
The Android army gained yet another recruit Monday with the release of Samsung’s Galaxy Spica phone in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, or former Soviet republics. Equipped with an 800 MHz application processor and DivX support, the new device — also known as the “I5700” — reportedly runs Android 1.5, or “Cupcake.” It will next be rolled out in the Middle East and Africa, Samsung said, but no mention was made of North American availability.