Orange-branded Android 2.1 smartphone available cheap in France

According to an article over at Unwired View, Orange is inevitably releasing it’s own line of low-cost, company-branded Android smartphones. Today, Orange France released it’s “Tactile Internet”, costing only €1 on a new contract. Specs include: Android 2.1 2.8 ” QVGA (240 x 320) touchscreen HSDPA,  WiFi , Bluetooth, AGPS 3.2 MP camera, FM radio, 3.5 mm headset jack 256 MB internal memory,  microSD card slo t for expansion (2GB microSD card is included in the sales package) Dimensions: 107.5 x 57 x 13.8 mm Weight: 104 g The phone is available for purchase here . [via Unwired View ] For more information on Android and the current Android mobile phones, check out our Android Guides Orange-branded Android 2.1 smartphone available cheap in France

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Motorola FLIPOUT Launches in Brazil

Just in time for Brazilians to get all social and tweety about how well their nation’s team is doing in the World Cup, Motorola has announced their MOTOBLUR-driven squat and square Android known as the FLIPOUT  for the South American country (why they insist on BILLY MAYS-ing all of their product names is beyond me). There isn’t a whole lot to add that hasn’t already been said about the device , and it should be available by mid-July at an unspecified price. Press Release : Motorola launch in Brazil the FLIPOUT™ with MOTOBLUR™: a stylishly square & pocket perfect mobile Multi-touch screen pivots to reveal QWERTY keypad on company’s latest Android 2.1 smartphone June 30, 2010 Sao Paulo, Brazil – June, 30th – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) today announced the Motorola FLIPOUT™ with MOTOBLUR™, a stylishly square and compact smartphone that’s as individual as its users. The FLIPOUT runs on Android™ 2.1 and features an innovative square pivot design that opens to reveal a five-row QWERTY keypad with a separate row for numeric keys. The smartphone will be available in Brazil by the first half of July and will retail at R$ 999. FLIPOUT features up to seven customizable home screens and has live, interactive wallpapers available only in Android 2.1. It also offers enhanced MOTOBLUR, making it easier to follow who and what really matters to you on relationship networks “The FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR launch reinforces Motorola’s commitment to giving users a more complete and customizable Android experience while maintaining its heritage of innovative smartphone design”, said Sergio Buniac, Vice President of Mobile Devices for Motorola Brazil. FLIPOUT will retail with three different colored battery doors that users can exchange according to the occasion. Enhanced MOTOBLUR MOTOBLUR is Motorola’s exclusive Android experience that syncs contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more — from sources such as Twitter™, Gmail™, Facebook®, MySpace and Orkut, work and personal e-mail, and Last.FM — and automatically delivers them to the home screen. MOTOBLUR automatically backs up contacts, log-in information, home screen customizations, e-mail and social network messages to a secure server and provides remote data wipe for lost or stolen devices. One username and password restores contacts, messages and connectivity to prior networks and email providers. FLIPOUT offers enhanced MOTOBLUR functionality and features, including: – Happenings and Messages widgets – filter by social networking account, by contact(s) or by contact group to only see the information you want – Screen customization – move and resize preloaded widgets on up to seven home screens Battery Manager – manage battery consumption by operating in one of three performance modes Data Manager – monitor data usage to better manage pay-as-you-go and limited data plans Personal and Corporate e-mail – pushed directly to the device Re-tweet capabilities Audio Quality FLIPOUT comes with CrystalTalk™ PLUS, proprietary Motorola technology that adds a second microphone and speaker, reducing background noise and ensuring even clearer audio quality. Multimedia FLIPOUT brings optimal web and photo browsing to the palm of your hand with multi-touch pinch and zoom and is Adobe® Flash® Enabled to provide access to most content-rich websites. For music fans, FLIPOUT’s connected media player offers full screen lyric support, integrated song ID and a social solution for knowing what people around you are listening to. Additional multimedia features include a FM radio with RDS support, a 3.1MP camera with digital zoom and KODAK PERFECT TOUCH technology for better, brighter pictures and gallery mode for tagging and labeling of photos. One-touch uploads to Facebook®, Orkut, MySpace, Picasa and Photobucket make sharing your images quick and easy. Also included are video capture, playback and streaming options along with Bluetooth®1 capabilities for wireless calls, music and file transfers. FLIPOUT includes a 2GB memory card, expansible to 32GB, built in GPS, E-Compass plus Wi-Fi and 3G support for connectivity and features full Google™ services including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Gmail™ and access to thousands of apps on the Android Market™. SHOP4APPS: Discover and Download Flipout is the first handset with access to SHOP4APPS, Motorola’s Android applications store. This makes it easy for the user to discover, purchase and download free and paid applications for Motorola Android-powered phones. SHOP4APPS complements Android Market™ experience by providing consumers with a broad selection of local language apps across multiple categories that have been tested and optimized for Motorola devices. – Find your favorite app. Search for your favorites or find new ones – from games and entertainment to lifestyle and business tools – SHOP4APPS offers something for everyone. o Access, browse and purchase apps from a handset or PC o Search by category, keyword, interests, developer, service type, location and more o “Try before you buy” demo option available on most apps o Rate, recommend and share apps with friends – Let us show you our favorite picks. Browse MOTOPICKS and discover the newest and most popular applications. – Download or Purchase Once. Keep It Forever. Purchased and downloaded apps are stored in a personal storage area, called the “App Locker,” making switching handsets or restoring applications seamless and easy. Product Availability The Motorola FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR will be available in Brazil by mid-July 2010.. To experience MOTOBLUR, please visit www.motorola.com/motoblur. About Motorola Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $22 billion in 2009. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

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Android-based NEC LifeTouch tablet a technological “Ugly Betty”

While it is exciting to see Android-based tablets being announced and coming to the general public, to quote a common phrase, true beauty is on the inside. This is a great way to describe NEC’s LifeTouch tablet, because while it’s innards are based on our favorite mobile OS, it’s exterior is… less than gorgeous, to say the least. With it’s ARM Cortex A8 processor, 7″ screen and Android 2.1, this tablet is supposed to be released in Japan in October, but mainly to businesses, which may be why NEC paid a little less attention to the aesthetics of this little guy. Either way, if you’re looking for an Android based tablet… this is still an option. [via engadget ] For more information on Android and the current Android mobile phones, check out our Android Guides Android-based NEC LifeTouch tablet a technological “Ugly Betty”

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Android 2.1 for XPERIA X10, X10 mini & X10 mini pro in Q3

It’s not just the XPERIA X8 that is giving Sony Ericsson Android shivers this morning; the company has also announced its Android 2.1 upgrade plans for the XPERIA X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro.  All three handsets will see an Android 2.1 update in Q3 2010 “in selected markets”, which will also see the X10’s camera boosted with HD video recording capabilities. Then, in Q4 2010, the XPERIA X10 will receive a further update that will tweak the onboard Timescape and Mediascape apps with some new refinements.  Finally, it will get the ability to wirelessly connect to a compatible TV, and show multimedia content stored on the handset. [ via SlashGear] Press Release: Sony Ericsson delivers the most entertaining smartphones · Sony Ericsson brings together the very best of communication and entertainment in its Xperia™ collection · The Xperia™ X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro will all receive software upgrades from Q3 onwards in selected markets. Additional features to be added to the X10 in Q4. · The Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X8 extends the range of the most entertaining smartphones Singapore – June 16, 2010 – Xperia™ brings consumers the best communication and entertainment experiences, delivered in a collection of smartphones to give consumers choice in size and style. The Xperia™ X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones will all receive software upgrades during their lifecycle to improve performance and add new communication and entertainment experiences. From Q3 2010 onwards, the Xperia™ X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones will be upgraded to run on the Android 2.1 operating system in selected markets. The Xperia™ X10’s position as the best multimedia Android smartphone will be strengthened through the addition of HD video recording as part of the same Q3 upgrade. A further upgrade to the Xperia™ X10 in Q4 will make it possible to connect wirelessly to and display content on your television and enhance the Timescape™ and Mediascape applications. Xperia™ smartphones add best-in-class entertainment on top of smartphone fundamentals such as applications (apps), maps, email and fast internet connection to create the most entertaining smartphones. The Xperia™ X10 is the flagship of the Xperia™ collection and has an 8.1 megapixel camera and 4-inch screen for best in class multimedia creation and viewing. Signature applications such as Mediascape and Timescape™ help you to organise content and bring your multimedia and communication alive. In addition to features and applications, design is essential to the entertainment experience. Sony Ericsson’s human curvature design philosophy is applied across the portfolio to package the technology into products that look and feel great. Using design innovation, Sony Ericsson makes the Xperia™ smartphones available with a choice of size and style. Steve Walker, Head of Product Marketing at Sony Ericsson, commented, “Sony Ericsson’s vision is to be the communication entertainment brand. We are focusing strongly on the smartphone market and specifically on creating the most entertaining smartphones. Sony Ericsson is uniquely positioned to do this thanks to our experience in creating Walkman and Cybershot phones and the strong collaboration with our parent company Sony.” )

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Nintendo DS like Android-based tablet PC

What you’re looking at here is the Lifetouch by NEC. It bears a striking resemblance to the Nintendo DS. This will be a 7-inch Android 2.1 tablet that should make its way into the Japanese market this October. Key Features: * ARM Cortex A8 CPU * Mobile DDR 256MB * Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b/11g * Bluetooth Ver.2.1 + EDR * 3MP camera * GPS * accelerometer * internal mono mic * internal stereo speakers * SD/SDHC slot, two USB 2.0 ports * 8 hours of battery life Along with the name Lifetouch, this tablet will also go by the name, “Cloud Communicator”. It will be geared towards Japanese business people. There is no mention on what type of screen it has but NEC has said that it could be navigated using a finger or a stylus. This leads me to believe that it is a resistive screen, there’s still a chance that it is capacitive since there are stylus’s for capacitive screens as well. The price and exact release date is unknown at the moment. [ via crunchgear] )

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Nintendo DS or the First NEC Android Tablet?

The answer is the first NEC Android tablet, despite it’s incredible similarity to the Nintendo DS.  Pictured to the left is the NEC LifeTouch, and Android 2.1 based tablet with a 7 inch touch screen that will respond to both finger and stylus input. I know you want specs and for me to shut up, so here they are: ARM Cortex A8 CPU Mobile DDR 256MB Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b/11g Bluetooth Ver.2.1 + EDR 3MP camera GPS accelerometer internal mono mic internal stereo speakers SD/SDHC slot, two USB 2.0 ports 8 hours of battery life The unit is being released in Japan (of course) this October, and is being hawked to businesses as the “Cloud Communicator” as well as the LifeTouch.  Crunchgear.com has more pics to check out. I am looking forward to seeing what kind of tablets who do finally see in the U.S. Android Tablet FTW! Win one of seven Motorola droid handsets being given out! Click here to see how it works! NOTE: Nintendo DS or the First NEC Android Tablet? originally appeared on AndroidGuys . You May Also Enjoy… Archos Event Comes and Goes – Not the Droids We’re Looking For $88 Android 5-Inch Tablet. Seriously. Chipmaker Via Saying that $100 Android Tablets Coming to Challenge iPad

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Motorola XT720 gets official: keyboard-free 8MP DROID [Video]

Motorola have taken the wraps off of their latest Android 2.1 smartphone, the 10.9mm thick Motorola XT720, and it’s basically a keyboard-free version of the DROID. Packing an 8-megapixel autofocus camera with Xenon flash and 720p HD video recording, the XT720 also has an HDMI port, 3G/HSPA and a 3.7-inch 480 x 854 capacitive touchscreen. There’s no MOTOBLUR, however, though you do get all the usual Google Android apps together with a trial of MOTONAV. The whole thing measures in at 60.9 x 115.95 x 10.9 mm and has WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, an FM radio, accelerometer, digital compass, GPS and a proximity sensor. The XT720 is set to hit preorder at Expansys, Play and Clove this Friday, with a general release this month. No word on carrier partners at present, nor pricing, and they also won’t confirm when – or if – the smartphone will get an Android 2.2 Froyo update or launch in the US. We’ve shared our first-impressions of the XT720 over at SlashGear , so head over there for the full report. Motorola XT720 hands-on )

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Xperia X10 Quickly Becomes NTT DoCoMo’s Top-Selling Smartphone

Let’s face it: no one was all the impressed with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 . No multi-touch , Android 1.6 , and interface issues all seemed to add up to an all around sad Android from SE. Then again, apparently no one in Japan reads Android blogs, as Barclay Capital is reporting that the X10 — known simply as the Xperia in the Land of the Rising Sun — has become the fastest selling smartphone on the Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo. The X10 racked up an impressive 120,000 handsets sold in the first three weeks after its April launch. This sales rate topped an unspecified HTC Android phone that only moved 80,000 units in the 10 months since its launch on DoCoMo, and even bested the figures of the 32GB iPhone 3GS (though we will assume it didn’t quite overtake the combined sales with the 16GB model). Regardless, the X10 is in high-demand, with its first few shipments selling out quickly and more on the way. Now just imagine if Sony Ericsson released a killer Android 2.1+ device in the Japanese market…sheer pandemonium! [ Xperia X10 Blog via AndroidGuys ]

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Vodafone 845 ultra-small Android 2.1 phone gets official [Video]

Vodafone have come clean with their latest Android handset, the super-small Vodafone 845 first spotted in the wild a couple of weeks back.  Measuring a scant 100 x 55 x 13 mm, the 845 has a 2.8-inch touchscreen, Android 2.1 Eclair and a 3.2-megapixel camera. There’s also Vodafone 360, together with access to the Android Market along with WiFi. Vodafone have also confirmed Bluetooth, UMTS/HSPA and GPS, together with 500MB of internal storage. The Vodafone 845 will arrive in the UK in May 2010; no word on pricing at this stage, but it’s expected to be a “low cost” device. Click here to view the embedded video.

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Vodafone 845 ultra-small Android 2.1 phone gets official

Vodafone have come clean with their latest Android handset, the super-small Vodafone 845 first spotted in the wild a couple of weeks back.  Measuring a scant 100 x 55 x 13 mm, the 845 has a 2.8-inch touchscreen, Android 2.1 Eclair and a 3-megapixel camera. There’s also Vodafone 360, together with access to the Android Market, along with WiFi.  Previous rumors tipped it to have Bluetooth 2.1, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dualband UMTS/HSPA, as well. According to Vodafone, the 845 will initially arrive in 12 different markets, including the UK, though it hasn’t yet confirmed pricing or specific availability.  Still, last we heard the Vodafone 845 should be arriving sometime this quarter. [ via the::unwired]

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