Google have been busy recently, delivering some updates to their existing mobile applications, with promise of more to come.
Firstly, Google have updated their iPhone mobile app, bringing push alerts from your Google account, notifying of new email from your Gmail account and appointments Read the rest of this entry »
There was a lot of fuss recently when Vodafone sent out a software update to all owners of HTC Desire handsets on its network. Whilst most were hoping it would be the much anticipated Android 2.2 FroYo update, it turned out to be a minor firmware change, that added a few Vodafone icons to the [...] Read the rest of this entry »
We mentioned back in March that a new world record had been set for texting speed, set on a Samsung Omnia II using the excellent Swype text entry method.
Well, that record has now fallen, to a 27 year old British woman from Manchester, who took just 25.94 seconds to compose the phrase Read the rest of this entry »
Motorola have confirmed via a posting on their Motorola Europe Facebook page that the Motorola Milestone, the European equivalent to the Motorola Droid, will be getting the Android 2.2 FroYo update.
That’s the good news, the bad news is you will have to wait until the end of Read the rest of this entry »
Since being launched almost 5 years ago, Google Maps for mobile has grown to become one of the most highly used mobile services, with over 100 million users accessing the service every month.
The advance of Google Maps is a good indicator of how smartphones have developed, from being Read the rest of this entry »
A recent survey from OfCom has discovered that UK consumers are spending almost half their waking hours either watching TV, or using their smartphones and other connected communications devices. The survey also showed more people than ever are ‘media multi-tasking’, i.e. Read the rest of this entry »
Kind of an obvious point, really, but amongst the high powered cameras, inclusive media players, web browsers and large colour screens, the feature that is most important to mobile users is a decent battery.
After all, no battery, and it doesn’t matter if your device is the Read the rest of this entry »
BlackBerry have given us another sneak peek of their upcoming new Operating System, OS 6.0. As well as on forthcoming devices, the new OS is rumoured to be compatible with some of the more recent BlackBerry devices, such as the BlackBerry 9700. This would be good news for many loyal Read the rest of this entry »
According to a recent report, in the last 18 months more than one billion mobile phone connections were made, making the total number of connections more than 5 billion. This means on average that for every six people in the world, five own a mobile phone.
In some countries, mobile Read the rest of this entry »
Interest in the iPhone 4 remains high, despite reports of some people experiencing reception issues, and all of the networks have released pricing information, including now T-Mobile. As well as the iPhone 4, T-Mobile will also be providing the iPhone 3G S, the 8GB version as all Read the rest of this entry »