It seems the Tablet arena is no longer strictly the preserve of Apple and the iPad, as Samsung have confirmed the Samsung Galaxy Tab, a Tablet style touch screen device running on Android.
There is no doubt that other Android based Tablet products will be hitting the shelves soon, as such the competition is going to [...]

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Swype is an application that we have mentioned quite frequently, and with good reason. The method Swype uses to allow text entry on a touchscreen mobile phone is quite simply the best we have ever used. The intuitive user interface is easily learnt, and within minutes the speed at which it is possible to compose [...]

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The Sony corporation has been a long time sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, and that association has been further extended to include Sony Ericsson, with the Sony Ericsson brand now the official mobile handset for the Champions League.
Part of the deal will include Sony Ericsson providing the ‘best possible’ experience, by utilising the GPS [...]

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Sony Ericsson have come up with an interesting application which will choose the phone most suited to your needs, based on your social network browsing habits, the Sony Ericsson Phone Analyser.
To find out which Sony Ericsson device is your ideal, all you need to do is log into the application via Facebook connect, and a [...]

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O2 have released details of an eco rating system for mobile phones, part of their Think Big strategy that they hope will put them at the forefront of sustainable business ideas.
The scheme is based on information that O2 have used internally for a while now, and is worked in conjunction with a host of major [...]

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Nokia have announced the forthcoming release of the Nokia 5250, a budget range handset with a focus on music and social media.
The Nokia 5250 runs on the Symbian Operating System, so although technically it could be classed as a smartphone, the lack of many top end features means it hardly fits the bill for such [...]

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Google have been busy recently, delivering some updates to their existing mobile applications, with promise of more to come.
Firstly, Google have updated their iPhone mobile app, bringing push alerts from your Google account, notifying of new email from your Gmail account and appointments from your Google calendar.

The Google experience on the iPhone is generally not [...]

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There was a lot of fuss recently when Vodafone sent out a software update to all owners of HTC Desire handsets on its network. Whilst most were hoping it would be the much anticipated Android 2.2 FroYo update, it turned out to be a minor firmware change, that added a few Vodafone icons to the [...]

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Motorola have confirmed via a posting on their Motorola Europe Facebook page that the Motorola Milestone, the European equivalent to the Motorola Droid, will be getting the Android 2.2 FroYo update.
That’s the good news, the bad news is you will have to wait until the end of the year to get the update, which is [...]

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Since being launched almost 5 years ago, Google Maps for mobile has grown to become one of the most highly used mobile services, with over 100 million users accessing the service every month.
The advance of Google Maps is a good indicator of how smartphones have developed, from being points of access to information to now [...]

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