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It’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 MoreMicrosoft has served up a well stuffed platter o’facts about the forthcoming major update to its mobile OS, with the upcoming Windows Phone 7.1 update set to regale under the …
Microsoft shows off ‘Mango,’ the swishy, next-gen Windows phone Read MoreWhen it comes to runaway tech success stories, they don’t get much bigger than Apple’s phenomenally successful mobile iOSApp Store, which has now seen a cool half a million apps approved.
Apple approves half a million iOS apps, mahoosive infographic released 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 MoreIt’s been a while coming, but Orange and Barclaycard have now launched their combined NFC mobile payments system called Quick Tap, which lets users quickly buy stuff from stores just …
Bag a baguette in double quick time with a Quick Tap NFC mobile 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 MoreWe’re still gushing vast torrents of love for the fantastic, silky smooth webOS mobile operating system, but we’ve remained disappointed with the glacial growth of the accompanying app store for …
HP Pre 3 smartphone slides in for pre-order on Amazon.de at €449 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 MoreUK supermarket Asda has unveiled a new online service that lets their customers trade in their unused and unwanted gadgets and turn them into lovely, lovely lolly.
Asda Tech Trade In offers greenbacks for old gadgets 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 MoreAt Google’s big web developer-focused conference – known as Google I/O – the Android team threw around some impressive facts about the rise of Android and announced some interesting new features.
Google launches Music Beta cloud service and a one-size-fits-all OS update Read MoreIt’s a strange quirk that while the modern apps on our smartphones grow infinitely more powerful and sophisticated, when it comes to calendars, they’re all fairly rubbish in comparison what …
Finally, colour coding comes to Google Calendar events Read More