Archives for September 2010

Amazon has a habit recently for changing prices of products. The Samsung Galaxy Tab has been one device where the price has dropped from a hefty £799 down to £680 and finally down to £599 although the release date has shifted further away.

For those wanting a new HTC Desire Z smartphone, the release date on Amazon has actually moved closer and the price has also lowered giving a bonus on both fronts.

Previously the Desire Z had a release date of October 18 with a price tag of £499.99. We now see that it has changed to October 11 and now has a price tag of £429 which is good news for all interested. [Read more…]

HTC has uploaded an official video to YouTube, in HD of course, that shows the new Desire HD in detail.

The video starts by showing the design of the new smartphone such as the casing and the features of the screen along with the 8 megapixel camera and flash.

The video is about seven and a half minutes long and the majority of the video is used to demonstrate the various aspects of the software such as how web browsing works and how they have changed it a little to speed up the way we browse the web. An eBook reader app is also displayed. [Read more…]

The Samsung Intercept Android based smartphone will be landing on Virgin Mobile soon here in the UK. The Intercept hasn’t been priced yet in the UK and the release date is also unknown.

Sir Branson’s brand says:

The question of an Android coming to Virgin Mobile has been a hot topic lately here on Facebook. Well, we’re happy to confirm that our next handset launch will be the Samsung Intercept. Check out the photo below, get excited, & stay tuned over the next few weeks for more information!

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Google [GOOG] has released a new Gmail app for Android smartphones. The new update separates the app from the core code of Android which means that Google can provide updates to the app rather than users having to wait for a new Android build to be released.

This particular version though is for Android 2.2 devices only which rules a fair few out such as the G1 and many other handsets. However, if you are running 2.2 then you can grab it now from the Android Market. Phones which do run Android 2.2 include the Nexus One, HTC EVO, Motorola Droid 2 or Motorola Droid as well as the Droid X today and a few more we might have missed.

For those who have a G1 and run the Android 2.2 build (the mod from Cyanogens team) then you might be able to get it although we haven’t had a chance to test this out yet. [Read more…]

It isn’t clear at the moment when the Samsung Galaxy S will get the Android 2.2 update. The latest we hear is that it might land in October.

In the UK however, it is expected by the end of this month according to Samsung, while in Spain the date has been shifted to October. Samsung India has also suggested that the update will arrive in October.

It isn’t clear why there’s a lot of confusion over the updates. Slashgear indicate that it could be just problems with the regional differences on the device or perhaps, some problems that have surfaced at the last minute. [Read more…]

An image of the HTC 7 Trophy has been spotted online. It isn’t clear which of the HTC Windows Phone 7 devices it actually is, ie the Schubert, Mozart, Mondrian, Spark or something different as it is listed as the HTC 7 Trophy on screen, which could also be a code name in its self.

The device is listed as having 7.2GB of total storage (8GB formatted we assume) and it is running Windows Phone 7 version 7.0.7003.0. [Read more…]

When using earphones, it can be particularly dangerous when outside noise is blocked out. This is even more the case when using earphones that isolate noise.

The Awareness app has been built for the iPhone and is designed to work in the background of your iOS 4 device. What it does is use the microphone to track ambient noise levels. When you first load up the app, you are presented with a meter. The iPhone app measures the surrounding noise and sets a default level for the environment you are in.

When you are walking down the street for example and a loud noise occurs above the standard level, such as a truck passing or a car horn, the application lets the noise through to the earphones so you can hear the external noise. [Read more…]

The Motorola DROID X OTA update for Android 2.2 is now incoming.

You can either get the update by waiting around for a notification on your screen, or do a manual check to see if an update is available. If you have a standard unrooted DROID X then the 2.2 update should be waiting for you.

New features the update brings include a faster OS (more optimised), improved visual voicemail, mobile hotspot and a fix to prevent drops in data connections when roaming between 3G and wireless networks and vice-versa to name a few things. [Read more…]

The HTC HD7 is a Windows Phone 7 based smartphone. Previously, it was thought to be the HD3 but perhaps due to the 7 in Windows Phone 7, HTC looks to have adopted the new HD7 name.

The images above (larger below), are drawings of what is believed to be the HD7. As can be seen in the drawings, a large camera lens can be found on the back and on the front, a large screen and the regular three button configuration that is a requirement in Windows Phone 7 devices. [Read more…]