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Verizon has officially made the DROID Eris, Verizon's version of the HTC Hero, well, official. Like previous reports, the DROID Eris will release on November 6th for the low, low price of $99 (after rebate, with 2 year contract). We're unsure of why Verizon decided to wait until the day before to announce this puppy but the pricing is absolutely on point. It feels like Verizon is the only carrier who "gets" it when it comes to pricing.

It looks like that countdown clock on the Droid website was ticking down to the official announcement of the Verizon Droid. Verizon just sent out invitations to the media that confirms what we already know--the Droid is made by Motorola headed to Verizon and going to be one of 'must-have devices of the year'. So come October 28th, be ready for the onslaught...

Want to know the exact specs of the Motorola CLIQ? Don't worry, we've got the full sheet for you after the break. Along with typical smartphone standard specs like 3G, WiFi, and GPS, the CLIQ also offers a digital compass, runs Android 1.5, and has a 1420 mAh battery.

Check out all of the details on the CLIQ after the jump!

Honestly, we're not sure how to take this tweet from Sony Ericsson North America. They're hinting at product launches today but remain purposely vague on what product announcement it'll be. We're hearing reports that Sony Ericsson will announce the XPERIA X2, X3, and X5 (what happened to X4?) but we really have no idea.

What we are hoping for is official announcement on the

The rumors have always pointed towards Google releasing an Operating System but we just never really took it seriously. We figured Android is a desktop-class OS and many netbook manufacturers have taken a liking to it, so Google needn't bring another OS into the market. Oh how wrong we were.

The Google Chrome OS, an open source platform (yay),  is designed for x86 and ARM based netbooks, laptops, and desktop computers. Google says that the OS is...

T-Mobile just announced a myTouch 3G media event scheduled for July 8th in New York City. The date is notable because that's when T-Mobile will start taking pre-orders for the myTouch 3G. So when July 8th rolls around, don't be surprised when a ton of hands-on pictures pop up!

And it is finally official. The T-Mobile myTouch 3G aka HTC Magic aka Google Ion has been formally announced as T-Mobile's Second Android Device with pre-orders starting July 8th and an expected August release date. The myTouch 3G packs a 3.2" HVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, T-Mobile 3G, quadband Edge, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth (A2DP as well), and of course Android 1.5 Cupcake and your usual Android suite of Google applications.

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We had reported that T-Mobile was going to announce their Second Android Phone next week, but now it's officially official. The news was confirmed by T-Mobile themselves. To quote a T-Mobile company spokesperson:

"Next week, T-Mobile will share more details about its next Android-powered phone, the follow-on device...

It's been a long trek covering Huawei and their plan to deliver an Android Phone, but the goal is finally in sight. Meet the Huawei U8230, the beautiful phone that will be running Android. Huawei announced the U8230 (the phone pictured above) at CommunicAsia and that it'll pack a 3.5inch touchscreen, 3.2...

Oh boy! T-Mobile just sent out invitations for a private launch event in New York City on April 21st.  Remember the last time we had a T-Mobile private launch event in New York City? Yep, that was the launch of the T-Mobile G1. What could this event be for? The T-Mobile G2 aka HTC Magic? Cupcake?...