Skype has just released a new version of it’s popular software specifically designed for Android-based phones, and other Java-enabled devices. “Making the Skype experience available for download to Android-powered devices, as well as hundreds of other mobile phones from the world’s leading handset manufacturers is a major step forward for Skype,” said Scott Durchslag, COO of Skype.

Well it looks like somebody in the shipping department made a slight error at T-Mobile, and now we are hearing many T-Mobile customers who pre-ordered the HTC G1 smartphone from T-Mobile are receiving the units today.
After discussing the issue with the local T-Mobile store I was told that only current T-Mobile customers were given the ability to pre-order the G1, and with upwards of 1 to 1.5 Million pre-orders to fulfill T-Mobile didn’t really have a choice but to start shipping the units late last week in order to get …

Handango Inc. the well known smartphone application developer has announced that they will become the first retailer to offer both free and paid applications for Google Android based phones.
“Handango has always offered its customers the widest variety of smartphone apps available on the market and on all major operating systems,” says Bill Stone, CEO of Handango.
“Handango is now offering developers the opportunity to sell the paid apps they create for the Android platform as well as offer any free apps when the first Android device launches. Customers can purchase apps …

There’s good news out there for all of you Android developers. Google has officially announced the release of version 1.0 of the Android SDK. You can now code with confidence that the API’s will not be changing.
Dan Morrill from Google writes:
Yes, that means we’re officially at 1.0. Of course the SDK won’t remain static—we’ll keep improving the tools by adding features and fixing bugs. But now developers can rely on the APIs in the SDK, and can update their applications to run on Android 1.0-compatible devices. The Android Market beta …