Android 1.6: a better experience
Blog The three that make the most immediate impact for most users are the Quick Search Box, changes to the camera software and a new battery usage indicator. A gem of an idea: Android 1.6's battery usage indicator
[October 22, 2009, 16:46]
Android update update
Blog The worst feature is the battery life, which is well under a day if you're using it a lot: this week, though, I've had 3G turned off and wi-fi turned on, because I've been in places with wireless networking and can't afford the data roaming charges.
[December 18, 2008, 21:26]
A taste of Android 'Cupcake' from the Magic phone
News The Magic is also lighter than the G1, at 118.5g with battery to the G1's 158g. Taking a look at the handset also provided an opportunity to try out the functionality of version 1.5 — also known as Cupcake — of the Android platform.
[April 28, 2009, 16:07]
Comdex: SaintSong box is a winner
News SaintSong's current products, the Espresso and the new Cappuccino G1 (something of a theme there) are not notebooks: for one thing they don't run on battery power and for another they lack both screen and keyboard.
[November 17, 2000, 9:05]
Samsung Android phone due in June
News At 11.9mm thick, it uses a 1500 mAh battery and includes a 3.5mm headphone socket. The HTC Magic has a 320x480 3.2-inch LCD screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera, is 13.6mm thick and has a 1340 mAh battery. Samsung's i7500, the company's first mobile...
[April 27, 2009, 14:32]
Nokia N97 review
Reviews It doesn't quite have the high-quality build of the Nokia E series and we're a bit weary of the flimsy battery cover, but overall, the smartphone has a solid construction and is a nice departure from the Nokia N95 and N96, especially with the...
[June 26, 2009, 15:36]
The mobile features that could succeed in 2009
News It is fair enough, by this point, to see the touchscreen as the way forward for all mobile devices — although there is something to be said for avoiding a touchscreen so as to save battery life — but it is the winning type that will be interesting...
[December 24, 2008, 6:30]
WiFi vs. Mobile Broadband (HSPA)
Blog Comment I noticed that things weren't really much faster than 3G, I'm on a tariff where there's no real danger of incurring extra costs from.so the extra battery drain of running two radios seems hardly worth it.
[July 3, 2009, 12:50]
Android phone hits UK shops
News Its battery life gives five hours' talk time and up to 130 hours' standby. T-Mobile started selling its G1 phone, which runs on Google's Android platform, throughout the UK on Thursday. The G1, which is a rebranding of HTC's Dream handset, has...
[October 30, 2008, 11:59]
T-Mobile UK 3G data back after more than 2.5 hour downtime
Blog Not such a problem for all-you-can-eat data tariffs, but that does have implications for battery life - and by jiminy, don't turn on data roaming when you're abroad. The service is back at around 18:15, having gone down some time before 15:45.
[June 21, 2009, 18:31]
T-Mobile unveils pay-as-you-go Android phone
News Huawei promises a battery life that supports up to 300 hours on standby or up to 210 minutes of talk time. T-Mobile has demonstrated the first pay-as-you-go Android handset to go on sale in the UK. The Pulse, which is manufactured by Huawei, was...
[September 3, 2009, 11:24]
Nokia unveils touchscreen, Qwerty N97
News The Finnish manufacturer claims the device's 1500mAh battery can handle one-and-a-half days of continuous music playback. Nokia on Tuesday launched the N97, the manufacturer's first smartphone to feature both a touchscreen and a slide-out full...
[December 2, 2008, 12:11]
HTC Hero review
Reviews There is 288MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM, plus a 2GB microSD card that fits into a slot on the right edge of the casing, accessible by removing the battery cover. We'd have liked more internal memory, longer battery life and a better camera though.
[August 17, 2009, 12:51]
