Android 3.0 Honeycomb is the tablet-optimized version of Google’s mobile operating system. Check it out here, outside of the tablet environment. Specifically on an HTC Desire HD phone. Most phones have too small of a screen to make Honeycomb usable, but that might not be the case with the Desire HD, which has a 4.3″ display.

Performance is fine. Could be better, but with the larger display, using Honeycomb on a phone becomes a lot more manageable. Performance won’t be the best of course, but at least they proved a point.

HTC is getting into the tablet arena with its first Android tablet called the HTC flyer. It features a 7-inch display, a powerful 1.5Ghz Snapdragon CPU, 32 GB of storage and support for a whole bunch of audio and video formats.

The tablet is driven by Android with HTC Sense. Some other features include two cameras, one a rear-facing 5MP camera with auto focus and a 1.3MP front camera for video calls. It also comes with a stylus for HTC’s new Scribe application that lets you write.

HTC has unveiled the HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa. Both devices offer easy access to Facebook with a dedicated Facebook button. They are powered by Android Gingerbread 2.3.3 and use the latest version of HTC Sense. When you make a phone call or receive a call, the screen shows your friend’s latest status and photos and if their birthday is coming up or not.

That fancy Facebook button is context-sensitive so if you’ve just taken a picture, you can push the button to upload it to Facebook. Pretty handy for you social butterflies. Want to let your friends know what you’re listening to? Just press the button while listening to music on the phone.

Prices and release dates for the HTC Merge and Droid Bionic are still unknown, but you can at least start thinking about the accessories. That’s because Best Buy’s mobile accessories site is now listing both phones, with pictures.

There is no new info about the handsets themselves, but this must mean a release very soon. Head on over to the Best Buy site and have a look for yourself. At least you can start shopping for add-ons.

Who knew there was a surprise inside when you buy butter? The story here is that someone bought Norwegian butter, got down to the bottom and found an Android-powered Tattoo phone at the bottom.

It could be a hoax. Maybe someone is just trying to get attention. Butter us up. Then again, maybe there is a butter factory guy missing a phone. You would think he would have called his phone at some point though. Anyway, we’ve never seen a phone packed in butter. Until now.

We have some leaked specs on the HTC Wildfire 2. It packs in a Qualcomm MSM 7227 600MHz processor, a 3.2″ TFT touchscreen display with 320 x 480 resolution, a 5-megapixel camera, 384MB RAM, a microSDHC memory card slot and Wi-Fi.

The rest of the specs are above for your perusal. Sounds like a good solid device. After all, the HTC Wildfire was a decent mid-range Android phone. Now all we need are some press shots and the cat will be completely out of the bag.

AT&T will start selling the HTC Freestyle on the 13th of February 2011. It features a 3.2 inch touchscreen display, along with a 3.2 megapixel camera and runs on the Brew Mobile platform.

Other features include a microSD card slot which can take up to 32GB cards, Stereo Bluetooth and a 3.5mm headphone jack. There’s also HTC’s Sense UX interface which has a customizable home screen. The HTC Freestyle will we available for $99 with a two year contract. That’s after a $50 mail in rebate.

Last month we heard that the HTC 7 Pro would be available in the UK in February, and right on schedule, UK retailer Clove has just started selling the HTC 7 Pro, since it is listed as ‘in stock’ on their website. The HTC 7 Pro is a Windows Phone 7 smartphone that features a 3.6 inch WVGA display, a slide out QWERTY keyboard, and the 3.6 inch display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

Some other features include a 1GHz processor, a five megapixel camera, and 16GB of built in storage. It also has Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and 802.11 b/g/ WiFi.

Best Buy has confirmed its HTC Thunderbolt pre-orders along with its exclusive access to the phone. The phone can be reserved in advance for a $50 deposit. Since Best Buy has a “national retail exclusive” on the Thunderbolt, it won’t have to compete with other third-party stores.

We still don’t have a ship date and the price still hasn’t been set by the carrier, but a February 14 ship date and a $250 contract price have both been leaked.

Everybody start singing AC/DC’s “thunderstuck” now. Best Buy stores around the nation are now accepting pre-orders for HTC’s Thunderbolt. We knew it wouldn’t be long and sure enough, the day has arrived. If you have the $50 necessary to put towards it, you better get in line.

Looks like the phone will be available for pickup on February 14th. Pick up one for that special someone and say Happy Valentines day. Are you getting one for yourself?

At last we have some dates on these two devices. One of Best Buy’s official Facebook pages have confirmed when the Motorola Xoom and HTC Thunderbolt will be arriving. Earlier insider leaks had the Xoom arriving on February 17th, but Best Buy is now promising to have the tablet on February 24th.

The other news regards HTC’s LTE-equipped 4.3-inche device, the Thunderbolt. That one will arriving on Valentine’s Day, a day after the similarly sized Inspire 4G hits AT&T. We don’t have long to wait now.

Verizon has hinted that the HTC Thunderbolt might arrive early. It reminded users that the iPhone is coming soon and also said that the Android-based 4G phone might come “sooner than expected.” No exact date was given.

Previous leaks from Verizon’s retail system have the Android flagship’s launch on February 14 and that could be the date Verizon is teasing, but it also might be moved up.

AT&T will start selling the HTC Inspire 4G starting on the 13th of February 2011. It’s the first 4G device to hit AT&T this year, but far from the last. The company has announced that they intend to launch more than 20 4G devices by the end of the year.

To refresh your memory, the HTC Inspire 4G comes with Android 2.2 Froyo, a 4.3 inch Super LCD display, and an 8 megapixel camera capable of recording HD video in 720p. There’s also a 1GHz processor, Dolby sound, and it will use the new version of HTC’s Sense.

This is what we call a pre-iPhone 4 blow out bonanza friends. Come one, come all and get some awesome deals on Android phones from Verizon right now. Everything must go as we prepare for the almighty Jesus of phones, the iPhone 4. We got your Samsung Fascinate and Continuum, the HTC Droid Incredible and yes, even the Motorola Droid R2-D2.

All available now for just $100 on the usual two-year contract. The sale doesn’t include the Droid X, Droid Pro or Droid 2 Global, but Verizon says they will have some additional one-day only sales during its “ten days of sweet deals” from now until February 10th.

Once again Facebook has denied yet another rumor that a FB-branded handset is coming. There will be no facebook HTC device. Facebook addicts will just have to wait and hope.

Dan Rose, head of business development at the company, came forward with the following statement: “This is really just another example of a manufacturer who has taken our public APIs (application programming interfaces) and integrated them into their device in an interesting way. The rumors around there being something more to this HTC device are overblown.”