Category: Android
I'm going to blame this news item on the fact that I only had 2 hours sleep last night. If you've seen the Talking Tom application on the iPhone you'll be glad to know that it's available for Android. The app, which now also works on the Wildfire, …
In the latest brochure from Carphone Warehouse there are many bargains and deals if you know where to look for them, and this is one of the best. A sim free fully unbranded LG Optimus just £99.99 down from £149.99 when purchased...
The European Imaging and Sound Association has just announced the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini as the "European Mobile Phone 2010-2011". The handset, which we recently reviewed, was singled out due to the "compact size and excellent performance with ...
The Acer Stream is available unlocked exclusively from expansys for £399.99. We've got one in to review and we're pretty impressed already with the HD video recording. There's a speedy 1GHz CPU, 800x400 AMOLED capacitive 3.7" screen, WiFi, FM radio, ...
Anyone after a bargain on Android should go to their local T-Mobile retail store before the deal ends or stock becomes end of line. For just £15 a month you can bag yourself a free Samsung Galaxy Portal or LG In Touch Max (GW620) running A...
Lots of device manufacturers have been threatening to release or have released an Android tablet of late. Some are entry level like the Archos 7 home tablet and some are definite iPad competitors like the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Over the next few months w...
Google have released some software to enable you to send stuff to your phone from their Chrome browser. The idea is simple - click on a button on Chrome, and that page, map, text or phone number you have selected pops up on your phone. You need ...
While I take some time off from my App Review show I thought I could do some written ones instead, since they don’t take much time. So here we go with the first. A few weeks ago the powers that be at Best Buy Mobile offered their latest …
A few days back I had a mail from Josh. He told me about some serious lag and black screen hangs on the Galaxy S. Unfortunately our server then decided to explode so I never got around to looking at it. He's written to Samsung and there's a …
Two HTC device specs have just appeared on the web. The HTC Bee is up first and seems to be a mid-range Android device with 528Mhz CPU, 5 megapixel camera, QVGA (240x320) screen and a 3.2" screen. Next is the HTC Lexikon, which has a huge 3.8" screen …
Oracle are set to sue Google for the use of Java in the Android OS. They state... "In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle's Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for the...
This morning I had the misfortune to read this engadget article. It relates to some apps that appear in the Android Market when you do a search for the word "Jewish". Amongst the apps you want are a few Hitler / Nazi apps that you really shouldn't be …
Yes, you're probably all getting tired of hearing about this now, but hey - it's the truth. Android is continuing to grow at a quite alarming rate. New numbers from Gartner show that the OS has grabbed a 17.2% market share - just behind RIM with 18.2%...
It's certainly been busy these last few days. Our main server decided to go nuts and we've pretty much lost a drive. Hopefully everything is back up and running now but, while we were moving everything, an aPad appeared. We've not had much time with ...
According to Engadget, Sony are readying a PSP Phone which will run on Android 3.0 Android currently lags the iPhone for gaming, for various reasons, but Sony are looking to change that dramatically with a dedicated PSP phone. Highlights in...
Vodafone's recent update for the HTC Desire got lots of people hot & bothered, when instead of getting the FroYo update people were hoping for, they just got Vodafone 360 apps instead. Seems that Vodafone have listened, and have confirmed th...
BGR have managed to get details of upcoming Verizon Wireless devices. The US network is said to be introducing an 7" Android tablet device from Samsung, a 10" Android tablet from Motorola plus phones from Samsung and HTC. Motorola is apparently work...
One of the new features in Android 2.2 is the ability to move an app from your phone's onboard memory to the SD card. This sounds like a great feature, removing the shackles of stingy average 512mb onboard storage and giving up to 32gb through y...
On Saturday we had a little peek of the HTC Desire HD but now things have got a whole lot more detailed thanks to 247Android.com. According to the rumours this will run Android 2.2 and specs include an 8 megapixel camera with flash, 1Ghz Qualcomm CPU,...
The HTC Ace was recently spotted as on a Vodafone Germany inventory and there was more news too - it was going to be called the HTC Desire HD. This leaked image has now appeared on uwants.com and it instantly seems similar in looks and specs to the …
Although the Facebook app on the iPhone allows you to use Facebook chat to your friends, the Android version doesn't yet (annoyingly). But, there's an app that can help. Vonage is an app for Android or iPhone, which allows you to chat to or...
OK, I'll be honest and up-front. I need to apologise to Sony Ericsson. I've had their X10 Mini for quite some time now, and when I say "me" I actually mean my wife. She loved the handset, especially the size of the thing, although it did mean that …
Android seems to be popping up in various different bits of hardware lately. Now Acer has revealed to Aspire One AOD255. It looks like pretty much every other bargain-basement netbook running XP, but this one can also boot into the Android OS. This is...
Well, here we are again with another story about the success of Android. According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt there's now around 200,000 Android-based phones selling every single day, which has risen from around 100,000 just two months ago. “It...
The official Facebook app for Android has just been updated to version 1.3. The new version now includes video playback from inside the app, support for events and you can respond to friend requests without leaving the application. There's also a "pic...
The HTC Glacier is a name we've heard some time back and there's rumours that the device, whatever it is, will be coming to T-Mobile as part of "Project Emerald". Things get a bit misty now, as we're not sure if it's a T-Mobile USA thing or a …
It looks like Vodafone customers with the HTC Desire have just received an update but, before you get too excited, it's not FroYo (2.2). What it actually does is brand the previously "untouched" handset with lots of lovely Vodafone stuff including 5 a...
We're now hearing that HTC Desire handsets bought through Virgin Mobile are getting the FroYo update, so feel free to go into Settings -> About Phone -> System Software Updates to see if yours is ready to go. Link - Virgin Mobile Credit - Mike Scofield
A new version of HTC Sync is now available from the HTC website. Version 3.0 now includes "Media Sync" and will pull your favourite tunes, playlists and pictures into your phone easily. “ "Once you have highlighted Music, you can choose to sync ...
The Android OS is exploding, but you knew that already. The Android Market now has around 100,000 apps (if the stats from AndroiLib are to be believed) and there's reports today that the OS has outsold Apple. Unfortunately the stats don't include iPho...
So now every HTC Desire owner has FroYo and we're all happy. Well no, not exactly. There's the age-old problem of network-branded phones lagging a little while network "enhancements" are added to the mix and they're given the seal of approval. For Ora...
Android Central have come across a screenshot of 2 new devices with SKU's on Vodafone Germany's stock system. The devices clearly state that the Desire HD will be the so called HTC Ace device which is like the HTC Incredible which is already on sale i...
Blimey, we're into 6 figures now. The Android application catalogue continues to explode and now 100,000 applications are listed on the Androlib.com website. Sure, we should point out that this may not tally with the official Google numbers and there'...
Well, it seems that the earlier predictions were right. According to a statement from HTC, the Desire will be getting Android 2.2 in Europe from this weekend. HD video recording, the App Share facility and iTunes syncing are just some of the highlight...
Hey, remember beebPlayer? It was a fantastic Android app for watching BBC iPlayer programmes on your mobile, but a few months ago it got removed from the Android Market. Dave Johnson has revealed a little more about the reasons behind the decision. Pu...
Google seem to be reaching a turning point. Their share price has gone down lately, but there's no real problems within Google - it's the world outside that's changing. Bing is chipping away a little but Google is still the main search engine and at t...
After the leaky-deaky Galaxy S Froyo update appeared yesterday there's been a lot of interest in just when the official update will arrive on devices. Samsung now state via their Twitter feed that it's still in development, but will arrive "for all ne...
With Android 2.2 showing up kinda unofficially on the Samsung Galaxy S it's interesting to see HTC announcing that Desire will be getting Froyo (2.2) very soon indeed.. and by soon, we mean tomorrow. HTC Europe Director, Mark Moons, has posted this Tw...
With Apple dishing out free covers and the fallout from the iPhone 4 issues still bouncing around the web, there's another competitor ready to take advantage. Last week Samsung poked a bit of fun at Apple with this ad and now Motorola are running this...
An Android 2.2 ROM has popped up on samsung-firmwares for the Samsung Galaxy S. There's a few issues, such as the wireless location not working and the internet stopping sometimes, but this - apparently - is a test ROM "by Samsung" carrying version I9...
