Tag: android
It looks like HTC are gearing up to release/announce an updated version of the One X. Tech magazine and website Stuff have a source who has given them some details on the Endeavour C2. (the picture above is a One X by the way) Here are the key …
Recently we have heard a lot about Ouya and their huge popularity and the record breaking Kickstarter funding request. Well XBMC, the media player streaming service, have announced that they will be working with Ouya to ensure that XBMC works well on the Ouya platform. Regardless, we are …
Just this morning we heard that the Motorola Xoom had updated itself to Android 4.0.4. It seems like other handsets are getting in on the action too. We’re hearing that the Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note have received the “stability upgrade” and we’d be interested to hear …
We mentioned earlier that some Motorola Xoom tablets were getting updated with Jelly Bean. In the meantime, we’re also hearing that Android 4.0.4 is being pushed onto other versions of the Xoom – mainly UK WiFI only versions by the looks of it. Andrew Farquhar and John Bairner …
Go on. Guess who’s just earned themselves $792 million? Who has just bagged themselves over £507 million in only one quarter thanks to Android? Microsoft. OK, you may have guessed that one. Microsoft have always made money thanks to the royalties that Android has to pay for Microsoft-held …
Want some more “zing” from your HTC One X? Well, if you don’t mind busting your warranty, losing the support from your network and potentially making your shoes explode – the new HTC One maXimus ROM. It includes a leaked version of HTC Sense 4.1 – current ROMs …
For those that are constantly on the road, the Highways Agency has reached an agreement to feed up-to-date traffic information from England’s motorways and major A roads into a new hands-free app for smartphones. The app from Information Logistics Inc automatically updates travel advisories based on your location …
A post over at Sam Mobile claims to have learned of the timescales Samsung currently have in mind for updating devices such as the Galaxy S3 and S2 and also the Galaxy Note. The post gives the following timescales Galaxy S III – End Q3 begin Q4Galaxy …
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 was originally announced back at MWC and seems to have been stuck in perpetuity ever since. Well, Samsung has now posted a video on one of their official YouTube channels which demos the features of the Note 10.1. Sadly the video is computer …
Take the Xperia S we reviewed and splash some new colours on. Now ramp up the dual-core 1.5GHz CPU to a 1.7GHz and you get this, the Sony Xperia SL. It’s rumoured to be running Android Ice Cream Sandwich and these leaked shots, plus more at eprice.com.tw show …
As you can see from the data above, Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich is gaining pace in its install base according to Google’s report of how the different Android versions are divided. It is now on a total of 15.9% of devices, making it the 2nd most installed …
Some of you have probably bought a Raspberry pi. Some of you are probably wondering what one is. Well the picture shows you what it is. 🙂 The Raspberry pi is a mini motherboard that you can buy cheaply and install a variety of different Linux distributions on. …
ZTE have maintained their position in the world rankings for mobile device shipments. As we all know devices shipped are drastically different to devices sold. But hey we’ll just carry on with this. The others in the top five will be Apple, Samsung, HTC and Nokia. This marks …
No, I’ve never heard of Time2Touch either, but their MC7403A tablet usually sells for £189.99 according to their website. It has a 7″ 800 x 480 pixel capacitive screen, 1.5GHz CPU, WiFi, 1.3 megapixel camera and runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich. There’s access to Google Play too. A …
The Sony Tablet S is going to be replaced soon with what looks to be a much more powerful tablet – the SGPT1211 – but will it be able to compete with the Nexus 7 and the iPad? The Tablet S is a well designed, stylish 9″ tablet …
Want a ZTE Grand X? You can bag yourself one right now thorugh those people at Phones 4u. Dan got up close and personal with the new device just days ago. It’s runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich, has a 960×540 4.3″ qHD screen, dual-core 1GHz CPU, 5 megapixel …
So, you have your shiny new Nexus 7, you’ve installed all your apps and got it running exactly as you want it. But what about those official accessories to go with it. After all those pesky iPad’s have them in their thousands! Well, according to Nordic Hardware the official …
Come on, you wanna be holding one of them too, don’t you? 😉 Today our friends at eXpansys (who still haven’t sent our free gifts for all the clicks we’re sending them).. have the Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi 16GB device down to £199.99. 🙂 Be quick though, because …
The rumours show no sign of going away. Amazon, it seems, could be working on a “Kindle Flame” phone. Way back in February we spotted that Brandon Watson had left the Windows Phone team to join Amazon. More recently Windows Phone business development boss Robert Williams left and …
The IDC figures are out. Samsung now have nearly a quarter of the market, holdiing a 24.1% market share in Q2 2012. Compare that to an 18.8% market share last year. Nokia are still in the top five mobile phone vendors but have seen their market share dip …
We’ve just had a message from “Ragu” who tells us that his Motorola Xoom has just received the Android Jelly Bean update. He’s converted his UK Xoom to a US build and the update arrived promptly this morning. The 79MB over-the-air update includes a smarter keyboard, Google Now, …
It’s friday and that means its time for us to share another podcast with you. This week is a veritable variety bag of topics, including the LG Optimus 4x, the Huawei Ascend P1, 4G in the UK, Android Piracy and Dan has an announcement. This week your …
It has been confirmed that the 2011 range of Sony handsets including the Xperia Arc S will not be getting Android 4.1 otherwise known as Jellybean. In an unsurprising move after their hesitation in upgrading to Ice Cream Sandwich, it was confirmed on Facebook by the UK Product Manager …
ROOTING There are a lot of all in one tools around that you can use to root your device but I find it more helpful if you do it manually, this also helps you get a better understanding of what is going on in the process. Admittedly it’s …
For those of us lucky enough to own more than one android device, you’ll love this app What does it do? Its like TitaniumBackup where it will take a backup of not just your app/game but will also save the data of said app/game So what’s the difference …
Hatchi, the Tamagotchi-style iPhone game that was released earlier this year, was launched on Android earlier today. The game, which was a bestselling app in the UK, Australia and elsewhere upon release into the iOS App Store, has a price tag of 64p and requires a device with …
As Promised in my review here are some photos I have taken with the LG Optimus 4X HD.
So you’re new to the whole Android thing. You accidentally bought a Nexus 7 in the last few weeks. How on earth are you meant to set it up? Well Google have the answers in the form of a nice little video. No camping this time. If you …
A video released today demonstrates a previously hidden and rather useful feature on the Nexus 7 tablet. iPad and Blackberry owners will be aware of the sleep function that activates when your device is placed within a compatible case and this feature has also been included on the …
Those Dr. Dre Beats headphones are now a familiar sight on buses and trains. HTC helped to bring the brand to the smartphone world thanks to handsets like the HTC Rhyme. HTC were the majority shareholder with 51% of the company. Today the HTC share has dropped down …
Quad core phones are the new benchmark in Android at the moment and LG have just launched the Optimus 4X HD. The specs are impressive, Android 4.0 Quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, with 4.7” 1280 x 720 Screen 8.9mm thin 8-megapixel camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 21Mbps HSPA, 802.11 …
There has been a lot of rumors recently of a new flagship camera phone from Sony under their Xperia brand which if true will feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, A 4.6 inch HD screen and a very impressive 13 megapixel camera able to capture 1080p video Going …
The Google Search bar is quite useful. The system wide searching quite often comes in handy for searching for things. But now and again I want to search for something on Wikipedia or YouTube and I’m left browsing to the app or website and then trying to find …
Powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the new ZTE N880E has a 4″ WVGA capacitive screen, 1GHz CPU, 4GB of memory and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The usual GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth fun is chucked in but, despite what you may read elsewhere, this isn’t a new phone. …
Come on. You knew it would sell in spades, didn’t you? Samsung has managed to sell more than 10 million Galaxy SIII handsets in less than two months. President of IT and Mobile Communications, Shin Jong-kyun, has revealed that the SIII has done in two months what the …
iPhone and Mac users may already be familiar with Sparrow and their apps for those platforms. Originally Mac only, Sparrow came to the iPhone back in March and has quickly gathered a following as the go to email/Gmail app for iOS. The buzz seems to have caught Google’s …
Fresh off the back of the spectacular game Whale Trail comes a new free app by the developers ustwo – Whale Trail Frenzy. Frenzy is a new game based on the original that moves into a new genre for both ustwo and the Whale Trail series – freemium …
The HTC One X. You probably read our review and bought one. It’s a great phone, just like the One S (above), but until today we couldn’t be sure that Android 4.1 was going to be available for these handsets. Luckily Jeff Gordon, HTC’s Global Online Communications Manager, …
I’m going to start this review in a rather unconventional way. Bear with me. Straight away. Gotta admit it. This really isn’t bad. I mean sure, when I hold the Samsung Galaxy SII, then switch to this, there’s an ever-so-slight quality difference. The camera sticks out ever-such-a-little too …
Arriving on Vodafone in early August, the Ascend P1 from Huawei is a a slender handset which shares some of the same styling points as the S2 from Samsung. It runs a relatively unspoilt Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and will be free on monthly price plans of …
