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Great news for Sprint customers: PhoneNews reported that the carrier is internally testing the recently launched HTC Hero, which means the handset could be landing on its network sometime later this year.

Furthermore: apparently, Sprint is also testing an unknown Android-powered WiMax-capable device by Samsung, scheduled for release sometime in the end of 2009, or in the beginning of 2010.

First pictures of the upcoming Motorola's Android-powered iDEN/Wi-Fi phone have appeared recently. Known as Opus 1, the handset will be manufactured by Israel-based subsidiary Mirs, and will arrive sometime in 2010.

Some clever hackers have somehow managed to install the Android OS onto an Omnia i900. Don't get too excited, though, as this is the first build, which is very glitchy and unfunctional. Still, if you feel like testing it, you can download the latest software build here.

Also if you yourself are a developer, who can provide a working build, you can win.

Here's another Android phone for ya, the H7 manufactured by Haier. It's not pretty, the specs are nothing special, but it will run Android 2.0 (a.k.a Donut) and will be available for an affordable price of around $150 on contract. It's scheduled to be released in September in France.

Specifications:

• 2.8" touchscreen;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Built-in GPS;
• Wi-Fi;
• Android 2.

Huawei has officially launched its new U8230 handset, which was first shown at MWC earlier this year. Full mspecs weren't announced, but we do know it will feature a 3.5" touchscreen display and a 1500mAH battery, which is said to be the largest battery "among Android-powered handsets currently available." Well, that's logical, since the only Android handset that exists for quite a while now is the G1, and it's battery is far from perfect.

According to BGR, this is one of the Android smartphones from Dell that will be launched later this year. Yes, there will be several handsets of both 2G and 3G classes. Unfortunately, we can't give you the name of the device on the pic just yet, but stay tuned for more details.

With the upcoming release of the MyTouch 3G (Magic), T-Mobile has decided to drop the price for its popular G1. The smartphone is available now for $149.99 with a 2-year contract. So if you need an Android 1.5 based handset with a QWERTY keyboard, this sounds like a good deal.

Android fans who didn't manage to get the Google Ion (a.k.a. HTC Magic) will be happy to know that the said handset will also be available from T-Mobile sometime this summer as the myTouch 3G. According to the Wall Street Journal, the details on that matter will be announced next week.

T-Mobile USA has announced the upcoming launch of the next Android-powered smartphone that should take place in "early summer". There are no additional details available about it at the moment, but according to previously leaked slides of the T-Mobile USA 2009 road map the handset will look like the HTC Magic, which is already available from other carriers.
Stay tuned for more info.

Yes it's for real this time: T-Mobile has finally started distributing Android 1.5 over-the-air to American G1 users. Now anyone can download and install the update without wasting too much brain power. You'll get third-party widget support, virtual keyboard, email and messaging improvements, revised UI and much more, so what are you waiting for?