Category: Android
I have been a long time customer of eXpansys and purchased many devices from them in the past, and today I find another bargain which comes in the form of an Internet Tablet device from Archos for as little as £169.99 which also has an impressiv...
Exciting news for HTC Desire customers on T-Mobile UK is that the update for 2.2 (FroYo) is available right now!. T-Mobile have posted on their official forum the following statement Hi all,We have some exciting news for all our Desire users.The...
The free version of Shazam has now been updated for Android users. Version 2.1 brings the ability to tag without coverage and a number of bug fixes. The free version allows 5 tags per month, but the paid-for version (Shazam Encore) allows unlimited mu...
Yesterday when attending a get-together arranged by @ThreeUKLatest up in London it was a great chance to get to meet some new people and also catch up with people i already knew plus meet some of the team from Three. Whilst I was there the h...
So, you've read the specs, you've seen the event pictures, the Desire Z pictures and the Desire HD pictures. What more could you possibly need? Well, how about a few more videos? HTC have now posted this full video of the event so you can re-live the ...
The HTC HD Mini has just landed on the T-Mobile UK network. In quite a shock as this device seemed to bypass the coming soon page and has gone straight on sale. The HD mini was announced at this years Mobile World Congress and features 5 Megapi...
The new Android 2.2 (FroYo) update has had a bumpy delivery for Desire handsets. o2 rolled it out and pulled it and Orange announced that there's was delayed. Now, here's the thing. Orange stated that "there has been a delay in receiving the 2.2 FroYo...
Yesterday we posted a couple of videos showing the HTC Desire HD and the new speedy power-on system that's been implemented. Today there's a quick hands-on with the HTC Desire Z and that pop-up screen mechanism. We've had pricing from phonesdirect.co...
Well, what a weird day that was. It all seemed to start with Nokia trying to detract from the HTC launch with some Ovi Map balloons with these leaflets being given out to help you "survive a HTC press conference". Now, whilst this shows how powerful ...
T-Mobile have updated their Coming Soon section of the UK website and now include the recently announced LG Optimus One which is a Android 2.2 powered device packing a 3.2 megapixel camera and the usual features you would expect. This is being classed...
If you are interested in getting hands on your very own HTC Desire HD or Desire Z (and lets be honest, if you have seen the photos how could you not want one!) then eXpansys have them on their site to pre-order today and going on sale 11th …
The Desire HD, if I'm honest, looks a helluva lot like the Windows Mobile-powered HTC HD2. This actually seems to be our version of the rather spectacular American HTC Evo. The first thing that hits you is the 4.3" screen. It's a gorgeous thing with r...
Today HTC announced two devices. The one that was thrust into my hands more was the HTC Desire Z. It's what a lot of people have been waiting for - a HTC QWERTY running Android. When I first picked it up I was surprised at how light the …
Interesting day for me today, I am attending Nokia World as part of my Nokia site duties and it seems as if Nokia and HTC are having a friendly battlle against each other, HTC sent a coach to collect press from Nokia World and to take them to …
If you've been following our Twitter feed then you'll probably already be aware that HTC announced two new devices and a whole new online service today. We'll be covering the HTC Desire Z and the HTC Desire HD in seperate stories shortly. The two devi...
We're here at the HTC event in London but already there's official shots and sneaked images floating around the web. The guys at slashgear have managed sneaked behind the curtains and snapped a couple of images, albeit with the new handsets (presumed ...
The T-Mobile G2 has now also appeared on the HTC website. It, we assume, is the T-Mobile branded version of the HTC Desire Z which is rumoured to be announced today at the HTC London event. The official site confirms Android 2.2, an 800MHz Qualcomm C...
We're here at the LG virtual press conference and LG have just announced their LG Optimus One (LG-P500) and LG Optimus Chic. The quad-band Optimus One runs on a 600MHz CPU but gets a 1500mAh battery for around 7 and a half hours of talk-time. It'll ru...
You'll no doubt see quite a bit of mobile-related news this week. The World Of Nokia event is under way and this morning LG will announce two more Optimus devices. Tomorrow we're on our way to London for live coverage of the big HTC event. Our updates...
We're expecting HTC to announce the HTC Desire Z next week and you'll have no doubt already seen a bit about the T-Mobile USA version last night. T-Mobile have now added a few more official shots of the phone including the new "pop-up and over" QWERTY...
LG are to launch two new Android devices on Tuesday via a virtual press conference. The LG Optimus One (left) and the LG Optimus Chic (right) will be announced via a digital press event with streaming and a Twitter Q&A session. The two devices are sai...
On Wednesday we'll be going First Class on a fast train (pah, who are we kidding?) to London for a rather large HTC launch event. Everything will be streamed, tweeted and posted here for your pleasure but there's already many rumours about what'll be ...
Google Maps has just been updated. If you're on Android just hop into the Android Market, whack "Downloads" and you can update it right now. New features include a new search bar at the top which will let you filter searches. Walking navigation is now...
Carphone Warehouse have revealed their christmas lineup of new devices (or at least some of them) and they include some pretty nice additions. The HTC Desire will be available in white as an exclusive as well as still offering the existing colour of ...
T-Mobile USA have taken the lid officially off the new G2 device (this will be the Desire Z over here so not to be confused with the UK G2 which was the HTC Hero). The main feature of the G2 is the mind blowing 4G like speeds using …
Dell have posted a PC Suite update for Dell Streak owners on o2. It's said to fix issues with sync'ing that some people have experienced and is available to download on the link below. Let us know if you've had a similar issue with the Streak and how …
The HTC Desire looks to have received an update today. The unlocked direct-from-HTC version takes the phone up to 2.10.405.2 and adds.. 1 - An Android OS update patch 2 - Enhanced multi inbox Gmail support 3 - Improved Russia keyboard layout You can d...
We asked the lovely people at eXpansys whether we could borrow the Acer Stream a while ago. "It'll only take a week to review", we said. Then.. the server decided to go into melt-down. Unfortunately it's taken a lot longer than we'd anticipated. Apolo...
Recently we posted that O2 have released the Froyo update for HTC Desire customers allowing them to get the new 2.2 version of the Android OS. However it now seems many people had an issue with their phone becoming 'bricked' and sticking on the ...
Looks like the eagerly anticipated Android 2.2 update is now rolling onto o2-branded HTC Desire handsets. Ryan has just grabbed his 87.21MB update and has snapped this shot of it downloading. Let us know if you're getting your update and your experien...
o2 have rolled out an update for Dell Streak owners. The 2.1 update is fairly chunky, so we'd advise downloading via WiFi. Adrian has been in touch on this one and tells us..“"There are a few issues, after upgrade you can now longer sync your Ph...
This HTC QWERTY device, emblazened with the Verizon logo, has just popped up on the FCC. At a guess this will no doubt be an Android device (no Windows flag in sight) and the keyboard, as you can see, is a lovely shade of red. Known as the …
Vodafone have updated their Coming Soon section of the website to include information on the Samsung Galaxy Tab which will be available on their network soon here in the UK. The Tab is an Android based tablet running 2.2 FroYo so you get the latest ve...
Angry Birds is now available in a Beta form on the Android Market. It's a highly addictive game which was only meant to be in "closed beta" this week but, due to massive demand, the developers have put it out today for everyone. I'd love to tell you …
There's a good video on the BBC website which takes a look at the new 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab we covered yesterday. There's a hands-on and a wry smile from Carey McGregor (Senior Product Manager at Samsung) when BBC reporter Rory Cellan-Jones states, "I...
Today saw the official announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Tab which is their 7 inch tablet device which many will compare to the Apple iPad and more so than ever thanks to the rather expensive price point the Tab has been set. Online retailer eXpansys...
Hot on the heels of the Galaxy Tab launch comes a press release from Vodafone. They will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Tab (aka GT-P1000) and it'll be on sale from October. There's no real info on pricing as yet but Patrick Chomet, Group Director of ...
Details of the Samsung Galaxy Tab are now available following the launch at IFA. The dedicated site now contains a lovely video showing it being handled whilst someone walks around. The specs sheet contains HSUPA / HSDPA tri-band connectivity, quad-ba...
If you're a regular reader then you'll have probably seen the photos and you'll know that the US T-Mobile G2 will be the HTC Desire Z here in Europe. The Desire Z was also known as the HTC Vision and we had specs posted online too. Now there's …
A raft of internet tablets, based on Android, look set to arrive at the IFA trade fair later this week. ZDNet are already reporting on a 10" unit from Hannspree with a 1024x600 16:9 screen and a 1GHz Tegra 2 NVIDIA processor and 16GB of built in stora...
