Three new Dell Android phones have been unveiled called the Dell Flash, Dell Smoke and Dell Thunder.

Dell Flash Android Smartphone

The first phone to be unveiled is the Dell Flash (pictured above) that measures just 11mm thick. This phone has a 3.5 inch WVGA screen, connects up to HSPA networks on 850 / 1900 and 2100MHz networks with 14.4Mbps being the download speed limit. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera that has autofocus and image stabilisation along with features such as smile and blick detection. Inside is 512MB of RAM and ROM and the phone accepts microSD cards up to 64GB in capacity. That obviously indicates the phone is not due out for a while yet, perhaps late this year with memory cards that size.

For connectivity it has WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and the CPU is clocked at 800MHz provided by Qualcomm (the MSM7230 to be precise). This particular CPU is part of Qualcomm’s next generation of CPU’s that aims to bring the performance of the Snapdragon 1GHz CPUs to the phone along with HD video capabilities.

When launched it is expected to run Android 2.2. More details at Engadget. [Read more…]

Here is something we don’t see everyday, an iPhone that has been hacked to run Google Android. The video (embedded below) shows Android running on the iPhone. Not everything is in place such as the Android functions on various menus. The iPhone has had a few keys remapped to allow easier navigation around the phone, such as the power button being the back button and the volume buttons also having their own functions other than volume.

It doesn’t run the greatest, but it is an early build which the developer says is closer to an Alpha release than a Beta release. It does show potential though and although scrolling isn’t the quickest in the browser, the screen transitions are actually quite impressive and appear to beat my own G1 in terms of load speed. [Read more…]

Screenshots of the Blackberry OS 6.0 have been revealed that show a number of new details that users can expect when the OS finally launches.

Some of the key features that Blackberry OS 6.0 brings to the devices is multitouch in the browser. A tab switcher has also been included in the browser allowing you to easily switch between web pages.

The OS has been redone to look a little more impressive. The screen shots over on BGR also show off a new media player which looks quite good from what we see. [Read more…]

Verizon [VZ] announced today the launch of the Samsung Reality Smartphone. The Samsung Reality is being launched tomorrow on the network.

The phone it’s self has a three inch touchscreen display that has a WQVGA resolution that can display 240 x 400 pixels. The Reality has a QWERTY keyboard that slides out to the side of the device for text entry.

Features of the Samsung Reality include a 3.2 megapixel camera capable of being used in night mode. For connectivity, Bluetooth although Wireless is not an option on the phone. For email, there is support for Microsoft Office Exchange allowing email, contacts and calendars to be synchronised with their desktop/exchange server. [Read more…]

Adobe have announced that they are dropping the flash to iPhone converter from future versions of it’s software. This comes as no real surprise considering Apple [AAPL] recently blocked the use of CS5 for developing iPhone apps since the 3.3.1 article in the Developer Program License Agreement.

The information comes from Mike Chambers who is the principle product manager over at Adobe on the Flash platform. He basically sums up the changes as follows…

‘We will still be shipping the ability to target the iPhone and iPad in Flash CS5. However, we are not currently planning any additional investments in that feature, Mike says. In the post, he also criticizes Apple’s treatment of developers. ‘If you want to develop for the iPhone you have to be prepared for Apple to reject or restrict your development at anytime, and for seemingly any reason,

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The HTC Legend is on it’s way to India from what we read today. This follows shortly after the UK launch that has already happened.

The HTC Legend runs a 600MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The OS running is Google Android. The device has a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen.

Features include WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth along with an FM radio. Storage capacity can be increased via a microSD card. [Read more…]

The folk at Google [GOOG] are testing Google Android 2.2 from what we hear with a possible release date of May 19th. That date is when the Google I/O developer conference will run.

New features in the Android 2.2 operating system include multi-coloured trackball notifications as well as the OS providing more RAM to the use. Also fixes for touchscreen problems are also going to be included.

As well as offering the above tweaks it is also reported that more access to OpenGL ES 2.0 will be provided to developers. These updates should allow developers to access better graphics capabilities specifically on the Google Nexus One. [Read more…]

Recently, Microsoft [MSFT] announced the Kin One and Kin Two smartphones. The phones have been specifically designed for social networking and have a new user interface geared towards sharing with others and keeping up to date.

Microsoft Kin One Specs

The Microsoft Kin One has a 2.6 inch capacitive touchscreen with a QVGA resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. On the back is a five megapixel camera sensor that has several features including autofocus, anti shake and a flash. For connectivity the Kin One has Wireless that can connect to 802.11b/g networks. 4GB of internal memory can be found inside along with an FM radio, Accelerometer and GPS. The phone has 256MB of RAM. [Read more…]

Gizmodo are still publishing a lot of details about the iPhone 4G they managed to sneakily get hold of. Their latest on the iPhone 4G provides a teardown showing some of what’s inside although Apple [AAPL] have managed to do a good job at sealing the CPU and mainboard by encasing it in metal.

Some of the main changes include a main board that’s about 1/3 of the size of the iPhone 3GS. Apple seem to have crammed everything in to a smaller space perhaps to make way for the larger battery (17% larger). Also it shows how far technology can change within a year.

Although we won’t find out till June 22 if this is indeed the iPhone 4G for sure (although evidence strongly suggests it is), we just have to make do with the pictures we have and assume it is for now. [Read more…]

Google [GOOG] has updated Google Maps for Android smartphones that now allows Google Maps Navigation to work in the UK. Previously only the US had this functionality and those in the UK had to resort to rooting their Android phone and installing a hacked version.

The new version works just as it does in the US where you load up the application, select a destination and you now get an option to navigate in the menu system. After selecting the option you then get navigation ability in the UK.

The only Android smartphone I have here to test on is a T-Mobile G1 running 1.6 and I can confirm that it works on this device, so I assume that it will work on most smartphones running at least 1.6 or above. [Read more…]

FarmVille is a popular game on Facebook. You probably have seen a number of friends updates indicating they need help with chickens or want a new cow etc…

We are now hearing that FarmVille will be heading to the smartphone with the iPhone, iPad and Android based devices probably being capable of playing the game. Also, a text messaging version of the game is also expected to be launched.

The company behind Farmville are called Zynga who have commented that plans are being worked on to bring the game to mobile platforms, but no additional information could be provided. [Read more…]

HTC are looking for your input and want you to name their next phone. There are four options currently available and HTC will use one of the names to call their next phone. These are the HTC Jovi, HTC Zeal, HTC Wildfire or HTC Festi.

The voting page can be found over on Facebook here and the text on the page indicates that a new phone is in the works.

The guys and gals in the lab are working on something new and we want you involved in the process. We are looking for a name that is playful and full of youth. If you were to choose one of the following names for a new phone, what would it be?

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