Sony Ericsson Xperia Android 2.1: Now due in September
Mobile PhonesGood news for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners -- you've been promised an Android 2.1 update by the end of September.
On the official Sony Ericsson Twitter feed, Sony Ericsson replied to a query about when there would be Xperia update with "we can only confirm that the upgrade to Android 2.1 is due for release before the end of September this year." Continue reading...
LG E900 with Windows Phone 7 could pack 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor
Mobile PhonesLG has been making some impressive noises about a new range of smart phones, and the latest leak is of a Windows Phone 7 which could be carrying a mighty 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor.
Polish website Android.com.pl published pictures and videos of the LG E900, which has a 3.7-inch capacitive TFT LCD display and is said to be carrying a 1.3GHz Qualcomm QSD8650A system-on-chip. Engadget describes it as a 'Snapdragon with the training wheels taken off.' Continue reading...
Is Facebook down? Facebook fail causes Internet flail
Mobile PhonesFacebook is suffering from an unknown technical problem that is causing the site to load slowly, or not at all, for some people.
Twitter is filled with cries of "dass Facebook down ist?" and "Facebook está caido" as people around the world realise that they'll have to wait to inform the world of their baby's latest fart. Continue reading...
Vodafone to charge for excess data: The unlimited data party is over
Mobile PhonesUnlimited data -- smart phones made it, and smart phones can break it. The latest network to give it a bolt through the brains is Vodafone, which will start charging you for going over your data allowance starting on 1 October.
In June, Vodafone stopped referring to 'unlimited' data in its contracts, and started firing off texts to those of us who go over our data bundle. Now you'll get a bill along with the friendly warnings. Continue reading...
Nokia C6-01 with Symbian 3 spied, possibly without Qwerty keyboard
Mobile PhonesThe C6 was only recently picked up by Vodafone, but more details have emerged about the C6-01, which you may be able to buy by the middle of September, after this year's Nokia World.
There have been conflicting reports, but we think the C6-01 might have the Symbian 3 OS upgrade, as claimed by Mobile Geek Inc, rather than keeping the C6's dated Symbian 1 S60 (5th edition). It should also have an 8-megapixel camera. Continue reading...
ViewSonic Viewpad: 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet out in October for £350
Mobile PhonesTablet lovers will soon be spoilt for choice, as ViewSonic joined Samsung in offering an alternative to the so-far so dominant iPad.
To be revealed at IFA in Berlin alongside the eagerly awaited Samsung Galaxy Tab, the Viewpad 7 will also be a 7-inch touch screen tablet running the Android 2.2 Froyo OS. It will carry a front-facing VGA camera, plus another at the back with 3-megapixels. Continue reading...
Dell Streak owners should get Android 2.1 tomorrow from O2
Mobile PhonesDell Streak owners should be getting a new and improved tablet experience thanks to an Android 2.1 update out on September 1 from O2, according to The Really Mobile Project.
In a blog post from the site on Monday, Ben Smith, a public sector management consultant, wrote that owners would be able to upgrade to version 2.1 from tomorrow. Continue reading...
Android 2.2 update to HTC Desire on Orange: Don't hold your breath
Android fans there has been a delay in receiving the 2.2 Froyo update from HTC, & we now expect it to be available mid-Sep. Apologies
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If you're an Orange HTC Desire owner waiting with bated breath for your update to Android 2.2, you'll have to wait a little longer. There's been a a delay in receiving the 2.2 Froyo update from HTC that will slow down the update, said Orange in a tweet today. We can expect the update in mid-September, rather than the imminent update that we expected.
HTC released the official update at the beginning of August, but networks have to test the new version before they unleash it on the world. The delay isn't due to Orange adding their own custom gubbins to the operating system, said Orange. Updates to Desires on other networks, such as Vodafone, have already begun. Continue reading...
Multiplayer iPhone gaming on a TV with Griffin PartyDock
Mobile PhonesThe Griffin PartyDock is ready to turn your previously hermit-like iPhone into a multiplayer party gaming machine your plug into your big-screen TV.
Wireless Goodness did a spot of digging through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website and found information on the device, which has four wireless controllers and a space to put your iPhone 4 or iPad. Continue reading...
Nokia C6 now free on contract from Vodafone
Mobile PhonesThe Nokia C6 is now available free on contract from Vodafone, following a period where you could only get it SIM-free. A free C6 is available for a reasonable £20 a month, but it ties you to a two-year contract. This gives you 100 minutes, 500 texts and 500MB of mobile Internet every month.
If you're willing to pay £5 extra a month, this is bumped up to 300 minutes and unlimited texts. There are also £30 and £35 deals that offer you 900 minutes and 1,200 minutes respectively.
We first saw Nokia announce this device back in April together with the E5 and C3. It offers a Qwerty keyboard, a 3.2-inch touchscreen and a 5-megapixel camera. Continue reading...
iControlPad unofficial iPhone gamepad coming soon
Mobile PhonesFed up with using your iPhone's touchscreen for games and looking for a proper gamepad experience? Look no further, because the iControlPad will be with you soon.
The device has been in development for some time. It allows you to fit a jailbroken iPhone in between two side clips that hold a gamepad below the phone in landscape mode, like you would a Nintendo DS. It's connected with a sync cable. Continue reading...
Women catching up to men in mobile Web use
Mobile PhonesThe number of women using the Internet on their smart phones is fast catching up to the number of men, according to new research from Opera, makers of the Opera Mini mobile browser.
Opera Mini is catching on with both male and female users, but the rate of increase is larger for women, according to the report. Between May 2008 and July 2010, the number of female users using Opera Mini increased by 575 per cent, while male users increased by 233 per cent.
The proportions of mobile Web users is also equalising. In 2008, 88 per cent of worldwide Opera Mini owners were men and 12 per cent were women. That's evened out -- a little -- to 77 per cent male and 23 per cent female. In the UK, 31.5 per cent of Opera Mini users are women, and 68.5 per cent are men.
The change could be due to the Web becoming a more inclusive place for all types of people, with a wider variety of sites that appeal across the sexes. The expansion of social sites such as Facebook is likely to be another force that pulls in people who may not have felt the need to log on from their phones before. Continue reading...
Red telephone boxes brought back by Google Voice
Mobile PhonesThey might be dying out in the UK -- a poignant, elegant reminder of a time before mobile phones -- but Google is taking red telephone boxes across the Atlantic.
After the integration of Google Voice into Gmail was announced, it was also revealed that the K6 (as the red telephone box is also known) would be installed in a number of US universities and airports to promote the voice over IP service.
The boxes are Google-branded and free to use, using Google Voice to make domestic phone calls. The Internet is used to carry the calls and offers other services such as voicemail transcription and SMS. Google has already tried to get a Voice app in the Apple store for mobile calling, but it wasn't approved.
Searchengineland took a video of a booth in action at the Google campus, and it seemed to work just like an ordinary phone box would -- though sadly, it didn't have an old-style dial.
You pick up the handset and a message introduces you to Google Voice. You're then prompted to dial a number, followed by the pound sign. After a 10 or 15 second pause you're transferred, due to having to dial into the Google Voice server. That was something Google was looking to speed up. Continue reading...
Facebook Chat so souped up it no longer supports IE6
Mobile PhonesFacebook is making changes to its much criticised chat feature, which should make those annoying cut-offs in the middle of conversations a thing of the past.
Facebook software engineer Rodrigo Schmidt admitted in a blog post that many people had complained about chat sessions coming and going, or stopping completely. Continue reading...
Nokia C7-00, Nokia's second Symbian 3 phone, breaks cover
Mobile PhonesNokia is taking its time with the Nokia N8, its first phone to run Symbian 3, in the hope it won't have the same birthing pains as the Nokia N97. But the Nokia C7-00 -- the second, more affordable Symbian 3 phone -- is already leaking all over the Russian Mobile-Review blog.
Expect the C7 to have an 8-megapixel camera with two LED photo lights, and an 89mm (3.5-inch) AMOLED screen. Despite the bump to version 3 of Symbian, the user interface on the C7 looks similar to what we've seen on the N97 and other recent Nokia touchscreen phones. Continue reading...
Make phone calls direct from Gmail
Mobile PhonesGmail has a new feature which we'll soon see in the UK -- the ability to make calls to standard phone numbers.
Stepping painfully on Skype's toes, a new mix of Gmail and Google Voice technology will allow you to dial a number from your computer, as well as receive incoming calls through Google Voice, which hasn't been available in the UK before. Continue reading...
Gameloft offers HD games to play for free but keeps them off Android market
Mobile PhonesGameloft is asking Android smart phone gamers to give some of its top titles a go for free.
The games are Real Football 2010, Asphalt 5, Assassin's Creed, Dungeon Hunter, Gangstar: West Coast Hustle, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X., Hero of Sparta, Let's Golf!, Modern Combat Sandstorm, N.O.V.A Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance and UNO. A game based on James Cameron's Avatar will also be available soon. Continue reading...
Sumo wrestlers to get free iPads
Mobile PhonesThe iPad may seem like an oversized iPhone to some of you, but for sumo wrestlers in Japan that is exactly the point.
According to Reuters, Japan's sumo association will be handing out free iPads to make sure they can get in touch with the grapplers, as telephone and faxing had become unreliable. Continue reading...
Angry Birds the Movie could be heading our way
Mobile PhonesImagine a film where suicidal birds fling themselves into collapsing buildings which flatten evil pigs. If a Variety report is right, the Angry Birds movie could soon be a reality.
Finnish creator Rovio has reportedly been hawking a series of ideas based on the hit iPhone game to Hollywood. Movies, TV shows, toys and comic books have been mentioned. Continue reading...
Apple refuses to join O2 green ranking, LG and Palm shamed
Mobile PhonesO2 has produced a list of the most eco-friendly mobile phones, in which LG performed badly, while Apple did not take part.
Based on data given by manufacturers, O2 has given the LG GW520 the joint worst eco rating, with a score of 2.7 out of 5. Incidentally, it did pretty badly in our review too. Continue reading...
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