Microsoft now earning from over half of all Android handsets

Microsoft are doing pretty well thanks to success of Android. Estimates state that Microsoft will make $444 million (nearly £284 million) from the sale of Android handsets in 2012. It’s all because Android partners are entering into licence agreements with Microsoft, who hold a number of patents relating …

Win a HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio

Wanna be in with a chance of winning a HTC Sensation XL ? Three are giving away five of them. They want to know how many different types of drips you can see in their new advert… It’s all to celebrate the fact that Three are now the …

“I’m going to destroy Android” – Steve Jobs

It seems that Steve Jobs was more than a little unhappy about Android. A new autobiography by Walter Isaacson has already been quoted by The Huffington Post and, well, he was a little angry when he saw “how similar” Android was to the iPhone.. Our lawsuit is saying, …

Nokia 800 drip-fed into your brain

Blink and you miss it, but there’s quite a few Nokia 800 teaser ads floating about on TV tonight. They’re very short and are slotted between other commercials but luckily we’ve found a YouTube video where it’s pieced together somewhat.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMwMM3UX0IE We’re seeing lots of positive comments about …

HTC Reveal Android 4.0 decision

A HTC Facebook post has revealed that they will update “as many .. devices as possible” to the all-new Android version, Ice Cream Sandwich. Upgrades require a careful balance of hardware and software to ensure the best possible performance and usability, so please stay tuned as we assess …

It has been an eventful week for the HP TouchPad

This week has been quite an eventful week for the HP TouchPad. Firstly HP actually released an update for it. Secondly the Cyanogen team working on the TouchPad also released an update.  The HP update had a lot of different bug fixes and features, the in depth details of …

Fun Time Friday makes a one-off return..

A few years ago we used to post something fun or off the wall every Friday. I thought I’d bring it back for a one-off special today. Why? Well, if you’ve been lucky enough to visit Microsoft HQ and watch one of those infamous “conference videos” you’ll have …

Sky Go Android app in testing

Football fan? Got an iPhone? You may have already tried the Sky Sports mobile app and caught up with the latest Sky TV whilst sat in a car-park, like this chap.. ..but what about Android users? Well, we’re hearing from an insider that an Android version is currently …

Films now available to purchase from Android Market

Here in the UK Films on YouTube recently went live. It lets you rent movies from a fair selection and is accessible via the web. On the same day books were introduced into the Android Market but, as of today, you can now buy films through the Android …

Nokia 800 leaks again..

It’s now getting really close to the Nokia 800 launch and yet more “leaks” are appearing. This time there’s a super up-close render of the new Nokia Windows Phone lovechild, and Nokia badly need it to succeed based on their recent drop in operating profit. The 800, which …

HTC Radar on Orange – Video walk-through

We got to cover the HTC Radar launch last month and it appeared on the Orange coming soon pages shortly after. It’s now available to buy and is free on 24-month plans costing £31 or more. It’s not currently available on Pay As You Go though. The Radar …

Orange refresh their SIM-only plans

Orange have just polished up their SIM-only plans and have added a new SIM-only Panther deal. There’s a 12 month Dolphin deal costing £7 per month and includes 150 minutes, 500 texts and 250MB of data which is available for a limited time. That headline Panther deal includes …

Motorola RAZR Coming To O2-UK

O2 have updated their coming soon section of their UK website to include the Motorola RAZR which was announced just yesterday, a day before all the Galaxy Nexus announcement. Featuring a super thin design, 4.3 inch screen, 8 megapixel camera and 1080p video recording plus a lot more …

Galaxy Nexus to be available network-free for around £515

Want the Galaxy Nexus network free? Get your name down with Clove and, after dishing out £514.80, you can have it. The handset was announced just this morning and will be the first to use Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It’ll be in stock from “early November”. If …

Something for Halloween…

Got 5 minutes? Bored? If you’re looking to find an Easter Egg in your Android 2.3.xx handset just try this.. Settings->About Phone Now keep tapping “Android Version” and this appears… We’ll now sit back and await the flames from everyone who found this little extra many moons ago.. …

Ice Cream Sandwich Roll-out schedule detailed.. slightly

The all-new Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich / ICS) version will shortly make it’s debut on the Galaxy Nexus, but what of the rest of us ? According to Andy Rubin it’ll be appearing just “a couple of weeks after” on other handsets. We can guess that the …

Motorola RAZR to get Android 4.0, plus more pics

We’ve just had some rather nice hi-res snaps of the all-new Motorola RAZR sent across from the PR team today. It’ll be arriving here in Europe in November and we’re expecting a price-tag of around £400. Techradar is also reporting that the handset will be upgraded to Android …

Download the Galaxy Nexus wallpapers

So, it’s been roughly 12 hours since the new Galaxy Nexus got announced. How do you fancy making your Android phone get that Nexus look and feel? Just head over to xda-developers and you can grab the wallpapers. Link – xda-developers Credit – Andy Payne

Hey Android users, how’s that Computer Science going?

Steve Ballmer. He always creates headlines when he makes a speech, but sometimes it’s not for the reasons he’d hoped. The Microsoft boss told the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco that .. You don’t need to be a computer scientist to use a Windows phone (but ) …

Waze app review

      Waze is a new take on the traditional sat nav apps we’re all familiar with. There are two major differences; one, the maps are not stored on the device (although recently visited areas are cached on the device I believe) and two, the incidents on …