Tag: 2.2
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Android Movies arrives in the United Kingdom – Rentals now up for Google gadgets
Google has launched its Android Movies rental service in the United Kingdom offering a selection of around 1000 starting titles, including popular films both new and old. Titles in the range include recent releases such as assassin thriller Hanna and adventure-driver The Fast and the Furious 5 or older faves like family classics The Karate…
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HP launching an investigation into TouchPads shipped with Android
You may remember during the HP TouchPad sale frenzy a few TouchPad devices turned up online running Android out of the box – to the bemusement of the owner as well as others. Well, the latest news suggests that HP are to conduct an internal investigation to find out how exactly a few of these…
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Amazon Kindle Tablet Specifications Revealed
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Tech details for the as-yet no-progess Amazon Kindle tablet have escaped online and we can now share the spec on the online retailer’s venture into the tablet market. The soon to be built Amazon Kindle Tablet will come riding in on a single-core processor and 6GB of storage with cloud access available. It will feature…
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HP Touchpads Found Running Android On Ebay
HP’s Touchpads are like gold-dust at the moment – even more rare are Touchpads running on Android. But apparently they do exist and have been found on eBay. Reports have been surfacing online that several Touchpads bought on eBay have been running Android 2.2 Froyo and not WebOs. They are thought to be prototypes, and…
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The Android Setup: Music 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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Gingerbread Update for Xperia X10 available now
Just yesterday, Sony Ericsson posted a tasty little treat on their official Facebook Page, telling us that the official Android Gingerbread update for the Xperia X10 would be coming this week. The post stated “The launch of the 2.3 software for X10 is getting closer, and the planned release date is approx. w30.” Week 30…
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Gingerbread update for Xperia X10 due this week
Sony Ericsson has posted a tasty little treat on their official Facebook Page, telling us that the official Android Gingerbread update for the Xperia X10 is coming this week. The post states “The launch of the 2.3 software for X10 is getting closer, and the planned release date is approx. w30.” Week 30 began yesterday,…
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Android Market: Apps hub gets a makeover with new features
Movie streaming and book buying come to the dressed-up Market
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Overpriced Gadget of the Week: $6700 Tag Heuer Smartphone
Every once in a while you see a gadget that is either so ridiculous or so overpriced (in this case both), that you just have to share it. Today’s Overpriced Gadget of the Week is the Tag Heuer Link Smartphone. Priced at a cool $6700 (around £4200), the Link Smartphone is probably the most expensive…
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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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Motorola Defy gets Android 2.2 FroYo update in UK
Motorola’s super tough Android smartphone, the Defy, is getting an update to Android 2.2 (FroYo) in the UK! Vodafone customers in the UK will be able to update their Motorola Defy handsets right now from Android 2.1 (Eclair) to Android 2.2 (FroYo). Motorola made the announcement via its Motorola Europe Facebook page, stating “Motorola DEFY…
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Orange due to release own-branded Barcelona phone with Android 2.2 in UK
Orange UK has announced a brand new budget Android phone coming exclusively to their network, the Orange Barcelona. Following on from the successful full touchscreen Orange San Francisco phone, the network has decided to release a touchscreen and QWERTY mashup phone in the form of the Barcelona. Manufactured by Chinese firm Huawei, the Barcelona features…