News tagged "Android"

If you try to register a new HTC Sense account today, you'll discover a new phone among the Desire HD and Desire Z. It's the HTC Mecha, a yet unannounced handset that looks a lot like the now aging Hero. Since it's on the HTC Sense website,...

Sony Ericsson is hard at work to finish the Android 2.1 Eclair update for the XPERIA X10. And also to create videos to promote it - this is the third installment and it brings an overview of all the new features that the Eclair firmware will...

Smartphones have been eating into the portable consoles market for a while now, but this should speed up the process quite a lot. Apparently the rumored Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone is real and we've got the photo evidence to prove it. Here's...

The Android market has just joined the App Store in the prestigious 100K apps club. The news was confirmed by the Android Dev Team through their Twitter account this today so it's official this time. Naturally you can't access all those apps on...

Huawei is obviously trying to get bigger in the smartphone game. The company just revealed the Android-powered Huawei IDEOS X5 and the IDEOS X6, which, along with the U8150 IDEOS we saw last month, should help expand its market share. The Huawei...

Want to overclock your Droid X or Droid 2 processor? There is an app for that already and it costs just 1 US dollar. It will allow you to speed up your CPU up to 1.3GHz. The DX/D2 Overclocker allows you to set stock or lower-than-stock voltage,...

Two hot Android devices are coming to T-Mobile UK this November. The 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab and the tough IP67-certified Motorola DEFY are already listed into the carrier's website and you can register your interest right now. There isn't...

Remember the sleek Lumigon smartphone we told you about yesterday? It turns out its name will be T1 and it will be running the latest version of the Android OS - 2.2 Froyo. The Danish company finally took the time to announce the handset properly...

If you plan on getting yourselves a shiny new smartphone for Christmas, you might have one hell of a choice to make. Acer obviously has a thing or two to say about that too. The following leaked pics suggest that Acer will be the next company to...

As you probably know last week Samsung released the official update that takes the I9000 Galaxy S to Android 2.2 for the Scandinavian region. But just as we thought that worldwide availability is a matter of days now, the company pulled the files...

The Android 2.1 Eclair update for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is still cooking, but their product blog is letting us have another taste with another video of the new firmware running on an X10 and all the goodies that it brings. The first...

The HTC Desire HD has been featured in numerous pre-release articles but it's only now that you are finally able to go and actually buy it. It's just you won't have to go anywhere as it's available in the online UK stores for several carriers, as...

The HTC Aria broke free from its initial AT&T-only status and now it even changed its name to avoid detection. It's now called the HTC Gratia and has been spotted in a European cafe munching on some Froyo. The name is not the only thing that's...

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 owners have been waiting in the firmware upgrade lounge for what seems like ages. But Eclair is almost done cooking and it will be served with 720p video capture with continuous autofocus for an extra-sweet result. The...

One of the coolest smartphones currently in existence just got even cooler. Samsung is already seeding the Android 2.2 Froyo update to I9000 Galaxy S units in selected markets and worldwide availability should come in the following days. So head...

Samsung DE has just announced the availability of its Android-running tablet, the P1000 Galaxy Tab. Rejoice, our German friends! Or don't, because here comes the cold shower. The suggested retail price of the tablet is good 799 euro. Now if that...

The ruggedized Eclair-serving Motorola DEFY has just made it to the market. The phone was said to head for the stores this month and, as promised, it has just started selling in Germany. The thing is priced at 350 euro. The Motorola DEFY saw...

We’ve got some good news for those of you waiting for the Sony Ericsson LiveView. Apparently the device will come as early as next month and will be priced at the very reasonable 69 euro (96 US dollars). The tiny accessory that can be worn as...

Sony Ericsson is finally releasing the Android-based XPERIA X8 and the affordable GreenHeart Cedar. The XPERIA X8 launches with Android v1.6 Donut, but will be upgraded with v2.1 Eclair before the end of the year. Sony Ericsson XPERIA...

Mozilla has just unveiled the Firefox 4 Beta for devices based on the Android and the Maemo platforms. As before, the mobile version of the browser uses the same platform as the desktop one and it is optimized for mobile browsing. The Firefox...