Review – Google Sky Map (Android)

The night sky is a truly beautiful sight to behold, with millions of twinkling lights pulsing to their own natural rhythm, undisturbed by centuries of human life.
For many people though that’s pretty much the extent of their celestial knowledge, with most constellations so abstract and stars so hard to identify that you’d need some kind [...]

Samsung’s first 3D phone to be announced this month

Samsung’s first foray into the dark underbelly of 3D smartphones will be announced very soon, with reports placing the date as early as the 23rd of March (CTIA Wireless event).
The SCH-W960’s features center around around the 3.3” (8.3cm) stereoscopic AMOLED display as it comes with dual TV tuners that are almost certainly designed for watching [...]

Android market takes three months to double in size

While the average amount of revenue per Android user lags quite some way behind the App Store, Google released statistics this week that showed the overall number of apps available had increased significantly over the past three months.
Back in December there were 16,000 apps available on the Android Market, a number that has risen to [...]

Myspace more popular than Facebook on Android

Remember MySpace? It was one of the first successful social networking sites that managed to combine personalisation with a whole host of other easy to use features, and took the world by storm a few years back. Then Facebook came along and killed it by allowing acquaintances to stalk friends of a friend and play [...]

Vodafone secures exclusivity on HTC Legend

Vodafone announced today that it had secured the rights to be the sole distributor of the HTC Legend in the UK and will be launching the handset in April as part of the Android 2.1 Dream Team that includes the Nexus One, HTC Desire and Sony Ericsson X10.
The Legend is a very eye catching Android [...]

Review – Opera Mini 5 beta (Android)

Opera may not be the most popular desktop browser around but it has gathered a large following on mobile handsets, with some reports stating that the Java version is now more popular than the iPhone’s Safari for browsing the mobile web.
But is it really worth using up valuable space on the phone memory for something [...]

HTC Tattoo to receive update to Android 2.1

The Tattoo may not be the biggest or fastest Android handset on the market, but that doesn’t mean the budget-friendly phone needs to be stuck with an outdated version of the OS.
True to form, HTC has shown some love for those using the Tattoo by announcing a free update to 2.1 of Google’s operating system. [...]

Nexus One UK launch pushed back to mid-April

Those in the UK hoping to get their hands on Google’s flagship Android handset this month are in for a disappointment, as the phone’s release date has been pushed back to mid-April, reportedly amid concerns over the level of customer support.
As reported by The Guardian, Google are keen not to repeat the mistakes they made [...]

Android users unwilling to pay for apps

A report by Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment LLC (FADE) has revealed that paid downloads made up a miserly 1% of the total downloaded on the Android Market during February.

This averages out as only 6.1 cents on gaming and $0.50 on applications per Android owner. These figures compare poorly to the iPhone’s average revenue [...]