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In a email received today from Verizon Wireless, we were told that the hugely popular DROID by Motorola will finally receive an Android 2.2 Froyo firmware upgrade.  The update is expected to start being pushed to DROID users starting next week.

It looks like Motorola’s follow-up to its popular DROID handset, cleverly named the DROID 2, should be hitting store shelves soon.  Cases have already begun arriving at Best Buy stores for the new smartphone, so we expect that the formal launch announcement can’t be far behind. [via Engadget]

HTC Desire users in Europe will start seeing the Android 2.2 Froyo update hit their smartphones this weekend.  HTC is including a new iteration of its Sense UI as well as the following: 720p video capture enhanced HTC Caller ID improved multi-language keyboard HTC App Share widget iTunes music sync The update is being deployed [...]

Amazon Wireless is now offering Samsung’s latest Galaxy S variant, the Vibrant for T-Mobile USA, and it is at the lowest price we have seen – $100.  The price comes with a two-year service agreement and its seems the online shopping giant is even waiving activation fees. [via IntoMobile]

Well, somebody had to be first, and it seems that Sprint will be the first carrier (U.S., at least) to offer the Android 2.2 Froyo OS update to its users – specifically, to its HTC EVO 4G users.  According to a Sprint Community blog post: Sprint will be the first wireless carrier to bring the [...]

According to a tweet on its Twitter feed, Samsung UK says its popular Android smartphone, the Galaxy S, will receive the Froyo update near the end of September.  Here is the full tweet in all its glory: We’ve seen a lot of Q’s about the Froyo update; it’s currently in development & will be released [...]

O2 UK is now offering its second variant of the Dell Streak, a 32GB model.  The 32GB model joins the 16GB model that is already available from the carrier.  The Streak is a 5-inch tablet-like smartphone that currently runs Android 1.6 and offers 3G and WiFi connectivity, a 5mp camera, and up to 9 hours [...]

The European version and original Samsung Galaxy S has recently received a leaked upgrade to Froyo 2.2, should you want to install it. The news set XDA-Forums wild yesterday, and now the dust has had a moment to settle, we followed HDBlog.it who recently published a video on the matter. The first thing they note [...]

HTC have recently announced that they are looking to enter the Chinese market with their HTC Sense based handsets running Android 2.2, aka Froyo. This is great news for China because it has subsequently sparked a rush for local based manufacturers already operating in the area to upgrade their devices as fast as possible. This [...]

T-Mobile have recently launched a micro-site for a forthcoming HSPA+ Android smartphone. A quick inspection of the HTML code reveals that the micro-site is for the device codenamed ‘Vanguard’. It is expected to land around September 9th. Speculation runs rife that this offering will be the G1 Blaze/Vision that we commented on a few days [...]