HTC Sensation offer – £30 p/m on a 12 month plan

Deals. We love them, that’s why we’ve got our own search tool, but today Mitesh Patel has also spotted an offer on HotUKDeals. It’s for the HTC Sensation and it’s a short 12 month contract too. For £99 up-front and £30 per month you’ll get a whacking 1GB …

Virgin Media TiVo Android App

Virgin Media have just released an Android app for their popular TIVO boxes. Rather like Sky’s Sky+ app, the application features a TV guide and the ability to set your box to record remotely. I find this one of the most useful features on my phone frankly, so great to …

LG Optimus Pro C660 Uncovered

This QWERTY device has just popped up on Flickr. Looking distinctly like a Blackberry it apparently has Android 2.3, a QVGA 2.8″ screen, 3 megapixel camera, Wifi and a 1500 mAh battery. Expect this one to target those cool youths who text, email, tweet and Facebook. Currently there’s …

HTC to start unlocking bootloaders from next month

HTC have just announced that they will be making unlocked bootloaders available from August. Their previous Facebook update has now been updated, with this post coming from Peter Chou (CEO of HTC) himself.. There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC …

Got a Desire Z with a flaky rear panel ?

Does your HTC Desire Z look like this ? The coating seems to slowly peel off the aluminium battery cover as you use it and, after a few weeks, it looks less than nice. We’ve had an email in from Dave B who fixed his flaky rear panel …

Nasa Release official App for iOS and Android.

Now, the mention of Nasa should appeal to the schoolboy in you all, so this app should be of interest to most. Availible on Iphone,ipad and Android for free, it features lots of different things including Images, on demand videos, Satellite tracking, Passes of the Space station, Nasa …

Apple fails to secure ‘App store’ branding exclusivity.

A federal judge has kicked out Apple’s attempt to get a preliminary injunction to stop Amazon using the Term ‘App store’. Apple had been trying to force Amazon ( and by default others…) to stop them using the term app store for their newly launched Android Amazon App Store. Us …

Sensation offered up by T-Mobile

Dan has just added his fantastic review of the HTC Sensation. We’ve already got stacks of deals but the lovely Carly over at somobile has spotted that T-Mobile are selling it direct for absolutely nothing on this £40.85 per month plan. It includes a big 1200 minutes of …

LG launches Optimus 3D with Gameloft games.

Today LG announced the launch of the Optimus 3D in Korea, bundling three pre installed Gameloft games to show off the device. LG issued a press release introducing the Optimus 3D , it’s tie in with Gameloft and it’s introduction of 17 Stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) games! (Whatever that means!) …

Google Maps for Android has a few new features.

You may have noticed that Google Maps for Android has been updated in the last day or so. Normally these updates do not add anything too exciting. This update however has added a couple of features that make this an essential app for travelling around. First of all …

Improving battery life on your Android

Battery life is perhaps one of the most important and most annoying thing about a smartphone. One of my fellow MVP’s, Daron Brewood, has been having some pretty big issues with battery life on his HTC Sensation. After just 5 hours he’d see the red battery light and …

Red Xperia neo now available on Vodafone

That red Xperia neo we spotted in the Vodafone coming soon section has now shifted across to the main store. It’s free on plans costing just £26 or more and features the Exmor R sensor for better low-light pictures on that 8 megapixel camera, the BRAVIA display technology …

Xperia pro delayed until October

Waiting for the Sony Ericsson Xperia pro ? You might be waiting a little longer according to the Carphone Warehouse, who now have it listed for delivery in October. You can still get your name down to register your interest and, although the Sony Ericsson store still has …

Virgin Media adds Spotify goodness

Virgin Media are to team up with Spotify to make over 13 million tracks available through their Virgin TV or Virgin mobile phones. It’s due to arrive soon and will be available for existing and new customers on Virgin Media. Spotify Unlimited is included and lets you listen …

HTC Sensation Review

The HTC Sensation was announced not long after Mobile World Congress and with high specs was clearly going to be their flagship phone for a while. I was invited to London for the announcement of the Sensation where I was also lucky enough to get some quick hands …

Orange Liveradio

I’ve always liked internet radios. These are boxes which look and operate like normal FM or DAB radios with audio instead coming from audio streams on the web. This is the Orange Liveradio, which is available from the Orange Accessories website and on eBay. With DAB radio coverage …

Motorola keyboard and mouse with every XOOM during July

Motorola have just given us news of an offer they’re doing on the XOOM. If you buy one during July you’ll get a free wireless keyboard and mouse worth £79.99. This offer is available in the UK and Ireland only. The keyboard and mouse will makes data entry …

Clove Photo Competition

Friends of the site CLOVE are running a great competition where you can win a whole host of goodies and all you need to do is share photos… it’s that simple!. Over on their official site there is a lot of information which we have copied below for …

ZTE Launch new UK website

ZTE and Huawei have long produced handsets which have been re-badged and sold by network operators here in the UK. Both companies seem keen to now up their profile and ZTE have just added a UK website on ZTEuk.co.uk. The site promotes some of their hardware including the …

Vodafone release Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread for Nexus one

Vodafone UK have released the latest update for their branded Nexus one phones. Not quite sure why the long delay as the original unbranded Nexus had Gingerbread many moons ago! Still, it’s good news for the owners of  the Vodafone branded nexus. The update should come in over …