June 2010 Archive

30th June

• MeeGo teases us with new UI screenshots, it’s a looker (update: video)
• Light-O-Matic: Turn your iPhone 4 into a super torch
• Hulu heads to iPad and iPhone: Brits go green with envy
• The latest premature ejaculation treatment is… an iPad app?
• Pluck notes from the ether with Etherophone app for Android

29th June

• Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Review
• Search for new music on your Android with Chompin
• 10 best iOS 4 apps to try on your iPhone 4
• Souped up Ovi Maps gets Expedia, Time Out and Qype integration
• Impressive short film shot and edited entirely on the iPhone 4
• Teach your kids their ABC with an iPhone animal app
• Moon Globe HD offers an iPad tour of the Moon
• Nickelback get their own iPhone music game
• Nexus One to get Android 2.2 over the air update this week

28th June

• iPhone 4: Better than last season’s Prada
• Spotify getting iOS 4 multi-tasking update imminently (update: it’s live)
• Apple iPhone 4: What’s the verdict?
• Apple iPhone 4 32GB Review
• IncrediBooth brings the photobooth to iPhone 4
• Keep your Android tidy with DiskUsage and OI File Manager
• Six Strings app turns your iPad into a guitar (or a ukulele)
• Blogshelf iPad app is like an iBooks for blog reading
• ZX Spectrum gets an iPhone emulator app… with Chuckie Egg!
• OK! Magazine launches Celebspotter iPhone app
• BlackBerry cases: Wall Street called, wants its retractable antenna back
• The Ultimate Alphabet is a beautiful visual crossword iPad game

25th June

• Android 2.2 to get BBC iPlayer: In your face, iPhone 4
• Nokia X5 Preview
• HTC Wildfire Review
• Audio Manager Pro for Android
• App Friday: Gyroscope gaming on iPhone 4 with Gun Range
• Free iPhone games from Mazda and Barclaycard go live
• Having iPhone 4 reception issues? You’re holding it wrong
• The Twilight Saga gets a tile-flipping iPhone game
• iPhone and iPad get background-running Google Latitude app

24th June

• I Am T-Pain karaoke app gets updated with iOS 4 features
• 3.5 million people have downloaded the Vuvuzela 2010 iPhone app
• Official Wimbledon 2010 app volleys its way onto iPhone
• Nokia Nseries: Symbian to go, Hello MeeGo
• How to sell an iPhone 4: A few simple tips
• iPhone 4 alternatives: How the other half lives
• iPhone 4: What’s in the box?
• iPhone 4: Three announces UK tariffs but not availability
• DC Comics brings Batman, Superman and friends to iPhone and iPad
• Paint Dripper: Pollock-esque Android fun
• For the price of an iPhone 4 you could buy a Lamborghini… (for the weekend)
• iPhone 4 day: Everything UK customers need to know
• Farmville for iPhone is out now

23rd June

• Tesco Mobile announces iPhone 4 UK tariffs: Brilliant value 12-month deals
• Where can you buy the iPhone 4 on UK launch day?
• My Phone Is Off For You project reminds you to switch off
• Wi-Fi Analyzer for Android: Wardrivers’ delight

22nd June

• Nokia and Heroes creator go experiential with Conspiracy for Good game
• Androideroids: Multiplayer Asteroids on Android
• Speedx 3D: Tilt if you want to go faster
• Apple’s iBooks e-reader app now available for iPhone
• Pixel Flowers 2010 lets you create a mini musical garden for your iPad
• Slayer get their own pinball game for iPad and iPhone

21st June

• iPhone iOS 4 update now available in the UK
• iPhone 4 micro-SIM adaptors from Orange
• Android-Robo: Every Google gift shop should have one
• Windows Live Messenger comes to iPhone – but no iOS 4 features?
• Can’t wait for Farmville for iPhone? Here are some alternatives
• Bagpipes? Of course there’s an iPad app for that…
• Rejoice! You can finally watch Facebook videos on your iPhone

18th June

• iPhone 4 UK tariff deals: Is O2, Three, Orange, Tesco or Vodafone right for you?
• Opinion: Can someone make a Spotify-style app for newspapers?
• App Friday: Android backup apps
• HTC Wildfire: What’s in the box?
• Find My iPhone app does exactly what it says on the tin
• BlackBerry App World getting a v2.0 makeover
• Space Invaders? There are free iPhone utility apps for them…

17th June

• iPhone gets a boozy World Cup drinking game
• RFID smartphones: The multi-media possibilities are endless
• ClickFree Transformer: Copy songs from your iPhone to any computer
• Skiving off work to watch the World Cup? Nokia has an app for that…
• Orange debuts GlastoNav app for this year’s Glastonbury Festival
• Daily Express launches £7.99 iPad newspaper app

16th June

• Acer E110 Review
• SwitchPro Widget for Android
• What the Doodle!? Pictionary-esque fun for Android
• Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro Review
• Sony Ericsson Yendo Preview
• Sony Ericsson X8, Yendo, Cedar: A bevy of new launches
• Followars turns Twitter into a multiplayer battle iPad game
• Google Earth is now on the iPad, and it’s awesome
• HTC Hero to get 2.1 update by end of June
• Stick it to BP on iPhone with the help of a… duck?
• Samsung Galaxy S hands-on

15th June

• Samsung Wave Review
• Anti-social networking apps: We’re better, disconnected
• The wit and wisdom of Jose Mourinho gets an Ovi app
• Acer beTouch E120 and beTouch E130: Mid-range Android fest
• Face-off: Real Vuvuzela vs Vuvuzela iPhone apps
• The Sun launches official iPad app… Page 3 included
• Vodafone 360 Shop for Android launching this summer
• Spark for Android: Lightning at your fingertips
• IBM Seer: Watch tennis through walls at Wimbledon
• iPhone 4 pre-order: Unlocked and SIM-free from UK Apple Store

14th June

• Remember Windows Mobile? It sucked
• Sony Ericsson X10 Mini: What’s in the box?
• Samsung Galaxy Apollo: Space-travelling Android spotted online
• Nokia N8 hands-on pictures
• 3D avatars making an iPhone comeback with Meez
• Singalonga Taylor Swift with her new iPhone app

13th June

• Man wraps iPad in chocolate, becomes best husband ever
• Comedian John Bishop launches World Cup video apps
• Pro Evolution Soccer comes to iPhone… with tilt controls

11th June

• Nokia 7020 Preview
• Samsung E2120 Preview
• iPhone 4: Why video calling is a wasted feature
• Advanced Ruler Pro: Measure the height of buildings and tall people
• App Friday: The 10 best World Cup football apps
• Huawei E585: Three unveils new MiFi device
• The Photo Cookbook keeps you on the right track
• Nit-witter iPhone app does your tweeting for you
• Pac-Man returns to the App Store as… a puzzle game?
• Granimator iPad wallpaper creator gets in-app store

10th June

• Samsung Galaxy S 16GB available for pre-order on Vodafone, expected June 15
• Nokia 2680 Preview
• Samsung Wave: What’s in the box?
• iPhone 4: O2 announces ‘smartphone tariffs’
• Light Racer 3D: Power up your lightcycle
• Dr. Seuss’ Hop on Pop brings its rhymes to iPhone
• iPhone app offers a legal way to follow supermodels
• Three to launch iPhone 4: Fingers crossed for Spotify tie-in
• iPad gets its first Grand Theft Auto-style game

9th June

• BlackBerry gets a World Cup Super App
• iPad? There’s a pedometer app for that. Really.
• Slash gets his own iPhone music game
• O2 offers pay monthly and business customers early iPhone 4 upgrade for a fee
• Acer E101 Preview
• Forget the iPad, in Indonesia it’s all about the Nokia C3
• iPhone 4: Micro SIM cards already on the way from Vodafone
• BallDroppings for Android: Synaesthesiapp
• What’s the carbon footprint of your mobile phone?

8th June

• Guitar Hero: Rock out with your iPhone out
• PhoneBook: Book + phone = interactive bedtime stories
• Farmville for iPhone: Put your tractors in gear, it’s acomin’!
• myText Speed: Fastest finger first

7th June

• iPhone 4: O2, Orange, Vodafone and T-Mobile to offer new Jesus phone in the UK
• iPhone 4 hands-on pictures
• iPhone 4 vs HTC Desire vs Dell Streak vs Palm Pre Plus
• iPhone 4 announced at WWDC: Out in the UK on June 24
• Carphone Warehouse offers UK iPhone 4 pre-registration, expected in June
• Shuffle snippets of your tunes to rediscover lost musical loves
• Card Ace: Multiplayer online poker for webOS
• Wire Goggles for Android: Faux night vision
• Orange Power Wellies: Charge your mobile using heat from your feet
• Motorola Milestone XT720: Hands-on photos
• Motorola Milestone XT720: An HD-shooting, Xenon-Flash-toting Android
• Next-gen iPhone: What we want “One more thing…” to be at WWDC

6th June

• Samsung Monte Review

5th June

• Aircord uses iPad and iPhone to create projection magic
• Jonathan Ive: “I want this product to be about what this product is supposed to do for me”

4th June

• Nokia C5 Review
• HTC Google Nexus One Review
• LG Viewty Smile Preview
• App Friday: Best BlackBerry apps
• Layar 3.5: Augmented reality done right
• Spotify plus Foursquare equals… Spotisquare!
• Buzzd sorts check-ins to find hot venues near you
• Delicious Vinyl app lets you remix classic hip-hop cuts
• Turn friends into zombies with George Romero’s App of the Dead
• Nokia N900: Tesco goes Maemo
• Take a Beatles tour of Liverpool with your iPhone
• Dell Streak: UK deals from Carphone Warehouse and O2

3rd June

• eBoy FixPix is most addictive iPhone game known to man
• Nokia bicycle charger kit: Pedal your phone back to life
• Samsung Galaxy S gets official launch, Android 2.1 and Super AMOLED screen
• Jane Austen meets slavering zombies in new iPhone game
• Paper Toss game goes HD for iPad

2nd June

• Acer Liquid Review
• Les éditions volumiques puts pawn on an iPhone
• Motorola Flipout hands-on pictures and video
• Castrol launches World Cup analysis app for iPhone
• Phones, books and QR codes for a match made in literary heaven
• Blow Up: Dynamite-packed action game for Android
• Pick an iPad puzzle with Puzzler World XL’s UK edition
• Foot switch developed to flick through sheet music on an iPad
• Beatrix Potter talkie books come to iPad
• Motorola Flipout: Square multi-touch handset complete with Qwerty
• Spotify for iPhone gets a free playlists app

1st June

• Acer Liquid E Preview
• Tate Trumps: Top Trumps game, fine art style
• LG Town GT350 Preview
• LG Town GT350: Qwerty keypad for social networking joy
• Out of the Box: Rethinking the phone manual
• Get your sandwich on with the Subway Subcard
• Acer Liquid E Ferrari special edition: Joey Tribiani would buy it
• Yaaargh! Pirate’s Treasure gets hearty on iPhone
• Brian Eno takes his Bloom app to iPad
• What’s missing from your iPhone Twitter app? Hello Kitty!