Orange HTC Hero updates arriving

We've had a few emails now about the much anticipated Android 2.1 update for the Orange HTC Hero. Richard Williams kicked things off when he told us that Orange Tech Support confirmed that the update would start rolling out today. Daren Wood mailed in...

Android sales triple in the UK

1 in 10 contract handsets sold in the UK now run Android according to stats from GfK Retail and Technology. The overall share of the UK mobile contract market has grown considerably, rising from a mere 3% share in Q1 of this year to a 13.2% share in …

Xperia X8 coming to o2 in September

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 has just shown up on the o2 Coming Soon pages. The Xperia X8 was made official last month and will hopefully they'll have time to get Android 2.1 on board before launch. Inside there's a 600Mhz CPU, 3" 320x480 (HVGA) capaci...

Confirmed – HTC to use SLCD screens in handsets

Well, we kinda knew that this was coming but it's now official. HTC will be adding the Super LCD display technology (SLCD) into a selection of devices later this summer. The Desire and the Nexus One are picked to be the first and there's confirmation ...

HTC will still make their mark on Windows and Android

When Windows Phone 7 was announced it seemed to signal the end of HTC's involvement with the GUI. The Windows Phone 7 interface, from what we understood at the time, was to be familiar and identical throughout all Windows Phones. Things still seem to ...

HTC Vision coming to T-Mobile soon

Another HTC device that appeared recently is the Vision. This time it's an Android powered handset with 1Ghz CPU, 3.7" touch screen and Android 2.1. Engadget have now seen it with T-Mobile logos plastered all over it and the possible name of the "G1 B...

Unknown HTC device spotted running Windows Phone 7

What's this ? Well, apart from the fact that it's a HTC and running Windows Phone 7, we're really not sure. On the back there's an 8 megapixel camera with flash and a new Windows Phone logo beneath. Up front is a 3.7-inch SLCD and 1GHz Snapdragon proc...

iPhone and Windows Phone 7 Browser comparisons

Yes yes, we know this is a slightly unfair battle. This is an iPhone 3GS versus the Samsung Windows Phone 7 prototype. There's also someone moving the 3GS pages after they've loaded - I presume that the Windows Phone 7 browser will move while loading ...

Get Your Free Bumper/Refund Today

Those of you who follow the site will see that I purchased an iPhone4 on launch day.  However the issue with the signal and Apple's response to this really annoyed me so the phone was returned and I moved onto Android.  Although the phone wa...

BBC Mobile Apps now available for iPhone and iPad

The BBC has announced that their News apps are now available for both the iPhone and the iPad. They're free and were due to appear earlier this year but were delayed by the BBC Trust. Both apps are free and there's still hope for Android users with BB...

An iPad clone running Android – With the full 10 inches

We've covered quite a few Android-based tablet devices of late and, until now, they've been 7" screens. Whilst some have been good copies of the Apple iPad the screen size has resulted in a smaller experience, until now. The guys at Shanzai.com have g...

Pulse Mini now down to just £79.99

The T-Mobile Pulse Mini has gone right down to £79.99 today. The handset, which you can get for this price with a £10 top-up, is £20 cheaper than normal as part of the T-Mobile sale. Dan has just spotted it in a T-Mobile store, but you can grab …

Galaxy S advertising pokes fun at the iPhone 4 issues

The Samsung Galaxy S, which we reviewed last week, is appearing in many newspaper adverts today. It's aiming directly at potential iPhone customers plagued by "that" signal issue by tweaking the word "Hello" to include a full set of signal bars. Now, ...

Microsoft encourage staff to develop for WP 7

Gah, remember those 90,000 free phones that are coming to Microsoft employees? Well, something else is being given out too. It's an email from Senior VP of Mobile Communications, Andy Lees. He's asking staff to use their new Windows Phone 7 device to ...

iPhone 4 Bumper refunds begin

Refunds for Apple iPhone 4 bumpers have started to filter through the Apple Store today. So far it's only those customers who bought a bumper case online, but further in-store purchases will be refunded shortly too. Apple announced on Friday that all...

Microsoft reveals the cost of the Kin project

We mentioned the massive Microsoft Q4 profits yesterday but, deep down, you can see that profits should've been even higher. The fourth-quarter revenue was $16.04 billion but there was $240 million dollar loss from the KIN handset costs. Across Micros...

Windows Phone 7 manufacturers confirmed

More information from Greg Sullivan today and we've got the list of confirmed hardware partners. HTC are there, as are Samsung, LG, Asus and Dell. One of the launch devices is a QWERTY slider and there'll apparently be five handsets from each one of t...

Motorola XT720 Sample Photos & Unboxing

As promised here are a few sample shots taken from the 8 Megapixel camera using Xenon flash on the new Motorola X720.  There is also more photos going up on the album today so keep checking back for more updates. Just a quick pointer that the las...

Acer Stream exclusive to Expansys with HDMI output

Got £400 ? Want an unlocked Android 2.1 handset from Acer? This is the Acer Stream and it's exclusive to expansys. Inside is a super-quick 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, a 3.7" AMOLED 800x400 screen, 5 megapixel auto-focus camera, HD video recording, ...

Windows Phone 7 – Bing is your only integrated search

Microsoft Senior Product Manager, Greg Sullivan, has confirmed with Pocket-lint that Windows Phone 7 is pretty much glued to the Bing search engine. Third-party search apps will arrive but it looks like they'll probably be standalone as the OS and Bin...