A new online video created and released by HDBlog, an Italian tech blog, previews a Samsung Galaxy S smartphone operating on the Android 2.2 platform. The Froyo software shown in the video has been confirmed to be an official yet test build of the operating software that was earlier leaked online and is now available for download here.

The video shows that Android 2.2 Froyo adds a lot of performance to the smartphone and increases the responsiveness of the device. Though the ROM shown in the video is said to be incomplete as some features are still absent on the

Leaked pictures of an HTC Vision handset that appeared online show that the device will become available on mobile carrier’s T-Mobile’s network. The high-end smartphone that has a physical QWERTY keyboard sliding out from beneath its screen, is also rumored to get its name changed to the G1 Blaze before its launch.

However, is hasn’t been confirmed whether the handset would become available through the T-Mobile network in the US or the mobile carrier’s European network.

Pictures of the device running on Google’s Android OS had started leaking on

A picture of a Nexus One handset running version 3.0 of the Android OS, dubbed Gingerbread, has appeared online and has sparked off rumors of the Android 3.0 update already becoming available on certain Google smartphones. However, the authenticity of the picture is yet to be confirmed and many online reports have already sent out warnings stating that the picture could have been photoshopped.

The picture shows a Nexus One’s settings page which reveals the firmware version as 3.0. However, while the same page shows the model number of the phone to be a Nexus

Various pictures of a mystery HTC phone running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 as the operating software, have been leaked on to the internet by an anonymous source. However, the device seems to be missing HTC’s Sense UI though the handset manufacturer had said that it would include its user interface on its WP7-enabled phones.

The leaked HTC phone has been reported to feature high-end smartphone hardware including a processor capable of clocking 1 GHz and an 8 megapixel camera. The device has a 3.7-inch Sony Super LCD screen, which replaces the AMOLED screens

Blurry images as well as a video of a slider phone from Motorola that shows a glowing red eye, which is the symbol of a Droid phone, during startup, have been leaked online. The pictures point to the possibility of the device being a new, low-end handset in Verizon’s Droid range, built by Motorola.

The Droid brand is owned by Verizon and the carrier has said that only high end smartphones will be a part of the brand. However, the phone shown in the leaked image resembles the Palm Pre handset in design as has a portrait QWERTY keyboard. The device is also said

More than two weeks after Microsoft announced that it was halting production of the Kin One and Kin Two phones, within weeks of its release, Verizon has stopped selling the devices through its online store.  It has also been rumored that the stock of unsold Kin phones will be returned.

An internal memo from Verizon, which was recently leaked on to the Internet, showed that the carrier had informed its staff that the Kin One and Kin Two handsets would be removed from the carrier’s handset list on July 18. However, it is also mentioned in the memo that current

Various new pictures of the upcoming Droid 2 smartphone from Motorola and Verizon have appeared on the Internet. Verizon has also been rumored to release the BlackBerry Curve 3 and Storm 3 handsets and a 10.1-inch tablet device this year as well.

The latest Droid 2 picture leaks are of a confidential handset from the company, which clearly show the slider QWERTY keyboard. The Droid 2 has also been rumored to be launched by Verizon in the month of August this year, though the pricing of the device has not been revealed yet.

It is also rumored that Verizon

Verizon Wireless may not have officially announced the Motorola Droid 2 handset yet, but the smartphone has made an appearance in the mobile carrier’s summer device catalog that has been leaked on to the Internet. Certain low-specification phones have also been revealed to become available soon in the catalog.

The summer-fall handset catalog also confirms some of the rumored specifications of the Droid 2, including the market name and the presence of a 1GHz processor in the device. A 5 megapixel camera has also confirmed to be a part of the handset, which will

Pictures of the Motorola WX445 phone, which is yet to be given a better name, have been leaked on the Internet. The phone will become available through Verizon and has been reported to be a low-end device running on the Android OS.

The phone is equipped with a touchscreen of a size between 2.5 inches and 3 inches and it does not feature a physical QWERTY keyboard. Android 2.1 is present in the phone as its operating software though other Motorola devices from Verizon such as the Droid X and Droid 2 may get the Android 2.2 update even before the WX445 is