Android 2.2 Froyo will finally reach the Samsung Galaxy S in early November, for unlocked handsets in the UK. Unfortunately, those of you locked to a network will have to wait another few weeks for the upgrade to Google’s mobile operating system. You’ll need to run Samsung’s Kies software on a PC, connecting your Galaxy S …
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Owners of an HTC Desire HD or Desire Z will soon have an alternative to the Google Maps Navigation sat-nav software, thanks to a partnership between the handset manufacturer and TomTom. HTC Locations, pre-loaded with TomTom maps, will be made available on the new Android smart phones soon, and is expected to be included in future HTC smart phones. All the maps will be locally stored, which …
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The wait is over. If you’ve been harbouring the urge to cradle a Microsoft mobile in your hand, you’ll be to grab a Windows Phone 7 handset today. You have a choice of five launch handsets, the Samsung Omnia 7, HTC 7 Mozart, HTC HD7, HTC 7 Trophy and the LG Optimus 7. Can you spot the theme? If you’re …
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Mozilla has revealed the first build of an ambitious attempt to create a Web app store that allows you to purchase and download apps that work across different browsers, whether you are on the desktop or mobile. This shouldn’t be confused with the app stores Apple and Android offer, which require you to download a program or game and use …
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Symbian 3 software issues on the Nokia N8 have made one owner so furious he’s created a hate site bemoaning its numerous failures. Created a week ago, N8 Fail – Reasons why the Nokia N8 sucks is a hilarious and often foul-mouthed diary of the problems the anonymous blogger has had with the new smart phone’s software. Its motto is, …
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HTC, Motorola, Acer and Asus are set to show off Android 3.0 Gingerbread tablets at the Las Vegas CES trade show in January next year, according to a report from Taiwanese website Digitimes. According to the source, we should also see a Gingerbread version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the new year. Google has just notified partners that Android …
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There are different ways you can download apps. You can download them from mobile app stores, while you can also play them on a browser with an Internet connection. Robot Unicorn Attack, for instance, is playable as a Flash game on a website, but also as a downloadable app. Flash developers have being dying to play with another platform, and …
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Gingerbread, the latest version of Google’s smart phone OS, will be a graphical overhaul of the Android interface and include video chat, according to Phandroid and the whispers of a trusted Google source. It’s not clear whether Gingerbread will be numbered 2.5 or 3.0 yet, but it’ll be better looking and have support for video chat, using the same protocols …
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Steve Jobs has loudly dismissed the notion of 7-inch displays being big enough for touchscreen tablets — a shot across the bows of the companies producing rivals to his iPad. The Jobster told investors on an Apple earnings call that 7 inches was not ideal for a touchscreen device, our sister site CNET.com reported, and that normal fingers were too …
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Android creator Andy Rubin has switched his Twitter account back on to hit back at a Steve Jobs tirade over whether the Google smart phone OS is as ‘open’ as is made out. In a tweet from his account, which TechCrunch said was genuine, Rubin wrote: “the definition of open: “mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git …
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