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HTC host another public meet up

Once again HTC are inviting members of the public to join them next Tuesday (12th April) at a London location for food, drinks and maybe a bit of phone action!

You can find all the details over on the events Facebook page but if you want a quick look at what they have to say please see below:

London, we thought it was high time we had another get-together. We had so much fun with you all last time.
We hope all of you can drop by, chill-out and have a chat with us. We will have food and drink, and we’ll also have an exclusive set by a pioneering UK DJ. But most excitingly, we have some exciting news to share with you! It is guaranteed to be a sensory experience.
Make sure your friends don’t miss out – bring them along with you.
If you are planning on attending, please RSVP by clicking “I’m attending” at the top of this page. Just remember that it’s an event for people over 18 and it’s on a first come first served basis.
PS. For those of you that aren’t in London – never fear – we have plans to come see you soon. We’ll let you know details closer to the time.

Click here for the link and we will see you there. Come and say Hi if you want to. I will be the one with the bald head and tattoos. (The tattoos are not on my bald head!) and Matt is the one with green hair and a walking stick!

Posted by: James

Samsung Galaxy S2 gets a processor upgrade

The chaps at gsmarena have posted that the Samsung Galaxy S2 will be released with a 1.2 GHz processor instead of the 1GHz that was announced at the launch event in Barcelona. That is great news for all you Android fans that are waiting for the device to be released. The problem we have is when is it going to be released. Some retailers are stating it will be in May, where as other sites are claiming June. Either way, it is fantastic news that Samsung have made the improvements, however if they don’t get the handset on sale soon it will more than likely be lacking on other specs judging by how soon we see new Android devices released.

Posted by: James

Motorola Atrix Coming Soon to Orange

The Motorola Atrix has now appeared on the Orange website and is listed as coming soon. Historically this could mean the Atrix is available on the network from a day to many weeks so don’t get too excited just yet. 

The Atrix comes with a dual core processor however I cant see this mentioned on the Orange site which baffles me slightly as you would have thought that with so many Android phones on the market both Motorola and Orange may want to mention this to help sales. Oh well.

There is also no mention of if Orange will sell the laptop dock that you can buy as an accessory.

If you missed our demo video of the Atrix you can watch it here and there is also a reminder of its specification below.

Acer tablets up for preorder on Amazon

Acer’s Iconia Tab A500 10" and A100 7" tablets have shown up for pre-order on Amazon UK, for £449.99 and £299.99 respectively. Amazon has a release date of April 20.
The 7" A100 looks to be the first 7" Android 3.0 Honeycomb equipped tablet to be shipping. Both tablets are listed with Nvidia Tegra 2 Cortex A9 dual-core processors. The 7" A100 has only 512MB of RAM and 8GB onboard storage to go with the significantly smaller form-factor, though it is expected to have a nice WSVGA (1024×600) display. The 10" A500 looks to be the usual 1280×800 display with 1GB RAM for Honeycomb devices. It shall also ship with 32GB of onboard storage Both tablets are wifi-only tablets that also come with Bluetooth connectivity.
Acer Android products have seen limited success compared to the likes of HTC and Motorola in the past. Their lack of support and history poor response to GPL source code requests does not bode well with the end-users, despite their competitive pricing schemes.

Posted by Gareth

BlackBerry Touch (Monaco) seen again

BGR has once again managed to get hold of some photos of the forthcoming BlackBerry Touch, or Monaco, or Storm 3, whatever you want to call it.

There is not much new news on this one but what we can see in the photo is some new icons which i can only presume comes with the upgrade to BlackBerry 6.1.

Here is what we know so far about the BlackBerry Touch Specs:

• Dimensions: Sleek, thin profile – 11.5mm thick (120 x 62 x 11.5 mm)
• Processor: Qualcomm 1.2GHz Processor
• Radio:Dual band CDMA, EV-DO Rev A, RX Diversity ; Quad band EDGE / Single Band UMTS
• Display: 3.7" – 800×480 resolution, 15:9 aspect ration, 253 DPI
• Camera: 5 MP – Flash – Image Stabilization – HD Video Recording (720p)
• Navigation: Capacitive touch + BlackBerry navigation keys + optical navigation module. One convenience key
• Memory: 4GB storage + 768MB RAM + up to 32GB MicroSD
• WiFi/GPS: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n + GPS + Bluetooth 2.1 EDR + Mobile HotSpot
• Connectivity: Micro USB – Bluetooth – NFC
• Sensors: Magnetometer – Accelerometer – Proximity
• Software: Enhanced BlackBerry SW v.6.1

Looks nice don’t you think?

Posted by: James

New version of the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro pics appear

Sony Ericsson will soon be launching a new smaller devices with a keyboard. Another crop of images have surfaced showing what looks to be the successor to the X10 Mini Pro. Things look pretty much like they always have, but these new shots confirm they’ll be sticking with a rendition of their custom overlay used on the first generation of Xperia devices (which differs from what’s on the Arc and Play) and will have Android 2.3 Gingerbread at launch. Perhaps this is why Sony Ericsson only announced the 2.3 upgrade for the X10.

Posted by Gareth

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY launching to market with over 60 games

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone, is now on sale in shops in the UK, Germany,Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Hong Kong and Taiwan  with further availability in an additional 6 markets over the next 2 weeks. The Xperia PLAY launches with more than 60 games from the industry’s biggest content providers including Sony Computer Entertainment, Gameloft, Electronic Arts and Glu Mobile. The range of games available to download at launch is a combination of original PlayStation® titles, well known 3D titles that take the full advantage of the graphical capabilities and controls of Xperia PLAY as well as popular casual games all optimized for the unique game pad.

· The world’s first PlayStation® Certified smartphone now launching to first markets

· More than 60 games available within the first week, including top franchises Assassins Creed, Need for Speed and The Sims

· Original PlayStation titles available for download exclusively on Xperia PLAY

· Partnerships with over 20 publishers as well as middleware companies Unity and Havok to ensure a steady flow of new innovative games

WP7 first impressions from an Android user

The other day I lent my Windows Phone 7 device to a friend of mine as he was interested in checking out the platform for the first time and even toying with the idea of developing apps for it. 24 hours later he sent me the below comments detailing his first impressions and I thought that they were worth sharing with you on the off chance you are thinking of trying WP7 yourself.

More devices from HTC?

Today we have been invited to yet another press event to see ”what’s next’ from HTC.

The event on Tuesday 12th April will take place in London. We can now commence the guessing game of what it is they are going to show us. Could it be that HTC Evo 3D that has been knocking around the interwebs since CTIA last week or could it be something totally different?

Your guess is as good as mine but you can be sure we will tell you as soon as we are allowed to. These things are normally very top secret for a while and we have to wear plasters on our lips!

Posted by: James

Asus Eee Pad Transformer gets priced

Today we’ve learned that the Eee Pad Transformer – the one compatible with the optional detachable keyboard – can be had for just £379 for the 16GB version. Alternatively, you can get the keyboard and 16GB tablet bundled together for £429. The 32GB version will cost £429 alone but there is no word on whether or not it’ll be getting a keyboard bundle, as well.

The Eee Pad Transformer is a 10.1-inch Android 3.0 tablet that will have a lightweight detachable keyboard to become one of the most flexible Android tablet offerings to date. Other specs include both front-facing and rear-facing cameras as well as a nice Tegra 2 processor sitting inside.

Posted by: Gareth