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"Congratulations: you just got a brand new Android phone! If you're lucky, you got a great deal and a huge upgrade from your old Android device. Even so, your old handset has been with you for years and it's set up exactly how you like it-with all of your apps, contacts, and settings just so. Here's how to move all of that precious data to your new phone."

I just spent the weekend setting up a new Android Phone - a MyTouch 4G Slide, to replace my G2 as the daily driver. The article here gives you the quick tips to do this as easily and painlessly as possible! In my opinion, the ability to back up whole applications along with their data, and easily port them to another phone, is a killer feature of a rooted Android phone!

"Motorola's dangled an Android 2.1 upgrade in front of CLIQ XT users for what seems like forever -- now it's putting away the bait indefinitely. In a statement released this morning, the company said that despite months of rigorous testing, the phone will remain on Android 1.5."

I love my Droid X. I think Motorola did an excellent job on it and it's been an amazing device for me. But I've got to say, this is really low of Motorola to tell people the upgrade is coming, undoubtedly sell devices based on the expectation of the upgrade, and then cancel the upgrade plans. I would definitely buy another Motorola device because of my experience with my Droid X but this is the kind of thing that can really turn people off the a specific manufacturer. This is a good reminder to make sure you're happy with what you're getting and not to buy based on promises of future updates. Have you been burned by not getting an upgrade you were expecting? Are you happy with the device as is or would you not have bought it if you knew that upgrade was not going to be released?