New Skype version adds two-way video calls

The new version of Skype 2.0 is now available in the Android Market. Two-way video calling is now part of the app, but it’s only available for those using the Nexus S, Desire S, Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro. More devices will probably get supported soon enough. A …

HTC Desire Gingerbread 2.3 update ‘Quality testing’

HTC have put a new post up on their facebook page about the long awaited Gingerbread 2.3 update for the Desire.     HTC say they are doing ‘Quality assurance testing’  before another announcement. Now I’m sorry, but what exactly is the problem? I’m sure I’ve been seeing networks …

Yes, it’s official. Truly unlimited data comes to T-Mobile

Following our earlier story we can now announce the official details of the T-mobile “truly unlimited internet” deals for UK customers. From July 1st until September 30th you can enjoy the “truly unlimited” internet on 24 month price plans costing £25.54 per month. You’ll be able to get …

Xperia Ray Launching In August

We have just been sent a link via email which confirms that the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray will be going on sale in August. The following was posted on the website SOMobile The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray will be heading to Blighty in August, the Carphone Warehouse has …

Moto Defy FroYo update coming to T-Mobile

T-Mobile have just confirmed via Twitter that the Motorola Defy is due to get Android 2.2 in a matter of days. We gave the water-resistant device a full review in January and even dumped it in the sink. It has an 800MHz CPU, DLNA, aGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm …

T-Mobile to introduce unlimited data packages

We, like a few other sites today, are hearing that T-Mobile are getting ready to unveil some pretty big changes to their data plans. The plans, which are apparently due to start on July 1st, will give “true unlimited internet” to customers taking out a 24 month contract …

Angry Birds now available for Windows Phone too

Got a Windows Phone ? Want to get Angry Birds and be just like your fellow Android and iPhone users ? Just click this link and Zune should pop up with the game. If that doesn’t work, fire up Zune and do a manual search for it. It’s …

The Daily Mash, now available for Android and iPhone

Regular readers of my little my blog may be aware of my love for The Daily Mash. It’s full of smut, inneundo and abuse. It therefore makes me laugh like a loon. It’s the UK’s best satirical website and takes a regular swipe at the press and news …

HTC Salsa now available on O2

The HTC Salsa has just landed on the O2 website. Prices range from a big fat nothing to £104.99 on contracts, or you can pay £299.99 up-front and do Pay and Go. The handset has a dedicated Facebook button for quickly sharing and keeping up to date, plus …

Windows Phone surprise arriving tomorrow

So, who wants to start guessing ? Bill Cox, Senior Director of Communications at Microsoft for the Windows Phone Division, has just added this tweet to promote the fact that Angry Birds, Epicurious, Eventful, Dictionary.com, Kik and GoWalla are set to arrive on the OS. A second tweet …

Vodafone increase Pay As You Go prices

In a couple of weeks Vodafone will be changing the prices for their Pay As You Go plans. The costs for those on the “Simply” price plan will be increasing, with calls to UK landlines, mobiles and your voicemail costing 25p per minute instead of 21p. Texts will …

HTC ChaCha Lands On T-Mobile

On checking the online store tonight, T-Mobile have now launched the HTC ChaCha on their network here in the UK and you can pick one up free from just £20.42 a month which will get you 300 Minutes, 300 Texts, 500MB Internet and a Flexible Booster There are …

Orange Monte Carlo listed as ‘Coming Soon’.

Following on from our earlier post here, Orange have put up a page on their coming soon section for the  Android 2.3 , 4.3″ Skate. Good news as this hopefully means a release quite quickly. This eagerly awaited phone could be set to be another huge success for …

Have you switched to an MVNO ?

OK, so after finding out that most of you still wear a watch we wanted to ask you another question. MVNO’s, or “Mobile virtual network operators”, piggy-back off one of the “major” networks and have been gained popularity over the last few years. Most people will be aware …

Desire HD On Three Gingerbread Update

Three UK have announced this morning the 2.3 Gingerbread update is now available to HTC Desire HD customers (just to avoid confusion this is ONLY for the HD and NOT the original HTC Desire). This is a free OTA (Over the Air) update so will not need a …

Get yourself a free HTC Flyer

Call me Mr Indecisive, but for quite a few weeks now I’ve been looking at a new contract. Today I spotted a couple of deals over on Phones 4U which include tablets as gifts. The deals include this HTC Desire HD for £36 per month (24 month O2 …

CoPilot Live Premium offer

CoPilot Live Premium has just been released on Android and it is on offer for the first 7 days. During the first week you can get the SatNav full software for £14.99 – afterwards it jumps to its normal price of £29.99. Unlike Google Maps, it offers offline …

New 16GB Acer Iconia A500 launched

The Acer Iconia A500 tablet was released just a month ago but already seems to be doing well enough to warrant a 16GB version too. It’ll retail for around £349.99, which is obviously a little cheaper than the existing 32GB model. The press release below shows Android 3.0 …

500k Android Activations Daily!

Andy Rubin from Google has just come on Twitter and posted the news that the Android OS has now hit 500,000 activations a day!.  A massive milestone for the OS helped by some great hardware from major manufactures and great progress with the Android OS itself Considering we are …

More Mango features revealed

A few extra features have been uncovered in the new Windows Phone Mango release. They include extra messaging features like the ability to “nudge” friends and multi-party chats. There’s also the ability to share your Xbox Live profile with Facebook, multiplayer gaming, voice chat and only parties. Other …