Boeing has announced plans to manufacture secure Android devices for U.S. government defense and security markets and you can bet your tax paying dollars these handsets will put carrier pricing to shame. Roger Krone, president of Boeing Network and Space Systems, was quoted as saying that Beoing was aiming to launch the device in late 2012, at a lower price than competitors who sell secure phones for as much as $20,000. Yep, you read that right, our government is paying upwards of $20,000 for a secure phone (talk about an expensive incognito mode).

Sony’s new SmartWatch launched yesterday and had a brief “out of stock” moment. All is well now on the Sony site but you may want to skip the $149.99 price they’re charging for the slightly less painful $117.99 deal being offered by Expansys USA.

Anyone remember the Sony Ericsson LiveView? Well, it’s back! This time it’s simply called the Sony SmartWatch and Sony is hoping it will see a better adoption rate this time around. It’s looking good so far, as Sony just launched the SmartWatch online and it’s already “Temporarily Out Of Stock.” I’m not going to lie, I’ve wanted one of these since it was the “LiveView” but have held off for whatever reason. I’m once again tempted to pick one up as it’s quite a neat little device.

Don’t let the fact that Sprint’s LTE network isn’t yet up and running stop you from pre-ordering the first LTE device scheduled to launch on The Now Network. The LG Viper 4G LTE is now available for pre-order and will later launch on April 22 for a price of $99 after a new two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate. For $99 you’ll be getting:

Samsung decided to drop a barrel of devices on us yesterday, all of which came with pricing and availability details (I know, right?). After a brief delay, it appears Samsung has managed to get TouchWiz to play nice with Android 4.0, finally making the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and 10.1 ready for prime time.