Now this is what we like to see Canada!. After Rogers had dropped the price of the HTC Magic and HTC Dream down to $99.99, they're at it again! Rogers just recently dropped the price AGAIN to an even more affordable $79.99 (with 3 year contract). We're hoping the price drop is a sign that newer Android devices are coming (HTC Hero anyone?) and not indicative of poor sales. At $79.99 the HTC Magic and HTC Dream are wonderful deals--hopefully T-Mobile will toss us Americans a bone by offering a similar deal!

[via engadget]

The Motorola Morrison isn't the most popular device around Android Central, we were very disappointed in its look and felt it was targeted more towards texting teenagers than any other market. So though the Morrison will run Android (no word if it'll run Blur), Android may be simply an afterthought for most customers--they'll surely be more interested in its electric blue color rather than using an open source OS.

But maybe the leaked Morrison specs can change our mind:

• Qualcomm 528 MHz CPU
• 320x480 HVGA display
• 256 MB of RAM, 512 MB flash memory
• microSDHC support (32GB)
• accelerometer, magnetometer, proximity sensor & ambient light sensor
• 5 MP camera with autofocus
• GPS, 3G, and Wi-Fi

It definitely won't be pushing the envelope in terms of power but it looks to be a perfectly suitable smartphone. A rumored release date sets the Morrison launch on October 21st. We're hoping for it a little sooner.

What do you guys think about these reported specs of the Motorola Morrison? Better yet, what do you guys think about the Morrison?

[gizmodo]

There's not much to see here but some some internal information on the HTC Fiesta, a device reported to run Android, have leaked. The specs for this HTC 'Fiesta' are hardly worthy of a party:

• QVGA 240x320 display
• Numeric keyboard (presumably no physical QWERTY)

We don't expect as big a push for the HTC Fiesta as opposed to the HTC Hero or HTC Magic, those devices were obviously the higher end while the Fiesta seems to be the mid-to-low range. But still, it's much too early in the game to write any product--we're still excited to see what the HTC Fiesta manifests itself into.

[bgr]

Who says August is a slow news month?

The new trend for Android phones: custom built UI's. The HTC Hero has the Sense UI built on top of Android, the Sony XPERIA 'Rachael' has a drool-worthy interface, and now Motorola will have 'Blur'. According to BGR:

It will combine all personal contacts and social networking sites into a clean and easy to use interface...The skin/OS is named “Blur” by Motorola and will be heavily web-connected. All Android devices will be able to upgrade different sections of the OS and interface all over the air.

That blurb on 'Blur' doesn't do much in the specifics department but we can obviously expect heavy emphasis on social networking sites (facebook, twitter) and maybe even some webOS-like features. Either way, we're very, very excited to see what Motorola can cook up with Android--HTC Sense and the 'Rachael' UI are absolutely wonderful, hopefully Motorola's Blur can be the same.

We know that Samsung is dabbling with Android, what with the Samsung Galaxy already launched, but did you know that Samsung is planning to release a sub-$100 Android Phone? According to Casey Ryan, Samsung's Product Manager of another device, the Reclaim, "by next year, touch-screen phones, with full Web browsers running the Android operating system will be available for well under $100."

Having a sub-$100 Android Phone in any economy would be a game changer, let alone our current economic state. Details are predictably sparse but we're hoping that Samsung can deliver a compelling option at that price point. That'll certainly get a lot more people into the Android ecosystem!

[nyt]

Android and Facebook haven't always gotten along but we've heard reports that they've set aside their differences and that an official Facebook App for Android was on the way. Though the Android Facebook App was going to be considerably different than the very popular iPhone Facebook App, we were absolutely positive that the Android Facebook App was going to take advantage of Android's unique features and deliver a worthwhile experience.

And though we previously knew very little of the Facebook App, some screenshots has come to light.  The screenshots don't depict everything that the App will be capable of but we're sure Facebook fans will be satisfied, the App even seems to come with a widget! We're fairly certain that an official Facebook offering will be a more compelling option than the current 3rd party applications but honestly we'll have to wait and see. Let's hope that Facebook will deliver a great experience for the Android platform!

[mobilecrunch]

Forgive us, but the Samsung Galaxy might be the most forgotten Android Phone around these parts. With quiet launches in a few European countries, the Samsung Galaxy has not received the same adoration as the HTC Hero, Sony XPERIA 'Rachael', or even any of Motorola's upcoming Android phones. It's not like we're purposely doing this, we love the hardware, but there's been absolutely no word on a US launch and we're not sure when there'll be one.

With that said, the Samsung Galaxy recently showed up in a new color option: White. All previous images of the Galaxy detailed a sharp looking black but we think this White Galaxy offers a pristine, clean color that suits the device well. Though we usually tend to lean toward black for our gadgets, we think Android Devices look incredible in white.

What about you guys? What's your favorite color for your phones?

[engadget]

Picture of the back of the White Samsung Galaxy after the jump!

Opera CEO, Jon Von Tetzchner, recently stated that their full-fledged browser Opera Mobile will be coming to Android. To quote:

"Yes, we are working on an Android version," von Tetzchner said.

He doesn't give a specific timeline but hopefully it comes out sooner than later. Opera Mini is currently available on Android but Opera Mini doesn't contain the full capabilities of Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile is more powerful and full featured, rendering HTML on the device to access interactive services like those using AJAX and the ability for tabbed browsing. Opera Mobile also includes a download manager, flexible bookmark management, and is reported to be fairly speedy. Opera Mini can only reformat web pages through Opera's servers to deliver in a mobile friendly format.

We're pretty sure Opera Mobile is the best way to go in the Mobile vs Mini argument but we're more excited to see if Opera Mobile can hang with the already great Android Browser. What do you guys think?

[pcmag]

The T-Mobile myTouch 3G just launched yesterday and when a flagship product like that gets released with '3G' in its name, you better have your 3G coverage right. So it's onward with the T-Mobile 3G rollout and this latest update is pretty impressive. Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester, New York are all enjoying the benefits of T-Mobile 3G along with Bakersfield, Santa Clarita, and Simi Valley, California.

There's still plenty of cities left, so hopefully T-Mobile will get to you guys in a timely fashion!

[tmonews]