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by Alex Dobie
Jan 05, 2012
Out of the blue today, we're seeing reports of two major British online retailers listing a white (GSM, 16GB) Samsung Galaxy Nexus for launch in just over a month. MobileFun and Clove both show ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 04, 2012
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Active survived our own dunking test as part of our review, but one YouTube user decided to take things a little further recently, with some heavy-duty tests of his own. The...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 04, 2012
The official BBC iPlayer app for Android is great, assuming your phone or tablet is on the list of approved devices. If it's not, you won't even be able to see the app in the Android Market,...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 04, 2012
Following on from our first look at the Verizon Galaxy Nexus's "navigation vehicle mount", mobile blog TheUnwired has a new walkthrough of the official Samsung version for the GSM Nexu...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 03, 2012
With CES 2012 now under seven days away, Sony Ericsson has started dropping a few hints about what it'll be showing off next week in Las Vegas. On its official Google+ page, SE promises &q...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 03, 2012
Today sees the unveiling of a new entry-level Android handset from Samsung, the 3.65-inch Galaxy Ace Plus. The Ace Plus is the successor to last year's Galaxy Ace, which was Sammy's main mid...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 02, 2012
ASUS has seen considerable success with its 10-inch EeePad Transformer line, and now the Taiwanese manufacturer could be set to move into the 7-inch tablet space, if a newly-leaked promotional image...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 02, 2012
Following a slew of other phones late last week, the CyanogenMod team has just added nightly build support for three new devices -- Sony Ericsson's Xperia Pro and Xperia Active, as well the LG T...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 29, 2011
With CES looming, we've already heard our fair share of rumors about upcoming Sony Ericsson handsets, including leaked photos of the "Xperia Arc HD" and specs for the elusive LTE-totin...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 28, 2011
One of the most anticipated features of CyanogenMod 9 -- the upcoming custom Android distribution based on Ice Cream Sandwich -- is its new home screen launcher, dubbed "Trebuchet." Much ...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 23, 2011
Hidden away in today's festive message from Three UK was the news that the carrier is planning to roll out 42.2Mbps HSPA+ speeds across its network over the next year. Three says it's alread...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 22, 2011
We've seen leak after leak of the Sony Ericsson Nozomi (aka Xperia Arc HD) over the past couple of months, but now it seems we may have some early details of the device's American cousin, th...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 20, 2011
The idea of tougher, water-resistant electronics is nothing new, but this year we’ve seen rugged smartphones becoming increasingly more mainstream. Motorola has had a go at this type of produc...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 16, 2011
The GSM (international) version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has just received its update to Android 4.0.2, hot on the heels of the Verizon version, which got the update on its launch day. Several GS...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 15, 2011
SEGA has just released Sonic the Hedgehog CD on Android, as well as a few other platforms. The Android version is available for $1.99 on the US Market, or £1.29 in the UK. Sonic CD, which firs...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 15, 2011
Sony Ericsson has become one of the first manufacturers to release an early Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM, hot on the heels of Huawei, which uploaded a test build for the Honor a couple of days...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 14, 2011
LG and Prada have just unveiled their latest smartphone offering, the Prada Phone by LG 3.0. It's a device that combines high-end smartphone components from LG with a unique Prada-designed chass...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 14, 2011
We're live in London at the LG Prada 3.0 event, where the eponymous phone was just announced. Lots more coming up. But in the meantime, hit the break for the specs list and presser.
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 13, 2011
Another week, another 'Xperia Arc HD' leak. The latest batch of pictures showing the device codenamed "Nozomi" come from GSMArena, and are of considerably higher quality than what ...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 09, 2011
And the Wildfire S gets a new lockscreen
Looks like HTC is going on something of an updating spree. According to reports from multiple HTC users, the Desire HD and Incredible S have both receive...






















































