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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...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 20, 2011
LG's Optimus 3D will be launching "exclusively" at the Carphone Warehouse on July 7, according to a statement released by the retailer today. UK networks Three, T-Mobile and Orange wil...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 20, 2011
British TV network ITV has brought its catch-up TV service ITV Player to Android, with the launch of an official app. Just like the recently-released BBC iPlayer app, ITV Player allows viewers t...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 16, 2011
A leaked internal screenshot seems to show T-Mobile USA acknowledging recent reports of some G2 warranty replacements returning to customers with a tasty surprise, in the form of Android 2.3.3 Gingerb...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 16, 2011
Today sees the end of Vodafone's UK-wide exclusivity of the HTC Sensation, with the launch of the phone on rival network Three. Three has HTC's dual-core monster available for £449.99 without a...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 15, 2011
O2 UK will be launching the HTC Sensation, ChaCha and Salsa on its network later this month, according to an update to the network's "coming soon" page. The Sensation is currently excl...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 15, 2011
Motorola will not be releasing the international version of the Droid 3, the Milestone 3, in the UK, according to a recent blog post by British online retailer Clove. However, Brits will be able to g...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 15, 2011
Update: ... And apparently HTC has changed its mind and decided to update to Gingerbread after all. Go figure.So you woke yesterday morning to the news that your trusty HTC Desire wil...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 13, 2011
Amazon UK is currently listing the LG Optimus 3D (SIM-free) for pre-order, with an expected release date of next Monday, June 20. At just a penny less than £600 (~$980), the Optimus 3D...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 11, 2011
As a veteran Android manufacturer that rapidly rose to the top of the smartphone food chain, the news that HTC was working on an Android tablet didn’t come as much of a surprise. But when the H...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 09, 2011
Asus is following up its popular EeePad Transformer tablet with the EeePad Slider and EeePad Transformer 3G, which will both launch in the UK this August, according to a post on the manufac...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 08, 2011
Sprint customers will soon be getting their maximum 4G uplink speeds boosted to 1.5 Mbps, according to an internal screen captured by Android Police. The change will kick in this Friday, June 10...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 08, 2011
Right now Vodafone is the only network in the UK that's able to hook you up with a shiny new HTC Sensation. But that's about to change, as the Carphone Warehouse has begun listing the devic...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 08, 2011
Vodafone UK has announced that it's abandoning its plans to offer the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v, instead opting sell its slimmer, lighter sibling -- the "new" Galaxy Tab 10.1.Confu...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 07, 2011
HTC may be preparing software updates for the Sensation which will unlock its bootloader, if a new "stock" answer from customer support representatives proves to be accurate. Several XD...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 07, 2011
Following up on yesterday's E3 game announcements, Sony Ericsson sends word today that desert racing title Cracking Sands will be making its way to the Xperia Play later this year. Developed by...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 07, 2011
The ChaCha, one of HTC's new Facebook phones, has launched in the UK, with SIM-free prices hovering around £250 (~$400). Currently Three is the only British network offering subsidized Cha...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 06, 2011
The Droid Bionic saga continues, with the latest incarnation of the phone we first saw at CES now appearing in the wild, in pictures snapped by tech blog MobileGearz. The LTE-equipped Bionic now...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 03, 2011
There’s no escaping the blistering pace of technological progress when it comes to Android smartphones. Last year’s 1GHz monsters are already being left in the dust by a slew of new...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 03, 2011
A new firmware update has been released for the HTC Flyer, bringing the 7-inch tablet up to version 2.00.405.3. HTC promises "improved system performance" in this new OTA, and before yo...



















































