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The official Android Facebook app has lagged behind the iPhone version for yonks, but it seems that the folks at the social networking uber-site are slowly waking up to the …
Facebook for Android enjoys feature-packing update Read MoreA collaboration between Transport for London, Serco and Barclays Bank has seen thousands of bicycles being made available to Londoners, and the free Cycle Hire Widget for Android has been …
Cycle Hire Widget for Android lets Londoners find TfL cycles quickly Read MoreAnxious HTC Desire users on the Orange network waiting to see when they can get grab a slice of the Froyo action should be relieved to hear that the network …
Orange HTC Desire Android 2.2 update ‘coming in 4 weeks’ Read MoreAndroid smartphones continue to soar in popularity, with a new report showing that worldwide shipments have jumped an incredible 886 per cent year-on-year from the second quarter of 2009.
Google Android phone shipments soar by an incredible 886% Read MoreThe US’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been trialling real-time translation systems, one of which uses a Google Nexus One handset to do real-time, spoken language translation from …
Star Trek’s universal translator arrives in Afghanistan, courtesy of Android Read MoreThe eagerly awaited update to Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) is edging ever closer for Brits strutting the streets with a Galaxy S smarphone in their mitts.
Samsung Galaxy S to get Android 2.2 update in September Read MoreBilled as a “timesheet killer,” Toggl is great way for freelancers and team-workers to keep track of their time spent working for The Man. The free service comes in several …
Toggl’s time tracking tools look a treat for your timesheet needs Read MoreIt’s already proved a hit on the iPhone, and now the Sky+ App app is coming to the Android platform. The Sky+ for Android application lets subscribers with connected Sky+ …
Sky+ remote recording app arrives for Android Read MoreAlthough Google apparently waved a $550m wad in the direction of Yelp last year, they found themselves turned down by the local search, social networking and user review site. That …
Google Maps 4.4 for Android adds ‘Places’ feature. Yelp unlikely to be chuffed Read MoreGoogle Android’s share of the UK mobile phone contract market has soared over the last three months, rising more than 300% from the beginning of 2010, according to retail watcher …
Android sales surge in the UK, market share grows by 300% Read MoreWith modern smartphones chewing up battery juice faster than Oliver Reed downing whisky at the bar, it’s always a good idea to pop a second battery in your bag, just …
HTC Desire USB desk cradle and second battery charger: review Read MoreApple is hoping that their notorious reality distortion field might somehow extend to competing products, and continues to knock out a series of dull videos showing rival smartphones supposedly suffering …
Apple’s hopeless Antennagate spin campaign hits the Droid X Read More
Acer’s new Stream Android smartphone is set to saunter into the UK this August, with a contract-free price of £399.99.
Acer Stream Android handset to hit UK in August Read MoreIn the US, big-boy booksellers and online retailers Barnes & Noble look to be putting the squeeze on Amazon’s Kindle, knocking out their very own Android ereader app.
Barnes & Noble released NOOK app for Android bookworms Read MoreIt’s certainly not a looker, but when it comes to specs, but this is one beefy performer, packing in an impressive spec list. Although it’s yet to pick up a …
Motorola Milestone XT720 Android handset charges into the UK Read More