of the world. The Milestone has already been spotted in Germany and Brazil so it’s safe to say that only Verizon will sell it as the Droid in the USA.

Telus is said to bring the Milestone to Canadian customers early next year but there are no dates available at this point. There are no price tags either yet so we will all have to wait for the official press release before we get excited.

via talkandroid

Tags: Android, brazil, Canada, Droid, Germany, milestone, Motorola, Motorola, O2, Telus, Verizon

The Droid and the Droid Eris have been available for almost five days now and from the looks of it the phones are already bringing in some serious cash. The most popular of the both is definitely the Motorola Droid and you must surely agree that the Droid is an exceptional Android machine.

But neither of them is perfect. In fact there are quite a few issues that need to be fixed so both the Droid and the Droid Eris will receive an update in the near future. And it’s not customers complaining about the phones but it’s Verizon. The carrier has already found various things that need attention and it has leaked no less than twelve pages filled with complaints (five for the Droid and seven for the Droid Eris.) Everything will be sorted out by two firmware updates that are supposed to arrive in December and January. We don’t have any exact dates for you so in the mean time feel free to tell us what’s wrong with the Droid from your point of view.

via phandroid

Tags: Android, Droid, Droid Eris, firmware, HTC, HTC, Mobile Software, Motorola, Motorola, OTA, Updates, Verizon, Verizon Wireless

Jen-Hsun Huang, NVIDIA’s CEO has revealed a new tablet and although it might look like it’s Apple’s upcoming tablet, it isn’t! Not that we have seen the real thing yet but it’s not that difficult imagining a larger version of the iPhone, is it?

The device on the table in the picture here is a Tegra prototype called ICD which is apparently going to be shipped to carriers around the world. So far the tablet is said to come with a resistive touchscreen of unknown size and Windows CE in the background although it could end up sporting a capacitive touchscreen and Android OS instead. The tablet could arrive in March 2010 and T-Mobile is the rumored carrier so far. So what do you say? Ready for a new tablet in your life come next year?

via Gizmodo

Tags: Android, Apple, Jen-Hsun Huang, nvidia, Portable Devices, T-Mobile, tablet, Tegra

The Motorola DROID is undoubtedly one of Verizon’s hottest (if not the hottest) handsets as of late. However, it’s $200 price tag may put it just out of reach for some consumers.

Luckily, Sears has stepped in to give us the phone for $149.99 on a 2-year contract as opposed to Verizon’s price.

So, if you want the DROID, you may as well head over to your local Sears instead of your local Verizon store, right?

Read (Sears) via engadget

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Droid, Google, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Motorola, Motorola, retail, sears, Verizon, Verizon

The Xperia X10 is the rumored Rachael we’ve been waiting for. The phone has been properly unveiled and now we know that Sony Ericsson plans to release quite a bunch of new phones in 2010. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will be the flagship phone and it will be released in Q1 2010 for an undisclosed price.

The smartphone comes with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, Android Donut inside, a 4-inch touchscreen display, a 8.1-megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording, 3G support, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, a 3.5mm jack, 8GB microSD card and a custom UI similar to MOTOBLUR or Sense UI. Features like Sony Ericsson’s Timescape and Mediascape will be able to offer you an impressive experience as they offer an added UI on top of Android OS. While Mediascape deals with all the media files you’ll have on the phone, Timescape keeps track of all communication between you and any of your contacts. Social networking integration is also available as there’s support for Twitter and Facebook inside Timescape.

What do you say? Droid or Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 aka Rachael?

via Sony Ericsson

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Droid, Google, Mediascape, rachael, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Timescape, Xperia X10

Flixster offers an app suited for the movie goers, especially the ones who needs some info on what is playing on the big screen. The app is Movies by Flixster made for the iPhone and the Android which should come in handy as far as finding out what is showing and which cinemas are near your place. It makes use of GPS to list the cinemas nearest you and even allows you to search them by name.

Or if you are aching to know when a new movie of your choice would start showing, you can always search by title, actor or any keyword related to the film you are looking for. Each film also includes a link to watch the trailer right on your phone. The Movies app is now available at the iTunes app store. Only U.S. films are shown with this app.

(Source) Crave

Tags: Android, Apple, films, flixster, iPhone, iPhone, iTunes, Mobile Software, movie goers, use of gps

After we’ve seen the Rachael teaser yesterday, today we get a glimpse of its user interface. The Sony Ericsson phone is going to be released on Tuesday, November 3 but it looks like Sony Ericsson wants us to see more and more of its capabilities already.

In this demo you’ll see how Rachael deals with multimedia files. The video shows how the Android phone plays music and videos for you and you can’t say that you’re not impressed with what Sony Ericsson has cooked up. If you own a Zune then the UI will seem familiar as some influences are pretty clear. But that doesn’t make the interface less interesting!

In remains to see the real thing in action. The video is conceptual and for internal use only so the Rachael might look completely different. We’ll tell you all about the Xperia X3 once it becomes official. Just a few more days to wait!

via se-blog

Tags: Android, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, UI, video, Xperia X3, zune

Just like Microsoft did earlier this year, Google is also announcing that it doesn’t plan to make any phone of its own. But Microsoft was designing Project Pink phones which were canceled as soon as the whole T-Mobile Sidekick issues started. Should we assume that Google is also secretly planning Android phones?

Andy Rubin has denied such rumors and we tend to believe him for now? After all, why make an Android phone when you have so many manufacturers making Android phones for you? Instead Google should focus on the software part that brings the magic to Android phones.

via cnet

Tags: Android, Andy Rubin, Google, Google, smartphone

The above document has recently leaked that gives us a hint as to when we will be seeing the HTC DROID Eris appear on Verizon. In fact, it tells us that the device will hit the carrier on November 6th for $99 on a 2-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate.

This device will be running Android 1.5 (no 2.0?) with the Sense UI and feature a 3.2 inch touch screen, 528MHz processor, WiFI, 5mp camera, and ship with an 8GB microSD card.

Anyone looking to pick this device up?

via engadget

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Eris, Google, HTC, htc droid, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Sense UI, Verizon, Verizon, WiFi

There has been some buzz surrounding the HTC Hero recently namely because HTC has announced that it will be getting an Android 2.0 update at some point in the near future. Now, the device has again hit the press but this time because a GSM/HSDPA version of it will be coming to Telus.

The device features the same exact specs as the HTC Hero we’ve all come to know and love but there has been no announcements regarding a release date or price.

via bgr

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Google, GSM, HSDPA, HTC, htc hero, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Telus

Next Tuesday Sony Ericsson is going to launch its first Android device, the Xperia X3 aka Rachael. Although most people are busy pre-ordering the Droid from Verizon, they should really stop and see what this Rachael phone is all about. The teaser above has been officially leaked and the handset looks pretty interesting. Sure 20 seconds of video featuring a turned-off device isn’t enough for us, is it? But at least we know the Rachael looks better than expected. All we need now are some decent specs and a matching personality and we might just have a Droid competitor on our hands!

Tags: Android, Droid, Ericsson, leak, Mobile News, Motorola, Motorola, Portable Devices, rachael, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Teaser, video, x3, xperia