[Phil Nickinson]

Top o' the news - HTC Merge and Samsung Continuum

• Hands-on with the HTC Merge
• HTC Merge Photo Gallery
• HTC Merge benchmarks
• Hands-on with the Samsung Continuum

Hardware news

• Some T-Mobile G2's shipping early, we've got one
• T-Mobile G2 won't have free tethering, but may have WiFi calling
• Motorola Cliq 2 'Begonia' specs trickle out
• Verizon leaks surface, revealing lots more Android and an LTE tablet
• Kyocera Zio dummy units appear at Radio Shack
• R2-D2 Droid 2 on sale today!
• Virgin Mobile Samsung Intercept spotted at Target
• Epic 4G hidden menus and more? [From the forums]
• Epic 4G -- Hidden DRM service may cause battery issues [From the Forums]
• FM Radio now available for Droid 2
• Sony Ericsson LiveView: For when your pocket is just too far away

Tablet news

• Samsung Galaxy Tab available in the UK on Nov. 1, going to all major carriers
• Dell's 7-inch Looking Glass tablet to launch within weeks
• Samsung promised to bring 10-inch Galaxy Tablet in first half of 2011

OS update news

• Why a Froyo factory reset really isn't (plus, a fix for upgrade issues)
• Sprint getting the Samsung Transform, another Galaxy S phone?
• Epic 4G OTA specifics [From the Forums]
• Epic 4G update on hold, Samsung says
• Fix in the works for Droid X messaging issues
• Samsung Vibrant update available on Kies, but T-Mobile says don't install it

Software news

• Introducing the Android Central App
• TaintDroid -- realtime privacy monitoring for your Android phone
• Foursquare app updates to version 2.0
• Beejive for Android now available
• Google Maps gets an update, adds weather to live wallpapers
• Google's Car Home app updated, now with customization!
• Fennec re-versioned to bring it in line with desktop Firefox
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Google News

• Google aggregates its 'official' Android devices in a sleek re-design
• Google expands paid app support to a ton of new countries
• Microsoft sues Motorola over Android

[Luce]

Good podcast!