It’s time for the AndroidGuys Weekly RoundUp! We covered a good bit of news last week, so let’s jump right into it. First off, devices:

• The HTC Evo Shift 4G finally got rooted, permanently
• The Nexus S got an OTA to fix that pesky reboot issue
• We learned that the HTC Thunderbolt is expected to drop on February 24th
• The Droid X2 is rumored to have a Tegra 2 dual-core processor
• We saw a Moto Atrix 4G promo video
• We heard that Samsung will manufacture the Sidekick 4G, followed by some pictures
• The Moto Xoom was compared to the iPad, like it’s really a competition
• We got a peek at an unknown HTC device in the wild.. in Taipei
• Leaked MWC plans confirmed the Galaxy S2 and Tab2
• We got our eyes on a possible Droid Incredible successor
• Engadget got some hands-on time with the Xperia Play
• Samsung pulled the cover off 4 Galaxy devices for Europe and other countries
• We got release dates for the G-Slate, Vibrant 4G, and Dell Streak 7
• LG more or less confirmed that they’ll be going 3D at MWC
• The HTC Flyer specs leaked and were confirmed
• Tmobile dropped the price of the Galaxy Tab to $249.99 with a new 2-year contract
• The prices for the HTC Thunderbolt and the Moto Xoom leaked, followed by Motorola hyping the Xoom in a video
• We also learned from Moto that the Xoom will run stock Honeycomb, no Blur
• It came to our attention that the Samsung SCH-R910 and the Samsung Forte are the same device
• The Notion Ink Adam shipped.. yeah, you read that right
• Facebook denied any rumors that they’re working with HTC on a phone
• The Motorola Atrix 4G cleared the good ol’ FCC
• And finally, the N1 and Nexus S got minor updates, presumably to fix the SMS bug

Now that we’ve burned through all the devices, the really big news that broke last week was that Google released the SDK for Honeycomb! Surely it won’t be long before someone gets 3.0 running on something. We saw that the SDK has hints of smartphone support in it as well. In other news, JuiceDefender got a pretty big update, our own Phil Esposito did a video review of ROM Manager, we got an exclusive first hands-on with BioLock, and some NASA apps made it to the Android Market. Also in the news, number porting came to Google Voice, we saw a Tegra roadmap, Google launched a weather web app, Buzztime released a game app, and the Facebook app got an update.

Rounding up the week, LevelUp Studio updated their Beautiful Widgets app with a skin SDK, Playstation announced a cross-platform gaming platform, a Hulu rep spoke about Google TV, our own Damien Raine reviewed Keypurr Keyboard, and Google scheduled an Android event for February 2nd.

That’s about all the news we have time for, so join me next week as I cover all the news reported by our awesome AG crew!

It’s time for the AndroidGuys Weekly RoundUp! Let’s get to it, shall we? There was a good handful of device news last week. Continued after the break!

• The Galaxy Tab had a “What?” moment, as Samsung was selling $1000 versions of the Tab. The only extra thing a buyer gets is a Bluetooth headset and a leather case. Not really worth the extra $500
• The Huawei Ascend made its way to MetroPCS at $179
• Another Huawei device, the S7 Android tablet popped up in a video
• More low-end devices rolled in, as gigabyte announced the GSmart Rola
• A Fossil Android watch made an appearance
• The Dell Streak dropped to $100 at Best Buy, and it might be discontinued soon
• The Honeycomb tablet we saw Andy Rubin playing with a few weeks back showed up in some more photos
• The Acer BeTouch E140 was announced
• A Barnes & Noble rep told us that the NookColor won’t be getting the Android Market. But there are other ways to get it..
• The AT&T Pantech P8000 was confirmed by the FCC
• We learned about the LG B, with an extremely bright screen and thin body
• The Creative 7-inch ZiiO became available for purchase
• The Htc Evo 4G got an update and some bloatware
• Our own Sam Herren reviewed the Verizon Droid Pro
• LG announced the Optimus 2X, a dual-core handset. We later saw an awesome video sample from this device
• We heard a rumor that Motorola is working on some more ruggedized Android phones, like the Defy
• The Nexus S went on sale at Best Buy stores and at BestBuy.com
• And finally, the Samsung Galaxy S got some Gingerbread love in an unofficial ROM

In app news, Google opened up the App Inventor to all, so now you can make your own Android application. Also, HipLogic’s *Spark application was released as a full version, Thijs Koot gave us a How-To on the Android Emulator, the Facebook app added chat and push notifications, Google Voice recognition became more personalized for a few Froyo users, and we discovered that GameLoft is cooking up some more awesome Android games. The ESRB released an Android app, Words With Friends was kinda announced, Dungeon Defenders: First Wave ushered in a new gaming era for Android, Loopt 4.0 arrived, a Doodle scheduling app was released, as well as an E*Trade app and Trillian 1.0. We end the app segment with 2 things: Sony announced that their PlayStation app is coming to Android devices that sport 1.6 or above, and we got a good look at the new Android Market in action.

There’s not much else to tell about last week, so that’s your AndroidGuys Weekly RoundUp. Be sure to give us your thoughts below on anything mentioned above. We look forward to your feedback!

This week’s episode of the AndroidGuys Monday night podcast is now available to listen to on demand.  As per the norm our panel consisted of AndroidGuys staff members Sam Herren and myself as well as Nick Gray (HTCSource) and Andrew Kamika (Androinica).  Joining us this week was Eric Lehman as where we dished on Sprint, EVO 4G, Epic 4G, SERO, and rumored handsets.

Our contestant this week was Trevor Nared who went on to win $25 in free accessories out of the AndroidGuys store.  He correctly identified various builds of Android as well as apps created by Google.  In the third round, he breezed through the true or false questions. Congrats Trevor! You can download the episode by right-clicking here from your PC.  If you are on an Android phone, you can head directly to blogtalkradio.com/androidguys where you can download this, and other episodes.  By the way, you can tune in live at 10PM EST every Monday night and participate in the live chat as we broadcast.  Follow us on twitter and Facebook for more details!

News topics this week:

• Samsung’s handling of the Epic 4G launch as compared to HTC and the EVO 4G
• New SERO rate plans
• Upcoming, rumored 4G phones
• The Facebook phone

Q&A Session

• Five apps for a new user – anything goes.
• Best Motorola handset with Android
• Sell me a Devour…
• Fruit Ninja or Angry Birds?