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Boy what a week. The weather may not be a telling sign fall is on the way yet, but cell phone leaks and releases tell a different tale. With t-minus >1 month to go before school is back in session for most, expect to see even more leaks and releases any minute now. Let’s talk about we have already seen though shall we? This past week was big for a lot of reasons, and quite possibly the biggest just hit the internet last night. Here, take a look:

Device news:

The biggest device leak news to hit the web this past week comes to us courtesy of Android Swag and comes in the form of a Verizon CDMA/GSM HTC slider. The still nameless device is said to be packing a 1.2ghz (dual-core?) processor, 4″ screen, GSM world phone capabilities, and an unconfirmed release date of early 2011. Is this the device you’ve been waiting for people? If I had to guess, I’d say this may be the CDMA counterpart to T-Mobile’s HTC Vison. We’ll know a more once these devices get official, but for now, it looks like a safe bet.

Here’s some more info on leaks and upcoming devices that you may find interesting:

DROID 2 cases showing up at Best Buy
Verizon rep mentions the DROID 2 in a tweet; Oopsy
Verizon’s top 5 features of the DROID 2
DROID 2: Hard Street Date August 12th
Sprint expands 4G and launches a site for the Epic
Samsung Epic to launch August 11th? Dunno.
Samsung event on August 11th
Samsung Galaxy S in white
Samsung Gem and Fascinate photos
AT&T shutting down BETA Streaks?
Dell teasing public with Streak
HTC’s Glacier turns up on benchmark ranking
HTC’s Ace and Vision turn up in Vodafone system
HTC Model Number ADR6325VW coming to Verizon
HTC Fiesta and Paradise…on CraigsList
Motorola Sage in the wild
Motorola 10″ tablet ready for FiOS?
More portable Archos 32 up for pre-order
X10 pegged for AT&T by mid-September (Really?)

Droid Incredible supply issues finally coming to an end?
Acer debuts new dual Android, Windows XP netbook
Garmin: revenue from phone segment in Q2 was ‘below our plan’
Nexus One Resurrected as Official Developer Phone
Brazilian Galaxy S Equipped with Digital TV

Software news:

My favorite software news comes to us this week in the form of a question, “Google, what is up with Android’s GMail outbox?” John took the time this week to ask you this: do you have problems with sending mail from Android’s GMail app? I know I do. Every so often, an e-mail I’ve tried to send will just sit in the outbox like it’s some sort 5-star jacuzzi; Never wanting to get out. It’s still incredibly annoying and mind boggling, but it does feel better to know that John, or me, aren’t the only ones. You all let us know that you have the same problem, and your fixes are all over the board. So uhh Google, what’s up? Your move.

The rest of the software news is pretty much all about updates. Whether it’s fixing Froyo on a device, or finally putting it on there, everyone’s getting a piece of the (ice cream)cake:

Froyo likely coming to DROID X in “early September”
Froyo running on the DROID X? Video proof
Froyo for the Moto DROID available now… kinda
DROID’s Froyo will not support native tether, for free
Motorola Milestone to see Froyo this September
HTC’s Froyo OTA for EVO floating around
Fix for EVOs with unofficial Froyo update
myTouch 3G Slide update

Government testing Nexus One for real-time translation
Android2Cloud demonstration video
Captivate and Vibrant get “One-Clicked”
HTC Sync Updated To v3.0

Apps:

This weeks big app news came to us in the form of updates. The biggest of which, was the bump Facebook saw to version 1.3.0. The updated featured a much needed UI overhaul and some overall optimization changes. It also came with something no one wanted; bad news for battery life. Fortunately, Facebook has already released version 1.3.1 that remedies the situation. Phew.

In other big app update news, PayPal Mobile was updated to version 2.0.0. The new PayPal features Bump, Split the Bill, a new look, and new general feel. Both updated apps, Facebook and PayPal, are available in the market now. Here’s some more app news you aren’t gonna wanna miss:

Netflix coming to Android, eventually
Dish Network content coming to Android
AT&T Code Scanner available now
Live Wallpaper: Wakka Wallpaper
PrivacyStar with Caller ID
Nimbuzz Version 2.0 brings its own VOIP solution NimbuzzOut

Videos and reviews:

I think I speak for all Android fans out there when I say we love to see Andy, our green lil buddy, everywhere we can. That’s why I know you guys will get a kick out of this:

The video above is from Andrew Steffy and shows us how to use Android on your HTC HD2 from T-Mobile. I know the hardware for the HD2 is virtually the same as all the other Android super-phones out right now, it just looks so much better. I’m curious, has anyone else out there tried this? How about on any different devices? If I had an HD2, I know I would.

This is probably the last video you see from us on the Vibrant so enjoy it while you can. John has covered your final questions and requests for the Samsung Vibrant, and the video includes Lock screen controls, night mode camera, multi-touch performance/multi-touch keyboard, exchange calendar, music player , Quadrant Standard, Linpack, Neocore, free memory, and the stock launcher. To watch the video, check out the post here.

Marques has another great written review for us this week. This time around, he covers “Cool Dropbox tips & tricks.” If you ever wanted to know more about syncing your PC and your Android devices together, this is a great opportunity to do so.

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Alright everyone, that’s all for this week. Of Course, stay tuned for more news, reviews, videos, and leaks; all right here on DroidDog.com. Today I leave you with two opinion editorial posts from Alberto that asks if Android has already won the mobile OS mobile war, with some numbers to back it up. Until next time, enjoy!