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 »

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From Htcyou: The HTC PC70110 that went through the FCC with AT&T; bands might be the carrier’s exclusive HTC Android 2.1 smartphone called the Aria. More »

From Htcyou: 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 »

From Htcyou: 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 »

From Htcyou: 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 »

From Htcyou: 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 »

From Htcyou: 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 »

From Htcyou: 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 »

From Htcyou: 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 »

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 »

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From Htcyou: 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 »

From Htcyou: 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 »

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 »

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From Htcyou: 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 »

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 »

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