It was only a few months back that Palm Pre used to be counted as a potential iPhone killer.

Filed under: Handsets, LG, Samsung, Android We’ve been hearing talk of thoroughly Google-branded phones since before Android was announced — and if you want to get really technical about it, you could argue that it’s already happened twice in the form of the Dev Phone 1 and the Ion. Thing is, those are strictly developer-oriented one-offs based on existing models, and TechCrunch is reporting in a rather authoritative tone today that Google’s just about to launch a consumer phone all its own designed to in-house, no-compromise specifications with signs suggesting that either Samsung or LG would be responsible for OEM duties

The Motorola Droid is the newest smartphone on the market to compete for the iPhone’s crown. Released by Verizon Wireless on November 6th, the Droid’s advertising campaign has been a full-frontal attack on the popular Apple smartphone with a heavy focus on what the iPhone doesn’t do.

Another day and yet another app developer calls it quits in protest against Apple’ App Store policies.

Storm8, the game app development company that was sued earlier this month by an iPhone owner who had accused the company of illegally harvesting cellphone numbers has now publicly responded to the accusation. Storm8 is the developer of popular game apps like iMobsters and Vampires Live. In a recent post made on the website’s forum, the company elaborates the reasons why the cellphone numbers were pulled in the first place and how the lawsuit filed against the company lacked any merit.

Remember the iPhone app named 0870?

The iPhone App Store has been ridiculed quite a bit in the past over their draconian as well as inconsistent approval policies.

We test a lot of software around here, on the web, on our desktop and on our phones. It’s a great job to have, but only so much of what we test really sticks and becomes a part of our daily routines.

If you thought syncing your iPhone was easy, think again. This is because Apple is working on a system that strives to make cross-platform syncing much more simple and quicker.

Filed under: Features, Podcasts “DRRRROOOOOOOOID.” Okay, we spare you from actually playing the “DROID” alert sound at any point during the podcast, but the fact remains: Verizon’s powerhouse from Motorola is a major topic of conversation on this week’s show. Dig in! Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Sean Cooper Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International) 01:38 - Motorola DROID review 22:15 - Verizon’s LG Chocolate Touch skips on the BL40 influence 24:33 - Verizon’s DROID ERIS by HTC does Android and keeps it cheap 30:25 - BlackBerry Bold 9700 hands-on and impressions 32:36 - HTC HD2 officially coming to US, out in Europe and Asia today! 36:44 - Telus kicks off HSPA+ network with iPhone November 5th, HTC Hero, LG New Chocolate and more to follow 41:16 - Bell confirms HSPA launch on November 4 53:02 - Listener questions Subscribe to the podcast [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes [RSS MP3] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically [RSS AAC] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator [Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) Contact the podcast podcast (at) engadgetmobile (dot) com. Engadget Mobile Podcast 029 - 11.09.2009 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST