Category: Android
The Nexus One Review is now online over at engadget and, while there'll no doubt be a collective groan from our readers as we mention this again, it marks a significant turning point for Google. A telling part of this review states that... "Google is...
Those lucky people at engadget have got their hands on a Nexus One to test. Initital impressions appear to suggest that this isn't the "iPhone killer" that many have quoted it to be. Despite the 1Ghz chip they state that.. "...it's really not very di...
Honestly, if this is some way of getting exposure then the people doing Google PR are probably having a fantastic Christmas and New Year. Today yet more news on the Nexus One and this time it's proper, high-resolution pictures and a video showing it g...
Gizmodo have unearthed yet more details on the availability of the Google Phone / Nexus One. Engadget also have their spin on it with this PDF showing the price as $429 without a service plan or $179 with. The document appears to have come from one of...
Well, Google sure knows how to get us all hyped about a phone. Following all the leaked pictures and video of the Nexus One / Google Phone and a mention of a "new Android phone" on the T-Mobile USA website, there's now an official launch on January 5t...
The Android version of the HTC Sense UI has already impressed us greatly but there's yet more to come with a new version (codenamed "Espresso") now appearing on the web hacked into the Hero. In the vid below you can see the new chrome-effect icons and...
Specs and rumoured "invite only" sales for the Nexus One have popped on Engadget.com. The specs seem to match the HTC Bravo we saw in leaked details from earlier this month. A 5 megapixel shooter, 1Ghz CPU, GPS, compass, accelerometer, 3.7" WVGA AMOLE...
We'll have our Motorola Dext review online later today. It's the European version of the Motorola Cliq - an Android handset with slide-out QWERTY. It's bigger brother is the Motorola Droid - a handset which is being advertised heavily in the USA. Here...
I'm sure I saw this video floating around the t'interwebs last night but it had a dirty great website logo in the middle. Thankfully a much clearer version is now available which at last gives us a fairly decent walk-through of the new HTC device from...
Yesterday we pointed out a gift idea for .. yourself this Christmas. Today there's another one - the the T-Mobile G2 Touch (aka HTC Hero) for £19.99 per month. OK, so it's a 24-month contract and that is quite a long time, but you only pay £20 for …
We carried quite a few videos uploaded by thenexusone.com recently. It looks like everything has been pulled off-line now - the videos have been remove from YouTube and the website is offline. Luckily there's now more video and much clearer pictures h...
The Xperia X10 has just popped up on the Federal Communications Commission website and there's pics-a-plenty. A user manual for the "X10 / X10i" has also appeared which details the funky GUI (aka "Timescape") and the media experience known as "Sony Er...
HTC have turned on their widget listings within the Android Market today. Four are listed so far and it shows just how far HTC have travelled - the hardware, the GUI and now extra software for the GUI and the OS itself. Although these are fairly simp...
phandroid.com have shots of the new Android-powered Motorola Enzo online. It's also known as the "Motorola Backflip" and has no doubt received that name due to the way that the keyboard rotates round - it actually parks itself facing outwards as you'l...
The rather excellent Huawei-built T-Mobile Pulse has just received an update. According to the T-Mobile support pages this refresh .. "..Helps improve the stability of the Pulse and the quality of audio..." To apply you'll need to download this ZIP ...
We've been tracking Windows Mobile for a good 7 years now and have kinda got used to seeing updates appearing every year or three, so when we began tracking Android it suddenly became much harder to follow the constant OS refreshes. Although Google An...
Hmmm.. engadget have noticed something very interesting about the new Google Phone...Now, let's just ignore for the moment these arguments about whether the Nexus One is a future HTC handset Google are testing or whether it's going to launch direct fr...
Bejesus. Google. Android. Everywhere. There simply is no stopping the Android monster right now (unless Google themselves release their own version and upset all their partners). Computerworld.com are stating that Acer will be pushing out five or six ...
Over the weekend the Google Phone news has pretty much exploded all over the web. There's still some doubt whether this is just a test device aimed at Google employees or whether it's aimed at a commercial launch in January. However, following earlier...
That "Google Phone" rumour just refuses to go away. Today Tweets have appeared, supposedly from Google employees, mentioning that they've received the new Google Phone. Other Twitter users followed with Tweets like this... "A friend from Google showed...
I've been using the Motorola Dext as my main phone for a few days now. Available on Orange it's an Android 1.5 handset with a QWERTY sliding keyboard and the new MotoBLUR interface. Following our video overview and picture special we've now got an up-...
Our good friends at devicewire.com now have the HTC Hero back in stock. It's available in a range of colours - white, pink and brown. It costs £359.99 for the pink and brown one or £349.99 for the white one. All phones are supplied totally unlocked ...
Yesterday was the video overview. Today it's the picture special. The Motorola Dext is the European version of the "Cliq" and has a 3.1" HVGA screen. There's a 5 megapixel auto-focus cam around the back, 3G and WiFi connectivity plus a 3.5mm audio por...
The Motorola Dext is here. It's the European version of the Cliq and is selling now on Orange. This is the first QWERTY Android phone we've ever tested and, if truth be known, it's been quite some time since we saw a Motorola device (anyone remember t...
The Android 2.1 ROM appeared for the HTC Hero just the other day. Although it's far from "official" it does seem to be the actual upgrade and, according to a post at AndroidSpin.com there's a list of codenames for current and possible future handsets ...
It's very almost nearly Christmas, so we're on a mission to give you competitions, free stuff and bargains. Today we've been give a nudge about the rather excellent T-Mobile Pulse. It's built by Huawei and is a rather splendid Android handset which is...
Eeek, well that didn't take long did it ? Following the leaked pictures showing a HTC Hero running Android 2.1 there's now a ROM online so you can enjoy the new Eclair fun. Now, you'll be doing a bit of fiddling here so it's perhaps only for those …
Following our earlier story there's further evidence that that Acer will be pushing Android more strongly over the next year. Currently the majority of Acer phones are powered by Windows Mobile but, in an interview with Reuters Acer's head of mobile-p...
We've raved about the mighty HTC Hero quite a bit. It is, quite simply, a fantastic phone. HTC have already made it faster and then announced that an even newer version of the OS (Android 2.0) would be coming pretty soon. However, things have just bec...
T-Mobile appear to have knocked 20% off the Pulse, with the deal available until today. We've just had a mail from Bibendum, who managed to get it for £137 on Pay As You Go. For a £10 top-up it's unlimited text and internet, plus this Android device...
More shops now have the European version of the Motorola Droid available for pre-order. Clove did have the Milestone showing until recently, with expansys.com still showing it at £449.99 unlocked with a 9-day leadtime. Superetrader have it showing fo...
If you've got Android 1.6 (have a look in Settings->About Phone->Firmware version) and you're in the US then you can now get the new version of Google Maps, complete with the navigation system we saw launch in version 2.0. There's already a hack to ge...
AGH! Blurred much ? This is the new Motorola Motus, a new Android aimed at the masses. It appears to have a glossy flat sliding QWERTY and three main keys on the front. Specs from BGR show a possible arrival on AT&T with similar specs to the Cliq …
I'm a little shocked that I've never really carried a story about Fring. It's an excellent piece of software that'll let you make calls over your mobile data connection / WiFi. Not only that but you can chat / text too. It intergrates with Skype, MSN,...
HDBlog.it have one of their understated videos online (I joke, it's polished and includes stacks of up-close shots and an action-movie sound-track). This time it's the X10, which is looking better by the day. The Sony Ericsson foray into Android is sh...
When we first spotted that the Tattoo had launched and re-named to the "Tattoo Ink" we presumed this would be the only change. However, Chris Pratt has emailed in after his girlfriend came home with a brand new Tattoo Ink. It seems that Google Mail is...
An update for the HTC Tattoo has just popped up on the Vodafone website. The device, which is currently featured in HTC TV ads, was reviewed by us a couple of weeks back and is already proving to be a success. The update page doesn't tell us exactly …
HTC Europe have just added an update for HTC Sync. The updated version, 2.0.8, is for anyone using the HTC Magic, Hero or Tattoo and includes media enhancements, syncing contact pictures and time sync'ing for a more accurate phone clock. Grab the upd...
We mentioned it last month and now it's here, the HTC Hero is available to buy from UK network "Three" for £97.86 on a £35 p/m plan. This is a 24 month plan and includes 2 years of Spotify Premium membership. The Hero has already been voted phone …
Our HTC Tattoo review is now up! Available on Orange as the Tattoo Ink, on Vodafone and unlocked for £269.99 from devicewire.com it's HTC pushing "Android to the masses". We were bowled over by it's bigger brother, so we couldn't wait to see how well...
