August 2011 Archive

31st August

• HTC Radar: Hands-on shots and first impressions
• HTC Titan: Hands-on shots and first impressions
• HP: No extra TouchPads outside of US
• Nokia 703 Windows Phone 7 handset leaks?
• Sony confirms Android tablet launch and European pricing
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S: Gets 3D panoramas and hefty processor boost
• HTC’s 10.1-inch Android tablet goes official: This is the Jetstream
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7: Pictures leaked ahead of official Unpacked event
• Amazon’s 7-inch Coyote tablet coming October?
• HTC Runnymede: Beats By Dr. Dre, a 4.7-inch screen and a Thames-centric name? Straight outta Surrey
• HP to offer one last round of bargain TouchPads
• Samsung Galaxy S2 White available in the UK, US “versions” launch
• Is your mobile data safe in the cloud?

30th August

• Blackberry Bold 9900 Vs Blackberry Torch 9810 Vs Blackberry Torch 9860 Vs Blackberry Curve 9360
• Onavo launch Android version of prize-winning iPhone app
• Motorola Pro +: Probably not available at Boots
• Domino’s for iPad delivers pizza straight to your door
• Samsung Galaxy Pro Review
• Refreshed Theme Park to arrive free on iPhone and iPad
• Waterproof 10.1-inch Android tablet from Fujitsu leaked
• Wacom Inkling digital pen launches
• Band plays full version of Linkin Park on Android phone instruments
• Super-sized new Samsung smartphone snapped by spies? Sadly not
• iTunes Match beta launches in US
• HTC Sense 3.5 update gets walkthrough on ’lady-centric’ HTC Bliss
• Toshiba ‘Excite’ Android tablet incoming?
• Samsung’s ChatON for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Bada takes on BBM and iMessage across four platforms
• Motorola Defy+ confirmed for September release
• HTC Omega gets real-world photos ahead of rumoured launch this week
• Samsung Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y announced: Samsung’s trio of Bada 2.0 phones

29th August

• Miles Davis Trumpet: Monster’s jazz-friendly headphones
• HTC Evo 3D video review

26th August

• BlackBerry Torch 9860 hitting Vodafone shops this weekend
• HP TouchPad goes back up to full price: Supply and demand?
• Gameloft UK launches Gameloft Club: Android HD member’s club
• Former iOS hacker joins Apple as an intern
• Is this the new iPhone 4S casing? Solves those antenna issues?
• Telmap review
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro video review
• HP TouchPad owners to get free app “six-pack”
• Samsung Nexus Prime ‘accidentally confirmed’ in a dodgy looking email? We’re not so sure
• Android Market app gets upgraded: Sharing and more featured apps
• HTC Omega shots emerge, HTC’s new Windows Phone 7 device?
• Steve Jobs’ career gets animated for Taiwanese news: Dancing and Darth Jobs
• The best apps for the fire sale HP TouchPad

25th August

• Steve Jobs’ resignation: industry reaction
• Opinion: Festival advice; leave your phone at home
• Samsung Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab 7.7 get leaked ahead of announcement next week
• Samsung launches bada 2.0: three Wave mobile phones incoming
• Sprinkle for Tegra Android devices arrives in Market, Kal-El quad-core version in the pipeline
• Windows Phone 7 Mango phones to support Skype video calls
• Steve Jobs quits as Apple CEO
• HTC Wildfire S goes champagne pink
• Google Docs app for Android updated: Add pictures to docs from your gallery and more
• Angry Birds update adds new levels
• Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V: Almost the same, but different
• Sony Ericsson announces Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread updates for Xperia phones
• BlackBerry Music subscription service launches
• First Windows Phone 7 Mango handset released: Fujitsu IS12T
• Nokia 100 and 101 announced, ‘Most affordable Nokia phones to date’

24th August

• UPDATED: European court bans sale of Samsung Galaxy phones: Samsung responds
• Next generation BlackBerry phones to get Android app ‘player’
• Back to School: Get your learn on with your smartphone, tablet and these apps
• HTC Sensation: Tips and tricks
• HP TouchPad Tips and Tricks
• Nokia 700, Nokia 701 and Nokia 600: New Symbian Belle phones revealed
• HP: “More cheap TouchPad stock coming soon”
• Motorola forced to pull TV advert following Samsung fan complaints
• Samsung Galaxy W coming to Three
• Motorola Fire revealed: QWERTY features paired with portrait touchscreen
• Samsung Galaxy phone range expanded and simplified: Galaxy W, R, and Y

23rd August

• Sony S1 Android tablet officially named launching September
• From Snake to Tegra: the evolution of mobile phone gaming
• Samsung reveals official US design for Galaxy S2: Not so pretty
• Nintendo planning revamped 3DS?
• Nokia preps “something new” to be revealed tomorrow
• Cheaper 8GB iPhone 4 reportedly being manufactured
• BlackBerry Curve 9360: Hands-on shots and first impressions
• iPhone 5 to be worldwide-compatible handset?
• HTC event points to next-generation Windows Phone 7 devices next week
• BlackBerry Curve 9350, Curve 9360 and Curve 9370: RIM introduces three new models
• BlackBerry Curve 9360 creeps on to Vodafone Coming Soon page

22nd August

• iKaraoke? Apple patents reveal possible all-singing future
• OrbitSound T12v3 soundbar announced: Amplify your iPhone this September
• CONFIRMED: UK HP TouchPads to get prices snipped to £89 and £115, tomorrow
• LG Optimus 3D vs HTC Evo 3D
• LG Optimus 2X Review: In Depth
• Top free Android Honeycomb apps
• Skype acquires GroupMe messaging service
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Spotted in new orange clothes
• Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman: Walkman-branded Android phone, sadly doesn’t play cassette tapes
• LG Optimus Sol coming to Europe in September
• HP TouchPad gets massive price cut in the US: How about the UK?

19th August

• Sony Xperia Mini Pro Review: In Depth
• HTC ChaCha Review: In Depth
• LG Optimus 3D Review: In Depth
• LG Optimus 3D video review
• Vodafone 555 Blue Review
• HTC throws another big party – and you’re invited
• Accessible mobiles: smart phones for seniors
• Motorola Defy ‘Mucky Dip’ photo: Insert caption here, cannot be unseen
• BlackBerry promo video fail: That’s no BB
• Vodafone offers Android app purchases on your phone bill
• Google Nexus Prime: Made by Samsung, Android ICS and a Super AMOLED HD display?
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray coming to Vodafone

18th August

• HP ditches webOS: No more TouchPad tablets or Pre phones
• Orange Monte Carlo Review: In Depth
• Samsung to unveil something ‘big’ in mobile next month
• New entry-level Android phone from HTC gets papped
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro: What’s in the box?
• Motorola Xoom buyers rejoice: Free keyboard and mouse
• Samsung’s mobile future gets leaked: Lots of new phones, and HD displays
• Is this iPhone 5 gesture button a reality or wonky knock-off?
• Huawei’s first own-brand smartphones to launch exclusively at Phones 4 U
• Nokia N8 update is out there: Symbian Anna for Nokia C7, E7 and C6-01
• Stephen Elop to Android phone makers: ‘I see signs of danger ahead’
• Samsung Galaxy Hercules: King-size S2 variant gets top marks for speed

17th August

• BlackBerry Bold 9900 Review: In Depth
• Dead Space and Need For Speed Hot Pursuit heading to Sony Ericsson Xperia Play along with many more
• Samsung Galaxy Pro: What’s in the box?
• Games from Xbox Live coming to Windows Phone 7
• Alcatel One Touch 355 announced, coming to T-Mobile in carbon
• HTC moves to block sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs
• McAfee launches WaveSecure protection app for iPhone
• Sony cuts price of PSP and PS3
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro now available from Vodafone on Pay Monthly
• Cheap £50 ‘iPhone’ appears in China
• BlackBerry Colt QNX phone to launch this year?
• UPDATE: HP Pre 3 not coming to Orange
• Motolora Droid HD emerges, coming to UK as Milestone HD?
• Three announces new Mi-Fi product: Huawei E586 MiFi

16th August

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction lifted – for now
• Clove to be stocking HP Pre 3’s from tomorrow
• FIFA 12 for Android announced, will be Xperia Play exclusive until Feb ‘12
• Apple evidence allegedly flawed in Samsung Galaxy Tab case
• PlayStation Vita will be a “car wreck”, says game developer
• Minecraft Pocket Edition on Xperia Play: Hands-on pictures and first impressions
• iPad 3 delayed due to Retina Display issues
• Minecraft Pocket Edition arrives in Android Market, Xperia Play only for now
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 still legal in the Netherlands
• HTC Bliss poses on a desk for some in the wild shots
• HP Pre 3 available for pre-order on German HP site
• Winner of Recombu and T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S II Giveaway announced

15th August

• Fusion Garage Grid 4 Android-based mobile phone announced alongside Grid 10 tablet
• TabCo unveiled to be Fusion Garage: Grid 10 tablet announced
• Apple ‘mothership’ future HQ detailed
• Motorola Defy+ heading to Europe in the Autumn
• HTC ChaCha video review
• Google acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12.5bn
• Android makes up 20% of tablet market
• Vodafone 555 affordable Facebook phone on sale now: £62.50 ‘device only’ online, £70 in stores
• Apple patent reveals smudge-proof iPhone?
• TabCo to unveil its big secret at 5:00 PM UK time today, we get sent a Rubik’s Cube style puzzle in the post…
• HTC Holiday handset prototype revealed
• Security bugs in Android could cause “mayhem”
• HTC Sensations on Vodafone to get Android 2.3.4 ‘this week’

13th August

• Proporta unveils new cases for iPhone, HTC and Blackberry

12th August

• HTC Evo 3D Review: In Depth
• Apple to hold Sept 7th Media Event: iPhone 5 launch?
• BlackBerry Bold 9900 officially announced by Vodafone
• Three to stock Samsung Galaxy S Plus?
• Open Home, Better Keyboard and Better Alarm developer banned from Android Market
• Orange Monte Carlo: What’s in the box?
• Google+ adds Angry Birds, moves into gaming
• 3DS gets further high street price cuts
• Orange debuts new mobile WiFi device
• Samsung appeal over Galaxy Tab ban set for August 25th
• 22 more fake Apple Stores found in China
• Windows Phone Mango coming September 1st?
• Ice Cream Sandwich shots emerge on a Nexus S: The shape of Android to come?
• Samsung Galaxy Xcover confirmed for UK

11th August

• Samsung Galaxy S Plus: Hands-on shots and first impressions
• Samsung Galaxy S Plus available from Vodfone
• X Factor gets official iPhone app
• Best in-ear headphones
• Sony Xperia Mini Review: In Depth
• Apple sues Motorola over Xoom tablet
• LG Optimus Sol video leaks
• Nintendo 3DS price drops to £115
• OnLive UK streaming gaming service to launch September 22nd
• Orange Film To Go launches today
• HTC and Beats By Dr. Dre partner up
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs Motorola Xoom vs Asus Eee Pad Transformer vs Motorola Atrix: Android Keyboard Wizards

10th August

• Samsung Galaxy Xcover: rugged Android phone released
• Samsung Galaxy R confirmed for Europe
• Nokia WP7 phones leak, internet cries fake
• Windows Phone Tango to be aimed at budget smartphones
• Update: Nokia: ‘no plans to offer the Nokia N9 in the UK at present’
• Amazon launches Kindle Cloud Reader, snubs Apple
• Nintendo 3DS users get free Cloud wifi
• Samsung: We weren’t warned of Apple’s Galaxy Tab injunction
• Motorola open to developing Windows Phone 7 handsets
• Facebook launches Messenger chat app

9th August

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 blocked from sale in Europe
• Vtech InnoTab children’s tablet hands-on
• BlackBerry assisting police in identifying looters, BlackBerry gets UK blog hacked for its troubles
• Google+ lands on iPad and iPod Touch
• Man will camp for whole month for first UK iPhone 5
• Blackberry Bold 9900: What’s in the box?
• 4.5″ Samsung Galaxy S2 4G appears in Korea
• 3G and Wi-Fi Motorola Xooms getting Honeycomb 3.1 update in the UK
• RIM’s first Blackberry QNX phone revealed
• Kineto’s Smart Wi-Fi app coming to Samsung Galaxy S2’s, HTC Wildfire S’s and other Android phones on Orange
• Nokia N9 countdown timer disappears from Swedish site, September 23rd launch in doubt
• LG Prada K2 phone caught on video: Return of the catwalk queen?

8th August

• HTC Evo 3D: First impressions and hands-on shots
• Friendcaster Tab for Android: Facebook for Honeycomb tablets
• GetJar Gold launches: Get SwiftKey X, Age of Zombies, The Moron Test and more for free on your Android phone
• HTC Sensation unibody gets sanded to an inch of its life: Looks amazing
• Waiting for Google Music to arrive in the UK? Get SkyAmp for Android and stream music from SkyDrive
• Orange Monte Carlo to get release this week, already available in some stores
• Three slashes Samsung Galaxy S price
• Find your smartphone – even if you forget to install a phone finding app
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 gets hands-on video: Thicker than the Tab 10.1?
• Orange customers to get free iTunes film
• BlackBerry Bold 9900 arrives on Vodafone pre-order: Free from £41 a month
• Samsung Hercules: Galaxy S2 variant revealed
• HTC Ruby resurfaces: Sensation-esque smartphone goes full frontal for Mr. Blurrycam

7th August

• Samsung Tocco Icon Review: In Depth

5th August

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Review: In Depth
• Microsoft makes more money from HTC than Windows Phones
• World’s smallest Android device with Facebook
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Play price slashed
• Motorola Defy+ coming to O2 Germany in September: Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 1GHz chip
• HTC launching up to 8 new handsets
• Motorola Fire XT: Android 2.3 Gingerbread middleweight phone with a 5-megapixel camera
• Nokia N9 coming to Sweden 23rd of September, UK Expansys pre-order page apparently not kosher
• Cut the Rope: Experiments launches
• Apple world’s largest smartphone manufacturer
• BlackBerry Torch 9860 emerges on Vodafone Coming Soon page

4th August

• Winner of Recombu and Orange’s Blackberry Spectacular competition announced
• HTC ChaCha vs Vodafone 555 Blue
• Android phone prices tumble: Samsung Galaxy Europa hits £50 mark
• Best Android work and productivity apps: Keyboard and office apps, file sharing and file management
• Sony Ericsson Xperia mini: What’s in the box?
• The new phone RIM didn’t show: BlackBerry Curve 9360
• Nokia N8 camera shoots record breaking animation
• Skype app update brings video-calling to more phones- including our Galaxy S2
• Virgin Media to launch free WiFi in London
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9: Pre-order page goes live
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Book Cover accessory hands-on
• How your smartphone can make you money

3rd August

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Keyboard Dock accessory hands-on
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: What’s in the box?
• Blackberry Playbook getting Android apps by autumn
• Qualcomm simplifies Snapdragon chip range
• HP Pre 3 set for August release
• iPhone 5 update: Phone networks test, 10 million units made, iPhone 4 price cut and the end of 3GS
• Blackberry Torch 9860 and Torch 9810 first look
• Blackberry Bold 9900 first look
• BlackBerry Bold 9900 UK release date finally revealed
• Three, Vodafone and Virgin Media to sell BlackBerry Torch 9810, Vodafone to sell Torch 9860
• New BlackBerry Torch 9860 and Torch 9810 get UK release
• Huawei Vision: Android Gingerbread in a unibody suit

2nd August

• Xperia Play and Optimus 2X hit the sales at under £300: Clearing stock before iPhone 5?
• Sony S1 and S2: Tablets get more specs leaked, September release date
• Skype for iPad launches
• Asus Transformer to get quad-core sequel? Eee Pad Slider also revealed
• HP TouchPad update lands
• Nokia N9 appears on Expansys: UK release date back on cards?
• Skype for iPad appears then disappears
• Nokia and Microsoft team-up for event: Windows Phone revealed, 17 August?
• iPhone app scans and reads music: plays in real-time

1st August

• FlareGun – send your location via text
• HP TouchPad Review: In Depth
• Nokia changes phone naming system
• Best mobile phone accessories for summer
• Angry Birds go to China for special edition and new merch, including cakes
• Nokia N9 launching in Europe September 15th?
• iPhone 5 gets October release date, not September?
• Samsung celebrates Galaxy S2 sales with new designer battery covers
• New phone network Alpha mobile offers unlimited international calls on a PAYG SIM
• Google Maps update adds London transport directions
• HTC Desire Android 2.3 Gingerbread update downloadable now
• Nokia 500: New smartphone revealed