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Samsung I5510 Galaxy 551 finally gets its official premiere

Samsung I5510 Galaxy 551 finally gets its official premiere

06 October, 2010 | comments (28)

After showing up at this year's IFA a month ago, the Froyo-driven Samsung I5510 (a.k.a. Galaxy 551) has just been officially announced. The thing seems like a QWERTY-fied version of the Galaxy I5800 Galaxy 3 and its twin, the I5801 Galaxy...


Motorola announces FLIPSIDE, SPICE and BRAVO smartphones

Motorola announces FLIPSIDE, SPICE and BRAVO smartphones

06 October, 2010 | comments (31)

Motorola got on the Android train and they never looked back. Today they announced several new droids, three of which are GSM compatible. It's a tray full of Eclairs with QWERTY keyboards on the side plus a pinch of MOTOBLUR. Meet the Motorola...


Skype finally hits all Androids, requires 2.1 Eclair or higher

Skype finally hits all Androids, requires 2.1 Eclair or higher

05 October, 2010 | comments (67)

Yes, we all agree it was about time. It's Skype and it's available for Android. It can be installed on every smartphone running on Android OS v2.1 Eclair or higher. The new Android app has all the usual functionality you'd expect from the official...

Tags: Android


T-Mobile myTouch and Motorola DEFY coming soon to T-Mobile US

T-Mobile myTouch and Motorola DEFY coming soon to T-Mobile US

04 October, 2010 | comments (14)

First it was the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, then came the myTouch 3G Slide and now you can welcome the myTouch. It features Froyo, multiple connectivity options and a large touchscreen plus under its hood there is a dragon… a Snapdragon. Meantime, the...


T-Mobile G2 now on sale, Desire HD coming to Vodafone UK and O2 Germany

T-Mobile G2 now on sale, Desire HD coming to Vodafone UK and O2 Germany

03 October, 2010 | comments (14)

The recently announced T-Mobile G2 went on pre-order in the USA only a week ago and rumor is that its sales start tomorrow, a few days earlier than expected. Meanwhile, another HTC device, the Desire HD is said to hit Vodafone's and O2's shelves in...


Microsoft files suit against Motorola over Android

Microsoft files suit against Motorola over Android

03 October, 2010 | comments (59)

You can’t be big in the tech world without attracting lawsuits - and Android is getting really big. The latest in who-sued-who news is that Microsoft filed a suit against Motorola over Android used in their phones, an OS which Microsoft’s believes...


Samsung Galaxy Tab hits the shelves on 1 November in UK

Samsung Galaxy Tab hits the shelves on 1 November in UK

01 October, 2010 | comments (36)

The Android Froyo powered Samsung Galaxy Tab will be released on 1 November throughout all major UK carriers. Unfortunately the tablet's price is yet to be unveiled. Samsung officially announced the information via press release, but still left...


14MP Altek Leo to hit it off in Europe in an Android outfit

14MP Altek Leo to hit it off in Europe in an Android outfit

30 September, 2010 | comments (64)

It's a good day for cameraphone lovers. First the N8 starts shipping and now Altek announce that their 14MP optical zoom enabled Android smartphone will hit Europe. And its bringing HD recording too, so it might just be what a lot of people were...

Tags: Android, Touch UI


Vodafone announces 945 Android, 553 QWERTY and 543 Miss Sixty

Vodafone announces 945 Android, 553 QWERTY and 543 Miss Sixty

29 September, 2010 | comments (11)

The Android v2.1 Eclair packing Vodafone 945 and the QWERTY slider feature phone Vodafone 553 are the two new additions into the carrier's lineup, while Vodafone 543 gets refreshed in Miss Sixty fashion. Vodafone 945 is the successor of the...


White HTC Desire and silver HTC Wildfire go on pre-order in the UK

White HTC Desire and silver HTC Wildfire go on pre-order in the UK

29 September, 2010 | comments (36)

You probably remember those photos of the white HTC Desire and the silver HTC Wildfire from about two weeks ago. The two devices looked sexy as hell in their shiny new dresses and now we are all eager to see them in flesh. The great news is that...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy 3 Ajax Editions hit the Netherlands

Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy 3 Ajax Editions hit the Netherlands

28 September, 2010 | comments (19)

Samsung launches I9000 Galaxy S and I5800 Galaxy 3 Ajax Editions in the Netherlands targeting the football fans. The phones have no changes, but come in Ajax gift boxes and have the team's AJAX App on board. You can get the Ajax-themed Galaxy S...


Sony Ericsson shows LiveView micro display for Androids

Sony Ericsson shows LiveView micro display for Androids

28 September, 2010 | comments (91)

Watch phones didn't really take off. But Sony Ericsson just announced LiveView - it's small, can be worn as a watch and it gives you access to the basic functions of your Android phone, while it's also highly customizable. It has all the advantages...


HTC Desire HD ROM brings its fast boot magic to the original Desire

HTC Desire HD ROM brings its fast boot magic to the original Desire

24 September, 2010 | comments (22)

The HTC Desire HD was only announced a couple of weeks ago but its fast boot magic is already spreading like wildfire. The original Desire is the first of the Android gang to get a taste of the Desire HD ROM and gain its software superpowers....

Tags: HTC, Touch UI, Android


T-Mobile G2 is now on pre-order, launches on 6 October

T-Mobile G2 is now on pre-order, launches on 6 October

24 September, 2010 | comments (9)

Starting today T-Mobile G2 is available on pre-order online for 200 US dollars on 2-year contract. T-Mobile will end taking pre-orders on 4 October and the phone will be shipped on 6 October. T-Mobile G2 packs a 3.7-inch capacitive WVGA...


Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 updates delayed until October

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 updates delayed until October

23 September, 2010 | comments (121)

Today Sony Ericsson published new info on the upcoming Android 2.1 updates for their XPERIA lineup. The update campaign will start in the end of October but don't count on getting your update before November. Today's announcement somehow makes...


Froyo update for Samsung I9000 Galaxy S delayed until October

Froyo update for Samsung I9000 Galaxy S delayed until October

22 September, 2010 | comments (139)

If you were counting the days until the Froyo update hits the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S we have some bad news - you’ll have to count longer than expected. The update has been delayed in Spain and India and possibly other regions too. There’s no...


More screenshots of the new HTC Sense UI from inside Desire HD

More screenshots of the new HTC Sense UI from inside Desire HD

21 September, 2010 | comments (24)

Today we get another glimpse at the visual improvements HTC has made over their Android Sense UI. The screenshots are taken from a HTC HD2 running the Desire HD ROM that leaked earlier this week. The first thing to notice is the new HTC Sense...

Tags: HTC, Touch UI, Android


Firmware update clocks Motorola XT720 CPU to proper 720MHz

Firmware update clocks Motorola XT720 CPU to proper 720MHz

20 September, 2010 | comments (27)

Pay no attention to the Motorola technician behind the curtain - he's just upgrading the CPU in your Motorola Milestone XT720 to run at 720MHz with a firmware update. And while he's at it, he'll throw in some DLNA support too and share some camera...


HTC Desire HD gets benchmarked, its ROM ported to the HD2

HTC Desire HD gets benchmarked, its ROM ported to the HD2

19 September, 2010 | comments (66)

The first benchmarks of the HTC Desire HD are in - and it crushes the Nexus One in CPU and graphics performance. Also the ROM was dumped and is already running on an HTC HD2, with the latest Sense UI goodies. The HTC Desire HD is powered by a...


T-Mobile UK to get Nokia C7, HTC Desire HD and LG Optimus One

T-Mobile UK to get Nokia C7, HTC Desire HD and LG Optimus One

16 September, 2010 | comments (22)

Three recently unveiled smartphones are coming to T-Mobile UK very soon. Those are the Symbian^3-based Nokia C7 and the Android-running HTC Desire HD and LG Optimus One P500. Two of the phones are expected to head for the T-Mobile UK stores in...