There's been a few stories around the net about the new Google "local" search. The My Location feature should now appear if you browse to Google.com on your phone in Internet Explorer. After the Google Gears plugin installs (what a great name), you'l...

Windows Mobile 7 looks to have popped up on this YouTube video. The advertisement is for Live Mesh and shows how you can sync your life. One shot, about a minute in, shows the HTC Touch Dual and a very sexy new interface. The commerical is a slow-mo …

Following our story yesterday on the upcoming o2 XDA Zest / Asus Glaxy7 handset, some specs have now emerged over at pda.pl. The words "Omnia killer" are already being used with a rather splendid set of specs being present. Expect a large 3.5 " 800x48...

At 1PM BST (12 noon GMT / UTC) Sony Ericsson will be broadcasting the first live demo of the Xperia X1 handset. You can also put your questions to the Xperia X1 team. We've got a countdown timer at the top of the site so you'll know when …

So, I've just had an email from Stephen Murray about something called TouchFLO 2D. It's a CAB file which you can install and get the same experience as the excellent HTC TouchFLO 3D system seen in the excellent HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro. So...

Stephen Kelly has been doing some cunning detective work. Following this post at wmpoweruser.com pictures have now appeared at mobile01.com showing a 5 megapixel camera. All good, but then it gets even more interesting when a Asus-built "XDA Zest" han...

If you've got yourself a HTC Touch Diamond on Orange then you may still be waiting for the 1.93 update. This update has already been rolled out on some other Diamond variants, but Orange users have had to wait a little longer. The new firmware improve...

WindowsMobileItaly.com appears to have more details on the HTC Opal we reported on a few days back. It's commerical name, according to the article, will be the HTC Touch Viva and will probably be launched on September 30th. We're hearing the the Black...

Last month we told you about a mysterious new device called the HTC Blackstone. There were rumours of a 3.7" screen and VGA screen and now we can reveal that yes, the Blackstone is real. The HTC Blackstone is the device shown today as the HTC Touch HD...

Here in Europe we often get spoiled with the hottest new mobile phones arriving first on our side of the pond. In the USA, Sprint has announced that the HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro will be landing on their network from October 19th. Engadget h...

Head on over to vodafone if you're after the HTC Touch Pro we reviewed recently. Priced from nothing all the way up to £340.43, it now joins the HTC Diamond, Omnia and upcoming Sony Ericsson - all on Vodafone. The Touch Pro brings all the stuff we s...

MoDaCo have news on a new device from HTC called the HTC Touch HD. Equipped with a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, 3G and sporting a massive WVGA screen at 480x800 it's powered by a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU. 512MB Flash, 288MB RAM and a minimalistic controls also...

Sony Ericsson have just announced the launch dates for their upcoming Xperia X1 handset. The official launch date takes place in 20 days from now on September 30th. It will be available across the UK, Germany and Sweden with Asia, Latin America and ot...

Mention an underground railway here in the UK and most people will talk about The Tube - aka The London Underground. It's the oldest and longest system in the world and serves 268 stations, but sadly lacks air-con or a phone signal pretty much everywh...

A new HTC device called the "QUAR100" has just popped up on the Bluetooth SIG site and wi-fi.org. Various sites are already calling this the "HTC Quartz" or "HTC Touch Quartz" and indeed it would fit in with a gemstone-based naming convention followin...

The Telegraph is reporting that the Google Android handset will be available in time for Christmas here in the UK. Under an exclusive agreement, the HTC-built Dream will arrive in T-Mobile stores in November. It features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, G...

Jason Langridge has just spotted this rather cool application. It's called PowerSMS and it's currently in beta, which means it's free. Yay. I love this app. I'm always sending text jokes out to groups of people, so the ability to set up your own group...

The original HTC Touch is still an excellent handset that broke the mould for Pocket PC design. When I reviewed it I remember mistaking it for a battery because it was so small compared to the existing touch-screen devices of the time. Now it appears ...

Following the heads-up last week the Samsung Omnia is now live on the T-Mobile UK website. You can grab one right now for absolutely nothing and get yourself a free Nintendo Wii to play with too. T-Mobile, like Vodafone, are offering the 8GB version, ...

The iMate Hummer has made an appearance over at the Boy Genius Report. Like the vehicle, it certainly won't be winning any beauty contests. This is a rugged hard-wearing device running Windows Mobile Standard and has a waterproof metal-alloy case. WiF...