Android Seesmic updated to v1.3 – adds homepage widget, native retweets and more
Wow. The amazing Seesmic Twitter app, which for our money is quite possibly the finest and most polished Android app out there today, has seen yet another feature-packed update – now adding a widget for reading Tweets directly on your homepage and support for Twitter’s controversial but unavoidable new in-house retweeting option… Read the rest
THREE: “Ash cloud” affecting HTC Desire deliveries – but 50 stores will have PAYG stock tomorrow
Amazing news from Three UK – the Icelandic volcano is being blamed for disrupting the network’s supply of HTC Desires!
In a post published on the Three Blog this afternoon, the operator explained how it’s had to stop allowing customers to upgrade to the Desire in the hope of holding back some stock for pay-as-you-go customers to buy direct from its stores when the Android phone officially launches on its network tomorrow… Read the rest
Google attempts to poach iPhone app ‘Texts From Last Night’ – Nexus One ‘bribe’ offered
Here’s a touching tale of how HARD Google is trying to beef up its Android Market app offering.
According to an email from the developer of the Texts From Last Night iPhone/iPad app, a Google employee directly emailed the guy asking to have a little chat about how/if/when it would be possible to get the extremely popular app up and running on Android… Read the rest
HTC giving away HTC Legends to owners of its ancient iPAQ device
If you erroneously purchased a Compaq-badged, HTC-manufactured iPAQ ‘Pocket PC’ device a long, long time ago, that investment might finally be about to pay off – HTC today announced a competition where iPAQ owners can win a HOT NEW HTC Legend Android phone… Read the rest
Bizarre new “flipper” Motorola Android phone spotted
Motorola continues its mission to bring mobile phone design back to the mid-1990s with this horrendous creation, which attempts to revive the once-stylish “flipper” concept for today’s modern handsets… Read the rest
GOOD APP: UK Rail
This little independent production popped up on the Android Market earlier today, and fills a massive gap – by providing a simple, searchable database of train departure times… Read the rest
T-Mobile launching video-on-demand service for HTC Desire
Video content delivery specialist Saffron Digital is working with HEAVYWEIGHTS Warner Bros and T-Mobile to bring an on-demand film service exclusively to HTC Desire owners… Read the rest
Optimistic Acer raises it’s 2010 Android phone sales forecast to 3 million
According to a report in Chinese-language publication Economic Daily News – translated by DigiTimes today – jack-of-all-hardwares Acer has raised its smartphone sales forecast for 2010… Read the rest
New phone reviews
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ACCESSORY REVIEW: Case-Mate Tough Case for Galaxy Nexus
£30? For a phone case? It had better be good.
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ACCESSORY REVIEW: Samsung Official Mesh Vent Case for Galaxy Nexus
Samsung’s official Galaxy Nexus case. Costs a lot. Has a glittery little logo.
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ACCESSORY REVIEW: Case-Mate Barely There for Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Fresh from reviewing the cheap and cheerful FlexiShield case for the Galaxy Nexus, we’re back with another protective offering from industry veteran Case-Mate… Read the rest
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ACCESSORY REVIEW: FlexiShield Case for Galaxy Nexus
Seeing as we’ve just reviewed the brand spanking new Galaxy Nexus, we’re in the mood for some accessorising – and we don’t mean earnings and handbags… Read the rest
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Galaxy Nexus review
Google’s third Nexus is bigger, once again made by Samsung and features the new Android 4.0 or “Ice Cream Sandwich” version of the OS. It’s obviously going to be good. But how good? -
HTC Sensation XL review
The HTC Sensation XL is an odd one by HTC. It updates the screen size of this year’s HTC Sensation to 4.7″ and includes Beats Audio enhancements, but you lose a bit of processor speed – the HTC Sensation XL is powered by a single-core 1.5GHz brain… Read the rest
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Motorola RAZR review
Motorola’s latest flagship dual-core Android monster is a massive, original powerhouse, that’s a big improvement on previous MOTOBLUR mobiles – but still isn’t a total winner. -
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray review
A slim and glamorous phone from Sony Ericsson, with the sharpest display around. It’s no powerhouse and the screen’s not the biggest out there, but we don’t mind. Because it’s cute. -
LG Optimus 3D review
LG’s first glasses-free 3D phone is a heavy, fat monster, with a clever 3D effect that works rather well. As a smartphone, though, it’s heavy and underwhelming. -
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo review
A very shiny thing from Sony Ericsson, with a 3.7″ screen and Android 2.3.3 inside. But is it exciting enough to win fans in today’s spec-obsessed market? Can man live on one core alone? -
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo review: Camera and video samples
To accompany our Xperia Neo review we’ve put together this collection of photos taken using Sony Ericsson’s latest Android phone, which features an 8megapixel Exmor R sensor… Read the rest
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INQ Cloud Touch review
INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.
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ACCESSORY REVIEW: Case-Mate Tough Case for Galaxy Nexus
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