T-Mobile Accidentally Reveals Two New LG-Made myTouch Models?

Did T-Mobile just accidentally spill the beans on a pair of upcoming smartphones? The carrier recently uploaded a video to its YouTube account that doesn't seem to be meant for public consumption; even though it was quickly set to private, the clip's title alone gives away the existence of the handsets.

The T-Mobile myTouch by LG and myTouch Q by LG mark a departure from current myTouch models, manufactured by HTC. While the video tutorials remain marked private, AndroidGuys was able to snag a pic of the pair. They may look the same here, but as should be clear from the names, one will have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

Speculation over what these new myTouch models might be is focused around the LG Univa/Optimus Hub. Though these two have capacitive home buttons instead of the physical button on the Univa/Hub, the form factor is a close match. There's also the theory that these two are the LG Maxx/Maxx Q that were mentioned on a T-Mobile roadmap all the way back in May.

We haven't heard any solid rumors about a potential release date, but the presence of these clips suggests T-Mobile could be ready to launch within the next month or two.

Source: AndroidGuys, Phandroid
Via: TmoNews

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Motorola Reveals Droid 2 Gingerbread Now Being Distributed

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Late last week, it looked like the original Droid 2 was nearly ready to get Gingerbread, with Verizon preparing its support pages for the coming update. Everything seemed ready top go, just waiting for the green light to start heading out. It appears that time is now upon us, with Motorola posting that the update is currently starting to go out.

Those support docs are usually a good sign that an update is imminent, but it's not always the case. We've seen Verizon put such files online, only to wait several weeks to actually get the ball rolling, or even revert the files back to those for a phone's previous update. So, while it's a good sign, it's not exactly a lock. We haven't heard anything new from Verizon, but Motorola now reports that the update is being distributed in phases; no word on how long it's expected to take for the code to reach all Droid 2 owners.

It was a little over three months ago when Motorola made clear its intent to deliver Gingerbread to much of the existing Droid family of smartphones. While it's certainly been a bit of a wait, this one at least beats Motorola's estimation that the updates would be out "before the end of the third quarter or sooner".

Update: Milestone 2 users still have a wait on their hands.

Source: Motorola
Via: Phone Dog

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Sony Ericsson Reveals 1.4GHz Xperia Arc S

With the IFA ramping-up in Berlin, we're bracing for a ton of new on new smartphones to roll in. One of the first to be announced is a hardware bump to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, the new Arc S.

If you're already familiar with the Arc, all you need to know about the Arc S is that it will be slightly faster. SE is swapping-out the 1GHz Snapdragon the Arc came with for a 1.4GHz model. That makes for a 40% speed increase on paper, and SE says that you can expect real-world performance to amount to about a 20-25% speed-up; that's not world-shattering, but it's a decent bump that should help keep the handset relevant.

The Xperia Arc S is sticking with the Arc's 4.2-inch FWVGA "Reality Display", 512MB of RAM, and 8.1-megapixel Exmor camera. Like the other new Xperias we've heard about, the Arc S will have SE's latest software tweaks, like Facebook inside Xperia, and a 3D sweep panorama mode that lets you use the phone's 2D camera to generate 3D images for viewing over HDMI on compatible displays.

Look for the Arc S to be available in five colors when it comes out this October.

Source: Sony Ericsson
Via: Engadget

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