Vodafone (which might soon launch two Microsoft Project Pink phones) is getting ready to introduce its first own-branded Android handset – the Vodafone 845.

The Vodafone 845 will be quite cheap: only €150. But that’s because it’s not a high-end smartphone.

Its features apparently include: 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.2MP camera, 512MB of internal memory, Vodafone 360 services and a 1200 mAh battery. More importantly, the handset will run Android 2.1.

Announced for T-Mobile USA users previously, Android users can now sign up for Swype in a beta version. The beta version is not for those who already have Swype pre-installed. It supports English and Spanish but comes in limited features as some key features required OEM integration according to Swype. Check out the detail here.

China Unicom have announced their intention to launch Android phones and have stated that they have an open attitude on mobile operating systems.

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The hottest Android devices right now are undoubtedly Nexus One and Motorola Droid, both pictured recently using the Mozilla Fennec browser. The Mozilla team posted these teaser pics on their Facebook page.

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Haleron has unveiled their new Android powered tablet called the iLet Mini Hal. Haleron may not be a brand name as well known as perhaps Apple, but if you’re looking for a low cost tablet computer, you may be interested in their $199 offering.

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Although over in Canada there are quite a few Android platform smartphones available such as the Motorola Milestone, HTC Magic, Samsung Galaxy, and HTC Hero, but the Canadian Android toting public aren’t getting the full Android experience when it come to the Android Market.

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The folks over at The Astonishing Tribe — tat for short — have come up with a facial recognition app for Google’s free mobile OS. The app is called Recognizr and is not only able to connect faces with your handset’s address book, but it can match the person’s face to social networking profiles so you can to identify the user by face.

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The HTC Desire has just been unveiled over at Mobile World Congress 2010, and as most are aware the HTC Desire hardware is basically the Nexus One superphone with the addition of HTC Sense user interface, so it makes ideal for a little hacking.

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Huawei also had a booth at MWC 2010, where it showcased a bunch of new devices, the most impressive of which was the Huawei U8800 model, the first HSPA+ smartphone running Android. The Android 2.1 device is pictured below and it’s able to reach speeds of up to 14 Mbps.

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The rumors are true, folks. The new version of T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G sports the Swype keyboard, and that’s just the start of the lovefest. Swype announced today that it’ll be on “a number of future devices,” including the Windows Mobile-powered HTC HD2.

For the uninitiated, Swype is a keyboard that in addition to normal touch typing allows you to slide your finger from letter to letter, and a lot of you swear by it.