The Motorola Milestone 2 is now available SIM-free and on a contract from online retailers, although no network has yet announced availability of the phone. The smart phone is the successor to the Milestone. It’s preloaded with Android 2.2, and packs a 3.7-inch touchscreen and a Qwerty keyboard. You can buy the Milestone 2 SIM-free for about £380 …
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We may have our first glimpse of the Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone as soon as early next month, and fresh rumours suggest it could have a screen comparable to the retina display on the iPhone 4. The image above is an invite to a Sony Ericsson press event held by Pierre Perron, the chief executive of the company’s French branch, …
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Smart phone security is back in the spotlight, with both the Android and Palm WebOS mobile operating systems reported to be vulnerable to attack. Security professional Thomas Cannon revealed details of a problem in Android, which allows naughty people to steal data from your SD card if you visit a website they’ve booby-trapped. He said it was a simple exploit …
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The Android Market is introducing content ratings for all apps. All existing and future programs and games must add an age rating: either All, Pre-teen, Teen or Mature. This is a response to criticism that the Android Market is perhaps a little too open, although one of its attractions is the fact that it isn’t as closed off as Apple’s …
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The Google Nexus S been pictured and prodded, but until now we haven’t seen what the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS it’s running looks like. That’s changed, thanks to some slightly blurry pics sent to xda-developers.com by an unnamed source. The Samsung-built handset looks identical to the phone Eric Schmidt waved around a couple of weeks ago, which was almost certainly the …
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Tablet lovers will soon be spoilt for choice, as ViewSonic joined Samsung in offering an alternative to the so-far so dominant iPad. To be revealed at IFA in Berlin alongside the eagerly awaited Samsung Galaxy Tab, the Viewpad 7 will also be a 7-inch touch screen tablet running the Android 2.2 Froyo OS. It will carry a front-facing VGA camera, …
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Real Racing is the iPhone’s answer to Gran Turismo, a super-popular driving game that offers one of the most realistic motor racing experiences on any mobile platform. And it doesn’t look like we have long to wait for a sequel. Created by Flight Control creators Firemint, Real Racing 2 is set for release next month. Although it’ll run on low-performance …
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Apple has snuck a feature into iOS 4.2.1 to ward off iPhone jailbreakers, while we could be seeing its next major update as soon as mid-December. Apple has put a baseband requirement into the iPhone’s software, according to BigBoss. This means the main part of the OS will check the baseband firmware, which controls the cellular radio, and if the signature doesn’t …
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The tough as old boots Motorola Defy will be sprouting an Android 2.2 update in the spring next year, according to an official support page, but there’s nothing on the horizon for another recently released Moto phone, the Milestone XT720. The original Motorola Milestone will benefit from Android 2.2 at some point, although we’ve been waiting for that since August. …
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More proof the Japanese are taking Android to their gadget-loving hearts: a theme bar all about Google’s little green robot has opened in the land of the rising sun. Bar Android is frequented by a growing developer community In Shibuya, Tokyo, and opens on Monday evenings. According to our sister site CNET Asia, you can find doughnuts, eclairs, frozen yoghurt …
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