Category: Android
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. …
Back in November we first got to hear about the HTC Desire HD having the Orange HD Voice capability. Eagle-eyed readers had spotted Orange stores displaying the feature right next to the new Android handset. A short while later Orange got in touch to ...
Rockbox is an open source firmware for MP3 players provided by the likes of SanDisk, iriver, Archos and Toshiba. Ports are now available for a range 's. A port is now available for Android which plays tunes without stutter and includes neat touches li...
Screw it, I'm going to do an editorial here. Microsoft have yet again released a load of very useful apps but there's nothing for their own mobile OS. Snowboard Hero and Powerboat Challenge are both out for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Meanwhile a...
This weekend a lot of you received the new Android Market app. It looks a lot nicer but there seems to be an issue when accessing the "My Apps" area. Many have received the "Server Error has occured" message and, despite clearing the cache, rebooting ...
Android 2.2 (FroYo) is on its' way to the HTC Wildfire just in time for Christmas. The official official Facebook page also answers your questions on the rollout, with most areas in Europe receiving the update this week and the rest of the world by Fe...
BREAKING NEWS!. Carphone Warehouse have just dropped the price of a Sim Free Nexus S to £429.99 from £549.99 With just one day left until the new Google phone hits the UK, Carphone Warehouse have just this last few minutes dropped th...
Notion Ink (no, me neither) have shown off their Adam Tablet in this rather unfinished video. It comes with a USB ports, swivel camera, panel interface, ebook reader and more. Specs fans can expect the NVIDIA Dual Core Tegra 250, transflective display...
WidgetLocker is an android lock screen replacement. The point of the app is that you can add widgets and shortcuts to your lockscreen. The first thought I had about this was "why would I want to do that". First of all WidgetLocker is a paid app it cos...
LinkedIn is a popular business-to-business social network for professionals to exchange information. It's fast becoming a good sales and contact tool for companies and staff, and now LinkedIn for Android is available as a beta for handsets running And...
The new Google Maps we spotted last week has now appeared in the Android Market. Google Maps 5.0 brings vector maps, 3D buildings and better performance. Google are really hammering out the updates, extra features and apps at the moment. This new ver...
Facebook have released an update to their popular Android app in the Android Market. As well as bug fixes, this brings Chat to Android for the first time, and push notifications. It is available from Android Market now. Link - Phand...
Hey HTC Magic owners. We know you're out there, somewhere. You can give your device a new lease of life thanks to an Android 2.2.1 update from Vodafone. The update includes..“The latest Gmail and Android Market clients; ability to save applicati...
With only a few more days until Christmas we've taken a look at some of the bargain-basement Android devices costing around £100. There's a fairly decent selection of low-priced Pay As You Go phones to choose from. Check out our selection below... -...
We've already told you about the new Android Market UI which is rolling out soon. But, if you really can't wait, you can download the APK's from the links on MoDaCo and jump the queue. Ohhh purdee. For those who aren't familiar, you'll need to tweak y...
Do you have a cluttered android homescreen? Do you hate the way you cannot easily manage your home screen folders? Do you hate the way you cannot easily change standard icons? If you answered yes to any of the above questions then this application may...
Google have been busy recently updating their suite of applications, we recently announced that Maps was getting a big update, then GMail was next in line for a change and now the Market application is getting a refresh. All Android phones running 1.6...
Hot on the heels of yesterdays' Gingerbread Launcher comes another home screen replacement called "Windows Phone Android". If you're an Android owner and want to get a flavour of Windows Phone 7 device, just hop into the Android Market, download it an...
One of the most popular misconceptions about smartphones is that they are safe. There’s a very good reason for this – the manufacturers and operators have gone to extreme lengths to make sure you think that. Otherwise, the smartphone revolution wo...
HTC Legend owners, it's your turn for Android 2.2 now. The Over-The-Air update is now arriving on handsets and will bring your device up to version 3.15.405.3. There's the usual advice about backing up important data and we of course recommend downloa...
Google have released an update for it's GMail application for Android handsets. This is available for people to upgrade too now by simply checking Android Market and downloading the update once it shows as long as you are running 2.2 FroYo. Big ...
Most handsets have only just got to Android 2.2 but now people are already asking when Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) will be popping up on their handset. We already know that the all-new Nexus S will run it, but what of other devices? Some news is startin...
Andy Rubin, CEO of Android, doesn't tweet much, so when he does it usually causes more than a stir across the t'interwebs. Today, just a few short months from telling the world that 200,000 Android devices were selling daily, Google now state that 300...
If you want a little bit of Android 2.3 on your device ? Get in on the Gingerbread action with the Gingerbread Launcher from Paul (MoDaCo). This will replace or run alongside your HTC Sense interface and you can try out and move the widgets. It's quit...
T-Mobile customers in the UK with the Samsung Galaxy S can now jump up and down with joy in the streets as the network has announced that Android 2.2 (FroYo) is available for customers to download now. Over on the T-Mobile Forums a member of staff pos...
The Orange San Francisco is 15% off today and tomorrow plus you get this Christmas Gift box. This excellent Android device is currently available on Pay As You Go for £84 + £10 TopUp and you get that Christmas Gift box complete with a watch, phone c...
It now looks like more and more handsets are getting the Android Market update which bring the new "Related" tab to your phone. Webfuz has mailed us with news that his HTC Wildfire has just jumped to version 137.405.1 and the new tab is now in the Mar...
HTC Desire HD devices appear to be getting an Over The Air update about now. The new software version should be 2.29.405.2 and is apparently a "large update" although in the footnote it actually states "Android market Update" which should be fairly sm...
Google's Andy Rubin must be feeling pretty good right now. Straight off the back of the new Nexus S he's been filmed showing a new protype Motorola Android tablet with a dual-core NVIDIA chip and Android Gingerbread. Not only that, but a new vector-ba...
Gingerbread - aka Android 2.3 - is arriving. The SDK is already online and the OS will appear first in the Samsung Nexus S which you can now see in action below. It'll have a 4" WVGA (480x800) Super AMOLED capacitive contour display which is "designed...
The latest version of Google's Android OS - Gingerbread (or 2.3) - has been released. As well as being available on the Nexus S, the OS is being released for the Nexus One as we speak, and the SDK is also available from Google. The latter ...
Google have officially announced the Nexus S - complete with Gingerbread - and it will be available exclusively through Carphone Warehouse with limited stock available "before the end of the month". The device is made by Samsung and comes complete wit...
Rumors of a Sony Ericsson Playstation Phone have been around for a while, and recently more and more leaks with pictures, videos and specs have started to appear online. Well now we have another video for you to check out of this as of yet unannounced...
Yes, it's taken a while but heck, it's here. The official Google Reader app has finally touched down on Android. The free application supports sharing with other apps, multiple accounts and it'll save all your settings with that big friendly Google cl...
HTC Desire handsets on Orange appear to have just been updated from software version 2.17.61.2 to 2.17.61.3. To be honest we're not sure at this stage what it's for, what's removed, added or fixed. Thanks to Dave Samworth and Richard Haywood for the ...
Us Android users felt a bit left out when Rovio released a Halloween Special of Angry Birds for iPhones, but fear not, as they have just released a festive version of Angry Birds for Android! This seasonal version has a "surprise" for each day o...
Spotify have updated their popular app for Android. The update features graphic and performance improvements. The update is available in the Android Market now and includes the following changes.. - All the graphics have been re-done and are now avail...
