Android, Windows Phone news Apr 1, 2012

Android

Report: Google to start selling Android tablets

Samsung and Asus reported to be partnering with Google to manufacture co-branded Android tablets for sale in an online store. -mobiletechnews


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Despite failing in the smartphone market, Google is looking to enter the hardware business once again with a tablet powered by its own Android operating system. Google appears to be aiming square between the eyes of the market-dominant Apple iPad.
-mobile-tech-today


Windows Phone

China Telecom and Nokia launch first CDMA Windows Phone in China

China Telecom announces the Nokia 800C, the first CDMA Windows Phone in China, will be available in April. -mobiletechnews

Android news Mar 31, 2012

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ver tried to save money and decided to start making your own lunches rather than buying the same old processed rubbish? 7DiM has, and they are, for want of a better word, lush.Mobile phones and tablets don't eat though (imagine if they did OMGTHATWOULDBESTUPID!) – yet there are... -techradar


What is the best carrier in the US?


/h3>Carriers are often believed to be the villains that stand between you and your phone's true powers. These evil carriers nickel and dime you until you're paying extravagant rates for a service that barely works in your area. But is it possible you're just on the wrong one?There's just no denying that all carrie... -techradar

Android, Windows Phone news Mar 29, 2012

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alaxy S3: what you need to knowSamsung's flagship 2011 Android phone received a glowing 5/5 score when we reviewed the Galaxy S2 earlier this year. And it was no surprise - Samsung packed a very powerful and capable processor plus a very nice camera into an unbelievably slim case. ReviewSamsung Galaxy Nexus reviewSamsun... -techradar


Samsung Galaxy S gets Ice Cream Sandwich features


f="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s-689293/review">Samsung Galaxy S will receive some Ice Cream Sandwich features in a 'value pack' upgrade.Samsung has already confirmed that the Galaxy S is not compatible with the latest Android 4.0 upgrade, unlike its big brother the Galaxy S2.ReviewS... -techradar


Google Maps unveils hi-res imagery for next-gen phones


unleashed Maps 6.5 for Android, bringing with it easier navigation through the app and high resolution images for HD screens.Designed for Android 4.0 phones, the new update also allows users to swipe left and right to enter a new destination or jump to favourite destinations.The level of detail has been greatly increased to ... -techradar


Updated: 50 best free Android games 2012


ree Android games 2012As Android phones and tablets have increased in popularity, the number of apps available for the platform has rocketed.And that means more free Android games. There's a lot of junk out there but, fortunately, there are gems among the junk.We've worked our way through a whole load of Android games to reveal the ones... -techradar


Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 800 battery fix finally released


released the long-awaited update that promises to fix the Nokia Lumia 800's less-than-perfect battery life.The first Nokia phone to run Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, the Lumia 800 has been beset by bugs since its release, most notably a very short battery life.The new software (version 1600.2487.8107.12070... -techradar

Android, Windows Phone news Mar 27, 2012

Android

O2 unleashes Samsung Galaxy S2 ICS update


en to its Twitter account to announce that the Ice Cream Sandwich update is now availble for its Samsung Galaxy S2-owning customers. In a move that's not so much post-PC as present-PC, you'll still need to connect your S2 to a computer to access the Android 4.0 software update via Samsung's Kies software. The oxygenated network has stayed true t... -techradar


Windows Phone

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The Nokia Lumia Windows phone will be available exclusively in the U.S. from AT -mobiletechnews


HTC Titan II coming to AT


ship Windows Phone, the HTC Titan II, will launch on the AT&T network on April 8, the carrier has revealed.The LTE-enabled sequel will cost $199 on a two-year contract with AT&T.Although that seems a pretty standard subsidised price point, it's still twice as much as the Nokia Lumia 900 device, which goes on sale on the very same day.Nokia i... -techradar

Android news Mar 26, 2012

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has posted that the long awaited upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich for the Galaxy S2 is still not ready.Samsung Galaxy S2 owners are starting to lose their cool as they continue to wait for Android 4.0 to hit their handsets – and it looks like the waiting isn't over yet.In DepthSamsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update: when wil... -techradar


Updated: Is the Samsung Galaxy S3 launching on March 30?


f="http://cdn1.mos.techradar.com///classifications/Mobile%20Phones/Samsung/GalaxyS3-180-75.jpg">Samsung Galaxy S3 could be in-line for a surprise launch this week, depending on the conclusions you draw from a cryptic paint-job adorning London's flagship Phones 4U store.The Oxford Street branch of the high street retailer has ref... -techradar


Apple rejecting apps that access UDIDs


started rejecting apps that access iPhone and iPad Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) amid ongoing app privacy concerns.The move was not entirely unexpected, as six months ago Apple warned developers about the impending change, saying that it would deprecate UDIDs in some iOS documentation.However, it is only now that Apple has started actually reje... -techradar

Android, Windows Phone news Mar 24, 2012

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confirmed that Angry Birds Space will indeed come to Windows Phone handsets, contrary to an earlier statement from the developer.The Finnish company had initially said remaking the game for Microsoft's momentum-gaining operating system would be too much work and thus it had no plans for offer the new ti... -techradar


Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 900 to hit AT


f="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/hands-on-nokia-lumia-900-review-1053601">Nokia Lumia 900, the company's flagship Windows Phone device will finally go on sale exclusively through AT&T on April 8, say reports.Multiple sources claim that the device will become available for online orders on the 8th, whi... -techradar

Android, Windows Phone news Mar 23, 2012

Android

Android 4.0 Now Available to HTC Vivid™ Customers

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now available for HTC Vivid customers allowing use of Beats By Dr. Dre Audio and the improved HTC Sense ecxperience. -mobiletechnews


Remote Web Desktop Full: Really Smart App Deserves Better Support

We've been seeing applications that allow you to remotely access desktop PCs for years. They have tended to function on a PC-to-PC connection basis over the Internet -- like Symantec's pcAnywhere software, which is often used for remote PC troubleshooting. More recently, we've been seeing tools that allow you to operate PCs from tablet platforms, like the $24.95 LogMeIn Ignition for Android. However, what about the other way? -technewsworld


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oogle Play?Google Play is Google's new name for what we used to know as the Android Market, where Android users went to buy and download their mobile apps. The problem for Google has been the way this app distribution service has exploded alongside the mobile OS itself, with the search giant adding movie rentals, books and (in the US at... -techradar


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as furnished the HTC Vivid with Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the first of its fleet to be graced with the latest version of the software.The carrier says the 4.5-inch, dual-core Vivid is the first of ten smartphones and tablets to be re-equipped with Android 4.0 during 2012.The update to the Sense 3.6-toting, 4G LTE device is available to downloa... -techradar


Windows Phone

Nokia Play To brings DLNA streaming to Windows Phone


released the beta version of its new Play To app, which will allow its Windows Phone users to stream content from their mobiles to other DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) connected devices.These days DLNA streaming is found in most mid and high-end smartphones, with both Android and iPhone handsets offering various ways to share co... -techradar

Android news Mar 22, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S3 could be the GT-i9300


laiming to show the Samsung GT-i9300 and touting itself as "the real deal" has appeared online sparking speculation that it could be the Samsung Galaxy S3.The Samsung Galaxy S2 was the GT-i9200 and the flagship Ice Cream Sandwich handset the Galaxy Nexus was GT-i9250, so the GT-i9300 codename that accompanied this i... -techradar


Samsung Galaxy Note Ice Cream Sandwich update delayed


ttp://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-1039199/review">Samsung Galaxy Note owners may feel hard done by as Samsung has announced the Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) update won't be landing on the handset until Q2 of 2012.The Sa... -techradar

Android news Mar 21, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S3 gets another image leak


age claiming to be the Samsung Galaxy S3 has appeared online, with striking similarities to the press image leak we saw a few days ago.The new image comes via GSM Helpdesk Nederland and reinforces rumours that Samsung is set to go down a new design path with the Galaxy S3.The image also point towards a London launch for the hands... -techradar


Samsung Ice Cream Sandwich user guide for Galaxy S2 released


de for Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich update on the Samsung Galaxy S2 has been released.Although Samsung Galaxy S2 owners are still waiting to get their taste of the Maxibon of the OS world, Samsung has produced a guide to highlight the main changes when... -techradar

Android, Windows Phone news Mar 20, 2012

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ref="http://beta.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/htc-sensation-xe-1038353/review">recently-acquired Beats Audio division may have moved to acquire the MOG music streaming service.A Business Insider source claims that a deal has been reached between the two companies, while GigaOm confirms that terms of the purported agreement were exchanged at the week... -techradar


Samsung Galaxy Nexus set for Sprint on April 15


t flagship Android 4.0 device, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, will finally arrive on the Sprint network on April 15, according to reports.After months in the offing, the S4GRU news site says it has received confirmation from a source within the network.The launch will come three ... -techradar


Updated: Developers losing interest in Android


y has found that Google Android is slipping out of favour with developers.The mobile OS has seen a significant drop in popularity among developers in the last year, according to a study conducted by IDC and Appcelerator.This year the companies surveyed 2,173 out of the 280,000 developers on Appcelerator's mobile development ... -techradar


Windows Phone

Mobile wallet and NFC criticised by Pirate Bay and PayPal


e, the founder of Pirate Bay, and PayPal's John Lunn have revealed that they are worried about the prospect of a cashless future and feel that the mobile phone becoming a bank card, through NFC, isn't necessarily a good thing.Speaking at the London Web Summit, Sunde – who also founded micro-payment service Flatt... -techradar

Android, Windows Phone news Mar 19, 2012

Android

Can Nokia Bring the Right Stuff to the Tablet Race?

Nokia has confirmed that work is progressing on a Window 8 tablet device. That Nokia is opting for Windows 8 instead of Android is hardly a surprise, given Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop's history with Microsoft. Still, there are many questions surrounding the endeavor. What can Nokia bring to the tablet market that is unique? -technewsworld


Android Tablets and Windows 8: Let the Games Begin

Windows 8 is on its way. In fact, it's already here, in a manner of speaking. Microsoft recently released what it called a -technewsworld


Samsung Galaxy S3 launch date set for May?


e just learned the Samsung Galaxy S3 release date thanks to a new image which has made its way onto the web.Thanks to the photo which was posted on the social news website Reddit, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is set for a May 22 launch, in London.The surprisingly official-looking leaked press image reveals the potentially new style Samsung may follow wi... -techradar


Samsung Galaxy S3 to run dual launchers?


ek and another Samsung Galaxy S3 photo and spec leak, which this time suggests that Samsung's eagerly anticipated handset will allow users to flip between two versions of the Android operating system.The image and accompanying leaked details on the Galaxy S3 appeared on the popular social news site Reddit, with the post claiming t... -techradar


HTC One X and One S up for pre-order at Phones4U


f="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/hands-on-htc-one-x-review-1066097">HTC One X and HTC One S are now available for pre-order from Phones4U, with stock arriving on 5 April.The 1.5Ghz quad-core HTC One X arrived on the scene at MWC 2012 in Barcelona and along with its powerful innards it sports... -techradar


In Depth: Android Jelly Bean: What we expect to see


ged to fully digest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, even if some manufacturers haven't, and therefore we're tuning our taste buds ready for Android Jelly Bean.The Jelly Bean name looks pretty much certain to be the fancy brand for Android 5.0, but apart from this, details on the next generati... -techradar


Google Nexus S Ice Cream Sandwich update incoming


reported that the long awaited Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Google Nexus S will be hitting the handset in the next few weeks.The Nexus S was next in line to receive Ice Cream Sandwich last year, after the launch of the flagship Android 4.0 handset the Samsung Ga... -techradar


Week in Tech: Ice Cream Sandwich finally on a roll


people - let's call them "tedious attention seekers" - have spent most of this week queuing outside Apple Stores so they can get the new iPad a fraction of a second before somebody else, other people - interesting people; talented people; productive people - have been doing ... -techradar


HTC One X to hit O2 on 5 April


gin taking stock of the HTC One X smartphone on 5 April, with sales set to begin on that date or shortly after.The 4.7-inch, quad-core, Android 4.0 device was announced at Mobile World Congress last month, but without an official launch date.However, a tweet from the official O2 Twitter account, in reply to a customer q... -techradar


Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 to get mobile hotspot soon


confirmed that mobile hotspot functionality will arrive on the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 Windows Phone handsets in a forthcoming software update.Late last week it emerged that the base-level Lumia 610 handset will enable users to wirelessly tether their 3G signal to other connecte... -techradar

Android news Mar 15, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S3 launch date leaked?


kept waiting and waiting, but according to a leaked image we could see the Samsung Galaxy S3 finally break cover next week.The latest picture was sent to Phone Arena from an anonymous source and shows a render of supposed Samsung Galaxy S3 with the date March 22 on the screen, along with the text "The new Samsung Galax... -techradar


Windows Phone Tango set for China launch on 21 March


will officially introduce China to Windows Phone at a launch event on 21 March, after sending out press invites.The news comes after HTC announced the re-branded HTC Titan (Triumph) and Nokia revealed its plans to bring the Lumia range of Windows Phone devices to China.The invite states that "th... -techradar


Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update on O2 due 'end March'


for Samsung Galaxy S2 owners on O2: the Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update will drop before the end of the month (depending on your network). After previously disappointing us by saying the update would be with us next month, O2's Andrew Cocks told us "I've actually just b... -techradar


Ice Cream Sandwich rolling out to HTC smartphones


ur HTC Sensation or Sensation XE this morning and you might get a delicious surprise.The Ice Cream Sandwich update for these smartphones is rolling out now and more handsets will join the party soon.This new info comes courtesy of HTC's official blog, which confirmed overnight that the roll-out of Android 4.0 to it... -techradar

Android, Tizen, Windows Phone news Mar 13, 2012

Android

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g has confirmed the Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update is landing next week, here's our constantly updated hub of all information for the next level of Android on your flagship Samsung phone.The problem with Android updates is the process is so staggered, leading to con... -techradar


Three: Samsung Galaxy S2 update 'on track'


told TechRadar that it is working on releasing the Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update as soon as possible.After Samsung announced the Galaxy S2 Android 4.0 update would be landing in the next week, all eyes swivelled to networks to see how long it might take them to release the update for one of the wo... -techradar


Tizen

Ofcom backs 2012 launch for 4G in UK


published a new proposal that could see a 4G mobile network available in the UK this year.The regulatory body is hoping to change Everything Everywhere's spectrum licence to allow it to deliver 4G services, as per the network's plan announced earlier this year. Everything Everywhere wants to use some of its 1800Mhz spectrum for the 4G service, which would require a... -techradar


Windows Phone

Windows Phone Tango renamed 7.5 Refresh?


ggest that Microsoft is planning to rename its Windows Phone Tango OS update as Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh.Tango does away with a number of Windows Phone features so that phones need only house 256MB of RAM – which puts the operating system firmly in the budget handset market, with the aim of producing low-cost sma... -techradar

Android, Windows Phone news Mar 12, 2012

Android

HTC Golf may tee off new budget line-up


lf could be the new budget handset from the Taiwanese firm, if leaked data is to be believed.It's thought that the HTC Golf will replace the 3.2-inch HTC Explorer, the current baby in HTC's range aimed at first time smartphone users.According to reports coming via PocketNow, the HTC Golf will pack the latest Ice Cream Sandwich version of A... -techradar


Sony sizing up Windows Phone launch


eping an eye on Windows Phone and will consider making devices running it, if the OS gathers adequate demand.Speaking to PhoneArena at MWC 2012, Sony's Product Marketing Manager Stephen Sneeden confirmed that Sony was tracking the success of Windows Phone.Several manufacturers are already producing Windows Phone handsets including Nokia,... -techradar


Windows Phone

HTC Titan performs vanishing act from UK shelves


a href="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/htc-titan-1033252/review">HTC Titan has subtly dropped off a number of online retailers with no explanation as to why.The HTC Titan, which was released last year, rocks a 4.7-inch Super LCD scre... -techradar


Nokia Lumia 900 delayed on AT


;T exclusive Nokia Lumia 900 will not launch in the United States until April 22nd, according to reports.The impressive Windows Phone 7.5 device made a huge impression at CES 2012, with most observers expecting a mid-March release date.However, the heavily-touted March 18th ETA was never officially confirm... -techradar

Android, Meego, Windows Phone news Mar 9, 2012

Android

Samsung teases Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update


toying with our emotions as it announced the Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update would be available tomorrow, only for it to dismiss the report hours later.The initial report regarding the Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update appeared on Samsung's Filipino portal and declared Galaxy S2 u... -techradar


Hands on: ZTE N910 review


like a Nokia and looks like a Samsung but has ZTE managed to create an LTE phone that will satisfy your high speed gadget lust on a budget in the ZTE N910?Having rushed to launch eight phones at MWC 2012, we're not convinced that ZTE spent quite the time and effort on its Ice Cream Sandwich handsets that it could have, but the ZTE N910 may yet prove us... -techradar


Meego

Nokia to focus on budget handsets


eportedly working on a new Linux-based operating system called Meltemi for its popular feature phones.Smartphones may be all the rage in parts of the world such as Europe and the US, but feature phones still account for two thirds of global mobile sales and Nokia is the biggest manufacturer out there.Nokia's more basic feature phones currently run its o... -techradar


Windows Phone

Microsoft details Windows Phone Tango shortcomings


has outlined how well (or not) apps will work on the lower-cost, lower-spec Windows Phone Tango. Predictably, there are a few shortcomings for the stripped-down OS, most notably that the lower RAM (256MB) availability will mean no podcast subscri... -techradar

Android, Windows Phone news Mar 8, 2012

Android

Audio books and magazines coming to Google Play


ttp://www.techradar.com/news/internet/google-play-replaces-android-market-1069053">Google Play is set to offer audiobooks and magazines as well as apps and games and movies and whatever else iTunes does. The clues to the new content come from the Google Play Help page, which currently features empty sections titled 'Audio books' and 'Magazi... -techradar


Windows Phone

Nokia 808 Pureview release date announced


f="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/hands-on-nokia-808-pureview-review-1066719">Nokia 808 Pureview UK release date and price has been revealed online, although it is yet to be confirmed by Nokia.The 808 Pureview stunned MWC 2012 when Nokia unveiled the monster 41MP camera which it had squeezed into the Symbian-toting... -techradar