The HTC Desire for Vodafone will finally be getting Android 2.2 Monday, 23rd of August, tomorrow, according to Vodafone. This comes after the carrier was pressured by their users to release the upgrade amidst an arguably “pointless” non-Froyo OTA update that seemingly had no other purpose than to add bloatware beyond belief.
you may or may not get it Monday as they’re employing a staggered upgrade process. The wait will probably be a bit longer for a lot of you, but rest assured that updates will finally be going out. At least Vodafone’s committed to helping you get rid of the Vodafone 360 software (aforementioned bloatware) from your device once you finally do receive the upgrade. I’m sure many will appreciate that just as much as Froyo itself.
Rumour has it that Apple will be addressing the sluggish nature of the iPhone 3G in their next software update. Some say it might come as early as next month, other say that’s too long a wait and it should here today. In the meantime Neowin have offered this quick fix to get things going on the 3G:
To remedy the sluggish performance (or at least one cause of it) go to “Settings->General->Home Button->Spotlight Search-> deselect every option” and this will stop background indexing on the phone. Several users reported that the fix showed immediate results and Neowin has observed improvements on two separate iPhone 3G devices.
Engadget managed to get a sneaky look at a strangely sexy new LG running Windows Phone 7. There isn’t too much information that isn’t already obvious from the pictures. A four row Qwerty keyboard with generous buttons and a three, forward facing, button configuration on the front. More pics after the break:
Engadget have posted new pics of the HTC G2 / HTC Vision / HTC Desire Z. This is the phone formerly known as G1 Blaze, and Vanguard. It is going to be T-Mobile’s first HSPA+ enabled phone. It will have a 3.7 inch display and a slide out QWERTY keyboard.
This week Gareth is back in the hot seat with Matt, James and Andy for all the latest happenings. Matt has some dealings with Nokia in an exclusive … treasure hunt. James shares his thoughts on the Blackberry Curve 9300. Gareth defends the Motorola XT720’s looks and Andy tear’s the Blackberry 9105 apart in a fashion reminiscent of the Hulk.
An impressive list of Xbox Live titles for Windows Phone7 has emerged for the launch of Microsoft’s new mobile operating system. Totally 63 there is a selection of classics, recent hits and new titles to cater for all tastes. This will certainly entice an everyday gamer who’s debating going Apple and isn’t terribly impressed by Android, more over there is a bit of a gap in the market for a gaming platform to rival Apple and Nintendo’s DS now the PSP is showing it’s age. Could this be a great new gaming platform? Check the list after the break.
This morning HTC has sent out some mysterious invites to an event in September taking place in London. And with some image manipulation skills, people have managed to uncover something that looks very close to the leaked HTC Desire HD hiding in the invite. (see below). There have been videos and photos of this device and this could be the event it comes out of the smoke. However, there are some other theories that are saying that this device is the HTC Schubert, which runs Windows Phone 7. The Schubert is another device that we have seen photos and videos of, but I don’t think that we will see the Schubert on September 15th as Windows Phone 7 isn’t scheduled for launch until Christmas time. But I guess it won’t be long to wait before we find out.
At the Google mobile event, they announced Chrome to Phone. For those who are not familiar with Chrome to Phone, it lets you send information and links from your browser straight to your Android phone. To do this you need to get the Chrome to Phone browser extension for Chrome, and then you also need to download an Chrome to Phone Android app. Once you have done this, all you need to do is click one button and then it will send the current web page, map, YouTube video or phone number to your phone. However, Chrome to Phone will only work with Android phones that have Froyo. Video tutorial here.
The iPhone drastically beats Android into the ground when it comes to gaming. But that could be about to change, as Engadget claims to have received info from a “trusted source” that Sony Ericsson is developing a gaming device running on Android 3.0. Engadget says that the hardware is a cross between a Samsung Galaxy S and a PSP Go, with gaming controls and PSP buttons instead of a QWERTY keyboard. Other rumoured features include a 3.7″ or 4.1″ capacitive WVGA touchscreen, a 5 MP camera and a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor. The device is going to be mainly black but the gamepad will be silver or white. Note that the image above is an Engadget mockup of what the device could look like.
Tweetdeck, the wildly popular social networking client, has just released a beta version of Tweetdeck for Android. Tweetdeck puts your Twitter, Foursquare, Facebook and Buzz feeds all into the same column with a very nice UI. To get the beta, go to http://www.tweetdeck.com/api/android_whitelist/ and sign in with your TweetDeck account, then they will send instructions for how to download Tweetdeck for Android. Remember, this is still a beta version and is not complete yet, so it may be still buggy.
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