Samsung has announced that the (original) Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab will be getting an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread mid-May. What’s even better is that the updates will start in the UK first, with other European countries following suit and the US following that. Samsung’s budget lines …
We’ve seen some pretty good pricing coming out of O2 recently. They had the Samsung Galaxy Tab up for £299 and the Galaxy S II for just £399. Both devices were available on Pay & Go and many people decided to take advantage, however we’re now being contacted …
The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones is a rather lucky fella. He’s got the HTC Flyer and the Motorola Atrix on test right now and examines the threat they pose to the iPad. He makes some valid points about this… So, two innovative ways of taking mobile computing forward on …
Vodafone have just uploaded this sneak peek video showing their new Vodafone Smart. Heidi from Vodafone gives us a tour of this new Android 2.2 device and it’ll be available on Pay As You Go pretty soon. It has a 2 megapixel camera, 2.8″ capacitive touch screen, WiFi, …
A lot of people have seen me carrying the Samsung Galaxy S II around and they’re initially mentioning how similar it looks to the iPhone. The inevitable comparisons will be drawn to the iPhone and there’s lots of sites already calling this the “iPhone killer”. Is it ? …
Tomorrow we’ll have our full Samsung Galaxy S II review online. I’ve had a few emails about this device over this last week so I thought I’d give you a look at the videos we’re including in the main review tomorrow. This will give you a good look …
Android and Me is reporting that Amazon may be working not just on an Android tablet, but on an entire family of devices, perhaps including a smartphone. They claim that their source of information is an “industry insider with direct knowledge of the project”; naturally, he/she remains anonymous. …
Amidst all the worldwide panicking about companies (namely Google and Apple) tracking their smartphone users’ locations, Windows Phone’s head has announced that the tracking features built into Windows Phone 7 are strictly for “landmarks not users”. In other words, it’s collecting the location of phone masts and WiFi …
Those new Xperia mini phones that appeared a couple of weeks of go now seem to have a bigger a brother. The ST18i, which looks to be the all-new X8 or X10, also has the codename of “Asuza” and has both rear and front camera units. This device …
Morning all. Today the Desire S has appeared on the O2 website. It’s in “pastel teal”, which we’re reliably informed is this colour.. Grab it on O2 for nothing on contracts over £27 p/m or pay £149.99 up-front and just dish out £16.50 p/m for it. There is, …
This week I was asked by Spy Parent LLC if I would take a look over their application designed to help catch bullies. It’s a simple Android app designed to be able to block unwanted calls or texts and even covertly record physical bullying. Here is the first look video …
HTC have just announced that their tablet the HTC Flyer is now available to purchase in stores in two different versions which are a 3G model including 32GB memory which is expandable and a WiFi version with 16GB memory and again expandable. The Flyer was announced at Mobile …
On browsing the Orange UK website tonight they have stock of the unique Motorola Flipout on PAYG for the bargain price of just £49.99 for a full Android device with a QWERTY keyboard. Don’t believe me?. Check the proof below So for just £69.99 (£49.99 plus £20 Top-Up) …
Well, we knew that the Samsung Galaxy S II was fast, but turn everything up to 11 and it goes into orbit. Those clever dudes at XDA-Developers.com have cranked up the dual-core 1.2GHz CPU to 1.5GHz and it simply blows the competition away. There’s a few tweaks to …
LG are to stuff the um-az-in Angry Birds Rio into their new Optimus series of phones. Things kick off with the Canadian LG Optimus 2X with more handsets getting the game as they roll out in Q2. For the 14 people who’ve not downloaded it yet, head down …
The all-new HTC Sensation is now up for pre-order from Play. If you’ve got £500 floating around your bank account then you can pre-order it. The SIM free device isn’t due for release until 30th of June though.. Dan was on-site for the launch of this new handset …
Three have, as promised added the HTC Flyer to their range of devices. Although it’s still showing as coming soon on their website it’s now appearing in their catalogues. To get one you’ll need to splash out £169, then it’s £25 per month on a 2 year contract. …
This is the Aquos SH-12C. From what we can make of the translation it runs Android 2.3 and has a couple of 8 megapixel cameras providing 3D shots and video recordings. An image processing engine called “ProPix” switches the shooting mode to match the environment and does auto …
Movies will soon be available to rent through the Android Market. That is, we’re guessing, in certain countries around the world. Movies will start from just $1.99 and will be available across devices provided you’re using Android 2.2 or above (initially). Alas this seems to be US-only at …
A rather surprising point mentioned during the Google I/O event is this… We’re jointly announcing that new devices from participating partners will receive the latest Android platform upgrades for 18 months after the device is first released, as long as the hardware allows…and that’s just the beginning. Stay …
