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According to Gizmodo, the latest T-Mobile G1 Android firmware update version 1.1 is now available for everyone to download. For more details hit the source link.

Australian carrier Optus will soon be launching T-Mobile's G1 in its homemarket as the HTC Dream. It'll launch on February 16th on plans beginning at AU$59 (about $38) per month.

"Dream" is a good choice for a custom name, as this is how the G1 was called before its official announcement.

No, the new Dream G200i is not an HTC handset, it comes from an unnamed manufacturer (Chinese apparently), but supposedly runs Android. We're not quite sure about that, but it would be really nice to know. So, here's what you'll get for some $235 a piece:

• 2.8" touchscreen display;
• Bluetooth support;
• 4Mpix camera (Huh? I think we've seen this on

Opera has released the final build of its Opera Mini 4.2 browser for the Android platform. The improvements include a number of bug fixes, and the ability to save Web pages on an SD card as well as to access a card for uploading and downloading. Also, double taping on the screen will allow you to zoom in/zoom out Web pages, and there's also a dedicated address bar for URL entries.

General Mobile will reveal a new Android-powered dual-SIM handset at the MWC event next month. It's called DSTL1, and apart from the mentioned features will also come with:

• 3" 400 x 240 TFT touchscreen;
• 5Mpix camera with LED flash (made by Sharp);
• 4GB storage;
• Wi-Fi;
• 624MHz Marvell processor

The phone is schduled for release Q3 2009, but the price is unknown yet.

Huawei will be joining the Android party quite soon, as it has confirmed plans to show off its first Android-based device at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We'll update you with additional details as soon as we get them. Stay tuned.

For those who wanted to get a G1, T-Mobile will be releasing its Android-powered handset across several European countries. It's coming to Netherlands, Czech Republic and Austria by January 30th, on February 2nd will be available in Germany, and will appear Poland shortly after.

German users will be able to pick the phone up for just 1 euro ($1.33) after a 2-year contract.

If you own a BlackBerry Bold, there's a new theme for it that most of you will surely love. It's called DroidBerry, and will make you're WM-based handset look like it's running Android OS. It costs $7 and is available in two variants: with homescreen clock (which does't work) and without it. Head to CrackBerry to get it.

Here's a video demonstrating some Android-based full touchscreen phone, said to be the G2. We can't tell whether this is true or not, the phone seems to be quite plain, but it's a good Android demo nontheless.

Fake or not, you be the judge.

The Compulab exeda is one of the new Android devices that were present at the CES show. Designed for the enterprise market, this squared-off handheld features:

• 3.5" VGA touchscreen;
• QWERTY keyboard;
• Touchpad;
• Android OS / Windows Mobile 6.1;
• 520MHz Marvell CPU;
• 128MB of RAM;
• Quadband GSM / GPRS / CDMA / 3G UMTS;
• 10/100Base-T Ethernet port;
• Wi-Fi

It should be released in March for a yet unknown price.