Category: Android
Hyperbees are an Android games publisher. They are responsible for the hugely popular Speedx 3D game. The game has reached 50 thousand downloads on the Android market. To celebrate this they are offering 50% discount on all of their games for about th...
ADW Launcher is a home screen replacement application. It will totally replace HTC Sense or Motorola Motoblur or the stock android launcher2. If you have not tried any home replacement applications today is a good day to have a go! Today an update has...
Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread) seems now to have been confirmed for the upcoming Samsung Nexus S. Some super-wobbly shots have appeared on xda-developers.com showing the versions screen and curvy Nexus S handset. Rumoured specs suggest an 4" 800x480 sc...
It's great to see that Google are planning to add content ratings for all apps within the Android Market. The system, which will be rolling out "in a few weeks" will help people choose applications that are suitable for them. There will be four catego...
This, courtesy of Clove Technology, is the Sony Ericsson LiveView. For £68 it'll show live texts, Tweets and Facebook updates on your wrist by grabbing data from the phone in your pocket. Using Bluetooth it'll also let you control music and see who's...
First of all i would like to apologize to everyone for the big mistake/mess which was my attempt at 'A Week With' series. For those of you who saw just over a week ago I got sent a Galaxy Tab to look at by Vodafone and I thought …
Another Android tablet flying off the shelves it the Galaxy Tab - 600,000 have already sold and Samsung are well on their way to off-loading a million before the end of 2010. This is a device we looked at a couple of weeks back. Running Android 2.2 ...
There's many Android tablet devices on the market at the moment. You can find them online, electrical retailers, Argos and even in supermarkets. The Herotab M802 (aka aPad IMX515) is one of the lower-priced devices. It has an 8" screen and comes in at...
Acer have shown off and published a press release on a new device which looks like a large phone / small tablet featuring a 4.8 inch screen, 1024x480 screen resolution, front facing camera plus 8 megapixel camera with LED flash. There is also a 1Ghz p...
The Advent Vega Android tablet is now hitting stores (just!). Updates are feeding into Twitter and unboxing videos are appearing on YouTube. It's proving popular due to the 10.1" 1024x600 multi-touch capacitive screen, built-in 3G SIM slot and Android...
Well look what just popped up on the "Help and Support" section on the Orange website. It's the HTC Desire Z - a new Android 2.2 device with a pop-out QWERTY keyboard, a new version of HTC Sense, 3.7" SLCD screen, 5 megapixel camera with flash, 720p H...
We've had a bit of feedback about the utterly addictive Angry Birds. Most of you love it, but there's a lot of you who are a little annoyed because it has a few performance issues on your particular phone. Now Rovio have publlished a list of phones wh...
Up until recently there were still a few ways to watch BBC iPlayer content on your Android. Now myPlayer has, in a software update, had the BBC iPlayer content disabled. It seems that the only option now is to use the Flash-based iPlayer site on your ...
I'm back with another look at the Herotab M802. This has been loaned to us by the guys at Merimobiles.com and this one costs $209.99. If you order now you also get a free USB keyboard, so we figured it was worth showing that in the video. The …
o2 customers can get the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 2.1 update today. Yes, we know it's "only" 2.1 but don't forget that there's more good news on the way shortly. Let us know if the magic "Updates are available" message has appeared on your phone and w...
Keni has got his hands on another Android tablet. This time it's the Linx Commtiva N700 we mentioned a couple of weeks back. The device, which is available in Tesco, is selling for £299 and, unlike the tablet I'm reviewing it has full Google Android...
There's now loads of different Android tablets to choose from. Today we've had the Herotab M802 delivered and given it the usual in-car unboxing. It's available from merimobiles.com for $209.99 with a free leather case and, if you order now, a flexibl...
We're hearing the HTC Desire on T-Mobile has received an update which will remove the German apps that appeared. We're not seeing much else at present, but do let us know you spot something new in the update. The old software version is 2.12.110.2 and...
Last week we heard that the HTC Legend FroYo update would be turning up pretty soon. Today Tom Gleeson tells us that his HTC Legend, which was supplied direct from Vodafone, has just started downloading the updated OS. The Legend, which we reviewed he...
Gingerbread is on it's way "in the next few weeks" and Eric Schmidt has revealed a new feature - using your phone as a credit card. Using a technology called "near field communications" this is the same as you get in a Barclaycard, where you jus...
No multi-touch on the Xperia X10? Well, it was a statement that got you guys a little hot under the collar. A while back Sony Ericsson stated that there were no plans for multi-touch but now, after reaction from users, they've been busy working on ge...
Interesting news tonight, after yesterday's public outing of the Nexus S from Google CEO at Web 2.0 Summit (although he did not confirm it was a Nexus S, only an Unannounced device) which happened to run 2.3 Gingerbread and look exactly like the Nexus...
Vodafone have updated their UK shop and now started to allow pre-orders on the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and Mini Pro on PAYG and offer them at some great prices. For starters the X10 Mini will only cost you £130 for what is the smallest Android ph...
Customers on Vodafone who have a Samsung Galaxy S can now install the Android 2.2 FroYo update to get the latest version of the OS on their device. Each network will be rolling out the update during November and it looks like Vodafone are first to rel...
Watching Web 2.0 Summit live online now Eric Schmidt has been seen using a device which is the same device rumoured to be the Samsung Nexus S Eric has also just commented" 'I said there was not a Nexus Two, I didn't say anything about a Nexus S' …
So slightly later than hoped due to a internet connection crash, here is the first video 'Day 1' with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. This video gives a view on unboxing the device, a tour around the Tab and some initial impressions after the first day in us...
Virgin Media customers can now enjoy FroYo on their HTC Desire handsets thanks to an update announced yesterday. The new software includes.. - Ability to save applications to the SD card - Facebook updates and birthday reminders on the call screen - O...
Over on the What Mobile Forums, a member has posted two photos of what is going to be the flagship Android phone from Samsung to replace the Galaxy S and is called the H1 and is due to be announced at Mobile World Congress in February. The image …
Keni Barwick bought himself one of those Chinese Android tablets recently. You'll usually find them called the "iRobot aPad" but they do sell under different names too. Instead of just telling us what he thought Keni has decided to film a video, and g...
Leaked pictures of what is rumoured to be the Samsung Nexus S have started to appear online including a photo from a Best Buy brochure over in the States. However on checking the official website and clicking In Store at the top the banner still shows...
The Toshiba Folio 100 we covered a couple of months back is now starting to hit shops. It's a 10.1" Android tablet running version 2.2 with a 16 GB flash drive and a multi-touch 1024x600 screen. Powered by a speedy Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU you'll also be ge...
The Vodafone web site now has the Motorola Defy on sale starting from £20 a month giving you 100 Minutes 500 Texts and 250MB with the handset costing £99 up front. £25 gets the device free with 300 Minutes, Unlimited Texts, 500MB of ...
Lots of images for a currently unannounced device appeared online today and is expected to be the Sony Ericsson X12 codenamed Anzu. Expected specs are a 4.3 inch screen, HD camcorder which might even be at full 1080p resolution with a LED flash ...
Sure, HTC Desire owners can now sit there, all smug with their Android 2.2 goodness. But what about HTC Legend owners? When is that Android 2.2 update ever going to arrive? The sexy metal handset is due to get the new OS "in the coming weeks" with unb...
Once again xda developers have cracked it. This afternoon user "thatruth132" posted that permanent root had been achieved. They have been testing various exploits for days now. The files are available on xda to push across to your device. It's still q...
Last week we said that the HTC Desire HD was showing in Orange stores as being HD Voice compatible. We've been in touch with the good people at Orange and it seems that some stores were displaying the wrong backing boards behind the HTC Desire HD. The...
Angry Birds has been a colosal hit on Android devices but many have been disappointed to see that it didn't work on devices like the brilliant HTC Wildfire. Well, worry no more - Angry Birds has been updated and now there's QVGA graphics, optimization...
Yes folks thanks to the team at Vodafone we have a Samsung Galaxy Tab in the building and will be getting hands on time over the next week or so to give you all the ins and outs of this fantastic new tablet device. This will be a …
Paul O Brien from Modaco has been working on his visionary one click root app. It is available in the android market. Once installed you run the app and it will root your device. At the moment it works for the T-mobile G2 and the Desire HD. No …
User "clubtech" on xda developers has posted a way to make most apps scale properly on the galaxy tab. As the galaxy tab has a resolution of 1024x600 a few apps are not scaling properly. Engadget and some gameloft games are examples of this. The fix i...
