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...

Google Nexus One no longer available from .. Google

The Google Nexus One is no longer available online. The device, which was given out at Mobile World Congress and several other developer events for free, has also sold well to early adopters online. Google recently announced that sales via the web sho...

Everyone at Microsoft will get a Windows Phone 7

Windows Phone 7 devices look set to be given out to all Microsoft employees very soon. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley has re-tweeted a post by Senior Marketing Manager for Emerging Media, Charl Lee-Pearce, although the tweet seems to have gone now. It states.....

Shipped ROMs – It’s over

Conflipper, for those who aren't aware, has been a great source of information for HTC, Windows Mobile and Android news for quite some time. However, it looks like he's now hanging up his keyboard, with shipped-roms.com finally coming to an end too. ...

Got a HTC Desire? Enter our competition !

See? I told you we'd have another competition. This one is thanks to the lovely people at Mobilefun.co.uk and is for you lucky HTC Desire owners. They've sent us a genuine HTC carry pouch (normally £15.47) and this cool pouch (normally £12.47) which...

MSDN Ultimate Competition – Results

A couple of weeks ago we gave you the chance to win one of three MSDN Ultimate subscriptions. We had over a hundred entries, but the lucky winners are as follows... Ian Smith - Dave Poyser - Paul Williams We've had a good rummage around the Coolsmartp...

Motorola XT720 In The House!

Today is a day I have been waiting for ever since I saw this handset announced about a month ago (and leaked just before if you are a regular reader of this site). Today I got my hands on my very own Motorola XT720 which launched just yesterday …

Joe Belfiore talks Windows Phone

Windows Phone VP Joe Belfiore has spoken today with engadget and there's an in-depth video online below. Joshua Topolsky asks Joe about how Windows Phone 7 will differentiate and gets a great insight into the Microsoft mind. Joe states that the Window...

Vodafone Nexus One Getting FroYo Next Week!

Great news for Vodafone customers who have a Vodafone supplied Nexus One and that is the company have now confirmed that OS 2.2 (FroYo) is available as a free over the air download from next week. Posted by the official Vodafone eForum a moderator tod...

Windows Phone 7 – The previews are out

Recently the mobile world has become pretty brutal, with even the mighty iPhone getting punched square in the face by antenna issues. Windows Phone 7 now seems to be in the firing line, with the Boy Genius Report and other sites ripping into the OS. S...

Apple to give away cases for iPhone 4 owners

The Apple response to the iPhone 4 reception issues is now here. They've defended their product, stating that only 0.55% of all iPhone 4 users have called them about an antenna or reception issue. We're guessing that many customers will have already k...

The iPhone signal bars, before and after

The new iOS 4.0.1 has caused quite a stir across the web this morning, with many claiming that Apple has "finally fixed" the signal issues caused by the "death grip". The only change we've seen is in the size of the bars, but we hope that later the …

Samsung Galaxy Apollo – Price drop on Orange

The Samsung Galaxy Apollo (i5801) has had a price-drop on Orange Pay As You Go. You can now pick one up for £149, although you need to spend another £10 on a top-up. Still, it's a pretty great price for Android 2.1, a 3.2" 240x400 screen, 600Mhz CPU...

ZTE Racer now on Three contracts too

Last week we spotted the ZTE Racer on Three for £109.99 on Pay As You Go. It's a good deal for an Android device with 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.8" QVGA screen, GPS, microSD expansion and FM radio. Three have now added it to their contracts too, with pr...

Apple boost the signal …. err.. display

The new Apple iPhone 4.0.1 update has been released. iOS 4.0.1 changes how the signal is displayed on the phone for existing iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4 owners. It basically "enhances" the view by making every bar a little bigger - almost like putting...

Over 90,000 apps in the Android Market now

Androlib is reporting that over 93,000 apps are now available in the Android Market, with over a billion estimated downloads. The figure has risen constantly, with over 50,000 in April and 60,000 in May. The latest Androlib stats also show that over ...

HTC Ace Rumor Doing The Rounds

The last day or so the heat has really picked up on a yet to be announced HTC device going by the name of 'Ace'.  Tonight a list of rumored specifications made its way around the internet and so far feedback seems to be positive although again th...

T-Mobile G2 Gets Android 2.1 Today!

Today is a very happy day for all you T-Mobile G2 users out there, the company is now pushing out the 2.1 ROM update to handsets as an OTA (Over the Air) download. If you have not had the update yet check under settings if you can search …

Android 2.1 and 2.2, now on the HTC HD2

The poor HTC HD2. It's one of just a few remaining Windows Mobile 6.5 devices still on sale but now both Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 have been squirted into the device, with the fluid Sense interface available for 2.1 too. There's still some tweaks th...