Those clever boys and girls at Google have done it again, making the Google Instant real-time search engine available for Android 2.2 and iPhone iOS 4 handsets. Google Instant for Mobile is supposed to be available only in the US, but you can have a go with it right now by logging onto an account …
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Mobile network 3 has picked up the LG Optimus One, one of the first handsets running Android 2.2 Froyo, and will be releasing it on pay as you as go as of next week. The Optimus One, along with the Optimus Chic, is a handset designed for people starting out with Android. It has reasonable specs, a 600MHz processor, a …
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Had a bit too much Nokia today? Fear not, because LG has launched the Optimus One smart phone, a budget option that’s nevertheless running the latest Android 2.2 Froyo. Along with the Optimus Chic, the LG Optimus One P500 was first shown off a couple of months ago. It’s a touchscreen phone aimed at people new to Android, and runs …
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Dell has stuck its middle finger up at RIM, telling its 25,000 staff to throw away their BlackBerry devices in exchange for one of the company’s own Venue Pro smart phones. The changeover, which begins next week according to the Wall Street Journal, is a show of valour from Dell, who has high hopes for its Windows Phone 7 mobiles …
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It’s finally here! If you’ve been hankering for your Samsung Galaxy S to enjoy a better class of Android loving, version 2.2 Froyo is rolling out now. Samsung UK said in a tweet yesterday that Froyo had started rolling out, and everybody who wants the update should download the latest version of Kies, located in the support section of the …
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There are already plenty of emulators for Android that will allow you to play classic games from yesteryear. One hacker has gone a step further, though, modifying an old Super Nintendo controller so he could stick it in his Dell Streak and use it to play SNES games. Using the Dell Streak’s PDMI port, the Streaks’s USB cable, a USB microcontroller board and an old …
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LG’s entry-level Android comeback smart phone, the Optimus One, will be available on T-Mobile, and the network is throwing in a couple of motor-related freebies. In a landing page, T-Mobile announced a Navigation Edition Optimus One, with a form where you could register your interest. T-Mobile is touting it as featuring satellite navigation with Google Maps (which is included anyway), …
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LG has been very busy with Android lately, but is still taking the time to rustle up cheap and cheerful handsets such as the LG Town C300. Aiming the device at energetic young things looking for a cheap pay as you go phone, the C300 has a curved 2.4-inch screen , and follows the traditional BlackBerry Qwerty keyboard style. A …
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The heavily rumoured Facebook phone failed to materialise yesterday, but there were significant updates to the social network’s Android and iPhone applications, including the debut of Facebook Places for Android. The Android app now includes a button to access Facebook Places. This feature means you can join iPhone owners in ‘checking in’ to locations with your phone’s GPS. On the …
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Vodafone has launched Freebees, a selection of pay as you go tariffs that reward you with free Internet access, texts or call time when you top up your phone. There are three Freebee tariffs. ‘Get Text and Web’ will give you 300 texts and 500MB of Web access for free every time you top your phone up with £10 of credit. …
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