Android – Now over 60,000 apps available

Look how many Google Android apps are showing up over on AndroLib. It's less than a month since we ran a story showing 50,000. Further proof, if needed, that the Android Market growth shows no signs of slowing. Link - AndroLib.com

HTC Wildfire pricing on T-Mobile – £20 per month

We've got further details on the HTC Wildfire on T-Mobile. Following our earlier story T-Mobile have now confirmed pricing - it'll be available for £20 per month on a 24-month contract, which is pretty cheap indeed. The full press release mentions th...

HTC Wildfire coming to T-Mobile too

We were first to break news of the Wildfire coming to Virgin Media and now, a day later, T-Mobile have also stepped up to say that they'll be carrying it too. There's not long to wait either, with the device dropping into T-Mobile shops from June 14th...

Sony Ericsson Aspen reviewed

The Aspen was launched in February and, as with many Windows Mobile-powered Sony Ericsson phones, things have started off badly. PDA-247 haven't got many good words to say about it unfortunately... "I love how the whole phone creaks when I type... it ...

LG handset spotted running Windows Phone 7

It's no secret that we're a little worried about Windows Mobile. The Kin phones have had a number of critical reviews, the all-new version of Windows Phone isn't due to arrive until December and we're concerned about the number of apps available at la...

Market and Nexus One – Changes made, more needed

We're always linking to sites like androlib.com when we're linking to Android apps. It's generally because the official online version of the Android Market is pretty poor. It just shows a selection of apps and doesn't do a great deal to help you sear...

Virgin Media – HTC Wildfire Coming soon to our network

Virgin Media have, literally 2 minutes ago, revealed that they will offer the Wildfire. The network, which is a virtual mobile-network operator here in the UK, has been grabbing a number of Android handsets recently and do a lot of competitively price...

Leaked Windows Phone 7 reveals HTC Mondrian name

An early Windows Phone 7 OS has been leaked on xda-developers and it's already getting picked apart. This image, taken from part of the ROM, could either be a generic Windows Phone 7 image or it could be the HTC Mondrian - a device name mentioned else...

HTC Wildfire announced – We go hands on

This is the HTC Wildfire. It's the new name for the HTC Buzz and we got a sneak peak at it last week. Available in Q3 this looks like a smaller version of the HTC Desire. It's not quite as powerful though, and is perhaps a more entry-level …

Kin – How teenagers see it. The final thoughts..

A couple of days back we covered the Kin handsets - as seen by teenagers. ZDNet blogger Matt Miller had his two daughters use the Kin One and Kin Two and they've already delivered their first impressions. They've now been using the devices every day f...

Three offer up even more mobile kit

Three have had a bit of an image change and seem to be determined to get the latest phones onto their network. They've got a great range of Android phones in their shop at the minute, including the HTC Desire, HTC Hero, Samsung Galaxy Portal and the S...

Samsung Galaxy S 16GB version coming to Vodafone

Another Android handset has popped up on the Vodafone Coming Soon section. This is the Samsung Galaxy S and the 16GB version will be landing in Voda shops soon. It's a speedster too, with a 1Ghz CPU and a lovely 480x800 4" AMOLED screen. This 16GB ver...

X10 Mini now on Vodafone website

A couple of weeks back we spotted the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini in Vodafone catalogues. Now it's popped up on the "Coming Soon" section of their site with further details showing the 5 megapixel camera, on-board GPS and WiFi / HSDPA connectivity. ...

HTC Smart now available on o2 UK

Back in Barcelona we witnessed the launch of the HTC Smart. It's an entry-level device to get more people using the HTC interface and interested in smartphones. Hopefully the people buying the Smart will be moving onto Android or Windows Phones furthe...

Android 2.2 to bring WiFi tethering out of the box

Android is going up through the version numbers faster than the national debt, and 2.2 is revealing even more goodies. Not only will it be faster but it'll also have full Flash support plus WiFi and USB tethering out of the box. There's ways of doing ...

First Mozilla, now Skype stops Windows Phone 7 efforts

Whether this stance will change in future we're not sure, but it looks like Skype won't be developing software for Windows Phone 7. They intend to develop and continue supporting their VoIP software for Android, iPhone and iPad phones. According to sm...

Office Mobile 2010 now available for free

The Office Mobile 2010 update is now available in the Marketplace for 6.5 owners. It features a touch-friendly UI, SharePoint Workspace Mobile, easy updates, seamless copy and paste plus many other new features. The Press Release states that... "With...

Windows Phone 7 and Kin to merge?!

The Kin phones have already had a rough few weeks. Harsh reviews and a fairly high price plan have forced Microsoft and Verizon onto the defensive. Senior Product Manager for Mobile Communications at Microsoft, Greg Sullivan, has now revealed that the...

HTC now suing Apple – Not so quiet now !

Apple are suing HTC, you knew that already, but just in the last hour we're learning that HTC is to counter sue Apple. They want to stop the import of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the USA. HTC say that Apple have infringed five of their patents, …

HTC Desire available on o2 at last

Yesterday we were hassling the lovely people at o2 for an update on the HTC Desire. Just when will it be available? They stuck to their "mid-May" time-frame and indeed their main shop still has a front-page HTC Desire link taking you to the coming soo...