Droid Dog has since removed the images and information from its post, but John swears that Motorola’s square smartphone with QWERTY slider keypad is “definitely real,” and the story behind the source is almost too lame to make up. More »

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Since it is a slow news day, I thought that I would highlight an inexpensive (equivalent of $278 USD) Chinese Android smartphone that, not coincidentally, resembles the HTC Hero but is thinner at 10.7 mm has a newer 600MHz Qualcomm 7227 processor. More »

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Introducing the world’s first, a 1GHz SnapDragon fueled Android 2.1 smartphone with a full QWERTY keypad –the LG LU2300 (sexy name) is also supposed to integrate a digital TV-tuner and other niceties. The bezel and glossy black borders remind me too much of the iPhone though. More »

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Digg is going through dramatic changes. TapTapTap has a Digg application for the iPhone/iPad/iTouch. Now, Digg is developing an Android app to facilitate smartphone Digging habits. More »

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From Ziggytek: Today, Apple filed a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against rival smartphone manufacturer HTC and has requested that all HTC phones be pulled from sale in America. In its suit, Apple has cited almost every model that HTC makes. More »

AdMob has published some interesting statistics. While females comprise roughly 42-46% of Palm and iPhone users, they make up only 26% of Android operators… More »

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HTC had braced itself for a cautious 2010 in terms of revenue; instead, the company is concentrating on overall market share of both Android and Windows Mobile devices. Motorola, on the other hand, is pinning its hopes almost entirely on smartphone sales in America and China. More »

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HTC expected a tough 2009. In the last quarter of 2008, unconsolidated revenues were NT$47.38 billion but then dropped significantly the next year: 2009 Q3 revenues were only NT$34.01 billion but rallied to a healthy NT$41.08 billion in Q4. More »

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Several sources intimate that AT&T will lose its Apple iPhone exclusivity by this week. Recently, the carrier announced that Android powered smartphones will finally make their way onto its network, with HTC, Dell, and Motorola slated to combine for five new products coming to AT&T. More »

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Hindsight has a way of embarrassing analysts. Take Doug Anmuth (Barclay Capital) who predicted that Google would “move 5 to 6 MILLION Nexus One Handsets in 2010.” Despite the Nexus One’s inability to capture the consumers’ hearts, Google’s first smartphone is still one of the most important in Android history even though it is not an “iPhone killer.” More »

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