Yesterday, Engadget managed to get hold of a number of pictures of what is believed to be the new Sony Ericsson Playstation Phone.

On one of the image the phrase Z-System was seen on the top left of the screen. After a bit of digging around it appears that Sony Ericsson also own a domain called z-system.com and that a Word Mark (trademark) of Z-System is also found in the US and Benelux trademark offices.

The description of Z-System shows that its software that interacts with software found on mobile phones, ie a gaming system could fall in to this category. [Read more…]

Around Christmas time this year, the UK might get to see a new Google Nexus Two smartphone. Some reports today are hinting at Google [GOOG] selling the phone exclusively through Carphone Warehouse who specialise in selling unlocked handsets in the UK.

As for technical specs, it is expected to of course be better than the Nexus One in that it will have a quicker CPU, perhaps a higher resolution screen (at a guess) and it will run the latest Google Android operating system 3.0 (2.3?) codenamed Gingerbread. [Read more…]

Several months ago, Engadget revealed some information about a new PlayStation phone being created by Sony Ericsson. Details about the device showed that it would be running Android 3.0 and that it would be the best combination of games and phone mixed in to a single package.

Sony Ericsson quickly dismissed the details saying that it wouldn’t happen this year (kind of leaving it open for interpretation). Engadget has now uncovered more details about the PlayStation Phone and actually has a few pictures of it. [Read more…]

Apple [AAPL] has shifted the release date of the white iPhone 4 again. This time it is being pushed even further away to the Spring of 2011.

A spokesperson from Apple said…

“We’re sorry to disappoint customers waiting for the white iPhone yet again, but we’ve decided to delay its release until this spring.”

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Apple [AAPL] updated the App Store App today to version 1.1. The new update now allows you to reserve products for pickup in an Apple store.

Along with being able to reserve regular products, one surprise shows the ability to reserve a White iPhone 4 although you can’t actually reserve it just yet. This has led a few people in to thinking that Apple might finally be getting close to release it. [Read more…]

Google Instant is a service from Google that streams live search results as you type them out. It allows you to search a little quicker as you can see search phrases and results being built up and predicted as you type. When you see what you want you then don’t need to hit enter, rather you just click the link to go where you want to go.

The service at the moment is available to logged in users on the desktop although we now hear that users of Google Android smartphones are now starting to see this service while performing searches on their handset. [Read more…]

If you own a Mac and decided to buy a new Windows Phone 7 smartphone when they launched last week then you now have the ability to connect your smartphone to your Mac via the Windows Phone 7 Connector software.

Microsoft [MSFT] just released the software in a public Beta stage and it allows you to connect up easily to your Mac. [Read more…]

T-Mobile in the US is about to launch an official tethering option for various smartphones on its network.

The service will open on November 3 although you’ll need to pay a monthly fee to use the service.

The details reveal that you need to have a 3G or HSPA+ device to use the service. You also need to purchase a second option of Unlimited Web at $19.95/month as well as pay another $14.99/month to use tethering and configure a wireless hotspot. [Read more…]

iOS 4.1 and 4.2 has a bug that allows you to bypass the lock screen of any iPhone and gain access to the phone features of the device. It works by hitting the emergency call button and dialing a random number. When you do that and hit call, you quickly switch off the phone and switch it back on. Once this is done, the calling section of the phone is available.

When you are in the calling section you can browse around contacts, recent calls, favorites etc… and can make calls to any number. What you cannot do is switch your phone off when in this menu. To do this, you need to make a call and then hang up and switch off and back on to get back to the regular lock screen. [Read more…]

The Google [GOOG] Android market has hit another milestone by now having over 100,000 apps in the store.

It is still only 1/3 of the size of the Apple App store, but 100K apps is still an impressive amount that provides a lot of variety to users and a lot of options. [Read more…]

Those of you privileged enough to own a smartphone currently running the latest Android OS 2.2 – FroYo will be delighted to know that YouTube now have a standalone app ready to download.

According to T3, the new YouTube application will feature the ability to record and upload videos from within the app itself as well as being able to receive more timely updates. [Read more…]

Right now there is no word on Adobe Air 2.5 landing on Windows Phone 7 devices. However, we have heard that Adobe Flash 10.1 will be landing on Windows Phone 7 on all future versions of the phone. The information comes from this section of text found in the Adobe Air 2.5 press release that went out earlier today.

With Flash Player 10.1 available on Android and Google TV today, BlackBerry platform, webOS, future versions of Windows® Phone, LiMo, MeeGo,and Symbian OS are also expected to support Flash Player 10.1

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