Android Australia

We love it, most of you love it, now that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is official, maybe we can actually get to meet the gadget we love. Running Android 2.2 on a 7" 1024x600 LCD display powered by a 1GHz CPU, what isn't there to love? Answer: Touch Wiz. With all that aside, the Galaxy Tab has officially been announced by Samsung at IFA in Berlin. Engadget went hands on with it, and they seemed pretty impressed overall, which only makes getting a review unit even more desirable. Full specs & preview video of the Galaxy Tab after the break (hit 'Read More').

So we've told you a little bit about Millennius, now we can tell you that they have just launched a new look online store. The online store now includes two variations of their Android Smartphone the Apanda A60 (8GB & 16GB) as well as two Android Tablets, the Millennius SmartQ and the Millennius SmartQ 3G. Their specs & prices can be seen in the image above. As for the quality of said items, we're hoping to review all, if not most of them in the coming weeks, stay tuned.

Today Acer launched 5 new Android Smartphones to the Aussie Market, those being:

• Acer Liquid E - 728MHz CPU, 3.5" Capacitive Display, Android 2.1, 5MP Camera
• Acer Liquid E Ferrari Edt - 728MHz CPU, 3.5" Capacitive Display, Android 2.1, 5MP Camera
• Acer beTouch E130 - 416MHz CPU, 2.6" Display, Android 1.6, 3.2MP Camera
• Acer beTouch E120 - 416MHz CPU, 2.8" Display, Android 1.6, 3.2MP Camera
• Acer Stream - 1GHz CPU, 3.7" Capacitive Display, Android 2.1, 5MP Camera, 720p Video

The 'beTouch' series are lower-end Smartphone, 'Liquid' series is mid-range and the Stream being the cream of the crop. We're excited to hear of Acer bringing so many phones so quickly, especially such a large range. More news to come..

Update: apparently Australia was "wrongly listed" on the Android Market help website. Well done, Google.. Apologies to everyone who got their hopes up, it seems it's too good to be true.

Update 2: Australia is no longer listed as a supported country. We're a tad pissed off to say the least..

Aussie Android Developers can finally submit paid applications to the Android Market. Hopefully this excellent news will stir up some enthusiasm for Developers who previously gave up on Android because of the lack of support for Aussie Devs.

If you're an Aussie Dev making a quality app for the Android Platform, feel free to post on our Forums

If you currently own an Xperia X10, X10 Mini or X10 Mini Pro, you'll be happy to know that Sony Ericsson Australia has not forgotten you just yet. After reaching out to SE AU this afternoon, I got quite a positive reply..

The Xperia™ X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones will be upgraded to run on the Android 2.1 operating system in Australia, around the same time as the upgrade in Europe.

And in case you're wondering when the Europeans are getting the update, you'll be pleased to know it's slated at a late September, early October release. To add to the good news, SE AU confirmed that the Android 2.1 another update later in the year will allow for HD (720p) recording on the Xperia X10. We can't wait to see what performances increases the update will bring to each device, but we also can't wait to see if SE will ever update the Xperia X10 to Android 2.2..

Good news, Vodafone & Three have just announced via their blogs that the Samsung Galaxy S is 'Coming Soon'.

You’ve been talking about it for a while, and you’ve been asking when we’ll get it, now we can officially say “The Samsung Galaxy S is coming to Vodafone/3 very soon”.

Obviously no dates or pricing just yet, but we can't imagine this beast being sold on any cap above $59 for $0 upfront, although the tech specs (which are, let's say.. wrong They have just posted up the right ones) mention it being Networked Locked. The dodgy tech specs can be found after the break.

Vodafone & Three are currently selling the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 on their $59 cap plans as a promo, which as nice as it sounds, is still a fair whack for such a device. I mean, come on, It's running Android 1.6 and the screen sensitivity is lackluster in comparison to the Desire or Galaxy S. But we applaud VHA for pushing the prices down and competition rife. We look forward to seeing Telstra & Optus lower their X10s soon also.

The Vodafone deal can be found here: http://goo.gl/6ZL2

The Three deal can be found here: http://goo.gl/MnBx

We know the Galaxy Tab is in Australia, and we have been told it could be headed to Optus, but now we know that when it does come, there will be plenty of accessories to go with it. The above image shows some, if not all, of the accessories Samsung are planning to supply.

• Leather Case - $59
• HDMI Dock - $79
• Keyboard - $119
• USB Cable - $??
• In-ear Earphones - $??

As enticing as they look, the prices seem a tad much. What do you think?

Telstra have recently, and quietly, added the X10 Mini Pro to their growing arsenal of Android Devices. The X10 Mini Pro, which is the smaller brother of the Xperia X10 which is already available through all carriers including Telstra, features a bite-size 2.55" capacitive display, 5MP camera w/ flash, full QWERTY keyboard & lots of cool software inclusions. Telstra have priced it evenly with the HTC Wildfire: $0 on their $49 Cap Plan or $649 outright. For our thoughts on the X10 Mini Pro, be sure to read our review & initial thoughts.

It appears there is some confusing about pricing, availability & colouring of the HTC Wildfire that is currently available on Telstra. And fair enough, it has been pretty confusing for some, so in this post I hope to make things clearer so everyone can understand what's going on. All information in this post is sourced from Telstra, give them a hard time, not me