Category: Android

Motorola Defy. Just £20p/m at T-Mobile

The Motorola Defy is not a handset for everyone, it is large, heavy and not something everyone will like the look of. It does however feature a large screen made with Gorilla Glass for extra protection. This is water and dust proof, making it the toug...

Samsung Galaxy Tab £499.99 On Vodafone

Vodafone have now listed the Samsung Galaxy Tab as available to purchase on their website. It'll set you back £499.99 when purchased with either a PAYG SIM or a Mobile Broadband contract. On PAYG you'll pay £15 giving you 3GB over 30 days,...

Samsung Galaxy Tab heads to Orange

Orange have announced that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be heading to their shops today too. It's available on one month plans for £515 with a £10 Dolphin plan or 12 month plans for £499. The Galaxy Tab has a 7" screen and runs Android 2.2. It weig...

Tesco now stocking Android Tablets too

Tesco are getting in on the mobile Tablet action by adding the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Dell Streak to their line-up. The Galaxy Tab is available from today priced up at £529 and there's a "But Now Pay Later" deal giving you 6 months to pay a 0% …

HTC Desire HD Review

Even by just looking at the HTC Desire HD you can see it is a beast of a device size-wise. This is due to the large screen HTC managed to fit into the aluminium unibody design which was also used for the HTC Legend. For anyone in Europe …

Google Maps 4.6 now available with more features

Turning on your Android this morning you may have noticed a new update for Google Maps. It now has a Google Latitude real-time update option and a new "Place" page showing reviews of businesses and restaurants from the web with reviews posted directly...

Sony Ericsson X10 updates arriving this weekend

Sony Ericsson have today confirmed that the roll-out of Android 2.1 (yes, 2.1, not 2.2) for Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro devices will start this Sunday. We've already reviewed the X10 and the X10 mini and we're already pretty impressed - the ...

Android, Gingerbread and the Nexus Two

This isn't confirmed as yet, but there's news today that the Nexus Two is on the way and Gizmodo even claim to have a hands-on. This time Samsung are doing the hardware (instead of HTC) and it's "very different" to the Nexus One. A "source" states tha...

Acer Liquid Metal Now Official

Acer have officially announced the Liquid Metal phone which is running on Android 2.2 FroYo and has a 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording features. The metal also comes powered by a 800Mhz Qualcomm processor and has a 3.6 inch screen. The ...

HTC Desire HD hitting Orange stores

Some Orange stores appear to be getting stock of the HTC Desire HD today. Maaz has emailed in to tells us .. “I get the impression stores are waiting on stock to arrive today or tomorrow. Stock seems limited though - the main branch in Edinburg...

Android Market issues anyone?

OK, we're just going to throw this one out there. Have you had trouble downloading stuff from the Android Market these last two days? We'd love to know. In an innocent conversation today I found that someone was having trouble getting apps. Searching ...

New YouTube app for Android available

A new version of YouTube has found it's way onto the Android Market and it's a sign that Google are beginning to split out the base OS from the additional apps. Videos will now show up in both portrait and widescreen, although it seems only the Androi...

Sony Playstation Phone Running Android 3.0

Engadget have posted up some photos and specs from what is being called the 'Playstaton Phone' and from initial looks it does seem quite an interesting device, more of a PSP replacement with phone attached. As you can see in the picture there is a sli...

Vodafone Galaxy Tab Help Videos

Vodafone have had the Samsung Galaxy Tab on their 'Coming Soon' section for a while now, in fact if I remember right they were the first network to confirm they would be stocking it. Well today Vodafone have updated their YouTube account with some vid...

Winamp available for Android

Winamp is now available for Android users. It's a free download from the Market for those running Android 2.1 or later. There's desktop / wireless sync, easy player controls, album art and song info. You can also press and hold on the song info to int...

T-Mobile UK Confirm Galaxy Tab!

The guys behind T-Mobile's website have been really busy today and have now announced that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be released on it's UK network sometime in November. Before now only Vodafone and O2 had confirmed the Tab being sold direct and the...

Motorola Defy Coming To T-Mobile UK

T-Mobile have just updated their 'Coming Soon' section and it looks like the Motorola Defy will be landing on T-Mobile UK in November, so as early as end of next week!. The Defy is a really special Android phone as not only does it pack a massive 3.7 …

O2 To Stock Samsung Galaxy Tab

O2 have today confirmed they are going to stock the Samsung Galaxy Tab on both Mobile Broadband contracts as well as Voice plans too. There is no information on pricing at the moment only an official press release sent from O2 just today which is avai...

T-Mobile Night In App For Android/iPhone

Customers of T-Mobile in the UK have the chance to 'Get 5 things for £5' at their local BlockBuster Video which include either a DVD and a game (or 2 DVD's) a pack of sweets, popcorn and a bottle of drink.  This deal is worth around £...

Android 3.0 to get VOIP – and a delay?

The first blurry cam (very blurry!) shot of Gingerbread is out, along with some more indications of what we might be instore for in the next version of Android.  The main work is being done to the look of the OS, with features such as "bouncing" ...

HTC announce the Gratia

No, before you even say it, this isn't the HTC HD Mini. HTC have just surprised us with the announcement of this, the HTC Gratia. No real fanfare on this or launch event, but it packs Android 2.2, the Sense interface, Twitter, Flickr and Facebook inte...

Orange San Francisco Review

We'll have a number of reviews coming up over the next couple of weeks. Today it's the Orange San Francisco - an Android device running 2.1. The price is just insane - £99 with a £10 top-up on Pay As You Go. Surely for that price there must …

Angry Birds released for Android – and its FREE!!

The full version of the smash hit game Angry Birds is out now - and its FREE!  After a successful beta trial, Rovio have now released the full game with 150 levels, and they're not charging for it. So go and get it before they change their minds!...

TweetDeck goes live for Android

We reported earlier on the initial beta of Android Twitter (and Facebook, Foursquare, Google Buzz) client "TweetDeck". Now it's available to all, with the full version now available in the Android Market for free. The app lets you keep up-to-date, tr...

Need a music player and graphic equalizer? Get MixZing

So, you've "completely legally" downloaded some MP3's to your Android phone. Things are good - your microSD card is bulging with tunes but, when you plug your headphones in, things sound a little tinny there's a lack of bass. How do you fix? Well, one...

HTC Desire Fro-Yo update imminent for 3 customers

3 have announced that the FroYo update to Android 2.2 for Desire owners is coming the next 24-48 hours.  An announcement on the 3 blog apologies for the delay and says the update will coming Over The Air in the next day or two.  So keep an e...

HTC Desire HD Now At T-Mobile

With all the Windows Phone 7 news today, there are many people who are still sticking to Android (and with good reason), and the latest Android phone from HTC, the Desire HD has just appeared over on the T-Mobile UK website. The phone is available on ...

Orange San Francisco – Video overview

This weekend we've got a bit of time with the Orange San Francisco. It's built by ZTE and you can pick one up today on Pay As You Go for a mere £99 plus a £10 top-up. Inside there's an FM radio, 600 Mhz CPU, WiFi, HSDPA connectivity, …

Dell Streak Froyo Android 2.2

Yesterday modaco user Stephen Hyde has posted his work on the Dell Streak. At the moment it is a vanilla build. You can watch of video of his work here the video shows the Streak working with Adobe Flash. He is working with the cyanogenmod team t...

Xperia X8 in video

o2 will be picking up the Xperia X8 very soon. The device, unfortunately, runs Android 1.6 but Sony Ericsson do plan an update to Android 2.1 (yes, 2.1, not 2.2) later this year. The X8 will be available on o2 for £129.99 on Pay & Go when you …

Next Android tablet – Reviewed

Last week we published stats on the Next Android tablet. Since then Rory Cellan-Jones has had a chance to play with it and delivers his report to the BBC. It's a rather unfortunate outcome, and something we're hearing all too often with some cut-price...

HTCSense.com Now live

A few weeks back HTC launched their new Android handsets, the HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z. An all-new web-service from HTC called HTCSense.com was announced too. It's a way to control and monitor your phone via the web and today it's gone online. T...

Motorola Droid Pro launched in the USA

Engadget now have some hands on photos of the new Motorola Droid Pro which is a new Android phone with a difference. The handset has a BlackBerry-esque feel thanks to a front-mounted QWERTY keyboard but comes with Android 2.2, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 ...

Skype for Android now available. World rejoices.

Skype for Android is now available to download. You can make free Skype-to-Skype calls and dial out to "normal" phones on WiFi or 3G, plus it'll let you send and receive IM's. Just login with your Skype account and off you go. The app is currently ava...

Android Market sees currency changes

The Android Market appears to have altered overnight with all apps displaying in your local currency. Now, instead of having to convert prices into your local pounds or dollars, you'll see how much each app will cost, direct to you. Converted prices s...

Motorola announce Android upgrade news.. or lack of

Motorola have just posted an update on their upgrade plans for the Motorola Dext, Backflip and Milestone here in Europe. There's news for other countries too but, unless you're living in the USA, it's all pretty rubbish to be honest. If you are "unluc...

HTC Launch new colours for Desire and Legend

The HTC Legend and HTC Desire will shortly be available in a new shade and finish. The Legend will be available through operators and retailers in "phantom black" and the HTC Desire will get a "brilliant white" finish. Florian Seiche, President of HTC...

Motorola Flipout exclusive to Orange

The Motorola Flipout is now showing on the Orange website for just £169 (with a £10 top-up) on Pay As You Go. It's exclusive to Orange here in the UK - we kinda had a suspicion when we saw the orange-coloured device back in July. The device has …

myTouch launched on T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA have just announced another Android device - the myTouch. It'll be available before Christmas in red, plum, white or black. Powered by Android 2.2 this has a 3.8" WVGA screen and is powered by a Qualcomm 1GHz MSM8255 CPU. There's also a 5...

BlackBerry VS Android…Which Is Quicker?

We all know that Android is a creation of Google and so is Gmail, so what happens when we put the worlds leading email service on a mobile device, BlackBerry (BIS) against the new kid on the block, Android with it's services such as Google Mail. As I …