Tag: play

What happened to the future of mobile gaming?

A couple of days ago, while you lot were busy enjoying the Jubilee, we mentioned that PlayStation Suite was to be renamed “PlayStation Mobile” and games will no longer be restricted to Sony kit. We also told you that HTC was to be one of the first to …

Samsung Galaxy SIII available to play with, right now

If you’re eager to take a look at the all-new Samsung Galaxy SIII and can’t wait until Thursday, have a stroll down to the Carphone Warehouse store in Oxford Street, London. They’ve got phones in “popup internet cafe” where the computers have instead been replaced by Galaxy SIII …

US: Google Play Store Has 24/7 Support!!

If you are one of the many that has experienced issues with the Google Play Store such as disappearing apps, apps not downloading or purchases not going through then suffer no longer. It would seem that the Play store in the United States actually has 24 hour, 7 day …

Instagram (finally) hits Android

18 months after its release on iOS, Instagram has finally come to Android. For those of you unfamiliar with the app, Instagram popularised the use of applying various filters to photos, making quick edits and then sharing them online.  Although the concept has been copied to death, Instagram …

Is poor battery life a price worth paying for free apps?

Recently we published an article about how most of the power usage of free Android apps actually goes towards displaying the ads. Angry Birds, for example, apparently uses “70% of it’s power draw to upload information and download ads”. Presumably it’s an even higher percentage for other less …

Coolsmartphone Recommended Android app – Tablified Market

You probably know the score. You decide you want an Android tablet. You get it home, after the initial setup you hit the market. Then you stop dead. How on earth are you meant to tell which apps are tablet optimised? Tabletified Market is how. Once installed you …

Android Market Rebranded Google Play

Google have decided to rebrand the Android Market under the new name Google Play with different apps for different services. The change is happening right now and you’ll soon see your Android Market changing into this…. Bye bye Android Market, hello “Play Shop”. An interesting move by the …

32GB MicroSD Card, just £17.99

Well, this seems like a pretty good deal. Sure, it’s “only” a Class 4, but for most people that’s fine and dandy thanks very much. Play.com are peddling this do if you want a bit more space on your phone or tablet, you know what to do. Free …

No change – Xperia S still due in March

We were pretty surprised and pretty much ignored earlier indications that the Xperia S was set to arrive on Play.com in January. We’ve had contact from Sony Ericsson to confirm that the release date is, and always has been, March. The guys at Play.com have now altered the …

Sony Ericsson XPERIA PLAY down in price

We’ve seen a number of deals in recent weeks on the XPERIA PLAY. Most of the stock on those sales has now gone, but if you missed it then don’t worry, here’s another great offer. A company called ChitterChatter (no, we’ve not heard of them either) is offering …

HTC Sensation priced up SIM free – £499.99

The all-new HTC Sensation is now up for pre-order from Play. If you’ve got £500 floating around your bank account then you can pre-order it. The SIM free device isn’t due for release until 30th of June though.. Dan was on-site for the launch of this new handset …

Sony Ericsson PLAY – Did it first appear 14 years ago?

During our close-up with the Sony Ericsson PLAY we felt that we’d somehow seen the phone before. We couldn’t put our finger on it, but tonight, thanks to ITV1 showing the old James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies”, it all became clear. Here’s the Ericsson device from the …

Sony Ericsson Handset Prices Update

Also over on eXpansys are the prices for the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Xperia Neo yet nothing as of yet on the Xperia Pro?.  As expected all come with a rather high price tag at launch but as always these prices can change before release date and …

T-Mobile UK Take Xperia Play, Arc & Neo

T-Mobile UK have tweeted tonight that they will be stocking the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc and Neo from April this year Great news for customers wanting to make the most of the new Everything Everywhere network which combines T-Mobile UK and Orange UK coverage under a single …