Yesterday we reported on the rise and rise of Android in the USA. Stats from the NPD Group now put the Android OS ahead of the Apple OS in terms of unit share. Although these figures are based on consumer surveys, it does also show that the Windows …
According to stats from NPD, Android sales for the first quarter of 2010 were greater than iPhone sales in the USA. This puts Android into the number two position, behind RIM, with Apple trailing third. The difference is quite substanstial too, with A...
I had a Rubiks Cube when I was a kid (y'know, in the late '90's) and quickly became a master at peeling the coloured stickers off. Apparently though this isn't the way to do it, and now someone has built a robot out of lego to speed the …
Windows Mobile users can try out their old Playstation One games thanks to FPSEce. It'll run games like Wipeout XL and Time Crisis quite smoothly and there's a video of it in action below. Available free you just need enough space on your storage card...
We've heard from the traditional tech sites, but what do the target users think of the KIN ? Matt Miller has drafted in his two daughters to have a look - they're 14 and 16. There were a few stumbles, like setting up the Zune functionality and the …
Back in February we snapped the T-Mobile Pulse Mini on the Huawei stand at Mobile World Congress. The Pulse Mini is actually the Huawei U8110 with a T-Mobile logo stuck on it - although T-Mobile wouldn't let us near one in their MWC area. No matter, b...
The official HD2 extended life battery (complete with kick-stand) sells for around £41.11. For less than half the price you can have this one instead. It'll boost the existing 1230mAh HD2 battery up to 2400mAh, which is more than the official battery...
Some interesting news which was just found tonight and is sending shockwaves through gadget fans in the UK is that from 1st June 2010, Vodafone will change the conditions on charging for data use on mobile phones. At present all phones with exception ...
On checking the Carphone Warehouse Coming Soon section tonight I came across the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro listed on there for launch sometime this July. There is no information on possible pricing or networks but they at least have a coming soon dat...
We've been banging on about Dropbox for quite a while now and the official Android app arrived just yesterday. However, Windows Mobile users have been left out a little, so Ruttensoft have come to the rescue with CloudFiles. It's a front end for the f...
So, just a short while ago we told you that the HTC Hero would at last be getting the 2.1 update tomorrow. We saw a picture from a Best Buy store proving it but, according to Sprint Forums they're now stating that no, it won't be coming out …
The Motorola Milestone firmware update is now available for UK owners here and yes, you're getting Android 2.1. The PDF details the new features which include .. "Exciting new widgets, wallpaper functionality and a security upgrades." Extra screens ...
Sony Ericsson are pushing out Android 2.1 to their entire X10 family in Q4 this year. The Product Blog reveals that a UXP upgrade will also improbed the Timescap and Mediascape apps and there's wireless home connectivity via DLNA. The X10 Mini we spo...
The official Dropbox app is now available in the Android Market. It's the mobile app which allows full read / write access into your online account. You simply sign up for 2GB of space, then upload stuff, link to it, download it or even stream music a...
HTC Hero owners have been told that the 2.1 update is either just around the corner or quite a way off for some time now. Today there's another twist to the story, with Spint customers apparently due to receive the update on Friday. This screenshot ha...
Imagine the pain of having a tooth removed without any anesthetic. Painful huh? Now try reading the engadget Kin review and you may feel pretty much the same. It echoes the earlier phonescoop review and, although a major part of the problem is the hig...
So what happens if you put a brand-new Xperia X10 under a web-cam and stick it live on the web? You get a live phone, umm.. err.. on the web. Send emails, Tweets or Facebook messages to the guys on xperiaxten.com and it'll appear live on the camera. …
The black HTC Desire is now in stock and selling from Orange. Initially only the brown version was available but James Sherlock has let us know that he's.. "Got mine in the basket right now and am going through checkout!" This follows the Tweet from t...
Hello, is that the Xperia X10 Mini we saw at the Mobile World Congress ? Yup, here's the hot new Sony Ericsson in the Vodafone "Coming Soon" section of the May magazine. More as we get it, but click on for the big picture or click on for …
Up until now the only real way to get your Android apps running from the memory card is to install a custom ROM. It looks like this is going to be the same for a bit yet, but a bit of info has now appeared here to give …
