Vodafone has followed rival network 3 by bringing out its own branded mobile Wi-Fi hotspot on contract. It’s a useful little gadget that allows you to connect up to five devices — such as laptops or netbooks — at once. It doesn’t require any wires, and because it’s so small and portable you can set …
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Microsoft has announced its first games on the Windows Phone 7 platform, with Xbox Live compatibility the edge it hopes will win over fans of its smart phone rivals. A huge list of more than 50 games was revealed at Gamescom in Germany that will be available at launch or shortly after, including classic franchises and titles such as Halo, …
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Mysterious Danish company Lumigon has released an official picture of a new smart phone running the Android 2.2 operating system. Called the T1, the smart phone has a sleek look and minimal Scandinavian aesthetic, and should be available on 20 October. It will likely carry a Freescale 1GHz 3D processor, a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen and up to 32GB of memory …
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Microsoft developers have shown off the potential of Windows Phone 7 with a demo of an internally developed golf-scoring app. In a new video (embedded below), lead motion designer Jeff Arnold shows off an app they built focused around keeping score as you spoil a good walk. Current golfing apps for the iPhone tended to focus on shot data and …
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Google has added a couple of funky functions to Android, but you’ll have to wait until you get the 2.2 Froyo update before you can enjoy them. If you’re lucky enough to have an up to date Android device, you can download an update that allows you to control the phone with your voice, and another that instantly sends links, …
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O2 has followed Vodafone’s lead and revealed its price for the iPhone 4 on pay as you go. At £495, the price of the phone only ever so slightly undercuts the £500 you can get it for unlocked from the Apple Store, and is £15 more than the price Vodafone is offering. The 32GB version is available at £595, virtually …
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The man who brought us Doom has showcased a demo of his upcoming game, Rage, which works on the iPhone 4 at a mind-bending speed of 60 frames per second. John Carmack, co-founder of id Software and lead programmer of classics such as Quake and Wolfenstein 3D, showed off footage of the first-person shooter at Quake Con 2010 in the …
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The Android mobile platform has scored a big victory in the smart phone war, overtaking the iPhone to become the third most popular OS in the world. In the latest research from Gartner — which looked at global device sales in the second quarter of 2010 — Nokia’s Symbian came out as the top OS, but its market share was …
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RIM will launch a new version of its popular BlackBerry Curve smart phone this month — the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 — as it returns to the large screen and full Qwerty keyboard design that’s served it so well. While the BlackBerry Torch showcased new touchscreen capabilities hiding a Qwerty keyboard underneath, Palm Pre-style, the new Curve 3G offers 3G …
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TweetDeck, one of the most popular Twitter iPhone and desktop apps thanks to its streamlined interface and blended social-networking functionality, will be available on Android today. An unofficial beta version of the app was made available for download on the TweetDeck Web site, but was soon removed. The site should be updated later today with information on how people can …
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