From Ziggytek: Nokia and RIM can deny problems with their phones all that they want, but Apple’s press conference claims on Friday actually have merit. The so called “death grip” of an antenna on a smartphone can lead to significant signal loss on almost every phone. Watch these videos for proof. More »

- Watch the latest Droid X commercial? If you’ve watched carefully, you would’ve been able to see a code that takes you to a secret Droid X page with a secret message.

- According to Steve Jobs, it isn’t just the iPhone 4 that has the antenna problem — Android phones have it too.

- When the coverage bars on your phone aren’t enough, the Antennas app will give you detailed information about coverage…right down to the location of the nearest signal towers.

- 8.5 million phones are expected to be shipped from HTC in Q4, thanks to 6 new phones.

- Great news for Android games fans! Gameloft is offering Let’s Golf HD for free to HTC Evo and Nexus One owners. More »

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- 1 billion downloads have been served at the Android app store as it’s recently hit its 100,000 apps available mark.

- Only the best and prettiest Samsung Captivate phones for AT&T bigwig executives!

- If you’re a fan of the 90s, you should be pleased to know that someone with some time on their hands figured out how to get Windows 95 on their Android phone.

- Here’s just a glimpse of HTC’s plan for world domination.

- Better act fast if you still want a Nexus One — the last batch of Nexus One phones were released recently. More »

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From Ziggytek: Woz was enthralled with his Google Nexus One when he purchased it, and although he still loves Android’s useful voice recognition, he thinks that its open source foundation (ironically) makes it too similar to Windows, an operating system that tries to do everything but staggers at doing anything well. More »

Droid Life is on a roll today. After the juicy bit of information about the Droid Incredible, the blog is citing one of its “most reliable sources” to report that July 13th marks the date for the Motorola Droid’s upgrade to Android 2.2 FroYo. More »

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In one of the tests (Linpack), the Nexus One has an unfair advantage over the Evo 4G and Motorola Droid X because Google’s machine is running Android 2.2, which we all know is a performance whore. Anyway, check the 720p embedded clip to see the three phones stressed, and why the Droid X is supreme. More »

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Verizon says that the Motorola Droid is receiving Android 2.2 FroYo in July, presumably before the upcoming Droid X, which is shipping with Eclair on July 15th. More »

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From Ziggytek: It has been a long and painful journey, but Adobe has finally given Flash 10.1 to its mobile platform partners using the following operating systems: “Android, BlackBerry, webOS, Windows Phone 7 Series, LiMo, MeeGo and Symbian.” Flash 10.1 on Android requires 2.2 FroYo, which is unofficially available for Google’s Nexus One and will be run on many Android smartphones by Q4 of this year. Adobe had kept its supporters waiting, but now the “F” ball is in their courts. Let the hunt for crashes, bugs, and security holes begin. The iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch will be spared from Flash 10.1’s havoc. More »

Straight from Google is build FRF72 of Android 2.2 for the Nexus One. Before you venture off to perform the non OTA update, ensure that you have the FRF50 build, which must be installed on an unrooted unit. More »

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From Ziggytek: Specifically, ZodTTD’s PSX emulator, due to popular demand, is programmed for Android 2.1 and 2.2, with fast smartphones like the Nexus One, whose 1GHz Snapdragon processor screams. More »