From Ziggytek: Revealed last month, the promising 10-Inch Zenithink tablet that apes the iPad in form is on sale and looks like it could be a good deal, sporting many features that the iPad lacks and at 40% of the price. More »

Canada’s biggest CDMA carrier, Telus is reportedly getting the HTC Desire, which the company has relabeled the “Triumph.” Telus’ countdown timer to a major June 8th (which is, incidentally, one day after Steve Jobs‘ expected iPhone 4G/HD keynote) “Unleashing” could very well be for what would be the nation’s best domestic Android 2.1 smartphone. More »

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At Google I/O, much was made about Android 2.2 FroYo’s behemoth speed increase over Eclair. Thanks to the JIT compiler, the unofficially available FroYo ROM is already 600% faster than fully optimized Eclair. More »

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One more win for GSM T-Mobile? The company may have scored the high-end Samsung Galaxy S, which is most the powerful Android smartphone in the world. With its 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor and PowerVR SGX540 graphics, the Galaxy S can do serious 3D on its Super-AMOLED (800×480) display. More »

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The grapevine buzz is that June 2nd or 16th is the release date, but the prices seem to be accurate. $399.99 hits the sweet spot for most consumers and is very competitive with what is out there currently; however, $150 with a 2-year contract is ridiculous when Best Buy is offering the Motorola Droid for $129.99 and Motorola Devour at $69.99 with new 24-month terms from Verizon. More »

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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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From Ziggytek: At the Citrix Synergy Conference on Thursday, Michael Dell whipped out the 5″ Android Streak smartphone and proclaimed that it will be available in Europe through Telefonica next month, and that AT&T; is carrying it Stateside later this summer. More »

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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