July 2011 Archive
29th July
- On-demand video service Qriocity set to arrive on Xperia phones in August
- Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro: Titchy slider set to arrive on Orange in UK
- Orange Stockholm Review: In Depth
- Is this the NFC-enabled Samsung Galaxy S2?
- Best-selling smartphone company of the last quarter: Results are in
- Samsung Galaxy S2 White: Confirmed, coming to UK, release date 1st September
- Android Gmail app updated: Hassle-free attachments, ringtone labels, data-saving priority sync
- Best apps for kids: in-car entertainment
28th July
- T-Mobile cuts iPhone 3GS cost and adds unlimited browsing
- HTC Evo release date shuffles to September
- Future “cheap iPhone” gets snapped in Vietnam. Maybe
- Competition: Recombu and T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S II Giveaway
- Blackberry Messenger 6 launches with enhanced social integration
- Motorola Atrix: “World’s most powerful smartphone” taken to task by advertising authority.
- Three cuts upfront handset costs on Galaxy S2, Sensation and other Android phones
- Google Maps adds London Underground and buses to mobile apps and web
- BBC launches global iPlayer app
27th July
- Samsung follows sale success with new white Galaxy S2: Mid-August release date
- Apple iPad 2 Vs Motorola Xoom Vs Blackberry Playbook Vs HP TouchPad
- Vodafone 555 Blue: Next Facebook phone unveiled (Updated with video)
- iPhone 5 case schematics suggest curved future
- New BlackBerry phones leaked in Vietnam: Where’s the official announcement?
- HTC Evo 3D pulled by Vodafone
- Samsung Galaxy S2 sales hit 5 million
- Fujiitsu Toshiba IS12T confirmed as first Windows Phone 7 Mango phone
26th July
- New iPhone case gives new (literal) meaning to “mobile wallet”
- New Samsung Galaxy S2 with sliding keyboard photos leaked ahead of US release
- Motorola Xoom gets price-cut at Amazon, Android Honeycomb for under £400
- Samsung Android slider phone gets leaked: Galaxy Z? Galaxy Pro Plus? Place your bets
- Motorola Atrix video review
- T-Mobile slashes Xperia Play tariff and adds fair-use free browsing
- HTC Apple patent problems, HTC says ‘we can work it out’
- iPhone 5 set for October European launch?
- iPhone 5: Features we don’t need
- Amazon removes in-app purchases from Kindle app
- iPhone 5: Features we need
- BlackBerry promise to reveal several new handsets, today
- Samsung Galaxy R demo video released
25th July
- Qualcomm acquire gesture recognition company for new advanced chips
- Google allows multiple app versions for different phones and tablets
- HTC Desire S video review
- Mark Zuckerberg topples Steve Jobs in MediaGuardian power list
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Early release date at Dixons store
- Apple in-app purchase rules hits Kobo
- Prepare your phone for holiday
- Smartphone sales forecast predicts Samsung will beat Apple and Nokia
- Official Facebook app for iPad unofficially arrives, hidden in iPhone update
- Tutorial video of BlackBerry Bold 9790: Cheap and cheerful Bold 9900?
22nd July
- Future LG phones ‘leaked’:High-resolution screens and Windows Phone 7 Mango
- HTC ‘Ruby’ leaks: new pictures
- LG Display CEO: iPad and non-Apple phones to get retina displays
- HTC Evo 3D priced and coming September
- Angry Birds maker sued
- Android App Player for BlackBerry Playbook leaks out
- The best translation apps
- BlackBerry Curve 8520 Review: In Depth
- BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review: In Depth
- Fox movies coming to Android phones
- LG Optimus 3D lands on Three
- Nokia N9 ‘won’t support contactless payments’, lacks NFC security protocol
- Samsung Galaxy 3D: Is Sammy planning a 3D smartphone?
21st July
- HP TouchPad: What’s in the box?
- 3D-capable ‘HTC tablet’ parts leaked in China
- Three launches free Facebook app for ‘every phone’
- Blackberry Bold 9900 availability and pricing revealed
- Nokia announces €487m loss, Windows Phone 7 device will arrive this year
- Orange Barcelona Review: In Depth
- iMeshi: Realistic Eggs ‘n bacon, bento and sushi iPhone cases revealed
20th July
- Spotted: Android robot you can control with your phone
- Lenovo launches two Android Honeycomb 3.1 tablets
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray launching in September on O2
- Fake Apple Stores appear in China, looks pretty good
- iPhone 5: “Future product transition set for September quarter” say Apple
19th July
- Blackberry Torch 9800 video review
- Sonos Play:3 affordable music streaming system launches
- UPDATE: Cheaper Samsung Galaxy S2 ‘prequel’ Galaxy R “not confirmed for UK”
- Stream films and sports on your iPad with Sky Go, available now
- O2 and Subway introduce scannable smartphone discount vouchers
- New Sony S1 and S2 Android tablet teaser video released
- Samsung Galaxy R: Galaxy S2’s cheaper cousin coming to the UK?
- Galaxy Tab ‘smart case’ is pulled by Samsung
- Apple iPad 3 to have retina display?
- New iPhone app brings tea and kittens together, at last
- Nokia N9/ SeaRay Windows Phone 7 gets more video leakage
18th July
- Best apps for streaming TV to your phone or tablet
- Nokia Robot built from old handsets appears in China
- Samsung Galaxy Q tablet-phone convergence device set for 2011?
- ZTE Skate gets UK price and launch date
- BBC to map UK mobile coverage with crowd-source Android app
- ITC rules HTC infringed two Apple patents
- Water-resistant Fujitsu Windows Phone 7 to be first Mango device?
- Samsung Galaxy S Android update incoming
- Xperia Active jogs into preorder and jumps into water (VIDEO)
- Busmapper London gets Android version: Navigate London fearlessly
15th July
- Customise your Android user interface with a new skin or launcher
- Best Golf Apps
- Orange Barcelona: What’s in the box?
- Android marches on: 6 billion apps downloaded from Android Market
- LG Optimus Pro and Optimus Net go official
- Orange introduces £3 EU browsing bundle
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Active hands-on
- Together at last: iPhone case and bottle-opener
- Minecraft gets autumn release date on Xperia Play
- Cadbury’s Creme Eggs microwaved, recorded by HTC Sensation, iPhone 4, Sony Ericcson Xperia Arc and Nokia E6
14th July
- Apple recruits iPhone “sales specialists”: early August iPhone 5 release date?
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray hands-on
- Sony S1 and S2 tablets in the wild
- Facebook for Android app updated
- BlackBerry PlayBook Review: In Depth
- SwiftKey X and SwiftKey Tablet X: The Google Instant of predictive text just got better
- Nokia X7 Review: In Depth
- Nokia N9 apparates onto official Italian site: UK release still on the cards?
- O2 launches Priority Moments: half-price cinema tickets and restaurant deals
- What is Apple iOS?
- ZTE Tureis and ZTE Libra hands-on pictures
- Griffin reveals iPhone-controlled helicopter toy – for under £40
- Apple App Store prices rise in the UK; new lowest price 69p up from 59p
13th July
- Rumour: Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo phone to get September release date?
- Seven new Blackberry smartphones confirmed
- Rumour: Motorola working on an Ice Cream Sandwich tablet. Is this the Nexus Tablet?
- Top 10 free games on iPhone
- “Facebook for every phone” launches- on most phones
- Motorola Fire Android 2.2 phone, aka Spice XT316, heading to the UK
- Windows Phone 7 to get Samsung Galaxy S2 cousin and waterproof phone
- Android Market for phones getting a respray, hitting all Android 2.2+ phones “in the coming weeks”
12th July
- HTC Desire Z to get Android 2.3 Gingerbread by ‘the end of the month’ as well as HTC Desire
- CoPilot Live Premium for UK and Ireland out now for iPhone, iPad and Android phones
- iOS 5’s gesture-driven accessibility options equal death of menu button? We’re not so sure
- Microsoft boss admits Windows Phone 7 ‘still very small’
- Sony S1: Leak reveals September preorder date
- Apple iPhone 4 16GB Review
- Nokia N8 steers remote-control cars with new developmental app
- LG Optimus 3D vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Play vs iPhone 4 vs LG Optimus 2X
- Google Nexus Prime/Nexus 3 rumours: Will feature a ‘Google+’ button, will be made by HTC or Samsung
- HTC Desire getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread ‘end of July’
11th July
- Wonky “next iPhone 3D” photo could win worst photoshop award
- Xperia Play gaming gets second wind: The best games so far
- Nokia E6: What’s in the box?
- HTC Sensation vs HTC Evo 3D vs HTC Desire S vs HTC Wildfire S
- Doritos Dip Desperado game app offers real-world prizes for top scores
- Android continues to grow: Smartphones dominate as customers upgrade from feature phones
- Virgin Media launches remote recording TiVo app
- Microsoft’s dual-screen phone concept: patent filed, unlikley to ever be made
- New LG phone spotted in Italy: Qwerty keyboard and Android Gingerbread
- Facebook ‘Vibes’music service on way?
- Firefox 6 beta unfurls in Android Market, tweaked for tablets, allows for install to SD
10th July
8th July
- Not going to Silverstone? Download these Formula 1 apps
- Orange Sydney says G’Day on Coming Soon page: 3.2-inch touchscreen on pay-as-you-go phone
- Cut the Rope now in Android Market, Fieldrunners HD now available at normal price of £1.87
- Student’s iPad waistcoat wins prize, will go into production
- Android Gaming Round Up: Apparatus, They Need To Be Fed, Zenonia 3 and Super Drill Panic
- Reports of death greatly exaggerated, as BlackBerry adds 1 million new subscribers in EMEA- in 3 weeks
- Google Docs for mobile gets revamped, allows for easier sharing and searching
- iPhone gets slide-out keyboard accessory, looks a bit chunky
- Rumour: iPhone 5 and iPhone Nano? Apple ‘prepares two phones’ for September release date?
7th July
- Unlocked open market Samsung Galaxy Tabs to get Android 2.3 Gingerbread in “the next couple of weeks” via Kies
- Fieldrunners HD sets up camp in the Android Market: 62p for today only, climbing to £1.86 tomorrow
- LG Optimus 3D to get more 3D Gameloft games: BackStab, Shrek Kart and Star Battalion get the 3D treatment
- Nokia X7: What’s in the box?
- Samsung Galaxy Fit Review: In Depth
- Apple App Store does over 15 billion downloads: 5 billion in under 6 months
- Windows Phone 7 and Orange team-up for free app giveaway
- Amazon rolls out unlimited storage for Cloud Drive, kicks sand in iCloud’s face, still not in the UK yet
- Samsung Solid Immerse Review
- LG sees smartphone sales droop, while Samsung set to smash targets
- How to take screenshots on your Android phone without rooting
- iPhone 5: Should I wait?
- Gameloft UK is giving away one free Android game this Friday, Saturday and Sunday
6th July
- Google Maps 5.7 for Android: Download maps for offline viewing in Labs, public Transit Navigation beta and more
- T-Mobile redesigns the humble £10 note to promote its pay-as-you-go plans
- YouGov Survey: iPad rivals ‘must rethink prices’ to beat tablet leader
- iPhone 5 rumour points again to September 2011 release date
- More Nokia Zeta 700 images emerge: Symbian Belle in pearly white
- Official Pokemon apps coming to iPhone
- Spotify coming to Virgin Media TV: Create and share playlists from your TV set
5th July
- Samsung Galaxy Skin: New phone concept imagines a super-thin, flexible future
- Opinion: The ten most overrated phone features
- Samsung Galaxy Gio Review
- Nokia X7 emerges on Three, £30 on pay monthly, £380 on pay-as-you-go in a ‘light steel’ flavour
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 sneaks onto eBay UK, sells for £900
4th July
- The Phone O’Clock News – 04/07/2011
- Retro iPhone docking station: 1960’s bakelite-style BT phone plus Native Union Moshi Moshi 01 equals genius
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo available exclusively in Red on Vodafone: Free from £26 a month on 24 months
- Orange Stockholm: Wallet-friendly Android phone goes official
- Final Fantasy game on iPhone delayed, release set for late July
- Windows Phone 7 version of the Samsung Galaxy S2 in the works? Omnia Galaxy 7?
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 White gets mid-October release date from Amazon UK