Hasbro launch legal action against Asus

We kinda thought this might happen when we first saw the Asus Transformer Prime. The Asus device, which “transforms” with a detachable keyboard, is the target of legal action from toy-maker Hasbro. They’re not keen on their Optimus Prime and Transformers merchandise getting confused with the Asus tablet. …

LG Optimus Black – Cheap deal

If you had the daily ebuyer mailshot this morning then you may have seen the in-car video camera. We’re not entirely sure why you’d like to film your journey to work, but….. Oh.. I remember now, the actual deal I’m supposed to be telling you about is this …

Scan Me – Barcode Yourself

So we have all seen the QR codes for links to websites or apps. They basically are a two dimensional barcode that can contain a hyperlink or other info. I have scanned them in the past to get a link to a website from a poster, to get …

HTC Watch dishing up 49p movies

We’re getting ready to plonk ourselves down in front of the Christmas TV and find something decent to watch. However, if the schedules are right, we’re in for a right load of old toilet. So, step forward HTC who are under-cutting the Android 99p film offer with their …

Happy Holidays from Android

The Android Google+ team last night posted a neat little seasons greeting video. Here it is. Cue lots of gratuitous footage of Nexus phones and what looks like Xoom tablets.

ClipFlip. Get paid for filming useful videos.

We came across ClipFlip today. It is an app you install on either your iPhone or on your Android phone. Once registered with ClipFlip and Paypal you basically just film something useful on your phone and upload it to the ClipFlip servers using the app. They then watch …

The Android growth continues – 700k activations per day

 At the end of June we told how 500,000 Android devices were getting activated every day. It was 200,000 more than the figure released 6 months earlier. Now, another 6 months on, there’s another increase of 200,000. If this rate continues, we should see around a million …

Nokia Lumia battery issues to be addressed

Got yourself a Nokia 800? If you read our review and bought yourself one then you might have a few battery issues. We’ve not been swamped with emails moaning about it, but Nokia have confirmed that there’s a potential problem… On Monday 12 December some of our customers …

Orange Barcelona – Review

The guys over at Orange have kindly lent us an Orange Barcelona to review. The Orange Barcelona is a low priced Android handset in the candy bar format with a hardware keyboard and touch screen. Think Blackberry (or just look at the picture below). The spec highlights are …

HTC loses Apple patent case… But…

At first look this may seem pretty bad. HTC, according to the courts, are using an Apple patent and, if it’s not removed, handsets would have to be removed from sale all across America. Looking deeper into it and you be right in thinking that this is actually …

Classic retro gaming – Duke 3D free and ad-free for 2 days

Fancy spending a few hours playing a classic first-person shooter? Duke 3D is now available for free in the Market, and there’s no adverts either. It’s the ideal distraction from tense family festive meals or when you’re getting dragged around the shops. Just don’t start shouting “Got ya …

Samsung reveal Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade plans

 Well, it’s all good news, provided you’re not a Galaxy S owner. The plans for the Android 4.0 roll out have been detailed here. It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S isn’t on the initial batch of devices which are being scheduled for the update.. The ICS-upgradable …

Will a Google Nexus tablet make a difference?

Yesterday Eric Schmidt mentioned something about a tablet being worked on by Google. No exact details were mentioned about who Google would be making it or what it would be called. Yet still the web was awash with Google Nexus tablet articles. All of this speculation got me …

So what did Android Google+ have instore for us?

Hold onto your hats people. The same account we linked to yesterday finally announced what they had in store for us. They posted a strange unboxing video game that lets you control a ninja. Hmmm mind blown. Anyway here is the link so you can see what all …

WordPress Android app updated

The all new WordPress app has just landed in the Android Market and boy, theres been some work done here. Version 2 of the application features a much cleaner and simpler interface plus you can now resize images on the fly. Other features include…. – Use the Dashboard …

Google+ Android app updated. Now includes video chat.

In the Night Google+ updated their Android app. The update fixes a few bugs and also allows you to start a video hangout from within the messenger app on your Android device. Ideal if you are struggling to get your point across using text. This feature will make …

Xperia Play For A Bargain £149.99!

Last year at Mobile World Congress, Sony Ericsson brought the PSP and Android together into a single phone and called it the Xperia Play.  This large touch screen phone has a slide out Playstation keyboard control pad to get the best from your games. Due to the high …

Patent pain – BT take aim at Android

In what is fast becoming a strange game show, communications giant BT have become the next contestant to start legal proceedings against Google and the Android OS. Six patents are at the heart of the lawsuit, relating to Google+, eBooks, Docs, GMail and even the Doubleclick and AdWords …

Coolsmartphone Recommended Android App – File Expert

One of the things I like about Android is that you can install a file manager. Something where you can look at all of the files and folders on your phone and on your phones sd card. I like the weekly of scrolling through and deleting the orphan …