Galaxy Note receives a maintenance update

The Galaxy Note appears to be getting a few tweaks here and there courtesy of a new update. It doesn’t look like anything major, but the improvements are definitely worth while. Adjustments have been made to the on-screen keyboard, settings and the lock-screen. Tweaks include adding instructions on …

Apple co-founder talks Android

So earlier this week Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had some things to say about Android. Strangely, his comments were mostly complimentary. Who knew? He seems to only recommend an iPhone to existing owners and those who have other Apple products. ..and people who are just scared of computers …

Strange Android stuff I’ve found this week

You may have noticed that it is Friday. For us that means one thing. It’s time for our weekly roundup of strange Android apps. Nothing too weird this week. No girls at bus stops! First of all I came across “123 Birthday surprise” which is an app designed to …

Android stats for Q4 announced

While we’re talking fourth quarter numbers, Google have just announced another stonking set. There’s now 250 million Android activations around the world and 11 BILLION Android app downloads. Now, you may remember that back in November Android had 200 million activations.. so.. you can see what’s happening here. …

Sony Ericsson roll with the punches in Q4

So.. these figures are certainly… interesting.. If only Sony could buy Ericsson’s stake and rebrand everything to just “Sony” whilst going through an image change. Oh wait, that’s what they are doing. 🙂 Things are looking a bit rocky based on the Q4 figures. Compared to Q3 sales …

ZTE Tania – Hands on

Last night we got to see the new handset from ZTE, their first Windows Phone, named the Tania. The full announcement has already been made but we went along to get a hands-on with this new Mango handset. The device sports a fairly mid-range set of specifications, but …

LG Prada 3.0 Coming T-Mobile

T-Mobile have finally updated their coming soon page and have added the BlackBerry 9790, BlackBerry 9380 but also the new LG Prada phone which we attended the launch for recently No ideas on pricing yet but T-Mobile show the Prada phone coming in February Link: T-Mobile Coming Soon

Screenshots now possible on (some) HTC Androids

Following the new Android 2.3.5 update you should now be able to enjoy a funky little trick that we have just used to write this very story. Hold down POWER and them press the HOME key to take a screenshot, then your picture will be saved in the …

Huawei S7 Slim Price drop

We all love bargains, don’t we? Clove have just slashed the price of the Huawei S7 Slim. In a blog post they say.. The Huawei IDEOS S7 Slim 3 Model is now £145.83 (ex VAT) or £174.99 including. That is down from £258 – that’s £83 off the …

ZTE Tania Announced

ZTE have announced their first Windows Phone device under the name of ‘Tania’.  Packing a 4.3 inch screen, 1Ghz processor, 5 megapixel camera and 4GB of storage the Tania is going to be one of the more ‘affordable’ Windows Phone devices available. Whilst is looks nice the biggest drawback so …

T-Mobile Rapport still cheap to buy

We first saw this deal before Christmas and it looked to be a short-term deal. Not so, it’s still only £40 and you get 6 months of free internet and £20 worth of apps too. The Rapport is also known as the Ideos X1 or U8180 and you …

Nokia Lumia 800 software update, what’s inside

Lumia 800 owners should notice an update appear on their phones shortly. Version 1600.2483.8106.11500 includes the following battery and WiFi enhancements. It’s a gradual two week roll-out process, so don’t panic if you’ve not received yours just yet. Nokia Conversations states that … Around half of owners will …

Upcoming Sony handsets leak out

Sony Ericsson, or should that just be “Sony”, appear to have just sprung a leak. There’s at least a dozen new Android phones due to arrive in the next few months, and you’ll no doubt see a lot of these code-names turn into nice new phones at Mobile …

White Motorola RAZR Available Soon

Clove have sent us an email today with some images of a Motorola RAZR but in WHITE!.  The RAZR which has only been on sale for a short time and which we reviewed recently does look quite smart in white as you will see in the images below. …

Why 2012 may not be the year of the Windows Phone

Watch out now, because this is probably going to descend into a rant. Task – Windows Phone. Microsoft. Discuss. Most of my day is spent looking around the web to try and get a handle on the “vibe” and what’s going on in the mobile market. Now, I’ll …

Wi-Fi Motorola Xoom Gets A Taste Of Ice Cream

Yes folks, the Motorola Xoom is getting the Ice Cream Sandwich update. Back in December it was confirmed by Motorola that the Honeycomb tablet would be getting an update to Ice Cream Sandwich. Current reports show it’s currently only being rolled out to the US Wi-Fi only model …

Rumour: Other Carriers to get the Nokia Lumia 900 Mid 2012?

If you have been watching the news from CES you’ll have noticed that the Nokia Lumia 900 was getting a fair amount of interest. The problem with this is its exclusivity to AT&T. Currently there’s been no announcements from either Microsoft or Nokia on if / when this …

T-Mobile to take the Xperia S too

Joining the ever-expanding group of networks carrying the sexy Sony Xperia S is T-Mobile. They sent this tweet a few days ago but we completely missed it because someone put the mail into the “to do” pile (that’ll be me). We’ve already got lots of detail on this …

Why we are against SOPA

Today a lot of sites have “gone dark” to highlight the possible consequences of SOPA, aka the “Stop Online Piracy Act”. In certain cases, it could allow the US Government to take action against any site, no matter where that site is based. It is also leaves almost …

What would your ideal device be?

Yesterday I posted some pictures of the Infobar phone that’s going to be released in Japan. I then got a little cross about the various manufacturers and their lack of adventure in designing phones for the European market. Well that article and something that happened at home got …