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New rumor coming from Germany puts marketing names next to some Android code names - the mysterious HTC Ace for Vodafone Germany will be called Desire HD and the HTC Vision will go by Desire Z. We don’t know all that much about the HTC Ace - it...

HTC will serve some cold Froyo to help European HTC Desire owners fight the heat wave sweeping across Europe. The update will start rolling out this weekend and will bring 720p video recording, iTunes syncing and a couple of other treats as...

HTC has just announced its partnership with China Mobile but that isn't the only news on the company. As of today HTC starts shipping the first HTC-branded devices across China. Up until now its products have been wearing the Dopod...

HTC is experiencing some problems sourcing enough AMOLED screens for its devices and it has finally find a solution - switching to LCD displays by S-LCD Corporation, a joint-venture of Samsung and Sony. Desire and the Google Nexus One will be among...

Adobe today announced the release of Flash Player 10.1 to mobile platforms. Already available on the Android Market, Flash Player 10.1 will be available in its final production release for all Android smartphones running ver. 2.2 "Froyo." Some...

Apparently, HTC are working on another Android smartphone, the so called HTC Vision, whose partial specs sheet has just been spotted. Unlike company's Android-powered devices so far, the Vision will feature a hardware QWERTY...

The Android 2.2 Froyo was announced just yesterday, but many users are already wondering if they will get the upgrade. Well, HTC is the first to shed some light about that and the news is good. According to their official statement, most of the...

Today HTC announced a new Android powered device - the budget Wildfire. It's sort of a mini version of the already available Desire, packing Android 2.1, Sense UI and capacitive touchscreen. The specs sheet is pretty standard - a 3.2-inch QVGA...

The Samsung Galaxy S is among the best equipped smartphones and it should hit the market pretty soon. A 1GHz CPU, a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a 5 megapixel camera with HD video recording are enough to make the Galaxy S a prime target for those...

The Sony Ericsson blog just announced that the XPERIA X10, XPERIA X10 mini and XPERIA X10 mini pro will be upgraded to Android OS 2.1 by the end of this year. What's more, the X10 will get HD video recording just as on the Vivaz. Sweeeet! All of...

We can't say we're not surprised, but what a pleasant surprise it is. The Bada-waving Samsung S8500 Wave is turning up in stock in various online stores around the world as we speak way ahead of its initially expected May release. The S8500 Wave is...

If you own an Android handset and live in UK, then your Google Maps app has been extended with the free navigation services. The only thing you must do is restart your smartphone. Last night all the Androids across the United Kingdom and Ireland...

At a press conference in South Africa, HTC shared a bit of what they’re planning for next year - in short, hi-fi AV, fast Internet and a tablet. Not a peep about an in-house OS though, Android was mentioned as the tablet’s OS. HTC do not yet have...

You've missed the LG Surf 4GB announcement? Well, don't worry, it's because there wasn't any. Surf 4GB is just the Italian name for the LG Cookie Music that was announced recently. And it seems the Surf 4G is just about to get a market release on...

European HTC Hero will obviously have to wait two more weeks for the long awaited upgrade to Android 2.1. In other news HTC Desire hasn't made it to all markets yet but it's already got its first software update. HTC released the new ver....

Motorla BACKFLIP is a nice Android smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard in a one-off form factor. We just got word it's should be available in Germany (Amazon.de and Mobilcom) any day now at a retail price of 439 and 499 euro...

April is shaping up as quite a month for the industry - we just overheard that Orange UK will be the only carrier to sell the HTC Desire in black, while O2 UK is expecting the HTC HD mini (besides the Desire again). Anyway, here's the situation...

Eager to get your hands on a shiny new HTC Desire, are you? If T-Mobile UK is your carrier of choice or you are willing to switch for the sake of owning the latest and greatest of the Android herd right now, you are in for treat. The company is...

While we are waiting for the HTC Desire to hit the stores in the first place, a silver version of the Android smartphone has just been spotted in the wild. Up until now there was information only on a brownish HTC Desire but obviously a new color...

With Google Nexus One and Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 deals already in the bag there was no doubt that Vodafone put most of their eggs in the Android basket. As it turns out this was only the beginning as the carrier now announced its plans to add two...