HTC Flyer – HTC’s 7″ Android tablet, with HTC Sense – launching in Q2
Poor old HTC must’ve been in a right quandary with this. Its 7″ HTC Flyer tablet runs Android 2.3 with its popular HTC Sense user interface over the top, with the maker avoiding temptation to go for a “vanilla” Android 3.0 experience on its first Android tablet… Read the rest
HTC Salsa and ChaCha – with Facebook Button – launching in Q2
So who said HTC wasn’t making some “Facebook phones”? The company has just announced the HTC Salsa and HTC ChaCha, the official confirmation of the two new Android phones leaked yesterday… Read the rest
ZTE Skate, the new budget Android phone king
Chinese manufacturer ZTE, of Orange San Francisco fame, has revealed its latest Android phone – the ZTE Skate. It’s very much along the lines of a sequel to the popular San Francisco in design terms, offering a 4.3″ screen along with Android 2.3 onboard from launch in a similar form factor… Read the rest
Motorola PRO launching in Europe – Android 2.2 QWERTY business phone
The rather awesome-looking Motorola DROID Pro that was announced for the US late last year will also arrive in Europe. Motorola is renaming it the Motorola PRO for us, clearly aiming at the serious BUSINESS MAN side of things… Read the rest
HTC’s “Facebook phones” pictured, in standard touch and QWERTY options
Mobile site Pocketnow has a couple of official-looking photos of what appear to be HTC’s two rumoured “Facebook phones” – a standard touchscreen model in the familiar HTC format plus a QWERTY option in classic candybar style… Read the rest
Gameloft to pre-load two games on Xperia PLAY
Mobile publisher Gameloft is getting onboard the Xperia PLAY hype wagon, with the news it’s to pre-load two of its games on Sony Ericsson’s gaming handset… Read the rest
GALLERY: More pics of the LG Optimus 3D
LG keeps sending ‘em out, so we’ll keep uploading ‘em. Here are a handful of extra shots of the LG Optimus 3D, giving us a clearer look at LG’s user interface skin and customisations… Read the rest
Orange UK goes Android bananas – also stocking LG’s Optimus 3D and Optimus Black
Bloody hell, Orange. Calm down. Last night the network announced its plans to stock the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Neo and PLAY – and today it’s just confirmed it’ll also be selling the LG Optimus Black and Optimus 3D… Read the rest

INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.