Tag: android
We are waiting for the live video just to start but Samsung have given out the information on their new flagship device and it is officially called the Samsung Galaxy Nexus with a very impressive spec list which can be found below.. Android 4.0 ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ 1.2Ghz …
We’re seeing some HTC Sensation owners on Orange get system updates today. It seems to introduce the rather excellent Signal Boost technology which hooks onto any WiFi and gives you a mobile signal. Ideal for in office environments where those special reflective windows kill mobile signals from normal …
In just a few hours the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be unveiled and, as usual, we’ll be bringing you all the latest news. Those curves (dare we say teardrop design?) we saw in the teaser video are back in this leaked NTT Docomo advert on ameblo.jp. It pretty …
No you are not getting Deja-vu, Motorola have just announced the Motorola Droid RAZR or Motorola RAZR as it is to be known outside of America and it is a stunning piece of hardware with massive screen and super thin case. Android Gingerbread Dual Core 1.2Ghz Processor 1GB …
Do you wish you had a seemingly endless sea of icons? Do you hate useful widgets for music or weather? Do you want a plain old lockscreen that just slides to the side? If you are repeatedly shouting yes, then you will need todays apps. Below are some …
A month after we spotted the Galaxy Y headed to Vodafone … boom, it’s here. Free for just £10.50 per month, it’s powered by Android 2.3 and has a 3″ screen, WIFi, 3G, microSD expansion, GPS, FM radio and a 2 megapixel camera. What? What’s that you say? …
Wanna get all the latest Android news and information ? Follow us on Twitter, it’s simple enough. If you want more there’s now a Android Twitter account too which is updated by the Android team themselves. They’ve only posted two tweets so far, but there’s nearly 40,000 followers. …
This morning a very early Alpha release of Android for the HP TouchPad has been released. It is from the Cyanogenmod team. It has many bugs in it and the developers recommend you DO NOT install it. A lot of people (me included) have been questioning as and …
The Avail has a 5 megapixel camera, 3.5″ HVGA screen, WiFi, 3G browsing and 512 MB ROM and RAM. It’s a fairly mid-range device by the looks of it and will be available on October 16th in the USA on AT&T. It’s the latest offering in the GoPhone …
Just what are Motorola planning to launch next week? Whatever it is, Motorola are throwing quite a bif of weight behind it. The teaser video we showed you yesterday has now been joined by a countdown timer on the Motorola Mobility website. Let the guessing games commence. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFlZ4DWAxdA&feature=player_embedded …
Want to run Android apps on your PC ? Grab Bluestacks. It’s a free app which is now available to download and seems to run the majority of Android apps we’ve thrown at it. The app runs on Windows and there’s a Pro version in the works which …
Hey, if you’re one of those lovely people who check us daily (and follow us on that Twitter mularky) you’ll already know that the Galaxy W has shown up in Three catalogues. Now we’ve had the official stuff from their PR people, so you should find it in …
OK, story so far. Sony Ericsson launched the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman. Three then announced that they would carry it. Now, it’s ready to buy. Pick it up for £27 a month and you’ll get 2000 minutes, 5000 texts and all-you-can-eat data on the 24-month One Plan …
Most of us are probably familiar with the Apple iPod. It was, and still is, a fantastic music player. In 2007 Apple stuck all the phone technology into it and .. boom.. out came the iPhone. Samsung have now decided to do something similar, but in reverse, by …
Want a purple phone ? O2 have plonked the Galaxy Ace online (we reviewed it here) and you can bag it for free for a mere £10.50 per month with 50 minutes and 250 texts. You can get data connectivity for another fiver on top per month. The …
Motorola have sent us this rather lovely video, with the simple text “Four Reasons To Get Excited”. It gives a launch date of October 18… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFlZ4DWAxdA Hmm.. it features bullets, razors and the number 42. The four key points are “faster, thinner, smarter and stronger”. Could this be …
This morning the Cyanogenmod team have announced that 7.1 is now the new stable release. I know a lot of you will have been running this via the nightly route and your wondering what the fuss is about. Well this release includes official stable support for most of …
For reasons that are as yet unknown, Samsung and Google have delayed the launch of their Nexus Prime. The wording of the announcement is as follows.. Samsung and Google decide to postpone the new product announcement at CTIA Fall. We agree that it is just not the right …
HTC have just announced a new smartphone to the world, the HTC Sensation XL and the XL plays a REALLY big part (no pun intended) in the difference over the original HTC Sensation Consider this the twin brother of the HTC TItan which we saw only recently running …
Following the new(ish) iPhone it’s now the turn of Samsung to launch a handset. They’ve added a sneak peek at their new Nexus Prime handset in the video below… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM9RO-GAKjE There’s very little to see so far unless you’re trigger-happy with the pause button, although it’s clear that …
If you’ve got £479.95 burning a hole in your pocket then my personal bank account is definitely the place for it. Of course, if you’d rather get something in return, you may want to consider a brand new, unlocked HTC Sensation XE from those lovely people at The …
HTC have already go to work on the security vulnerability that appeared over the weekend. The news has now gone mainstream with the BBC and other networks picking up on the issue. We’ve received the following statement from HTC about the matter.. HTC Public Statement HTC takes claims …
Last week QR Pay Ltd got in touch with me to let me know they had just released their new app ‘QR Pal’ and that it was a QR reader with a bit more functionality than the average application. Intrigued, I have spent the last week playing with …
Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg has come out publicly on why we haven’t yet seen a SonyEricsson Windows Phone that they had talked about, and it doesn’t look like we will see one any time soon. In a rather damning interview with the Wall Street Journal, Nordberg stated …
In these austere times it’s always worth keeping an eye on sites like hotukdeals for the latest bargains. Argos is now selling the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY for a mere £179.99. The offer popped up over the weekend and appears to have quickly sold out, so here’s hoping …
The HTC Explorer got officially announced last week but we had a rather sneaky few hours with it some weeks back. Although it hasn’t got the top-end specs we’re normally used to from Android smartphones, it will serve as an entry into the smartphone world for many and …
Samsung have just announced another device which will probably receive a lawsuit pretty soon. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus weighs a mere 345g and is just 9.96mm thin. It runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb and that 7″ screen has a 1024×600 pixel WSVGA resolution. Powered by a 1.2GHz Dual-core …
Let’s all be honest, we’re quickly losing track of who is suing who and owns which patent. What is clear though, is just how much one company can make from the success of a competitor. According to a Goldman Sachs analysts, Microsoft will make $444 million (nearly £284 …
Got £31 a month ? Pop into a Vodafone store and get yourself a shiny new Xperia arc S. It’s been a month since we saw it launched and features a speedy 1.4GHz CPU, 8.1 megapixel camera with HD video recording and the Exmor R image sensor, HDMI …
Three have announced that they will be carrying the HTC Explorer “soon”. The new handset is aimed at “the first time” smartphone user and has a 600Mhz CPU, Android 2.3 and a new version of the HTC Sense interface. A the back there’s a 3.2 megapixel camera whilst …
Known previously as the Pico the HTC Explorer isn’t unfamiliar to us and we were lucky enough to get some decent hands-on time with the device last week. It’s HTC’s most affordable handset and will be available in Q4 in metallic black, active black and metallic navy. HTC …
Amazon have today finally unveiled their long awaited Android tablet, and newest addition to their Kindle family, the Kindle Fire. The device itself is a 7″ dual core tablet with an IPS display running Amazon’s heavily reworked version of Android 2.3. However the standout feature is the price: …
The Huawei Honor got revealed yesterday. It packs a 4″ FWVGA 850×480 screen and is powered by a 1.4GHz CPU and Android 2.3.5. Around the back there’s an 8 megapixel HDR-enabled camera and a further 2 megapixel shooter up front. We’re guessing that the usual GPS / WiFi …
The new ZTE Skate and ZTE Libra handsets have landed at The Smartphone Centre. These handsets are manufacturer unlocked and delivery is completely free. You can bag the ZTE Skate for just £214.94. It’s a thin device with a large 4.3″ 800×400 pixel screen, 800MHz processor, 5 megapixel …
An all-new phone store has just opened up online. It’s called The Smartphone Centre and they have some rather tasty deals available. We’ve already dealt with some of the people behind the company and they’ve loaned us handsets to review over the years, so they definitely get our …
Got big hands? You lucky sausage. You know what that means don’t you? Eh? Oh yes, it means you can get a Samsung Galaxy Note. It’s received the full hands-on treatment, complete with stylus-poking, by the guys at Clove. The device has a 5.3″ WXVGA (1280×800) HD Super …
We took a look at the revamped Android Market recently but there’s quite a few of you who aren’t able to upgrade to it just yet. If you’re prepared to take a chance, xda-developers have an even newer version – 3.1.5. This is apparently quicker than the 3.1.3 …
The Samsung Galaxy Note should be arriving in November according to the Clove blog. The Note has a huge 5.3″ screen and should cost around £500 +VAT. You can pre-order it or get an email when it’s ready here. For more info on specs, have a look at …
Putting your phone under a running tap isn’t something you’d do normally, but the previous and new Motorola DEFY handsets claim to be “life proof”. The new DEFY+ has a 3.7″ scratch-proof screen, 1GHz CPU, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and a 1700mAh battery. Clove has revealed that …
The web has come alive with news of the new Google+ changes. Google+ is now open for all, so the floodgates are well and truely open. At the same time Google has rolled out a massive update to the Android Google+ application with stacks of extra features. Android …
