Motorola officially announced its DROID 2 GLOBAL Android smartphone with support for CDMA 800/1900, CDMA EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 , WCDMA 850/1900/2100, and quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks. The World Edition DROID 2, like the original DROID/Milestone and DROID 2, has a side-slide QWERTY keyboard and a 3.7-inch 480×854 capacitive touchscreen.

T-Mobile launches the new Comet affordable Android mobile phone that is priced at just $9.99, with a 2-year contract after $50 rebate. The Comet is just a …

Acer officially introduces in the UK the Liquid Metal, its latest Android smartphone. Powered by the new SnapDragon 7230 800MHz processor like the T-Mobile G2, the Liquid Metal runs Android 2.2 OS. Looks a bit like its predecessor, the Liquid and Liquid e, this Metal phone has a more curvy design and gets solid and resistant steel casing with a chrome trim.

Huawei IDEOS X6

Chinese mobile equipment giant Huawei shows off two new Android smartphones, the IDEOS X6 and the IDEOS X5. Both devices runs Android 2.2 Froyo OS and supports HSPA+ high-speed data network.

May the DROID be With You. Verizon Wireless and Motorola have officially the limited edition DROID R2-D2, inspired by the Star Wars. The limited edition Android handset comes with a graphic design to look like the iconic Astromech Droid from the Star Wars Saga and will be packaged in a custom box resembling carbonite.

HTC finally introduces the Desire HD Android phone (codenamed HTC Ace), bringing the large 4.3-inch screen to people outside the US, who can’t get the Sprint HTC EVO 4G. The new phone comes without support for WiMAX, but only support for HSPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/EDGE networks. The Desire HD has no QWERTY keyboard, unlike its brother Desire Z.

HTC finally announced the Desire Z QWERTY keyboard, which is basically HTC’s own version of T-Mobile G2. Like the G2, the Desire Z runs Android 2.2 Froyo OS but it adds HTC Sense UI and the new HTCSense.com services. The phone gets a slideout QWERTY keyboard.

T-Mobile USA officially announced the T-Mobile G2 by HTC (aka HTC Vision), which is the first smartphone specifically designed for T-Mobile’s new HSPA+ network. Like the G1, the first Android phone, the new G2 is a slider with side-slide full QWERTY keyboard. Of course, the G2 gets a better look and more advanced features than the G1.

The above is the back of Acer’s upcoming Liquid Metal Android 2.2 smartphone that comes with a aluminum casing. The phone will be powered by Qualcomm MSM7230-1 800MHz processor and features a 3.6-inch …

Verizon Wireless and Motorola will release the DROID 2 R2-D2 STAR WARS Empire Strikes Back Special Edition smartphone on 30 September, as the poster above shown. This special edition DROID 2 has a R2-D2-inspired casing.