Samsung Galaxy may never be getting an Android update

As an ever-increasing number of handsets receive updates to Android 2.1, spare a thought for owners of Samsung’s first Android handset, the Galaxy.
The Galaxy is currently stuck at Android 1.5 and looks like it will be at that level for the rest of its lifetime, according to unconfirmed sources speaking to TheUnwired at the MWC [...]

HTC Legend spotted in the wild

It came as a not-so complete shock today to find out that yet another HTC handset had somehow been spotted in the wild before any official announcement.
This time it’s the turn of the Legend, a mid-range Android handset with a 600Mhz Snapdragon processor, SenseUI and a massive HTC logo firmly stamped on the back, just [...]

HTC Incredible leaps out of the shadows

HTC’s newest Android 2.1 phone rather predictably leaked onto the Internet through a series of photographs of the outside and few details of what’s in store on the inside.
Currently slated for release on the Verizon network, the Incredible is a Snapdragon-powered, dual LED flash smartphone possibly with an AMOLED display. ‘Possibly’ because actual details are [...]

‘Zune Phone’ coming to Mobile World Congress?

That Zune Phone rumour we told you about last week may have been confirmed. The respected Spanish language tech blog MuyComputer claims to have a source who has confirmed that not only does the phone exist, it is rather tastily-specced and will debut at the Mobile World Congress in a fortnight’s time.
It may not end [...]

Nexus Two to be made by Motorola?

It had been rumoured that Google would change partners for the Nexus Two from HTC but never confirmed. On Thursday however Motorola made the strongest suggestion yet that this was the indeed the case, and Google were working with Motorola to develop the device.
Co-CEO Sanjay Jha on a conference call with analysts mentioned that one [...]

Samsung to unveil the Galaxy 2 in February

Following up on the news that the Galaxy Portal, aka. Galaxy lite and Galaxy Spica, is making its way to UK shores soon, new details have been published by Androphones showing the successor to its bigger brother, The Galaxy.
The Galaxy 2 looks very much like a 2010 smartphone and occupies the same space as the [...]

Firefox browser coming soon to Android

Mozilla Foundation’s incredibly popular web browser Firefox is expected to start appearing for download on Android handsets within the next month.
The German Mozilla community website, Camp Firefox, announced that the first beta – codenamed Fennec – will be due in February and that it may have actually been completed as early as December last year.
Firefox [...]

Another HTC handset spotted – the Supersonic

Another day, another HTC leak; this time it’s the new Supersonic that’s been spotted by the worst photographer in the world, who also appears to have discovered the paint brush function on Photoshop.
The Supersonic doesn’t just have a rather cool name, though. It’s rumoured to use WiMax technology that allows for a whopping 10Mbps wireless [...]

HTC Bravo ’spotted’

A blurry, washed-out photograph of what looks to be the HTC Bravo has surfaced today, fuelling speculation that the phone is due for an imminent release.
The Bravo has been rumoured to be on HTC’s launch calendar ever since the leakage of their 2010 portfolio last year, and brings with it features comparable to Google’s baby, [...]

Rumour: video downloads may come to iPhone, iPod Touch with 3.0 update

New speculation emerged that Apple may introduce video downloads through iTunes on iPhone and iPod Touch when it releases firmware update 3.0 in June. While movie and television programs can already be downloaded via iTunes on a computer, this would be a new feature for the handset.
A post by blogger Kwame Jones that sources an [...]