VIDEO: Orange San Francisco II confirmed, £99 plus £10 credit
Orange UK has just published a video showing off its previously leaked Orange San Francisco II, giving us our first official look at the latest rebranded ZTE product it’ll be selling later this month… Read the rest
MAN BUYS NEW KIND OF TELEPHONE
Samsung UK has just sent out photographic evidence proving that it DID manage to launch the Galaxy Nexus in the UK on November 17th as promised, with this morning’s Phones4U launch event going ahead as planned in the chain’s Oxford Street branch… Read the rest
Google: 200 million Android devices activated so far
As part of the announcement of the massively expanded and updated Google Music today, Google also took a few seconds to talk up the successes of Android so far, updating us on how many Android devices are in use around the world… Read the rest
BEST DEALS: HTC Sensation XL for £26 per month
Phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has launched what it calls a SMARTPHONE PRICE CRASH, which includes quite a few Android models across a range of discounted SIM-free and contract deals… Read the rest
ChannelFlip launches Escape and Control streaming video app
ChannelFlip, which already has that David Mitchell’s Soapbox app, has launched another one, this time letting us stream its Escape and Control mini series to Android… Read the rest
Stats: Swedes are the world’s #1 Android app downloaders
New research from analyst Research2Guidance has counted up global Android app downloads, finding that, unsurprisingly, Android users in the US account for the largest number of downloads… Read the rest
Phones4U definitely launching Galaxy Nexus on the 17th!
Retailer Phones4U has just this afternoon confirmed plans to start selling the new Galaxy Nexus from 8.00am tomorrow morning, with the company’s Oxford Street shop being the first place IN THE ENTIRE WORLD where users will be able to pick up the phone… Read the rest
Channel 4 launches Channel 4 News app on Android
Jon Snow fans rejoice! Channel 4 has finally brought a version of its iPhone C4 News app to Android, with the free app now available through the Android Market… 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.