David Cogen

The Telegraph newspaper in the UK and Neowin have each released separate reports about the Nexus One, one referring to Vodafone and one to Verizon. According to the Telegraph, sources say that the Nexus One will be available on Vodafone in the UK in April (happens to also be the same time the HTC Desire is expected to be released there as well). Then at the same time, sources over at Neowin, say “Verizon will release Google’s Nexus One Android device on March 23 according to sources familiar with the matter.” This also coincides well with the FCC documentation that […]

So according to some sources at AndroidandMe, all US Android devices will be getting an upgrade to Android 2.1 this year. This is in contrast to what was previously thought about how older phones couldn’t handle Android 2.1 (which we’ve seen to not be true already because of custom Android 2.1 ROMs being loaded onto G1s etc.). There is something about this though that I find odd. Android 2.1 can’t just be loaded on all of these devices as it is. The carriers have to add their own proprietary apps into the OS, manufacturers have to load their custom user

So Windows Phone 7’s release date was set by Microsoft for beginning of 2011, but as it turns out, LG apparently didn’t get that memo. LG has announced that they plan to release the first Windows Phone 7 phone as early as September. This coincides with a rumor that came out before Windows Phone 7 was officially announced that LG would release a Windows Phone 7 phone in September. So the fact that we are hearing this rumor twice, lends a bit more credibility to the idea (a bit, this is still a rumor and dates always change). Anyone excited

Nokia has announced the top three finalists of their PUSH N900 in the USA competition. The competition is the USA version of the worldwide competition called PUSH N900, and has the same concept (but only for USA competitors). The idea behind it is to take an N900 and “push” it to become something else. Whether through hacks, mods, or whatever. The global competition brought us some interesting concepts like the N900 Speak and Spell (a Speak and Spell with the N900 controlling it instead of it’s original parts), the Rolodex (a program that synced the N900 to a old fashion

So according to a connect for BGR, the new HTC Desire is reportedly going to make it’s way to the States by way of AT&T. Also, the HTC Desire will keep it’s name AND Sense UI which is kinda a big deal. The connect says it should be landing on AT&T sometime in May or June. Another interesting note is that the connect also says that the Nexus One will have an AT&T 3G version coming out around the same time as well. This is interesting because of how similar the two devices are (minus a few details, the biggest

So if you aren’t familiar, the T-Mobile Pulse was a phone T-Mobile UK launched not too long ago as a mid-range Android device for their subscribers. It had a 3.5 inch screen, 3.15MP camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, HSDPA 7.2, and Android 1.5. Well Huawei and T-Mobile UK decided that those specs could be bumped down even more to try to get an Android device in everyone’s hand. T-Mobile UK Pulse Mini Specs: 2.8 Inch Screen (instead of 3.5) 3.15MP Camera Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS HSPDA 3.2 (instead of 7.2) Android 2.1 (instead of 1.5) So you gain Android 2.1 and lose screen

Always wish you could fly around the world on your Nexus One? Me too. Well we can finally do just that. Google Earth for Android is now available for download for any 2.1 Android device (AKA Nexus One or a Android 2.1 Custom ROM on other phone). Just head to the Market for the download! Enjoy! UPDATE: Some readers have reported that it doesn’t work on 2.1 ROMs on other phones, anyone else try it and have it work? UPDATE 02.24.10: Thanks to Jeff from Droidsector, here is the Google Earth for all 2.0.1 Devices (aka the Droid).

So it turns out AT&T isn’t shunning Android after all. They have just officially announced that they will be carrying the new Motorola Backflip for $100 after mail-in rebate for new customers. The Backflip is a Blur based Android device (similar to the CLIQ), with a unique opening design; the screen is on the back side, hence back flip. Strange, right? But not a bad concept I guess, it’s a struggle to be different in form factor nowadays so kudos to them for trying, at least. The phone’s specs are as follows: 528mhz Processor 256Mbs of RAM 5.0MP Camera with

Again a big thinks to the devs of XDA-Developers and more importantly in this case, Paul from Modaco. Sir Paul there is already hard at work with porting the HTC Desire ROM with all it’s Sense UI goodness to the Nexus One. According to Paul, everything is working rather well except for the FM Radio (it is suspected that he might need the Radio firmware from the Desire to get that to work, but not a big deal to me): Sense UI works (including all widgets) Flash 10.1 works in the Browser Multitouch works Camera works Trackball works Live Wallpapers

So according to BGR (and an AT&T source there), the Sony Xperia X10 will definitely be hitting AT&T. The phone will be available with a 2 year contract as soon as April-May and the price is expected to be $199 or less. AT&T users excited much for a feature Android phone? Or more excited about the Dell Mini 5? And also, does this mean no X10 on T-Mobile? Or will they release it on AT&T and then the unlocked version will have T-Mobile 3G? That would be smart of them… Source