Sunday, December 25, 2011

Android, Windows Phone news Dec 26, 2011

Android

In Depth: Best apps for your new tablet or smartphone

In Depth: Best apps for your new tablet or smartphone
n Android or Apple phone or tablet for Christmas? Lucky you!Both platforms have a wealth of apps, free and paid-for, that you can download and enjoy on your new device.But with so many apps available, how do you know which ones to get? That's where we come in.TechRadar is well known for its d... -techradar



No Android 4.0 update for Samsung Galaxy S

No Android 4.0 update for Samsung Galaxy S
laxy S handset owners have been dealt a major blow with news that the device will not get an Android 4.0 update.The Galaxy S, which sold 10m units across the world last year, is not eligible for the upgrade because of the demands the TouchWiz UI has on the device. According to Samsung, the Galaxy S, and indeed the ... -techradar



In Depth: 8 brilliant gadgets that totally failed to launch

In Depth: 8 brilliant gadgets that totally failed to launch
nt gadgets that totally failed to launchWhat would an alternate universe look like where Microsoft dominated with a slick newspaper-ready tablet, HP had won the smartphone wars, and we were all carrying around a Palm Foleo? Well, it'd certainly be one that is not qui... -techradar



OnLive heads to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

OnLive heads to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
ricsson Xperia Play may have debuted to lukewarm reviews in 2011, but game streaming king OnLive has given it a reprieve by making its service available on the smartphone.OnLive has managed to show the world that cloud gaming can actually work – especially on the big screen, where all you have to do is plug ... -techradar



Week in Tech: Big numbers but more patent hassle for Android

Week in Tech: Big numbers but more patent hassle for Android
a Google-y kind of week, with a strong emphasis on Android: just yesterday Android boss Andy Rubin took to Google+ to share some impressive numbers. An incredible 700,000 Android devices are being activated every day, bringing the total number of Android devices in circulation to around eleven... -techradar



In Depth: 10 tech trends to watch for in 2012

In Depth: 10 tech trends to watch for in 2012
rends to watch for in 2012Predicting the future is a tricky business. Some of our picks for 2011 didn't turn up - Augmented Reality remains a potentially great thing rather than a popular, useful thing - and others were damp squibs, such as Google's supposedly world-conquering Chrome OS. 2012 will be different, though: tech giants are finishing of... -techradar



Sony Ericsson LT28at rocks 13MP camera

Sony Ericsson LT28at rocks 13MP camera
y week for Sony Ericsson; not only is it in the process of losing the 'Ericsson' and updating its existing smartphones to Ice Cream Sandwich, but it's also beavering away on a juicy-sounding superphone ready for CES 2012. It's the hithertofore unheard of LT28at that has broken cover by way of a Bluetooth certification entry, which promises a ... -techradar



Windows Phone

LG Fantasy - new fancy Windows Phone spotted

LG Fantasy - new fancy Windows Phone spotted
G isn't out of the Windows Phone race just yet, as another handset has emerged running the Mango 7.5 version of the OS.The LG Fantasy has appeared over on the XDA Developers Forum, with one of the contributors posting pictures of the alleged new handset.He was apparently sold it by a Romanian tester, and claims it has a 4-inch IPS... -techradar



Symbian brand dropped by Nokia

Symbian brand dropped by Nokia
decided to dump the Symbian brand, renaming the latest version of its beleaguered mobile OS Nokia Belle. A major partnership with Microsoft on Windows Phone and the general struggles of Nokia have seen Symbian slip slowly away - with handsets toting the OS officially being pulled from the US market in the su... -techradar



Spotify for BlackBerry now official

Spotify for BlackBerry now official
s now officially rolled-out its mobile app for BlackBerry smartphones.The app had been available as a preview release for the last two months from the Spotify website, but it has now officially hit the BlackBerry App World.BlackBerry is now the last major platform to receive a dedicated app for the music streaming pla... -techradar



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