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The Samsung Vibrant (yes, another Samsung phone) will hit T-Mobile on July 21st.  If you wanna preorder the device you can hit anyone of 4000 Radio Shack retail store locations and preorder the device on July 1st by purchasing a $50 gift card, which will be used towards the purchase of the phone (price still unknown).

The Vibrant sports a 4-inch AMOLED screen, Android 2.1, 6 axis accelerometer, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, 720p video recording mode and can support up to 32GB of storage on an external card.   Inside the handset is a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor; that means snappy load times. …Continue reading: Samsung Vibrant Shakes Its Way To T-Mobile July 21st

Say hello to the Samsung Intercept, the follow up to the Moment.  It will launch on Sprint July 11th for a yet to be disclosed price.  Features include a 3.2-inch touchscreen, full slide out QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, microSD card, GPS and Android 2.1.  It may or may not have an improved camera.

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Word on the street is that the DROID 2 will launch on August 23rd and will include Android 2.2. Previous rumors pointed towards a July launch. Pricing for the phone is expected to be in the $200 range and should sport a similar spec list - minus the extra large screen - as the DROID X.

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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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