O2 Double Network Spend For 3G

O2 in the UK have announced they are to double the investment in their 3G network to £2m a day as it starts to plan the rollout of 900mhz 3G services to help deal with the strain on existing 3G networks which use 2100mhz which is why most …

White iPhone 4 Showing On Three UK Site

UK network Three have on their website the White iPhone 4 at the same price as the existing Black.  Whilst the price being the same is not news, it is after all the same phone, what is interesting is that the white version is on the website all …

Windows Phone 7 Features – Blocked in many countries

The Windows Phone 7 experience can get a little fragmented depending on where you are in the world. Andrew Birch has taken the time to make a matrix showing what services you have access to. It’s a pretty surprising result – here in the UK we lack services …

HTC post massive profit rise

HTC have announced huge profits of £315 million in the three months from October to December last year. They represent a rise of 160% compared to the same quarter in 2009 and, combined with rumours of HTC tablet devices, growth is expected to continue and remain strong, although …

Windows Phone 7 – A year after launch.

We’ve tried our best to ignore it, but right now Windows Phone 7 is getting a bashing. Fellow Microsoft MVP’s James Kendrick and Matt Miller have already written some high-profile articles off the back of disappointment from LG. Matt quite rightly points out the lack of sales information …

Who’s been eating all my data?

Got a Windows Phone recently? Is it using lots of data? Well, it seems there’s a reason. Microsoft say that a “third-part solution commonly accessed from Windows Phones” is transferring truck-loads more data than anticipated. We are in contact with the third party to assist them in making …

Three UK have Android tablets coming soon

Three’s coming soon section has recently been updated. Two tablets will be available from them in February. The Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Linx Commtiva N700. Both are Android 2.2 devices. No pricing is available for either yet, but you can register for updates. Three already offer the …

HTC Wildfire Now On T-Mobile PAYG

T-Mobile UK have now listed the HTC Wildfire on it’s website for anyone wanting to buy on Pay As You Go and it will set you back £149.99 plus a £10 top-up. Before now the Wildfire was only available on contracts so this is a great addition to …

HTC Media Link Review

The HTC Media Link is a tiny box with two small outputs. What it does is fairly magical and quite cool. Plugging it together is simple enough. A familiar miniUSB charging plug goes into one hole, a miniHDMI plug in the other. After hooking the HDMI into your …

HTC Leak – HTC Desire 2 pictured?

OK, this is getting crazy now. Another leaked HTC handset has popped up on the web and, by the looks of it, it seems to be a successor the the fantastic HTC Desire. It’s all guesswork at the minute and the guys from Pocketnow reckon that this is …

HTC Smart 2 Leakage ?

Last year we were in Barcelona to see the HTC Smart being announced. Using the Qualcomm Brew platform it serves as a first step on the ladder for many future smartphone owners. Now, with yet another leak, there’s what looks like a successor. This unit almost appears to …

Another leaked HTC render ahead of MWC

Another handset captured by the guys over on Pocketnow and again it’s all a bit of a mystery. The trackball is back, we’re guessing it’s running Android and it seems to be a fairly petite size. It looks almost like the HTC Wildfire and is perhaps a successor. …

Unknown HTC device rendered

Every year we keep a look out for leaks which, as Mobile World Congress draws near, tend to appear all over the web. This render, from Pocketnow shows an unknown Android unit. It marks a return for the dedicated hardware call / end buttons which have been absent …

HTC Gratia and HTC 7 Pro announced for the UK

The HTC 7 Pro, which appeared on o2 Germany recently, looks set to arrive here in the UK from February. The Windows Phone 7 device brings a QWERTY keyboard, 1GHz CPU and a tilting 3.6″ screen. Other specs include Doly Mobile and SRS WOW HD sound, Xbox Live …

HTC Launching Android Tablets soon?

Android tablets are everywhere – even amongst the beans and pickled onions in Tesco. Many, including us, have been wanting to know when HTC are going to get in on the action. Up until now it’s all been pretty quiet, but with Mobile World Congress coming up we’re …

Vivaz 2 Running Android Previewed By Mobile-Review

Sony Ericsson are having a hard time keeping control of leaked devices due at Mobile World Congress next month, First there was the PlayStation Phone and now comes the Vivaz 2 which runs Android instead of Symbian which powered the original Vivaz and Vivaz Pro. Eldar from Mobile-Review has put …

ShootMe Android app updated

Today there has been an update released to the android market of the popular app “Shootme”. It is a screenshot app for android devices that have been rooted. What sets this one apart are some of the settings. For instance it will take screenshots if you shake the …

Samsung tease with an “Evolution”

With Mobile World Congress now just around the corner we’re beginning to see networks and manufacturers announcing their .. announcements. Samsung Mobile have updated their unpacked site with a teaser stating “Evolution is Fate” and will be adding a preview teaser in a matter of days. The full …

On the move again..

Over the last couple of days we’ve had a number of issues. It’s a fallout from the big design and back-end website management change we did recently. Since everything went live we’ve seen memory usage on our main server rise considerably, and no amount of caching seemed to …

Xperia Arc looking sharp in demo video

The Sony Ericsson product blog have just added a YouTube video showing off their latest toy – the Xperia Arc. Sony Ericsson have added a new camera interface and have increased the speed that shots are taken. The light sensor has been improved so you should get much …