Android smartphones from just about every hardware manufacturer are on the market causing quite a bit of buzz. While popular handsets like the HTC EVO 4G and Motorola Droid X have been causing waves, LG’s Optimus smartphone series has been holding its own as well. Of course, negative publicity like the slip up regarding Android 2.3 not coming to the Optimus line up (which has been disproved) may not be the best thing for the devices but it doesn’t seem to be hurting them too much.

LG has come forth today to confirm the fact that their Optimus series of handsets have managed to sell over 2 million units. This is great news for the company as it comes only 25 days after their announcement that is had managed to sell 1 million. This just goes to show you that in this day and age high powered smartphones aren’t the only devices that do well as there is a niche for budget conscious phones like the Optimus S.

Have you picked up an LG Optimus smartphone? If so, which one?

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Android updates are some of the most talked news items in the community with owners clamoring over the latest release. However, while it has taken quite some time for devices to get the Froyo update, Gingerbread is already on the streets meaning smartphone owners will once again be stuck waiting for an update. Luckily, if you’re a Motorola Droid X owner you’ll be happy to know that your device has recieved an update in the form of 2.2.1.

While it’s not the highly sought after 2.3 update, it does bring with it some hefty changes, which we told you about here (including the Madden 11 demo). You may remember that we told you the update was getting a widespread roll-out but if you haven’t yet received the update, it should now be avaialble as an over the air download.

Have you received the Android 2.2.1 update? If not, let us know.

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Some of you might remember when we reported on the man who said a Motorola Droid 2 exploded in his ear.

Now we getting indication that these claims could be false. That maybe this user dropped the phone, didn’t realize that the glass was broken, and cut his ear (hence the blood).

I guess there must be phone forensics teams that check out phones for claims like these. Either this posting is a lesson about falsely reporting on your busted phone, or watch out for exploding phones.

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For those of you who were hoping to get the Droid Pro for the holiday season will get your wish, at a lower price.

Right now, the hip smartphone is on say at Best Buy Mobile for $50, and if you want it even cheaper, you can get it on Amazon for about $20.

The contract still applies, and I suppose this is part of Best Buy’s commitment to good deals, like their free smartphones that they have been offering recently.

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Like to tweak your device’s Android build to pull some more functionality out of it? Do you describe yourself as an avid rooter? Well, if that’s the case then you’ll be interested to hear of the latest development that has arose from the Android hacking community.

The particular ROM that this announcement settles on is CyanogenMod CM6.1 RC5. Currently available only for the Motorola Droid, this updated version brings with it lockscreen gestures. This means you will actually be able to draw gestures at your device’s lockscreen (a la the above image) and assign them various actions. This may include, but is not limited to, launching your most used applications, Android’s web browser and more.

As I said, it’s currently available only for the Motorola Droid with a release on other devices currently up in the air. However, as always, we’ll keep you posted as the story unfolds.

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