The G2 Will Repair Itself On Rooting

Some excited rooters at the XDA Dev Forum tried to root the G2 namely to unlock the software so they can add their own programs and control the OS only to find that there is a built-in lock in the G2 hardware that returns the handset to the stock state upon rooting.

Thats right: its a self-repairing system, like grey goo.
That said, this is pretty much some BS. To force a user to use one and only one version of Android is an anathema to the spi

Source:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/06/the-g2-will-repair-itself-on-rooting/

Analyst claims Apple working on smaller and larger iPhone form factors and why we call BS

Is Apple working on smaller and larger iPhone form factors to help it compete with Android? That's what analyst Shaw Wu believes after checking with his sources in Apple's supply chain.

Source:
http://www.edibleapple.com/analyst-claims-apple-working-on-smaller-and-larger-iphone-form-factors-and-why-we-call-bs/

Android Sees Tons of Maintenance Update ROMs This Week

The biggest Android ROM update of the week was obviously the Motorola Droid X with its Froyo update, but there have been a significant number of smaller ROM releases this week.

The devices included were: AT&T's Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S Variant) The update takes the phone to version I897UCJH7 (from I897UCJF6). Details, via AT&T,...

Source:
http://hothardware.com/News/Android-Sees-Tons-of-Maintenance-ROMs-This-Week/

Facebook Denies Rumors of Facebook Phone

The future of Facebook's expansion is likely to include a foray into mobile.

A Facebook OS built off Android seems like a logical next step.

Source:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/product-reviews/web-services-tools-reviews/social-networks-reviews/facebook-denies-rumors-of-facebook-phone/

Android Now Outselling iPhone [REPORT]

Smartphones carrying Google's Android operating system outsold the iPhone in the first quarter of 2010, according to new research out today from NPD.

Source:
http://mashable.com/2010/05/10/android-outselling-iphone/