Windows Phone 7 Updates begin today!

Rumours have been bouncing around the web for a number of days now but we can finally give you the official information. Microsoft is to begin an incremental update to Windows Phone 7 owners beginning today. It should be noted however that this is not the copy and …

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review

Android is becoming an unstoppable force in the mobile industry. A wide range of manufacturers, each have their own spin on the OS, have cranked out device after device.  Google, however, has released the unbranded, vanilla version for a select few handsets which go under the brand ‘Nexus’. The Nexus …

Mobile coverage on the Tube – Huawei responds

Over the weekend we spotted news of a deal to finally provide mobile coverage to the Tube here in London. Huawei is said to be sucking up the fairly substantial installation costs and will recoup some cash through maintenance agreements. It’s thought that Huawei will be using this …

O2 Get White Xperia Play Exclusive

O2-UK have got an exclusive White version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play due on it’s network in the near future instead of the original Black version. Steve Adler in charge of Devices at O2 said “Selling the Xperia Play in an exclusive white colour will help give …

The AYCEonThree Data Challenge

You might have seen a few tweets recently around a plan we have with Three to prove their ‘All You Can Eat’ (AYCE) data on The One Plan really is as much as you like. I met with some of the @threeuk team in London last week and …

Twidroyd and UberTwitter – Should be back soon

Following our story regarding Twidroid being suspended by Twitter we’re now being told that changes are under way and the app should be online soon. We contacted the guys at Twidroyd but they declined to respond to our mails and tweets. Luckily they have responded to others by …

Motorola Xoom Coming To PC World

PC World are to be the first retailer to sell the recently announced Motorola Xoom and they have setup a page over on their website giving more information about this new tablet device. Smarter, faster and packed with everything you want. The Motorola XOOM is the World’s first tablet PC …

Twidroid suspended by Twitter

Hi all, just got this email from Twitter, looks like Twidroid may be in a bit of trouble… Dear XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX), Regardless of how you access Twitter, we are dedicated to making Twitter better, faster and more reliable for you. As part of this effort, we ask applications that …

Camera settings in Windows Phone 7 – Microsoft responds

We have carried a Windows Phone 7 device around Mobile World Congress these last few days and, when batteries ran flat, we’ve used a HTC 7 Mozart to film some bits. One thing that has driven us slowly around the bend is the camera settings. If you want …

T-Mobile Pulse 2.1 Update

T-Mobile UK have just tweeted that the 2.1 OS for the T-Mobile Pulse is now available as a free download for customers. Pulse 2.1 update Posted: 15 minutes ago Hi folks Good news for all your T-Mobile Pulse users, the 2.1 Android software update is available for download via …

Motorola Atrix Video Overview

We managed to get hands on again with the Motorola Atrix during Mobile World Congress and I was lucky to have arranged some time with a member of the team to give us a quick walk through the Motorola Atrix and the docks which are available and also how they …

LG Booth Tour @ MWC

We were lucky enough to be given a near 20 minute tour of the LG booth with one of the reps there, no having to fight through crowds of people to get hands on with the devices, they brought them to us and gave us a talk through …

LG Optimus 2X – Need For Speed!

Just a quick video I managed to record when getting some hands on time with the LG Optimus 2X whilst here in Barcelona. Normally once phones have some content installed on them and they are doing things throughout the day the phone can start to slow down even on …

Dell 2011 Roadmap revealed – Windows Phone 7, Android and Windows 8

Dell have just experienced a leak of epic proportions. Their 2011 roadmap has just spilled all over the web and includes the Wrigley, Gallo, Sterling and many other strange codenames. Windows 8 is even mentioned here as a supposed OS for their “Peju” device scheduled Q1 / Q2 …

Cheap calling abroad – an experiment

Let’s face it, going abroad is expensive if you use your phone. You can be careful, you can sign up to a network or package which allows a certain amount of data or calling when you’re abroad or… you could do it my way. If you’ve never heard …

HTC Wildfire S – Up close

The new HTC Wildfire S looks, if we’re honest, pretty similar to the existing HTC Wildfire. The new version is a little lighter (105 grams instead of 118) and the optical trackball has completely vanished. The screen resolution has been increased from 240×320 QVGA to a 320×480 pixel …

HTC 7 Pro – Up Close

Windows Phone had a quiet year but that does not mean there is not impressive hardware out there running the OS, one phone caught my eye which we have not managed to cover yet due to not being available until just a few days ago outside of the …

Android apps on a non-Android phone – Hands-on with Alien Dalvik

Remember Alien Dalvik ? This little piece of magic lets Android applications run on non-Android phones. Today we took a stroll to the Myriad stand here in Barcelona to see it for ourselves. Chief Technology Officer, Benoit Schillings (who used to work for Nokia by the way), took …

Huawei S7 Slim – Up close

Huawei are a brand that can confuse at times. They really don’t seem to mind producing quite good handsets and then letting a network / carrier splash their logo across the device and claiming it to be their own phone. This is the new slimmer version of the Ideos …

Huawei HiLink and Mobile WiFi Smartpro – Up close

Huawei tend to be behind a lot of the USB 3G dongles that are sold by the big networks. Look closely enough at yours and you may see their logo. If you have one you may be aware of the fairly slow start-up time. It’s something Huawei are …