We ran a story recently detailing the possible changes to Android in the new Gingerbread version. It was based on several strong leaks and detailed the end of custom UI's, minimum hardware specs and much more. These have now been cast into doubt as Da...
BirdieSync is a Windows Mobile application for synchronising your device with Thunderbird and Lightning or Sunbird on your PC. Every contact, appointment, task and email is sync'd the minute you hook your phone up. The new version is compatible with T...
Today we did some tweaking to the site and pretty much pressed the "Turbo" button. The amount of extra traffic to the main page is simply shocking, so we've added some extra magic beans to get things moving at light speed. To celebrate we're giving aw...
The Symbian-Guru.com website is closing today. It's because the webmaster has decided to switch to Android instead. The site has been running for well over 3 years and Ricky, the guy behind it, states.. "To Nokia, you guys are losing. Hard. Wake the ...
The HTC Hero is one of our favourite Android handsets still and, if you're after one, it may be worth looking at this refurbished one at Three. It's available for £159.99 and then you simply stick your Pay As You Go SIM card in. Job done. It even …
We've experienced quite a lot of extra visitors recently, so my rather strange coding has been under some severe strain during peak times. We've previously added extra PHP script caching and this has helped a great deal, however it's still not enough ...
Three have announced a new phone tariff called the "One Plan". Ofcom have proposed lower mobile termination fees and this has meant that Three can offer much cheaper calls. The new plan includes the following monthly allowances.. 2000 "Any network" mi...
In February we spent quite a bit of time on the Sony Ericsson stand. Their new range of Android-based phones includes the X10 and the tiny X10 Mini that's currently available on a number of networks here in the UK. The phone that impressed me the most...
When the Kin devices launched in April we already knew a little bit about them. Previously known as "Project Pink" these were "social phones" to let children, teenagers and twenty-somethings share their life and thoughts with friends. They launched in...
Oh dear. Gizmodo are reporting that the Microsoft Kin project has been shut down. It's with immediate effect and the entire team are being shoved onto Windows Phone 7 instead. The Kin phones were announced in April but they were met with poor reviews...
The next big version of Android, called "Gingerbread" is coming in Q4 this year, and for the first time will have minimum spec requirements for hardware - 1GHz processor, 512mb RAM and 3.5" screen minimum. This is something Microsoft are do...
Something slightly unusual here. In August Mini are releasing a whole bunch of upgrades to their range, and one eye-catcher is MiniConnected. Built for iPhones (what about the rest of us Mini?!), MiniConnected introduces some really intere...
The Samsung Galaxy S is proving to be a very powerful and popular device. It's selling on Vodafone currently and you should find both Orange and o2 selling it soon too. It has a speedy 1GHz CPU, 4" WVGA (480x800) 16M Super AMOLED screen, Android 2.1, ...
Shipped ROMs recently had a cease and desist letter from HTC. It looked like HTC wanted the whole site offline, but now there's a twist, with HTC telling site owners that only test and carrier files must be removed. This is because certain carrier / n...
The T-Mobile Pulse (Huawei U8220) is back down in price once more. T-Mobile have it for just £99.99 yet again (when bought with a £10 top-up) and for that you get unlimited free texts for the whole of the next month and 6 months free internet. Barga...
Google are releasing the new Froyo Android 2.2 software for their Nexus One as an over-the-air update today. Highlights include a vast speed increase, Flash in the browser and the ability to turn your handset into a wifi hotspot. It is gre...
The Amazon Kindle is a "wireless reading device" with a 6" screen. Put simply, it's an electronic version of your favourite book. You can go buy one, or you can download the free Android reader that's just become available. Download from the Android M...
Remember the recently launched Dell Streak on O2?. That is the device which some say is a large phone / small tablet device in case you missed it. Well Dell are now allowing you to purchase one totally sim free and unbranded/unlocked to use with...
The iPhone 4 launched in the UK last Thursday with people lining up outside stores all around the country as soon as 6pm on Wednesday it has been rumored. However now that the whole 'OMG there is a new iPhone' craze has started to settle down the big …
Following our earlier story just hours ago it now seems that the HTC Hero 2.1 update is indeed being delivered to handsets here in the UK. This is a shot from Ant, who's just had a prompt on his unlocked HTC Hero just minutes ago. It's a whacking …
