RIM Announces BlackBerry Mobile Fusion
The BlackBerry Mobile Fusion enterprise mobility solution is designed to simplify management of smartphones and tablets running BlackBerry, Google Android and Apple iOS operating systems. -mobiletechnews
TomTom’s Local Search App with 10 Million Places Made Available to Android Users
TomTom Places local searach app is based on TomTom’s enhanced POI database of 10 million places and provides directions to the destination taking into account the current traffic situation. -mobiletechnews
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Windows Phone news Nov 24, 2011
Xbox 360 Goes Metro With New Dashboard
Microsoft will release an update to the Xbox 360 dashboard for all Xbox Live members on Dec. 6. The update is reportedly modeled after Microsoft's new Metro user interface, which is used for Windows Phones and will be part of Windows 8. It will offer new personal and social features, cloud storage, Beacons, enhanced family settings and integrated voice and gesture controls. -technewsworld
Microsoft will release an update to the Xbox 360 dashboard for all Xbox Live members on Dec. 6. The update is reportedly modeled after Microsoft's new Metro user interface, which is used for Windows Phones and will be part of Windows 8. It will offer new personal and social features, cloud storage, Beacons, enhanced family settings and integrated voice and gesture controls. -technewsworld
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Android news Nov 22, 2011
The Facebook Phone: It’s Finally Real and Its Name Is Buffy
Facebook taps HTC to build an Android smartphone code-named -mobiletechnews
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Gets Off To a Winning Start
Even from the Samsung Galaxy Nexus lock screen, you get a sense that this Google-backed Android smartphone is going to be different from all those that came before it. The reason: You can unlock the screen by literally showing your face.
-mobile-tech-today
Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Has Users Screaming and Shouting
User forums are lit up with complaints about Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone, which was released in the UK late last week. It seems that the handset's volume control goes haywire when the connection shifts to a 2G band. Unfortunately, 2G is widespread in Europe. The Galaxy Nexus is the first phone to ship with Android 4.0, also known as -technewsworld
Facebook to launch own-brand 'Buffy' phone?
Facebook may yet release a smartphone of its own, with the latest rumours pointing to an HTC-made handset codenamed Buffy. The handset is supposedly being built on Android, but a heavily customised version that Facebook is fiddling with in order to integrate its many and varied services into the handse... -techradar
Facebook taps HTC to build an Android smartphone code-named -mobiletechnews
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Gets Off To a Winning Start
Even from the Samsung Galaxy Nexus lock screen, you get a sense that this Google-backed Android smartphone is going to be different from all those that came before it. The reason: You can unlock the screen by literally showing your face.
-mobile-tech-today
Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Has Users Screaming and Shouting
User forums are lit up with complaints about Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone, which was released in the UK late last week. It seems that the handset's volume control goes haywire when the connection shifts to a 2G band. Unfortunately, 2G is widespread in Europe. The Galaxy Nexus is the first phone to ship with Android 4.0, also known as -technewsworld
Facebook to launch own-brand 'Buffy' phone?
Facebook may yet release a smartphone of its own, with the latest rumours pointing to an HTC-made handset codenamed Buffy. The handset is supposedly being built on Android, but a heavily customised version that Facebook is fiddling with in order to integrate its many and varied services into the handse... -techradar
Monday, November 21, 2011
Android news Nov 21, 2011
Cricket's Muve Music Debuts Nationwide on Amazon.com
Amazon.com customers now have the opportunity to order Muve Music on either the Samsung Vitality or the ZTE Score Android phones. -mobiletechnews
Updated: Google: Flash for Ice Cream Sandwich yet to be released
Update: Adobe has confirmed that it will indeed be releasing Flash Player for ICS.It said in a statement sent to Pocket-Lint, "Adobe will release one more version of the Flash Player for mobile browsing, which will provide support for Android 4.0, and one more release of the Flash Linux Porting Kit -both expe... -techradar
HTC Quattro release date set for March 2012?
HTC's quad-core tablet, codenamed the HTC Quattro, won't be making its dent in our bank accounts until March 2012, according to Digitimes. And that's the very earliest that the souped-up 10.1-inch tablet will arrive, according to Digitimes' supply-chain sources, with Beats Audio, DropBox integration, ... -techradar
Amazon.com customers now have the opportunity to order Muve Music on either the Samsung Vitality or the ZTE Score Android phones. -mobiletechnews
Updated: Google: Flash for Ice Cream Sandwich yet to be released
Update: Adobe has confirmed that it will indeed be releasing Flash Player for ICS.It said in a statement sent to Pocket-Lint, "Adobe will release one more version of the Flash Player for mobile browsing, which will provide support for Android 4.0, and one more release of the Flash Linux Porting Kit -both expe... -techradar
HTC Quattro release date set for March 2012?
HTC's quad-core tablet, codenamed the HTC Quattro, won't be making its dent in our bank accounts until March 2012, according to Digitimes. And that's the very earliest that the souped-up 10.1-inch tablet will arrive, according to Digitimes' supply-chain sources, with Beats Audio, DropBox integration, ... -techradar
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Android news Nov 19, 2011
Amazon planning Kindle smartphone in 2012?
Amazon looks like it's not content with just having a shot at the e-reader and tablet market, with reports emanating from Asia that it wants a smartphone too.According to CitiGroup, Amazon is looking to launch a smartphone in Q4 2012 in association with Foxconn International Holdings, and will aim it at the cheaper end of the market.The research ... -techradar
Amazon looks like it's not content with just having a shot at the e-reader and tablet market, with reports emanating from Asia that it wants a smartphone too.According to CitiGroup, Amazon is looking to launch a smartphone in Q4 2012 in association with Foxconn International Holdings, and will aim it at the cheaper end of the market.The research ... -techradar
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Android, Windows Phone news Nov 18, 2011
Android
Google 'welcomed' to digital music by Spotify, 7Digital
7Digital and Spotify have welcomed the arrival of Google Music, although the former has suggested that the search giant can no longer be considered 'neutral, open and agnostic". Google Music came out of beta this week, bringing music purchases to the service as well as cloud storage and... -techradar
Samsung Galaxy Nexus now available to buy
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has finally gone on sale in the UK - but only in one store in London.Phones4U is the first store to be stocking the much-hyped Galaxy Nexus, and opened its doors at 8am to give customers the chance to pick up the world's first Android 4.0 or Ice Cream S... -techradar
Android activation total doubles in six months
Google has now activated an astonishing 200 million Android handsets, a figure which has doubled in the last six months alone.The company made the announcement prior to the unveiling of the new-and-improved Google Music service at an Android event in Los Angeles on Wednesday.At its I/O conference in May, the search gian... -techradar
Google Music adds download store
As expected Google has taken the wraps off the full version of its Google Music application, which now features a fully functional MP3 download store.At an event in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon, Google announced partnerships with EMI, Sony and Universal Music to provide the same high-quality 320KBps MP3s hosted by iTu... -techradar
Windows Phone
Nokia Lumia 900 outed in new promo video
Nokia has unveiled a new promo video for its Windows Phone line-up and in the process outed what's likely to be the Nokia Lumia 900.The smartphone in the promo looks a touch different from the Nokia Lumia 800, which was released in the UK this week, with the device's edges are more curved and the screen looks like it is bigger too – at arou... -techradar
Google 'welcomed' to digital music by Spotify, 7Digital
7Digital and Spotify have welcomed the arrival of Google Music, although the former has suggested that the search giant can no longer be considered 'neutral, open and agnostic". Google Music came out of beta this week, bringing music purchases to the service as well as cloud storage and... -techradar
Samsung Galaxy Nexus now available to buy
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has finally gone on sale in the UK - but only in one store in London.Phones4U is the first store to be stocking the much-hyped Galaxy Nexus, and opened its doors at 8am to give customers the chance to pick up the world's first Android 4.0 or Ice Cream S... -techradar
Android activation total doubles in six months
Google has now activated an astonishing 200 million Android handsets, a figure which has doubled in the last six months alone.The company made the announcement prior to the unveiling of the new-and-improved Google Music service at an Android event in Los Angeles on Wednesday.At its I/O conference in May, the search gian... -techradar
Google Music adds download store
As expected Google has taken the wraps off the full version of its Google Music application, which now features a fully functional MP3 download store.At an event in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon, Google announced partnerships with EMI, Sony and Universal Music to provide the same high-quality 320KBps MP3s hosted by iTu... -techradar
Windows Phone
Nokia Lumia 900 outed in new promo video
Nokia has unveiled a new promo video for its Windows Phone line-up and in the process outed what's likely to be the Nokia Lumia 900.The smartphone in the promo looks a touch different from the Nokia Lumia 800, which was released in the UK this week, with the device's edges are more curved and the screen looks like it is bigger too – at arou... -techradar
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Windows Phone news Nov 16, 2011
Android snaps up 52% of mobile phone market
Google has reason to celebrate this week, with a recent study showing that Android, its mobile phone operation system, has now take 52 per cent of the smartphone market.This percentage is even more impressive when you consider that Android only had 25.3 per cent market share in Q3 2010.According to Gartner this means that w... -techradar
Nokia Lumia 800 goes on sale in UK
The Nokia Lumia 800 has gone on sale in the UK, bringing the latest Windows Phone 7 Mango OS and a huge burden of expectation. The Nokia partnership with Microsoft represents a huge deal to both companies, and the hype around the Nokia Lumia 800 suggests that it will prove a popular handset. brightcove : ... -techradar
Nokia Lumia 800 to get intelligent radio playlists
Nokia has signed a deal with app developer The Echo Nest to bring intelligent radio playlists to all of its new Lumia Windows Phone handsetsThe Pandora-like functionality called MixRadio will create playlists based around the music you already have in your phone and claims to "immediately understa... -techradar
Google has reason to celebrate this week, with a recent study showing that Android, its mobile phone operation system, has now take 52 per cent of the smartphone market.This percentage is even more impressive when you consider that Android only had 25.3 per cent market share in Q3 2010.According to Gartner this means that w... -techradar
Nokia Lumia 800 goes on sale in UK
The Nokia Lumia 800 has gone on sale in the UK, bringing the latest Windows Phone 7 Mango OS and a huge burden of expectation. The Nokia partnership with Microsoft represents a huge deal to both companies, and the hype around the Nokia Lumia 800 suggests that it will prove a popular handset. brightcove : ... -techradar
Nokia Lumia 800 to get intelligent radio playlists
Nokia has signed a deal with app developer The Echo Nest to bring intelligent radio playlists to all of its new Lumia Windows Phone handsetsThe Pandora-like functionality called MixRadio will create playlists based around the music you already have in your phone and claims to "immediately understa... -techradar
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Android news Nov 15, 2011
Amazon's Kindle Fire: First in a New Niche?
Amazon.com's Kindle Fire tablet will be arriving on consumers' doorsteps a day earlier than planned, the company announced Monday, and reviewers have wasted no time sharing their own early thoughts about the new device. Originally planned for shipment on Tuesday to those who preordered it, the 7-inch, Android-powered device began shipping on Monday instead. -technewsworld
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Klipsch has announced that its Klipsch Image S4A earphones which have been specifically made for Android devices are now available in the UK.Android has something of a hard time in the past when it comes to earphones. While the iPhone has had many an earphone set dedicated to it, Android users have had to put up with buds that... -techradar
Ice Cream Sandwich code released into the wild
Google has announced that it has released the code for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to developers and one team has already managed to cobble together a mod from Google's build requirements.For a company as big as Google to release the source code of a platform that is not officially in shops yet, ... -techradar
Apple: 'We continue to investigate iOS 5 issues'
Apple has released a statement regarding the problems iPhone users have been having with the latest iOS 5 update, explaining that it is still looking into some of the issues that remain with the software.The latest update – iOS 5.0.1 – was meant to tackle the issue of iOS 5 battery drain, but once it was downloaded some ... -techradar
Amazon.com's Kindle Fire tablet will be arriving on consumers' doorsteps a day earlier than planned, the company announced Monday, and reviewers have wasted no time sharing their own early thoughts about the new device. Originally planned for shipment on Tuesday to those who preordered it, the 7-inch, Android-powered device began shipping on Monday instead. -technewsworld
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Klipsch has announced that its Klipsch Image S4A earphones which have been specifically made for Android devices are now available in the UK.Android has something of a hard time in the past when it comes to earphones. While the iPhone has had many an earphone set dedicated to it, Android users have had to put up with buds that... -techradar
Ice Cream Sandwich code released into the wild
Google has announced that it has released the code for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to developers and one team has already managed to cobble together a mod from Google's build requirements.For a company as big as Google to release the source code of a platform that is not officially in shops yet, ... -techradar
Apple: 'We continue to investigate iOS 5 issues'
Apple has released a statement regarding the problems iPhone users have been having with the latest iOS 5 update, explaining that it is still looking into some of the issues that remain with the software.The latest update – iOS 5.0.1 – was meant to tackle the issue of iOS 5 battery drain, but once it was downloaded some ... -techradar
Monday, November 14, 2011
Android news Nov 14, 2011
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Both Phones4U and 02 have confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is set of a mid-November launch.O2 was first to reveal that it is to stock the Android handset in the most fitting way possible – by posting its announcement on its Google+ page.Although it didn't specify a dat... -techradar
In Depth: 10 things we want Siri to do in six months
10 things we want Siri to do in six monthsIt's time for Apple to start improving Siri before it's too late. The fledgling voice recognition service – the butt of late night talk-show jokes and featured prominently in Apple TV ads – works well for setting up a meeting and reminding you to pick up... -techradar
HTC to launch quad-core tablet at MWC 2012?
HTC looks like it wants to leap to the head of the tablet race with the release of a quad core tablet at Mobile World Congress next year.According to the Chinese paper Commercial Times, the Taiwanese firm is announce the new device in Barcelona next year, along with two new Android-powered smartphones.While neither claim is really... -techradar
Both Phones4U and 02 have confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is set of a mid-November launch.O2 was first to reveal that it is to stock the Android handset in the most fitting way possible – by posting its announcement on its Google+ page.Although it didn't specify a dat... -techradar
In Depth: 10 things we want Siri to do in six months
10 things we want Siri to do in six monthsIt's time for Apple to start improving Siri before it's too late. The fledgling voice recognition service – the butt of late night talk-show jokes and featured prominently in Apple TV ads – works well for setting up a meeting and reminding you to pick up... -techradar
HTC to launch quad-core tablet at MWC 2012?
HTC looks like it wants to leap to the head of the tablet race with the release of a quad core tablet at Mobile World Congress next year.According to the Chinese paper Commercial Times, the Taiwanese firm is announce the new device in Barcelona next year, along with two new Android-powered smartphones.While neither claim is really... -techradar
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Android news Nov 13, 2011
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This week we got our hands on Nokia's first Windows handset, the Lumia 800, and in the camera world, we spend some time testing the new Canon S100 and the Pentax Q.We also enjoyed the Beats Audio equipped HP DV7-6103ea laptop, while the £99 Huawei Blaze Android phone left us less impressed.Read... -techradar
This week we got our hands on Nokia's first Windows handset, the Lumia 800, and in the camera world, we spend some time testing the new Canon S100 and the Pentax Q.We also enjoyed the Beats Audio equipped HP DV7-6103ea laptop, while the £99 Huawei Blaze Android phone left us less impressed.Read... -techradar
Friday, November 11, 2011
Android, Windows Phone news Nov 11, 2011
Android
T-Mobile Adds the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 to its Holiday Line-up
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus 4G tablet runs on Android 2.3 and is equipped with a 1.2 GHZ dual-core processor, 16 GB of internal memory, micro SD card slot and supports Adobe Flash. -mobiletechnews
Panasonic reveals industrial-strength Android tablets
Panasonic announces plans to sell two Toughpad Android tablets beginning early next year with the 10 -mobiletechnews
Intel developing new tablet chip
Intel is working on a new CPU line that is designed exclusively for tablets. It looks as though Intel's upcoming mobile chip, codenamed Medfield, will be making its way to smartphones but steering clear of slates with this new tablet chip taking its place. Digitimes is reporting that the new tablet processors wil... -techradar
LoveFilm app lands on Android
LoveFilm has unveiled its first-ever app for Android, which allows users to manage their LoveFilm accounts on the go.It's not the streaming app that many an Android user has been waiting for – if you want this you will have to defect and buy an iPad – but the application does offer easy access to rental lists as well as access to film info... -techradar
iOS and Android games grossing more than Sony and Nintendo
Game sales for Android and iOS devices now generate more revenue than those for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS series, according to new projections.Flurry expects mobile and tablet games to own 58 per cent of the market and gross $1.9 billion by the end of 2011, while the combined total of So... -techradar
HTC Ville breaks cover with Android 4.0 on board
HTC's 2012 line-up just got a little less mysterious with the unmasking of the HTC Ville, a dual-core Ice Cream Sandwich qHD phone with Sense 4.0. The Cruella-inspired moniker is likely just a codename, so expect to see a more hyperbolic name come February, when the HTC Ville is expected to debut at Mobile World Congress 2012. The 4.3-inch s... -techradar
In Depth: Nvidia Tegra 3: what you need to know
Nvidia Tegra 3: what you need to knowNvidia has lifted the lid on its new quad-core processor for tablets and smartphones – Tegra 3."Our next-generation Tegra processor is widely known as the world's first quad-core mobile chip," said Nvidia's senior product manager Matt Wuebbling. Nvidia is launching ... -techradar
Nvidia announces quad-core Tegra 3
Nvidia has launched its new quad-core processor for tablets and smartphones – Tegra 3.The new chip will doubtless be appearing in numerous phones and tablets over the coming month. Asus has got the ball rolling with this morning's official announcement of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime."Our next-generation Tegra pro... -techradar
Windows Phone
Nokia Champagne codename shows up, promises Tango
A new Nokia codename has shown up in the I'm a WP7! app, in the form of the Nokia Champagne. It first showed up in the Windows Phone community app on 25 October – meaning that someone accessed I'm a WP7 from the Nokia Champagne on that day. WPCentral has also got its hands on a juicy bit of OS info, in... -techradar
Interview: Qualcomm 'working on Nokia roadmap, not single launch'
When Kevin Shields took to the Nokia World stage last month, he was pretty clear that he thought the new Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone was "awesome". But the reception has been a little less vocal since. While the Lumia 800 features a speedy 1.4GHz variant of the single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255, we asked Qualcom... -techradar
T-Mobile Adds the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 to its Holiday Line-up
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus 4G tablet runs on Android 2.3 and is equipped with a 1.2 GHZ dual-core processor, 16 GB of internal memory, micro SD card slot and supports Adobe Flash. -mobiletechnews
Panasonic reveals industrial-strength Android tablets
Panasonic announces plans to sell two Toughpad Android tablets beginning early next year with the 10 -mobiletechnews
Intel developing new tablet chip
Intel is working on a new CPU line that is designed exclusively for tablets. It looks as though Intel's upcoming mobile chip, codenamed Medfield, will be making its way to smartphones but steering clear of slates with this new tablet chip taking its place. Digitimes is reporting that the new tablet processors wil... -techradar
LoveFilm app lands on Android
LoveFilm has unveiled its first-ever app for Android, which allows users to manage their LoveFilm accounts on the go.It's not the streaming app that many an Android user has been waiting for – if you want this you will have to defect and buy an iPad – but the application does offer easy access to rental lists as well as access to film info... -techradar
iOS and Android games grossing more than Sony and Nintendo
Game sales for Android and iOS devices now generate more revenue than those for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS series, according to new projections.Flurry expects mobile and tablet games to own 58 per cent of the market and gross $1.9 billion by the end of 2011, while the combined total of So... -techradar
HTC Ville breaks cover with Android 4.0 on board
HTC's 2012 line-up just got a little less mysterious with the unmasking of the HTC Ville, a dual-core Ice Cream Sandwich qHD phone with Sense 4.0. The Cruella-inspired moniker is likely just a codename, so expect to see a more hyperbolic name come February, when the HTC Ville is expected to debut at Mobile World Congress 2012. The 4.3-inch s... -techradar
In Depth: Nvidia Tegra 3: what you need to know
Nvidia Tegra 3: what you need to knowNvidia has lifted the lid on its new quad-core processor for tablets and smartphones – Tegra 3."Our next-generation Tegra processor is widely known as the world's first quad-core mobile chip," said Nvidia's senior product manager Matt Wuebbling. Nvidia is launching ... -techradar
Nvidia announces quad-core Tegra 3
Nvidia has launched its new quad-core processor for tablets and smartphones – Tegra 3.The new chip will doubtless be appearing in numerous phones and tablets over the coming month. Asus has got the ball rolling with this morning's official announcement of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime."Our next-generation Tegra pro... -techradar
Windows Phone
Nokia Champagne codename shows up, promises Tango
A new Nokia codename has shown up in the I'm a WP7! app, in the form of the Nokia Champagne. It first showed up in the Windows Phone community app on 25 October – meaning that someone accessed I'm a WP7 from the Nokia Champagne on that day. WPCentral has also got its hands on a juicy bit of OS info, in... -techradar
Interview: Qualcomm 'working on Nokia roadmap, not single launch'
When Kevin Shields took to the Nokia World stage last month, he was pretty clear that he thought the new Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone was "awesome". But the reception has been a little less vocal since. While the Lumia 800 features a speedy 1.4GHz variant of the single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255, we asked Qualcom... -techradar
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Android, Windows Phone news Nov 8, 2011
Android
HTC Sparks OS Envy With Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrades
Users of eight HTC smartphones will be among the first to receive an upgrade to Google's new Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The company described the set of devices named as -technewsworld
No preferential treatment for Motorola, says Google
Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, has told reporters that buying Motorola won't have any affect on how Google operates Android. Speaking on a trip to South Korea, Schmidt was keen to allay fears that Motorola would receive special treatment once Google's $12.5 billion purchase of the Android handset manufacture... -techradar
HP eyes webOS sale for 'hundreds of millions of dollars'
HP is looking to offload webOS on the advice of its bank, according to the latest reports which estimate the OS's price tag at 'hundreds of millions of dollars'. Reuters claims that the Bank of America Merrill Lynch has advised the tech company to palm the Palm-made OS off to try and recoup some of the money it l... -techradar
HTC Edge quad-core, Tegra 3 phone tipped
HTC is reportedly preparing the world's first quad-core smartphone, the HTC Edge.According to PocketNow, which claims to have leaked images of the purported device, the Edge would boast a Tegra 3 processor, packing a whopping four 1.5GHz chips.The Tegra 2 processor, made by NVIDIA, currently lives within the most powerful Android phones on the market and that boasts two 1.... -techradar
Updated: Huawei Mediapad Android tablet outed for UK
Chinese manufactuer Huawei is set to launch a new tablet and smartphone into the market this week, both sporting an Android OS.The Huawei Mediapad, originally launched in the US in June, comes with Android 3.2 Honeycomb has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor from Qualcomm, a front-facing 1.3MP camera, rear-facing 5MP camera and HDMI port.The ... -techradar
Updated: Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note review
Hands on Samsung Note review: look and feelUpdated: Ahead of our full Galaxy note review, check out our updated gallery of photos shot in our review studio.Samsung has shown off the Galaxy Note at IFA 2011, a huge 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED handset which comes complete with a stylus called the S Pen. ... -techradar
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD incoming?
Sony may be looking to cash in on its decent Arc range of mobile phones, with rumours surfacing that it could be readying a new handset in the series called the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD.Sony announced in October that it was acquiring Ericsson's share of its phone business for a whopping €1 billion. Considering this is a compan... -techradar
Google lawyer: Microsoft is leeching off Android
Google's patent lawyer has let rip at Microsoft, accusing the company of leeching off Android's success due to the shortcomings of its own mobile OS, Windows Phone. Referring to the fact that most Android handset manufacturers now pay Microsoft a royalty on every device sold, Tim Porter, patent counsel for the search ... -techradar
HTC Sensation XE Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade confirmed
HTC has announced the first of its handsets to be getting the Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 update, including the HTC Sensation XL, HTC Sensation XE and the HTC Sensation.As well as the Sensation range, the HTC Evo 3D will get the software update. But don't start obsessively checking for software updates now, as H... -techradar
Review Roundup: This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar
This week's hottest reviews on TechRadarThis week we've got a great batch of reviews for you as well as hands ons with the new Motorola Xoom 2 tablet and the Motorola Atrix 2 phone.In full reviews, we take a look at some of the newest ebook readers on the market, including the Sony Reader PRS-T1. We'... -techradar
Windows Phone
Updated: Windows Phone finally gets Spotify app
Spotify is finally coming to Windows Phone 7.5 in the form of an app, as announced by Microsoft today. Update: Microsoft has confirmed that the app is now live in the Windows Phone App Market. There are a few nifty new additions to the Spotify app as well - it allows you to browse your friends' Spotify profiles (you can't do... -techradar
Mozilla aims for 2012 Boot2Gecko OS release
Mozilla has revealed that it is aiming to release its mobile software platform project, Boot2Gecko (B2G), in early 2012. Announced back in July, the operating system should be demoed at some point in the first three months of 2012, with "productisation" to follow in the second quarter of the year – that's when B2G... -techradar
Windows Phone hardware requirements relaxed
Microsoft has lessened its vice-like grip on the minimum hardware requirements for Windows Phone, no longer requiring manufacturers to include a camera on their handsets. The primary camera and front-facing camera now fall under the heading of 'optional hardware', along with the compass and gyro. No doubt t... -techradar
HTC Sparks OS Envy With Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrades
Users of eight HTC smartphones will be among the first to receive an upgrade to Google's new Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The company described the set of devices named as -technewsworld
No preferential treatment for Motorola, says Google
Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, has told reporters that buying Motorola won't have any affect on how Google operates Android. Speaking on a trip to South Korea, Schmidt was keen to allay fears that Motorola would receive special treatment once Google's $12.5 billion purchase of the Android handset manufacture... -techradar
HP eyes webOS sale for 'hundreds of millions of dollars'
HP is looking to offload webOS on the advice of its bank, according to the latest reports which estimate the OS's price tag at 'hundreds of millions of dollars'. Reuters claims that the Bank of America Merrill Lynch has advised the tech company to palm the Palm-made OS off to try and recoup some of the money it l... -techradar
HTC Edge quad-core, Tegra 3 phone tipped
HTC is reportedly preparing the world's first quad-core smartphone, the HTC Edge.According to PocketNow, which claims to have leaked images of the purported device, the Edge would boast a Tegra 3 processor, packing a whopping four 1.5GHz chips.The Tegra 2 processor, made by NVIDIA, currently lives within the most powerful Android phones on the market and that boasts two 1.... -techradar
Updated: Huawei Mediapad Android tablet outed for UK
Chinese manufactuer Huawei is set to launch a new tablet and smartphone into the market this week, both sporting an Android OS.The Huawei Mediapad, originally launched in the US in June, comes with Android 3.2 Honeycomb has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor from Qualcomm, a front-facing 1.3MP camera, rear-facing 5MP camera and HDMI port.The ... -techradar
Updated: Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note review
Hands on Samsung Note review: look and feelUpdated: Ahead of our full Galaxy note review, check out our updated gallery of photos shot in our review studio.Samsung has shown off the Galaxy Note at IFA 2011, a huge 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED handset which comes complete with a stylus called the S Pen. ... -techradar
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD incoming?
Sony may be looking to cash in on its decent Arc range of mobile phones, with rumours surfacing that it could be readying a new handset in the series called the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD.Sony announced in October that it was acquiring Ericsson's share of its phone business for a whopping €1 billion. Considering this is a compan... -techradar
Google lawyer: Microsoft is leeching off Android
Google's patent lawyer has let rip at Microsoft, accusing the company of leeching off Android's success due to the shortcomings of its own mobile OS, Windows Phone. Referring to the fact that most Android handset manufacturers now pay Microsoft a royalty on every device sold, Tim Porter, patent counsel for the search ... -techradar
HTC Sensation XE Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade confirmed
HTC has announced the first of its handsets to be getting the Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 update, including the HTC Sensation XL, HTC Sensation XE and the HTC Sensation.As well as the Sensation range, the HTC Evo 3D will get the software update. But don't start obsessively checking for software updates now, as H... -techradar
Review Roundup: This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar
This week's hottest reviews on TechRadarThis week we've got a great batch of reviews for you as well as hands ons with the new Motorola Xoom 2 tablet and the Motorola Atrix 2 phone.In full reviews, we take a look at some of the newest ebook readers on the market, including the Sony Reader PRS-T1. We'... -techradar
Windows Phone
Updated: Windows Phone finally gets Spotify app
Spotify is finally coming to Windows Phone 7.5 in the form of an app, as announced by Microsoft today. Update: Microsoft has confirmed that the app is now live in the Windows Phone App Market. There are a few nifty new additions to the Spotify app as well - it allows you to browse your friends' Spotify profiles (you can't do... -techradar
Mozilla aims for 2012 Boot2Gecko OS release
Mozilla has revealed that it is aiming to release its mobile software platform project, Boot2Gecko (B2G), in early 2012. Announced back in July, the operating system should be demoed at some point in the first three months of 2012, with "productisation" to follow in the second quarter of the year – that's when B2G... -techradar
Windows Phone hardware requirements relaxed
Microsoft has lessened its vice-like grip on the minimum hardware requirements for Windows Phone, no longer requiring manufacturers to include a camera on their handsets. The primary camera and front-facing camera now fall under the heading of 'optional hardware', along with the compass and gyro. No doubt t... -techradar
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Android news Nov 6, 2011
HTC Goes Loud and Proud With New Rezound Android Phone
HTC on Thursday announced its latest smartphone, the Rezound, an Android handset for Verizon's 4G LTE network. The phone offers several features, most notably a collaboration with musician Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine's start-up Beats Audio. -technewsworld
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This week's hottest reviews on TechRadarThis week we've got a great batch of reviews for you as well as hands ons with the new Motorola Xoom 2 tablet and the Motorola Atrix 2 phone.In full reviews, we take a look at some of the newest ebook readers on the market, including the Sony Reader PRS-T1. We'... -techradar
Exclusive: Bada tablets 'not on the agenda' for UK
Samsung does not have imminent plans to release a Bada tablet, according to head of content Keith O'Brien. When quizzed on the possibility of Samsung's in-house OS making its way on to a tablet device, as is the way of tech companies these days, he told TechRadar: "It's not on the agenda for now, at least not as far as the UK is con... -techradar
Android Market adds auto app update feature
Google has been a touch busy this week refreshing its app for the Android Market, adding an 'auto-update apps' feature.This small but rather significant change means that in future any app that needs updating can be done automatically without having to go into every single individual app to tweak this setting.Another add-on i... -techradar
HTC on Thursday announced its latest smartphone, the Rezound, an Android handset for Verizon's 4G LTE network. The phone offers several features, most notably a collaboration with musician Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine's start-up Beats Audio. -technewsworld
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This week's hottest reviews on TechRadarThis week we've got a great batch of reviews for you as well as hands ons with the new Motorola Xoom 2 tablet and the Motorola Atrix 2 phone.In full reviews, we take a look at some of the newest ebook readers on the market, including the Sony Reader PRS-T1. We'... -techradar
Exclusive: Bada tablets 'not on the agenda' for UK
Samsung does not have imminent plans to release a Bada tablet, according to head of content Keith O'Brien. When quizzed on the possibility of Samsung's in-house OS making its way on to a tablet device, as is the way of tech companies these days, he told TechRadar: "It's not on the agenda for now, at least not as far as the UK is con... -techradar
Android Market adds auto app update feature
Google has been a touch busy this week refreshing its app for the Android Market, adding an 'auto-update apps' feature.This small but rather significant change means that in future any app that needs updating can be done automatically without having to go into every single individual app to tweak this setting.Another add-on i... -techradar
Friday, November 4, 2011
Android news Nov 4, 2011
HTC Explorer orienteers its way to Three
The HTC Explorer is now available on Three on pay as you go and contract deals. HTC's adventurous handset comes running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and the latest version of Sense, with a 600MHz single-core processor and 3.2-inch touchscreen. But it's not exactly perfect for documenting your jungle expeditions (we might... -techradar
Samsung makes Galaxy Nexus UK release date official
Samsung has made the Galaxy Nexus UK release date of 17 November official, after Amazon outed the same date in late October. It's only taken Samsung a week to get around to telling us something we already knew, but it's always nice to make these things official.So come 17 November, you'll be able to pick up the first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) handse... -techradar
HTC Rezound with Beats audio announced
HTC has officially revealed another new handset with Beats audio technology on board, but it's likely to be a US-only device.The heavily-rumoured HTC Rezound (previously known as the Vigor) is a 4.3-inch, Android ICS-ready, 4G LTE handset with the Sense 3.0 user-interface painted over the top.It also has a 720p display, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and an 8-megapixel snap... -techradar
Exclusive: Samsung: Bada is diesel to Android's petrol
Samsung has told TechRadar that it is happy with the performance of Bada - insisting that its mobile OS is diesel compared to the mass-market Android's petrol. Samsung's Bada platform may be approaching two years old, but the company has only shifted 300,000 Bada-toting handsets in its Wave range sin... -techradar
The HTC Explorer is now available on Three on pay as you go and contract deals. HTC's adventurous handset comes running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and the latest version of Sense, with a 600MHz single-core processor and 3.2-inch touchscreen. But it's not exactly perfect for documenting your jungle expeditions (we might... -techradar
Samsung makes Galaxy Nexus UK release date official
Samsung has made the Galaxy Nexus UK release date of 17 November official, after Amazon outed the same date in late October. It's only taken Samsung a week to get around to telling us something we already knew, but it's always nice to make these things official.So come 17 November, you'll be able to pick up the first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) handse... -techradar
HTC Rezound with Beats audio announced
HTC has officially revealed another new handset with Beats audio technology on board, but it's likely to be a US-only device.The heavily-rumoured HTC Rezound (previously known as the Vigor) is a 4.3-inch, Android ICS-ready, 4G LTE handset with the Sense 3.0 user-interface painted over the top.It also has a 720p display, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and an 8-megapixel snap... -techradar
Exclusive: Samsung: Bada is diesel to Android's petrol
Samsung has told TechRadar that it is happy with the performance of Bada - insisting that its mobile OS is diesel compared to the mass-market Android's petrol. Samsung's Bada platform may be approaching two years old, but the company has only shifted 300,000 Bada-toting handsets in its Wave range sin... -techradar
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Android, Windows Phone news Nov 3, 2011
Android
Yahoo! Debuts New Products for Mobile, Tablet, and PC
Yahoo! introduces Livestand for iPad; C.O.R.E. + Cocktails Platforms; IntoNow for iPad; Yahoo! Weather for Android; Yahoo! Mail for iPad; and new social features. -mobiletechnews
Android models HTC, Samsung and Motorola account for three quarters of total customer smartphone com
Android models HTC, Samsung and Motorola are the top three most mentioned smartphone brands on the internet accounting for 76% of all measured customer comments. -mobiletechnews
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Google has been a touch busy this week refreshing its app for the Android Market, adding an 'auto-update apps' feature.This small but rather significant change means that in future any app that needs updating can be done automatically without having to go into every single individual app to tweak this setting.Another add-on i... -techradar
LG's first ICS-flavoured phone breaks cover?
A slinky slim handset known as the LG Optimus U1 has snuck out onto the internet, with an anonymous source 'revealing' that it will be LG's first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) handset.The snaps, sent anonymously to GSM Arena, feature an Ice Cream Sandwich logo superimposed on to the blank screen along with "LG U1", which seems ... -techradar
Sony to make fourth annual profit loss
Sony has announced that it is likely to report its fourth consecutive loss this year, marking a full leap year set without turning a profit. The ever-lowering prices of televisions, weak demand, flooding affecting its Thai factories and unstable exchange rates have all taken their share of the blame from the company. The recent flooding in Thailand has caused Sony ... -techradar
Windows Phone
Nokia selects ST-Ericsson as supplier for future Windows Phone devices
Nokia has selected ST-Ericsson as a supplier for future devices it plans to introduce based on the Windows Phone mobile platform. -mobiletechnews
Nokia Plans Major Windows Phone Push in U.S.
Nokia is coming back to the U.S. smartphone market with a vengeance -- or at least with a new line of devices sporting Windows Phone 7 on multiple carriers. That's the story from Nokia CEO Stephen Elop.
-mobile-tech-today
Microsoft: 2 million iOS 5 Hotmail connections
Microsoft has announced that more than two million people have connected their Hotmail account to iOS devices since the release of iOS 5, increasing at 100,000 a day.The rapidly growing figure was revealed on the official Microsoft blog, as it talked about the ease of Exchange Active Sync on Apple devices. "Hotmail is the world's le... -techradar
Yahoo! Debuts New Products for Mobile, Tablet, and PC
Yahoo! introduces Livestand for iPad; C.O.R.E. + Cocktails Platforms; IntoNow for iPad; Yahoo! Weather for Android; Yahoo! Mail for iPad; and new social features. -mobiletechnews
Android models HTC, Samsung and Motorola account for three quarters of total customer smartphone com
Android models HTC, Samsung and Motorola are the top three most mentioned smartphone brands on the internet accounting for 76% of all measured customer comments. -mobiletechnews
TechRadar.com
Google has been a touch busy this week refreshing its app for the Android Market, adding an 'auto-update apps' feature.This small but rather significant change means that in future any app that needs updating can be done automatically without having to go into every single individual app to tweak this setting.Another add-on i... -techradar
LG's first ICS-flavoured phone breaks cover?
A slinky slim handset known as the LG Optimus U1 has snuck out onto the internet, with an anonymous source 'revealing' that it will be LG's first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) handset.The snaps, sent anonymously to GSM Arena, feature an Ice Cream Sandwich logo superimposed on to the blank screen along with "LG U1", which seems ... -techradar
Sony to make fourth annual profit loss
Sony has announced that it is likely to report its fourth consecutive loss this year, marking a full leap year set without turning a profit. The ever-lowering prices of televisions, weak demand, flooding affecting its Thai factories and unstable exchange rates have all taken their share of the blame from the company. The recent flooding in Thailand has caused Sony ... -techradar
Windows Phone
Nokia selects ST-Ericsson as supplier for future Windows Phone devices
Nokia has selected ST-Ericsson as a supplier for future devices it plans to introduce based on the Windows Phone mobile platform. -mobiletechnews
Nokia Plans Major Windows Phone Push in U.S.
Nokia is coming back to the U.S. smartphone market with a vengeance -- or at least with a new line of devices sporting Windows Phone 7 on multiple carriers. That's the story from Nokia CEO Stephen Elop.
-mobile-tech-today
Microsoft: 2 million iOS 5 Hotmail connections
Microsoft has announced that more than two million people have connected their Hotmail account to iOS devices since the release of iOS 5, increasing at 100,000 a day.The rapidly growing figure was revealed on the official Microsoft blog, as it talked about the ease of Exchange Active Sync on Apple devices. "Hotmail is the world's le... -techradar
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