Orange HTC Desire 2.2 Update – Information from HTC

Last week we ran a story regarding the update delay for HTC Desire owners who had purchased the phone through Orange. A few customers had accused Orange of causing the delay. A few of you contacted HTC and they responded by stating that the hold up...

Orange San Francisco Announced – Available this week

Orange have just announced the new "Orange San Francisco" Android phone. It's an "affordable Android device" which will sell for just £99 on Pay As You Go. Powered by Android 2.1, the ZTE-manufactured device also has an FM radio, 3 megapixel camera, ...

Zune service expands – Ready for Windows Phone 7 roll-out

At last, Microsoft is to expand the Zune Pass Internationally. The system is integral to the Windows Phone 7 handsets and provides music and video purchases through a monthly subscription. The roll-out is a little fragmented however, with some Europea...

A closer look at the new HTC Sense

So, we know that the HTC Desire HD ROM has been squirted into other devices and we saw all the new functionality at the recentHTC event. Now there's more detail thanks to the guys at AndroidSPIN who have posted screenshots of the all-new HTC Sense int...

We7 launch Android App

Music streaming service (amongst other things) We7 have launched an app for Android.  Rather like Spotify Premium, subscribers to We7's "Premium Plus" service can use the app to stream an unlimited amount of music, as well as storing some offline...

25% Off T-Mobile PAYG Tomorrow

T-Mobile are tomorrow (Tuesday 21st) doing one of their 48 hour offers giving you a discount if you purchase online within that time.  The best deals include 25% off the T-Mobile Pulse Mini and Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro. T-Mobile Pulse Mini was...

Android still on the up – Microsoft and Apple slide

The comScore report is out today and shows how things are shaping up in the US. Last year we saw Apple overtake Microsoft and now, just nine months later, Android has too. Google have experienced a 5% jump in smartphone market share between April and ...

Amazon drop Samsung Galaxy Tab price

Amazon UK has dropped their price for the forthcoming 16GB 7" Samsung Galaxy Tablet from £800 to £680.  The high price of the tablet surprised a few people, given that it is more expensive than any iPad, and perhaps this is something ...

Motorola X720 Speed Bump Update

Motorola have released an update for the Milestone XT720 which only recently went on sale and this is a BIG update.  At present the CPU runs at 550MHz but after you apply the update you now run at 720MHz which will be a pretty sweet speed boost f...

HTC Desire Updates – Things aren’t going well

There's quite a few HTC Desire owners out there and we've seen a lot of news about the new Android 2.2 (FroYo) update. It's been a bumpy ride for pretty much everyone. First o2 owners got their update, only to have it removed a few days later. Vodafon...

Archos Android Tablet Just £169.99

I have been a long time customer of eXpansys and purchased many devices from them in the past, and today I find another bargain which comes in the form of an Internet Tablet device from Archos for as little as £169.99 which also has an impressiv...

O2 reduce iPad data allowances

O2 have announced that they are reducing the data allowances for their iPad data tariffs.  As of 1st October, the £15 monthly rolling contract will reduce the mobile data allowance from 3GB to 2GB. This is somewhat out of the blue, and...

HTC Desire HD ROM running on the HTC HD2

Was it really just 3 days ago that the Desire Z and HD were announced? Well, that seems to be long enough for someone to get the Desire HD ROM, complete with all the new HTC Sense goodness, into the usually Windows Mobile-powered HTC HD2. It's early d...

FroYo For T-Mobile Desire From Today (UPDATE)

Exciting news for HTC Desire customers on T-Mobile UK is that the update for 2.2 (FroYo) is available right now!.  T-Mobile have posted on their official forum the following statement Hi all,We have some exciting news for all our Desire users.The...

Three announce Add-ons for Pay As You Go customers

On Wednesday we covered the HTC Event. Although WiFi was available, the weight of several hundred journalists pretty much killed it. Luckily I had a laptop with a Three Pay As You Go SIM card in. However, Three have now boosted their Top-ups now inclu...

Shazam updated – Offline tagging is go

The free version of Shazam has now been updated for Android users. Version 2.1 brings the ability to tag without coverage and a number of bug fixes. The free version allows 5 tags per month, but the paid-for version (Shazam Encore) allows unlimited mu...

Samsung Galaxy Tab Hands On

Yesterday when attending a get-together arranged by @ThreeUKLatest up in London it was a great chance to get to meet some new people and also catch up with people i already knew plus meet some of the team from Three. Whilst I was there the h...

HTC Event launch video and up-close overviews

So, you've read the specs, you've seen the event pictures, the Desire Z pictures and the Desire HD pictures. What more could you possibly need? Well, how about a few more videos? HTC have now posted this full video of the event so you can re-live the ...

Windows Phone 7 – GSM-only devices at launch

Microsoft are up against it. Windows Phone 7 has to be good in order to compete. There's some who say it'll take years to even get a tiny share of the market, no matter how good it is. Bing, for example, is very good at what it does, …

HTC HD Mini Lands On T-Mobile UK

The HTC HD Mini has just landed on the T-Mobile UK network.  In quite a shock as this device seemed to bypass the coming soon page and has gone straight on sale. The HD mini was announced at this years Mobile World Congress and features 5 Megapi...