Author: Leigh Geary
First of all i would like to apologize to everyone for the big mistake/mess which was my attempt at 'A Week With' series. For those of you who saw just over a week ago I got sent a Galaxy Tab to look at by Vodafone and I thought …
Another Android tablet flying off the shelves it the Galaxy Tab - 600,000 have already sold and Samsung are well on their way to off-loading a million before the end of 2010. This is a device we looked at a couple of weeks back. Running Android 2.2 ...
There's many Android tablet devices on the market at the moment. You can find them online, electrical retailers, Argos and even in supermarkets. The Herotab M802 (aka aPad IMX515) is one of the lower-priced devices. It has an 8" screen and comes in at...
Acer have shown off and published a press release on a new device which looks like a large phone / small tablet featuring a 4.8 inch screen, 1024x480 screen resolution, front facing camera plus 8 megapixel camera with LED flash. There is also a 1Ghz p...
The Advent Vega Android tablet is now hitting stores (just!). Updates are feeding into Twitter and unboxing videos are appearing on YouTube. It's proving popular due to the 10.1" 1024x600 multi-touch capacitive screen, built-in 3G SIM slot and Android...
We've got a number of reviews coming in the next week or so but, with the videos already recorded, we thought we'd give you a little look at what's ahead. Today we've spent our final day with the Herotab M802 / aPad MX515 with a special close-up tour …
Apple have released OS 4.2 for both the iPhone and the iPad. To install simply plug in your device, load iTunes and check for updates. This new version of the OS comes in at 624.3MB in size so a pretty hefty update. The main update in this...
Orange & T-Mobile have announced they are to subsidise the cost of buying an iPad when taking out a monthly data plan. This would make the "Everything Everywhere" companies the first networks to do this, and it will be interesting to see if ...
Well look what just popped up on the "Help and Support" section on the Orange website. It's the HTC Desire Z - a new Android 2.2 device with a pop-out QWERTY keyboard, a new version of HTC Sense, 3.7" SLCD screen, 5 megapixel camera with flash, 720p H...
We've had a bit of feedback about the utterly addictive Angry Birds. Most of you love it, but there's a lot of you who are a little annoyed because it has a few performance issues on your particular phone. Now Rovio have publlished a list of phones wh...
Up until recently there were still a few ways to watch BBC iPlayer content on your Android. Now myPlayer has, in a software update, had the BBC iPlayer content disabled. It seems that the only option now is to use the Flash-based iPlayer site on your ...
I'm back with another look at the Herotab M802. This has been loaned to us by the guys at Merimobiles.com and this one costs $209.99. If you order now you also get a free USB keyboard, so we figured it was worth showing that in the video. The …
o2 customers can get the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 2.1 update today. Yes, we know it's "only" 2.1 but don't forget that there's more good news on the way shortly. Let us know if the magic "Updates are available" message has appeared on your phone and w...
Keni has got his hands on another Android tablet. This time it's the Linx Commtiva N700 we mentioned a couple of weeks back. The device, which is available in Tesco, is selling for £299 and, unlike the tablet I'm reviewing it has full Google Android...
Windows Phone 7 owners now have a place on the web to search through the games and applications they can install. The 2,436 apps (at the time of writing) are all filtered into categories and types on MarketplaceBrowser.com. It's a site built by Paul W...
There's now loads of different Android tablets to choose from. Today we've had the Herotab M802 delivered and given it the usual in-car unboxing. It's available from merimobiles.com for $209.99 with a free leather case and, if you order now, a flexibl...
We're hearing the HTC Desire on T-Mobile has received an update which will remove the German apps that appeared. We're not seeing much else at present, but do let us know you spot something new in the update. The old software version is 2.12.110.2 and...
Last week we heard that the HTC Legend FroYo update would be turning up pretty soon. Today Tom Gleeson tells us that his HTC Legend, which was supplied direct from Vodafone, has just started downloading the updated OS. The Legend, which we reviewed he...
Gingerbread is on it's way "in the next few weeks" and Eric Schmidt has revealed a new feature - using your phone as a credit card. Using a technology called "near field communications" this is the same as you get in a Barclaycard, where you jus...
No multi-touch on the Xperia X10? Well, it was a statement that got you guys a little hot under the collar. A while back Sony Ericsson stated that there were no plans for multi-touch but now, after reaction from users, they've been busy working on ge...
Something weird happened today. I had two hours - two whole hours .. free. To be honest I'd forgotten what it was like. I dropped our son off at pre-school, came home, made a cup of tea, then somehow ended up in the garage. It's a mans domain …
HTC UK have just launched HTC Business. There's a new team and a new website dedicated to supporting smartphone use within the business environment. It's fair to say that a number of recent HTC devices have been aimed squarely at the consumer market, ...
Interesting news tonight, after yesterday's public outing of the Nexus S from Google CEO at Web 2.0 Summit (although he did not confirm it was a Nexus S, only an Unannounced device) which happened to run 2.3 Gingerbread and look exactly like the Nexus...
Vodafone have updated their UK shop and now started to allow pre-orders on the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and Mini Pro on PAYG and offer them at some great prices. For starters the X10 Mini will only cost you £130 for what is the smallest Android ph...
Customers on Vodafone who have a Samsung Galaxy S can now install the Android 2.2 FroYo update to get the latest version of the OS on their device. Each network will be rolling out the update during November and it looks like Vodafone are first to rel...
Watching Web 2.0 Summit live online now Eric Schmidt has been seen using a device which is the same device rumoured to be the Samsung Nexus S Eric has also just commented" 'I said there was not a Nexus Two, I didn't say anything about a Nexus S' …
These leaked slides have shown up in a YouTube video and appear to depict two Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 phones ready for Q1 next year. Running the all-new Microsoft OS the "Xperia X7" gets a 4.3" WVGA display with a 1.2GHz CPU from Qualcomm. The ...
Today we have a look at a device from WirelessGround. This is the NoiseHush N650 Solar Bluetooth Car Kit and they currently have it on sale for $59.95. Put simply, this is an easy-to-install car kit which clicks onto your windscreen and charges via a ...
It's not the app store, it's not the battery life, it's not a signal problem (hello Apple), no.. the biggest Windows Phone 7 issue seems to be this thing. The microSD card. A lot of Windows Phone 7 devices seem to have them, but a lot of those …
So slightly later than hoped due to a internet connection crash, here is the first video 'Day 1' with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. This video gives a view on unboxing the device, a tour around the Tab and some initial impressions after the first day in us...
Virgin Media customers can now enjoy FroYo on their HTC Desire handsets thanks to an update announced yesterday. The new software includes.. - Ability to save applications to the SD card - Facebook updates and birthday reminders on the call screen - O...
Over on the What Mobile Forums, a member has posted two photos of what is going to be the flagship Android phone from Samsung to replace the Galaxy S and is called the H1 and is due to be announced at Mobile World Congress in February. The image …
Yes, you thought The KIN phones were not-so-ancient history didn't you? For reasons best known to themselves Verizon have decided to bring them back as "feature phones", presumably without the expensive data plans that helped kill them off in the firs...
Keni Barwick bought himself one of those Chinese Android tablets recently. You'll usually find them called the "iRobot aPad" but they do sell under different names too. Instead of just telling us what he thought Keni has decided to film a video, and g...
Leaked pictures of what is rumoured to be the Samsung Nexus S have started to appear online including a photo from a Best Buy brochure over in the States. However on checking the official website and clicking In Store at the top the banner still shows...
It looks like network Three is so confident in it's own 3G network now that it has hit 97% they are starting to switch off roaming onto the 2G network supplied by Orange. There is no confirmation if this has anything to do with the Everything Ev...
It looks like you may have to wait a little while longer for the Sony Ericsson LiveView. An updated delivery estimate from Play.com now has a date of November 29th, not the 19th as we were told earlier. The device, which dispays info from your phone o...
The Toshiba Folio 100 we covered a couple of months back is now starting to hit shops. It's a 10.1" Android tablet running version 2.2 with a 16 GB flash drive and a multi-touch 1024x600 screen. Powered by a speedy Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU you'll also be ge...
The Vodafone web site now has the Motorola Defy on sale starting from £20 a month giving you 100 Minutes 500 Texts and 250MB with the handset costing £99 up front. £25 gets the device free with 300 Minutes, Unlimited Texts, 500MB of ...
Lots of images for a currently unannounced device appeared online today and is expected to be the Sony Ericsson X12 codenamed Anzu. Expected specs are a 4.3 inch screen, HD camcorder which might even be at full 1080p resolution with a LED flash ...
