Garmin-Asus has announced their plans to launch their Nuvifone A10 in Taiwan on September 10 of this year. The device is currently up for pre-order. Company VP and General Manager of Mobile Devices Business , Bensen Lin, says that the device will have:

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Sony Ericsson has replied on Twitter saying that the update from the stale 1.6 to 2.1, will happen sometime in September like they had promised for Q3 2010. This has to be good news for Xperia owners, after hearing all the recent news of devices that are getting the 2.2 Froyo update lately.

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Rockchip is launching it’s next generation chip for Android. The RK2818 chip will be powering select phones and mid range tablets. The three-core processor includes 660MHZ ARM, DSP, and GPU. The chip should allow for really good 720 HD video performance, and make Flash and HTML 5 video run with ease. It has an integrated 3G module to allow connectivity for TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, CDMA2000 EVDO.

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UK carrier O2 has confirmed that the Dell Streak Android 2.1 update will begin rolling out from September 1st, meaning owners of the tablet could be playing (officially) with Eclair as soon as Wednesday this week. The release is a stop-gap to tide the Streak over until Android 2.2 Froyo is released later in 2010.

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Samsung has announced, that they have shipped one million Android 2.1 Samsung Galaxy S devices, since the starting date of July 15th. These are very impressive numbers for the short amount of time that the Series of phones have been available. One of the main reasons that the devices have been such a success, is the availability of the devices on multiple carriers.

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Well, that didn’t take very long. A leaked 2.1 update for the Dell Streak, which comes with 1.6 out of the box, has found its way online. Reports are indicating that it is not the final release, but if you are a Streak owner and are itching to upgrade from 1.6, this might be the solution for you. There is only one slight catch: this leak is an update for the UK (O2) version of the Streak, and may or may not work on the AT&T device. If you want to find out for yourself, check out the source below for a download link and a set of instructions. Also, be sure to check out the video below. If you are a US Streak owner and try this out, please leave us a comment and let us know your results.
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Months after other countries have seen the update, the T-Mobile Pulse from T-Mobile has finally gotten its 2.1 update. If you have the phone and haven’t gotten the update, you can download it HERE. The phone has a 3.5 inch screen, and is offered as a pay-as-you-go option. Key features include free texting for life, as well as 6 months of free internet. Although it is easily dwarfed by the current elite smartphones, it is still an excellent option for those a little strapped for cash. With the 2.1 update now, if you’re in the UK, why not?

Want to get your hands on an Android based media player? Well unfortunately, you may have missed your chance, as the Archos 32 was available for pre-order… and then promptly “yoinked”. Keep in mind, this preorder went up before it’s even been officially announced. Sources say it’s ”decidedly more portable” than other attempts by Archos to bring us PMP’s. Specs include:

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While most of us are clamoring over which handsets will receive Android 2.2, we tend to forget about some other users who are still far behind that mark. For example, the HTC Hero on UK’s wireless carrier, Three.

However, it looks like those Three Hero users (and we don’t mean the three users who have a hero…pun?) still on 1.5 will be getting their official upgrade to Eclair once Google OK’s the transition. They also apologize for the (long) delay, saying that other devices, such as the iPhone 4 and Galaxy S, had gotten in the way of their development process. Check out the full statement below.

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Over at CellularSouth’s website, there’s a shiny new update for owners of the HTC Hero. If you’re still waiting on Android 2.1, head over and hit the advertised button to serve yourself and nice helping of Eclair.
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