Apparently the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 will be hitting U.S shores soon as AT&T is gearing up to launch the Android 1.6 device. According to AT&T’s system, the X10 will cost phone retailers $345 per device though it’s unclear what the unsubsidized and subsidized prices will be.

The launch date is said to be between mid-August and mid-July. Also launching in the same timeframe will be the Samsung Eternity II. So, call Doc Brown and get ready to travel back in time with Android 1.6.

A new application form AT&T has landed called the AT&T Code Scanner. The app is available right now for download on Blackberry devices and on the Android Marketplace.

The app lets the smartphone user scan both 2D barcodes and 1D barcodes that are printed in magazines, online, and other places to get more information on a product or service. The application also has a barcode generator that allows the user or a business to generate their own bar codes.

I think that we all know AT&T and the other major carriers in the US charge us way more money than they really need to. They can cry about how much data smartphone users consume all day, but the fact is we pay much more for the data we use than other countries.

Wired put together a nice little chart comparing the price of downloading a gigabyte of data around the world. The US came in at number six on the list with a price of $12.50 per gigabyte. The most expensive place was France with a cost of $25.47 per gigabyte.

Right on schedule, the Samsung Captivate is shipping from AT&T. We know that you’ve been waiting for AT&T’s latest high-end Android smartphone and now you can get it in your hands.

The Captivate is AT&T’s version of Samsung’s Galaxy S line of high-end Android phones, with a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a 1GHz Hummingbird core. Why not go ahead and add this Android 2.1 handset to your shopping cart?

There have been a number of lawsuits filed against Apple in the years since the iPhone debuted. Many of the suits were for alleged patent infringement. One of the early suits was against Apple and AT&T over the exclusive deal for the iPhone.

The suit was recently granted class action status, which means anyone who purchased an iPhone all the way back to June 29, 2007 is part of the suit. The core allegation is that consumers who entered into the 2-year agreement were actually in a five-year agreement due to the exclusive deal with AT&T.

It’s official, the Captivate, AT&T’s version of Samsung’s global Galaxy S line of high-end Android phones, will be available on Sunday, July 18 for $199 on contract with no rebate needed. That pricing is no surprise, since T-Mobile priced the Vibrant the same way.

All four US nationals are getting this device very soon and that’s pretty impressive for Samsung. Will you be getting one? Let us know why or why not.

ZAGG has been making invisibleSHIELD protective films for all manner of gadgets for many years now. I have used the film on all of my iPhones and other stuff and have never had issues with scratches. ZAGG has announced that the new invisibleSHIELD Dry film is now available exclusively through AT&T Stores.

The normal version of the invisibleSHIELD film requires you to spray the surface with a liquid for install. The new Dry version skips that liquid step. The film is available for the iPhone 4 in the dry version.

Want to get the HTC Aria for free? Of course you do. Luckily for you, Dell is offering the HTC Aria for free, instead of having to get it for $129.99 from AT&T. Gotta be a catch right? Of course there is. You and I weren’t born yesterday, if we had been we would be sucking our thumbs and getting our arses powdered.

This deal is available only for those who want to open a new AT&T account, making it a lot less attractive than free. Existing AT&T subscribers whose plans are up and are looking for Android will need $129.99 after all.

Looks like ATT is finally getting serious about Android, with the Samsung Captivate, which will arrive in the next few months. The specs are impressive with a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, a 1GHz Hummingbird that processes graphics3x faster than Snapdragon, a 5MP camera that can record 720p video, and up to 32GB of combined onboard and external storage.

It will ship with Google Search which is nice. We aren’t sure if Captivate owners will be able to download third-party apps, since AT&T so far hasn’t allowed this on their Android devices.

AT&T can’t deal with iPhone 4 orders. After shutting down their online sales system following several security problems, they are giving up in order to avoid any further trouble. Seems like their computer systems are in real trouble thanks to the demand surge.

This comes after only one day of pre-orders. The demand collapsed both AT&T and Apple servers, which were unable to take orders, were taking multiple incorrect orders, placed reservations that didn’t reserve anything, and had physical stores closing or having to take orders with pen and paper. The problems also involved a security breach, with people trying to get into AT&T only to get into the wrong customers account.

AT&T has not traditionally offered a bunch of Android devices. This is no surprise given that Android is one of the biggest competitors to the iPhone. Which AT&T sells a massive amount of.

AT&T has added a new entry-level Android device to its offerings today called the AT&T Aria. The Aria smartphone is an Android 2.1 device with HTC Sense UI over the top. The handset has a 3.2-inch HVGA display and operates on the AT&T 3G network with 7.2Mbps speed.

I think anyone who has read about AT&T and its ways of dealing with complaints or is an AT&T customer probably understands that the company appears to be run by a bunch of asshats. This was made abundantly clear this week when word that AT&T had threatened a customer who emailed the CEO twice over a few week period with a cease and desist letter if he emailed again.

The guy took his story the internet where it grew to epic proportions in a poo storm the likes of which hasn’t been seen in at least a few weeks. AT&T has now said sorry to the customer for threatening him and had a senior AT&T VP call and talk to the customer personally.

Fans of tough and rugged phones will be glad to hear that AT&T has announced that the rugged push-to-talk Samsung Rugby II will be shipping soon. The phone will support AT&T’s HSPA 7.2Mbps network, A-GPS and voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation using AT&T’s Navigator service. It’s tough enough for Mr. T, but even your wimpy hands can use it.

Some other features of the Rugby II include a 2-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, Bluetooth and microSD card slot. The phone will be shipping on June 6th for $130 with a two-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate.

The LG Vu Plus is official with a June 6 release. The most interesting change in this version is the addition of a landscape slider QWERTY keyboard and support for AT&T’s FLO-based Mobile TV service carries over for $9.99 a month with a free 7-day trial subscription.

Some other features include a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, a 3 megapixel autofocus cam with video recording, AT&T Video Share compatibility, and microSD expansion if you need it. It should arrive on shelves for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate.

Also known as the Mini 5, the Streak will be launching first in Europe with O2 Telefonica, and then “later this summer” with AT&T in the States, according to CEO Michael Dell. NOT on a Baseball field, wearing nothing but a cap.

Dell showed the device off at the Citrix Synergy conference. We know that it runs Android, but they won’t say which version it will actually be. Screen-size is a 5-inch capacitive display, and there’s also be a 5-megapixel camera.