Category: Android

HTC Desire In Silver!

How do you make the HTC Desire even better than it was already with it selling like hot cakes all over the UK?.  Add a brand spanking new colour to the mix!. eXpansys have a Silver version of the Desire coming within a few days for £449.99 ...

720p Recording hacked in and available for Nexus One

Nexus One owners who fancy a bit of ROM-hacking can now get 720p HD recording on their handsets. A very quick example is available in this YouTube vid and you can try it out yourself with these xda bits and the latest Cyanogen ROM. Further improvemen...

Another Sony Ericsson Android phone leaks out

It looks like Sony Ericsson are chucking their weight behind Android more and more each week, with yet another leaked device powered by the OS. This time it's a Walkman branded device codenamed the "Teacake". It seems to be running 1.5 from the detail...

HTC Desire and Legend OTA Updates

In the last week a couple of OTA (Over The Air) updates have appeared for HTC Legend and HTC Desire owners. You should already have received notification of these updates on your phone but we'd recommend hooking up to a WiFi hotspot before downloading...

Dell Streak – Let us know your thoughts

You can now choose from a selection of Dell Streak Deals over on our comparison site. It's available for free with 600 minutes and 3000 texts for £35 p/m on an 18 month contract, with other offers available. If you've just bought one of these please ...

Motorola Milestone XT720 Now Official!

Recently we brought you a page from eXpansys showing a new Motorola device which was a UK version of the Motoroi but this was quickly pulled from the site. Well today Motorola have officially announced the device to the world and the specs are HIGHLY ...

Two Sony Ericsson devices pop onto the web

A couple of leaked Sony Ericsson Android devices have just appeared up on the web. The one on the left here looks a lot like the current X10 and is called the "Shakira" (Oh, my hips don't lie) but may be known as the "X10 Mid" when it …

Dell Streak On PAYG For £399.99

O2 have launched the tablet/phone device today called the Dell Streak.  The Android 1.6 powered device comes with a 5 inch touch screen using a new technology to harden the screen as you might have seen in a recent video posted. The great news fo...

HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update – Today?

The long wait for the Hero Android 2.1 update may be over today, with the HTC in China stating that the new ROM will be available today, in Asia at least. We'll be keeping an eye on the HTC support site over the next few hours but, as …

HTC Tattoo Software Upgrade (Orange UK)

HTC have a new software update available for Orange customers by visiting the HTC support page online and following a few simple steps. Nothing yet on what exactly is upgraded or fixed with this new version but any new version is more than welcome for...

Motorola FlipOut Announced Today

Motorola today announced a new Android powered device called FlipOut and has a rather interesting design which I personally really like.  As you can see in the picture, the FlipOut has a square design with a rotating screen to reveal a keyboard. ...

T-Mobile To Stock X10 Mini Pro in July

T-Mobile UK have updated their coming soon page which now includes the Sony Ericcson X10 Mini Pro (wow thats a mouthful) and it will be going on sale in July this year. No information yet on what price plans this will be available on, that information...

Dell Streak…. Hard As Nails!

With O2-UK launching the Dell Streak in just a few days time, any concerns or worries about what screen protector to buy are about to be thrown out the window and put your mind at ease. Engadget have done a test no normal person would have ever consid...

Dell Streak O2 Price Plan Information

Saving the best news until last, we have today found out that the exclusive Dell Streak will be available on two types of contract from O2. £25 a month for a 24 months data only price plan or £35 a month on a data with voice price plan …

O2-UK Launching Sony Ericsson X10 Mini

O2 are also going to be launching the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini in the UK in June in what looks to be a bumper Android month for the company.  As with the Galaxy S story, no news yet on price plans to get for free but it is …

O2-UK Launching Samsung Galaxy S in June

O2-UK are set to release the Samsung Galaxy S sometime in June it has been confirmed.  At present no information on pricing only that is will be sometime in june and will be on Pay Monthly only (not Pay As You Talk). Keep an eye out on the …

Vodafone 845 Slips To June Release

Until today, Vodafone had the release date of the Vodafone 845 down for May, which has now just slipped until June for some unknown reason.  The 845 is a Vodafone branded Android device much like the T-Mobile Pulse Mini which is already on sale. ...

Dell Streak Exclusive To O2

Dell and O2 today announced the Dell Streak which is an Android based tablet device and will be going on sale only on O2 starting from just next month. The main features are as follows: Operating system: Google Android Processor: 1GHZ Qualcomm Snapdr...

Update: Motoroi Coming To The UK

The original MotoRoi was a touch only version of the Motorola Milestone which sorry to say never made its way over here to the UK but now it seems we know why. eXpansys have an updated version of the Android 2.1 device due to ship in the UK …

LG Optimus Coming To Orange UK

Orange are continuing to push out the Android range of phones and have today added the LG Optimus onto their coming soon page on both Contract and PAYG. The LG Optimus has a 3 inch touch screen running Android OS, 3.15 mega-pixel camera, Bluetooth &am...

Nexus One Getting FroYo Already!

Today is has been reported that Nexus One customers are starting to receive the FroYo 2.2 update although slowly and in stages.  Don't be surprised to have to wait a short time to receive your update but it does look like Google have flicked the ...

X10 Mini Coming To Orange UK

Orange UK now have the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini down on their books as 'Coming Soon' and what is an interesting move is the fact it also shows as coming soon to PAYG!. The X10 Mini was announced back at this yeard Mobile World Congress where I was …

Android 2.2 ‘FroYo’ Announced Today

Google today announced 2.2 FroYo version of the mobile OS to the world with some pretty sweet updates in features.  The 4 main updates are Speed, Now 2-3X faster than 2.1 in a lot of applications including browser Market Updates now can be auto-...

HTC Wildfire deals now coming online

Our HTC Wildfire deals are now online now that pricing and pre-orders are available. I've had a quick scoot around the offers and found the following. If you want a cheap deal (albeit without any data bundled) there's a a Vodafone 12 month package. I...

Pulse Mini Just £79.99 Today!

Over on the official T-Mobile UK website there is a special 20% off sale for a limited time TODAY ONLY!.  One of the star handsets on offer is the just released Pulse Mini which runs Android 2.1, has a 3.2 Megapixel Camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and GP...

3UK To Range HTC Wildfire

3UK have announced they will be ranging the HTC Wildfire on their network very soon.  The following statement was taken from the Media Centre from the official website: Sylvia Chind Head of Branded Devices said "It’s great to be a...

Wildfire priced up, SIM free

We've not managed to find any Pay As You Go deals for the HTC Wildfire as yet, but mobilefun.co.uk do have it up for £229.95 and will have it ready for despatch soon. Slap a SIM in it and you're away. We should point out that the Wildfire …

Android 2.1 arrives for Sprint Hero

Sprint Hero owners can now at last get their hands on the highly anticipated Android 2.1 update. It's available from the support site and gives enhanced corporate email support, HTC Sense improvements, better camera quality and all the Android 2.1 im...

Android – Now over 60,000 apps available

Look how many Google Android apps are showing up over on AndroLib. It's less than a month since we ran a story showing 50,000. Further proof, if needed, that the Android Market growth shows no signs of slowing. Link - AndroLib.com

Market and Nexus One – Changes made, more needed

We're always linking to sites like androlib.com when we're linking to Android apps. It's generally because the official online version of the Android Market is pretty poor. It just shows a selection of apps and doesn't do a great deal to help you sear...

HTC Wildfire announced – We go hands on

This is the HTC Wildfire. It's the new name for the HTC Buzz and we got a sneak peak at it last week. Available in Q3 this looks like a smaller version of the HTC Desire. It's not quite as powerful though, and is perhaps a more entry-level …

Samsung Galaxy S 16GB version coming to Vodafone

Another Android handset has popped up on the Vodafone Coming Soon section. This is the Samsung Galaxy S and the 16GB version will be landing in Voda shops soon. It's a speedster too, with a 1Ghz CPU and a lovely 480x800 4" AMOLED screen. This 16GB ver...

X10 Mini now on Vodafone website

A couple of weeks back we spotted the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini in Vodafone catalogues. Now it's popped up on the "Coming Soon" section of their site with further details showing the 5 megapixel camera, on-board GPS and WiFi / HSDPA connectivity. ...

Android 2.2 to bring WiFi tethering out of the box

Android is going up through the version numbers faster than the national debt, and 2.2 is revealing even more goodies. Not only will it be faster but it'll also have full Flash support plus WiFi and USB tethering out of the box. There's ways of doing ...

HTC Desire available on o2 at last

Yesterday we were hassling the lovely people at o2 for an update on the HTC Desire. Just when will it be available? They stuck to their "mid-May" time-frame and indeed their main shop still has a front-page HTC Desire link taking you to the coming soo...

Android 2.2 clocked – Runs like lickety split

Yesterday you may have noticed a quick glimpse of Android 2.2 right at the end of the Flash Player demo. The guys at AndroidPolice have also got a Nexus One running the new Froyo version, and they've clocked it going 450% faster than Android 2.1. That...

Android 2.1 for Sprint Hero – May 21st?

Getting tired of this now? Yes, us too. Hero owners have had the Android 2.1 upgrade dates moved around more than Gordon Brown's luggage. At Mobile World Congress we were told "late March" and this was mentioned again shortly after. We were then told ...

Motorola Flipout – Spin that screen

Motorola are loving Android at the moment. The OS has pretty much brought them back from the brink and now this square device has popped up on gizmodo. It's a device we saw briefly last month but we can now see the interesting keyboard mechanism. Moto...

Latest Flash Player for Android demo

Now, you've probably heard. Adobe Flash and Apple have had a big falling out. Flash on Android is working well though, and now it's working silky smooth on this Nexus One complete with Android 2.2 (Froyo). This YouTube video shows Ryan Stewart browsin...

Android Outsells the iPhone in America

According to stats from NPD, Android sales for the first quarter of 2010 were greater than iPhone sales in the USA. This puts Android into the number two position, behind RIM, with Apple trailing third. The difference is quite substanstial too, with A...