HTC are hosting a get together in London tomorrow evening (Thursday 1st) with press and general public coming along to see tech and talk tech with each other plus get some nice food and drink hopefully. The team are attending and we will be bringing you any news or information …

Sony are doing their spot at IFA and have announced the Arc S as a follow up to the Arc. The updated phone will feature a 1.4ghz processor and the new enhanced software coming to 2011 Xperias, including 3D panorama mode on the 8.1mp camera. Another new addition …

There’s probably a fair few of you who are already familiar with this, but for those of you who’ve not tried it yet, this BBC video shows you how to create a mobile hotspot. Put simply this turns your phone into a WiFi Access Point (AP) which connects …

According to reports, if you are the owner of an unbranded HTC Sensation you should be able to get an update to Android 2.3.4.   To check if it is available you need to tap menu>settings>about phone>system software updates and lastly tap check now. You may want to …

I’m not a big fan of phone covers. Over the years this has resulted in most of my phones looking a little scratched and dented, but I still refuse to add a cover because I think it hides the handset a little too much. Skinflips could change my …

The Motorola DEFY+ popped up a couple of weeks back is set to arrive here in the UK from September. Packing a quicker CPU than it’s predecessor, the DEFY+ still has the “life proof” design for protection against water, dust and scratches. The handset is powered by Android …

This is a weird one to get your head around. We’re used to seeing smartphones here. They fly across the desk and have the usual things. A touch screen, a fast processor, a slick OS, a good camera, GPS, etc. Here though, we have a few additions. A …

In the early hours of this morning I got an email from the Nokia Developer Forum. The email tells me that the forum has been compromised and my email address has been accessed. The hacker/s used an SQL injection to gain access to database table records that contain …

Motorola are planning to roll out their Fire handset here in the UK next month. Looking like a slightly cheaper version of the Pro, this has a full QWERTY keyboard, 2.8″ screen and is powered by Android 2.3. Targetting the “youth” market this has a 3 megapixel camera, …

Rumoured to be heading towards Verizon in the USA, this is the HTC Vigor. With a grippy rear, this 4G LTE device is said to be arriving on October 6th. Rumoured specs include a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 4.3″ screen, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage and the new Beats by …

Shots of the new HTC Sense interface have emerged on xda.cn. These shots are apparently taken from the upcoming HTC Bliss handset and show HTC Sesne version 3.5. New rounded buttons have appeared at the bottom of the main screen and there’s widgets on the left-side. Rumours have …

We’re quickly getting the impression that the HTC September 1st event will see at least one Windows Phone handset running Mango. Now first images of a device called the HTC Omega, possibly also called the HTC Radar, have appeared online. OK, rumoured specs mention a 3.8″ SLCD screen, …

Apple have yet again taken aim at Samsung by getting an injunction to ban the sale of Galaxy handsets. The embargo is due to kick off in a few weeks time and concerns an Apple patent for an interface to “view and navigate photographs on a touch screen …

Today Sony Ericsson announced a new handset this morning along with new Android updates for other handsets. We decided to take a closer look at their new model, the Xperia neo V. It’ll be arriving in Q4 and features a 1GHz Snapdragon MSM8255 CPU with two cameras, a …

Sony Ericsson have announced a suite of upgrades to the software on their 2011 Xperia phones, along with a new model to showcase the new features. The new software brings: Android 2.3.4 Google Talk with video calling (for phones with front camera) 3d sweep panorama photography mode Swipe …

Paper Camera is a camera effects app that lets you take a picture and apply various effects to the picture as you take it. I know there are several apps out there that do this already. This one does it with a slightly different twist. Basically it gives …

Can’t really add much to the title! Big news as Steve Jobs IS Apple to a lot of people, he is widely credited with turning Apple into the massive company it is now. Edit: Apple shares have dropped 7% approximately an hour after this was announced. Personally I’m not …

The patent battle between Apple and Samsung has got ugly again, with Apple today winning a Europe wide ban on the sale of Samsung’s extremely popular SII, S and Ace handsets. This ban isn’t immediate, giving Samsung 7 weeks to get a defence together and counter, but its not good …

Three has announced it will stock the new Samsung Galaxy W, set to hit Three stores soon. This is a smaller version of the very popular Samsung Galaxy SII, running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with a super speedy 1.4Ghz processor and 3.7” Super LCD screen. It also has a …

Last month the BBC launched a survey to try and find the actual mobile coverage in the UK. To take part you simply needed to download an Android application and use your phone as normal. The app then logged whether you were on a 3G or 2G connection …