Category: Android
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 ...
Microsoft are up against it. Windows Phone 7 has to be good in order to compete. There's some who say it'll take years to even get a tiny share of the market, no matter how good it is. Bing, for example, is very good at what it does, …
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...
Just yesterday we posted our thoughts on the HTC event. We asked HTC repeatedly about how HTC Sense would work on Windows Phone 7. We just couldn't see how all this Android-based cool stuff would possibly "fit" into the all-new Microsoft world. We kep...
With Windows Phone 7 now tantalisingly close it's good to see developers being given opportunities to be part of the new OS. A Windows Phone 7 Developer Day is being held in Manchester on October 7th. It's a community-led event and is completely free ...
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...
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...
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 ...
This is the BIG news of the night for all T-Mobile UK customers and that is the brand new HTC Desire HD which was just announced a few hours ago will be coming to the network sometime in October... yes just next month!. The Desire HD is being …
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...
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 …
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...
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 …
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 …
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...
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 ...
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...
We spotted the LG E900 just a couple of weeks back and now it's appeared again on Danish website TV2. Running Windows Phone 7 it's got a 3.7" screen and inside there's a 1GHz CPU. We're unable to gleam much else from the Danish text but it's good …
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...
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...
A line-up of perhaps six new Windows Mobile 7 devices has leaked all over engadget with HTC and Samsung devices listed on AT&T in the USA. The HTC Surround is listed but it's not a device we've heard of before and only shows on the leaked images as …
More spy shots from an inventory system and this time it's the rumoured "HTC 7 Trophy". These are again from BestBoyz.de and seem to point to an upcoming Windows Phone 7 device for Vodafone. As to what this "HTC 7 Trophy" is, we're still a little uns...
Remember the HTC Peep issues? Android-powered HTC owners had their Twitter client back on the air just a few days after big Twitter changes but Windows Mobile owners have been having issues for 10 days straight but this morning it looks like everythin...
Microsoft appear to be having a little fun in Seattle with some celebrations to mark the completion of Windows Phone 7. A parade took place around the Microsoft campus with some floats carry the theme of "Burying the competition". Harmless fun? Well,...
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...
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...
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 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 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 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 …
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 …
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...
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...
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 ...
If you're a HTC Peep user everything should now be fixed and you can Tweet again. Unfortunately that's not strictly true if you're using a Windows Mobile user. The Windows Mobile version is still giving an error message and, from what we're hearing fr...
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...
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...
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 …
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...
In a blog post today Andy Lees, Senior VP for Mobile Communications at Microsoft, has followed up on the earlier RTM announcement. Andy quotes the few sites who got to see Windows Phone 7 in action and states that .. “We know that we face tough ...
