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With its novel stylus input and smaller physical size, the HTC Flyer offers a real alternative to the all-conquering iPad, and yesterday we thought we’d show some friends what the …
Carphone Warehouse and the HTC Flyer: comic, customer-repelling incompetence Read MoreFirst announced back in February, the long launch delay has had gamers nervously twitching into their consoles for months, but now the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is finally being made …
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play arrives in the UK, piggy banks prepare to be liberated Read MoreElbowing its way into the space currently occupied by the likes of HTC’s budget priced Wildfire handset, the Samsung is wolf-whistling cash-strapped folks looking to move up to a smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy Mini Android-powered budget smartphone – review Read MoreAnd the Android tablets keep on a-coming, with Viewsonic shouting loudly about having the first 7-inch Honeycomb tablet in the known universe.
Viewsonic ViewPad 7x serves up seven inches of Honeycomb tablet goodness Read MoreApparently hovering in a ‘semi-concept’ stage is this curious smartphone-in-a-tablet offering from ASUS, known as the PadFone.
Asus PadFone tablet includes docking bay for companion smartphone Read MoreThere’s some parts of your everyday life that you just know that the right technology could do better, and Google’s new Mobile Wallet looks to be a real game changer.
Google Wallet: game-changing tech bids goodbye to paper and plastic money Read MoreWe’re big fans of the Soundhound app which lets you hold your phone up in front of a speaker and then have the app recognise the song for you. The …
Hound for Android app lets you voice search your favourite acts Read MoreIt’s long overdue, but the folks at the BBC have finally got around to spreading the love Android’s way with the release of their BBC News for Android app.
Beeb finally breaks out a slick BBC News app for Android Read MoreAccording to Samsung USA, the eagerly anticipated new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a mere,”few days away” from hitting the streets.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Android 3.1 a ‘few days away’ Read MoreAndroid users feeling a little smug that one of the best mobile games around was only available on their platform may be a little disheartened to learn that the multiplayer …
Wordfeud comes to the iPhone – Android vs Fanboy word-offs anticipated Read MoreThere’s thousands of excellent travel apps available for Android-toting folks on the move, and we’ve tried out an awful lot of them. Here’s five of our current favourites:
Lost in Lewisham? Here’s five great Android UK travel apps Read MoreWe’ve lost count of the amount of weather apps that we’ve installed over the years, and although the fantastic Palmary Weather PRO remains our #1 fully fledged weather app, the widget wasn’t quite getting our meteorological …
Aix Weather Widget – our new favourite Android widget Read MoreWhen it comes to calendars for Android phones, we’ve tried just about every one we can think of – Touch Calendar, CalenGoo, Pure Grid and more. Although we’ve yet to …
Checkmark Calendar – the best calendar app for Android? Read MoreVodafone has announced its latest entry-level market Android handset, the Vodafone Smart. The Android 2.2 Froyo-powered little fella comes with a 2.8-inch QVGA capacitive touchscreen and quadband HSDPA (3.6).
Vodafone Smart – cheap as chips Android PAYG smartphone announced Read MoreSuch is the interest in this astonishing new handset from Samsung that it’s already picked up over 3 million pre-orders – and it hasn’t even been announced in America yet.
Samsung sends us salivating with sleek Samsung Galaxy S II promo video Read More