So much for a July 15th launch, impatient Verizon is so excited about its Motorola Droid X that more than a few blessed buyers have received theirs in the mail. On a sad note, new orders for the Droid Incredible will ship on or after August 4th, after months of supply shortages.
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T-Mobile specialist TMO News has the first real look at what I consider to be an interesting smartphone because of its free with contract pricing and unconventional layout, having a 4-row QWERTY keypad that is not a slider. Apparently, based on the limited page hits to Motorola Charm/Basil posts, I gather that few people are as intrigued as I am.
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Ever wonder if there were Android apps to alert you of the FBI’s Most Wanted, sexual predators or if you’ve paid your water bill? Wonder no more — the US Government launched a site that aggregates all the official mobile applications that come from governmental entities. More »

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HTC has recently reported sales for Q2, and let me just say — it’s good being HTC right now. Despite earlier financial forecasts, sales grew 58% year-over-year to 60.5 billion New Taiwan dollars (roughly $1.9 billion) and net income grew 33% year-over-year to NT$8.6 billion (USD $268 million). More »

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From Ziggytek:
Tied to SKY, Pantech’s SMP301 is an Android 2.1 portable media player that has a 3.7″ AMOLED display. Key multimedia features like HDMI output and a T-DMB tuner are included.
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From Ziggytek:
Technology sure moves along at breakneck pace. I remember when I was just a wee lad and could barely achieve playable frame rates with Quake 2 on Windows ‘98. In 2010, advanced smartphones like the Android 2.1 HTC Desire and Samsung Galaxy S allow a 13-year-old landmark shooter to be played in the palm of one’s hand.
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An evangelist for Adobe would choose the most powerful Android smartphone to use as the hardware for showing off Flash 10.1 running FroYo, but what did you expect, an HTC G1?
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For the UK, LG has announced its Optimus (”best”) line of Android smartphones. The Chic and the One are the first 2 (of 10!) entrants under the Optimus name, and both will have Android 2.2 FroYo.
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If there’s an app that’ll ensure you’ll never lose your phone again, why not an app that’ll maintain you’ll never lose your car in a parking lot? For people that tend to park their cars only to forget where they parked their car, 3DCoche is a god-send. It’s an augmented reality app that projects the position of your car on top of the camera view of your mobile phone. More »

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The best things in life are free and Android users are aware of that. Stats compiled by mobile app store analytics firm Distimo reveal that 57% of the apps found in the Android market are free, while only 28% of iPhone’s apps are free. What can we say, Android users love free stuff. Stats also reveal that Android apps are cheaper than iPhone apps — the ones that are paid at least: More »

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