Sprint has announced that the HTC Evo 4G is being packaged with an 8Gb microSD card in the pictured box. While 8 gigs may be insufficient for a select few buyers, most can live with it. At least Sprint has saved you $25 or whatever an 8Gb card goes for. By contrast, Verizon is giving out meager 2Gb cards (which is nearly useless) for a “limited time” with the Droid Incredible. More »

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Sprint just seeded Android 2.1 for the Samsung Moment, so an HTC Hero upgrade cannot be too far off. However, for those who must have Eclair on their Hero right now, there is an unofficial ROM floating around that works. More »

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HTC’s sexy Legend recently made its way through the FCC and is reportedly going to be the guest of honor at a launch part on the 27th. More »

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Nevermind that Froyo 2.2 is nearing release. The moment has finally arrived for Samsung’s Moment to be updated, as Sprint officially enables non-over-the-air Android 2.1 Eclair for the smartphone. More »

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Mobile Syrup is reporting that Telus Canada has snagged the HTC Desire and has rebranded it as the Triumph. US Cellular is releasing the Desire in July, so the likelihood of a similar Canadian launch is high. More »

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Verizon’s lower-end LG Ally (Iron Man 2 phone) is going to compete against T-Mobile’s similar HTC MyTouch 3G Slide. Like the Slide, the Ally has a slide-out QWERTY keypad, Android Eclair 2.1, and the same 600MHz Qualcomm CPU, but the LG sports a much higher-resolution LCD. UPDATE: the Ally is $99 on a new 2-year contract, after $100 mail-in rebate. More »

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From Ziggytek: A “tipster” claiming to have insider information says that Bell Canada is landing the sexy HTC Legend that has just passed through FCC hands. Bell’s only Android smartphone is the drab 1.5 Cupcake Samsung Galaxy. More »

Formerly codenamed the “Twist,” Motorola’s square wonder is the Flipout, which has a slide-out QWERTY keypad and a 4:3 aspect ratio screen, running Android 2.1. More »

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From Ziggytek: Those with a Google Nexus One, a Motorola Droid/Milestone, or a Sony Xperia X10 can use Nintendo’s Wii controller to play games on their Android smartphones. More »

Hopeful for an August 18th release (do not hold your breath) nigh $350 is Meizu’s 3.6″ M9, touting to have a 1GHz Samsung C110 processor based on the ARM Cortex-A8. The C110 has the fastest 3D performance of any ARM CPU currently available. More »

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