Motorola’s CLIQ is now available at T-Mobile for $199.99 after a 2-year contract signing or $399.99 if you opt for one of T-Mobile’s Even More Plus plans, which requires no annual contract.  Feature wise the CLIQ offers an always on home screen that automatically delivers messages, Facebook updates and more.  It also includes a 5 megapixel camera, Android OS, GPS, 3G, WiFi, microSD card slot, a full QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth.

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Sprint launched the Samsung Moment yesterday.  While it’s not the prettiest of phones it does offer the Android OS, a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, 3 megapixel camera, WiFi, 800mhz processor, Bluetooth, Sprint TV and GPS.  You can grab one now for $179.99 after a 2-year contract signing and $100 mail-in-rebate.

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Not sure how they did it but BGR got their hands on an Android 2.0 build and it’s looking sweet indeed. Judging by the screenshots and info, the new Android is looking to be a significant upgrade. Check out the features:

• Native Exchange support
• Native Facebook support (syncs contacts)
• Browser improvements (specifically performance and double tap to zoom in/out)
• New Map application (Layers support)
• Unified email inbox
• New UI
• Built-in haptic feedback
• Option for text to speech
• Many more phone customization options

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Monday still got you down?  Don’t worry, here to save the day is the HTC Hero!  You can score it now for $179.99 after a 2-year contract signing and $100 mail-in-rebate.  Built upon the Android platform you can most certainly expect this device to be very popular this holiday season.  The big spec take aways are as follows:

• Android OS
• Qualcomm MSM7200A 528MHz processor
• 5.0 megapixel camera with video
• 3.2-inch Capacitive touchscreen
• 3G connectivity
• GPS
• microSD card slot
• Sprint TV
• Visual Voicemail
• WiFi b/g
• Media Player
• Bluetooth
• Flash enabled

[via TFTS]

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T-Mobile USA announced the Android 1.6 “Donut” upgrade for users of the G1 and MyTouch 3G phones. They’ve just begun the delivery so expect the Android 1.6 official build to be rolled out gradually over the air. So I guess it’s time to check your phone every half hour all you T-Mobile fans…I know I would, but I’m neurotic like that.

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Google announced the availability of their Android 1.6 “Donut” SDK to developers. So what’s new in this version? Quite a lot, actually. Check it out:

• New version of Android Market
• Re-worked search function with the ability to search browser bookmarks, history, contacts, and the web from desktop
• Redesigned camera, video recorder, and gallery applications (with an emphasis on speed)
• Revised VPN menu page
• Improved CDMA support
• Increased support for screen resolutions
• More telephony and gesture APIs
• Text to speech engine

Look for this release as early as October.

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LG announced their first Android-based smartphone, the LG GW620. Not much is known besides the 3 inch touchscreen and slide out QWERTY keyboard but expect more details in the near future. From the looks of it, it seems to be a pretty snazzy device, fairly thin for a slider. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Is this the phone that will save Motorola’s handset division?

Called the Cliq, it’s the first of many Android handsets that are set to emerge from Motorola this year and next.  This one features a full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, 5 megapixel camera, video recording abilities, 3G connectivity and a slew of other features.  But like Transformers, there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to the Cliq.

Sure, it runs Android, which probably stands to be the second most popular mobile OS, that is if Google has there way.  But what really stands out is MOTOBLUR, which is best described as Motorola’s proprietary home screen skin.  In essence it’s just another Android app, but MOTOBLUR is one smart cookie.  Not only does it display all your social networking info - messages, status updates and newsfeeds - on the home screen, but it can suck down your friend’s Facebook info and automatically update your contact list’s pictures, numbers, emails and other pertinent info. Furthermore, all info is synced with the MOTOBLUR secure server, so in the event that you lose the device you don’t lose the info.  You can either locate the device using the phone’s built-in GPS and/or wipe the device clean of any data.

The Motorola Cliq, with MOTOBLUR will launch on T-Mobile during the 4th quarter for a yet to be disclosed price.  The device will be renamed the Motorola DEXT for European and South American markets and will launch probably sometime next year.

HTC kicked out a new phone today called the Tattoo, an Android based handset.  It draws its name from the ability for users to completely customize the handset in all facets, which might even included the back cover of the device.  Features include a 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.8-inch touchscreen, 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, 512MB/256MB ROM/RAM, GPS, WiFi b/g, compass, accelerometer, Bluetooth 2.0 and microSD card slot.  The Tattoo is set to hit the EU in the beginning of October with other markets following in the months after.

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