Author: Leigh Geary
This, the LG Optimus 2X, should be arriving next month here in Europe and will no doubt appear at Mobile World Congress. Specs-wise it’s all very positive – a 4″ WVGA screen and a NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. Like a lot of smartphones, it can also do HD-quality …
This apparent screenshot from Android Gingerbread shows the new music sync’ing capability which should be arriving on phones soon. We’re all hoping that a Google Music Store will be coming soon, but just being able to handle and move your music automatically is definitely a step forward for …
How successful was the Windows Phone 7 launch? It’s been a little difficult to get exact details so far and now LG’s James Choi has chipped in by stating that .. “From a consumer point of view the visibility is less than we expected.” His belief appears to …
The Playstation phone, which we’ve seen quite a bit of during these last few weeks, could be arriving soon on Everything Everywhere – the joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile. Mobile Today are reporting that Sony Ericsson will supply the “Xperia Play” and it will be give the …
We’ve never had anything like this before. A phone that’s water-resistant, dust proof and scratch resistant. In theory this should be life-proof. Inside there’s Android 2.1 with the tweaked graphical user interface called “MOTOBLUR” to bring your social networks together and make navigation a little easier. A 5 …
Pocket-lint have published an interesting interview with Steve Walker from Sony Ericsson. In it he tells the publication how they’ve learned from their mistakes and… “What we think is different in 2011 is that consumer attention is swinging back to hardware once more. That’s not to say people …
Are you a HTC HD2 owner looking on with envy at those swish new Windows Phone 7 devices? Well, if you’re ready to do some unofficial (but frighteningly easy) ROM flashing, you can now have Windows Phone 7 on your HTC HD2. Dark Forces Team have finally cracked …
Microsoft have started to dispute an Apple application to trademark the words “App Store”. The original submission was filed by Apple back in 2008 but it’s only now that Microsoft have filed a dispute. Windows Phones currently come with an App store called “Windows Marketplace” whilst Android handsets …
iPhone owners should soon be able to turn their mobile data connection into a WiFi hotspot thanks to improvements coming in iOS 4.3. The facility was spotted during the Verizon launch yesterday but Verizon were quick to state that it was just “an app”. Whether this will mean …
An updated version of HTC Sync has just been posted for all Android phones. It doesn’t really state what has changed in this version apart from the fact that “All Android Phones are now supported”, however there’s a very nice glossy interface which will let you easily install …
A lot of you will remember the recent data cap announced by T-Mobile. It’s prompted a pretty substantial backlash from customers with images like this landing in our inbox. T-Mobile state that this is all part of the joint Everything Everywhere venture with Orange and “brings into line” …
The Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro has impressed us over the last few weeks (review coming soon by the way) so it’s good to see a newer model knocking around the web. It looks a little slimmer than the existing X10 Mini Pro but with a slightly larger …
The HTC 7 Pro popped up on the web last week and now o2 Germany seem to have confirmed prices and the fact that it’ll be in stores next week. Imagine a phone roughly the size of the HTC 7 Mozart but with a QWERTY keyboard for good …
Here in Europe you have a GSM phone and, well, you’re set. In the US though two major networks – Verizon and Sprint – use CDMA. Today a CDMA-compatible iPhone has been announced by Apple and our US readers can start pre-ordering it on February 3rd online. The …
Windows Phone 7 owners should be getting an update very soon. We’ve already discussed what will be inside – copy and paste, some fixes and other tweaks etc. Now we’re getting more news that it’ll deliver something extra – a boost in speed. Improvements to memory management should …
This is ContaSconto. It’s a Windows Phone 7 app for calculating the percentage discount on items. If you’re ever in a shop and see “25% off” you can calculate the exact saving you’re getting. A free trial is available with the full version priced at just 79p. Link …
We’re getting tipped on more and more Windows Phone 7 apps at the moment. If you’re an iPhone or Android developer and want some coverage do let us know. This then is Deluxe Moon – an application providing comprehensive moon phase information. It includes moonrise and moonset times, …
Putt In – Golf is a new game for Windows Phone 7. There’s 18 crazy courses to play and you can compare your score with an online leaderboard. Three unique game types are available with realistic physics, easy controls and gorgeous graphics. You can try it out in …
I must bow my head in shame at this point. I’ve spent so long website tweaking that this particalar item has passed me by. Motorola Mobility, as the new mobile arm of the company is now known, have just announced the Motorola ATRIX – a dual-core CPU phone …
Is that the Desire HD I see in the new Toyota Yaris advert ? In this ad we see a guy having a snap with Gaz Coombes from Supergrass, however his girlfriend ends up wrecking the photo on purpose. In the one scene we see the resulting shot …
A decent application library is usually on the “want” list for smartphone buyers when they’re hunting for a new phone. Today Windows Phone has reached almost 6000 applications according to WP7Applist.com. It’s only a few days since this number was 5000 so those Windows Phone developers are definitely …
Three continue to add more smartphones to their range with the Sony Ericsson X8 available in stores and Three.co.uk from today. The phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3” 320×480 pixel capacitive touchscreen, GPS, WiFi and access to the Android Market. You can grab one for £15 a …
Mobile networks can now start using their 2G spectrum for 3G mobile broadband after approval by regulator Ofcom. It effectively allows o2 and Vodafone to change the use their 900Mhz spectrum for 3G services and Everything Everywhere can use their 1800Mhz frequency for 3G. These changes should help …
Windows Mobile 6.5. Oh, how we laughed. Remember the stylus? Remember the apps that looked nothing like the OS ? Heck, it didn’t matter too much and Windows Mobile was still king of the ring. Business users loved it, power users loved it. Then the iPhone turned up. …
As mentioned previously we’ve changed the site from a very old content management system to a new one. This has taken a long time to do, however earlier this week we were getting to the point where all news items had to be duplicated across both systems. This …
Finally, after months of work, we can now reveal our new look. This is our ninth year online and this fresh new look also marks a whole new backend for the site. It’ll make updates, reviews and navigation a whole lot quicker and easier, but for those of …
Leaks of the ‘PlayStaton’ phone are coming thick and fast these last few weeks with with CES underway and MWC next month it is safe to say this phone is real and about to be launched to the world. If I was to pick either event I would …
Many iPhone users noticed a OS bug yesterday which meant most alarms would not go off. This was tested a few times on my own iPhone 4 running the latest OS and confirmed to be the case. This issue did not seem to effect ‘recurring’ alarms only individual …
Three have tweeted that they are working on a My3 application for Android and iPad customers early 2011. The tweet states: We will be working on the Android and iPad My3 apps early next year. No confirmed dates at the mo. Will keep everyone posted. This is to …
It is hardly a secret that Sony Ericsson have been busy working on a PlayStation phone, there have been plenty of leaked photos, specs and video footage of the device working even thought there has been no official announcement and of course Sony Ericsson will not comment on …
BenQ look to be launching their very own Android tablet in Taiwan, China and possibly further afield. The BenQ R100 tablet is due to arrive in Q1 of 2011 with 10.1″ (1024×600) LCD touchscreen, 833MHz Samsung ARM-based CPU, 8GB of internal storage, WiFi, SD card slot, mini HDMI, …
Joshua has given us a nudge about an addictive game for Windows Phone 7 called GeoMind. It’s already proving popular and is sitting within the top 100 games of its category despite being just a week old. It’s really simple to get going – just drag your finger …
UK mobile network Virgin Media have revealed their new handset range. It includes their first ever Windows Phone 7 device – the Samsung Omnia 7. It’ll be available next month on a £35 plan with unlimited texts, 1000 minutes and 1GB of mobile web per month. The Omnia …
The new 7 inch Android tablet from Dell has popped up on engadget via some production slides from an upcoming advertisement. It’ll be known as the Dell Streak 7 and will have the Stage UI. Other than that, and the fact it has WiFi, we’re not entirely sure …
Sony Ericsson are already getting ready for Mobile World Congress 2011. A recent invite spotted by Engadget details “new members of the Xperia family” and we can only assume that means more Android devices. However, there’s already rumours that the new devices could include these leaked Windows Phone …
Last night HTC posted a couple of tweets which will interest those HTC Desire Z and Desire HD owners out there. It tells of an update to “make your mobile experience better” but is not the much anticipated Gingerbread update. Update – Richard Tank has emailed in to …
Meet the LG Optimus 2X. It’s an Android device and is set to arrive here in Europe next month. Right now we’ve got no specs and LG are keeping things under wraps, however we understand that it’ll run Android 2.2 with a Gingerbread update arriving shortly after release. …
Well, this is a nice looking thing. The HTC HD7 burst onto the scene just a few weeks back and we were lucky enough to grab one on the day. UK network o2 have the exclusivity on this and, fair play to them, it’s one heck of a …
This device looks a lot like another very popular device. The design of it is, and let's be honest here, a clone of the Apple iPad.. give or take a few inches. Inside it runs Android 2.2 and there's the very latest Flash 10.1 and an 800MHz CPU. …
This is a phone that, like the HTC Legend, is created from one single piece of aluminium. It makes the device sturdy, solid and cool to hold. The HTC 7 Mozart has hi-fi audio, with SRS WOW HD sound for an improved audio experience. The Zune music in...
