So you’ve decided to bite the bullet and update your HTC Desireto Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Here’s a step-by-step walkthrough to make sure you don’t go wrong — it’s a little more complicatedthan the usual over the air upgrade. Before you proceed you should understand that all data will be wiped from your phone’s internal memory. …

Sony Ericsson’s two new feature phones — the Mix Walkman and txt pro — are like mismatched twins in a perky teen comedy. One loves music and the other can’t get enough of texting and instant messaging! Both handsets feature basic 3-inch scratch-resistant touchscreens — no multi-touch here — with 240×400-pixel resolution, plus a 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording, Wi-Fi, …

Here’s some news that might make you want to have a little lie down. A new Android tablet is heading for Blighty, but it’s not made by one of those high-falutin’, hoity-toity technology companies — the Andy Pad is made by cheap-mattress vendor Mattressman. The full specification for the device isn’t yet available, but it’s expected to have a 7-inch …

Three is planning to stock the Nokia X7, helpfully updating its “coming soon” page to reflect the fact. Sitting next to the HTC Flyer, which launched today, it’s scheduled for a June launch along with the HTC Sensation — which everyone wants to sell. Ever since last year’s leak we’ve been anticipating its rival-killing credentials. Don’t be too worried about its Symbian …

Vodafone’s new Android-powered own-brand Vodafone 858 Smart is a pay as you go way of jumping on the app-happy bandwagon. Officially shortened to ‘Smart’ — but not to be confused with last year’s HTC Smart — it’s an attempt to bring the luxuries of owning an advanced phone to those who don’t want to pay out hundreds of pounds up …

The much feared Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet has been roaming the wilds of America for over a week now. Rumours are flying that it will migrate to the UK any day, and the latest eyewitness reports indicate it’s a horrifically powerful beast. Is the Tab 10.1 an iPad 2 killer? How good is the display, the battery, the …

We’ve been looking out for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo since the company trademarked the name alongside the Xperia Arc, Xperia Neo and Xperia Play. If these new spy shots are to be believed, it could be the first Xperia handset with a dual-core processor. We’ve bemoaned the low quality of sneaky pics in the past and these two, spotted …

Nokia may unveil a new game-changing product tomorrow, according to a rather secretive invitation received by IT Wire. There are so few details about what’s planned that it makes Apple look like an open, transparent company. All we can glean is that a “new market disruptor” will be demonstrated in Australia by Nokia’s product and technology marketing manager Kurt Bonnici, …

PVR manufacturer TiVo appears to be readying iPhone and Android OS control apps according to an article in CEPro, Zatz Not Funny reports. There’s already a TiVo interface for the iPad that makes viewing information and controlling the TiVo pretty easy. Even if you’ve got a huge TV, it’s very convenient to be able to view and update the digi-box …

Nokia may soon launch a touchscreen phone that runs the Series 40 operating system, and packs a 1GHz processor, full Qwerty keyboard and the company’s ClearBlack display technology. That’s according to Nokia’s manager of marketing services in Argentina, who let slip a tweet over the weekend and then retracted it — but not before Engadget captured a screenshot. We’re slightly baffled by the …