Motorola’s Droid X is stirring quite a ruckus among smartphone connoisseurs and is bound to be a big seller for Verizon. The full-page New York Times advertisement that Verizon took to promote the upcoming phone is informative and derisive, as it makes fun of the iPhone 4’s ongoing antenna reception problems. More »

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From Htcyou: At Samsung’s Galaxy event, where all Galaxy S models for the four main American carriers were unveiled, Verizon’s version got photographed for the first time. As expected, Samsung also announced that all Galaxy S makes will be upgraded to FroYo, although no time frame was given. More »

From Htcyou: If waiting until July for the real Android 2.2 update is intolerable for you, then try a hacked build of FroYo for the Motorola Droid. Hey, the Nexus One has the finalized FRF85B build, so why should the highest resolution Android phone in the land be missing out on the fun? More »

Sprint customers and Europeans who have unlocked versions of the HTC Hero have been granted an over-the-air Android Eclair update. HTC is not leaving other Hero owners high and dry either because an official ROM upgrade can be downloaded directly from its servers. More »

From Htcyou: A new rumor from a “trustworthy source” puts the Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon’s launch on August 23rd. Should the Droid 2 be released in late August, it will almost surely have Android 2.2 FroYo. The Droid X is landing on July 15th with Eclair. More »

From Htcyou: Originally leaked as the Galaxy Pro S, the Samsung Epic 4G has been officially announced by Sprint. With a QWERTY keypad, the Epic is a logical alternative to the hot HTC Evo 4G. More »

5. Google Android smartphones are rather fast sellers, moving at 2 per second. Samsung’s Galaxy S is being renamed the Vibrant for T-Mobile. More »

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From Htcyou: Motorola’s unique Flipout is seemingly destined for AT&T;, according to an anonymous tip sent to Android Central. AT&T;is loading up on Android smartphones even as the iPhone 4 madness goes on. More »

From Htcyou: US Cellular thinks so; thus, the carrier is pricing the technologically backwards Samsung Acclaim for $100. When the Acclaim popped up online a few weeks back, it screamed “free with contract” allover it, and even then I was disinterested. More »

Available exclusively in the UK from eXpansys, the £299.99 VAT included ($452) Huawei is a 7-inch (800×480) Android Eclair slate that is a promising alternative to the Dell Streak, which is £130 more. More »

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From Htcyou: In a blatant demonstration of passive disregard for its valuable customers, Sprint has callously declared that its Samsung Moment and HTC Hero will never see Android 2.2 FroYo. More »

From Htcyou: Instead, put the blame squarely on your carrier/handset manufacturer. Why? Because when Google released the open source code of Android 2.2 FroYo a couple of days ago, Tim Bray remarked that with FroYo, developers can “build and boot a fully open-source system image out of the box, for the emulator, as well as for Dream (ADP1), Sapphire (ADP2).” What this means is that even an old dog (the eldest of all Androids) can officially be programmed to run Android 2.2. More »

From Htcyou: Apple’s iPhone 4 launch will go down as the biggest in cell phone history. Pre-orders topped 600,000 on day one, and to date, Apple has probably sold well over a million units. However, Android smartphone sales are steady and increasing. In fact, 2 Android phones are sold every second of the day. More »

From Htcyou: 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 »

From Htcyou: The Droid X stopped being top secret when Motorola decided to provide controlled leaks all over the place. Today, Verizon confirmed much of the specs and announced that on July 15th, the X will be released for $199.99 with a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. More »