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by Alex Dobie
Sep 21, 2011
We saw the first confirmation of US pricing for Archos' new Honeycomb tablets last week, and now the 8-inch version has an official price tag in the UK, too. Archos' British web store is off...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 20, 2011
British network O2 has announced that it'll be the only carrier in the UK to offer the new HTC Rhyme, which was unveiled in New York City today. According to a an official tweet from O2, the dev...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 19, 2011
Owners of LG's Optimus 3D (and the AT&T variant, the Thrill 4G) wanting to try some new, exotic software will welcome today's release of an early version of popular custom firmware Cyano...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 19, 2011
It looks like the Amazon Appstore for Android is finally rolling out across the world, following its US-only launch earlier in the year. Reports are appearing from a variety of sources in the UK, A...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 15, 2011
We may be about to see two new Android devices from HTC, if there's anything to the latest batch of online rumors. First off, the HTC Runnymede -- reportedly a 4.7-inch device with Beats Audio su...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 15, 2011
O2 UK has let it be known that HTC's soon to be released Sensation XE, with Beats Audio support, will be launching on its network before the year's end. Writing on the carrier's official T...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 15, 2011
Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that it'll be releasing a software development kit for its PlayStation Suite starting this November, with the newly-created games becoming available from spr...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 14, 2011
British retailer Phones4U has announced that it'll be the first to carry HTC's new flagship smartphone, the Sensation XE, with a release slated for October 1. Phones4U says it'll have a "lead to...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 14, 2011
HTC's 7-inch Flyer tablet is the latest device to find itself with an unlockable bootloader, courtesy of the official HTC development website. Added to the bottom of the list of unlockable devi...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 13, 2011
Vodafone UK has announced that it's just launched the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray (check out our hands-on feature) in gold on its network. The Ray, which has much the same internals as the Xperia Ar...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 13, 2011
A slew of specifications for two upcoming Gingerbread-powered HTC phones -- the Bliss and the Runnymede -- have leaked out onto the web, along with fresh promotional shots of the latter. The spe...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 13, 2011
Sony has officially unveiled the Walkman Z-series, a new line of personal media players running Android, powered by NVIDIA Tegra 2 chips. The 4.3-inch device was on show at IFA 2011 last wee...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 12, 2011
Games retailer GameStop is planning on making the leap over to gaming hardware with the help of Android, according to a report from GamesIndustry.biz. The upcoming tablet will apparently ship w...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 09, 2011
Vodafone UK has updated its "coming soon" page with details of the Samsung Galaxy Y, a new budget device that was unveiled as part of Sammy's shake-up of its Android device line-up a f...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 08, 2011
The Walkman brand might not be as synonymous with portable music as it once was, but it's continued to live on in Sony Ericsson's Walkman line of phones. In the past, these have typically been mid-to...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 08, 2011
Last night Sony Ericsson threw a little party in London to celebrate the launch of the Xperia Ray and Xperia Active, and show off the upcoming Xperia Arc S and SE Live with Walkman. We were ...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 08, 2011
The Xperia Arc is one of our favorite phones of 2011. Sony Ericsson really knocked it out of the park earlier this year, bringing to market a device with stunning aesthetics, solid specs and the best ...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 08, 2011
The Xperia Ray quickly piqued our interest when it was announced a few months ago. Up to now, Sony Ericsson smartphones had invariably been constructed of plastic, and while this has its benefits, an...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 08, 2011
It wasn't just phones on show at last night's Xperia Party in London. Sony Ericsson was also keen to show off the latest accessory for its 2011 Xperia smartphones -- the Live Dock. This is a brand ne...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 08, 2011
Last night we dropped in on the Sony Ericsson Summer Showcase (aka Xperia Party) in London's Mayfair district, to check out some of the manufacturer's upcoming Android phones. One of the stars o...






















































