If you don’t like any of the Android smartphones out there then perhaps the options provided by Synapse of Germany might be of interest to you.

What the company does is allow you to order a customised smartphone. Each phone created will run Android 2.2 but as for the hardware, its up to you what you want to include inside. [Read more…]

HP announced the latest version of webOS yesterday. The new version is webOS 2.0 and it will come installed on the new Palm Pre 2 that was also announced.

The new webOS is now called HP webOS and will be landing first of all in France on the SFR network this coming Friday and will be followed by a launch on other networks over the coming months in other countries.

Engadget managed to get hold of webOS 2.0 to review it and see what its also about. [Read more…]

HP has finally unveiled the Palm Pre 2 as well as WebOS 2.0 today.

The Palm Pre 2 is the first device that will be shipped with WebOS 2.0. The new version of webOS 2.0 includes multitasking, stacks, HP Synergy as well as a number of other new features to make devices that run it, easier to use. [Read more…]

BGR has heard a couple of interesting things recently that indicate a second model of the iPhone 4 has just hit AP testing while the iPhone 5 has supposedly hit the EVT stage. We’ll explain in a moment what that means.

The new iPhone 4 is codenamed 3,2 and is believed to be a CDMA version of the phone that will allow it to land on networks such as Verizon [VZ]. The AP stage is the very last stage of testing before a product goes to the manufacturer ready for release.

BGR point out 3 scenarios which reveal that the phone could be compatible with all networks and include a SIM card. The next scenario is that the phone isn’t CDMA at all, but instead is a hardware variation (perhaps to secure potential jailbreak holes) but also fix the antenna issue that some users reposted (OK, many users). The final scenario is relating to CDMA again but this time it has a SIM slot to be compatible with roaming in other countries. This last stage doesn’t seem like an Apple sort of thing to do. [Read more…]

Update: Check the comments below for an update to this post. Thanks to ExtremeT of DroidGamers for the correction.

The Android Angry Birds download is proving to be popular as another 1 million Android users have downloaded the game since we reported yesterday that 1 million downloaded it over the weekend.

The Android version of the game isn’t available through the marketplace yet as its still being finalised in development, but the download you get from GetJar is free and allows you to play the full game with an almost final version of the game. When the final version does launch officially, users will be charged to get the game the usual way if they choose to get the full version. [Read more…]

The T-Mobile myTouch HD is coming soon. No official details have been announced yet although we find today that a promotional video of the device has leaked online (embedded below).

The video looks to be in an aspect ratio that matches the phone its self which means it is probably designed for play back on mobile devices although of course, you can watch it below. [Read more…]

The Samsung Omnia 7 launch is nearly here in the UK. T-Mobile is preparing to ship the phone in the next few days and has now opened up pre-orders although shipping time is around 10 days unfortunately.

Price wise, you can get the new Windows Phone 7 OS based smartphone for free if signing up for a 24 month 35/month price plan. With that you get 900 minutes of talk and 500 texts along with unlimited internet. [Read more…]

Phandroid managed to get some details on the next version of Android. The new version is believed to be Android 3.0 with the codename Gingerbread. New features include cleaner icons and a more simplified look along with the ability to make video calls.

One of the things Google [GOOG] is believed to be working on is the integration of apps. Rather than being separate, the apps will be more integrated and be classed as an extension to the OS rather than something tacked on. [Read more…]

The Nokia C7 has gone up for pre-order on the Nokia site. Price wise, it will set you back £389 unlocked, or if you want it on Vodafone it will be free on a £25/month contract.

It is expected that all the main networks in the UK will be selling the phone soon. The networks include, O2, T-Mobile and Three. Virgin Mobile will also stock the C7. [Read more…]

The team behind the Swype virtual keyboard have now released a new version for Symbian^3 devices. This includes the Nokia N8 and the Nokia C7 at the moment.

The Swype keyboard, for those that don’t know, is a virtual keyboard that allows you to swipe across the letters on the screen to spell a word. By gliding your finger to each letter without releasing your finger off the screen, you can generally input text faster than tapping away with your thumbs. [Read more…]

Android 3.0 is believed to be called Gingerbread and has a release date of any time between now and Christmas. In fact, the SDK is expected to land this week. We have also heard rumors of Android Honeycomb and today, we hear that the version after that could be called Ice Cream.

The Ice Cream Android 4.0 version details came from the ARM President, Tudor Brown who said that Ice Cream would follow Gingerbread, which would have an interim update called Honeycomb and then a major version, 4.0, called Ice Cream. [Read more…]

The Apple [AAPL] app store has just hit the 300,000 apps mark according to VentureBeat. The 300,000 number includes both free and paid apps for iOS devices.

The actual number of apps, according to the report, is 300,975 which adds around 50,000 since August when Apple announced the store was at 250,000. That means in about 2 months Apple has managed to add a good chunk of apps to the app store. [Read more…]