Category: Android
Sony have just announced a new software framework to bring advanced PlayStation games to more and more phones. Soon their “PlayStation Suite” will help create games for all sorts of Android handsets more easily. They’re to kick things off with “PlayStation Store” for Android devices and an emulator …
A Facebook phone has been rumoured for sometime, but it now looks as though two might be coming. The rumours are the HTC are responsible and will be presenting two Android based devices at MWC, with Facebook pushed to the fore. Given HTC’s excellent work on integrating Facebook into …
PocketNow have just posted an image from the PR brief for the big event at Mobile World Congress next month with a run down of the evening and times. As you can see from 19:30 until 20:04 there are presentations on the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Samsung …
Google have just released Android 3.0 SDK preview for download. It’s basically allows developers to test their applications ready for Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’ , the upcoming Operating system that is apparently optimised/designed for Tablets. More importantly for the most of us, it gives an insight into what Honeycomb …
This phone has to be one of the worst kept secrets in the mobile phone industry for quite a while with various prototype devices floating around various websites. We have had video’s of the device running, loads of pictures at every possible angle and a run down of specifications, all we need …
Shopping on your mobile seems to be a growing trend. Tesco have an (iPhone) app, eBay has an (unofficial) app and Google have their “Shopper” app. Amazon though have now released their own official Android application which adds barcode scanning and 1-click ordering for fast and secure online …
There’s a healthy library of apps in the Android Market, that’s a given, but there’s also a selection of pretty poor ones too. Google look set to correct this with a larger “human team” charged with removing apps that violate the Android Market terms and conditions. They will …
..and within minutes of Samsung announcing their new handsets there’s confirmation from Three that they’ll be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Ace handset… “Galaxy Ace is the follower of the very popular Galaxy Portal. It’s an Android phone and it’ll launch on version 2.2.1(FroYo +) of the operating system. …
A new “Galaxy” range of handsets have just been announced by Samsung in Korea. The Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Fit, Galaxy Gio and Galaxy Mini are all powered by Android and target the “broader consumer market”. As you’d expect they all have Android Market access and Wifi but there’s …
This slightly blurry image is the HTC Flyer. It’s rumoured to by the HTC Android tablet device we’ve all been waiting for. Now amobil claims that multiple sources are confirming the device and even have specs. According to the sources HTC are keen to get this on the …
The shiny new Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has appeared on the play.com site ready for an April 1st launch with a price-tag of £459.99. The new handset was officially announced a couple of weeks back and runs Android 2.3. Inside there’s a 4.2″ 854×480 (FWVGA) multi-touch screen with …
Tesco have put the Dell Streak on their website on Pay As You Go for just £319.20 which is a good £80 less than a sim free price direct from Dell and cheaper than O2 currently charge. The Dell Streak is not exactly the smallest device with a …
Google have just released their new Cloud Printing solution to beta, which means we can all get it now. It’s not a platform feature, but actually a web app feature, and works from Google’s web apps Gmail and Google Docs. You can use it on any phone that …
After the success of their Helloween and Christmas versions, Rovio are lining up a Valentine’s Day edition of their incredibly successful Angry Birds game. Scheduled for release on14th February, there is no word yet on what platforms will get the game, but hopefully most will, as the Christmas …
Well, this story was to report the long awaited Notion Ink Adam Tablet was finally shipping to those that pre-ordered back in early January. But as I looked around for information and some images I came across this from Android Police: The first of Notion Ink’s Adam tablets …
There’s certainly a great deal of interest in the HTC HD2. Normally powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 the bulk of this interest comes from the fact that you can stick other operating systems on it, such as Windows Phone 7 and Android. But wait right there fair reader, …
An Android-based phone is about to be blasted into orbit as part of research conducted by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited. Their “STRaND-1” satellite will contain a “smartphone payload” which will be launched later this year. Dr Chris Bridges, lead researcher for the STRaND-1 project, stated.. “Smartphones pack lots …
HTC have announced huge profits of £315 million in the three months from October to December last year. They represent a rise of 160% compared to the same quarter in 2009 and, combined with rumours of HTC tablet devices, growth is expected to continue and remain strong, although …
Three’s coming soon section has recently been updated. Two tablets will be available from them in February. The Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Linx Commtiva N700. Both are Android 2.2 devices. No pricing is available for either yet, but you can register for updates. Three already offer the …
T-Mobile UK have now listed the HTC Wildfire on it’s website for anyone wanting to buy on Pay As You Go and it will set you back £149.99 plus a £10 top-up. Before now the Wildfire was only available on contracts so this is a great addition to …
OK, this is getting crazy now. Another leaked HTC handset has popped up on the web and, by the looks of it, it seems to be a successor the the fantastic HTC Desire. It’s all guesswork at the minute and the guys from Pocketnow reckon that this is …
Another handset captured by the guys over on Pocketnow and again it’s all a bit of a mystery. The trackball is back, we’re guessing it’s running Android and it seems to be a fairly petite size. It looks almost like the HTC Wildfire and is perhaps a successor. …
Every year we keep a look out for leaks which, as Mobile World Congress draws near, tend to appear all over the web. This render, from Pocketnow shows an unknown Android unit. It marks a return for the dedicated hardware call / end buttons which have been absent …
The HTC 7 Pro, which appeared on o2 Germany recently, looks set to arrive here in the UK from February. The Windows Phone 7 device brings a QWERTY keyboard, 1GHz CPU and a tilting 3.6″ screen. Other specs include Doly Mobile and SRS WOW HD sound, Xbox Live …
Android tablets are everywhere – even amongst the beans and pickled onions in Tesco. Many, including us, have been wanting to know when HTC are going to get in on the action. Up until now it’s all been pretty quiet, but with Mobile World Congress coming up we’re …
Sony Ericsson are having a hard time keeping control of leaked devices due at Mobile World Congress next month, First there was the PlayStation Phone and now comes the Vivaz 2 which runs Android instead of Symbian which powered the original Vivaz and Vivaz Pro. Eldar from Mobile-Review has put …
Today there has been an update released to the android market of the popular app “Shootme”. It is a screenshot app for android devices that have been rooted. What sets this one apart are some of the settings. For instance it will take screenshots if you shake the …
With Mobile World Congress now just around the corner we’re beginning to see networks and manufacturers announcing their .. announcements. Samsung Mobile have updated their unpacked site with a teaser stating “Evolution is Fate” and will be adding a preview teaser in a matter of days. The full …
The Sony Ericsson product blog have just added a YouTube video showing off their latest toy – the Xperia Arc. Sony Ericsson have added a new camera interface and have increased the speed that shots are taken. The light sensor has been improved so you should get much …
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 …
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 …
The excellent music finding service Shazam and the brilliant music listening service Spotify have joined forces in an update to the Shazam premium apps on iPhone and Android. As long as you have both apps installed, when you find a track using Shazam you can tap the “Play …
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 …
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 …
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 …
We first saw the Optimus back in February at Mobile World Congress when it was called the GT540. We’ve also seen some rather excellent LG Optimus One hands-on videos, like this detailed LG Optimus Review. The LG Optimus One is an Android phone running 2.2 (FroYo) and is …
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 …
