Tag: android
The HTC Sensation was announced not long after Mobile World Congress and with high specs was clearly going to be their flagship phone for a while. I was invited to London for the announcement of the Sensation where I was also lucky enough to get some quick hands …
Motorola have just given us news of an offer they’re doing on the XOOM. If you buy one during July you’ll get a free wireless keyboard and mouse worth £79.99. This offer is available in the UK and Ireland only. The keyboard and mouse will makes data entry …
ZTE and Huawei have long produced handsets which have been re-badged and sold by network operators here in the UK. Both companies seem keen to now up their profile and ZTE have just added a UK website on ZTEuk.co.uk. The site promotes some of their hardware including the …
Vodafone UK have released the latest update for their branded Nexus one phones. Not quite sure why the long delay as the original unbranded Nexus had Gingerbread many moons ago! Still, it’s good news for the owners of the Vodafone branded nexus. The update should come in over …
Hey you lovely reader. Are you longing for an Android device with a QWERTY keyboard that looks a bit like a BlackBerry? Yeah ? Want one on Pay As You Go for just £99.99 with a £10 top-up ? Well, this has to be your thing. Running Android …
So, despite what you may read elsewhere on the web, HTC is still on the up. Record profits have just been posted, with a near-£1 billion revenue in June. This is an increase of over 10.9% in May and a new high for the third month in a …
In our review of the Samsung Galaxy S II we did mention the phrase “iPhone killer”. Although it’s not going to suddenly stop the iPhone, there’s no denying that the S II is one very amazing phone. You guys seem to agree too, with 3 million handsets sold …
We’ve probably mentioned this app in passing a number of times, but I felt that it definitely deserved its own post. This is App 2 SD, an appplication which will detect which apps can be moved to the SD card and allow you to shift them. Doing this …
Just yesterday we found out that the Xperia ray was due to arrive in August. Now we’ve got a more precise date courtesy of this Play.com page showing the 15th. If you want one unlocked, there’s a £349.99 price-tag and free delivery. The new “Facebook inside Xperia” features …
A while ago Leigh got his hands on an O2 Joggler you can watch his original review here (part1) and here (part 2). Some of you may be wondering exactly what this device is. It is a 7″ capacative touch screen, mains powered family organiser. He was not …
The new version of Skype 2.0 is now available in the Android Market. Two-way video calling is now part of the app, but it’s only available for those using the Nexus S, Desire S, Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro. More devices will probably get supported soon enough. A …
HTC have put a new post up on their facebook page about the long awaited Gingerbread 2.3 update for the Desire. HTC say they are doing ‘Quality assurance testing’ before another announcement. Now I’m sorry, but what exactly is the problem? I’m sure I’ve been seeing networks …
Regular readers of my little my blog may be aware of my love for The Daily Mash. It’s full of smut, inneundo and abuse. It therefore makes me laugh like a loon. It’s the UK’s best satirical website and takes a regular swipe at the press and news …
The Acer Iconia A500 tablet was released just a month ago but already seems to be doing well enough to warrant a 16GB version too. It’ll retail for around £349.99, which is obviously a little cheaper than the existing 32GB model. The press release below shows Android 3.0 …
Andy Rubin from Google has just come on Twitter and posted the news that the Android OS has now hit 500,000 activations a day!. A massive milestone for the OS helped by some great hardware from major manufactures and great progress with the Android OS itself Considering we are …
The upcoming 7″ budget tablet knows as the ‘Andy Pad’ today had some more details confirmed. It’s still on schedule for it’s release in 65 days on the 1st of September ( is that right…? ) and at the announced price of £129. They have listen to the …
Vodafone have just confirmed to Pocket Lint that they will be carrying the newly-announced HTC Evo 3D. Vodafone have also revealed that they will be dropping the LG Optimus 3D. The video, below, doesn’t show a whole lot of the phone but at least confirms that this 1.2Ghz …
OK. This could get a bit confusing. The LG Optimus Black was announced during CES in January and we saw it in the flesh at Mobile World Congress. It’s available on Orange and T-Mobile but now Phones4U are selling the LG Optimus Black in … white. They’ve called …
Apologies if this isn’t new feature, but I’ve not noticed it before. Basically it’s a graph showing user rating…. But we love graphs don’t we..?! Below is a screen grab of “Beautiful Widgets”: Not much more to add really, just a small addition to the market experience that …
Following on from our earlier story here’s Huawei showing off their new MediaPad and, once again, they tell us of the “new Android Honeycomb 3.2” OS powering the device. It’s “specifically designed” for 7″ tablets according to Huawei. It seems that some tweaks have been done by Google …
When Google launched Music Beta back at IO back in May one of the biggest disappointments that it was to be an invite only beta available only in the US. However through some nefarious means (*cough* proxy server!) I managed to sign up and snag myself an invite to …
Alright, this is just mental now. If you’ve got £30 in your pocket why not click here and get the rather spiffing black version of the T-Mobile Pulse Mini. Until recently only the pink handset has been available at such a bargain basement price. It’s £19.99 plus a …
Did you see our up-close time with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ? Do you want one ? There’s not too long to wait. It’s due to arrive in shops here in the UK from August 4th and both 3G and WiFi versions will be available. Following the …
There’s been a bit of a wait since the announcement, but the HTC Sensation is now available to buy on Three. Brendan has been out and about to film a hands-on video of the device .. The Sensation was announced back in April and we have the full …
Today Archos revealed their G9 series of tablets, sporting an impressive specification they are set to be unleashed late September. Two tablets were revealed, the 80 G9 and the 101 G9, the main difference is the screen size, the 80 being an 8″ device with a 1024×768 …
OK, while we were staring at the Maria Sharapova video we spotted several Xperia ray films. This is coming to Three very soon and has an aluminium chasis, aGPS, DLNA, 8.1 megapixel camera and Android 2.3. You can get the full specs here but click on to learn …
Hey guys. What do you get if you mix Maria Sharapova with water ? No, no. Get your mind out of the gutter. You get the full hands on treatment with the Sony Ericsson Xperia active. Maria uses it as her heart rate monitor, shoots HD images and …
Those nice people over at Three have got their hands on the brand new Sony Ericsson Xperia ray. It’s coming to the network in the summer and you can read full details about the phone in our earlier story. Here you get to see the “real thing” being …
So, following on from the earlier story we can now tell you more about the Sony Ericsson Xperia play. It’s got a stylish aluminium body and will be available from Q3 in “selected markets”. We’re actually hearing that Three UK will be picking this up from the summer. …
If you missed our earlier story we can now give you more information on another one of the new Sony Ericsson devices – the Xperia Active. This is really built for the fitness and active fans and includes on-screen heart monitoring. It’s dust proof and water resistant and …
Earlier we told you of the new handsets from Sony Ericsson. The Sony Ericsson Ray and Active are now here, but so too is the Sony Ericsson txt – a device with a 2.6″ 240×320 screen screen and a 3.2 megapixel camera. It’s pretty squarely aimed at the …
Is this the beginning of the end ? Well, if you’re into scaremongering perhaps it is, but we’re more inclined to believe that the iPhone and rumours of a new model are slowing down the gains made by Android in recent months. Data from from IDC shows a …
So, if you’re in the UK you can already download the BBC iPlayer app to enjoy the latest episode of “Top Gear” or “Eastenders”. But wait, what if you want to stream something from ITV? Well, now you can thanks to the ITV Player app. With it you …
There were some early delays and to updates on the X10 devices last year but, following an announcement last month, Android 2.3 updates are set to roll from August. The “generic” devices (those which aren’t direct from a network / carrier) will be first with others to follow …
Forgive me if this is old new, I’m not terribly clued up on movie apps. Basically watch free movies on your Android device! Ideal for a tablet or if you have a phone with an output to a TV. Crackle allows you to watch movies and TV shows …
Last night a new game was released on the Android Market it is called Shakytower. It has been in testing for the last couple of weeks now, you may have noticed we retweeted the request for beta testers. Below is how it is described in the Android Market …
I thought I would make a not-so-quick video showing you my current Android ‘setup’, including some of my favourite apps. As you can probably see, I primarily use my phone as a means of communication, either through SMS, good old fashioned voice calls, or online (Twitter, Google Talk, …
The Android Market contains hundreds of different wallpaper apps. They are all very similar inn that you are presented with four popular images or a list of categories. Once you have loaded the category you have to keep tapping next to view the next four, it soon get …
Meet the Toshiba Thrive. It runs Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) and is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core CPU. It comes with a 10.1″ IPS 1280×800 720p 16:10 screen and has two cameras – a 5 megapixel rear shooter with auto-focus and a 2 megapixel front-facing webcam. …
Remember the Samsung Galaxy S II review ? We took a good look at some rather excellent Gameloft games and were mightily impressed. Now Sony Ericsson are teaming up with Gameloft to launch Rainbow Six – Shadow Vanguard exclusively on the Xperia PLAY. 20 other games have been …
