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  Dell Streak’s official carrier in UK, O2 has confirmed that they’ll start rolling out the Android 2.1 update for the internet device from September 1. The Éclair update for Streak is a prerequisite for it to be upgradeable to Froyo in the coming months. However, US Streak consumers will still have to make it [...]

  HTC’s unibody Legend Android phone has got a minor software update. The update v2.05.720.1 is about 24MB and promises to improve data connection stability and fix loss of ringtone for incoming call. Other things we noticed is that the update takes Legend from Android 2.1 to Android 2.1-update1 and has an updated baseband and [...]

  South Koreans have got yet another power packed Android device to choose from. It’s the Pantech Vega (IM-A650S) that gives decent competition to lot of high-end devices including the hot-selling Galaxy S. The Vega will be sold on SK Telecom and is touted as one of the lightest smartphones that weighs just 114g. Vega [...]

  It has taken its time but HTC has delivered the impending Android update to Hero users. Starting today all Hero users will receive the update over-the-air bringing Android 2.1 (Éclair). The update comes in two packages – the first package updates the firmware over-the-air (FOTA) client and YouTube while the second one contains the [...]

  HTC has announced a new Android device, Aria for AT&T consumers. It’s a mid-range device that features Android 2.1 OS, 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display, HTC Sense UI with FriendStream, HSPA, Wi-Fi, 5MP camera and access to Google services including Android market. Moreover, the phone sports touch-sensitive menu buttons and optical navigation key, which [...]

  HTC has finally given the green signal to the Android 2.1 update for the chinned Hero. The OTA update v3.31.751.1 will bump the current Android 1.5 to Android 2.1 making it at par with the current fleet of HTC Android devices. This update is limited to Taiwan for now but releasing it in one [...]

  Motorola has announced a new Android device dubbed as the Flipout. The Flipout has a unique square design that swivels out to unveil the physical QWERTY keyboard beneath it. Flipout runs Android 2.1 and features Motorola’s Motoblur UI. Motoblur brings all user contacts, their photos, social networking statuses on the home screen for easy [...]

  Acer today expanded its mobile phone portfolio by introducing Stream. Stream is an Android device that will come with v2.1 build at the launch and will feature a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB RAM, HSDPA, all in a 11.2mm thick shell. The Stream will come with a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen and customized 3D UI that [...]

  After being showcased at the Google I/O conference, we’ve now got the first live pictures of Galaxy 5 (GT-I5500). The source still refers Galaxy 5 as a Corby Android but is confirmed to run Android 2.1. Other than that, the phone will feature a QVGA TFT capacitive display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, 2MP camera and [...]

  While HTC’s original Hero is still awaiting its official Android 2.1 update, Sprint has let loose the latest Android build for the chinless version. The Éclair update brings number of features like improvement in the Sense UI, enhanced corporate email support and minor bug fixes. Sprint Hero users can download the update from here [...]

  While Motorola has been selling the Android 2.1 loaded Milestone in India, they’ve released the much needed Android update for users in UK. Users can now grab the latest Éclair Android 2.1 update for their Milestone device that claims to bring live wallpapers, 9 home screens, text to speech, free voice-guided navigation and enhanced [...]

  HTC and T-Mobile have come out with a slider version of the myTouch device. The phone now integrates a horizontal sliding QWERTY keyboard, in addition to the vivid 3.4-inch HVGA touchscreen display, Android 2.1 OS, 3G, 5MP camera, Swype onscreen keyboard, Wi-Fi and pre-installed 8GB microSD card. Furthermore, the phone comes with Faves Gallery [...]

  Remember the Vodafone 845 phone with 360 service? Well, we can now keep our eyes off the blurry image and take a glance at these lovely looking ones. The phone’s been identified as Huawei Joy and chimes with most of the specs we heard before. The phone will run Android 2.1 and will feature [...]

  Android offerings in South Korea are rising day by day. The latest Android phone to please the South Koreans is Pantech’s IM-A600S. The phone also known as Sirius will be available on SK Telecom under the SKY brand. Sirius boasts some impressive specs like Android 2.1 OS, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 3.7-inch AMOLED (800×480) display [...]

  Sprint is mum on the exact release date of Android 2.1 for Moment but that doesn’t mean you can’t have it now. Good folks at SDX-Developers forum have leaked a 2.1 build of Android meant for Moment. The 7z archive is up for download that consists of two tar files – DC23 and DD03 [...]