Category: Android
We're here, we're live. It's a million degrees Celcius here at ICA in London but we're gonna sweat it out. In front of us is a stage with 6 device holders and a huge Windows Phone logo. Let the fun commence.. Update - OK, the event is now …
>Today HTC have announced some exciting Windows Phone 7 devices to the world and after getting some hands on time recently you really have to try one out yourself to appreciate all the work put into getting the best possible user experience which is s...
The LG Optimus 7 hasn't exactly been shy - it's already appeared in video and official-ish shots. Today, just ahead of the official launch, it briefly appeared on the LG Blog. This device will have a 3.8" WVGA (800x480) screen, 16GB on storage (no mic...
I'm currently sat on a train heading for the big Microsoft event in London but already there's a Samsung device poking out from the curtains. This is the Samsung Omnia 7 and we're kinda getting the feeling that most Windows Phone 7 devices will end up...
OK, we're hoping this will all make a bit more sense tomorrow. This apparently us the T-Mobile version of the Schubert. It looks a little different than the earlier shots but, at a guess, it could be that this is a US version. Honestly, I'll just be g...
The Windows Phone 7 launch is now getting extremely close. Engadget have picked out some slides from Three UK showing an availability / launch date of October 21st - a week on Thursday. There's some other juicy details, including the fact that 2,000 a...
Hmm.. we're a little unsure on the findings here, but it looks like o2 will be getting the HTC Schubert (HTC HD7). This leaked ROM from the Schubert has o2 branding and, inside, the HTC Hub with some other HTC tools. Join us on Monday for all the …
This weekend we've got a bit of time with the Orange San Francisco. It's built by ZTE and you can pick one up today on Pay As You Go for a mere £99 plus a £10 top-up. Inside there's an FM radio, 600 Mhz CPU, WiFi, HSDPA connectivity, …
Some new Windows Phone 7 demo videos have just been posted by Microsoft on their YouTube channel. We're a little puzzled with some of them though - the "Get in the Game" video just shows you the Games Hub Tile .. just that.. for 30 seconds. Surely a …
Yesterday modaco user Stephen Hyde has posted his work on the Dell Streak. At the moment it is a vanilla build. You can watch of video of his work here the video shows the Streak working with Adobe Flash. He is working with the cyanogenmod team t...
With just hours to go until the Windows Phone 7 launch there's now a special "Coming Soon" section dedicated to the new OS on the o2 website. Currently they're not revealing much other than a handset, possibly handsets, will arrive this month. Screens...
Android are on a seemingly unstoppable upward path and the iPhone seems to be everywhere. Microsoft could have given up. Windows Mobile 6.5 looked dated and it would take more than just a new GUI to fix things. On Monday Microsoft begin their fight ba...
o2 will be picking up the Xperia X8 very soon. The device, unfortunately, runs Android 1.6 but Sony Ericsson do plan an update to Android 2.1 (yes, 2.1, not 2.2) later this year. The X8 will be available on o2 for £129.99 on Pay & Go when you …
Last week we published stats on the Next Android tablet. Since then Rory Cellan-Jones has had a chance to play with it and delivers his report to the BBC. It's a rather unfortunate outcome, and something we're hearing all too often with some cut-price...
Microsoft are doing a certain amount of promotional activity for Windows Phone 7. This is being sent out as part of an invite to an Executive Event on November 10th and it looks like the real phone will be given out for free on the day. Until then, …
A few weeks back HTC launched their new Android handsets, the HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z. An all-new web-service from HTC called HTCSense.com was announced too. It's a way to control and monitor your phone via the web and today it's gone online. T...
With just days to go until the official launch of Windows Phone 7 we're already getting yet more leaks and official shots. This is the "LG E900 Optimus 7" and more official-looking shots can be found on BestBoyZ. We've seen this device in video and ph...
Engadget now have some hands on photos of the new Motorola Droid Pro which is a new Android phone with a difference. The handset has a BlackBerry-esque feel thanks to a front-mounted QWERTY keyboard but comes with Android 2.2, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 ...
Skype for Android is now available to download. You can make free Skype-to-Skype calls and dial out to "normal" phones on WiFi or 3G, plus it'll let you send and receive IM's. Just login with your Skype account and off you go. The app is currently ava...
The Android Market appears to have altered overnight with all apps displaying in your local currency. Now, instead of having to convert prices into your local pounds or dollars, you'll see how much each app will cost, direct to you. Converted prices s...
Motorola have just posted an update on their upgrade plans for the Motorola Dext, Backflip and Milestone here in Europe. There's news for other countries too but, unless you're living in the USA, it's all pretty rubbish to be honest. If you are "unluc...
Well hello. What's this ? A HTC Mozart support page on the Orange website? Well, I guess that's confirmation that the network will be getting this particular device. We knew already that Orange are a "Key Partner" in all this but this is the first tim...
Sneaky shots from the internal Phones 4U system have appeared over on engadget. This will be the "only Windows Phone 7 device" on Phones 4U this year and the specs show a 3.7" screen, 8 megapixel camera (with flash and HD video recording) and 1 GHz CP...
The HTC Legend and HTC Desire will shortly be available in a new shade and finish. The Legend will be available through operators and retailers in "phantom black" and the HTC Desire will get a "brilliant white" finish. Florian Seiche, President of HTC...
The Motorola Flipout is now showing on the Orange website for just £169 (with a £10 top-up) on Pay As You Go. It's exclusive to Orange here in the UK - we kinda had a suspicion when we saw the orange-coloured device back in July. The device has …
T-Mobile USA have just announced another Android device - the myTouch. It'll be available before Christmas in red, plum, white or black. Powered by Android 2.2 this has a 3.8" WVGA screen and is powered by a Qualcomm 1GHz MSM8255 CPU. There's also a 5...
Well, that's confirmed then. New York City is the venue, October 11th is the date. This Microsoft page lists the event, complete with the date and news that T-Mobile USA reps will be on stage to promote the upcoming handsets. Let the countdown begin -...
It's still the calm before the Windows Phone 7 storm but there's yet another peek at the new HTC HD7 and yet more specs courtesy of someone within o2 Germany. The 1GHz CPU is confirmed, as is 8GB of on-board storage (presumably still no external stora...
We all know that Android is a creation of Google and so is Gmail, so what happens when we put the worlds leading email service on a mobile device, BlackBerry (BIS) against the new kid on the block, Android with it's services such as Google Mail. As I …
We've had a tip-off that the HTC Desire HD has just appeared on Carphone Warehouse systems as free on a Vodafone package costing £35 pm. It's showing currently in their coming soon section but you should be able to get 600mins, unlimited texts and "u...
We've seen some leaked ads already but now there's a 3 minute long video online giving you a great overview of Windows Phone 7 and how it hopes to be different to other Smartphone OS's. We've already seen it in the flesh and it looks like Microsoft ar...
Motorola have produced a number of Windows Mobile devices over the years. Just four years ago they had the Motorola Q and then, back in 2005, the MPx200. It's fair to say that Motorola ran into a spot of bother but have shot back into the limelight th...
Another handset to appear in this months' catalogues is the HTC Wildfire, which is now just £140 on Vodafone with a £10 Vodafone Freedom Pack, with £50 worth of calls and text to UK mobiles and landlines. There's 250MB of free data usage every mont...
o2 have put their October catalogues into stores and the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is now showing for £129.99 on Pay & Go when you buy it with a £10 top-up. It looks to be exclusive to o2 and comes with a 3" capacitive screen, microSD expansion, …
It's the first day of the month, so today we get to see what's in the new monthly phone catalogues. In the new Vodafone catalogue is the rather splendid Desire HD we saw last month. Vodafone customers will presumably be able to get the device pretty s...
Samsung have reaffirmed their commitment to Windows Phone 7 with this statement which quotes Simon Stanford, Head of Mobile, Samsung UK and Ireland... “The addition of Windows Phone 7 devices to Samsung’s smartphone portfolio is a significan...
Initially we thought the Samsung Galaxy Tab would appear in September with subsequent announcements showing an October launch on networks like Vodafone. However but a recent press release seems to have pegged things back to November. The announcement ...
As we get closer to the full availability of phones packing Windows Phone 7 there's yet more leaks. We've still got an element of confusion between the HTC HD7 / HD3 / Mondrian and HTC 7 Trophy handsets but this, supposedly, is the HTC Spark. The post...
Today Nokia announced the N8 was shipping with it's 12 megapixel carl zeiss camera and xenon flash, but on the Android front, Altek have announced that their new 'Leo' device will be available in Europe and anyone who is after a camera phone will just...
A recent study by a team of computer scientists from Penn State, Intel Labs and Duke University has been conducted into Android apps which share location and other sensitive data from your phone. They tested 30 out of the 358 most popular Android apps...
