Category: Android
Nokia X gets an update… but hang on, didn’t that get cut?
Confusing news out of Microsoft today as the company has announced that its Nokia X line of Android handsets will be receiving a software update. It seems like only last week that Microsoft announced massive job cuts and the axing of Nokia X, the small line of Android phones that the company launched at the…
Android Wear gets a web browser
Android Wear has only been available for a few weeks now but already coders are hard at work creating apps that work on the smartwatch platform. As far as we're aware, this is the first attempt at creating a web browser. And yes, it really works - check out the video below, where the creator…
HTC Desire 610 Review: HTC’s attempt at a mid-range pocket-pleaser feels like a throwback
HTC seems to be attempting to cover all bases with its smartphone releases this year, and the Desire 610 is firmly aimed at the middle of the road. At around £240 SIM-free, it’s one of the cheapest smartphones HTC offers, but there’s stiff competition from other manufacturers in this price range, and it just doesn’t…
Nvidia announces Shield Tablet for mobile gaming
Graphics card-maker Nvidia is expanding its Shield line of handheld Android gaming devices with a new tablet that works with a separate controller. The 8-inch Shield Tablet - which can also stream games from a PC - is powered by a 32-bit Tegra K1 chip with 192 GPU cores. The tablet comes in several different…
WATCH: Samsung smackdown the iPhone 6 before it has even been announced
Samsung knows that the iPhone 6 is a big threat. The hotly anticipated device is expected to be announced in only a couple of months time... so the company has decided to get in there early and make a short advert making fun of one of the biggest expected improvements: the screen. Yes, the men…
Red HTC One M8 comes to O2
If you prefer your smartphones brightly coloured, then how about the HTC One M8... but in red? O2 has done the deal with HTC to get exclusive rights to the red version - and it will be available from its stores from the 4th August. It will also be available on O2 Refresh, if you…
Huawei announce official Arsenal FC phone
No longer is it good enough to buy the season ticket, watch the matches and shout together on public transport when travelling in packs of men - real football fans now must own the official phone of their club. Huawei has announced the Ascend P7 Arsenal Edition, a "limited edition" 64GB variant of its flagship…
Virgin TV Anywhere launches on Kindle Fire
Kindle Fire and Virgin Media users have reasons to smile this afternoon: Virgin has just launched its TV app on Amazon's app store, making it available on most Kindle Fire devices. The app is analogous to Sky Go - offering 91 live TV channel streams and over on-demand content from most major providers. Virgin is…
Amazon Prime coming to Android at last!
A good spot from our pals at Shiny Shiny - an Amazon spokesperson has told PC Advisor that Amazon Instant Video is coming to Android "imminently". Instant Video has been a curious omission from the platform - only previously being made available on iOS and Amazon's own Kindle Fire tablets. Given that the Kindle Fire…
HTC One Mini 2 Review: The M8’s little brother shrinks in its shadow
The trend for releasing a smaller, more budget-friendly version of a flagship phone continues with the confusingly named HTC One Mini 2, which is to the One M8 what the One Mini was to the original One. Yes, this is a hugely confusing situation, and it’s not helped by the fact that the M8 and…
