X10 Family to get Android 2.1 goodness soon

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...

Official Dropbox Android App – Now available!

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 Update for Sprint owners on Friday

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...

Reviewers blast the Kin phones

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...

See the X10 interface working – Live

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. …

Black HTC Desire now on Orange

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...

Update – Xperia X10 Mini spotted in Vodafone catalogues

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 …

Apps on your SD card? Coming soon to Android!

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 …

Skyfire 2.0 Video demo

OK, I slightly pooh-poohed Skyfire 2.0 the other day after it crashed on me, but hey - it's a beta. I had a few tweets telling me that I should try it again, so I did. It ended up being turned into this video demo, so click on …

HTC HD2 Car Upgrade Kit Review

The Car Upgrade Kit for the HD2 has been in my car for the past week and now the review is online. This is made by HTC and fits on your windscreen or dashboard. It'll charge your device and activates the HTC HD2's special "NaviPanel" application too. ...

The Official Twitter app comes to Android

The official Twitter client is now available for Android. It features trending topics, real-time search and maps to show what's happening nearby. You can share videos, links and pictures all over the world and it seems great but... ..it's only availa...

Windows Mobile to Android. The start of things to come?

Fellow Mobian Matt Miller has written a great article about something that's unfortunately happening more and more. He's ditching Windows Mobile. As a long-time user it's surprisingly the rather fantastic HD2 that's made him turn. It seems that the fr...

Pulse Mini On T-Mobile UK

The T-Mobile UK site has just had an update as we approach the month of May and included in that update is the T-Mobile Pulse Mini on PAYG for just £99.99 when bought with a £10 topup but that also includes an impressive 6 months FREE brow...

HTC Mini HD Now On Vodafone

Vodafone have updated their site this morning and now show the HTC Mini HD in stock to purchase on contract.  Starting at £25 a month over 24 months or £30 a month over 18 months you get 300 Minutes, Unlimited Texts and 500MB internet...

HTC Desire deal – £30 per month plus free handset!

Come on. The HTC Desire is simply umaazin'. If you've seen our review and want one, this Vodafone deal might tickle your fancy. The total cost for 12 months is just £360 and you get the phone for nothing too. There's 300 minutes of talk time, which i...

HTC HD2 Car Kit Update

We're on the update trail again. Today it's a "Car Kit Mode function enhancement" for the HTC HD2. The update... "..enhances the native Car Kit Mode functionality. This update includes the ability to allow the phone to stay natively in Portrait mode ...

LG Korea announce two new Android handsets

LG Korea have officially announced the LU2300 and KU9500/SU950 Android handsets. Running 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU's they both have 5 megapixel cameras, WiFi, GPS and 3.5" AMOLED screens. Despite their similar looks the LG SU2300 (on the right) has...

The Laybag Leipzig – A cool cushion for your phone

The Laybag Leipzig is a different kind of phone holder. It's a machine washable bean-bag with small plastic pellets inside. Pop your phone (or portable media player, PSP or whatever) onto the bag and a small lip at the bottom of the bag holds it in pl...

Skyfire 2.0 for Android available to download

The beta version of Skyfire 2.0 is now available for Android users. Get it for free from the Android Market and test it out yourself. It features full Flash video integration, a related content icon for exploring video and images from other sites base...

myPlayer updated – Streaming TV for WinMo

Got a Windows Mobile ? Are you looking at Android users running BeebPlayer and wishing you had something similar? Well, you do. Check out myPlayer - it's a BBC iPlayer / Hulu / SBS / 5OD / MSN viewer for your phone. It's something we've covered here p...