Tag: Android
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" ,…
Angry Birds Nintendo 3DS titles on the way
The Angry Birds invasion looks set to continue this year, with Rovio Mobile confirming that their strategic bird-boming game will be headed to Nintendo's forthcoming 3DS console before long. Speaking to the Nintendo 3DS blog 3DS Focus via Twitter, Rovio…
HTC Desire 2 caught in the wild; MWC 2011 launch almost certain
HTC's Desire looks set to be getting a refresh just in time for Mobile World Congress 2011 after a series of leaks over the weekend seemed to confirm the handset's existence. A spyshot of the HTC Desire 2 popped up…
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…
APP OF THE DAY: Blogger (Android)
It may be one of Google's key web destinations, but the search giants have been in no hurry to port their Blogger blogging platform to their mobile OS Android, despite a loyal community crying out for a mobile app alternative….