From Htcyou: Since the Android vs. iPhone battle is still going on and neither of the two approves the other as the victor, you can expect a side to tease the other that can cause jealousy. Two days ago, Ziggytek mentioned Steve Jobs, recently announced Apple had posted another record quarter with its significant sale of 8.4 million iPhones (3 million of which are the iPhone 4). You’d probably be pretty impressed by this, right? Good, that’s what most people want you to be too. But what you don’t know, is that most of them have hidden a part. Let’s hear the other side of this story as described on John Batelle’s Searchblog about Google, which will sure open a whole new chapter to this story: More »

From Htcyou: Along with Bell, which is releasing the Galaxy S in July, Rogers is making the ubiquitous Samsung super-smartphone available to Canadians. More »

When ASUS announced its EP101TC, the tablet was running Windows CE, but like most manufacturers, ASUS has thought better of it and will instead use Google’s Android. More »

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In addition to the duo-touchscreen Libretto W100, at its 25th anniversary celebration, Toshiba showcased the Android OS AC100 netbook that has an NVIDIA Tegra SoC. Held aloft for a brief glimpse was a prototype slate that looks (surprise!) like an iPad. More »

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Microsoft’s ambitious Vista operating system is viewed as a failure on many levels. Keven Turner, Microsoft COO, took an unfriendly jab at Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna problems, saying, “It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I’m okay with that.” Is Turner speaking too soon, especially when his company’s Windows Phone 7 faces serious challenges ahead of its launch? More »

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During December in England and Wales, 46% of smartphone owners said that they were considering a Nokia, but that sinking number has dropped to about 33%. Six months ago, 19% declared that they were going to buy a Nokia as their next smartphone, but today, only 10% are now committed to Symbian. The iPhone is the overwhelming choice among those who responded to YouGov’s poll. More »

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From Htcyou: When most people think Android, they think of the awesome OS that operates on a majority of HTC phones. Some people think of actual androids. Some think of both. Namely, Mike Partain, a man who hacked together a Motorola Droid and LEGO NXT Robot Kit in order to give the toy a camera, GPS, and compass, as well as the appropriate software controls. Below is a video that allows you to see the world through the Android LEGO robot’s eyes: More »

Google co-founder Larry Page accuses Steve Jobs of “rewriting history” when the Apple CEO says that Google followed Apple into the smartphone market. Page insists that Google had been developing phones long before Apple unveiled the iPhone in 2007. Although Google did buy out a small firm called Android a few years prior to the 1st generation iPhone launch, early prototypes of Android shown in late 2007 were reminiscent of BlackBerrys. More »

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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 »

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Along with everyone else, ASUS is itching to enter the ripe market that Apple’s impossibly successful iPad has created. When ASUS, one of the world’s leading computer manufacturers, releases its Eee Pad tablets, the company wants to remove the “limitations” of the iPad. More »

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From Htcyou: Bearing the same name as the T-Mobile version, Bell’s Vibrant is Canada’s crack at the Samsung Galaxy S, which, at this rate, will reach every carrier in the world, though Bell seems to be saying that the phone is and exclusive. More »

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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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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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 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 »