All Posts by Alex Dobie
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 07, 2011
If you owned a PlayStation (of the original, gray variety) back in the late nineties, then the WipEout series should need no introduction. WipEout was one of the first titles to bring futuristic...
Review
by Alex Dobie
Jul 06, 2011
The persistent rumors of an Android-powered “Facebook phone” culminated in the unveiling of the HTC ChaCha and its larger sibling, the Salsa, at Mobile World Congress back in February. Wi...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 06, 2011
HTC is now pushing out its first over-the-air update for unbranded European Sensations, according to reports from users in several European countries. The update package reportedly weighs just under 2...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 05, 2011
If you're still rocking an unrooted, Vodafone-branded Nexus One, then you'll be pleased to hear that today sees the release of the official, Voda-approved Gingerbread update for these phones. Th...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 02, 2011
Many European retailers are taking pre-orders of the HTC EVO 3D (check out our initial review of the US version), but Amazon.co.uk is the first to offer up both a SIM-free price and a possible release...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 01, 2011
UK retailer Play.com has just added a pre-order listing for Sony Ericsson's recently-announced Xperia Ray, pricing the diminutive phone at £349.99, and showing an Aug. 15 release date. The Ray b...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 01, 2011
After previously launching on Three, the HTC Flyer tablet will be on its way to T-Mobile UK later this month, as indicated by an update on the British network's "coming soon" page. There's n...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 30, 2011
As promised, HTC has offered Desire owners some news on the status of the phone's Android 2.3 Gingerbread update, saying they've begun testing on it this week. In a post on its official Facebook...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 29, 2011
British network O2 is now offering HTC's new Facebook phones, the ChaCha and Salsa, on-contract and on Pay & Go. The ChaCha can be yours for £209.99 with a PAYG SIM, or for free on cont...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 29, 2011
Tablets were the main focus of Archos' recent London press event, but also in attendance were two more unusual Android devices -- the Archos 35 Smart Home Phone and Archos 35 Home Connect, both ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 29, 2011
While web-based customers and those living out in the sticks will have to wait until July 7 to get their hands on the European LG Optimus 3D, the Carphone Warehouse says that if you're prepared t...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 28, 2011
Archos recently caused a bit of commotion by announcing two new tablets powered by Android 3.1 Honeycomb -- the Archos 80 G9 and 101 G9. Of interest was not only the 1.5GHz dual-core OMAP4 CPU, but a...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jun 28, 2011
Vodafone is the first UK carrier to announce that it'll be selling the new European version of the HTC EVO 3D. No pricing or release date information is available at the moment, nor is there a...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 27, 2011
After delays resulting from the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, Sony Ericsson's Xperia Neo is finally starting to see widespread availability, as the handset launches in the UK today. We've b...
Review
by Alex Dobie
Jun 26, 2011
Wow. Even if you've used a dual-core smartphone before, it's difficult not to be blown away by the sheer speed of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Whatever we threw at it during our couple of weeks of t...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jun 24, 2011
The plot thickens. Last week HTC kicked up a bit of a storm by announcing that the Desire wouldn't be getting an official Android 2.3 Gingerbread update due to memory constraints, saying there w...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jun 24, 2011
We'd heard an August launch was on the cards, but now we know that Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 will go on general release in the UK in just under six weeks time, on Thursday, Aug. 4. In the UK, the Tab ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 24, 2011
Three is the first UK network to announce that it'll be carrying Sony Ericsson's new Xperia Ray when it's released sometime during the third quarter. The Xperia Ray takes the tried-and-true internals ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 22, 2011
The latest version of Android for tablets has begun rolling out to Motorola Xoom owners outside of the US, according to a post on Motorola Europe's Facebook page. The new version of Honeycomb&nbs...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 22, 2011
Sony Ericsson has announced two new Android smartphones this morning -- the aluminum-framed Xperia Ray, and the ruggedized Xperia Active. The Ray is a 3.3-inch phone running Android 2.3 G...






















































