Tag: gingerbread
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HTC’s own Swype style keyboard will feature in Sense 3.0
Since being announced, there’s been a lot of speculation surrounding just what will feature in HTC Sense 3.0 – HTC’s custom user interface for Android smartphones. We already know that there will be customisable app lockscreens, 3D icons and widgets, and a 360-degree carousel-style homescreen. Thanks to HTC’s UK roadshow that has recently kicked off…
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HTC Doubleshot: Gingerbread Android smartphone rumoured ahead of launch
Does its name hint to dual-core processing power?
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First it was Apple, now reports show Google also spies on us through Android software!
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Following reports this week that Apple are secretly keeping tabs on our whereabouts from iPhone, we’re now hearing accusations that the Google Android operating system also has been seriously compromising user privacy by similarly recording and relaying location information amongst other details. The Wall Street Journal reported that a top security analyst (and former hacker)…
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Official release date for LG Optimus 3D announced
LG are looking to take on HTC’s EVO 3D with their own 3D handset, the Optimus 3D. LG have managed to secure a UK release for their device before HTC have even announced a release for the EVO 3D in the UK. Clove expect to receive the first batch of stock for the Optimus 3D…
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Phone4U Delivering Samsung Galaxy II on the 27th April – UPDATE!
Samsung latest Android Smartphone the Samsung Galaxy S II might just be hitting shelves a little earlier than expected as UK mobile phone retailer Phone4U has the new Flagship Samsung handset up for release and delivery fo r the 27th of April. Yep, Phones4U are stating that you could lay your fingers on the Android…
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Samsung Galaxy S 2 versus Motorola Atrix – Which is Better?
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We put the two Dual-Core smartphones head to head to see which is best
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Samsung withdraw Galaxy S Gingerbread update
If you weren’t super quick on the draw with the Galaxy S Gingerbread update, chances are you’ve missed your chance for now. Samsung have withdrawn the software update from Kies, leaving those who updated feeling rather puzzled, and those who didn’t – a bit let down. We saw the Gingerbread update start to appear over…
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Motorola Atrix coming to Orange UK early May
Orange has announced exclusively that they will be stocking the Dual-Core Motorola Atrix handset, and it will be available “early May”. We got our hands on the 4G version of the Atrix, imported all the way from America, just last week at the Gadget Show Live exhibition. The handset is touted by Orange as the…
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Wi-Fi only Dell Streak 7 now available for £299 in the UK
The Wi-Fi only version of Dell’s second Android tablet, the Streak 7, is now available for a reasonable £299 in the UK. After seeing sales of the original 5-inch Dell Streak fall short of expectations, Dell decided that 5 inches is both too big to be a phone and too small to be a tablet,…
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HTC Sense 3.0 will not work on current HTC devices
HTC have confirmed that their brand new Sense 3.0 User Interface for Android devices will not be compatible with their current range of smartphones, only forthcoming ones. Sense 3.0 was unveiled this Tuesday alongside HTC’s next flagship Android smartphone, the HTC Sensation. New features within 3.0 include a 360 degree carousel-style menu system, lock screen…
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Microsoft demo Windows Phone 7 “Mango” update at MIX ’11 event
Anticipated and much-rumoured, the Mango update for Windows Phone 7 has been detailed and set for release late this year. The confirmation came in a keynotes speech by the Director of the Window Phone Program, Joe Belfiore, at the Microsoft MIX ’11 in Las Vegas. Microsoft’s update for the Windows Phone 7 presents some of…
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LG Optimus 2X gets Gingerbread update in June or July
If you happen to be an owner of the LG Optimus 2X, you’ll be pleased to know that the super-fast Android powered smartphone will be getting the latest Gingerbread update fairly soon. This info comes directly from the FAQ section of LG Denmark’s support site; the exact release date has not been specified, although they…