Although sluggish, slow and in need of further refinement, the industrious folks over at XDA-Developers have ported Android 2.0 to a T-Mobile G1. The G1 is underpowered to handle this Eclair goodness and should really stick to a Donut diet, but it’s fun and interesting to see what can be done with a little ROM cooking. The fact it’s running at all on the G1 provides a glimmer of hope that XDA-Developers may be able to refine it enough to have Android 2.0 running on a G1/Dream and even the myTouch 3G/Magic on a daily basis. We won’t hold our collective breath, but take a look at the video and see for yourself.

source: BGR

If you want to make sure there will be a Motorola DROID reserved just for you on November 6th, AND if you just can’t stand the thought of dealing with a mail-in rebate, then check out Best Buy. From now until November 6th, you can run into Best Buy and pre-order the DROID and avoid the hassle of mail-in rebates and make sure you can get your DROID groove on the day of the launch. We don’t know about you, but we can hardly wait to enjoy the awesomeness of Android 2.0. Are you headed to Best Buy?

source: BGR

We don’t have one in our hands yet, but some lucky folks have got their mitts on a Motorola DROID already and have revealed this Android powerhouse in all it’s unboxed grandeur. Take a look at the unboxing video below and see if it gets your adrenalin pumping and all geared up to pick up a DROID on November 6th. That’s right, the rest of us mere mortals can get our own DROID in about a week. Until then, feast your eyes.

source: phandroid

Verizon Wireless has officially announced that the Motorola DROID will be available for purchase on November 6th for a subsidized (contract) price of $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate. The DROID will ship with the much-anticipated Android 2.0 and all that it has to offer. The DROID will offer the following:

• Visual Voicemail
• 3.7-inch display with 854 x 480 resolution
• 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash
• 16GB memory card and beta version of Google Maps Navigation
• Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• 3G and WiFi
• Voice-activated search
• Over-the-air Amazon MP3 downloads

The DROID should make a big splash and really primes the pump at Verizon for Android handsets that will soon follow. Will you be at a Verizon store to pick up a DROID on November 6th?

source: engadget mobile

Looks almost good enough to eat, doesn’t it? Google announced today that the Android SDK now supports Android 2.0 Eclair. This is great news for all of us waiting for Android 2.0 for our handsets and also for new apps that take advantage of all that 2.0 has to offer.

Android 2.0 will bring a whole slew of improvements, like enhanced contact synchronization, combined inbox features, Microsoft Exchange (for the business people out there), more camera features support, virtual keyboard improvements, upgraded browser features, and much more.

Check out the video below that provides some detail about Android 2.0 Eclair and all the goodies it will have to offer. Let’s hope we see it soon on new handsets and our own!

source: Talk Android

Amid the flurry of handset-building activity going on over at HTC, it’s rumored that they are already working with Android 2.0 handsets and preparing them for market. No timetables or launch details are yet available, but it’s suspected that the HTC Dragon is a likely candidate to sport Android 2.0 once it is launched.

At this point that is all we know from HTC – they have Android 2.0 and are busy playing with it, but no promises as to where, when and how any 2.0 handsets will be released. It will happen, but all in good time.

source: SlashGear

Android Donut has just been release to developers, and Google has packed it with some really good stuff. Along with CDMA compatibility for possible future Android handsets on Sprint and Verizon in the U.S., the rest of the update is reported to have the following:

• Improved universal search
• Text-to-speech support
• Automated backups
• Changed connectivity bar allowing one-touch home screen control of WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.
• WPA Enterprise encryption support
• VPN functionality
• Other performance improvements

Several screenshots are available over at Android Community and as more information becomes available, we’ll post it here.

Source: Android Community

The HTC Hero has a great-looking Android ROM with gorgeous skins, and if you are rolling with your G1 and wish it were the HTC Hero, there’s a way to make it happen. We are by no means encouraging you to hack your G1 and we take no responsibility whatsoever if you end up bricking your phone, but the clever folks at xda-developers got their mitts on the HTC Hero’sAndroid ROM and have successfully ported it to a G1, complete with all kinds of customizations and enhancements not before found on the G1.  Accomplishing this feat requires flashing your device and a myriad of other steps, so be EXTREMELY careful that you get it right, or get someone more tech savvy that can get it right for you. When it’s all said and done, you could very well have a G1 with a new lease on life.

Source: Engadget Mobile

Having seen the first images of what is said to be the G1 V2 for T-Mobile, a number of theories regarding the possible origins of the device are floating about. One of these has it the G1 V2 is actually a handset to be manufactured by Motorola. Crazy as it may seem, there is a piece of common sense here with the source indicating that the three touch-sensitive keys on the front side of the device indeed look like Motorola stuff.

However, a TmoToday user has come up with a completely different story, claiming the G1 V2 is “still” an HTC phone and also going on the manufacturer wants to redesign the appearance of its Android G1, since quite a few users don´t like the original device. Moreover, writers of the blog believe the G1 V2 is codenamed Bigfoot.

And here is where it gets even more complicated. Mobile-Reviews has posted images of two rumored Samsung handsets, said to run Android 2.0, the Spica and the BigFoot. What’s interesting indeed is that the image showing the BigFoot reveals a device similar to the G1 V2, showed by BGR. But does this mean the BigFoot will be manufacturerd by Samsung?

So, what do you think – is it likely the G1 V2 turns out to be a Motorola phone or it´s an HTC device? Could it actually be made by Samsung or these images are just a mock-up?

source: BGR, TmoToday and Mobile-Review (translated) via UnwiredView