HTC Desire HD (Ace) snapped

The HTC Ace was recently spotted as on a Vodafone Germany inventory and there was more news too - it was going to be called the HTC Desire HD. This leaked image has now appeared on uwants.com and it instantly seems similar in looks and specs to the …

Vonage – talk to Facebook friends for free

Although the Facebook app on the iPhone allows you to use Facebook chat to your friends, the Android version doesn't yet (annoyingly). But, there's an app that can help.  Vonage is an app for Android or iPhone, which allows you to chat to or...

Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Review

OK, I'll be honest and up-front. I need to apologise to Sony Ericsson. I've had their X10 Mini for quite some time now, and when I say "me" I actually mean my wife. She loved the handset, especially the size of the thing, although it did mean that …

Acer Android and XP dual-boot netbook coming soon

Android seems to be popping up in various different bits of hardware lately. Now Acer has revealed to Aspire One AOD255. It looks like pretty much every other bargain-basement netbook running XP, but this one can also boot into the Android OS. This is...

200,000 Android phones selling now – Every day

Well, here we are again with another story about the success of Android. According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt there's now around 200,000 Android-based phones selling every single day, which has risen from around 100,000 just two months ago. “It...

Vodafone HTC Desire tweaks annoy owners

Gah - can open, worms everywhere. The complaints about the new Vodafone HTC Desire update seem to have exploded all over the Vodafone forums with the moderators hurriedly editing posts from customers and stating that ... “We customise phone so...

Many Three customers still waiting for Hero update

Still using a Hero and Android 1.5? Chances are you're with Three and they'd like to apologise for the delay in providing the Android 2.1 update. Following a truck-load of negative comments in their blog the network released a statement stating.. &ldq...

Official Android Facebook app updated

The official Facebook app for Android has just been updated to version 1.3. The new version now includes video playback from inside the app, support for events and you can respond to friend requests without leaving the application. There's also a "pic...

HTC Glacier performance stats revealed

The HTC Glacier is a name we've heard some time back and there's rumours that the device, whatever it is, will be coming to T-Mobile as part of "Project Emerald". Things get a bit misty now, as we're not sure if it's a T-Mobile USA thing or a …

HTC Desire on Vodafone gets an update

It looks like Vodafone customers with the HTC Desire have just received an update but, before you get too excited, it's not FroYo (2.2). What it actually does is brand the previously "untouched" handset with lots of lovely Vodafone stuff including 5 a...

Windows Phone – Crunch time

We've been bouncing around the web since 2002 and it all started thanks to Microsoft and the Orange SPV. Earlier today we carried a story about the continued growth of Android and, although iPhone 4 sales figures haven't been included, this news story...

What Mobile Meet-Up Overview

Recently the annual What Mobile Forum Meet-Up was held in London and was the place where members of the site and fans of mobile can get together and chat tech and drink, plus get to meet a few more people like yourselves who want to check out the …

HTC Desire on Virgin? You should be getting 2.2 today

We're now hearing that HTC Desire handsets bought through Virgin Mobile are getting the FroYo update, so feel free to go into Settings -> About Phone -> System Software Updates to see if yours is ready to go. Link - Virgin Mobile Credit - Mike Scofield

HTC Sync version 3 available for Wildfire owners

A new version of HTC Sync is now available from the HTC website. Version 3.0 now includes "Media Sync" and will pull your favourite tunes, playlists and pictures into your phone easily. “ "Once you have highlighted Music, you can choose to sync ...

Android enjoys massive growth

The Android OS is exploding, but you knew that already. The Android Market now has around 100,000 apps (if the stats from AndroiLib are to be believed) and there's reports today that the OS has outsold Apple. Unfortunately the stats don't include iPho...

HTC Desire – FroYo Update for Orange customers

So now every HTC Desire owner has FroYo and we're all happy. Well no, not exactly. There's the age-old problem of network-branded phones lagging a little while network "enhancements" are added to the mix and they're given the seal of approval. For Ora...

Windows Phone 7 to be available in just two months?

Microsoft have pretty much stuck to their "holiday 2010" statement when asked about launch dates for Windows Phone 7. For anyone not in the US, that can be translated at the Christmas / December timeframe. However, in a recent video Microsoft CEO Kevi...

Apple store becomes not-quite-so Apple

Whilst this isn't quite news it's still pretty funny. This guy and his wife are, we presume, having a nice shopping trip and decide to visit the Apple store. In they pop and then, armed with a camera, they turn almost every iPad and iPhone into ...

HTC Ace To Be Desire HD??

Android Central have come across a screenshot of 2 new devices with SKU's on Vodafone Germany's stock system. The devices clearly state that the Desire HD will be the so called HTC Ace device which is like the HTC Incredible which is already on sale i...

iPhone 4 finally available from Three

Three announced probably the most compelling price plans for the iPhone 4, but there was an issue - they didn't have free stock of the phones.  Starting today, Three now have stock and you can buy both versions in Three stores, or the 32gb versio...