Android XL

The HTC Tattoo has this week appeared on Vodafone UK’s ‘Coming Soon‘ web page, with a predicted launch date of October 2009.

The handset was first announced by HTC earlier in the month and will feature a 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, 512MB ROM/256MB RAM, a 2.8-inch resistive touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi and a microSD card slot.

According to the more detailed specs over on the official HTC website, the HTC Tattoo will also include the Android 1.6 (Donut) update.

Detailed pricing and tariff information is not currently known, although the handset is expected to be available free on contract.

EA Mobile have made it clear in the past that they planned to release games for the Android platform – but only when they could charge for them.

Given Google’s recent announcement that applications and games from the official Android Market will remain free until the New Year, EA Mobile it seems aren’t prepared to wait that long and are instead directing G1 owners to their own eamobile.com store.

The publisher has released 2 new US titles for G1 owners: Tetris and Monopoly Here & Now.

The two new titles are priced at $7.99 each and can be downloaded at http://www.eamobile.com/