Author: Leigh Geary
Let's face it. "Unlimited" internet doesn't exist. Even when an ISP or mobile network says, "unlimited internet" you'll probably find a tiny paragraph at the bottom that mentions a fair usage policy and possibly some blocked ports or traffic shaping. ...
There's a fairly big football thing happening soon and, if you're lucky enough to have and Android phone with Beebplayer still installed you'll be able to watch it when the BBC shows a match (see here for a list of what channel is showing what). But.....
Chris Hay has just had a text message from T-Mobile stating.. "You'll soon receive the download to update your T-Mobile HD2. It's free & theres no charge for the download, all you need to do is accept. T-Mobile." Looks like there's an impending upda...
How do you make the HTC Desire even better than it was already with it selling like hot cakes all over the UK?. Add a brand spanking new colour to the mix!. eXpansys have a Silver version of the Desire coming within a few days for £449.99 ...
Yes yes, we love Android, but deep down we really do want Windows Phone 7 to do well. We're hearing about developer handsets going out next month and changes to the Marketplace too. There's also a few pictures of the updated version on the web, althou...
Nexus One owners who fancy a bit of ROM-hacking can now get 720p HD recording on their handsets. A very quick example is available in this YouTube vid and you can try it out yourself with these xda bits and the latest Cyanogen ROM. Further improvemen...
The dinky little Sony Ericsson X10 Mini is now available on 3UK. You can grab it for a mere £15 per month on a 2 year plan and that includes 100 minutes / texts or any mix plus unlimited internet. We first saw the X10 Mini in February …
It looks like Sony Ericsson are chucking their weight behind Android more and more each week, with yet another leaked device powered by the OS. This time it's a Walkman branded device codenamed the "Teacake". It seems to be running 1.5 from the detail...
In the last week a couple of OTA (Over The Air) updates have appeared for HTC Legend and HTC Desire owners. You should already have received notification of these updates on your phone but we'd recommend hooking up to a WiFi hotspot before downloading...
You can now choose from a selection of Dell Streak Deals over on our comparison site. It's available for free with 600 minutes and 3000 texts for £35 p/m on an 18 month contract, with other offers available. If you've just bought one of these please ...
Nokia have their Vertu range, iPhone can be put in diamonds and gold but what does the Android fan with too much cash and an itch for bling decide to buy?. The answer is the Ulysse Nardin Chairman which will set you back a cool $50,000 (£34,600...
Recently we brought you a page from eXpansys showing a new Motorola device which was a UK version of the Motoroi but this was quickly pulled from the site. Well today Motorola have officially announced the device to the world and the specs are HIGHLY ...
A couple of leaked Sony Ericsson Android devices have just appeared up on the web. The one on the left here looks a lot like the current X10 and is called the "Shakira" (Oh, my hips don't lie) but may be known as the "X10 Mid" when it …
O2 have launched the tablet/phone device today called the Dell Streak. The Android 1.6 powered device comes with a 5 inch touch screen using a new technology to harden the screen as you might have seen in a recent video posted. The great news fo...
The T3 Gadget Awards are here again and this year the contenders for "Phone of the Year" include five Android phones and one Windows Mobile device. On the Android side the choice includes the HTC Desire, HTC Legend, Google Nexus One, Motorola Mileston...
The long wait for the Hero Android 2.1 update may be over today, with the HTC in China stating that the new ROM will be available today, in Asia at least. We'll be keeping an eye on the HTC support site over the next few hours but, as …
HTC have a new software update available for Orange customers by visiting the HTC support page online and following a few simple steps. Nothing yet on what exactly is upgraded or fixed with this new version but any new version is more than welcome for...
Motorola today announced a new Android powered device called FlipOut and has a rather interesting design which I personally really like. As you can see in the picture, the FlipOut has a square design with a rotating screen to reveal a keyboard. ...
T-Mobile UK have updated their coming soon page which now includes the Sony Ericcson X10 Mini Pro (wow thats a mouthful) and it will be going on sale in July this year. No information yet on what price plans this will be available on, that information...
With O2-UK launching the Dell Streak in just a few days time, any concerns or worries about what screen protector to buy are about to be thrown out the window and put your mind at ease. Engadget have done a test no normal person would have ever consid...
Saving the best news until last, we have today found out that the exclusive Dell Streak will be available on two types of contract from O2. £25 a month for a 24 months data only price plan or £35 a month on a data with voice price plan …
O2 are also going to be launching the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini in the UK in June in what looks to be a bumper Android month for the company. As with the Galaxy S story, no news yet on price plans to get for free but it is …
O2-UK are set to release the Samsung Galaxy S sometime in June it has been confirmed. At present no information on pricing only that is will be sometime in june and will be on Pay Monthly only (not Pay As You Talk). Keep an eye out on the …
Until today, Vodafone had the release date of the Vodafone 845 down for May, which has now just slipped until June for some unknown reason. The 845 is a Vodafone branded Android device much like the T-Mobile Pulse Mini which is already on sale. ...
Orange have just added the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini to coming soon in a brand new colour not seen before. LIME!. Yes that is right you can own your very own lime green Android device with the same 5 megapixel camera, GPS and 1.6 OS as the original...
Vodafone are the latest network to sign up the HTC Wildfire onto its UK network but at of yet no date has been mentioned for launch only that it is coming soon to pay monthly the Wildfire packs a 3.2 inch touch screen, Android 2.1, GPS,Bluetooth,Wifi ...
Dell and O2 today announced the Dell Streak which is an Android based tablet device and will be going on sale only on O2 starting from just next month. The main features are as follows: Operating system: Google Android Processor: 1GHZ Qualcomm Snapdr...
The original MotoRoi was a touch only version of the Motorola Milestone which sorry to say never made its way over here to the UK but now it seems we know why. eXpansys have an updated version of the Android 2.1 device due to ship in the UK …
Orange are continuing to push out the Android range of phones and have today added the LG Optimus onto their coming soon page on both Contract and PAYG. The LG Optimus has a 3 inch touch screen running Android OS, 3.15 mega-pixel camera, Bluetooth &am...
Today is has been reported that Nexus One customers are starting to receive the FroYo 2.2 update although slowly and in stages. Don't be surprised to have to wait a short time to receive your update but it does look like Google have flicked the ...
Orange UK now have the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini down on their books as 'Coming Soon' and what is an interesting move is the fact it also shows as coming soon to PAYG!. The X10 Mini was announced back at this yeard Mobile World Congress where I was …
Google today announced 2.2 FroYo version of the mobile OS to the world with some pretty sweet updates in features. The 4 main updates are Speed, Now 2-3X faster than 2.1 in a lot of applications including browser Market Updates now can be auto-...
Our HTC Wildfire deals are now online now that pricing and pre-orders are available. I've had a quick scoot around the offers and found the following. If you want a cheap deal (albeit without any data bundled) there's a a Vodafone 12 month package. I...
That Windows Phone 7 prototype from LG has been snapped yet again. It was spotted out in the open just the other day after originally appearing in February. The device now has a name, the "Panther" and will be appearing here in the UK sporting Windows...
Over on the official T-Mobile UK website there is a special 20% off sale for a limited time TODAY ONLY!. One of the star handsets on offer is the just released Pulse Mini which runs Android 2.1, has a 3.2 Megapixel Camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and GP...
3UK have announced they will be ranging the HTC Wildfire on their network very soon. The following statement was taken from the Media Centre from the official website: Sylvia Chind Head of Branded Devices said "It’s great to be a...
You may remember the public beta of Ruttensoft's CloudFiles recently. It's a Windows Mobile client for Dropbox, which is an online file storage system for uploading, editing, downloading and streaming of files in your account. Selling normally for $6...
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Smartphone sales have continued to explode with analyst firm Gartner reporting an almost 50% increase in the first quarter of 2010. Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner, also states that.. “Android’s momentum continued into the fi...
We've not managed to find any Pay As You Go deals for the HTC Wildfire as yet, but mobilefun.co.uk do have it up for £229.95 and will have it ready for despatch soon. Slap a SIM in it and you're away. We should point out that the Wildfire …
