Lenovo have created an Android OS based phone called Lephone. The Android operating system on the Lephone has been through a complete facelift and according to MobileCrunch the phone has hardly any of the original OS sticking out.

It is expected that the phone will run Android 2.0 when launched although Lenovo declined to comment on which version of Android would be in there.

The screen on the Lephone is very impressive at 3.7 inches with a nice resolution of 800 x 480. The screen is also OLED. There appears to be no physical buttons on the face of the phone with just volume buttons on the left and a programmable button on the right of the phone. The bottom area below the screen is touch-sensitive allowing for soft keys as well as gestures to be input. [Read more…]

iFixit managed to quickly get their hands on the new phone from Google [GOOG] called the Nexus One that was announced and put on sale yesterday.

The Google Nexus One has a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor inside and has a very nice 3.7 inch 480 x 800 WVGA AMOLED screen that has capacitive touch. Google describe the phone as being a “superphone” due to a few features not currently found on other Android phones.

As always, iFixit were very quick to break apart the $530 phone to see what was inside. Tools required to get the phone apart included the iPod Opening Tools, a T4 Torx Screwdriver and a Philips #00 Screwdriver. [Read more…]

If you live in a house where the heating doesn’t really warm your hands then this iPhone application is designed for you. Pocketheat is an application that you can download that runs processes forcing your iPhones CPU to run at 100% while switched on. When running the processor at 100% the iPhone warms up slightly and can in theory keep your hands a tad warmer.

Reviewers have described the application as providing a pleasant but brief warmth to your palms.

The screen of the Pocketheat application looks like a heater and has a knob where you can turn the temperature from low to high, I assume taking the iPhone to various levels of CPU usage depending on how warm you want it to get. [Read more…]

According to the French paper Le Point the Google Nexus One is going to be launching on the SFR network in France Q1 2010 along with a 2 year contract for less than ‚¬200. Of course we have had no official announcement from Google yet although that’s due early today.

The French paper also mentions that you can have the phone unlocked/contract free costing ‚¬450. SFR are the first to offer the phone in France if these rumours are correct with Vodafone following with a 24 month contract at about 50 euros per month. [Read more…]

Today we could see the official announcement of the Google Nexus One as there is a press event that is being held later today. The press invitation was described as being an Android Press Gathering.

If the event does cover the Google Phone (ie, the Nexus One) then what we know about the phone is that it has a 5 megapixel camera, runs Android 2.1, is built by HTC and has a fast 1GHz SnapDragon processor inside. [Read more…]

AirStash is a wireless device that allows you to keep a wireless flash drive in your pocket for expanding the memory of gadgets such as iPhones and iPod Touch’s. The device looks similar to a large flash drive and has a USB connector on one side as well as an SD card slot on the other.

When charged you can put the AirStash in your pocket and connect up your iPhone wirelessly to grab data stored on the AirStash’s memory. [Read more…]

BGR have posted a rumour/unconfirmed information about the Google Nexus One being made available unlocked on the AT&T network. The AT&T version will be 3G compatible. The person who provided the information to BGR also said that it will be a second unlocked model with T-Mobile still having the unsusidized version although I assume both types of phone will be sold on the Google site as previously mentioned.

Although just a rumour and very unconfirmed at the moment, we only have to wait till the 5th (next week) to see what Google has planned for the phone if that is what the press event is about. [Read more…]

Back in November we came across a rumour that the HTC HD2 was to get a Windows Mobile 7 upgrade sometime in 2010. Although nothing is set in stone yet HTC in Russia have posted on Twitter that the HD2 will get a WM7 update sometime in the future. The tweet also says that only the HD2 will get the update.

What it doesn’t mention is if the update is for all HD2’s world wide, or just relating to those within Russia.

No release dates are known at the moment for WM7 that I know of so it’s unclear when the firmware update will be made available. [Read more…]

The HTC HD2 is capable of running the FPSECE which is a Playstation emulator for pocket PC’s and Windows Mobile devices. As the HD2 is a Windows Mobile device the emulator fully functions quite well.

The video below shows Tekken 3 running on the HD2 and from what I see it runs very smoothly. Some excellent updates have been created for the FPSECE emulator which allow Bluetooth controllers to function with the HD2 as well as it utilizing the multi-touch features of the phone. [Read more…]

Some screenshots were sent in to Gizmodo yesterday showing pricing plans for the Google Nexus One mobile phone. The web page (picture above and below) shows that the phone will cost $179.99 on a two year contract that will provide 500 talk minutes per month with unlimited messaging which includes SMS, MMS and IM as well as unlimited web browsing for $79.99 per month.

The other option shows the phone costing $529.99 unlocked where you can use your own SIM card. The unlocked version will be un-subsidized. [Read more…]

If you fancy your chances as an air violinist then check out the String Treo app that lets you play the Violin, Viola or Cello just like you’d play the air guitar.

The application has 20 classical and folk songs for you to play along to and the application is capable of detecting the angle and movement of the iPhone and convert the movement in to string sounds familiar to the said instruments. [Read more…]

A number of sites have received a press invitation to be held by Google [GOOG] on January 5th 2010. The press invitation says…

With the launch of the first Android-powered device just over a year ago, we’ve seen how a powerful, open platform can spur mobile product innovation. And this is just the beginning of what’s possible.

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