Category: Android
Just in case you did not know, recently Sony Ericsson decided to part ways with Sony buying up the Ericsson part of the business. This means all future phones will be Sony branded and this Xperia S is the first of this new batch of android powered smartphones. …
Last night we went to the Motorola Motoluxe event more details here. The phone explanation type people at the event mentioned that you would be able to buy the Motoluxe as of today on T-Mobile. Well guess what? They were telling the truth! You can get the Motoluxe …
Last night we attended an event announcing the already announced new device from Motorola. The Motoluxe. It can be bought in various outlets already for about £250 pounds and also rather cheaply on contracts as well. According to the Motorola PR people present at the event the Motoluxe …
Got yourself an Archos G9 ? You do ? Lookie here, it’s the Ice Cream Sandwich update, complete with oodles of goodies too. “Hatch” has tipped us off and is busy downloading his update now. The full feature list is below.. Link – Archos.com Version 4.0.4 – March …
Three have just sent out a press release confirming the new Sony Xperia S is available on their network. If you want to see a great hands-on demo and some up close shots of the device, have a look at our earlier story from Barcelona or head over …
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 …
We’ve had a lot of interest around the Sky TV mobile apps during the last few months, and rightly so, they’re really rather good. The Sky Sports TV app – already available on iOS – is said to be in the final stages of beta testing. This app …
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 …
Just a short while back Andrew found the HTC Evo 3D in Asda for just £249.99. Since then it’s got even cheaper, and they’re now off-loading it at a remarkable £207. If you’re up for some 3D action, why not pop down there. This is an unlocked handset …
The AnTuTu benchmarks have revelaed a new Sony Xperia model listed as MT25i. All that can be learnt about the new model from the benchmarks is that it has a 1GHz processor, 341MB RAM and was running Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread). Looking at this information, it seems this will …
Samsung have just officially announced a new Galaxy device, but it isn’t the one everyone is waiting to hear about. The new device is named the Samsung Galaxy Pocket and is small in size measuring 103.7 x 57.5 x12mm with a small 2.8inch display. The device will come …
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has been knocked down to just £279 at PC World – it was £399. A pretty decent deal for a dual-core 1GHz tablet with 16GB, twin cameras, WiFi and that 1280×800 pixel 8.9″ screen. Running Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) you also get all the …
The Android Market can be a little annoying at times. Especially with the 15 minute refund window. Let me set the scene and you will no doubt have been there and have been equally annoyed. You want to play a game on your phone, you don’t want adverts, …
You may have seen Reckless Racing before. It’s a game where you drive a little car around a dirt track at high speed and you smash into lots of stuff along the way. Well the Xperia studio team have got some cars, a team of guys who convert …
So, you’ve read our review, you’re looking to get one. How about picking one up right now for less than 100 quid? Expansys are knocking them out for £99.99 right now but, as with all good offers, you’ve got to be pretty quick. Click on for the deal …
Android developers whilst making an app can almost do what ever they want. If they want to, they can code their app to get at a huge variety of personal information stored on your phone. In the news recently there has been a lot of fuss/propaganda saying how bad …
So, we saw the whizzy camera technology in the HTC One Series devices. You probably had a look at it in one of our videos, then saw some very similar rapid-fire camera technology in the Sony Xperia range and the Orange Intel phone. The new HTC phones have …
On picking up a new O2 brochure just now the Sony Xperia S is listed with a PAYG price of £399.99 but at the moment is not in stock to buy. It does mean that March is the confirmed launch date though which is a good thing especially …
A new version of the iPlayer got released a couple of days back. If you update now then you’ll be able to watch TV across 3G – not just WiFi. There’s also improved streaming with new versions of Adobe Flash. The usual warnings apply of course, so don’t …
The final day of Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona and, although the crowds are starting to thin out, it was perhaps the best time to go to the very back of these great halls and seek out companies that have great products and ideas but don’t always …
Imagine your next phone. Perhaps you’ve already seen it during Mobile World Congress. Now, let me try to guess what that phone will have. First, I’m guessing it’ll have a touch screen. Second, I’m thinking it’ll have a high-resolution camera, probably 8 megapixels. It’s probably got another camera …
Friday lunchtime has come around again. As usual here is our weekly dose of strange Android apps. First up we have “BurpZ!” which is a burp soundboard. Which believe it or not is quite good. If you like that sort of thing. They have actually recorded real people burping …
This year there’s a number of manufacturers, old and new, trying to break into the mobile space. I think it’s been about 7 years since I last used an NEC phone, back when 3G was a new technology and 3G video calling was thought to be the “next …
Although I’m a self-proclaimed mobile gadgets maniac, somehow I don’t usually follow major events in the industry as closely as perhaps I should. However, since I’m looking to replace my current HTC Desire Z sometime soon’ish, I was keeping an extra eye on the recent happenings at Mobile …
Remember the Solana tablet / laptop combo we mentioned recently? It’s from Novero so we popped along to see them today. The demo unit they showed us is still in the early stages but switches in a similar fashion to the ViewSonic VIewpad we saw last year. As …
The Xperia S has the largest screen in the NXT range at 4.3″ (720×1280) and is seen here running Android 2.3, although ICS will be along shortly via an upgrade. It’s got a powerful 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, NFC and a 12 megapixel camera around the back plus another …
During CES OnLive announced a free virtual desktop service for tablets. It allows you to use basic office applications. We covered it here if you want to read it bit more about it. We’ll today it has been released on the Android Market. Since we published this it …
It’s time for a bit of close-up photo-time with the Xperia P. We were there for the launch so we figured you’d like a few more pictures, just because we can. As we mentioned earlier, the Xperia NXT phones have different screen sizes. The Xperia S has a …
Storage Options the maker of various budget tablets have recently announced their latest offering. It is called the Scroll Extreme and it is a 9.7″ ICS tablet that unfortunately does not have the Google Android Market. But as we saw the other week with the ViewSonic ViewPad you …
Although we were at the launch, we thought you’d appreciate yet more up-close shots of the Xperia U. The Xperia NXT range goes down in screen size. The Xperia S has a 4.3″ screen (720×1280), the Xperia P has a 4″ and this here is the baby of …
The Santa Clara is, it turns out, just a codename at the moment. So perhaps, just perhaps, it might appear as the Orange London we thought it would? Powered by a rather rapid Intel Atom Z2460 1.6GHz CPU, this has 16GB of memory, HD voice, NFC, 1080p HDMI …
The Panasonic ELUGA Power has just been announced (press release below) so it definitely warrants some hands-on time. It’s waterproof and has a Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core 1.5GHz CPU. In the hand it selt very well build and thin too (9.6mm), despite the large 128×720 HD 5″ screen, which …
The ELUGA was announced about a week ago by Panasonic. It has a new big brother too, the ELUGA Power. We’ll have snaps of that in a moment. Like Fujitsu, Panasonc have decided to ensure that phones are waterproof. It’s an interesting to note that networks can prefer …
This afternoon we went for a stroll around the Google Android stand. They’re giving away Ice Cream Sandwiches, drinks and the usual Android key-chains. It is extremely busy. Around the stand they’re showing off apps and services that use the Android platform, plus you get to pick up …
Check this out. Good yes? A flying horse, right there in the middle of Mobile World Congress, looking down over the Fira. However, get a little closer and you may notice something. It’s actually made from Huawei Ascend D phones. Dozens and dozens Hundreds of them, all attached …
During our chat with Fujitsu we got some pretty decent hands-on time with the painfully thin Arrows F-07D handset. Although it’s not available in Europe it is the worlds “thinnest waterproof smartphone” at just 6.7mm. This has fully cleared the FCC and features a 4″ 800×480 OLED display …
Say the name “Fujitsu” to most people here in Europe and you’ll probably receive a pretty blank expression. The truth is that they’re behind a lot of IT-related projects and services and they’re nearly 80 years old. In the mobile arena they’re already a big player in Japan …
Looks like specs for the highly awaited SGS3 have slipped out slightly early than Samsung were hoping and for a 2012 flagship everything is super fast as you would expect. It has been said that the SHS3 will feature a 1.5Ghz Quad-Core processor, 8 megapixel normal camera and …
This one has been out for a few months now, but we figured it was worth a few shots if you’re considering one. Here’s a rather bright version – you can get lots of different rear panels and they had a selection on the stand. Specs then, 8 …
The Xperia S went on sale here in Barcelona today and in true Dan style I had to go and buy one for myself in white!. So in what might well be the FIRST unboxing of a retail Xperia S device we bring you the brand new just …
