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It’s no secret that the HTC Desire is the exact same hardware as the Nexus One with a Sense-based Android build on top of it, so it shouldn’t be any surprise that an enterprising hacker has already started porting the Desire’s ROM over to Google’s baby. Interestingly, the system file is a little too big for the Nexus One’s internal storage, so some rearranging was necessary, and not everything works yet, but it’s a start — and apparently Flash 10.1 is included and enabled, so this one should be a hot ticket when it’s released.

Inspired by the Nexus One (which HTC made), the Desire—or Bravo , if you prefer—has a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen with multitouch, with 480 x 800 pixels. It’s the best display I’ve seen on a phone for a while.

If the kids at Modaco are right, the rumored HTC Bravo will launch on Verizon Wireless as the HTC Desire, pleasing a LOT of people but confusing many in the process. The HTC Desire was also the rumored “codename” for what eventually became the HTC Droid Eris. Any way you look at it, the *new* HTC Desire (artist formerly known as Bravo) is essentially another carrier’s version of the Nexus One. All this is rumor of course, but according to the pictures and information here, it’ll also come with HTC Sense

AT&T’s first Android powered handset, the Motorola Backflip , will use Yahoo! as its default search engine. According to a report by BusinessWeek, the Motorola Backflip will feature Yahoo! as the default search engine, although users will be able to manually change the provider to Google if they wish. Yahoo! Vice President David Katz commented, “We have a long-standing relationship with AT&T and more than 80 carrier partnerships around the world for our award- winning mobile-search experience

Less than a week after the launch of the Google Nexus One handset, Google have released the Android 2.1 SDK to developers.

Last week Adobe released a demo video showing their Flash Player 10.1 software up and running on the Google Nexus One . Well this week it’s the turn of the popular Motorola Droid to receive the same Flash treatment. In newly released footage, Adobe’s Adrian Ludwig showcases Flash Player 10.1 running well on the Droid with the Android 2.0 software.