Microsoft has provided an official response to reports of bricked Samsung Omnia 7 smart phones due to this week’s Windows Phone 7 update. The company admits there is a problem for some phones, and has suspended the update for the Omnia 7 while it fixes the issue. Microsoft’s Michael Stroh says in a blog post …
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Samsung’s new Galaxy S II smart phone and Galaxy Tab II tablet have been widely leaked ahead of Mobile World Congress, which takes place over the next few days. Now the devices, also known as the Galaxy S 2 and Galaxy Tab 2, have been officially confirmed. Well, at least there are official images showing the devices being waved about …
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One of the most useful social features on Android handsets is the ability to sync your Facebook friends with your device contacts, so they all appear in one place. Nexus S users have a shock in store when they download this week’s Android 2.3.3 software update though: it disables the feature. What this means is you’ll only be able to …
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Microsoft has pushed out a minor update to its Windows Phone 7 OS that appears to be bricking some (but not all) Samsung Omnia 7 smart phones. Amid concerns from users, Microsoft has provided details of how to fix the problem, while promising a new, working update within a few days. MobileCrunch explains that according to angry tweets from users …
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Nexus One owners aren’t being left out of the Gingerbread update fun. Google is pushing out its latest Android software to the handsets this week, bringing them bang up to date with the latest features. Well, almost all of them. The Nexus One might not have sold in its millions, but many of the people who bought it have stayed …
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Samsung’s Wave 578 is the manufacturer’s lates Bada handset, which has been unveiled this morning at Mobile World Congress to avoid being outshone at Sammy’s press launch last night by the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab II devices. The big news? The Wave 578 includes Near-Field Communication (NFC) tech, with Samsung flagging it up as ideal for mobile payments …
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Want to bag yourself a hot new Android handset without waiting for the operators to start selling it? UK retailer Play.com has some good news: it’s started taking pre-orders for the LG Optimus 3D and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The Optimus 3D is listed with a 25 April release date, and a SIM-free price tag of £514.99. Meanwhile, Sony Ericsson’s …
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HTC’s Desire S was unveiled at Mobile World Congress last week, with a planned release in the second quarter of this year. Amazon UK has got more specific though, making the Android-based smart phone available to pre-order with an expected release date of 18 April, and a SIM-free price tag of £419.99. Good value? What you’ll be getting for your …
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Think Windows Phone 7 smart phones are too pricey? So does Nokia CEO Stephen Elop. The good news is Microsoft has convinced him that prices will come down quickly in the months ahead, which is one of the reasons Nokia opted to sign a deal with the company to make WP7 handsets. Elop tells Reuters a key negotiation in the …
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Google’s Android stand at Mobile World Congress has been getting men of a certain age and scruffiness hot under the collar all week with its giant green robots and collectable pin-badges. But women? INQ CEO Frank Meehan thinks Android still isn’t androgynous enough. “If you go to a nightclub in any city in the world, the pretty girl has an …
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