Sep

2010

Motorola Defy is dust, scratch, and water resistant, thanks to Gorilla glass

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged europe, Gorilla glass, Motorola Defy, super amoled

Motorola has added a new Android phone to its ever expanding lineup, this time in the form of the Defy, a Motoblur’d Android 2.1 device which features a nearly indestructible 3.7-inch display. Once again, Gorilla glass comes to the rescue here, which is the technology behind Samsung’s Super AMOLED screen. The device is supposed to be able [...]

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Aug

2010

Three UK says HTC Hero 2.1 upgrade waiting on Google

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 1.5, 2.1, Android, Cupcake, eclair, europe, hero, HTC, three

While most of us are clamoring over which handsets will receive Android 2.2, we tend to forget about some other users who are still far behind that mark. For example, the HTC Hero on UK’s wireless carrier, Three. However, it looks like those Three Hero users (and we don’t mean the three users who have a hero…pun?) [...]

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Jul

2010

Froyo coming out to unlocked European HTC Desire handests

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.2, Android, desire, europe, froyo, HTC, unlock

Who isn’t getting Froyo? Well, it looks like unlocked HTC Desire’s in Europe are no longer in the ignore list, as there is now an official press release that states that they will be getting the long awaited 2.2 update. The upgrade is set to include: 720P Video Recording HTC Sense Updates App Share Improved [...]

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Jul

2010

X10 Mini Pro Showing Up on O2 Shelves

by Chris Moor
tagged contract, euro, europe, mini, O2, pro, x10

O2 is finally offering up the X10 Mini for direct contracts in Europe. The carrier is promoting the Free Satellite Navigation feature as if every other Android phone doesn’t offer the same exact feature. The contract isn’t a very great deal either, cheaper deals on the phone can be found elsewhere. The phone itself is [...]

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Jul

2010

Android 2.1 for Orange rolling out now

by Chris Moor
tagged android 2.1, europe, HTC Hero, orange

We posted a statement yesterday from Orange stating that they were sorry for the delay of Android 2.1 and that testing went longer than expected. In their statement they stated that the update would be rolling out by next week, but judging by some of the comments and a few emails we’ve gotten, the rest [...]

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Jul

2010

HTC Desire getting official Android 2.2 rollout tomorrow

by Chris Moor
tagged android 2.2, europe, froyo, HTC Desire, update

HTC has promised that the Legend, Wildfire, and Desire would all be getting Android 2.2 sometime in Q3 of this year, and by the looks of some tweets by one of the directors at HTC Europe, Mark Moon. The above picture has been translated by Google Translate, and with the tweet stating that HTC will [...]

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Jul

2010

Acer Stream free from Expansys w/ Vodafone contract

by Chris Moor
tagged Acer Stream, europe, uk, united kingdom, Vodafone

Mega-online retailer Expansys, who is exclusively selling the Acer Stream in the UK, has put together a contract plan with Vodafone. This package (which you can see above) allows them to offer the regularly £399 Inc Vat phone for free. Granted “free” means you have to sign up with a two year contract, but hey… [...]

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Jun

2010

Moto Milestone XT720: 8MP Cam & 720p Video

by Chris Moor
tagged 720p, 8mp, Android, android 2.1, europe, milestone xt720, motorola, motorola milestone, motorola Milestone XT720, uk, xenon, xt720

This just in, Motorola has announced their new Milestone XT720 handset. It will ship with Android 2.1 and it’s got a great list of features, including some Android firsts: 8MP Camera w/Xenon Flash <– Xenon flash is a first for Android phones 720p / 24 fps video 3.7in, 854 x 480 screen 550Mhz ARM Cortex [...]

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