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HTC Desire to get Android 2.2 update
Asavin Wattanajantra

Owners of one of the most popular smartphones around will get the Android Froyo 2.2 update this weekend.

The iPhone 4 now available on 3 and T-Mobile
Asavin Wattanajantra

Most of the major operators now have the iPhone 4, as T-Mobile and 3 revealed that they were the latest operators to get hold of the much-hyped device.

BlackBerry rumours suggest ‘BlackPad’ in the works
Asavin Wattanajantra

Rumours are rife that BlackBerry will release a tablet under the name ‘BlackPad’.

British Android smartphone sales quadruple
Asavin Wattanajantra

Sales of Android smartphone sales in the UK have grown by a massive 350 per cent, fuelled by the increased focus on the Google OS by manufacturers.

Apple adds Motorola Droid X to ‘antennagate’
Asavin Wattanajantra

Apple has added the Motorola Droid X to its list of shame, the devices that it has put on its website that lose signal strength if held in a certain way.

HTC smartphones will use Super LCD screens
Asavin Wattanajantra

HTC has announced that it will go for Super LCD (SLCD) in some of its HTC Desire and Google Nexus One smartphones.

White iPhone 4 delayed until later this year
Asavin Wattanajantra

Apple has sent out a statement saying that the white version of the iPhone 4 won’t be available until later in the year.

Windows Phone 7 Series partners announced
Asavin Wattanajantra

Microsoft has confirmed that HTC, Samsung, Dell, LG and Asus will be the hardware partners at launch.

RIM plugs BlackBerry 6 multimedia features
Asavin Wattanajantra

A RIM blogger has revealed some of the new multimedia features of the upcoming BlackBerry 6 operating system, its effort to combat the threat of rivals like Apple and Google.

Nokia profits slump by 40 per cent
Asavin Wattanajantra

Pressure brought on by Google and Apple really does seem to be hitting Nokia hard, as the company announced a 40 per cent fall in profits in the second quarter.

Nokia is looking for a new boss
Asavin Wattanajantra

A report claims that Nokia is looking for a new chief executive, with the current boss struggling to steer the company through waves in the high-end smartphone market.

Apple offers free case for iPhone 4 woes
Asavin Wattanajantra

Apple has offered a free case for all iPhone 4 owners, after an emergency press conference was held where Steve Jobs apologised for reception problems, but said it was an industry-wide issue.

The iPhone 4 bursts into flames
Asavin Wattanajantra

A report has shown images of an iPhone 4 which had apparently burst into flames, resulting in burns for the user

Smartphone users turned off Nokia
Asavin Wattanajantra

A new survey revealed that Nokia is lagging further behind its smartphone competitors than six months ago.

LG to launch tablet and new smartphones
Asavin Wattanajantra

Korean phone manufacturer LG plans to release an Android-powered tablet computer by the end of the year.

Microsoft says no Kin for Europe
Asavin Wattanajantra

Microsoft will not be releasing the Kin smartphone in Europe.

Apple explains and says sorry for antenna problem
Asavin Wattanajantra

Apple has given its own take on the reception problems that have been reported on the iPhone 4.

Nokia could collaborate with Android
Asavin Wattanajantra

Nokia could collaborate with Android in the future, according to the director of its MeeGo, the operating system set up with Intel.

Apple iPhone beating down BlackBerry
Asavin Wattanajantra

A consumer poll has revealed that more than a quarter of smartphone users own an iPhone, while BlackBerry ownership is decreasing.

Nexus One to get Android 2.2 update this week
Asavin Wattanajantra

Google has officially announced that official over the air updates of Android 2.2 will be sent over the next week.

More than 1.7 million of the iPhone 4 sold
Asavin Wattanajantra

As most would have predicted, the launch of the Apple iPhone 4 has been a massive success, with more than 1.7 million sold just three days after the launch.

BBC iPlayer comes to Android
Asavin Wattanajantra

Android users will be able to get a mobile version of iPlayer, but only with devices running version 2.2, or ‘Froyo’.

Dell Streak available sim-free from website
Asavin Wattanajantra

Following Apple’s decision to release the iPhone 4 sim-free, users who didn’t want to stick to O2 can now get the Dell Streak unlocked from the Dell website for £449.

Fans queue for iPhone 4, white not out until July
Asavin Wattanajantra

Hundreds of people queued at the stores of Apple as well as the shops of network operators throughout the UK, but could only choose the black version of the iPhone 4.