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Nexus S Launch Date Pushed Back to December 22nd

All those people who wanted to get their hands on Gingerbread and the Nexus S will have to wait another couple of days as the Carphone Warehouse has pushed back the release date of the latest Google handset to December 22nd. And on December 22nd, the phone will be only available at “key stores,” so as you would expect online orders are encouraged with the promise of “instant ship delivery.” Pre-orders will probably get their handsets on Wednesday also..

The Carphone Warehouse has also confirmed the price drop of the Nexus S of £120 to £429.99.

Posted by Patrick

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Vodafones HTC Wildfire Gets Froyo

Rejoice Vodafone Wildfire users, you are getting some Froyo goodness this morning! The update brings support for USB tethering, possibility of installing applications to SD card (if supported by the application), native support for Activesync Exchange (email, contacts and calendar sync) and security policies, an enhanced Camera application, enhanced Bluetooth support, speed and stability improvements, multiple keyboard languages and WiFi Hotspot tethering. However, the update does not bring live wallpapers or Flash support in the browser because of “Hardware Limitations.” Vodafone’s words, not mine.

It’s not Gingerbread but still a good update for all Wildfire owners on the Vodafone network and if you are go press those update buttons!

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Chat for Facebook Pro – BlackBerry Application

Chat for Facebook Pro is a new BlackBerry app that has recently appeared in BlackBerry App World. Like the title suggests the app will allow you to use Facebook chat from your BlackBerry. This app is not the first to so this as many of the integrated instant messaging apps such as Trillian, Nimbuzz and IM+ offer the same, but where this one is quite nice is that the interface is very much like Facebook and at 79 pence it wont break the bank meaning you can always be in touch with your Facebook friends while out and about.

See some screen shots after the break:

Google Nexus S price reduced

Those nice people at the Carphone Warehouse at kindly reduced the price of the Google Nexus S sim free. Now you can pre-order the device for only £429.99, a saving of £120 compared to yesterday.

Yep, it is still expensive but now at least it is on par with other top end devices on the market.

You can pre-order by clicking here.

Posted by: James

Nokia E7 delayed to early next year

The E7 was originally supposed to reach the hands of consumers by December, so right about now. However, just like the N8, Nokia have announced that the E7 will in fact be delayed, this time until Q1 of 2011. According to Nokia, this is down to some small issues "to ensure the best possible user experience on the Nokia E7." The rumours floating around are that some durability issues were discovered with the hardware, so the delay is to make sure that E7’s will last and feel as great as it looks. Running Symbian 3, it might not appeal to everyone but for hardcore messaging folks it could well be a great device. See James’ demo video of it’s messaging capabilities after the break.

BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac gets updated

It’s about time the Mac got an update for BlackBerry Desktop Software. Up until now I have had to use my Windows laptop for switching devices and media syncing but not any more. This latest update includes those features as well as full BlackBerry 6 support.

The Windows version too has had an update but nothing special has been added as far as i can see.

Whichever version you use I suggest you check for an update.

Posted by: James

Amazon MP3 for BlackBerry

This one is currently only for the USA at the moment i am sad to say.

Millions of us buy music and listen to it on our phones so why not via Amazon. Although I have not had the chance to use the app it does look and sound pretty good. I have downloaded music via Amazon in the past and have found that they offer a great service.

The new app offers the following:

• Download music via Wi-Fi or over the air (OTA)
  
• Browse by what’s new, deals, top songs, top albums, genres, and sub genres
  
• Check back every day for the Free Song of the Day and Daily Deal album
  
• Preview a 30-second sample before you buy
  
• Tell friends about your favorites via BBM, email, SMS, Socials Feeds, Facebook, and Twitter
  
• Bookmark a song and come back to it whenever you’re ready for a preview or download.
  
• Integrated with BlackBerry smartphone features and functions, including Universal Search and Media Library

Fingers crossed it will arrive here in the UK soon.

Thanks to crackberry for the image.

Posted by: James

Facebook for Android gets updated

If you are an Android user and have not checked your updates you really should as the latest update for Facebook brings a couple of great new features to the platform.

Chat is now available as well as push notifications. We have had these on other platforms for some time so it is super to see Android has been brought in line.

Go update now, and enjoy.

Posted by: James

Google’s Nexus S ready for pre-order

If you are waiting for the Nexus S then we have good news. You can now pre-order the new Android device at the Carphone Warehouse.

• Gingerbread is here. Android 2.3 gives your phone a clean new interface and makes it faster and more intuitive.
• Stunning 4 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, curved to fit the contours of your hand and face.
• Speedy 1GHz processor and dedicated GPU for fluid gaming, video streaming and web browsing.

The device is free from £35.00 per month but is a little expensive if you are buying on PAYG. It will set you back a mere £549.95!

Posted by: James

Huawei Ideos X5 and Ideos X6 announced

With Huawei’s Ideos hitting retailers just a short while ago the manufacturer has announced two new Android devices in the Ideos range, the X5 and X6.

The Huawei Ideos X6 comes with a 4.1-inch capacitive LCD touchscreen of WVGA resolution. The smartphone is powered by a 1 GHz CPU and packs excellent all round connectivity. Wi-Fi b/g/n, GPS and 3G with HSPA up to 14.4Mbps are all supported and there’s also an HDMI port on board.

The 5 megapixel snapper of the Huawei Ideos X6 is capable of recording HD videos. The list of highlights is completed by Dolby mobile surround sound (and we know how good this is from the HTC WP7 devices).

The other new announcement, Huawei Ideos X5 is slightly more compact, coming with a 3.8 display. It also offers HSPA-supporting radios as well as Wi-Fi b/g/n and A-GPS. The Ideos X5 5 megapixel camera is accompanied by a LED flash.

Prices for both these new devices is not available yet but based on previous Huawei handsets I would imagine they will be extreamly good value for money.

Posted by: James