It isn’t clear at the moment when the Samsung Galaxy S will get the Android 2.2 update. The latest we hear is that it might land in October.

In the UK however, it is expected by the end of this month according to Samsung, while in Spain the date has been shifted to October. Samsung India has also suggested that the update will arrive in October.

It isn’t clear why there’s a lot of confusion over the updates. Slashgear indicate that it could be just problems with the regional differences on the device or perhaps, some problems that have surfaced at the last minute. [Read more…]

An image of the HTC 7 Trophy has been spotted online. It isn’t clear which of the HTC Windows Phone 7 devices it actually is, ie the Schubert, Mozart, Mondrian, Spark or something different as it is listed as the HTC 7 Trophy on screen, which could also be a code name in its self.

The device is listed as having 7.2GB of total storage (8GB formatted we assume) and it is running Windows Phone 7 version 7.0.7003.0. [Read more…]

When using earphones, it can be particularly dangerous when outside noise is blocked out. This is even more the case when using earphones that isolate noise.

The Awareness app has been built for the iPhone and is designed to work in the background of your iOS 4 device. What it does is use the microphone to track ambient noise levels. When you first load up the app, you are presented with a meter. The iPhone app measures the surrounding noise and sets a default level for the environment you are in.

When you are walking down the street for example and a loud noise occurs above the standard level, such as a truck passing or a car horn, the application lets the noise through to the earphones so you can hear the external noise. [Read more…]

The Motorola DROID X OTA update for Android 2.2 is now incoming.

You can either get the update by waiting around for a notification on your screen, or do a manual check to see if an update is available. If you have a standard unrooted DROID X then the 2.2 update should be waiting for you.

New features the update brings include a faster OS (more optimised), improved visual voicemail, mobile hotspot and a fix to prevent drops in data connections when roaming between 3G and wireless networks and vice-versa to name a few things. [Read more…]

The HTC HD7 is a Windows Phone 7 based smartphone. Previously, it was thought to be the HD3 but perhaps due to the 7 in Windows Phone 7, HTC looks to have adopted the new HD7 name.

The images above (larger below), are drawings of what is believed to be the HD7. As can be seen in the drawings, a large camera lens can be found on the back and on the front, a large screen and the regular three button configuration that is a requirement in Windows Phone 7 devices. [Read more…]

Orange has announced the Orange San Francisco Android based smartphone. The San Francisco is the first Orange branded Android smartphone and will also be the first of others to follow.

Price wise, it falls in to the budget category at £99 and can be purchased along with a pay as you go Dolphin tariff.

Specifications reveal that the San Francisco has a 3.5 inch touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The camera on the back can capture images at 3 megapixels. For connectivity it has WiFi, Bluetooth and USB as well as SatNav mentioned which we assume means GPS.
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On September 23, a new iOS 4.1 jailbreak will be released for the iPhone 3GS and lower devices. This means that for iPhone 4, iPad and iPod touch 4th gen users, you will still have to wait around for another option.

The jailbreak software is called Sn0wbreeze 2.0 and when available, will allow Windows users to create custom firmware files that prevent the baseband being updated when you upgrade the firmware on the phone. What this in turn does is allows you to use Ultrasn0w to unlock the phone so that it can be used on any carrier you want (or any compatible carrier we should say). [Read more…]

Thanks to the HTC Desire HD ROM leak, a number of screenshots have been captured of what the new ROM will look like when it launches. The screenshots were captured thanks to the HTC HD2 Desire HD ROM port that was released yesterday.

New features on the ROM include the latest version of HTC Sense that will soon have the ability to interface with HTCSense.com.

During the account setup, we see that the ability to create a HTC Sense account has been provided (screen shot below). This will allow the device to synchronise with the sense service to back up data as well as an option to download new themes for the Desire HD (or HD2 in this case). [Read more…]

The HTC Mozart has been seen before (see the video below). Until now, we have only had a glimpse of what the Mozart will look like. Now, the technical specs have been leaked to let us know what is running inside.

With Windows Phone 7, we know what the minimum spec requirements are, but this doesn’t mean all devices will run exactly the same specs.

What is confirmed is that the device will run a 1GHz CPU from Qualcomm. It will be the QSD 8250 chip model. [Read more…]

Yesterday, the HTC Desire HD ROM was leaked online. The ROM that leaked wasn’t the final build although it was a full build.

It appears that the guys at XDA Developers have already managed to get a working version to port on to the HTC HD2 Windows Mobile smartphone.

Along with being able to get the HTC Desire HD ROM on to the HD2, it also allows people to see what exactly is in the latest version of HTC Sense. When HTCSense.com is opened up it will also allow HD2 owners more access to extra skins and the likes. [Read more…]

Some pictures of what is thought to be the BlackBerry Storm 3 were sent in to Berry Review recently. The device looks similar to a BlackBerry Storm 2 which could mean that it has been photoshopped a little. However, RIM often keep similar design elements between phones which could also indicate it’s the real thing.

Technical specs for the device are not known just yet, but it is expected that the Storm 3 will get 8GB of internal memory and that it will have a 3.7 inch touchscreen display.

We also hear rumours that it might have mobile Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity. [Read more…]

Interesting information can be found whilst looking at patents filed. The latest we came across today comes from Apple [AAPL] that reveals plans for an accessory transceiver. The accessory transceiver could be used in the iPod touch which would effectively give it the ability to make phone calls and receive text messages.

It is believed that the device could act like the Peel case we wrote about a while back that you basically put your iPod inside to give it a mobile phone signal.

The device is not intended for just the iPod though and could potentially be used for the iPhone its self. You’re probably wondering at this point, why you’d want to add mobile phone functionality to a mobile phone… well, Apple also indicate that CDMA could be part of the device which would mean you could then use your iPhone on a different network to a GSM network. [Read more…]