Droid RAZR is equipped with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display with qHD resolution and protective Corning Gorilla Glass coating. It has 1 GB of RAM and 8 MP camera capable of taking Full HD videos.

Motorola DROID RAZR technical specifications:

- Communications standards: CDMA 800, 1900 MHz, LTE B13 700 MHz (for Verizon Wireless)
- Dimensions: 130,7 х 68,9 х 7,1 мм
- Weight: 127 gr
- Platform: Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
- Processor: 1.2 GHz dual-core
- Display: 4.3-inch Super AMOLED
- Main camera: 8 MP with LED backlight
- Front camera: 1.3 MP
- Memory: 1 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM, 11.5 GB is available to the user, microSD memory card slot (16 GB card included)
- Communications: Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth v4.0 LE + EDR, 3.5 mm audio jack, BOTA, Corporate Sync, DLNA, MML, Phone Portal, HDMI, USB 2.0HS, aGPS, sGPS, GLONASS , electronic compass
- Battery: 1780 mA/h

The phone should hit the shelves in the next month, and it will be available in North America, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa. In Australia it will be availabe on Optus.

Schmidt played with Nexus S, which he called “unannounced phone” from an “announced manufacturer.” The manufacturer of course, is T-Mobile, and he says it’s ready to go with NFC technology.  After speaking a bit more about the importance of the future, Schmidt was asked about improvements he’d like to see done better with Android, he said : “There’s a set of things that the iPhone did a brilliant job of doing on a closed system… but that the next real focus is on the application layer. You have to establish volume first, which is what we’ve done…We think Android will be a leading platform, if not the leading platform.”

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Here are some of the new features:

Yahoo! Messenger for Android:

• Start Video Calling – Begin your video conversations on your PC and continue them from your Android, iPhone, or any Internet-enabled device.
• Enhanced Photo & Video Sharing – Makes it easier to share photos & videos with friends.
• Contact Sync – You can now easily  access your Yahoo! Contacts from your device.

Yahoo! Mail for Android:

• Multiple Accounts – You can now link multiple Yahoo! accounts in one application.
• Enhanced Photo Viewing – View all the photos you’ve received and sent in a gallery view without having to dig through messages to find the attachments.

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Here’s how it breaks down for the four major U.S. carriers:

Verizon:

1. Motorola Droid X
2. Motorola Droid 2
3. HTC Droid Incredible
4. LG Ally

T-Mobile:

1. Samsung Vibrant
2. HTC myTouch 3G Slide

Sprint:

1. HTC Evo 4G
2. Samsung Intercept
3. HTC Hero

AT&T:

1. Samsung Captivate
2. iPhone 3GS
3. HTC Aria

Android has the top two rated phones for three out of the four major U.S. carriers. The only one it didn’t get was No. 2 on AT&T. That spot went to the iPhone 3G S, not even the iPhone 4G. In fact, there’s a sidebar in which CR writes that it still doesn’t recommend the iPhone 4 because of that whole reception thing (though it is actually rated higher than the Captivate, even if it isn’t recommended). Here is the link to the actual report if you want to check it.

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According to the Google News blog:

We expanded the story space to make tapping on articles easier and more accurate. Tapping anywhere on an article headline or snippet opens it up, and clicking on a section heading opens up that topic section on your screen.

In addition, the default view of stories is now collapsed, to reduce scrolling time. You can ‘expand’ a story by tapping ‘More sources’, which brings you to related stories from other sources. The screenshots below show the collapsed and expanded view of a story.

It’s not a mind-blowing update for Google News but it is a nice one and it makes it much more touch-friendly and easier on the eyes. The collapsible stories and optimized category functionality brings the mobile version of Google News more up to speed with the desktop version of the Google-run news portal. If you’re looking to do some heavy news consuming, you might want to stick to the desktop version of the website. But, if you’re just looking to get a good news reading experience on your iPhone or Android phone, the updated site will make your experience that much easier and more efficient.

Check it out on your phone and let us know what you think in the comments.

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Unlike Apple and its exclusive iPhone 4, Samsung took a shotgun approach and brought its Galaxy S smartphones to six major U.S. carriers. AT&T received the Captivate, Sprint got the Epic 4G, T-Mobile received the Vibrant, Verizon got the Fascinate, U.S. Cellular got the Mesmerize and Cellular South got the plain Galaxy S.

While there were some minor differences between the variants, all the Galaxy S smartphones had Android 2.1 with Touchwiz 3.0, a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor, and a 5-megapixel camera that can record video in 720p HD quality. The Epic 4G stands out a bit from the crowd because it has a full QWERTY keyboard, front-facing camera and access to Sprint’s next-generation mobile data network.

The company is also continuing its shotgun approach with its upcoming Android-powered Galaxy Tab. The 7-inch tablet will come to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for various price tags and it will also be available at Best Buy in a WiFi-only variant.

The relationship with the carriers is a big factor in moving units in the United States, as I know Verizon was pushing the heck out of the Fascinate – it was offered as buy-one-get-one-free and in various other promotions.

The next Galaxy S smartphone to land in the United States will be the Continuum for Verizon. This Android-powered handset will be similar to the other devices but it sports a 1.8-inch additional screen under the main display and this will be used as a ticker to get ambient information at a glance.

Can Samsung keep up the hot streak next year? We’ll have to see what the next generation of Galaxy devices have in store.

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The YouTube Remote application for Android allows you play Youtube videos within the app on your phone. That’s nothing new to smartphone owners but the cool thing is that once it senses a bigger screen with YouTube Leanback experience, you can resume watching that video on the larger display.

As you would expect from the name, the YouTube Remote gives you the ability to pause, play forward and search for new content. If you close out the video on your computer or TV, then it will resume playing at the same spot on your phone.

The controlling experience was pretty good, even over an EDGE connection. You merely associate an account with the remote program and you’re off to the races. Pauses, resumes, searches and loads occurred quickly with only a slight delay and connecting the controller is as simple as clicking on the program’s icon.

We saw some of this functionality with the Logitech Revue Google TV box but that was through Logitech’s own apps. By bringing this directly to Android users – I have no doubt this will be baked in to future versions of the platform – it makes these little, green robots far more capable of controlling media devices like the Google TV.

With that said, this app isn’t a silver bullet for turning your phone into a complete remote because it only can control YouTube content. That’s pretty obvious from the name of the app I’m still waiting for a single Google TV app which will let you control every multimedia device in your house with a few clicks.

It’s not that far away, though.

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According to the company, Creative ZiiO are the first devices in its class that support the apt-X codec, and offer the best wireless audio on the Android platform.  ZiiOs come with the Pure Android Audio pre-installed.  This is a full-featured integrated suite of applications, providing, according to the manufacturer, clearest wireless sound. Pure Android Audio looks like the icon on the home page, which includes interfaces to connect X-Fi and Bluetooth, and provides access to a family of technologies to improve sound quality, including the apt-X codec and improved audio recording features.

Creative ZiiO 7

Creative ZiiO 10

ZiiO 7 and ZiiO 10 Specifications:

• Dimensions: ZiiO 7 – 207,4 × 133 × 13, 7 mm.  ZiiO 10 – 262 × 173 × 13, 7 mm
• Weight: ZiiO 7 – 400 g. ZiiO 10 – 560 g.
• Display: ZiiO 7 – 7-inch TFT-screen with 480 × 800 resolution, supports 16.8 million colours. ZiiO 10 – 10-inch TFT-screen with 1024 × 600 resolution, support 262 thousand colours; resistive panel
• Processor: Zii Labs ZMS-2008
• OS: Android 2.1
• Communication: Bluetooth 2.1 EDR (with APTX and A2DP), WiFi 802.11 b / g
• Improved sound quality: X-Fi Technology
• Audio formats: MP3, AAC, WMA9, FLAC, OGG, ADPCM, MIDI, WAV, Audible 4
• Video formats: H.264, MPEG4, WMV9, MJPEG, MOV, AVI, MKV
• Photos: JPG, BMP, PNG
• Front camera
• Built-in mono microphone, stereo speakers
• Accelerometer
• Runtime: 25 hours (audio playback), 5 hours (video playback mode)
• Support for microSD memory cards up to 32 GB
• Connectors: miniUSB, stereo 3,5 mm jack, video output (HDMI)

Creative ZEN Touch 2 is more compact than the abovementioned devices. It has a smaller screen size and resolution. The owners of this device can use the built-in GPS module and FM-radio (in the extended version).

Creative ZEN Touch 2 Specifications:

• Dimensions: 120 x 60 x 13 mm
• Weight: 122 g
• Display: 3.2-inch TFT-screen with 480 × 320 and a resistive touch panel
• OS: Android 2.1
• Connectivity: Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, GPS (ZEN Touch 2 with GPS), compass (ZEN Touch 2 with GPS)
• FM-radio (ZEN Touch 2 with GPS)
• Audio formats: MP3, AAC, WMA9, FLAC, OGG, ADPCM, MIDI, WAV, Audible
• Video formats: H.264, MPEG4, WMV9, AVI
• Video Output: Yes (Composite)
• Photos: JPG, BMP, PNG
• Camera: 2 megapixel (rear) with fixed focus
• Built-in mono microphone and speaker
• Accelerometer
• Runtime: 25 hours (audio playback), 5 hours (video playback mode)
• Supporting microSD memory cards up to 32 GB
• Connectors: miniUSB, 3.5 mm stereo jack, composite video

The 8 GB version of Creative ZiiO 7 Pure Wireless Entertainment Tablet will be cost S$359. For the 16 GB version you will have to pay another S$30. Creative ZiiO 10 with a similar amount of internal memory will cost S$70 more than its seven-inch brother.

A simple version of ZEN Touch 2 Wireless Entertainment Device with 8 GB memory will cost S$279, with 16 GB – S$319. For the extended version of the device, which will be equipped with 8 GB of memory, you will need to pay S$299.