Category: Android
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the Dell Lightning. It's powered by Windows Phone 7 and has just been leaked by engadget. Reminding us ever-so-slightly of the Orange SPV M2000 it's a portraid QWERTY slider with some very hot specs. A 1GHz QSD8250 Snapd...
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...
HTC have today said the following..... "HTC will be providing a free update to Éclair for European HTC Hero variants. Starting in June, anyone owning an HTC Hero will receive an initial preparatory update, shortly followed by the full &Ea...
Google Maps appears to have been updated this morning and now, here in an ash-covered Britain, version 4.1.1 should give us the fully-functional Google Maps Navigation. Some users are having to reboot and this is a beta but it does appear that the UK...
You're almost spoilt for choice when it comes to Android applications. Our regular App Review Show from Tom Ranson is already proving popular and now Chris Pratt is on board with a full written review of the Handcent SMS app. Handcent SMS is a free a...
The LG GT540 has just appeared in a variety of colours over on lgblog.fr. According to theunwiredview there was a reference to it being named the "LG Optimus" but now the blog calls it the "LG GT540" or the "Swift". It appears to be a budget touchscre...
Three have posted an update regarding the delivery of HTC Desire handsets to customers. A few lucky punters have already got theirs, but the continuing flight delays due to volcanic ash have meant that some deliveries in Asia have not occured. The rem...
So, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 we have here doesn't do multi-touch and runs Android 1.6. However, according to mobiles.co.uk it can do multi-touch and an update in September will boost it to Android 2.1 with the multi-touch magic. Don't forget to ch...
The all-new Microsoft KIN phones were announced on Monday. Aimed at those wanting to keep in touch with online and offline friends without the huge data package, these are arriving on Verizon in the USA soon and here in Europe on Vodafone in the autum...
The HTC Desire is now listed on the Orange website. The brown one is currently showing as available but the black one is coming soon. Let's not beat around the bush. The HTC Desire is one utterly amazing handset and I'm really trying to find a way to …
I'm sure we've all seen a lava lamp. You can sit and gaze at the lovely floating blobs of wax float around, perhaps trying to forget the fact that your flight to Ibiza is grounded until the weekend. But would that lovely lava lamp still work in the …
So there we are, desperately looking around the HTC website for SOME SIGN of the HTC Hero Android 2.1 / HTC Sense upgrade (hellooooo!!!!) and instead we find this, an updated version of the HTC Sync software. Get this if you've got the HTC Legend, HTC...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is here and, if I can get myself off this lovely sumo chair, I'll have a full review online soon enough. Until then there's the usual up-close photos to keep you busy. This white one is available on Orange. The X10 has som...
OK, so the Windows Mobile version of HTC Sense isn't quite as flexible as the Android version but, with the help of Co0kie's Home Tab it very nearly is. This excellent app will let you modify the Home Tab on your HTC Sense interface. You can move stuf...
Remember the DROID ? Of course you do, it's the Motorola handset that caused such a stir in the US a few months ago following a huge PR campaign. It was launched on Verizon in the USA and had a small outing here in Europe as the MILESTONE. …
As promised yesterday we now have the HTC HD mini review online. It's got all the videos we recorded, the up-close photos and the screenshots from the HTC Sense interface. We've also included the pictures taken with the phone and you can add your comm...
We're getting anonymous emails stating that the HTC HD mini is coming to Orange. If you've heard anything please do let us know, as we can't confirm this as yet. The new Windows Mobile 6.5 device was here just last weekend and we filmed the videos bel...
You may remember that recently we had the HTC Desire and HTC Legend for a couple of days each. It's not really enough time for a full review, but we've now packaged the pictures and videos together in a smaller, more concise review. After several minu...
Over a the LG UK Blog they have shown off the replacement to the In Touch Max and is called LU2300 (hopefully a better name to follow) Features: 3.5inch capacitive touchscreen 1GHz Snapdragon Processor 4 line landcape slide QWERTY keyboard DivX suppo...
The fireworks went off yesterday as the Microsoft KIN phones were announced. KIN will connect you to friends without the need to worry about who's on which social network. It's your social network connection, but reports from engadget state that updat...
A new HTC HD2 update has popped up for Vodafone customers. Version 1.72.161.3 is now available to download and will "improve the efficiency of your phone". Now, as usual don't forget to backup your on-device data and ensure that the phone is charged u...
Microsoft, Sharp, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone have today unveiled KIN. This is a "social phone" designed to share your life, your special moments, your feelings and your thoughts. Those renders from last year are now a reality and will be arriving i...
Today Microsoft revealed their Pink phones. They're now called "KIN" and the live feed has now been recorded and stored below. If you'd like the full low-down on the KIN handsets, click here for our full write-up!
Microsoft are prepping for their big event in San Francisco. It'll be broadcast live here at 6PM UK time (10AM Pacific). We've already talked about the Project Pink phones and there's now rumours of it targetting the "tween" market (children between 9...
This small square Motorola device appeared briefly on Droiddog, although it's now been pulled. To be honest we don't know a fat lot about it other than the square screen, swivel keyboard, Android 2.1 OS and MotoBLUR. This square screen adds yet anothe...
This weekend I've had a short while to play with the HTC HD mini. There's simply not enough time for a full review, but I do have plenty of up-close photos including that yellow see-thru battery compartment. Day 3 of the video diary is online here and...
"Sorry boss, I was just having a coffee when I heard this 'click' and.." Oh dear, it looks like someone has managed to snap the "Turtle" handset we saw in renders back in September. This is one of the Pink Project phones and we should hear more about …
OK, I give up on trying to produce brilliantly professional videos. Half way through this one our son, Billy, popped in to do some colouring. We've only got the HTC HD mini for a couple of days so I've stuck it online anyway :) Today we compare the …
Something is happening on Twitter. The #tmdp tag is being mentioned more and more with Tweets now coming from San Francisco - the location for the April 12th announcement. This particular Tweet references the recent glut of big product announcements f...
Here's a very interesting blog post from a computing student in London. It details how Andrew, a computing student from London, located and retrieved his stolen belongings using WaveSecure on his HTC Hero. The app will let you backup and restore your ...
Guess what we've got ? No, it's not another Android phone. It's actually a Windows Mobile phone. The HTC HD mini is here but we've only got it for the weekend. As usual, we'll be putting this through its paces over the next couple of days and sticking...
Yesterday we got to borrow the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. It's got an 8.1 megapixel camera, 480x854 WVGA screen, WiFi, aGPS, Bluetooth and all the usual Android goodness. Sony Ericsson have also added the Timescape and Mediascape applications to help y...
The Orange Wednesdays app has been around for the iPhone for some time but wait, the Android version is now here too. With Orange Wednesdays you get 2 for 1 cinema vouchers and this app will tell you what's on near you and will let you read reviews, …
Every now and then I tend to write a "warning" post and this, I'm afraid, is another one for Microsoft. One of the first came in 2007. I said that
Lookie what's just turned up at coolsmartphone towers. It's the white Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. This particular shade is exclusive to Orange and a very nice looking handset, if a little wider than we remembered. We're just getting to grips with the So...
The HTC Desire. o2 are selling it, Three will shortly be doing the same and, good news, Vodafone seem to have it live and T-Mobile do too. This morning Orange started shipping it and you're all busy chatting about it in the forums So great news then. ...
The poor Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 has had a fair amount of bashing. It was supposed to move on from the X1 and was all set for a huge exclusive on Vodafone. However, delays soon occured and then Vodafone dropped it all together. The Android-powered X10...
The HTC Desire is now available to buy on Orange. We're not seeing it on the Orange site right now, but Matt Gough has emailed in to say.. "Just got off the phone to Orange (from calling 150) and the HTC Desire has been launched as of 9AM. …
The Motorola DEXT is available for just £149 on Pay As You Go in the Orange Easter sale. That's half the normal price, so you can bag a very decent Android QWERTY for a very decent price. It's also available on contract from nothing, plus you can div...
With Apple beginning to sell the iPad and a new version of the iPhone OS just around the corner it's now time for Microsoft to reveal something too. An event in San Francisco on April 12th has been setup with this invite being posted out to journalist...
