General Mobile is showing off a new Android handset called the DSTL1. The company is known for its dual-SIM handsets. The DSTL1 can take two different SIM cards, has a 3-inch touch screen, 5 megapixel camera, 4GB of storage, WiFi, and a 624MHz Marvell processor. The picture above is a render of what they expect the final product to look like, not an actual picture. The phone is expected to be released however in the third quarter of this year. It’s nice to see another manufacturer stepping up to the plate and making an Android handset, and the dual-SIM feature of this one definitely makes it lust worthy. What other features would you like to see on Android handsets? [via Engadget]

There have been rumors for months that Android and the T-Mobile g1 hardware have low-level support for multi-touch. Some developers got to work and have created a demo of you can in fact use multi-touch on your G1. The app is available to download now (at your own risk) and does a multi-touch version of the Android browser. Installing the app will require you to gain root access to your phone, so it’s not exactly for the faint at heart. Check it out in action in the video above. [via Engadget]

With nary a spec, price point or firm release date, this photo of HTC’s “Sapphire 2.0,” suspected to be the company’s G2 Android phone,  is circulating the Internet. This will apparently be the latest touchscreen for T-Mobile, with a 3.2-megapixel camera to boot. A photo of the “Tungsten,” a possible candidate for the Wing II phone with full keyboard, has been leaked as well. Engadget says the G2 is expected in May. [TmoNews via Engadget]

Bar codes aren’t just for the grocery store anymore. The advent of personal bar code readers, like ScanLife’s latest for Android phones, allows you to quickly jump to Web sites, phone numbers or videos. This is basically a shortcut for typing on your smartphone’s keypad or browsing through menus. It’s even possible to create your own bar code on ScanLife’s Web site for quick access to oft-used functions. The software has been available as a free iPhone app since August, and can be downloaded now for Android phones as well. Head to ScanLife’s Web site and start checking yourself out, aisle three. [ScanLife via CNet]

Even though most of us gadget lovers are thankful to have a true open source phone (G1), most of us can agree– it could have been given a more progressive design. Enter Lenovo and the OPhone– we couldn’t have thought of a better name. O as in, well, show us your “o” face.  The OPhone features a 5-megapixel camera (with Auto Focus and flash), a microSD card slot, English/Chinese input via virtual keyboard, a video recorder and Bluetooth 2.0. Not too shabby is you ask us. The drawback? You most likely won’t be able to get your hands on one of these, the OPhone is only available in China…  [via engadget]

By now, T-Mobile’s G1 and Kogan’s Agora were among the only mobile phones to use the Android OS. However, things are about to change because Google just released the unlocked version of the Android Dev phone making it available for users on other networks, too. It features a three-megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and quad-band GSM with EDGE for data, but for the time being its 3G capabilities outside T-Mobile are not yet known. The unlocked version of the phone comes in at $399 apart from initial registration of $25 as a Google Android developer. The handset will be available in 18 countries and will not carry all the support there is for the G1. [via electronista

Word on the street is that China’s Sciphone is going to start selling the Android-powered Dream G2 handset in the coming weeks. The handset is rumored to sport Android Home edition V1.0, Google Maps, 16GB of flash memory, Gmail and YouTube applications and will not have an actual keyboard (which means we’re probably in store for some touch screen goodness). China prices are reported to be less than $200 for the device, no word on when (or if for that matter) we’ll see this one hit the US. [via SlipperyBrick]

Up until now, Google’s open-source Android OS was only available on T-Mobile’s G1– but fortunately this is about to change.  Australian mobile developer Kogan has stepped in to offer their own Android-enabled smart phone. Dubbed Agora, it features a 2.5-inch touchscreen, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G and a comfortable QWERTY keypad. Easy to handle and visually elegant, Agora will be available unlocked for $300 (including international shipping) by the end of January in 2009. Kogan is accepting preorders at the moment if interested. [via Dvice]

ASUS has officially revealed their first smartphone with the Glide OS, the ASUS P552w.  This ASUS Glide phone features a touch-responsive 2.8″ screen, 3.5G connectivity as well as standard wireless, GPS and more.  The P552w is deeply integrated with google, including google maps and a standard mobile google search bar.  While most of the details on the Glide OS are a little foggy, we hope to add an official video when it hits.  Officially, ASUS says Glide is “an innovative touch-responsive user interface that makes navigating and performing tasks on a mobile phone more intuitive and interactive than ever before.” This ASUS P552w Glide-enabled smartphone is expected to hit in early 2009. [asus]