RedmondPie has created a step by step “how to” guide on installing Android 2.2.1 on to the iPhone 3G and 2G. The guide allows for both iOS and Android 2.2.1 to run side by side on the device allowing you to easily swap and change between either OS when needed.

To make this happen you’ll need a jailbroken iPhone 3G or 2G and will then need to download Bootlace found in Cydia. Once done, the steps can be found in the video embedded on RedmondPie found here. [Read more…]

On November 12, GoogleMobile sent out a tweet hinting that Android 2.3 AKA Gingerbread was coming soon.

The tweet said, “Our cafes are baking something sweet” and then provided a URL to the image above. [Read more…]

Windows Phone 7 was only just launched within the last few weeks. We now hear that a jailbreak is being prepared for the device and that it should be coming soon.

Jailbreakers of Windows Phone 7 have already managed to get root access to the new operating system and have also managed to install apps and gain access to the file system. Right now it appears that they will just polish up the code a little in preparation for launch. [Read more…]

Path is an app for the iPhone that has just launched. What the new application does is lets you share your life with close friends and family. To do this you use the camera on your iPhone to capture events as they happen. You can then have up to 50 friends added to the application who will get to see your pictures taken.

You have the ability to tag images and moments as you encounter them. The app lets you know when your friends have seen the pictures. As well as being able to share and be notified of who has viewed what on your account, Path also has a map section that allows you to explore places where friends have visited that they have shared with you. [Read more…]

Verizon [VZ] has yet to get any Windows Phone 7 handsets to put on sale. One Twitter user decided to ask when they (Verizon), were getting Windows Phone 7 devices. A reply came back from the VerizonWireless twitter account saying “As soon as Microsoft has ’em ready, we’re excited to offer Windows 7 mobile devices”. [Read more…]

@eldarmurtazin is a fairly reliable source when it comes to new smartphones. One of the latest tweets he send out mentioned that he had the chance to look at both the Sony Ericsson Anzo and a Samsung Galaxy 2 smartphone.

The Sony Ericsson Anzo was said to be “nice” but he then went on to say that the Galaxy 2 was technically advanced and hinted at it being a dual-core device. [Read more…]

Netflix is already available on the iPhone and other iOS based devices as well as Windows and a number of consoles. We now hear that Netflix will continue to grow by being made available on Android based smartphones sometime in 2011.

From what we understand, Netflix will not arrive on all Android devices and will more than likely be limited by the OS version and hardware meaning that only newer handsets get it (in the beginning that is). [Read more…]

The HTC Mecha has again been captured on camera. This time around the image shows the Mecha powered up which also allows a few interesting details to be found out.

New information revealed from the picture reveals Android 2.2 as the operating system along with the new HTC Sense. Also a 4G signal can be found in the status bar which points to LTE data on Verizon [VZ]. [Read more…]

Nokia has created a video showing the world how mobile phones are tested in terms of how much abuse they can take. This particular test, embedded below, shows two Nokia N8 smartphones being dropped repeatedly in a revolving chamber for about 120 seconds at a time.

The chamber it sits in simulates the height from your shirt pocket to the floor so that an accurate test can be performed. [Read more…]

Samsung is believed to be launching a new flagship phone early in 2011. The name is unknown at the moment although the image below shows some details indicating that it will launch in February 2011 and run the Google Android 2.3 OS called Gingerbread.

Other details indicate it will have a Super AMOLED screen called sAMOLED2 which indicates its a second gen screen. That screen measures 4.5 inches and has a WVGA resolution. We also see details of a smaller 4.3 inch screen also being a possibility. [Read more…]

A new update for the DROID Incredible is beginning to be pushed out to handsets. The update is mainly a set of bug fixes as well as an introduction to the V CAST store.

A full list of enhancements and fixes can be found below… [Read more…]

Yesterday, information about a new Google Nexus S smartphone started to leak out. The images were sent in to Engadget who comment that the phone pictures were actually captured about a month ago.

The Nexus S is believed to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is expected to be announced soon. [Read more…]