Confirmed: Samsung's SGH-T939 Behold2 for T-Mobile runs Android

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First we'd heard that the
InstinctQ for Sprint might be Android-based, but what other
Google-rife gear does Sammy have up its sleeves? That SGH-T939
Behold2
spotted in the WiFi Alliance's documents turns out to be
Android-equipped without question, seeing how its user agent
profile -- found on Samsung's own site -- lists its browser as
"Android Browser." Sure, we suppose they could get all cute on us
and name their random, featureless dumbphone browser "Android
Browser," but that trick would be mean beyond words -- and we're
further encouraged by the fact that the screen size is listed as
480 x 320, exactly the resolution that the doctor ordered for
Android action. There's no word on when this is coming, but it goes
without saying this'll find its way to T-Mobile since that's where
you get the original Behold;
unfortunately, the old model isn't too ancient yet, so we
wouldn't be surprised if we were in for a bit of a wait.






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Rockchip plans on slashing Android phone prices with new RK2808 chipset

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Rockchip, already a favorite among dirt cheap,
feature-laden PMPs, has its sights set on android and we
couldn't be happier. The company sees Android's free nature being
the perfect match for the Chinese market, and plans to release its
low-cost RK2808 chipset in October to take advantage of that. In
addition to Android, Rockchip claims the RK2808 enables additional
multimedia capability over what's currently available in Android
handsets. No matter how well the RK2808 pans out, it's obvious that
the second half of this year will mark a real explosion in Android,
and if we could get some $100 or $200 unlocked imports mixed in
there somewhere, we certainly wouldn't be complaining.






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• Motorola's dev programs reveal some Android table scraps

Motorola's dev programs reveal some Android table scraps

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2009 blows by the halfway mark, questions loom about how, where,
and when Motorola
will lob the first volleys of its planned Android onslaught;
Android phones are still rare enough to come by so that
every device launch is huge news -- but for Motorola in
particular, the transition to Android is a hotly-anticipated one.
The company's still being extraordinarily tight-lipped on the
subject, even through a series of Android-focused developer events
it's been holding around the country in recent weeks, but a few
interesting tidbits have seeped out. Christy Wyatt, the company's
VP of software platforms, has gone on the record saying that its
Android devices will focus on the mid- to high-end range of the
market and will span both consumer and enterprise segments; Android
certainly hasn't been on the enterprise radar so far, so that'll be
interesting to see. The company's also saying that some devices
will focus on multimedia and / or messaging, which certainly falls
in line with what we've heard and seen (with the rumored Morrison,
for example). Ultimately, it'll need to start opening up to
programmers with hardware specifics if it wants them to target Moto
handsets with any level of specificity, but in the meantime, it
seems that they're already developing quite a reputation in the
community for really helping prospective devs out -- a solid start.
Now let's just see about those handsets, eh?






[ Via: Engadgetmobile ]