Category: Android
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...
Got £1000 ? Good, you can pay for my new Diesel Particulate Filter on my car (sob, cry, whinge). Not got that? Got £180? Good, pop along to your local Next store and buy one of these Android tablets.It has a 10" WXGA screen and 8GB storage, WiFi, …
Some very official-looking shots of the HTC Mondrian have been posted on bestboyz.de. This Windows Phone 7 device is due to arrive soon to a "major German network provider" and the shots show the HTC Hub we saw earlier. This is the handset we saw in t...
Eight years ago I popped into a local mobile phone shop and bought my first ever Windows Mobile handset. The name "Pocket PC" portrayed an image of hand-held computing - everything Windows could do, but on a phone with a stylus. The mobile market has ...
SonyEricsson is dropping Symbian from its future plans and intends to focus on Android, with a bit of Windows Mobile, in future. CEO Bert Nordberg said, “I want us to have the biggest share of Android phone sales in the world. If you look ...
Vodafone have just announced an updated range of own-brand handsets ready for Christmas. Amongst the three announced today is the Vodafone 945, which will follow in the footsteps of the Vodafone 845 we played with some months back. The Vodafone 945 fe...
A few weeks ago the o2 Desire Android 2.2 update got released. It got pulled after just a few hours but now it looks like people are getting the update again. Mark Stasuik has just had a popup at work and has had his updated to build number …
Ohhh.. look at this. A funky-looking HTC QWERTY and hey - look at that keyboard, it's like a Sony Vaio laptop. This Android 2.2 device looks set for Verizon Wireless in the USA and looks pretty lovely. Not much is known as yet other than the fact that...
We've seen a number of "Windows Phone 7 versus.." videos of late but this pocketnow.com video is well worth watching. They compare the iPhone home screen experience to the Windows Phone 7 experience. Key differences appear to be the "information centr...
TweetDeck is a highly popular Twitter application for both computers and mobile phones but until now there was no official TweetDeck application for Android devices. At present the TweetDeck app for Android is in beta stage so is not available o...
On checking out a video just now of an un-announced Windows Phone 7 device (LG Optimus 7) 10:43 into the 20 minute video up pops the applications list and right there sitting at the top is the '360 My Web' application which those of you on Vodafone wi...
A couple of adverts featuring the HTC Mondrian have appeared online. They're arrived, as most Windows Phone 7 information, through rather unofficial channels but show the approach that Microsoft are taking in their new marketing campaign. The ads show...
A few of you have emailed us in asking why they've not got the Desire Android 2.2 update on Orange. We've got an Orange Desire here which has been updated and one that hasn't, but it turns out that the delay isn't just purely due to the amount …
CNET have picked up on the fact Windows Phone 7 will not have tethering support and there is no idea if they will ever include this service into the new OS. CNET have posted: A Microsoft official recently suggested that it would be up to cellular carr...
Further specs of the HTC 7 Trophy have now emerged along with another picture, this time containing the new HTC Hub we spotted last week. The device, which is now also known as the "HTC Spark", is different to the HTC HD7 / HD3 we saw yesterday but …
The last time we saw an update for the Sony Ericsson X10 it was July and we were all sunning ourselves. Now, with the autumnal winds blowing, there's another update - but it's not the sort owners are waiting for. The update on the update states that t...
The HTC Desire 2.2 update has been rolling out over the last few hours now. Jonathan Prior has mailed in after getting his update and many of you are saying that the 2.2 (FroYo) experience is much quicker than before. Do let us know if you're a T-Mobi...
After yesterday's announcement that all five major UK networks would be ranging Windows Phone 7 phones, Three have followed up with a competition to win one. The announcement on Three's blog states the network will be carry "a" Windows Phone 7 d...
Upcoming Windows Phone 7 devices are appearing in leaked photos on the web more regularly now. Yesterday the HTC 7 Trophy got snapped and now this, which we presume is a different handset, is purported to be the "HD3". On the bottom there's a microUSB...
Microsoft have just confirmed that Windows Phone 7 will launch on every UK network. Vodafone, o2, Orange, T-Mobile and Three have all signed up to be part of the launch with Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U retailing it too. Alex Reeve, Director of...
Remember how the HTC Desire had an update on Vodafone? Remember how everyone thought it was the 2.2 update when in fact it was another 2.1 update with lots of extra apps no-one wanted? Remember how Vodafone then back-tracked and released a 2.2 update ...
T-Mobile have announced that their Samsung Galaxy S will be getting the Android 2.2 update too. A message, posted here states... “We are pleased to announce that there will be a software update for the Samsung Galaxy S at the end of the month. ...
Google have released an update to their Gmail app in the Android market. This is part of Google's new strategy of releasing core apps in the Android market, rather than as part of upgrades to Android itself. There is a catch though - its o...
Google have announced editing is coming to Google Docs on Android devices and the iPad. At the moment Google Docs are read-only, but an upgrade in "the next few weeks" will allow editing on Android devices, as well as the iPad. That's exce...
T-Mobile rolled out their HTC Desire update a few days back but many UK owners seemed to receive extra German software. It was "tweaked" a day later and now T-Mobile have offered up this response to affected customers.. “We wanted to give you a...
This, according to the guys at pocketnow.com, is the new HTC 7 Trophy. Inside should be the new HTC Sense / HTC Sense Hub / HTC Portal and meanwhile, outside, there's three buttons up-front, a power button on top and a microUSB connector on the side. ...
Hot on the heels of our earlier story is news received in the last few minutes that the HTC Desire update (Android 2.2 / FroYo) has now started rolling out for Orange customers.Did we kick something into gear? Who knows, but do let us know whether you...
Last week we ran a story regarding the update delay for HTC Desire owners who had purchased the phone through Orange. A few customers had accused Orange of causing the delay. A few of you contacted HTC and they responded by stating that the hold up...
Orange have just announced the new "Orange San Francisco" Android phone. It's an "affordable Android device" which will sell for just £99 on Pay As You Go. Powered by Android 2.1, the ZTE-manufactured device also has an FM radio, 3 megapixel camera, ...
At last, Microsoft is to expand the Zune Pass Internationally. The system is integral to the Windows Phone 7 handsets and provides music and video purchases through a monthly subscription. The roll-out is a little fragmented however, with some Europea...
So, we know that the HTC Desire HD ROM has been squirted into other devices and we saw all the new functionality at the recentHTC event. Now there's more detail thanks to the guys at AndroidSPIN who have posted screenshots of the all-new HTC Sense int...
Music streaming service (amongst other things) We7 have launched an app for Android. Rather like Spotify Premium, subscribers to We7's "Premium Plus" service can use the app to stream an unlimited amount of music, as well as storing some offline...
T-Mobile are tomorrow (Tuesday 21st) doing one of their 48 hour offers giving you a discount if you purchase online within that time. The best deals include 25% off the T-Mobile Pulse Mini and Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro. T-Mobile Pulse Mini was...
Amazon UK has dropped their price for the forthcoming 16GB 7" Samsung Galaxy Tablet from £800 to £680. The high price of the tablet surprised a few people, given that it is more expensive than any iPad, and perhaps this is something ...
Motorola have released an update for the Milestone XT720 which only recently went on sale and this is a BIG update. At present the CPU runs at 550MHz but after you apply the update you now run at 720MHz which will be a pretty sweet speed boost f...
There's quite a few HTC Desire owners out there and we've seen a lot of news about the new Android 2.2 (FroYo) update. It's been a bumpy ride for pretty much everyone. First o2 owners got their update, only to have it removed a few days later. Vodafon...
I have been a long time customer of eXpansys and purchased many devices from them in the past, and today I find another bargain which comes in the form of an Internet Tablet device from Archos for as little as £169.99 which also has an impressiv...
Was it really just 3 days ago that the Desire Z and HD were announced? Well, that seems to be long enough for someone to get the Desire HD ROM, complete with all the new HTC Sense goodness, into the usually Windows Mobile-powered HTC HD2. It's early d...
Exciting news for HTC Desire customers on T-Mobile UK is that the update for 2.2 (FroYo) is available right now!. T-Mobile have posted on their official forum the following statement Hi all,We have some exciting news for all our Desire users.The...
