Palm's AT&T launch pushed back to summer?

Palm is not exactly in te best of financial situations considering their flagship device, the Pre, failed to become a national phenomenon as they had hoped. However, a ray of hope came for the company when talks about bringing the devices to AT&T arose. The Pre and Pixi were in fact rumored to be hitting AT&T as early as next month but that may have been halted.

Reports have arose that say AT&T has found some problems with the Pre and Pixi and are delaying the launch of the devices until June or July. And, to make things even worse, AT&T has reportedly decreased their initial order from Palm and cut back on their marketing budget for the two devices.

Don’t worry Palm, I think the Pre is cool.

Google Buzz Widget for Android

Google has recently presented a new widget for Android handsets, which works with the recently launched Google Buzz service.

In other words, the Google Buzz Widget can be placed on the home screen of your Android for easier and quicker access. Users can easily create text messages and attach images directly from the widget, which is able to access the camera controls as well as the gallery.

At the moment the Google Buzz Widget is supported by handsets running the version 1.6 of Android.

Google Maps for Mobile 4.1 for Android 1.6+ Released

Google has update the Google Maps application specifically for the Android platform that run the version 1.6 or higher.

In terms of new features and improvements of the new version of Google Maps, here is a small list:

- better user interface that now includes an improved page of search results;
- a home screen widget that can find your friends that are located nearby thanks to the Google Latitude connection;
- being able to support multiple Google accounts;
- a new live wallpaper
with a map and your position on terrain/normal view/satellite mode

Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and Mini Pro Price Revealed

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro have been priced at £270 and £295 respectively, SIM free.

Feelandroid has reported that the Mini will be available in Belgium and France by the end of May, while the Mini Pro will follow shortly after in June.

Although there's still no official UK release date for either phone, the fact that availability has been announced in other regions mean it should be headed to our shores soon too.

Both the X10 Mini and Mini Pro have an almost identical spec including:

* A 600Mhz processor
* 5-megapixel camera
* Android 1.5 OS
* 2.55-inch touchscreen

The only difference bewtween the two phones is that the Pro features a slide out Qwerty keyboard, while the Xperia X10 Mini is all touchscreen.

New LG Windows Phone 7 Series Smartphone Gets Leaked

A second Windows Phone 7 Series phone has leaked on the internet, although details are pretty scant.

The recent photos appeared on mobilenews, following the announcement of the LG Panther Windows Phone 7 Series powered device last week.

Details of the un-named LG device reveal a multitouch screen, presumably 800x480 pixels and a verically sliding Qwerty keyboard that resembles the one on the Palm Pre.

Other features include a 1GHz processor and 8GB internal memory.

Details have recently been removed, so we don't have any details about a possible release date or network availability.

Dell Aero Coming To AT&T

AT&T is finally filling out its Android roster this year. The Android phone is going to be called the “Dell Aero.” the Aero is Dell’s first smartphone in the US, and will feature a “new, custom user interface” developed by Dell and AT&T. The phone will run Google Inc.’s Android software.

Details and specifications are sketchy for now. The Aero offers a 5 megapixel camera, a 3.5-inch nHD display, GPS, and WiFi support. The Aero also sports Dell’s custom Android user interface.

The phone integrates with Flickr, Facebook, Picassa, YouTube, and TwitPic on the software level, allowing you to easily share the clips and photos you take. Social integration is another innovation that stems from AT&T’s close co-operation with Dell’s engineers. According to AT&T, the Aero packs in a number of social networking apps, including Facebook that is “fully integrated into your phonebook and syncs events to your calendar.”

Exact specs haven’t been named for the Aero, although many have speculated that its hardware matches that of the Dell Mini 3i, which launched in China in 2009.

HTC Desire, Galaxy Portal & Xperia X10 Hit Virgin Mobile

Virgin Media has begun bulking up its Android-arsenal with the addition of the HTC Desire – the HTC-branded Nexus One –, the Samsung Galaxy Portal and Sony Ericsson’s sharp-shooting Xperia X10.

So far, the only device listed on the Virgin Media site is the Galaxy Portal, which is available for free on an 18 month contract with 250 minutes, as well as unlimited data and texts, for £22 per month.

The HTC Desire, which should be coming to the UK in the next couple of weeks, is essentially the Nexus One – just with HTC’s Sense UI.

Techradar have reported that Virgin Media will be offering “compelling” tariffs for the HTC Desire – but can it beat the £30 per month with 900 minutes, 500 texts and unlimited data deal offered by T-Mobile on mobilephonesdirect?

HTC Desire, Galaxy Portal & Xperia X10 Hit Virgin Mobile

Virgin Media has begun bulking up its Android-arsenal with the addition of the HTC Desire – the HTC-branded Nexus One –, the Samsung Galaxy Portal and Sony Ericsson’s sharp-shooting Xperia X10.

So far, the only device listed on the Virgin Media site is the Galaxy Portal, which is available for free on an 18 month contract with 250 minutes, as well as unlimited data and texts, for £22 per month.

The HTC Desire, which should be coming to the UK in the next couple of weeks, is essentially the Nexus One – just with HTC’s Sense UI.

Techradar have reported that Virgin Media will be offering “compelling” tariffs for the HTC Desire – but can it beat the £30 per month with 900 minutes, 500 texts and unlimited data deal offered by T-Mobile on mobilephonesdirect?

Sprint LG Remarq

Sprint and LG Mobile Phones announced the upcoming availability of LG Remarq(TM), which meets Sprint eco-criteria and is the latest addition to Sprint’s growing portfolio of eco-friendly devices.

The vertical QWERTY messenger is 87 percent recyclable and made of 19 percent already recycled plastic. LG and Sprint claim that this phone sports low levels of bromides and PV plastics in the phones construction, not to mention a fully recyclable box.
The new mobile phone comes as a chic messaging device, featuring a full sliding QWERTY keyboard, as well as a 1.3-megapixel photo snapper, MP3 player, and a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 16GB of additional storage space.
There’s also Bluetooth with A2DP stereo support and an online user manual rather than the regular printed equivalent. The phone will be offered free for folks who agree to a two-year plan, after a $20 mail-in rebate. The new device is set to become available for purchase for its users as soon as May 9.

Black HTC Desire Spotted On Amazon France

A black colored HTC Desire is up for pre-order on Amazon France. The Black HTC Desire version costs €502.94 and other than that, it packs practically the same features. The only difference that we can see from Amazon’s image is a slightly modified optical trackpad. Gone is the metallic “ring” around the trackpad, replaced by an optical trackpad without any bezel.

These specs include:
*Android 2.1
*1GHz Snapdragon processor
*3.5G, Wi-Fi, GPS
*1400mAh battery
*Motion sensor, compass
*119×60×11.9mm, 135g

Motorola i1 - World's First Push-To-Talk Android Phone

Motorola and Sprint have just officially announced the world’s first PTT (Pust-To-Talk) Android Phone with the Motorola i1. The i1 comes sporting a rugged design which means it meets military specifications in terms of protection against dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain. The i1 was noted as having Android 1.5, which as anyone that closely follows Android will point out, 1.5 is quickly becoming outdated.

Besides its rugged good looks, the i1 includes a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, a 3.1 inch HVGA screen, and a nice slate of preinstalled apps: Swype virtual keyboard, Opera Mini 5 browser, and Microsoft Document Viewer
Features of the Motorola i1 include:
*3.1-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display
*Wi-Fi
*Bluetooth
*5-megapixel camera with Flash
*microSDHC card expansion
*GPS

Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus may hit O2 in April

The Tracy and Matt phone blogspot states that O2 could be the U.K. The two handsets are rumored by TracyAndMatt to ship in April after the App Catalog is out of Beta stage in Europe. O2 have already been offering the GSM version of the Palm Pre for some months now, but so far the Pixi is yet to make an appearance outside of the US.

Most of the features of Palm Pre Plus are also same as Pixi with a few enhancements like QWERY keyboard silently slides under the 3.1 display with HVGA capability and camera is also upgraded to 3 MP camera when compared to 2.0 mega pixel camera of Pixi.
Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus phone are provides video recording capabilities via webOS 1.4. The Pixi Plus gets 8GB of storage and WiFi (unlike the original Pixi, which lacked WiFi), while the Pre Plus has 16GB of storage and double the RAM of its predecessor.
Both Phones will be debut on UK in April 2010 but their pricing is not specified.