Category: Android
MWC 2011: HTC 7-inch Flyer tablet with stylus takes a bow in Barcelona – promises On-Live cloud gaming
As well as launching five new smartphones in Barcelona, HTC have finally entered the tablet fray after taking the wraps off their new 7-inch Flyer Android slate at their MWC press conference this morning. The device sports a 1.5GHz…
Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop: We explored Android
Nokia's Investor Event kicked off in London this morning among the flurry of news surrounding the new partnership between the Finnish handset manufacturer and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform. Nokia will now officially be using Windows Phone 7 as their…
BlackBerry PlayBook WILL support Android apps
The BlackBerry PlayBook will have compatibility with Google's Android Market apps, despite no longer supporting the Dalvik platform, Bloomberg are reporting. Sources "close to the matter" now believe that RIM have come up with their own software solution to make…
APP OF THE DAY: BBC iPlayer (Android)
It's not just Apple's iPad getting some loving from the Beeb this week, as an official Android app for the BBC iPlayer has hit Google phones and tablets today too. The free app allows 400 hours worth of TV and…
VIDEO: Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo gets caught on camera
A video detailing Sony Ericsson's forthcoming Xperia Neo handset has popped up online. Also known as the Vivaz 2 or MT15i, the smartphone is runnign Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), with a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM7630 CPU powering the show, Adreno 205 graphics…
APP OF THE DAY: Pulse (Android)
Google's Reader app may be the RSS manager of choice when it comes to Android handsets thanks to its clean and simple interface, but if you're looking for a snazzier way to browse your news stories then you simply must…
Three to sell the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play PSP smartphone
Three are the latest network provider to announce they too will be selling the long-awaited Sony Xperia Play smartphone. They join Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile, who will also be selling the handset. The Xperia Play, AKA the "PSP Phone" ,…
You've got tweet: Email usage drops 59% among teenagers who prefer mobile and Twitter
In news that will make Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg jump with joy, email usage among teenagers between 12 and 17 fell a massive 59% in the past year, according to a study from ComScore. Mobile SMS, and instant messaging…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (PSP Phone) officially headed to MWC
The long rumoured Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, AKA the PSP Phone, has now been confirmed to make an appearance at next week's MWC 2011 show. The handset, which has been spotted in the wild more times than David Attenborough's…
Vodafone nab Google's Nexus S smartphone, white version coming too
Though being available in the UK via Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse for a few months now, the Google Nexus S Android 2.3 handset has finally got carrier support through Vodafone. Those having waited for the 4 inch Super AMOLED…