Seriously speaking, we are not waiting for the HTC Desire anymore for we have discussed the phone in depth on numerous occasions even though it is yet to be outed officially by a Carrier. But, what pushed us here to talk about the Sense UI laden smartphone again is the speculation that it will receive handy updates upon release. A couple of updations will endow the HTC Desire with DivX support and 720p encoding capability.

Once the HTC Desire hits the shelves, it may topple the Nexus One as the best Android thingamajig given the fact that it has Sense UI on-board, and now add to this the speculation that DivX and 720p encoding will also be rendered through future updates.

This bit of information comes across as a breath of fresh air for Apple iPad freaks who had sullen faces after an AP endorsed report claiming a delayed launch of the Apple Tablet. Those faces need to cheer up as the Apple inventory is absolutely on track and the scheduled release this month will see no changes being made.

The AP report mentioned that Apple will either have to cut down on the number of units released to 300,000 in March and not a million or else the entire launch will have to be delayed as a Taiwan-based supplier of Apple products was facing production woes.

One of the most anticipated updates of this year has been the Android 2.1 OTA release for the Motorola Droid and sadly the users of the smartphone have done nothing more than anticipating. Here is something which will give those users inspiration to go on as we get to preview the Android 2.1 performance on the Motorola Droid courtesy of a droid-life video. We fail to understand how droid-life managed to receive an official Android 2.1 update on the Motorola Droid when the Google OS update has not yet gone public.

Our doubts aside, what we get too witness in the video is a better performing touchscreen with a more responsive reaction to scrolling and pinching to zoom. (video after the cut)

Although delayed for some two weeks now, the new Palm webOS 1.4.0 is finally available for download if you’re with Sprint in the US, O2 in the UK, DE & Ireland or Movistar in Europe. The new webOS update is 39MB large and bringsvideo recording, Flash, enhanced message notifications and much-desired performance and battery life improvements for your Palm Pre.

For Verizon, Bell and Telcel users, we have bad news, the new webOS 1.4 is not yet available for them, although Palm says it’s going to be “soon” — whatever soon means for them.

If you hardcore gamers have a Steam ID, here is your first chance to access the updated version of the Valve Corporation’s PC Gaming Client. The update promises better features as the brains at VC have taken care of the platforms core functionality while they have also overhauled the interface to make the experience of buying and playing games even more special.

Apparently, it is just a Beta release and therefore the extended features will require you to get in. The update offers a plethora of social features with a browser based on the Webkit engine also used by Safari and Google’s Chrome.

Here’s a new date for the webOS 1.4 launch. As you may be aware, we all have been waiting for February 15 to come and give us the update. But then, the date is long gone and now come rumors of a new date. Tipsters tell us that the update could arrive on February 25.

It was already revealed by Motorola that the Droid will be getting its Android OS updated to 2.1 later this week, and now we’ve got some more specific details about the upcoming update.

The fast evolving brains at Navigon are keen to improve what exists rather than thinking afresh and that is what is earning a fast repute for the service provider which wants to make GPS navigation a peek out of the window. The news is Navigon has released the 1.5.0 update for its MobileNavigator iPhone GPS app which comes with three special features improving the services sphere furthermore. The Terrain view gets better with a 3D format and so does the Panorama view while there is also an in-app connectivity with Facebook and Twitter.

Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000 is a rehash of the classic PC game, and was recently brought to Valve’s Steam distribution platform for the astonishingly small price of $3. However, one of the things people criticized initially was the lack of multiplayer support – which has now been addressed.

Want to stay safe and secure? Shun IE! That is what the German government has told web users. Naturally enough, Microsoft hasn’t taken the warning in its stride. The software major has gone ahead and rejected the warning reiterating that there is no risk involved in using Internet Explorer.