October 2010 Archive
29th October
- Sony Ericsson X10 gets Android 2.1 update this weekend: Rest of world shrugs
- Hallowe’en spookfest: Edison’s forgotten phone for calling the dead
- Nokia 5230 Ovi Music Unlimited Preview
- Samsung Omnia 7: What’s in the box?
- MeeGo 1.1 released to developers, first Nokia MeeGo handsets to arrive summer 2011?
- Take That fans let down by UK phone networks?
- Acer Liquid Metal: Another Android with plenty to prove
- Google Nexus Two is really a Gingerbread-flavoured Samsung Galaxy S?
- Cassius launches interactive music video app for iPhone
- Growing a ‘tache for Movember? Get the MoPhone app
- Top ten ironically retro phone accessories
- Happy Snapper: the funniest iPhone photo app yet
28th October
- HTC 7 Trophy: What’s in the box?
- Rail Planner Live: Keep tabs on train times with your Android phone
- Browsing on Symbian just got better: Opera Mini 5.1 beta released
- Retro Camera Plus adds one more retro effect to your Android phone’s camera
27th October
- BlackBerry Bold 9780 officially official: RIM actually announces it
- LG Viewty Snap GM360 Review
- Johnny Cash gets his own iPad graphic novel
- ITV’s new iPhone app will give you an Essex Spa makeover
- Worms 2: Armageddon explodes onto iPhone and iPad
- Is the ‘Playstation Phone’ real?
- Android version of the Windows Phone 7-powered Dell Venue Pro?
- White iPhone 4 delayed for another six months: Out in Spring 2011?
- Android 3.0 Gingerbread-powered Nexus Two coming to Carphone Warehouse?
- PlayStation Phone prototype pictured: Heading to market “soon”
26th October
- BT Phone Book opens up on Android phones, gives you access to thousands of numbers
- SeenEarly for Android keeps tabs on all your phone activity
- Tesco adds barcode scanning to its iPhone shopping app
- Dennis Publishing’s Monkey man-mag comes to iPad
- BBC launches Old Gregg Mighty Boosh torch app
- How to add and sync contacts on Windows Phone 7
- Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac: Beta now available
- Out of Milk: interactive shopping list app for Android phones
- Backbreaker: American Football action for iPhone and Android
25th October
- Windows Phone 7 v Apple iOS 4 v BlackBerry OS6 v Symbian^3 v Android 2.2: OS showdown!
- Rugby Nations 2010 offers slick iPhone egg-chasing
- iPhone 3GS gets video calling with iSeeU accessory
- Dell Venue Pro pops up on Expansys UK for £500, new spec listed
- iRetrofone Classic iPhone dock has great retro look, terrible name
- Foursquare + Augmented Reality + Virtual Graffiti = ARstreets
- Pink Browser for iPad is ‘designed for women by women’
- Horse riding? There’s a 200-quid iPhone app for that…
22nd October
- Angry Birds comes to the Nokia N8 via Ovi Store
- YouTube app for Android 2.2 phones gets an update via Android Market
- App Friday: Robot Unicorn Attack Heavy Metal gallops on to iPhone
- Disney’s Epic Mickey digicomics come to iPhone and iPad
- Ghost Hunter M2 is for iPhone-toting paranormal investigators
- Star Wars: Battle for Hoth launches on Windows Phone 7
- iKamasutra Club is an iPhone social network for lovers
- Post to Facebook and Twitter with a new iPhone app from… MySpace?
- Official Twitter app arrives on Windows Phone 7 phones
- Nokia N8 heads to Virgin Media with on demand TV app preinstalled
21st October
- What is Windows Phone 7?
- Windows Phone 7: How much? Where? Who?
- iPhone gramophone speaker is cool but clinical
- Yoo! Sports is like Wii Sports for iPhone (with Game Center)
- Sink your fangs into a Dracula interactive book-app for iPad
- NFL players launch an official iPhone wallpapers app
- Angry Birds gets a Halloween version for iPhone and iPad
- Three announce HTC Desire HD and Samsung Omnia 7 £35 contracts
- Samsung Galaxy S to get Android 2.2 in November
- HTC 7 Mozart Review
20th October
- Pickin Chicken: Set up a garden chicken farm with your iPhone
- iPhone dock is also an analogue clock: Not as attractive as we’d like
- TomTom adds Star Wars voices to iPhone navigation app
- HTC HD7: What’s in the box?
- Facebook for Windows Phone 7 released: More Facebook features to play with
- Britain’s Got Talent’s Kieran Gaffney gets iPhone drumming game
- Guns ‘n’ Glory: Wild West-themed tower defence for iPhone and Android
- Lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret launches its official iPad app
- Super Twario turns Twitter into a retro platform iPhone game
- Doodle Jump gets Halloween update with Game Center to come
19th October
- Filtatron lets you make Moog-fuelled music on an iPhone
- Make a virtual fortune from your app knowledge in Angel’s Choice
- There’s an official Etch A Sketch app for iPad now
- Bleam for iPhone lets you share stuff with friends locally
- Samsung Monte Slider Preview
- Nokia X2 Preview
- LG Cookie Lite Preview
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Keyboard and Multimedia docks announced
- Palm Pre 2 is official: WebOS 2.0 also confirmed by HP
- PeerBeauty is a ridiculous vanity app that I can’t stop using
- Videos: 7digital unveils its iPhone and Android music apps
- Android 3.0 Gingerbread on a Nexus One: Video calls and a new-look Android experience
- Steve Jobs lets rip about tablets, BlackBerry, Android and everything else in the world
18th October
- Nokia N8 Review
- Nokia reveals DAB radio headset for Nokia smartphones
- HTC Gratia: Sneaky surprise Android 2.2 handset en route to UK
- Most stylish iPhone 4 protector is a replacement back panel
- Skiing, biting, gnawing Korean Androids
- iPhone 4 and iPad to get multi-way FaceTime?
- Jazz up your iPhone memos with… drums?
- Manchester gets augmented reality monster hunt with Layar
- Elite Model Management Agency gets its own iPad app
- Halls’ iPhone app: where throat lozenges meet ‘nubile lovelies’
- Keep up with the Kardashians… using an official iPhone app
- 10 tips for playing Game Dev Story on iPhone like a pro
15th October
- Gameloft shows off its Samsung Galaxy Tab games
- Gutsy band performs on NYC subway using just iPhones
- Angry Birds for Android available for free now from Getjar
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.1 updates coming in October and November
- RED movie gets a comic-app prequel on iPhone and iPad
- O2 offers FourSquare-style discounts using SMS not GPS
- London Cycle app goes Pro for ad-hating BorisBike fans
- App Friday: iPhone video app gives dating advice for shy guys
14th October
- Why we’re obsessed with Game Dev Story for iPhone
- Nokia X3 Touch and Type Review
- Snow+Rock to launch Windows Phone 7 app for UK hikers
- BlackBerry Bold 9780 official: With T-Mobile by Christmas
- Manchester City launch iPhone app to train kids
- HTC HD7 Review
- iPad 2 concept: iPhone 4 design, FaceTime and SD card storage
- Opera Mobile for Android coming within a month
- Lookout Premium coming to Android later this year
- Nokia N900 will soon be able to dual-boot MeeGo
- Nokia C5-03 announced: Touchscreen Cseries Symbian
- Championship Manager 2011 goes live for iPhone
13th October
- Full version of Tweetdeck for Android arrives in Market
- MINDdroid: Control your Lego Mindstorms creations with your Android phone
- Amazon adds barcode scanner to iPhone app, scanning joy commences
- Transport for London launching official iPhone journey planner app
- Posterous for iPhone claims to be ‘the only sharing app you need’
- Android 2.2 update coming to HTC Desires on Three tomorrow
- RedPint iPhone app is like a Foursquare for… beer?
- Apple patents “communication control” for iOS devices: No more racy texts for kids
- webOS 2.0-powered Palm Pre 2 pops up in France
12th October
- ZTE Light 7-inch Android tablet emerges
- HTC 7 Mozart vs Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S vs BlackBerry Torch 9800
- How much is Windows Phone 7? Orange, Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and Three tariff round-up
- UK’s Met Office unveils its Windows Phone 7 weather app
- Samsung Wave II heading to the UK in December: New bada phone
- Samsung and Nokia phones on £8.50 Virgin Media contracts
- Motorola readying Android 3.0 launcher?
- MiniSquadron divebombs onto iPhone, Android and Palm
- eBay unveils its stylish app for Windows Phone 7
- TV chef Rustie Lee? There’s an app for her!
- Maxim magazine goes HD for iPad
11th October
- HTC 7 Mozart vs HTC HD7 vs HTC 7 Trophy vs HTC 7 Pro
- 10 best Windows Phone 7 games we can’t wait to play
- Photos: HTC 7 Trophy, HTC HD7, HTC 7 Mozart, LG Optimus 7, Samsung Omnia 7
- Yes, there WILL be fart apps on Windows Phone 7
- Dell Venue Pro: O2 nabs another Windows Phone 7 handset?
- Samsung Omnia 7 officially launched: Headed to Three
- Steve Ballmer officially reveals Windows Phone 7
- HTC HD7: O2 gets its hands on another big-screen smartphone
- HTC 7 Trophy: Vodafone wins this one
- HTC 7 Mozart: Orange nabs musical Windows Phone 7 handset
- HTC 7 Pro: Orange, O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Three deals
- iPad optical illusions are pointless but awesome
- Samsung Omnia 7 Windows Phone 7 Phone revealed
- Njuice app claims to get the hot news first
- Bonecruncher Soccer iPhone football game goes in two-footed
- Real-life Angry Birds. Awesome.
- Metro launches Fantasy Football app for iPad and iPhone
- iPhone travels through space, makes it back to earth unscathed
- LG announces the Optimus 7, its first Windows Phone 7 phone
- Nokia C7 en route to UK shelves, will cost around £300
10th October
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8th October
- Samsung Wave 533 Preview
- Samsung Wave 575 Preview
- Samsung Wave 525 Preview
- Your kids will love the Ben 10 Alien Force DNA Scanner app
- Dub Selector HD turns you into an iPad reggae DJ
- New SpongeBob game slides onto iPhone and iPad
- App Friday: iPhone gets the world’s first Badger Augmented Reality app
- Poo Factory for iPad is a guide to your digestion
- BlackBerry Torch 9800 released on Three
- Samsung waves in three new Wave handsets
- Firefox 4 Beta now available for Android and Maemo phones
7th October
- UK networks failing to properly provide for disabled consumers, says Ofcom
- Samsung Galaxy i5510: Android 2.2 Qwerty slider on its way
- Remotely wipe and manage your HTC handset with HTCSense.com
- Sonim XP1300 Core: New rugged phone for hardcore users
- Thermogenerator Nokia concept phone is eco-friendly, shaped like a rock shard
6th October
- Wolfram Alpha ‘computational knowledge engine’ now available for Android
- Samsung Galaxy Europa Review
- Apple tablet guru Michael Tchao’s fave iPad apps? Here’s a list.
- Recombu is growing: Join our team
- HP will release new webOS phones in early 2011
- Samsung Omnia 7 video: Yet another Windows Phone 7 leak
- PeekaBoo Tranny bombs your photos with partying transvestites
- Motorola goes Android crazy: Announces five new handsets
- Fring for Android update brings fringOut voice calls
- Nokia N8 official launch dates announced: Still a bit of a wait
- LG Optimus 7 press pictures are the latest Windows Phone 7 leak
- Paid version of Wordfeud opens up in Android Market
5th October
- LoveFilm app now available on Nokia Ovi App Store
- Remix Professor Green on your iPhone and win a signed gold disc
- Robot Unicorn Attack dances onto iPad with new HD version
- Nokia 5230 Ovi Music Unlimited comes to T-Mobile
- Man makes hand-powered smartphone charger, is amazed at own ingenuity
- FishWatch lets you spy on your aquarium using your iPhone or iPad
- T-Mobile and Orange networks become one: Everything Everywhere goes live
- Colorware iPad case makes your iPad look like a toy
- HTC Desire HD available for pre-order from Vodafone UK, out October 14th
- Paid apps in Android Market now listed in local currency
- Struggling for Hallowe’en costume ideas? Dress up as an iPhone
- Nokia launches X Factor phone, humanity despairs
- Fable III Kingmaker mini game comes to Android and Symbian
- Skype releases Android app: Free calls ahoy
4th October
- Create your own ringtones with Ringdroid for Android
- LoveFilm updates iPhone app: Now watch trailers on your handset
- HTC Mozart specs leak: Set to reach the UK in late October with Windows Phone 7
- Spotify launches Windows Phone app
- Nokia brags about Ovi App numbers, gets smacked down with maths and Apple iOS equivalent
- White HTC Desire and Black HTC Legend coming to networks
- Motorola Flipout goes Orange with cheap and cheerful PAYG and contract deals
- Orange and the Rockabellas launch Singing Tweetagrams
- HTC Desire HD: Available from Carphone Warehouse on October 10th?
- More HTC HD7 details emerge, the latest in the Windows Phone 7 Leak saga
- Google buys BlindType, raises fat-fingered Android owners’ text input hopes
- Umbilical cord iPhone charger charges your battery, makes you lose your breakfast
- The xx follow Mercury Prize win with innovative iPhone app
- Darts commentator Sid Waddell gets his own iPhone app
- ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection brings retro thrills to iPhone