Motorola Ironman Coming with Android?



The Iron Man you’re thinking of is a kind of android - a booze-guzzling, womanizing, energy-blasting, millionnaire android, but Motorola (NYSE: MOT) apparently has their own idea of what an Android-flavored Ironman should be like. First off, it should be a phone running Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s operating system; second, it should have a full slide-out QWERTY keypad; third, it should come out some time at the end of Q3. The lack of front-facing soft keys (that middle one is likely touch sensitive) is a little bizarre, and the screen is showing what looks like Windows Mobile. It’s entirely possible that it was originally going to be running WinMo, then got shuffled over to the Android side when Motorola switched gears. The Calgary seems like a much more credible leak than this one, but hey, considering Motorola’s focusing their efforts on Android lately, it’s likely they’ve got a bunch of handsets in the works. Stash this one in the rumor pile until we see a few more pics.

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Motorola Calgary to run on Android.



Motorola Calgary, which we saw back in December 2008, is now rumored to be Moto’s very first handset to run on Android.

BGR reports that the QWERTY-equipped Calgary might be focused on social networking.

Unfortunately, further details are currently missing. However, according to previous reports, Motorola should release an Android handset before mid-2009, which means the Calgary may be officially announced (by Verizon?) in the next few months.

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Android 2.0 on Sony Ericsson’s first Android smartphone?

Although Android 1.5 isn’t yet available for everyone, Sony Ericsson already talks about Android 2.0.

According to ePrice, Peter Ang, SE’s vice president of marketing, said that the company’s first handset to run on Google’s OS will come with Android 2.0, as well as with “Sony Ericsson’s unique style” – a new UI perhaps, to run on top of Android?

No time frame was given for the release of the Sony Ericsson Android 2.0 smartphone, but this should happen “in the near future”. So if the promised phone gets to be released before the end of 2009, this means Android 2.0 will also be out by then, right?



Apart from developing Android handsets, Sony Ericsson will also continue to make Windows Mobile and Symbian phones (for example, the 12MP Idou has Symbian on board, while the X2 will probably come with WM 6.5).

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General Mobile’s Dual-SIM DSTL1 Android smartphone confirmed for June release



Remember General Mobile’s DSTL1 Android smartphone which we covered in the past? Well, the company announced that it will start selling its dual-SIM baby by the end of June in the U.S. and Turkey. As I’m sure you agree, the most notable feature of this phone lies in its dual-SIM “nature,” but the rest of the specs are solid as well:

    * 624MHz Marvell PX310A processor
    * Android 1.5 Cupcake
    * tri-band (900/1800/1900MHz) GSM/EDGE connectivity
    * 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus
    * 3-inch WQVGA resistive touchscreen made by Sharp (why not capacitive?)
    * microSD slot (DSTL1 will ship with 4GB card in box)

3G is not on board which is a sad thing. We’re also not sure whether it comes with a WiFi radio. If it doesn’t, I can’t justify the purchase, especially when we know that the price will be somewhere in the $550-$750 range, which is a lot.

Finally, let me add that General Mobile also have plans to release the device in Russia and Germany.

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New T-Mobile Samsung Bigfoot image leaked

We already saw the Android-powered Samsung Bigfoot, in a pretty clear picture, so we know that it will come with a sliding QWERTY keyboard.

But it looks like the Samsung Bigfoot that T-Mobile USA prepares to launch is quite different from the first-spotted handset.

A new image with it has appeared over at BGR, showing the smartphone in a black/yellow color version, and with a modified design – although the QWERTY keyboard is in place.

Interestingly, it’s said that the Bigfoot has a 3 inch AMOLED display, and not a 3 inch TFT one, like previously reported.



Other features should include UMTS/HSDPA connectivity and a 3MP camera (GPS and Wi-Fi are probably in there too).

T-Mobile could release the Samsung Bigfoot “really soon”, so Android fans should get ready for a hot summer – the MyTouch 3G aka HTC Magic should also arrive in a few months.

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Video: Samsung I7500 Review



The Samsung I7500 gets reviewed by CNET Asia. The Samsung Galaxy I7500 is the first Samsung phone running Android OS. It features 3.2-inch touch-sensitive AMOLED screen with a resolution of 320×480 pixels, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, 8GB internal memory and microSDHC card slot.

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Haier H7 Android smartphone to come for only $150

Haier, one of China’s largest electronic products manufacturers, has announced its intention to launch an Android smartphone later this year.

Headquartered in Qingdao, Haier is mainly famous for domestic appliances (freezers, washing machines etc), and its cell phones are sold almost exclusively in China.

However, the Android-powered Haier H7 seems to be headed for Europe. According to CNET, the smartphone should reach France sometime in September.

It’s said that the price of H7 will be of only $150.



The low price is somewhat justified by the features Haier H7 has:

    * GSM connectivity with GPRS (no 3G)
    * 2.8 inch TFT display of unknown resolution
    * GPS
    * Wi-Fi
    * Bluetooth
    * FM radio
    * 2MP camera
    * MicroSD card support

All in all, it’s nice that we’re going to have cheap Android smartphones, even if they’re coming from companies that aren’t major players in the mobile market.

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LG plans 3 Android phones for 2009, doesn’t know if they’re high-end

Back in 2008, when we first heard that LG wants to launch Android phones, we didn’t know how many of them would be out in 2009.

Well, now it looks like there are no less than three LG Android phones planned for release by the end of the year.

Details are still scarce, but it’s said that the company’s first Android handset won’t be available before late Q3 – so we’ll probably have it in September or even later.



(this is LG GD900 Crystal, which obviously doesn’t run on Android)

LG has not decided whether the Android smarthpones will also feature its S-Class 3D UI (like the LG Arena, LG GM730 and so on). That’s because the handset maker doesn’t know yet if they’ll be high-end devices – for which the S-Class UI is apparently meant.

So we might see a low-end LG Android phone after all – maybe something similar to the Haier H7.

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