The Acer Liquid A1 -- which we recently saw start shipping in the UK -- made a visit to the Federal Communications Commission in October, and it brought AT&T's 3G bands with it.

That's right, the 850 and 1900MHz bands are there, alongwide the 3.5-inch WGVA touchscreen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor and the usual fare. That doesn't mean that AT&T will ever sell the thing, though we're holding out hope. And it does mean that if you can find one of these guys, you can import it and rock all the 3G you want. (Or in AT&T's case, as much as you can.)

FCC via Unwired View

There's no doubt the Motorola Droid is popular in the U.S. So how's the Milestone doing in the UK, where it's exclusive to Expansys? It took less than three hours to find out.

Within 3 hours of the product being listed as 'in stock' on the eXpansys site it sold out. This makes the Motorola Milestone the fastest selling gadget in the website's 11 year history, even more successful than the iPhone"

That's pretty impressive. Expansys said there were more than 1,000 pre-orders in the week leading up to the launch, and another shipment is on its way in time for Christmas.

[Pocket-Lint]

If you're anything like us, you take Google at its word that it's not evil, and that it hasn't been running rampant with your ... well, your life ... handing over your contacts, trusting it with your e-mail, and now your voicemail. But the transcription service with Google Voice is a bit of a joke (and a lot of fun at parties). But Google appears to be intent on improving that service, and it's asking for your help. And your voicemails.

From the Google Voice Blog:

Until now, the only feedback you could give was to let us know if the quality of the transcript was good enough to be useful or not, by checking the corresponding box next to the message. You can now go one step further by letting us figure out why it was good or bad. When you rate a transcript, you will be asked whether you would like to donate the message. You have three options:

The messages you donate may be listened to, manually transcribed by us and/or used to gauge transcription improvements over time, but they will never be made public or used for any other purpose than improving the transcription quality.

And if you're feeling generous, you can go back to old messages you previously rated and donate those, too!

So, help a Google brother out. The Google Voice app on Android is the best on any platform right now. Let them your voicemail. Better yet, let's start leaving each other ridiculous voicemails. The more nonsensical the better. Make 'em work for it. :)

Yfrog, the popular photo and video sharing Web site for Twitter, has launched a stand-alone application for Android 1.5 and up. With it you can upload media directly to the service, as well as browse tweets. Here's the official rundown:

• Tweet images and video to twitter
• View tweets
• View followers and people you're following
• View messages and mentions
• Search Twitter
• Queue multiple uploads
• Included GPS location with upload
• Unlimited uploads
• Videos up to 15 minutes
• High quality video encoding

Head here for the download, as it's not currently available in the Android Market. And for you folks who are double-fisting, there's also a BlackBerry app.

[yfrog via TechCrunch]

T-Mobile customers buying apps from the Android Market have only been able to use credit cards for their purchases ... until now.

An update is being silently rolled out to T-Mo customers that will allow app purchases to be added to their T-Mobile bill. The update is being staggered, and should be complete by Dec. 30. And as per the usual, any app deleted within 24 hours will not be charged to your credit card or T-Mobile account.

That's a good option that T-Mobile customers should have had by now. But better late than never.

[T-Mobile via Android and Me]

So the Motorola Milestone is just like the Droid on Verizon. Minus all the carnage and the Stealth planes. And it actually says it's a phone. [via Pocket Lint]

Spotify has updated its app (think kind of like Pandora, only peer-to-peer) to version 0.3.24, which is really cool except that you can't use Spotify in the United States. And don't think we're not stewing over that.

Anyhoo, here's what's new:

• URI support - Open/Share Spotify URI’s to or from SMS, email, the Facebook or Twitter apps, etc.
• Updated player with cover art swipe support (similar to the iPhone version).
• Android 2.0/Eclair support. Spotify now runs on the popular Motorola Droid phone.
• Home screen widget - control Spotify from the home screen!

Worthy updates, all. Now excuse me while I go kick something.

[Spotify via Intomobile]

You know, we'd be ecstatic if the Galaxy was launched in the beginning of 2009 as opposed to the end of 2009 because there's just so many other Android devices to choose from. In any case, Bell Canada has just announced the Samsung Galaxy for $99.95 with new 3-year contract. You'll get a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, and usual slew of connectivity options wrapped up in a rather dated Android 1.5 OS. 

The Samsung Galaxy might've been the most overlooked Android device ever because it was never made available on any North American carrier, until now. Remember, we first saw the Samsung Galaxy back in April and drooled over the hardware--forgive us, this was a time when only the T-Mobile G1 and HTC Magic existed. We're certain that the Galaxy would have succeeded then. But now? Against the Motorola Droid and HTC Hero? We're not so sure.

[via bgr]

The second wave of updates to Android 2.0.1 for the Motorola Droid on Verizon should be going out today. (And if you're impatient, there's always the manual route.) After you've upgraded, hop on into our forums to see what little trinkets everyone is finding the update. [Official 2.0.1 findings thread]

Remember the Motorola Motus? Sure you do, it was Motorola's next Android device rumored to run Motoblur and have some interesting flip mechanism for the keyboard. More details are coming to light on the Motus and it looks to corroborate our previous report but the most interesting nugget is its potential launch on AT&T. Big Blue is the only carrier that doesn't offer an Android device and has yet to even acknowledge Android in the public arena. The Motus looks like a very sleek device, the type of 'flagship' device that AT&T could kick off their Android lineup with. Sadly, it looks like we'll have to wait until April or May 2010 to play with this puppy.

In the mean time, here's the latest on the Motus:

• The keyboard flip backwards, so it's facing out when the phone is 'closed'. When the phone is 'open' there's a trackpad behind the keyboard (so you can scroll while typing?). There's another hinge position to set the phone upright--in a desktop mode/alarm clock of sorts.
• 5 megapixel camera and LED Flash on the keyboard. We're guessing it's around that white area on the left hand corner of the Motus. Having the camera on the keyboard is interesting before you remember that the keyboard is the closed 'back' of the phone. Should be just a run-of-the-mill camera, rumor has it as a webcam.
• Keyboard is backlit, which should surprise no one. It's also 'domed', which is surprising because the keyboard in the picture above looks completely flat. If 'domed' means better than the Droid keyboard, we're all for it.
• Around 3/4 of an inch thick which would make it more on par with the thickness of the T-Mobile G1 than the Motorola Droid.
• Tipster was told it runs Snapdragon but original reports had it as your run-of-the-mill 528 MHz processor. Regardless, the Motus was very responsive
• Runs Motoblur

We've been waiting for a 'grown-up' Motoblur device ever since the Cliq and have been dying for a AT&T Android device for quite some time now. Could the Motus be the answer to both?

[engadget]