October 2011 Archive

31st October

• HTC Rhyme Review: In Depth
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Apple iPhone 4S vs Motorola RAZR vs Nokia Lumia 800
• Motorola Xoom gets UK Honeycomb 3.2 update
• 97% of all traffic on Three’s network is data
• Whatsapp serves up over a billion messages per day
• BlackBerry Curve 9360 Review: In Depth
• HTC shift 13.2 million handsets in Q3
• Nokia E6 Review: In Depth
• HTC Radar Review: In Depth
• Up to 9 months free Spotify Premium available Virgin Media Pay Monthly and cable broadband subscriptions
• Apple iPhone 4S battery issues: location service bug?
• Three to offer Nokia Lumia 800 for £399 on Pay As You Go
• Acer Allegro Windows Phone says voila in France: €299 unlocked, will it come to the UK?
• Siri port working on iPhone 4 and iPod Touch

29th October

• Alcatel OT-990 Review: In Depth
• BlackBerry Torch 9810 Review: In Depth
• Sony Xperia Ray Review: In Depth
• Sony Xperia Active Review: In Depth
• Huawei Blaze Review: In Depth

28th October

• SwiftKey X goes Jason X with a Pumpkin Hallowe’en theme
• Blackberry Playbook OS 2 update delayed until 2012, no BBM support
• Apple iPhone 4S video review
• Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note will receive Ice Cream Sandwich update
• BlackBerry Torch 9860 video review
• LG Optimus 2X not getting Android Ice Cream Sandwich
• Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S2
• Samsung leapfrogs Apple in global smartphone sales
• Android fragmentation shown in the spotlight, your handset weeps softly
• Windows Phone 7.5 Mango now available to all eligible devices
• Samsung rolls out new apps for the Galaxy Note’s S Pen
• Samsung aiming to have flexible screens in smartphones by 2012

27th October

• Samsung Galaxy Nexus launch date revealed: 17th of November
• Update: Samsung Galaxy Note coming to O2, Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U 3rd of November
• HTC Rhyme: What’s in the box?
• BlackBerry Colt to be RIM’s first BBX phone
• Best Zombie games for iPhone
• Sneak peek Facebook for Windows Phone 7.5 update
• Orange to give away a free Xbox 360 with the Nokia Lumia 800 for upgrading customers
• Xbox Companion and Kinectimals demoed on a Nokia Lumia 800 and 710: Coming soon to Windows Phone
• RIM hit by class action lawsuit over BlackBerry outage, still seeing slow PlayBook sales
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V available in UK, yours for £250
• Nokia Kinetic Display shows us the future is flexible
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Hands on pictures and first impressions
• Samsung and LG struggling with 2048×1536 “Retina” display for iPad 3?
• Asus Transformer Prime spotted in the wild
• Sony buys out Ericsson for €1.05 billion

26th October

• BlackBerry Bold 9900 video review
• BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 are good to go for MasterCard’s PayPass
• Nokia Asha 303: Hands-on and first impressions
• Nokia Asha 300: hands-on and first impressions
• Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia Asha 201: hands-on and first impressions
• Nokia Lumia 800 only takes microSIM
• Nokia Lumia 800: Hands-on and first impressions
• Ice Cream Sandwich ported to Nexus S
• Nokia Lumia 710: hands-on and first impressions
• ZTE and Orange working on the San Francisco II
• Ice Cream Sandwich: Nexus S “within weeks”, no love for Nexus One
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus release date pegged for November 16th?
• Nokia Lumia 800 will be available on Vodafone, Three in November
• Nokia Lumia 800 available November 16th from Phones 4u, Carphone Warehouse, Best Buy
• Nokia Lumia 710 official
• Nokia unveils the Lumia 800, the “first real Windows Phone”
• Nokia introduce Asha line of budget phones

25th October

• Nokia 900 breaks cover in last minute leak
• Competition: Win a £250 Tesco Fuel Card with Tesco Phone Shop
• IRIS 9000 makes your 2001: A Space Odyssey nightmare a reality
• Android overtakes Apple in total app downloads
• Mod brings Folders to Windows Phone 7
• BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 enters open beta
• Take a journey with Nokia to see how the N9 was made
• First Samsung Galaxy Note commercial now online
• BlackBerry Curve 9360 video review
• HTC and Dropbox offering 5GB free storage on Android phones
• Nokia 800 poses for a quick photo (again)
• Steve Jobs was initially against third-party apps
• Motorola to deliver Ice Cream Sandwich for RAZR, Xoom within 6 weeks of code release… maybe

24th October

• Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman: What’s in the box?
• Ice Cream Sandwich allows USB gamepads, big screen gaming
• Galaxy Nexus coming to O2 in November
• Nokia 800 photos reveal camera details
• White BlackBerry Bold 9900 coming to Vodafone
• Blackberry Playbook price slashed to £249
• Android tablets eating into Apple’s market share
• Blackberry Playbook with Android apps video and pictures
• Phones 4u stocking white Blackberry Torch 9810, Bold 9900 and Curve 9360
• Netflix to launch UK streaming service in 2012

23rd October

• Nokia teases its Windows Phone ahead of the big debut

22nd October

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus available November 13th in the US
• Android Market breaks the 500,000 published apps barrier
• Ice Cream Sandwich: Motorola Xoom confirmed, HTC considering options

21st October

• Angry Birds Seasons Ham‘O’Ween available for iOS and Android now: 30 new levels plus a new bird
• Nokia 700 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 now available from Vodafone
• Samsung revamping TouchWiz to avoid Apple patents?
• Best iOS music apps: Top apps for iPad music lovers
• Ice Cream Sandwich gets ported to a Google Nexus One, looks pretty tasty
• Gear 4’s Angry Birds speaker docks are flappin’ awesome
• TomTom updates iPhone app for iPad
• Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich features stylus support
• Google Films now screening in UK Android Market: Prices start at £2.49
• Mobile phones do not cause cancer, study concludes
• Apple iOS 5 jailbreak adds enhanced notifications
• Recombu Awards 2011: The winners revealed

20th October

• ASUS launch Eee Pad Slider tablet
• Motorola RAZR accessories eyes-on
• Nokia 700 Review
• ZTE Warp announced, coming to US November 2nd
• Nokia announces Nokia World 2011 competition results. And the winner is…
• Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash (Omnia W?) Windows Phone pics emerge
• Carphone Warehouse to sell the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, free from £35 a month
• Nokia 800 coming in November in multiple colours
• Google Music to launch next month, aims to rival iTunes, Amazon
• Huzzah! A Spotify app is finally heading to BlackBerry phones
• Winner of Recombu and T-Mobile Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray giveaway annouced
• Apple iPhone 4S yellow screen tint returns
• O2 confirms Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Razr coming November
• Motorola Razr: hands-on video
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus appears on Three pre-order page and in a hands-on video

19th October

• Asus EeePad Transformer 2 revealed in teaser video
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus: No 32GB model for the UK?
• Motorola RAZR hands-on and impressions
• Sony PlayStation Vita launches February 22nd in UK
• Update: Motorola annouces Android RAZR: Ice Cream Sandwich inbound
• Galaxy Nexus vs Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S2 vs HTC Sensation XE
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Our top ten favorite features
• Apple iMessage problems? Here’s the solution
• Motorola Razr UK price and release date emerge
• Galaxy Nexus confirmed for Phones 4U
• Blackberry BBX: a platform for the future?
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus announced: Ice Cream Sandwich debuts

18th October

• RIM unveils Blackberry BBX operating system
• Beats by Dre headphones to open UK store
• Android Ice Cream Sandwich: what we know so far
• Latest Samsung Galaxy Nexus leak all but confirms the name, adds specs and November release date
• LHSee Android app allows you to get updates of “live collision events” from CERN on your phone
• Nokia Time Machine on Facebook: Nokia does a Greatest Hits before shooting for No.1 with the Sea Ray
• Is iPhone 4S ‘batterygate’ a real problem or people not turning off sync settings?
• Did Samsung use iPhone screenshot on a promotional website?
• Samsung ChatOn messaging app launches on Android

17th October

• iHeadphones introduce Bedphones, the headphones you wear to bed
• Ice Cream Sandwich icons suggest built-in photo editing in the Gallery app
• Interview: Rob Shoesmith, Apple’s 250-hour iPhone 4S camper
• Motorola countdown begins: Just a RAZR’s edge away from the cutting edge reveal
• Best iOS games: 7 top games for iOS 5
• HTC Titan Review: In Depth
• Amazon Kindle Fire tablet may sell 5 million units by end of year
• Archos 101 G9: What’s in the box?
• Grand Theft Auto 3 coming to iOS and Android
• Motorola RAZR specs leak online
• Nokia announces Nokia World ticket competition: Win a 2-day pass to the Nokia World event
• Google to launch online music store to compete with iTunes and Amazon
• RIM handing out premium apps to appease BlackBerry owners
• iPad 3 begins production, slated for Q1 2012 release
• Samsung looking to stop sales of iPhone 4S in Australia and Japan

14th October

• Apple iPhone 4S launch: The day in numbers
• We get silly with Siri: 6 testing questions for Apple’s personal assistant
• The Guardian launches iPad app, free for three months
• Apple iPhone 4S: Where can I find one?
• Apple iPhone 4S: What’s in the box?
• WH Smith to launch Kobo ebook reader to compete with Amazon
• Recombu awards 2011: shortlist announced
• Sony Ericsson ‘shifting entirely to smartphones in 2012,’ 22 million Xperia Android phones sold to date
• Opinion: Why smartphone gaming is broken, and how it can be fixed
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus appears in Verizon listings in the US ahead of 19th October event
• Google Nexus Prime annoucement due October 19th
• Google Translate now speaks 14 langauges on Android
• Apple iPhone 4S on sale today

13th October

• BlackBerry CEO: We let many of you down
• Apple iOS 5: Where has all my stuff gone?
• Tesco Mobile offers ‘lowest prices’ for iPhone 4S 16GB
• Walkers announce new scannable crisp packets with live weather reports
• Apple wins injunction against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia
• iTar: Starr Labs’ guitar fingerboard plus an iPad shreds it up on Kickstarter
• Our BlackBerries aren’t working: Big tech’s blooper reel
• Apple in talks with Hollywood studios to put movies in the iCloud
• Maxell Android TV: turn your television into a smartphone
• Nokia launches multi-coloured 603 Symbian Belle handset
• Blackberry services showing ‘significant improvement’

12th October

• Samsung Galaxy Y available to order from Vodafone now
• Apple working on a cheaper iPad?
• Apple iOS 5 incoming: What to expect
• O2 to trial Connect VoIP app
• Motorola Spyder/Droid RAZR and Xoom 2 break cover (again)
• Sony reports hacker attack: 93,000 accounts affected, all credit card info safe
• BlackBerry blackout rears its head again, fix incoming soon says RIM
• Samsung Google Nexus Prime pops up on pre-order in Singapore
• Samsung thumbs nose at iPhone 4S launch in Australia, sells Galaxy S2’s for $2

11th October

• ViewSonic announce new “hyper-slim” ViewPad 10e tablet
• Motorola announces rugged 7-inch Android ET1 tablet
• Vodafone drops prices on UK iPhone 4S orders
• BlackBerry online services crash for the second time in as many days
• Apple iPhone 4 iOS 5 review
• Samsung Galaxy S3 details leak online
• Google Nexus Prime coming ‘very shortly’ according to Samsung UK
• Price of Samsung Galaxy Note increases in the UK
• iPhone 4S 68% faster than iPhone 4
• Facebook for iPhone and iPad get slick new looks, Facebook Credits coming to Facebook Mobile soon
• Samsung Galaxy W available now on Three
• Nokia 800 leaked advert outed online
• Smartphone security: How safe is your operating system?
• AT&T unveils Motorola Atrix 2 and four more Android handsets
• BlackBerry services now ‘operating normally’ after yesterday’s blackout

10th October

• LG Optimus LTE features ‘true HD’ IPS display and HD Movie Editor
• ZTE Skate: What’s in the box?
• Samsung Galaxy WiFi launches: Android iPod Touch?
• Motorola’s next… RAZR? New video surfaces online of mystery Moto launch
• iPhone 4S not to your liking? Here’s our top Android alternatives
• Apple iPhone 4S sells one million units in 24 hours
• Apple Store Covent Garden robbed ahead of iPhone 4S launch
• iPhone 4 cases will not fit iPhone 4S?
• Car apps ahoy: AA launches new speed camera app, Auto Trader Android app to come loaded in phones launched on Three
• T-Mobile announce Huawei-designed Springboard tablet
• Orange & T-Mobile announce ‘big 3G switch-on’ starting next week: more 3G coverage for free
• Asda predicts the end of the landline, offers special £5 PAYG tariff
• BlackBerry Tag announced: Tap to share docs, contacts and add BBM contacts
• Apple iPhone 4S UK pre-orders begin
• White BlackBerry Bold 9900 to go with your ivory three piece suit spotted in the wild

9th October

• Starbucks rolls out free WiFi to stores across the UK
• Minecraft Pocket Edition now available for other Android devices
• More Ice Cream Sandwich leaks: Music and Google+

8th October

• iPhone 4S on track to be the best selling iPhone yet
• Nokia releases FaceLock for Symbian
• O2 iPhone 4S pricing and FAQ now available

7th October

• iPhone 4S pre-order page appears on Three website
• YouTube launches movie rentals in the UK: Rent movies for 48 hours from £2.49 a pop
• Motorola Wilder Review: In Depth
• Samsung cancels Nexus Prime October 11th event
• First 4G live trials begin in Cornwall with Everything Everywhere and BT
• Sony in talks to buy out Ericsson, ending mobile partnership
• iPhone 4S T-Mobile pre-order and pricing details
• Google launches Google Books app for Android in UK
• Virgin Mobile customers get free Spotify streaming
• iPhone 4S pre-order pages appear on Carphone Warehouse
• India launches world’s cheapest tablet, costs $60
• iPhone 4S pre-orders begin on Vodafone: Pre-order today, get £59 cashback in November

6th October

• HTC Sensation XL coming soon to Vodafone, original Sensation to get a price cut for this weekend only
• Limited edition HTC Sensation XL with Beats Solo headphones
• HTC launches Sensation XL with Beats audio
• Virgin Mobile customers can now use the Orange network
• Boots launches Treat Street Trolley Dash app
• Apple iPhone 4S costs $203 to produce, says report
• Google Nexus Prime full specs revealed
• Apple iPhone: Which iPhone should I buy?
• Android strengthens its grip on US phone market
• HTC Sensation XL: hands-on and first impressions
• Zeo Sleep Manager app for iOS in action
• Nokia Sun rises in France on Orange: Coming 7th of November?
• Wacom announce new Bamboo Stylus range for iPad creatives
• Samsung release Galaxy S2 vs. iPhone 4S spec comparison
• Oblong tablets are so passe. Triangular tabs are the way forwards (video)
• Steve Jobs’ passing: People’s thoughts, comments and reactions
• Steve Jobs: 1955 – 2011

5th October

• Google Nexus Prime: What we know so far
• New iPhone literally talks out of its a** in Japan with poor ‘Siri’ translation
• Recombu Awards 2011: vote to win an iPad 2
• Amazon Kindle Fire tablet selling 50,000 pre-order units per day?
• Samsung moves to block sales of iPhone 4S in France and Italy. And so it begins…
• iPhone micro-USB adapter arrives in Apple Store, price may shock
• Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S2 vs HTC Sensation XE
• Archos 80 G9 and 101 G9 Honeycomb tablets coming this month: £200 and £270 each, 250GB editions ETA early 2012
• Samsung Nexus Prime teaser video released
• Russia announces new e-reader tablet for use in schools
• How to save money on a contract phone
• Apple iPhone 4S: hands-on and first impressions
• Apple iPhone 4S confirmed for Vodafone and Three

4th October

• Apple iPhone 4S key features – worth the upgrade?
• Apple iPhone 4S coming to O2 October 14th
• iPhone 3GS/4 see price drops
• iPhone 4S official, October 14th launch
• Siri voice assistant announced for iPhone
• iOS 5, iCloud available October 12th
• Apple unveils Cards application
• Vertu Constellation T coming soon, diamonds optional
• Apple to announce app rentals at tonight’s conference?
• New iPhone queue starts already…
• Best movie apps for cinephiles
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Active: What’s in the box?
• Mobile phone spec sheets: What do they mean?
• ASUS Eee Pad Transformer 2 coming soon with Ice Cream Sandwich, says Asus CEO
• Microsoft scrap Zune MP3 players, focus on WP7 handsets
• Nokia 700: What’s in the box?
• BlackBerry Torch 9810 video review
• HTC Sensation XE and HTC Titan on sale in UK
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray video review
• Apple rejects Samsung settlement offer, legal eagles close in
• HTC security flaw puts users’ privacy at risk
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S: What’s in the box?

3rd October

• iPhone 5 features and rumours: What to expect at Apple’s October 4th event
• Apple iPad 2 Review: In Depth
• iPhone 4S sighted in Brazil, is not an iPhone 5
• Amazon Kindle Fire tablet sells at a $10 loss
• Apple iPhone 4S appears (again) on Vodafone website
• Nokia 700 hands-on and first impressions
• Chrome browser finally heading to Android devices
• BBM for Android screenshots leak?
• Nokia Maps for Windows Phone photos: The first taste of Sea Ray?
• Windows 8 ARM tablets: what can we expect?
• Best mobile games for hardcore gamers
• iPhone 4S appears in latest iTunes Beta
• Samsung Galaxy Note coming to the UK 17th of November
• Vodafone Data Test Drive: Unlimited data for 3 months on smartphones
• Nokia Sea Ray image leaked on German T-Mobile ad. Surprisingly looks a lot like the Nokia N9