Street Map Mobile

Data visualization of global Android device activations from October 2008 to January 2011.

The Motorola Droid is live, and it’s bringing the hurt to the Android space. Verizon’s first Android phone sports a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, GPS, WiFi, 3G data, microSD card and Android OS 2.0. Take a tour with us as we check out the new Google Maps Navigation app featuring turn-by-turn voice prompts. The Droid is the first Android smartphone with Google Maps Navigation.

As another week ends, the HTC Thunderbolt is still without a release date. At least the Motorola XOOM on Verizon and Motorola Atrix 4G launched without a hitch. In the midst of all of this plenty of juicy tidbits remain. Find here a few quick takes from around the Androidosphere.

• Samsung’s SMT Android tablet for KDDI is launching March 11th. It’s no Galaxy Tab, though.
• Samsung may soon use their own chips in their Google TV products. [Samsung Hub]
• now available from HTC.
• GameSpy Open is now available and free for Android developers.
• OpenFeint and AdKnowledge are working together to help make you developers more money.
• The Samsung Galaxy S in Italy is getting Android 2.2.1.
• HTC Incredible S is now shipping from Vodafone and O2 in the UK. [GSMA]
• The Samsung Galaxy SL is headed to Germany and India.
• Another new Motorola XOOM promo lands on YouTube.