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This week we learned that the Kogan Agora and Agora Pro is going to undergo a few changes before being released in a few weeks. The good changes that we can see is the tweaked directional pad, which appears to be much easier to use. The bad however is the lack of softkeys and the screen was made smaller to give it a widescreen feel.

My Maps Editor hit the Android Market this week and now users can take their desktop maps wherever they like. You can also create, edit, share, and view personalized maps on your Android-powered handset and synchronize them with the My Maps tab on Google Maps. Jeffery Sharkey gave us one last gem before heading over to work for Google. OilCan is basically Greasemonkey on steroids. Users can run hundreds of scripts that allow you to tweak different options ranging from the way a web page is laid out to being able to touch and hold an application to uninstall it.

Mocana’s NanoPhone brings more security options to Android users who are more cautious after hearing about the security flaws in Android. This security option does not put a dent in the already lacking battery of the G1 however. For those of you like us who just cant wait to see more of the Lenovo Ophone there have been a few more leaked photos. We can’t wait to get our hands on this device so we can bring you a full review. HulloMail has brought UK T-Mobile G1 owners yet another visual voicemail option for those who did not like the last attempt.

The top ten Android Market applications have been announced and we were certainly surprised to see a game take the number 1 spot. We honestly though that an application would have been up there, but when we heard that Namco classic Pac-Man made number one we were not surprised. There is a new update for Android in the works and it goes by the name “cupcake”. Don’t be fooled by the name of the update, this one will bring some pretty nice features such as video recording.

The T-Mobile G1 maintenance guide found its way to the Internet this week providing anyone with teardown, troubleshooting and repair tutorials. Just how many people will crack their G1 open out of curiosity? T-Mobile has also chosen to drop the upgrade fee for the holidays. This of course will only last for a limited time; there is no word on when this promotion will end. Android Community is giving away 6 Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth Headsets for the holidays this season. All you have to do is register and create a post telling us what is on your Christmas list. Couldn’t be simpler.

Huawei has announced that they will release Android-powered handset in 2009. It is always good to hear that another Android-powered handset is in the works, how about some more here in the US? China seems to be getting all the luck. This week Android has gotten the first turn-by-turn navigation application. AndNav2 is free and will remain to be free as long as they can keep in-application ads running. Samsung is also working on a touchscreen Android-powered handset for release in late 2009. Who knows, maybe Sprint will swoop this up and finally get with the program.

CellphoneSignal fabricated a story about the new T-Mobile G2 coming in late January 2009. Of course the specs seemed a little off including video calling features. This turned out to be false as we suspected. Sorry for any confusion there might have been. There is more than likely a T-mobile G2 in the works, however this is not it.