Category: Android

Sony Ericsson Handset Prices Update

Also over on eXpansys are the prices for the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Xperia Neo yet nothing as of yet on the Xperia Pro?.  As expected all come with a rather high price tag at launch but as always these prices can change before release date and …

Optimus 3D Costing £514.99, Coming April 25th?

Online store eXpansys have added the recently announced LG Optimus 3D to their site with a price sim free of £514.99 and a estimated release date of 25th April this year. The LG Optimus 3D is the worlds first 3D phone and will also be coming to Orange, …

Vodafone To Sell Xperia Play & Neo

Vodafone UK have updated their coming soon section to include two new devices announced at Mobile World Congress, the Sony Erctton Neo and Xperia Play Both devices will be available on pay monthly conracts although at present no release date or price has been made official.  To keep …

Orange to range Desire S, Wildfire S and ChaCha

We’re only just getting news on this but Orange have confirmed that they will range the HTC Desire S, HTC Wildfire S and the HTC ChaCha. More news as we get it on this one. Update – Here’s the full release from Orange. Android 2.4 – which is …

Three To Range HTC Flyer, Desire & Wildfire S

Also just posted over on the Three press site is the news they will stock the HTC Flyer, Desire S and Wildfire S here in the UK. Full press release below Today, at Mobile World Congress, Three has confirmed that it will range the HTC Flyer. HTC’s first …

Vodafone To Range ChaCha, Wildfire & Desire S

Vodafone have just announced on Twitter they are going to be selling the HTC ChaCha, Desire S and Wildfire S here in the UK with more info to come soon More news and hands on images as we get them……….

Two More HTC Devices Announced!

As if HTC were not busy enough announcing the last three devices, they have just added two more and these are the rumoured ‘facebook phones’.  More information and images in the press release below. Also important to take note the comment that BOTH devices will ship with the latest version of Android…. …

HTC Flyer Tablet Announced

And now for the BIG one (and I mean BIG!).  HTC have just announced their first tablet device to the world under the name HTC Flyer. With an impressive 1.5Ghz processor, unibody design and large 7 inch display and using a new version of HTC Sense, the Flyer …

HTC Announce Three New Devices

HTC have just announced 3 new devices in their Android range at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Desire S, Wildfire S and Incredible S as they are known all are upgrades over the existing models. Full press release and images below hTC Launches three new smartphones with …

HTC at MWC – LIVE

We’ll see how successful this is. Today is the big HTC event here in Barcelona. We’re going to try a live stream – even the walk to the event. Apologies if there’s any break-ups – this is a live feed as I walk the event and sit down …

Motorola Atrix Hands On

Whilst this was not announced at MWC, The Atrix was still in attendance and considering this device has attracted a lot of attention due to the additional extras you can purchase like a laptop dock or a desktop dock for using the Atrix as a computer it was …

Alcatel One Touch 990 – Up close

Alcatel have a range of devices on show here at Mobile world Congress in Barcelona. We took a look today at the One Touch 990 today which features Android 2.2, WiFi, HSDPA connectivity, 3.5″ capacitive screen (320×480), 5 megapixel camera and a VGA face-mounting camera. Sure, it’s “only” …

ZTE Skate – Up close

ZTE today announced this, the Skate. It has a large 4.3″ screen and an Amigo Android cover which is “specifically designed for young and fashionable users who like social networking”. Inside there’s an 800MGz CPU and an Adreno 200 graphics processor unit. Yes, it’s thin and yes, it’s …

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 – Up close

Samsung have already experienced great success with the Galaxy Tab. This looks to continue if the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is anything to go by. Like the Galaxy S II it’s slim, powerful and has an amazing display thanks to the Super AMOLED screen. Inside is the dual 1GHz …

LG Optimus Pad – Up close

The LG Optimus Pad sits between the 7″ Galaxy Tab and the new Galaxy Tab 10.1. They tell us that there’s a very good reason for this. Basically put. The 10″ is too big and you need both hands. The 7″ is too small and you can’t type …

Samsung Galaxy S II – Up close

The Samsung stand was absolutely rammed today. The Galaxy S II was causing quite a bit of interest thanks to it’s 4.3″ Super AMOLED WVGA display and dual core application processor. We got a couple of videos thanks to the Samsung crew and, I must admit, that thing …

Orange to carry Optimus 3D and Optimus Black

Orange have just announced that they will be carrying the LG Optimus 3D and LG Optimus Black (see our hands-on here). Both devices are due to arrive in the second quarter of this year with Nicola Shenton, Head of Device Portfolio, Everything Everywhere stating.. “The LG Optimus 3D …

Sony Ericsson pro – Up close

The Xperia pro packs all the extra camera tweaks that the PLAY and the neo have but also has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Sony Ericsson have added a feature which will let you begin typing onto the screen the second you pull out the keyboard. After you’ve typed …

Sony Ericsson neo – Up close

Whilst at the Sony Ericsson stand we were particularly impressed with some of the ideas Sony Ericsson have had. The camera, as we mentioned in our earlier story, performs very well in low light. It’s called the “Exmor R” and ensures that low-light photos don’t always need a …

Three To Range LG Optimus 3D

Three UK have just announced they are to stock the LG Optimus 3D on their network.  This device which has just been announced is the first 3D phone in the world and has a great list of specs.  Check out below for the press release and video from …

Motorola Droid Pro Heads To Europe

Great news from Motorola today and that is the Motorola Droid Pro is heading to Europe which personally I am really happy about.  The Droid Pro is a touch screen with full BlackBerry style QWERY keyboard running Android 2.2 FroYo and a 1Ghz processor.   We will be …

LG Revolution, 3D & 2X Hands On

Crazy times here at MWC, Just after leaving the Samsung Stand was the LG stand with some VERY impressive hardware at this years show. There was the LG Revolution which is a 4G LTE device (i tried a speet test but before it finished the person on stand …

Hands On With Samsung Galaxy S2

Just got hands on time with the Samsung Galaxy S2 and wow what a beauty it is!  Massive screen using Super AMOLED Plus giving bright clear colour and the most amazing part is just how light the phone is, i mean you can hardly feel anything it is …

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY – Up close

We’ve just come back from the Sony Ericsson stand. The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, neo, arc and pro are all getting the hands-on treatment so we wanted to see just what it could do. Initial reactions are very positive. Sony Ericsson have added a graphics processor which makes …

Androidify – New Google App

Google have released a new app. It allows you to create little android pictures. You can create little android versions of your friends for your contact photos, you can use them as twitter or facebook avatars as well. You could even go mental and use it as your …

Samsung Galaxy S2 Announced

Samsung have tonight announced the Galaxy S2 to the world and what a beauty it is!.  With an even larger screen than the original S, a bigger camera plus many more features including Android 2.3 Gingerbread the S2 is going to be a massive seller worldwide BARCELONA, February …

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo & Pro Announced

Sony Ericsson today announced three new devices, the first we already covered is the long awaited Xperia Play aka Playstation Phone. There were also the Xperia Pro and the Xperia Neo to add to that range.  Below is the press release with images. You can also enjoy our …

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY announced.

In the last couple of hours Sony Ericsson (finally) officially announced the Xperia play. Sony have just made this long rumoured device official, and dished out lots of information for our reading pleasure! Running: Android 2.3 1GHz Snapdragon CPu Qualcomm  Adreno 205 Graphics 4″ 854×480 LCD display Sony …

Orange to carry Sony Ericsson Xperia neo, Xperia PLAY and Xperia arc

Orange have just announced that they will have the exclusive on the Black Sony Ericson Xperia arc. They will also be carrying the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY and Xperia neo. Nicola Shenton, Head of Device Portfolio at Everything Everywhere told us.. “Orange is a one stop shop for …

Vodafone to carry Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (UK)

No sooner than it gets announced at Barcelona, Vodafone UK have just tweeted that they are to Exclusively carry the Galaxy Tablet 2. (Edit: Sorry,it’s being called the Tab 10.1…) I’ll update as soon as the announcement actually comes, fingers crossed for a quick release and sensible pricing. …

Three UK To Stock Galaxy S2

UK network three have just announced they are to stock the just announced samsung galaxy S2 on their network Below is the info from their official blog Hot off the press from Mobile World Congress, Three announces today that it will be ranging the Samsung Galaxy SII, an …

Three to carry the Xperia Play

UK network Three have just announced that they will be carrying the all new Xperia Play handset. Sylvia Chind, Head of Branded Devices said.. “At Three we’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA play. We believe this handset celebrates a further step change in the …

Samsung Galaxy S2 Press Image Leak

Whilst packing my bags for the trip to Barcelona tomorrow morning, yet more leaked images of devices seem to pop up on Twitter, Yesterday we brought you the LG Optimus 3D video, today is a press image of the Samsung Galaxy S2 The specifications although not confirmed appear …

LG Optimus 3D Video Now Online

LG have posted a video on their YouTube channel for the LG Optimus 3D (yes a device which as not actually been announced yet!) It seems like days before MWC, if you can’t beat the leaks, join them!.  This after the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play was the worst …

Avete un cellulare Android?

Do you have an Android Handset?  Well, the title is the Italian for that phrase… You see, myself and Miss T are off to Italy for the week and being a geek, I want to do as much as possible without resorting to a paper based guide book. …

iPlayer now available for Android

The BBC iPlayer has just gone live on the Android Market. UK licence-fee payers will be able to watch and listen to BBC TV and Radio shows from the last 7 days. You can also use the app to watch and listen to live broadcasts. Features include the …

ViewSonic launch dual-SIM Android and Windows/Android dual-boot Tablet

It’s Friday, so it’s the beginning of the first Mobile World Congress announcements. Microsoft and Nokia have started things off with a bang and now ViewSonic Europe have announced a Dual-SIM Android phone and a Windows / Android dual-boot tablet. First up, their Android smartphone. It’s called the …

Nokia to use Windows Phone 7!

It’s official and, if we’re honest, we didn’t think the rumours were true. But, with this announcement, both Nokia and Microsoft have sent shockwaves around the mobile world. Nokia tell us that Window Phone will be “Nokia’s primary smartphone platform”. Microsoft will be providing developer tools for app …

Twitter for Android 2.0

Twitter have just released a big update to their Android app. Version 2.0 brings a significant overhaul to the UI. Gone is the previous homescreen with it’s six icons, replaced by a standard timeline with a tabbed interface. The compose screeen has also been refreshed with icons for …