From Htcyou: A e-mail alleged to be from HTC has some titillating details about the much discussed Droid Incredible. HTC might be prepared to release a major upgrade to the Incredible that includes Android 2.2 FroYo and a slew of fixes and other updates. The race amongst Android smartphone makers for 2.2 has begun in earnest. More »

From Htcyou: Verizon will soon begin the conversion of the HTC Droid Incredible into an HD video shooting machine. The OTA update for 720p filming is about to go live, but why wait when you can download the leaked version today? More »

From Htcyou: By Q4, LG will have an updated SU950 that comes loaded with Android 2.2 FroYo. Naturally, the SU950 out now will be upgraded to FroYo simultaneously. More »

From Htcyou: 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 »

From Htcyou: From a “source” who has provided photographic and video proof, Droid Life assures Droid Incredible owners that their awesome smartphone is getting an over-the-air update that will unlock their cameras for 720p film capture and a Verizon 3G Mobile Hotspot feature. More »

Apple has officially acknowledged that there is a software (but not hardware) problem with the iPhone 4, whose bars representing signal strength are inaccurate. After extensive “retesting,” Apple has found that the antenna design is fundamentally sound, and that a mere software update will alleviate some of the problems that AT&T customers have been experiencing. Consumer Reports writes that there is “no reason, at least yet, to forgo buying an iPhone 4 over its reception concerns.” More »

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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 »

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: 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: According to Boy Genius Report, there’s a rumor that the Sprint HTC Evo 4G is expected to receive a software update on June 28. This update is said to improve three things: More »

From Htcyou: 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 »

However, as with the 13″ MacBook Pro, the new unibody Mac Mini retains Intel’s last generation Core 2 Duo Penryn chipset. The biggest draws are the upgraded NVIDIA 320M graphics and HDMI, which is long, long, long overdue on the Mini since many people use it as a multimedia hub or even as an HTPC. Apple can get away with excluding the port on its Macs, but the Mini deserves it. More »

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From Htcyou: From TMO News are some glad tidings for MyTouch 3G owners like myself: Android 2.2 FroYo is “coming soon.” More »

From Htcyou: These days, unofficial Android ROMs are all the rage with smartphone geeks. Acer’s Liquid gets the latest Android 2.2 FroYo ROM, but it is buggy. More »