Category: Android
The Android OS in the HTC Hero was 1.5. In the HTC Tattoo it's version 1.6. Here we get a look at version 2.0 - aka "Eclair". The screenshot-fest is available to drool over at boygeniusreport.com and includes a rumoured unified inbox, more multi-touch...
OK, so we know that Motorola are going "Android", right? The DEXT / CLIQ is out and available, plus the Droid is getting hyped up in the US with rumours of a release on Vodafone here in the Uk before Christmas. The mobile news website is now reporting...
We're just about to put our HTC Tattoo review online but, just to keep you on the edge of your seat, we have two more videos of the Tattoo. In the videos below I take a look at the on-board FM radio, camera, Google Maps, browser, albums and …
No, I've no idea why Orange have renamed the HTC Tattoo to the Tattoo Ink, but here it is anyway. The touch-screen phone runs Android 1.6 and is the first Android to have a 240x320 QVGA 2.8" screen. Now, whilst that screen isn't quite as hi-res as the...
We reviewed the HTC Hero some months back and generally jumped up and down declaring it to be the best thing since beer. This was an Android handset with extra juice - the HTC Sense interface. Full drag-and-drop customization, fluid interfaces and an ...
UK network "3" have just announced that they will be carrying the HTC Hero too. It'll be the first ever Android handset to launch on 3 and it'll also come with Spotify Premium on-board. The phone, which costs £99 when bought with a 24-month £35 p/m ...
Oh come on, this is getting silly now. There's Android handsets appearing almost daily! :) This blurry shot is an unannounced HTC handset running Android. Rumours state that this is the "HTC Dragon" that's been kicking around and there's evidence that...
This one has been rumoured for a while and it's still difficult to seperate the fact from the fiction, however a picture of the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 has now appeared on 4pda.info. Sony Ericsson have already launched the X1 and X2 but both of th...
Over here in the UK the Motorola DEXT is already available on Orange. In the USA the same handset is selling as the Motorola CLIQ on T-Mobile but Verizon have managed to bag a second Motorola Android device called the Motorola “Droid”. Verizon are...
It looks like Acer have indeed shifted to Android, and in a big way. This is the Acer Liquid - a 1Ghz CPU and 800x480 WVGA capacative touchscreen being just some of the rather stunning specs. We already thought that the 528Mhz CPU in handsets like the...
Hey you. Have you just been to the local Orange shop and got one of these ? The Motorola DEXT has been available from Orange for a few days now (hello Moto, any chance of a review unit) and we're already getting emails asking what it's like. To …
We've had a stack-load of kit arriving at Coolsmartphone towers recently. I was in the middle of finishing off the Venn review (sorry o2, we still love you, please send a HTC HD2), when this popped through the door. The Android-powered HTC Tattoo will...
Well, we told you last month that the Tattoo was coming to Vodafone and now it's ready to buy. Available from absolutely nothing on any plan over £25 it's also got a new layer of customization in the form of "tattoomyhtc.com". The site, from HTC them...
Would you believe it ? T-Mobile have finally posted the HTC Hero / G2 Touch ROM upgrade. It's arrived some time after the Orange update and the long delay has upset quite a few T-Mobile customers. The download, available here should at least go some w...
See this? It's the Motorola DEXT sitting in the Orange shop, all ready to sell. The QWERTY-sliding Android phone had a 5 megapixel camera, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, WiFi 802.11 b/g, aGPS and a load more. If you're looking to get one of th...
The Motorola DEXT should be arriving very soon here in the UK on Orange. If you're interested in this QWERTY-sliding Android phone then definitely check out these photos from mobile-review.com. The review doesn't include much of the software as, alas,...
The HTC Tattoo is already about to arrive unlocked and on Vodafone but look, it's coming Orange too! Standing proud on the coming soon pages the Tattoo is the "HTC Android device for the masses" and will go head-to-head with it's Windows Mobile cousin...
Oh dear. Things have got even more ugly in the T-Mobile forums since we reported on the Hero / G2 Touch update this morning. T-Mobile G2 Touch customers are getting even more angry about the situation now and T-Mobile have been forced to apologise but...
The HTC Hero. It's great, but recently an update appeared to make it even greater (I'm declaring that a word). It's been available for generic Hero devices since September 15th and for Orange customers since September 20th. But what of those T-Mobile ...
Gadget of the year? According to Stuff Magazine it's the HTC Hero. We reviewed this phone some months back and made the dangerous claim that it was "a true iPhone contender". Let's admit it, it is. Stuff states.. "No smartphone floored us in the way ...
The Android-powered Pulse is now showing on the T-Mobile website. It's free on the £20 per month package (although that's a 24-month contract).The device is made by Huawei and has a 3.2 megapixel cam, 480x320 3.5" screen and T-Mobile are thowing in a...
OK, we've been following the "on again, off again" HTC Peep problems for some time now. If you've got the new HTC Hero then you'll probably have switched to another Twitter app by now but, according to HTC and our own tests it appears that yes, finall...
Well, it used to be the Scholes, now it's the Tao. Blurry pictures of Motorola's new Android phone have appeared on the web in all their blurry glory. The screen appears to take up most of the device, which is due to arrive later this month. The Tao …
Linux users may already be well aware of the old "what's open source and what's not" argument. Certain flavours of Linux will appear without certain parts you'd expect because they're not legally allowed to be distributed that way. Sure, you can downl...
The Boy Genius has managed to get his hands on the Motorola CLIQ - soon to be coming to our shores as the Motorola DEXT. It's an Android-powered device with a 4-row sliding QWERTY and 5-way directional pad. The CLIQ has a 3.1" capacitive display, 5 me...
Android users may well have heard about the CyanogenMod. It's an optimized and tweaked build of Android based on bits of Donut and some excellent contributions from xda-developers.com. Now, whilst ROM cooking and tweaking has been going on for years w...
We've seen the Galaxy Lite before in a rather funky colour scheme. The Android-powered device has a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm audio jack, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and the Samsung TouchWiz interface. Here's a shot of the device we've seen before but the...
Hey HTC Hero users. Have you been having problems with HTC Peep of late? Yeah? You're not the only ones. We've seen that "unexpected error" and "force close" far too much of late. Luckily Paul over at MoDaCo has spotted that if you clear the cache it ...
Let's be honest, this isn't the best picture ever. I mean sure, there's a Sony Ericsson logo at the top and a Android-esque home keys at the bottom but it's still a "possible" sighting of the new Android-powered Xperia X3. We were all ready to ignore ...
If you own a HTC Hero then you'll no doubt have heard of the new updated ROM which gives a smoother, faster response and extra features. The down side is that, until now, it was only available to those buying the phone directly from HTC. For those buy...
So, the new HTC Hero update is out and the world is now a happier place.. isn't it ? Well no, of course not. This update is only for "direct from HTC" phones, so if you bought your handset from Orange or from T-Mobile (as the G2 Touch) …
Last night Motorola did the UK launch of their Android QWERTY - the Dext. This is the device we saw last week and will be launched in the USA as the Cliq. Details of the availability on Orange have now become even clearer, with the handset being compl...
Well, it seems like forever but finally the official UK HTC Hero Update is now online. Strangely the release date actually shows last Friday, but it's only just popped up on the UK site. As usual you'll need to enter your serial number and we're assum...
LG have announced their new Android sliding QWERTY phone - the GW620. It's part of a new two-tier Smartphone strategy from LG, with three new Windows Mobile phones coming in the next few weeks. The LG-GW620 has the usual social media integration that ...
Following the announcement of the new QWERTY-slider from Moto we've now got news on exactly when it'll be coming to Orange here in the UK. The Android-powered device has the new "MOTOBLUR" interface which slots all your social media sites into the han...
Oo.. What's this then ? The long-awaited HTC Hero update? Well yes, but it's the Nordic update - version 2.73.405.5. It's the official version and upload method for HTC Hero owners in Nordic countries, so if you got yours direct from HTC head over an...
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the Mototola Cliq - the first ever Android device from Moto. It'll be launching on T-Mobile USA in the Autumn in titanium and "winter white" but you'll have to hang on for prices. Click over to www.t-mobile.com/cliq to g...
OOh! Purdee! This is the Samsung Galaxy Lite. The device has appeared over at ai.rs in some very sporty colours this is yet another Android device aimed at the "regular consumer". It's a trimmed down version of the Galaxy GT-I7500 (which has just had ...
The long-awaited Facebook app has now arrived on Android. Available from the Android Market you can now hook up with your online friends and keep in touch on the move. Coming complete with a widget this also includes uploads for pictures and news-feed...
Earlier today we heard that the LG Etna was about to appear on o2. Now we've got a snap of the o2 listings showing it as coming soon. The product code on LG appears to be 1LGETN3N and we've included a larger picture of it below. Now, there's …
