Category: Android

HTC Event launch video and up-close overviews

So, you've read the specs, you've seen the event pictures, the Desire Z pictures and the Desire HD pictures. What more could you possibly need? Well, how about a few more videos? HTC have now posted this full video of the event so you can re-live the ...

HTC HD Mini Lands On T-Mobile UK

The HTC HD Mini has just landed on the T-Mobile UK network.  In quite a shock as this device seemed to bypass the coming soon page and has gone straight on sale. The HD mini was announced at this years Mobile World Congress and features 5 Megapi...

Orange Desire 2.2 Update delay – Who’s to blame?

The new Android 2.2 (FroYo) update has had a bumpy delivery for Desire handsets. o2 rolled it out and pulled it and Orange announced that there's was delayed. Now, here's the thing. Orange stated that "there has been a delay in receiving the 2.2 FroYo...

HTC Desire Z hands-on video

Yesterday we posted a couple of videos showing the HTC Desire HD and the new speedy power-on system that's been implemented. Today there's a quick hands-on with the HTC Desire Z and that pop-up screen mechanism. We've had pricing from phonesdirect.co...

HTC Desire Z and Desire HD – Full specs and more shots!

Well, what a weird day that was. It all seemed to start with Nokia trying to detract from the HTC launch with some Ovi Map balloons with these leaflets being given out to help you "survive a HTC press conference". Now, whilst this shows how powerful ...

LG Optumus One, T-Mobile In October

T-Mobile have updated their Coming Soon section of the UK website and now include the recently announced LG Optimus One which is a Android 2.2 powered device packing a 3.2 megapixel camera and the usual features you would expect. This is being classed...

Pre-Order HTC Desire HD & Z

If you are interested in getting hands on your very own HTC Desire HD or Desire Z (and lets be honest, if you have seen the photos how could you not want one!) then eXpansys have them on their site to pre-order today and going on sale 11th …

HTC Desire HD – The low-down

The Desire HD, if I'm honest, looks a helluva lot like the Windows Mobile-powered HTC HD2. This actually seems to be our version of the rather spectacular American HTC Evo. The first thing that hits you is the 4.3" screen. It's a gorgeous thing with r...

HTC Desire Z – The low-down

Today HTC announced two devices. The one that was thrust into my hands more was the HTC Desire Z. It's what a lot of people have been waiting for - a HTC QWERTY running Android. When I first picked it up I was surprised at how light the …

Nokia Crash HTC Event?

Interesting day for me today, I am attending Nokia World as part of my Nokia site duties and it seems as if Nokia and HTC are having a friendly battlle against each other, HTC sent a coach to collect press from Nokia World and to take them to …

HTC Event – Desire Z and Desire HD official and more

If you've been following our Twitter feed then you'll probably already be aware that HTC announced two new devices and a whole new online service today. We'll be covering the HTC Desire Z and the HTC Desire HD in seperate stories shortly. The two devi...

HTC Event in London – Devices get snapped already

We're here at the HTC event in London but already there's official shots and sneaked images floating around the web. The guys at slashgear have managed sneaked behind the curtains and snapped a couple of images, albeit with the new handsets (presumed ...

T-Mobile G2 appears on HTC website

The T-Mobile G2 has now also appeared on the HTC website. It, we assume, is the T-Mobile branded version of the HTC Desire Z which is rumoured to be announced today at the HTC London event. The official site confirms Android 2.2, an 800MHz Qualcomm C...

LG Optimus range expands with "One" and "Chic"

We're here at the LG virtual press conference and LG have just announced their LG Optimus One (LG-P500) and LG Optimus Chic. The quad-band Optimus One runs on a 600MHz CPU but gets a 1500mAh battery for around 7 and a half hours of talk-time. It'll ru...

Live HTC Event coverage starts tomorrow

You'll no doubt see quite a bit of mobile-related news this week. The World Of Nokia event is under way and this morning LG will announce two more Optimus devices. Tomorrow we're on our way to London for live coverage of the big HTC event. Our updates...

More official T-Mobile G2 shots available

We're expecting HTC to announce the HTC Desire Z next week and you'll have no doubt already seen a bit about the T-Mobile USA version last night. T-Mobile have now added a few more official shots of the phone including the new "pop-up and over" QWERTY...

Two new LG Android devices coming up

LG are to launch two new Android devices on Tuesday via a virtual press conference. The LG Optimus One (left) and the LG Optimus Chic (right) will be announced via a digital press event with streaming and a Twitter Q&A session. The two devices are sai...

HTC Launch rumours. We’ve no idea what this is

On Wednesday we'll be going First Class on a fast train (pah, who are we kidding?) to London for a rather large HTC launch event. Everything will be streamed, tweeted and posted here for your pleasure but there's already many rumours about what'll be ...

Google Maps updated again. Still brilliant

Google Maps has just been updated. If you're on Android just hop into the Android Market, whack "Downloads" and you can update it right now. New features include a new search bar at the top which will let you filter searches. Walking navigation is now...

Carphone Warehouse Reveal Christmas Lineup

Carphone Warehouse have revealed their christmas lineup of new devices (or at least some of them) and they include some pretty nice additions. The HTC Desire will be available in white as an exclusive as well as still offering the existing colour of ...

T-Mobile G2 (States) Featuring HSPA+

T-Mobile USA have taken the lid officially off the new G2 device (this will be the Desire Z over here so not to be confused with the UK G2 which was the HTC Hero). The main feature of the G2 is the mind blowing 4G like speeds using …

O2 Dell Streak gets updated to fix sync problems

Dell have posted a PC Suite update for Dell Streak owners on o2. It's said to fix issues with sync'ing that some people have experienced and is available to download on the link below. Let us know if you've had a similar issue with the Streak and how …

Stock HTC Desire gets updated

The HTC Desire looks to have received an update today. The unlocked direct-from-HTC version takes the phone up to 2.10.405.2 and adds.. 1 - An Android OS update patch 2 - Enhanced multi inbox Gmail support 3 - Improved Russia keyboard layout You can d...

Acer Stream – The review

We asked the lovely people at eXpansys whether we could borrow the Acer Stream a while ago. "It'll only take a week to review", we said. Then.. the server decided to go into melt-down. Unfortunately it's taken a lot longer than we'd anticipated. Apolo...

O2 Pull Desire Froyo Update

Recently we posted that O2 have released the Froyo update for HTC Desire customers allowing them to get the new 2.2 version of the Android OS.  However it now seems many people had an issue with their phone becoming 'bricked' and sticking on the ...

o2 Desires getting Android 2.2

Looks like the eagerly anticipated Android 2.2 update is now rolling onto o2-branded HTC Desire handsets. Ryan has just grabbed his 87.21MB update and has snapped this shot of it downloading. Let us know if you're getting your update and your experien...

Dell Streak 2.1 Update for o2

o2 have rolled out an update for Dell Streak owners. The 2.1 update is fairly chunky, so we'd advise downloading via WiFi. Adrian has been in touch on this one and tells us..“"There are a few issues, after upgrade you can now longer sync your Ph...

HTC Sliding QWERTY spotted on FCC

This HTC QWERTY device, emblazened with the Verizon logo, has just popped up on the FCC. At a guess this will no doubt be an Android device (no Windows flag in sight) and the keyboard, as you can see, is a lovely shade of red. Known as the …

Register At Vodafone For Galaxy Tab

Vodafone have updated their Coming Soon section of the website to include information on the Samsung Galaxy Tab which will be available on their network soon here in the UK. The Tab is an Android based tablet running 2.2 FroYo so you get the latest ve...

Angry Birds. Download. This. Now.

Angry Birds is now available in a Beta form on the Android Market. It's a highly addictive game which was only meant to be in "closed beta" this week but, due to massive demand, the developers have put it out today for everyone. I'd love to tell you …

Samsung Galaxy Tab and Toshiba Folio 100 handled

There's a good video on the BBC website which takes a look at the new 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab we covered yesterday. There's a hands-on and a wry smile from Carey McGregor (Senior Product Manager at Samsung) when BBC reporter Rory Cellan-Jones states, "I...

Samsung Galaxy Tab…. £679.99!

Today saw the official announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Tab which is their 7 inch tablet device which many will compare to the Apple iPad and more so than ever thanks to the rather expensive price point the Tab has been set. Online retailer eXpansys...

Samsung Galaxy Tab – Available on Vodafone in October

Hot on the heels of the Galaxy Tab launch comes a press release from Vodafone. They will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Tab (aka GT-P1000) and it'll be on sale from October. There's no real info on pricing as yet but Patrick Chomet, Group Director of ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab launched. Want.

Details of the Samsung Galaxy Tab are now available following the launch at IFA. The dedicated site now contains a lovely video showing it being handled whilst someone walks around. The specs sheet contains HSUPA / HSDPA tri-band connectivity, quad-ba...

T-Mobile G2 (Desire Z) to have 800MHz CPU

If you're a regular reader then you'll have probably seen the photos and you'll know that the US T-Mobile G2 will be the HTC Desire Z here in Europe. The Desire Z was also known as the HTC Vision and we had specs posted online too. Now there's …

IFA – Invasion of the Android Tablets?

A raft of internet tablets, based on Android, look set to arrive at the IFA trade fair later this week. ZDNet are already reporting on a 10" unit from Hannspree with a 1024x600 16:9 screen and a 1GHz Tegra 2 NVIDIA processor and 16GB of built in stora...

Desire Z (T-Mobile G2) official images appear

Images of the US-bound T-Mobile G2 have now gone online after getting spotted on the T-Mobile servers. Although it's known as the G2 in the states it'll be available elsewhere as the Desire Z, presumably so it doesn't get confused with the T-Mobile G2...

HTC Peep gives up – Not OAuth compatible?

Morning all. Using HTC Peep? Got problems? You're not the only one. From what we're hearing it seems that the new Twitter authentication system (OAuth) has stopped Peep and Friendstream from logging in. People seem to be getting "Incorrect username / ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab on the way to Verizon USA

Samsung are definitely creating a lot of interest for their new Galaxy Tab. It's already been spotted on Vodafone but now there's concrete evidence that it's on the way to the US (after that CDMA version spotted yesterday) with this image was snapped ...

Is your location showing ?

I've had a strange problem with my HTC Desire for a couple of weeks now. For some reason I only ever get "United Kingdom" as my location in HTC weather apps and the main HTC clock widget. This is instead of "Birmingham" or "Manchester" etc. I've check...