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Having earlier this month tipped you concerning Google Maps now offering directions for specifically catering for bikes, we can now advise you that Google Maps for Mobile has been updated to Google Maps for Mobile 4.1.

By way of a brief heads up for those of you packing the HTC Hero smartphone in Europe we can advise that, according to a leak, you should see your HTC Hero gaining an update to Android 2.1 sometime in May, with various dates being purportedly scheduled to offer the …

Android 2.1 was released on January 12th, 2010 and made it’s first appearance on Google’s Nexus One phone. Over two months later, Verizon Wireless is just starting to begin rolling out the OTA update to Android 2.1 tomorrow. The Motorola Droid is one of the more popular Android phones, so …

I can’t say we were surprised to find out yesterday that Google managed to sell just 135,000 of Google Nexus One units in the first 74 days of existence. We already saw that Google had a disappointing start and, unfortunately for the Mountain View-based company, the Nexus One hasn’t become …

I’m happy to officially announce you that the Google Nexus One is the first Android handset that has caught the attention of the all the major carriers in the USA. That’s right, Sprint has joined everyone else and not only has it done so but it also officially announced its …

If you have an Android 1.6 based phone and you’re still bemoaning being left out in the cold with respect to Google’s Gesture Search functionally, which was announced back at the beginning of the month, you can now take solace in the fact that Google have announced a new version …

Few would have doubted from the outset that HTC had a winner on their hands concerning the HTC Desire (HTC’s own branded version of the Nexus One) and now, just to underpin this further, Virgin Mobile have just confirmed that they are set to carry the HTC Desire (making them …

We could be set to enter a golden age of cell phone gaming (one could argue that, thanks to the abundance of iPhone and Android based gaming titles we already are of course) thanks to a new software technology, known as MonoTouch, which has just been showcased by Novell, which …

The Samsung i5700, which is known as the Galaxy Portal in the United Kingdom and the Galaxy Spica elsewhere is (finally) getting an upgrade to Android 2.1. This has been rumored for a while, and last month, a leaked (and buggy) Android 2.1 ROM for the phone showed up online, …

This is not the first time we tell you that your beloved Motorola Droid will finally get the Android 2.1 update you deserve but this time we kinda know for sure it’s coming. Verizon Wireless has posted details regarding the update and from what we hear so far Droids all …

Spring Design have confirmed that their Android based, dual screen eReader, known as the Spring Design Alex, is now available to order in the US via their own web portal.