The HTC Aria tends to find itself sitting on the back burner when it comes to news, but for those still holding strong with the device you will be happy with this little treat. Earlier this week the Froyo Sense RUU was leaked for this device, and now it has been made available in a flashable ROM form. The wait is over, get yourself some Sense 2.2 on your device today. Be sure to let us know how it is, the good, the bad or the ugly in our forums! [XDA via Android Central Forums]

The witching hour is nearly upon us, and things are downright spooky in the Android Central Forums. Here are but a few items you should definitely check out:

• All four major U.S. carriers will have the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the coming weeks. Which one will you be getting?
• Looks like the Samsung Continuum will be announced soon by Verizon. Talk about the phone with the crazy secondary "ticker" screen here.
• The reader reviews on Google TV are pouring in. Find them all in our Google TV forums.
• The Motorola Droid Pro will not be a BlackBerry killer. Discuss here.
• Truly, this is the saddest picture ever.

The Desire HD will be available in Australia soon, HTC announced this morning. Beginning in early November, consumers will be able to get the 4.3-inch device from Vodafone and 3 Mobile. 

If customers wanted to get it on Vodafone, the Desire HD will be free with a 2-year contract. No word yet on 3 Mobile pricing, but expect something similar. Great news for Australian consumers who have been waiting for the 4.3-inch device that sports the new HTC Sense. See the full press release after the break. [HTC]

Samsung this morning announced that the Galaxy Tab will be released on T-Mobile on Nov. 10. Pricing wasn't announced, but TMo's website says it'll cost $399 on contract. Also, the press release does allude that the Galaxy Tab will be able to use TMo's HSPA+ network. On board the 7-inch device with Android 2.2 are Qik, Amazon Kindle, Slacker Radio and Samsung Media Hub.

You can sign up for updates at http://mobile-broadband.t-mobile.com/tablets/tablet, and we've got the full presser after the break.

Update: We've done some asking, and PC Mag's Sascha Segan confirms: It's not an HSPA+ device, the press release was just worded funny.

South Korea might have some real competition on its hands from Australia for title of "Most Random Android Promotion Strategy." The mighty robot you see above is part of Vodaphone Australia's plan to improve customer awareness of the Android OS, but we aren't sure how exactly it does that. Perhaps it yells catchphrases like "Open Source!", "Widgets!", "Flash!", or "Multitasking!" at unsuspecting humans as it wanders the streets, but no one really knows. But we can all agree it might be best to bow down to our new robot Android overlords, and remember, they know what you are saying. [Android Australia via Engadget]

On Tuesday, Google gave away more than 3,000 Logitech Revue devices to those that attended Adobe's MAX conference in Los Angeles. But Google isn't stopping there. The company also announced on its blog that it would be giving out even more Google TV units -- to developers, of course. But how many more? How about 10,000 more. Though, by the looks of it, the 3,000 given out this morning are included in this lot. So technically, only 7,000 remain, right?

Google is looking to give the remainder of theses devices to developers who are looking to make "the Google TV experience even better." If you're a member of the Google Code community you should go-ahead and apply. If you're not, but you're a professional web developer, you can submit an entry here. You just need to include a short summary of what type of site you're developing for Google TV. Now, who's feeling lucky? [Google TV Blog]

Sony's new phone -- simply dubbed the "Playstation phone" -- has appeared in more pictures. And if there's ever an indication that it's Android-based, well, here you go. It's still very much in prototype form, according to Engadget, but the pictures are unmistakable. This bad boy is Android, through and through. Sure, a custom skin is more than likely. But still.

Above, you see a picture that closely resembles what was predicted in August. Here are the rumored specs:

• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Custom Sony marketplace to buy games designed for a device like this
• 1GHz Qualcomm MSM 8655 (200MHz faster than the G2, but the same new architecture, apparently) -- by the way, that's the same system-on-a-chip as we just saw in the myTouch 4G/HD benchmarks we posted.
• 512MB of RAM/1GB ROM
• MircoSD slot -- no Sony Memory Stick -- thank whomever it is you thank for that sort of thing.
• The screen is between 3.7 and 4.1-inches -- that's a pretty large range, and we're learning toward the larger end.

So when we get down to it, we're looking at Sony's bad-arse Playstation controller coupled with high-end hardware -- higher than just about anything currently available, actually. So the hardware should be set. Let's just hope the software and UI don't blow it. More at the source link. [Engadget]

The T-Mobile MyTouch HD (or is the the MyTouch 4G?) makes an appearance once again, this time to show off some under the hood power and some WiFi calling magic.  Above we see the unrooted, stock myTouch pulling off a Quadrant benchmark score of 1890.  I'll pause to let that settle in for a bit.  And we're back, with a most respectable (read: pretty darn fast) Linpack score of 34.34 (photo after the break).  Those kinds of scores are on par with other devices that have been hacked nine ways to Sunday, and it means the MyTouch HD will be fast, right out of the box.

If you're the kind of person who cares more about features than speed, we also get a chance to see WiFi calling running on the MyTouch HD.  We were pretty sure it was there, as it is in the ROM dump, but just seeing it running on the phone itself is pretty satisfying.  Check the screenshot after the break.  Nov. 3 is eight days away, folks.  Thanks to our anonymous friend!

Not long after it was released, the HTC Desire HD already has received its first OTA update. The update is labeled as 1.32.405.3 and will bring "screen control and photo message compatibility enhancements."

From what is known, it is a fairly large update, so be aware if you're trying to download it on 3G. Good to know that the Desire HD hasn't been available two weeks and is already being improved upon. Be sure to let us know if you notice anything else after the update. [BriefMobile] Thanks kpenning!