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Sony Ericsson confirms Android-powered Xperia X10

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:32:42 GMT

After a bunch of leaked images and lots of teasing Sony Ericsson has finally come out and confirmed the Xperia X10 will be coming in early 2010. The handset will run the Android operating system and should have the power to compete with high-end smartphone...

Orange iPhone Launches November 10th In UK

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Orange announced today the details of their Apple iPhone launch in the UK. The Phone 3G and 3GS will be available in Orange stores on Tuesday November 10th starting at 7am, with Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go price plans for both business and consumer cu...

Creative Zii MediaBook Announced

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

The eBook market is hot right now with the Kindle, Nook and other devices coming very soon. With so much buzz around the eBook category, other manufacturers are looking to jump into it as well. Creative has announced that it will be entering into the eBook...

The Milestone Gets Multitouch, Will The Droid?

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:47:52 GMT

Lucky Germans. While we in the US have to look to the HTC Hero or the upcoming Eris for our multitouch Android joy, it looks like German Android fans will get it from the Milestone. The Milestone is just a GSM version of the Motorola Droid. Until today, bo...

Motorola Droid to Hit Germany as Milestone

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:44:22 GMT

The Motorola Droid is coming to Germany as the Milestone. The handset will hit sometime this month but the details are unannounced at this time. The device is a GSM handset and will run Android 2.0. In the US, the Droid ships with a beta Google Maps fo...

Apple iTunes App Store Already Reached 100,000 Apps?

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:27:52 GMT

At the end of September Apple announced that the App Store had 85,000 Apps. According to the counter on the iPhone App tracking site App Shopper, via V3.co.uk, the App store has already surpassed the 100,000 App milestone. If App Shopper counts the sa...

Google Builds Free Nav App for Android

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:07:16 GMT

Google has announced what may well be the best free app ever for Android devices, called Google maps Navigation. The app turns any Android 2.0 phone like the new Droid into a turn-by-turn GPS navigation device at no cost. The app includes some very sli...

Xbox 360 Sky Player Has A Failed Start

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:25:42 GMT

On Tuesday Microsoft and Sky launched the Sky Player on the Xbox 360 in the UK. The service stopped working pretty much right after launch due to overwhelming demand says Microsoft. I cannot verify if the Sky Player service is now working fine on the Xb...

Motorola Droid: Out November 6th, $199

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:14:13 GMT

The press release is out and the Droid is official. Moto and Verizon have today announced the imminent launch of the smartphone everybody's talking about. The Droid will be hitting stores on November 6th, and will cost $199 with a 2 year contract. Both Ver...

Google Powermeter Monitors Home Energy Usage Online

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:57 GMT

Google has revealed a new free online tool called Google Powermeter that allows you to monitor your home energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions online via your computer or mobile phone. The energy usage service uses smart meters or an add-on clip for co...