Disney Mobile’s First Android Smartphone Announced in Japan

Disney Mobile, a Walt Disney Company-operated MVNO on SoftBank, announced the upcoming launch of their first android-running smartphones.

Based on the released images, this Disney Mobile's smartphone seems to be a Disney-branded version of the Sharp 003SH that sports a 3.8-inch parallax 3D and an integrated, hi-end 9.6-megapixels main camera with HD video recording capability. It runs Android 2.2 (Froyo) platform and core powered with 1GHz processor inside.

Google Nexus S Lands In South Korea, Next Month

Google's popular world first Gingerbread running smartphone, Samsung Nexus S, is on the way for landing in their homeland, South Korea.

According to the Chosun Ilbo, this 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor powered smartphone is already in its final stages of testing and will be retailed through SK Telecom as soon as next month.

This Korean Google Nexus S are expected to be the same version as the global one, with an exception that as it outed by a specific carrier (SK Telecom), the smartphone will probably include some carrier-branded apps and softwares.

Samsung SCH-R910, MetroPCS’ First LTE-Capable Handset

Recently, BGR has just score a picture showing Samsung SCH-R910 touchscreen smartphone which believed is going to be MetroPCS’ first LTE-capable android handset.

This SCH-R910, sports both a CDMA and LTE radio. It built based on Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system, layered with Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. This smartphone also said to include a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 5 megapixel snapper, a user-accessible micro-SD card slot, Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi.

According to BGR's folks, Samsung SCH-R910 is expected to arrive in this quarter, and it will be going for a price ranging in between $329 to $399.

Sprint’s HTC EVO Shift 4G Pops On Wallmart’s Site

The highly anticipated Sprint’s 4G LTE handset, EVO Shift 4G, has just got its very own page at the Wallmart’s website recently, along with its specification sheet attached on the page.

According to the spotted information at the page, the HTC EVO Shift 4G sports a 3.6" Capacitive Touchscreen display with WVGA (800×480 pixels) resolution and a slide out full QWERTY keyboard for texting convenience. This Sprint’s CDMA compatible handset, which shipped with an Android 2.2 OS, offers support for hi-speed 10Mbps WiMAX.

Samsung Preparing Android 2.2 Froyo Update for US Galaxy S Smartphone

It might be a good news for US-based Samsung Galaxy series smartphone owners. The company, via their official twitter account has just announced that they are working on a "simple and reliable upgrade" to get it's Galaxy S smartphones to Google's Android 2.2 Froyo operating system.

Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Tab Price Now: $499

A new year gift from Verizon Wireless, maybe :) As reported by DroidLife, Verizon's pricing on the sleek android-running Samsung Galaxy Tab has just got dropped to $499. And even better, they also adding $60 worth bonus of free movie rentals through either the Blockbuster app or Media Hub.

Samsung SHW-M190S Spotted, Looks Official

Another Smasung's android running handset, dubbed as Samsung SHW-M190S, has just spotted. This new handset was revealed after an images, which probably an official advertisement banner for the device pops in the web.

Samsung SHW-M190S which more likely aimed at South Korean market only, has a similar feature as Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. Comes in a classical candybar form-factor, the handset measures 122.4×64×10.9 mm. It's built based on Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS and powered by 1GHz at heart.

Woori Pad Android Tablet: 9.7-inch Froyo Running Slate By Appeal System

Another "made in Korea" android-running tablet has just spotted recently, dubbed as Woori Pad (우리 패드) --literally translated as Our Pad, not "Worry Pad" :)

Woori Pad is manufactured by Appeal System. The tablet comes with an Apple-like 9.7 inch large touchscreen display, delivering 4:3 aspect ratio at 1024×768 pixels resolution; While for the OS, Woori boasts the same OS as Samsung Galaxy Tab, Android OS version 2.2 (Froyo).

Crowds on Meizu's M9 Launch

At the very first dae of 2011, the crowds lined up in front of Meizu's official store, hoping they wont be coming home without the android-running Meizu M9 in their pocket. Actually, the company has already announced that, "all the flagship stores will have sufficient stock" via their official forum, yet probably, they just don't believe that :) Anyway, happy new year folks..

Samsung GT-i5510T a.k.a Galaxy 551 Android Smartphone Lands to Australia, Soon

According to the information on the Bluetooth SIG website, Samsung GT-i5510T, which also known as Samsung Galaxy 551, is said to be heading to Australia.

Samsung GT-i5510T is an Android 2.2 (Froyo) running smartphone, which was first introduced at the IFA 2010 event held in Berlin few months ago. Presented in a candybar form-factor with a horizontal-slider full QWERTY keypad, the GT-i5510 sports TouchWiz 3.0 UI, 3.2" TFT touchscreen display with 240×400 pixels resolution, 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera and DNSe sound enhancement.

Google Nexus S is Heading to India Via Infibeam: Rs.24,000

Google's second android devices, Nexus S, is soon will be available in the Indian market. Currently, this gingerbread running smartphone is already being put on pre-order by Infibeam, an Indian based webstore which once brought the famous Nexus One there as well.

There is no exact availability date mentioned yet other than "soon". At Infibeam, the Nexus S comes with a price tag of Rs.24,000 (about $538).

Toshiba Folio 100 Firmware Upgrade is Available: Version 2.2.5.0053

Toshiba has finally releasing a firmware upgrade for their "not so successful" Toshiba Folio 100 tablet PC.

Back then, this Froyo running Toshiba Folio 100 was unveiled last September. At its first impression: 10.1-inch multitouch WSVGA display, Nvidia Tegra 2 processor inside, 16 GB internal memory, microSD support, 1.3 megapixel camera, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3G support and so on.. everything was quite alright.

Huawei Ideos X5 Specification Page Goes Live

One of the Huawei's latest android-running handset which first spotted last October, Huawei IDEOS X5, has just got its own page officially listed in the company website recently. And so, it's about time for us to report its better coverage here :)

As we already knew, Huawei IDEOS X5 is built based on Android OS, Froyo (version 2.2). Beneath its sleek black housing, the phone is powered with a 800 Mhz Qualcomm MSM 7230 processor paired with 2GB or 4GB internal memory, plus, a microSD slot for storage expansion with support for up to 32GB card.

GameLoft’s Real Football 2011 HD and GT Racing: Motor Academy HD for Android is Available

As officially announced via their Twitter channel, 2 new GameLoft’s games for Android OS based devices is outed recently; Real Football 2011 HD and GT Racing HD. However, these games are only compatible with Android based smartphones listed in their webpage, and, they aren’t listed at the Android Market as well so that you have to go directly to GameLoft’s website to be able to download them.

Dell Venue Android Smartphone Heading to India

Shortly after being globally launched in Hong Kong, the lately famous Venue Pro's cousin, Dell Venue, might be soon available for Indian market as it already spotted on Dell India's official website recently.

First launched in its home market earlier this month, Dell Venue is sports 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 processor, 4.1" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Gorilla Glass display and Android version 2.2 (Froyo) OS on board. Venue also has a nice specs offering with its 8MPx camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB port, 3.5mm stereo audio jack and microSD slot.

Honeycomb Music Player Leaked, Test Build Version is Available

Words has been spreading all around the web that the next-gen Android OS, codenamed as Honeycomb, will include an advanced media player within. And luckly, this next-gen music player has leaked and "taste-able" for all of us. However, as it isn't its stable version, the leaked music player still packs a lot of bugs, yet, it does giving us a clue on what the highly anticipated Honeycomb OS might be.

Video and links after jump..

Cowon D3 Plenue Android PMP is Official

Cowon's android based PMP, Cowon D3 Plenue, has officially annnounced recently. This D3 multimedia player comes preloaded with Google's famous Android 2.1 (Eclair) OS and even include several hardware which usually found in today's advanced touch phone such as accelerometer, gravity sensor and vibration feedback.

Come into the technical specification, Cowon D3 Plenue sports 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, built-in T-DMB TV tuner and includes 1080p Full HD support. This compact 64.2×116.4×11.8 mm measured PMP also features Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g connectivity, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP, HDMI, and USB 2.0 port.

HTC Thunderbolt a.k.a Incredible HD Lands at January 6th

Once again, the famously rumored HTC Incredible HD shows up on a HTC's dedicated page website saying that we should be able to learn all about it on January 6th.. which exactly the same date when Verizon Wireless will announces their first 4G LTE devices with Android OS on top.

Google Nexus S Limited Edition (Samsung GT-I9020T) Android Smartphone at $849

Most of us know that Google Nexus S, the first smartphone to comes with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) platform which first unveiled few days ago, is manufactured by Samsung. Its alias is Samsung GT-I9020. Recently, a limited edition of the brand new Google Nexus S smartphone is spotted, sold by US based online retailer, Negri Electronics, coded as Samsung GT-I9020T.

Onkyo SlatePad TA117 10.1-inch Tablets Unveiled, Froyo and Tegra-2 OnBoard

Japanese manufacturer, Onkyo, has just unveiled the new SlatePad TA117 series tablets in their home market; consisting two models: TA117C1 and TA117C3.

Onkyo SlatePad TA117 tablet is an android based device, built based Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) platform, powered by the advanced 1 Ghz NVIDIA Tegra 2 250 processor, and and graphically enhanced by the NVIDIA GeForce GPU on board. The slate sports a 10.1-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display with 1024×600 pixels resolution and 16M color supports, a 1.3-megapixels front facing camera and offer support for multi-touch input.