Facebook have just updated their Android app on the market. New improvements include the addition of deals, chat and push notifications. Its great to see the Chat functionality finally being added, especially as iOS has had this feature for some time already. Facebook deals provides access to savings …
Another cheap Android tablet to add to the collection now and BT have this, the “Storage Options” 7″ touch-screen ARM11 2GB Android 2.1 tablet. It’s just £132.75 and the reviews posted on the product page seem to be positive so far, although the manual seems to be a …
Google have released a few more details on Honeycomb and the new features it will bring to the party. The Platform Highlights page elaborates a little more on new UI additions like the new System Bar and Action Bar as well the improved task switcher for multitasking and …
Worms was originally released in the nineties on a variety of platforms. It is a turn by turn action game where your team of worms has to kill the other team of worms. Today EA Games have released it onto the Android platform. It is available for a special …
In the last few days; probably in reaction to the news of the new Galaxy Tab, Amazon have dropped the price of the existing galaxy tab. I spotted this whilst using the new amazon app yesterday. The other retailers that stock these have yet to follow suit. Google …
Another handset we saw last week in rendered form has now popped out for a stroll (or train ride) right next to a hidden camera. If we’ve got this right it could .. possibly.. be the Desire 2. A front-facing camera is visible but other than that we’ll …
A few days ago a very convincing render appeared on Pocketnow showing a HTC / Verizon device without any buttons. This handset, which appears to pack a bulge around the back, has now appeared in the flesh on Mobile01 complete with Verizon branding. Nothing really to tell you …
After yesterday’s rumours of Facebook phones, more information is coming out. BGR have a tipster that was part of a focus group for what could be the Facebook phone, with more details of what could be in store. The phone will be cloud based and location aware – …
Sony have just announced a new software framework to bring advanced PlayStation games to more and more phones. Soon their “PlayStation Suite” will help create games for all sorts of Android handsets more easily. They’re to kick things off with “PlayStation Store” for Android devices and an emulator …
Everything Everywhere, the joint Orange and T-Mobile venture, are today announcing the UK’s first ever commercial “contactless” mobile payments service. It’s rolling out in the second quarter of 2011 and will be available in over 40,000 stores. In partnership with Barclaycard it’ll mean that you can pay for …
A Facebook phone has been rumoured for sometime, but it now looks as though two might be coming. The rumours are the HTC are responsible and will be presenting two Android based devices at MWC, with Facebook pushed to the fore. Given HTC’s excellent work on integrating Facebook into …
Numbers. People LOVE numbers. Lots of us have been standing around outside the Microsoft HQ trying to get an idea on how the Windows Phone 7 handsets are doing. Well, we’ve had some details trickling out but now, through a Bloomberg interview, Microsoft Senior Product Manage Greg Sullivan …
PocketNow have just posted an image from the PR brief for the big event at Mobile World Congress next month with a run down of the evening and times. As you can see from 19:30 until 20:04 there are presentations on the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Samsung …
Google have just released Android 3.0 SDK preview for download. It’s basically allows developers to test their applications ready for Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’ , the upcoming Operating system that is apparently optimised/designed for Tablets. More importantly for the most of us, it gives an insight into what Honeycomb …
This phone has to be one of the worst kept secrets in the mobile phone industry for quite a while with various prototype devices floating around various websites. We have had video’s of the device running, loads of pictures at every possible angle and a run down of specifications, all we need …
Shopping on your mobile seems to be a growing trend. Tesco have an (iPhone) app, eBay has an (unofficial) app and Google have their “Shopper” app. Amazon though have now released their own official Android application which adds barcode scanning and 1-click ordering for fast and secure online …
There’s a healthy library of apps in the Android Market, that’s a given, but there’s also a selection of pretty poor ones too. Google look set to correct this with a larger “human team” charged with removing apps that violate the Android Market terms and conditions. They will …
..and within minutes of Samsung announcing their new handsets there’s confirmation from Three that they’ll be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Ace handset… “Galaxy Ace is the follower of the very popular Galaxy Portal. It’s an Android phone and it’ll launch on version 2.2.1(FroYo +) of the operating system. …
A new “Galaxy” range of handsets have just been announced by Samsung in Korea. The Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Fit, Galaxy Gio and Galaxy Mini are all powered by Android and target the “broader consumer market”. As you’d expect they all have Android Market access and Wifi but there’s …
This slightly blurry image is the HTC Flyer. It’s rumoured to by the HTC Android tablet device we’ve all been waiting for. Now amobil claims that multiple sources are confirming the device and even have specs. According to the sources HTC are keen to get this on the …
