Archives for May 2010

Last week we came across information indicating that Vodafone in the UK could be getting the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini. This has now been confirmed by a coming soon page on the Vodafone online store.

The X10 Mini from Sony Ericsson is an Android OS phone that has a small 2.5 inch screen (hence the Mini name). It has a 5 megapixel camera on the back and also has a built in GPS. For connectivity it will connect to 3G and HSDPA networks and also has Bluetooth and WiFi available for connections to the web if needed. [Read more…]

As well as launching the Samsung Wave on to the Vodafone network in the UK, Vodafone is also bringing the Samsung Galaxy S 16GB to the network as well.

The Samsung Galaxy S was also announced several months ago and runs a very powerful GPU capable of moving a high amount of triangles on screen. The phone it’s self runs Google Android 2.1, it has the Samsung Super AMOLED screen to provide a HD resolution. It is also exclusive to Vodafone.

The Super AMOLED screen measures 4 inches. The camera on the back is capable of capturing pictures at 5 megapixels. Other features of the phone also include GPS, WiFi for connectivity as well as 3G and HSDPA. [Read more…]

Today, Vodafone added several new smartphones to their online store and have put coming soon pages up for each of them. The first of the smartphones is the Samsung Wave.

The Samsung Wave was first announced back in February. It uses the Samsung Super AMOLED display that provides a HD resolution screen. The camera is capable of capturing images at 5 megapixels. The smartphone also includes GPS.

The Samsung Wave uses the Samsung Bada OS that heavily revolves around social networking by allowing you to add live updates from Twitter and other social networking sites direct on the home page. [Read more…]

Google [GOOG] is launching Android 2.2 this month from what we understand, but as of yet we only know of a few things that will be included in the new operating system. Normally Google provide a change list, but this changed with 2.2 where nothing has been mentioned yet.

What is confirmed is that Android 2.2 will have full flash support built in. We also hear from rumours that automatic app updates will happen on an app by app basis. We also hear that Android 2.2 runs 450% faster than Android 2.1 in some cases and is ultra fast. All good news!

What we hear next is that Android 2.2 will have USB tethering built in as well as the ability to turn the Android 2.2 phone in to a wireless hotspot. This is something that hasn’t previously been available other than through rooting the device. [Read more…]

We are hearing today that Skype will not be creating a version of it’s VoIP software for Windows Phone 7 devices that will launch later this year. Instead, the company will focus their efforts on iPhone OS, Android OS and Symbian based devices.

Right now the reasons are unknown for this decision, but perhaps it’s due to restrictions that Microsoft [MSFT] have put in place for developers where Skype might feel they cannot do enough. Alternatively they might have just lost a bit of faith in the platform.

Although they have said no to creating a WP7 VoIP app at an event in Sydney Australia, this could change closer to the time and we’ll never know for sure until Skype make an official announcement – or, when Skype never appears for WP7 devices. [Read more…]

We finally have official news about the HTC EVO 4G and the launch date. The 4G smartphone will be made available on June 4 with a price tag of $199 on contract. The phone will cost an extra $10/month though on top of a service plan to connect up to the higher speed network – Update: This $10/month is for those wanting to get rid of download limits. Also, for wireless sharing mentioned below, that’s an extra $30/month which Sprint point out is cheaper than buying a mobile broadband connection.

The HTC EVO 4G is the first 4G smartphone being launched in America. The 4G network being used is provided through Sprint who run the network across a number of States in the US with more coverage being added through out the coming years.

The HTC EVO 4G has two cameras built in with one facing forwards for video calls and the other facing backwards to capture photos while out and about. The rear facing camera can capture images at 8 megapixels while the front camera is 1.3 megapixels. It runs Android 2.1 and has full access to over 35,000 apps found in the Android Market. [Read more…]

Gizmodo are reporting today that the Apple iPhone OS 4.0 release could have Facebook integrated with the iPhone. This isn’t just another Facebook app mind you, it’s actually a deep integration.

The integration could include contact syncing collecting your iPhone contacts and Facebook contacts and storing them in a central location. Also direct connection with apps to Facebook like how the Photo section of the iPhone can already do.

Traces of code in the beta updates is indicating the heavy integration although nothing has been found or confirmed yet officially. [Read more…]