[Video] Hands On with Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50

The new Garmin-Asus A50 is running the current build of Android 1.6 with the multi-touch implemented by Garmin-Asus. Although the phone is releasing with 1.6 version, it will be upgradeable to 2.X later this year according to the company. The handset is packed with navigation related customization starting with the home screen (Breeze UI) to the contacts and photo album. Hit the link for more info and video.

Nexus One HTC Desire ROM Melds HTC Sense & Flash 10 into Happy Nexus

Paul at MoDaCo forums has let the cat out of the bag and released an early (read Alpha) version of the HTC Desire ROM with HTC Sense for Nexus One.  This ROM is also packed with Flash 10.1 for Android along with tons of widgets for the full HTC Sense experience. Although this is nowhere a completely stable release, if you have the gall and tenacity to play with the install, you will be plenty happy with the results. Tutorial, video and pics after the break.

Development Tools for Windows Phone 7 shown at Game Developer Conference in S.F. and MIX 10 in Vegas?

Diego Samuilov, has a friend that happens to work at Microsoft and they were chatting the usual tech when his friend alert Diego to some interesting piece of information in their short conversation with regards to WinMo 7. Hit the link for info.

[Video] Motorola Devour Goes Viral on YouTube

Verizon is getting the Devour, which we already know. We know it is going to be hitting the shelves this March. We know that it will be running Android 1.6. We know that it will come package with MotoBlur. But Motorola’s Rick Osterloh, whom guides us through the video demo, mentions the Qualcomm CPU inside (same as Pixi). The MSM7627 Qualcomm chip is  a low-cost offering for the smart phone market. The phone also comes with Google Maps Navigation  and a Moto Phone Portal, which is pretty decent little software.

This will be one of almost 20 new smart phones to hit Verizon this year alone.

[via Engadget]

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Wirefly Cuts Price on Motorola Droid & Blackberry Storm 2

When you go back to posting after a couple of days not doing so, you happen to get caught up on certain things you expect, then you run across others which you really don’t expect. Wirefly has decided to cut prices on two of the  hottest Verizon phones. Hit the link for the how-lo-did-they-go.

Microsoft Not Abandoning Windows Mobile 6.5 Platform

Anything but, in fact. It’s reported that Microsoft will not be abandoning the Windows Mobile 6.5 platform, but rather just rebranding it to “Windows Phone 6 Starter Edition” for more business oriented devices, such as the Motorola MC55. Social networking, music, and youtube are attractive features to an average user. But to a business it may in fact not only be unneeded, but unwanted, as it may bring distractions from work.