It sure has been a long time coming for our brothers over in the BlackBerry camp, but today is a day to remember. PlayBook OS 2.0 has finally been released, bringing with it access to Android applications through the Android Runtime. Many have been tinkering for some time now with the Developer Beta of 2.0 and porting apps to try out on the device. But as of today, any Android apps...
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The latest app that the Android community seems to be crying out for is Temple Run. The iOS phenomenon, developed by Imangi Studios, is causing a bit of a fever, not helped any by the usual rumor mill of release dates surrounding something so highly sought after. Various different dates have appeared across the internet, but the developers have taken to Twitter to make an official...
The time draws ever nearer to the launch of the first Sony branded phone, the Xperia S. In Europe we expect to see it both on and off contract for sale by mid-March. But what about the rest of the world? Well, the guys over at SoyaCincau in Malaysia have got their hands on a review unit of the white version of the Xperia S. Like Europe, Malaysia are expecting the release of the device...
An interesting email just dropped into my inbox from British independent phone retailer Phones4U. On top of claiming the exclusive rights to sell the white Sony Xperia S -- on contract at least -- they have now decided to up the ante a little to pre-order customers. The first 250 people to pre-order themselves a shiny new Xperia S will receive a free, Android powered, Sony Smartwatch,...
True to their word, the Motorola Motoluxe has arrived on schedule and is available to purchase today in the UK. Retailer Clove Technology has received their first stocks of the device a day earlier than expected, and are offering up a new Motoluxe for £234 ($371). The mid-range Motoluxe brings along Android 2.3.7 for the ride, with a 4-inch screen, a modest 800MHz processor, and the new...
Expansys UK often run special deals on items from their catalogues on a Monday. But what they're offering today is a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Brand new, off contract, for today only you can pick up your very own 16GB GSM Galaxy Nexus for just £399.99. With other retailers still looking for between £450-£500 this is a really good offer. Expansys have made a point of publicising how limited...
The world of the E-Reader/Budget Android tablet is a battleground between Barnes and Noble and Amazon. The Nook Tablet is an excellent device with one key drawback. It costs $50 more than the Amazon Kindle Fire. The battle looks set to ignite once more though as there are apparent plans in place to launch an 8GB variant of the Nook Tablet. According to documents obtained by The Verge, ...
One of the biggest downsides to owning an LG Android phone is the lack of timely software updates. While many of us are looking towards -- or already have -- Ice Cream Sandwich, some LG owners are still stuck on Froyo. The Gingerbread update for the Optimus Black hit Europe almost a month ago. Finally though our Android brothers down under can get themselves some Gingerbread as the...
It is just over a month since Notion Ink set loose their alpha build of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Adam. Today that build gets bumped up to beta and as before has been posted to the Internet for anyone willing to try it out. As before, this is nowhere close to a finished product so expect bugs galore. There are still a number of fixes to bugs found in the initial alpha build. 3G,...
British high street bank Barclays have today pushed out their attempts at entering the mobile payment space. Their app, Pingit promises to let users transfer money upto £300 per day using nothing more than a phone number. There are no NFC capabilities in this though as you would find in Google Wallet. With the UK still trying to get up to speed with this, Barclays have opted for a much...
Anyone who saw Phil Nickinson's Google+ photo of the "gorgeous" red custom battery cover for the Galaxy Nexus may have felt some dismay. It was definitely different, somewhat unique but not altogether convincing as a personalisation of your prized phone. Now though, it gets much cooler than that. Laser etched battery covers, and best of all, they'll be official OEM battery covers. A...
So by now everyone knows that Sony is buying out Sony Ericsson yes? Just in case anyone had forgotten, the company have started sending out letters to their customers reminding them and trying to give them a taste of what lies ahead. The most interesting part of the letter from Steve Walker, Chief Marketing Officer -- which otherwise offers very little in the way of new information --...
Frankly, there are few more annoyances when taking photographs than unwanted people getting in the way of that perfect shot. (Unless that shot is of scantilly clad people on a beach in Bora Bora. But we digress.) A first-of-its-kind application set to be shown off at Mobile World Congress called Remove, from Scalado, can quite amazingly remove said people from your shots. The...
What do we have here then. Looks like it isn't just our iOS loving friends that get to have all the retro gaming fun. Following on from the colossal success of the iCade iPad cabinet, ThinkGeek have pulled the wraps off the latest concoction -- the iCade 8-Bitty. Only this time, the Android crowd gets to play as well. The retro-styled controller can be paired via Bluetooth to any...
So how are you guys celebrating Valentines Day? Taking that special someone out for a romantic candlelit dinner? Perhaps a bunch of roses, chocolates, Champagne? Or, will you be downloading games from the Android Market? Gameloft would like to think it would be the latter of those choices, and in celebration will be reducing the price of its Android catalogue to $0.99/£0.99. Seriously...
Take a look at our hands on with the GSM Galaxy Nexus extended battery There is still a distinct lack of official accessories for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. While we're still eagerly awaiting the arrival of such tasty treats as the vehicle and HDMI docks, there is at least one which has made it over to UK shores. Available now from MobiCity, the 2000mAh extended battery and replacement...
We got the rumour earlier in the week about Google's next plans in the home entertainment space. But a posting on the official Google TV Facebook page has promised "big announcements" coming for the platform on Monday. At this point there really is nothing at all to go on, but one thing seems sure: Google is definitely keeping up their end in continuing to push the platform forwards....
Mojang's Minecraft Pocket Edition got itself its first major update which has finally brought with it the long awaited survival mode. Survival mode also gets day and night modes, with night bringing about the appearance of monsters. Besides survival mode, there's a selection of new blocks to choose from most notably doors and and fences. We also get the addition of flying into the...
The announcement a couple of weeks back that T-Mobile UK would begin to offer truly unlimited data on their "Full Monty" plan was big news. Since then though there have been murmourings from across the UK that the data speeds were heavily capped down to 1Mb/S. T-Mobile have responded to this with a press release that states there is no such cap on this plan or on any of their prepaid or...
LinkedIn, the business professionals choice in social networking, is set to introduce advertising into their mobile applications according to their Chief Executive. On an earnings call this week, Jeff Weiner said that the company is ready to "start to introduce advertising in our mobile solutions." No timeframe was offered for this, but he went on to talk extensively about the mobile...