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NOOKcolor eReader from Barnes & Noble runs a highly customized version of Android 2.1 but without the Android Market. However, the modding community has hacked the NOOKcolor to get the Android Market working on the device. Nevertheless, Barnes & Noble has now promised that the NOOKcolor eReader will get the Android 2.2 update in January.

Want Wi-Fi Tethering on your Xperia X10? Here are the two easy steps to enable Wi-Fi Tethering on your Xperia X10 and other Android devices.

Yesterday, when we posted the video of Android 2.3 Gingerbread UI exposed through Voice Search, many of you must have noticed a new tab in the Android Market. Since the video was in some alien language (at least for me), I could not understand what that new tab in Android Market is for.

Motorola Finally launches its Android powered Charm in India. It comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, touch screen display and Android 2.1 operating system.

Sony Ericsson had rolled out the Android 2.1 update for the Android based phones in the Xperia family – except for the X8 – in early November. Now, the company has started rolling out the Android 2.1 update for the Xperia X8 as well.

It was at the end of last month/beginning of this month that Sony Ericsson had started rolling out the Android 2.1 (Éclair) update for the Xperia X10. The update came at a point when most of the high-end phones are already running on Android 2.2 or are scheduled to get their Froyo love sometime this year.

LG recently announced a new entry level smartphone, the LG Apex, exclusively on the airwaves of US Cellular. This handset is powered by the old Android 2.1 Operating System.

Motorola recently launched its mid-budget smartphone, the Motorola Flipside. This handset is powered by Android 2.1 Operating System.

Motorola Backflip owners has a reason to cheer, since Motorola recently announced that, an Android OS update is available for the Motorola Backflip smartphone.

Motorola recently launched the Android powered Motorola Bravo. This handset is exclusively available on the airwaves of AT&T in the US.

The wait is finally over for the Motorola Cliq users. The Android 2.1 update is finally available for all Motorola Cliq handsets.

Verizon Wireless recently announced the availability of Motorola Citrus. This handset is powered by Android 2.1 OS and it is made from 25 percent post-consumer recycled plastic.

In a press event, Samsung and the big red – Verizon – have finally unveiled the Samsung Continuum. The handset sports a 3.4-inch S-AMOLED screen along with a secondary ‘ticker’ display measuring 1.8-inches. The bottom sides of the phone feature a grip sensor which activates the ‘ticker’.

When Android 2.2 was released by Google, HTC had promised that most of their phones launched in 2010 will be getting the update. However, after that only the Desire Android 2.2 update was the most talked about.