The HTC Gratia was revealed earlier today. The Gratia is an Android based smartphone. It has a 3.2 inch screen that is in a HVGA format. It has a 600MHz Qualcomm processor and can connect to HSPA and WCDMA networks running at 900 and 2100.

It is believed that the HTC Gratia is a European version of the HTC Aria as it looks similar in design and specs. Other features of the new Android smartphone include Android 2.2 as well as a 5 megapixel camera. The Android 2.2 is also modified with HTC Sense. [Read more…]

When Angry Birds was first released on the iPhone iOS way back in February earlier this year, it made tremendous headway above many other apps coming out a the time due to its simplicity, wacky design features and steady learning curve. Then over it’s first 5 months, Angry Birds managed to reach over 4 million downloads. [Read more…]

When Geohot surprised the world last weekend with the iPhone 4 jailbreak called Limera1n the only problem was that you could only jailbreak your iPhone with a Windows based computer.

Good news here is that Limera1n can now load up on a Mac. You can find both the Windows and Mac download over here.

Also note that this isn’t just an iPhone 4 jailbreak, but actually an iOS 4.1 jailbreak that allows you to gain access to any iOS device to gain access. [Read more…]

Pocket-Lint spotted a white iPhone 4 the other day at a press event. When speaking with the owner of the phone it seems to be that Apple [AAPL] has delayed the launch of the white iPhone 4 due to the white not being correct. For example, the white home button isn’t the same color as the white used for the glass.

With Apple being a perfectionist it has decided that it wont release the phone till everything is 100% right. [Read more…]

Angry Birds for Android has finally landed. We heard earlier this week that it might have been delayed a week or two and then heard again yesterday that it was on track for this week. We now see that Rovio managed to get it out on time.

The game can be downloaded from here and although it says it’s still a demo, you’ll actually find that it is the full version but with some ads. A few last bugs are being ironed out in the game and once they are complete, the game will be made available in the Android Market if you wish to download the ad free version. [Read more…]

Samsung has announced that the Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 update is now available for download. The download comes as an OTA (over the air) update and will bring your smartphone up to the latest version available.

As well as making the newish smartphone current, it will bring a number of new features to the phone which includes…

* Android 2.2 JIT compiler
* Adobe Flash Player 10.1 compatibility
* New Android Market with auto-updating
* Speed improvements
* Pinch-to-zoom homescreen flyover
* Improved default keyboard
* Quick links to “GPS” and “Auto rotation” toggles on notification bar added
* Slightly different graphics and transitions with app drawer and default icon dock
* Colored icons in settings
* GPS Fix
* Colored settings icons
* Media Hub
* Darker menu theme, navy blue color
* Better Exchange support
* Video records in MP4 format
* New Search widget
* New Gmail application

[Read more…]

Opera is launching the Opera Mobile Browser for Android smartphones within the next month. The new browser will launch with pinch to zoom on Android with more features being added over time, such as hardware acceleration.

Pinch to zoom, if you are not familiar with it, allows users to zoom in to a webpage at incremental levels while pinching or pulling their fingers apart on the screen. This allows users to quickly zoom in to an appropriate level rather than a pre-programed level to read text more easily. [Read more…]

We posted a little while ago, a few comment regarding Android 2.2 arriving for the HTC Desire. Its always rather mind-boggling to think why delays such as Android updates can take months to launch for the latest handsets. But nevertheless, as of today, those who own the HTC Desire will finally be getting their long awaited update with thanks to the UK network Three.

We’re not too sure why this update took longer than expected as all Three have said in the past is that it would be a few weeks. But hey, its here. [Read more…]

Best Buy in the US has listed the price of the HTC 7 Surround at $549.99 unsubsidized. The HTC 7 Surround is a new Windows Phone 7 device that will begin shipping, with other new smartphones, on November 8th in the US.

If you opt to get the phone with a two year contract, the price tag drops down to $199.99. The device can be used on the AT&T network in the US. [Read more…]

When Apple [AAPL] rolled out the latest iOS 4.2 beta 3 download yesterday, a few new features were added such as the new SMS ringtones section. This new part doesn’t allow you to put your own ringtones on the iPhone, but a bunch of new message tones are now available.

Thanks to Gizmodo, you can now take a look, or have a listen we should say, to all the new SMS ringtones that you will soon be able to select from. [Read more…]

Yesterday, Amazon update its Amazon iPhone app. The new update brings a new feature to those running an iPhone 4 or 3GS running iOS 4… the ability to scan barcodes.

What the barcode scanner does is allows you to scan the barcode on any product. If Amazon stocks it, the price(s) of the product will be displayed in the mobile app and at that point, you can choose to purchase if you so wish. [Read more…]

On Monday, the Samsung Omnia 7 Windows Phone 7 smartphone was announced. We now hear that three networks in the UK will be offering the device. The three networks are Orange, T-Mobile and Three who will each start selling the new WP7 device on October 21.

Orange has already provided pricing details with the handset being free on a 24 month contract of £40/month. Three and T-Mobile will also offer the smartphone for free, but for £35/month on a 24 month contract. If you don’t want to pay as much per month, you can opt to pay more up front for the Omnia 7 and pay a little less each month. Just make sure you get the right amount of minutes and data that you need. [Read more…]