Category: Android
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HTC EVO 3D will be released in UK this July
HTC has today announced that the EVO 3D Android smartphone will be released in the UK this July, after going on sale in the US recently. The announcement was made this morning at HTC’s press event in London, which many suspected to be the location for the unveiling of a new 10.1-inch tablet device. However, […]
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Australia gets Android 2.3 Gingerbread for HTC Desire – but no Sense?
Are the Aussies Sense-less? No, we’re not challenging the nation’s intelligence. We’re talking about the reported withdrawal of HTC’s native Sense User Interface for the Desire handsets with Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. Australian network carrier Telstra initially confirmed that despite previous claims that the HTC Desire’s memory was too small too allow for an Android […]
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Archos Home Connect is an Android powered Web Radio for your bedside table
Along with the new G9 tablets and the Android Home Smartphone, Archos unveiled a rather nifty little household gadget – the Archos 35 Home Connect. The Home Connect is an Android powered radio, music player, alarm clock and much more. Stereo speakers adorn the side of the compact device, which are apparently pretty loud – […]
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Nokia danced with the devil – Android found on Nokia prototype
Well that is what any Windows Phone 7 fan boy will be thinking when they see the leaked images of a Nokia handset running Android. The device is almost identical in looks to the N9 running MeeGo. It’s a shame really as the N9 is a beautiful piece of kit and MeeGo even with all […]
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Samsung officially confirm Galaxy Tab 10.1 for 4th August UK release
After being in the dark about the UK release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung have finally shone a light and officially announced the release date of August 4th. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 will officially go on sale across the UK on August 4th, 2 months after it was initially sold in New York, […]
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The Android Setup: Movie and Film Fans
The Android Smartphone operating system is a nerd’s delight with so many features, apps, widgets and websites to access at your fingertips it’s sometimes hard to get the device set up exactly how you want it. Well we at the Gadget Helpline are here to help with “The Android Setup”, and this week we are […]
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Archos announce an Android Smartphone for your home
We’ve been contemplating an Android smartphone coming from Archos for some time now, and it seems we were almost right. The French company announced the Archos 35 Home Smartphone yesterday; basically an Android mobile phone which is configured for use with a landline. It’s got to be said; we’re pretty impressed with the looks of […]
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UPDATED: Archos announce G9 tablets – The cheapest Android Honeycomb tablets ever!
French gadget manufacturer Archos has today announced a new range of Android tablets, and they’re set to become the cheapest tablets with the Honeycomb OS. Literally minutes ago Archos unveiled the 80 and 101 G9 Honeycomb tablets to a packed room in Paris. The 80 is an 8-inch tablet, and as you may have guessed, […]
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Android Market coming to Nokia N9… sort of
With the release of the N9 this week it had me wondering, MeeGo being a true linux distro gives it a whole load of possibilities, which should be quite easy to port other Linux programs to run on the handset. That was when I came across this; “Alien Dalvik”. What is that you might wonder? […]
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Acer Iconia Tab A500 will get Android 3.1 update on July 5th
Announcing software updates by Facebook seems to be the way to do things these days; Motorola did it yesterday with the Defy, and now Acer are getting in on the action, announcing that Android 3.1 will be coming to the Iconia Tab A500 on July 5th. The announcement was made via Acer’s German Facebook page, […]
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BT Vision welcomes BBC iPlayer – All four terrestrial broadcasters now onboard
BT Vision – the internet portal television service – today welcomes BBC iPlayer into its family of on demand broadcasters.
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Sony Ericsson announce the XPERIA Ray Android Smartphone
Sony Ericsson has just announced the latest in its Sony Ericsson XPERIA range of Android handsets, the XPERIA Ray. The XPERIA Ray will feature an ultra-sharp 3.3inch Reality Display screen with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and will run from a 1Ghz processor with the latest Android Gingerbread 2.3.3 operating system installed. The […]