As Android continues to climb to the top of mobile charts, adopter of the OS and tech companies are laughing to the bank, too. The latest Gartner report shows that Samsung has pick up the lead among Android device markers. The company did so by selling 3 million Galaxy S Phones in the US and 7 million overall. Samsung gained the lead on HTC, the company that partnered with Google to bring the first Android phone, G1, to life. Samsung can now account for 32% of all Android devices while HTC has 29%.

T-Mobile bandwagon has launched a 3G Slide sans slide Android phone resembling HTC’s MyTouch. The latest addition of T-Mobile’s “myTouch” has increased the shopping options for a Smart Phone buyer. So let’s see what the phone offers.

The consumer-centric T-Mobile myTouch features 3.8-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel “primary” camera with 720p capture, and a next-gen MSM8255 Snapdragon core running at 1GHz.

Did you notice, we said “primary camera”? It’s unbelievable but true, myTouch features a second, front-facing camera as well, becoming the second phone from T-Mobile offering video calling. We assume it will operate on both Wi-Fi and 3G networks using Qik and Yahoo Messenger, hence you’ll be able to watch the beautiful faces of your EVO-sporting friends from across the globe.It’s well-equipped for supporting upcoming HSPA+ along with 802.11n and Android 2.2 right out of the box.

We are told the phone will be available “in time for the holidays” in four scintillating colours: white, black, plum, and red.

Interested? Read the full Press Release.

[via Engadget]

The cover on HTC HD7 with complete phone spec has blown out finally. Today, an O2 Germany tipster blew off the remaining doors. So what we learnt about this 4.3-inch Windows Phone 7 device is that, it is loaded with 1GHz processor, 8GB of storage and 5- megapixel camera. Additionally, the device is equipped with quad-band radio frequencies, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and detailed internal memory with an array of sensors.

The phone hyped as “Dolby Mobile Sound” is the first of its kind in the Phone market, and we hope it’s not just a marketing buzzword. Our tipster tells us it’ll launch in Germany by mid-October at $770. Alternatively, HTC fans can avail the phone at $109 on a two-year contract. Isn’t that tempting?

[via Engadget]

Here we are again to brighten your weekend! Android Central joined hands with Verizon, and the result HTC Merge/ Lexikon – a dual-mode CDMA / GSM worldphone. Built on Android 2.2 and saddled with HTC Sense and Bing for search, the hardware is fantastic!

With well-spaced slide-out QWERTY keyboard and clicky response, the phone has a solid feel. Wait until you watch the 720p video clicked with 5-megapixel camera. Store images and videos on a 2GB of on-board storage and 5^th 12MB of RAM  

The 800MHz processor is dynamite! See it derail the megahertz myth and pull a superb benchmark score.

[via Engadget]

Engadget Report:

HTC Desire HD

The Desire HD is official, folks, finally bringing a 4.3-inch LCD to European Android fans. The handset is made from a solid block of aluminum and comes packing a 1GHz 8255 Snapdragon processor, 8 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and 720p video recording, Dolby Mobile, and HSPA+ data with 802.11n WiFi when it lands in Europe and Asia sometime in October. It’s also one of the first HTC devices to feature the enhanced HTC Sense experience with HTCsense.com services.

ChromePad or AndroidPad?

The initial report was that Google and HTC are working on a tablet PC, something I prefer to call the ChromePad.  But it seems that this plan has now include Verizon. According to the Wall Street Journal, Verizon and Google are working on a tablet PC. Verizon chief executive Lowell McAdam revealed this plan in an interview with the WSJ. Even though the report indicated that the tablet will run Android OS, there is also Chrome OS in Google’s lab. If this report ever becomes a reality there is a better chance it will involve HTC. HTC is for now the premier maker of Android phone, and have successfully worked Google in the past. Below is the Chrome tablet PC concept video.