Category: Android
Yesterday we were hassling the lovely people at o2 for an update on the HTC Desire. Just when will it be available? They stuck to their "mid-May" time-frame and indeed their main shop still has a front-page HTC Desire link taking you to the coming soo...
Yesterday you may have noticed a quick glimpse of Android 2.2 right at the end of the Flash Player demo. The guys at AndroidPolice have also got a Nexus One running the new Froyo version, and they've clocked it going 450% faster than Android 2.1. That...
Getting tired of this now? Yes, us too. Hero owners have had the Android 2.1 upgrade dates moved around more than Gordon Brown's luggage. At Mobile World Congress we were told "late March" and this was mentioned again shortly after. We were then told ...
Motorola are loving Android at the moment. The OS has pretty much brought them back from the brink and now this square device has popped up on gizmodo. It's a device we saw briefly last month but we can now see the interesting keyboard mechanism. Moto...
Now, you've probably heard. Adobe Flash and Apple have had a big falling out. Flash on Android is working well though, and now it's working silky smooth on this Nexus One complete with Android 2.2 (Froyo). This YouTube video shows Ryan Stewart browsin...
According to stats from NPD, Android sales for the first quarter of 2010 were greater than iPhone sales in the USA. This puts Android into the number two position, behind RIM, with Apple trailing third. The difference is quite substanstial too, with A...
I had a Rubiks Cube when I was a kid (y'know, in the late '90's) and quickly became a master at peeling the coloured stickers off. Apparently though this isn't the way to do it, and now someone has built a robot out of lego to speed the …
Back in February we snapped the T-Mobile Pulse Mini on the Huawei stand at Mobile World Congress. The Pulse Mini is actually the Huawei U8110 with a T-Mobile logo stuck on it - although T-Mobile wouldn't let us near one in their MWC area. No matter, b...
On checking the Carphone Warehouse Coming Soon section tonight I came across the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro listed on there for launch sometime this July. There is no information on possible pricing or networks but they at least have a coming soon dat...
So, just a short while ago we told you that the HTC Hero would at last be getting the 2.1 update tomorrow. We saw a picture from a Best Buy store proving it but, according to Sprint Forums they're now stating that no, it won't be coming out …
The Motorola Milestone firmware update is now available for UK owners here and yes, you're getting Android 2.1. The PDF details the new features which include .. "Exciting new widgets, wallpaper functionality and a security upgrades." Extra screens ...
Sony Ericsson are pushing out Android 2.1 to their entire X10 family in Q4 this year. The Product Blog reveals that a UXP upgrade will also improbed the Timescap and Mediascape apps and there's wireless home connectivity via DLNA. The X10 Mini we spo...
The official Dropbox app is now available in the Android Market. It's the mobile app which allows full read / write access into your online account. You simply sign up for 2GB of space, then upload stuff, link to it, download it or even stream music a...
HTC Hero owners have been told that the 2.1 update is either just around the corner or quite a way off for some time now. Today there's another twist to the story, with Spint customers apparently due to receive the update on Friday. This screenshot ha...
So what happens if you put a brand-new Xperia X10 under a web-cam and stick it live on the web? You get a live phone, umm.. err.. on the web. Send emails, Tweets or Facebook messages to the guys on xperiaxten.com and it'll appear live on the camera. …
The black HTC Desire is now in stock and selling from Orange. Initially only the brown version was available but James Sherlock has let us know that he's.. "Got mine in the basket right now and am going through checkout!" This follows the Tweet from t...
Hello, is that the Xperia X10 Mini we saw at the Mobile World Congress ? Yup, here's the hot new Sony Ericsson in the Vodafone "Coming Soon" section of the May magazine. More as we get it, but click on for the big picture or click on for …
Up until now the only real way to get your Android apps running from the memory card is to install a custom ROM. It looks like this is going to be the same for a bit yet, but a bit of info has now appeared here to give …
OK, I slightly pooh-poohed Skyfire 2.0 the other day after it crashed on me, but hey - it's a beta. I had a few tweets telling me that I should try it again, so I did. It ended up being turned into this video demo, so click on …
The official Twitter client is now available for Android. It features trending topics, real-time search and maps to show what's happening nearby. You can share videos, links and pictures all over the world and it seems great but... ..it's only availa...
The T-Mobile UK site has just had an update as we approach the month of May and included in that update is the T-Mobile Pulse Mini on PAYG for just £99.99 when bought with a £10 topup but that also includes an impressive 6 months FREE brow...
Come on. The HTC Desire is simply umaazin'. If you've seen our review and want one, this Vodafone deal might tickle your fancy. The total cost for 12 months is just £360 and you get the phone for nothing too. There's 300 minutes of talk time, which i...
LG Korea have officially announced the LU2300 and KU9500/SU950 Android handsets. Running 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU's they both have 5 megapixel cameras, WiFi, GPS and 3.5" AMOLED screens. Despite their similar looks the LG SU2300 (on the right) has...
The beta version of Skyfire 2.0 is now available for Android users. Get it for free from the Android Market and test it out yourself. It features full Flash video integration, a related content icon for exploring video and images from other sites base...
HTC have been boosted by sales of Android devices with Q2 sales of 4.5 million handsets. This is an expected jump from 3.3 million in Q1, earning them a massive $1.6 billion. The Financial Times quotes Chief Financial Officer, Cheng Hui-ming.. "From ...
Vodafone have today announced their own branded Android phone which we spotted online recently and it is called the Vodafone 845. Packing OS 2.1 the phone is right up to date with Android features and has a 2.8 inch screen, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS ...
VP of engineering at Google, Andy Rubin, has been chatting with the New York Times about Android. The fact that the OS is so open is the major plus point according to Andy. He's confident that Android sales will exceed Apple and RIM sales because of t...
We saw the HTC Desire in o2 catalogues last month. The o2 website added a dedicated page for the phone and it was due to arrive at the end of April, which is pretty much.. now. However, the o2 Blog now says different... "Unfortunately the testing we c...
Vodafone have just announced that the Google Nexus One will be available in UK stores from Friday. The handset, which is similar to the HTC Desire, will also also be selling in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and in France through SFR during Ma...
Here's something I bet you didn't know, and I want to thank Dr. Raymond Soneira for emailing me and pointing this out. Android version 2.1 has an interesting "difference" in the gallery app colour depth compared to 2.01. Using a Motorola Droid Dr Raym...
Just a couple of weeks ago we told you about the 44,000-odd apps in the Android Market and that, despite the "quality vs quantity" argument, more choice is generally a good thing. Microsoft need to ensure that developers are busy beavering away on Win...
In the US a cool service called Sirius XM exists. I tried it out in Florida in a hire car and it was pretty weird listening to BBC Radio 1 whilst cruising around Disney World. A stereo in your car picks up the signals from the Sirius XM …
Last month we mentioned the official Dropbox app for Android. It's on the way to a phone near you and, although there is a "read only" web-app on the Market already, we're after this official one with the ability to upload files from your handset to t...
Shortlist.com currently have a competition to win a brand new HTC Desire. All you need to do is answer the incredibly simple question and email them before May 3rd. If you're not lucky, don't worry - there's still plenty of deals. Edit - Apologies guy...
An over-the-air update is now being pushed out to HTC Legend owners to fix a bug which makes certain apps vanish from the Android Market. According to HTC this is due to a camera issue but the update should make things all better again.Update - There ...
It seems that the development of Android continues and an insane pace. Android 2.2 has now been pictured running on a myTouch 3g / HTC Magic. Sure, it could be a fake and although Androidandme have seen OS 2.2 handsets browsing the web we're still not...
Another Dell handset to appear today is this, the Flash. It's a phone made from "curved glass" and is powered by an 800Mhz Qualcomm MSM 7230 CPU. There's a 3.5" WVGA LCD screen, triband HSPA and a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with image stabilisation....
Aimed as "creative and imaginative people" this is the Dell Thunder. It's another handset to leak from Dell HQ and packs Android 2.1 with a 4.1" WVGA OLED screen. A custom UI from Dell, called "Stage", has been added and it'll pull in your social netw...
The Dell leaks continue, this time it's Android and another QWERTY portrait device. Meet the "Smoke" complete with the very latest version of Android. Targetting the messaging / Blackberry consumers it's got a 2.8" QVGA and will pop up in Q2 of 2011. ...
Want Android on an iPhone ? Well, it looks like this is now possible. After a boot through "OpeniBoot" the penguin pops up and Android begins to boot. The video below shows it working it, to be honest, it's not all that slow either. It'll browse, use...
