http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/articles.php PhoneArena.co.uk - Mobile Phone Reviews, News, Specs and Info. en-uk Copyright 2001-2009 PhoneArena. All rights reserved. phonearena@phonearena.co.uk http://www.phonearena.co.uk/img/logo-uk.gif http://www.phonearena.co.uk/ 107 80 http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Android-Market-now-numbers-30000-apps-article-a_10267.htmlStill well behind the Apple App Store, Android Market has now made a quick 50% addition from 20,000 selections to 30,000 currently...]]>News and ArticlesTue, 16 Mar 2010 15:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Android-Market-now-numbers-30000-apps-article-comments-a_10267.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/New-details-about-Windows-Phone-7-Series-appear-at-MIX10-article-a_10262.htmlMicrosoft has disclosed new details about Windows Phone 7 Series at MIX10 and many of our questions got answered...

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]]>News and ArticlesTue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/New-details-about-Windows-Phone-7-Series-appear-at-MIX10-article-comments-a_10262.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Unlimited-streaming-music-coming-soon-to-iPhone-and-Android-from-MOG-article-a_10265.htmlMOG is looking to bring its catalog of 7 million songs to the iPhone and Android OS starting sometime in Q2 with an unlimited plan while Rhapsody announces offline playback support for Apple's touchscreen device...]]>News and ArticlesTue, 16 Mar 2010 13:53:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Unlimited-streaming-music-coming-soon-to-iPhone-and-Android-from-MOG-article-comments-a_10265.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Tuesdays-News-Bits-article-a_10259.htmlSFR to offer the HTC Legend in red, Ravensword 2 will be a breath-taking RPG game for the iPhone, how much do you think a diamond-strewn Apple iPad cost?...

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]]>News and ArticlesTue, 16 Mar 2010 11:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Tuesdays-News-Bits-article-comments-a_10259.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Microsoft-shows-three-Windows-Phone-7-Series-devices-at-MIX10-article-a_10257.htmlApart from all the developer stuff that Microsoft officials talked about at MIX10, the company also showcased three Windows Phone 7 Series devices, one of which looks like the OMNIA HD...

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]]>News and ArticlesTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:57:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Microsoft-shows-three-Windows-Phone-7-Series-devices-at-MIX10-article-comments-a_10257.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Opera-Mobile-10-and-Mini-5-leave-the-beta-stage-article-a_10256.htmlOpera Software has announced that Opera Mobile 10 for Windows Mobile and Symbian, as well as Opera Mini 5 for Java-based and BlackBerry devices already have official versions...]]>News and ArticlesTue, 16 Mar 2010 04:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Opera-Mobile-10-and-Mini-5-leave-the-beta-stage-article-comments-a_10256.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/No-Windows-Phone-7-Series-upgrade-for-the-HTC-HD2-article-a_10254.htmlA Microsoft VP confirmed that because the HTC HD2 has 5 buttons instead of 3, the super sexy Windows Mobile handset will not be upgraded to the new Windows Phone 7 OS...]]>News and ArticlesTue, 16 Mar 2010 00:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/No-Windows-Phone-7-Series-upgrade-for-the-HTC-HD2-article-comments-a_10254.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Transfer-money-from-your-PayPal-account-by-bumping-iPhones-article-a_10253.htmlWith the new Pay Pal app for the iPhone, you can transfer money to another party by simply bumping your iPhone with the recipient's iPhone...]]>News and ArticlesTue, 16 Mar 2010 00:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Transfer-money-from-your-PayPal-account-by-bumping-iPhones-article-comments-a_10253.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/App-developers-hypnotized-by-potential-of-Apples-iPad-article-a_10252.htmlSince the January 27th introduction of the iPad, analytics firm Flurry has spotted a 185% increase in app starts for the iPhone OS...

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]]>News and ArticlesMon, 15 Mar 2010 23:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/App-developers-hypnotized-by-potential-of-Apples-iPad-article-comments-a_10252.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/4-out-of-10-BlackBerry-users-plan-on-switching-to-iPhone-when-their-contracts-expires-article-a_10249.htmlA survey shows that 40% of 'Berry users plan on switching to the iPhone when their contract expires while 90% of Android users will stick with the green robot...]]>News and ArticlesMon, 15 Mar 2010 16:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/4-out-of-10-BlackBerry-users-plan-on-switching-to-iPhone-when-their-contracts-expires-article-comments-a_10249.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Rage-first-person-shooter-expected-to-keep-things-fresh-for-the-iPhone---iPad-article-a_10248.htmlWith the iPhone currently seeing plenty of attention on the mobile gaming front, it’s no reason why Doom co-creator John Carmack intends on getting his latest...

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]]>News and ArticlesMon, 15 Mar 2010 15:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Rage-first-person-shooter-expected-to-keep-things-fresh-for-the-iPhone---iPad-article-comments-a_10248.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/HTC-Legend-makes-Vodafone-its-exclusive-partner-in-the-UK-article-a_10247.htmlConsumers over in the UK will only have to look at Vodafone if they plan on grabbing the HTC Legend as it’s been announced that they will be the exclusive...

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]]>News and ArticlesMon, 15 Mar 2010 15:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/HTC-Legend-makes-Vodafone-its-exclusive-partner-in-the-UK-article-comments-a_10247.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Windows-Phone-7-Series-devices-to-accept-apps-only-from-Windows-Phone-Marketplace-article-a_10246.htmlWindows Phone 7 Series handset users will be allowed to install apps only from the Windows Phone Marketplace, a newly re-designed app store for Windows Phone 7 Series devices...

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]]>News and ArticlesMon, 15 Mar 2010 14:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Windows-Phone-7-Series-devices-to-accept-apps-only-from-Windows-Phone-Marketplace-article-comments-a_10246.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Dell-M01M001-gets-approved-by-the-GCF---possibly-a-smartphone-or-netbook-article-a_10245.htmlMost recently a device from Dell was seen being approved over at the Global Certification Forum which has everyone guessing to what it is exactly...]]>News and ArticlesMon, 15 Mar 2010 14:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Dell-M01M001-gets-approved-by-the-GCF---possibly-a-smartphone-or-netbook-article-comments-a_10245.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Offline-music-playback-to-become-a-reality-on-Rhapsody-for-the-iPhone-article-a_10244.htmlFor those who own an iPhone and subscribe to Rhapsody, the online music streaming service, users may soon see themselves enjoying their favorite...]]>News and ArticlesMon, 15 Mar 2010 14:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Offline-music-playback-to-become-a-reality-on-Rhapsody-for-the-iPhone-article-comments-a_10244.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Qualcomm-patents-multi-fold-display-for-mobile-devices-article-a_10241.htmlQualcomm filed a patent for a device with a display that folds and unfolds so that a phone can be transformed into a tablet and even a television set...

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]]>News and ArticlesMon, 15 Mar 2010 12:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Qualcomm-patents-multi-fold-display-for-mobile-devices-article-comments-a_10241.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Mondays-News-Bits-article-a_10235.htmlLG announces the KP108, Celsius X-VI-II looks like a promising, mechanical cell phone, Caligo Chaser for the iPhone is a game with many battles and RPG elements...

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]]>News and ArticlesMon, 15 Mar 2010 10:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Mondays-News-Bits-article-comments-a_10235.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Microsoft-to-give-away-Windows-Phone-7-series-phones-to-developers-at-MIX10-article-a_10232.htmlWord spreads that those attending this year's annual developers conference held by Microsoft in Vegas, will get a free Windows Phone 7 series handset...

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]]>News and ArticlesSun, 14 Mar 2010 23:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Microsoft-to-give-away-Windows-Phone-7-series-phones-to-developers-at-MIX10-article-comments-a_10232.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/HTC-Touch-Pro3-looking-to-be-a-smaller-big-hit-this-summer-article-a_10231.htmlSurprisingly, it looks like HTC won't wait for the Windows Phone 7 launch before releasing the Touch Pro3 this summer...]]>News and ArticlesSun, 14 Mar 2010 14:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/HTC-Touch-Pro3-looking-to-be-a-smaller-big-hit-this-summer-article-comments-a_10231.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Motorola-co-CEOs-voluntarily-agrees-to-a-25-percent-pay-cut-this-year-article-a_10229.htmlIf you happen to be an employee working for Motorola, you'll probably be surprised the move that co-CEOs Greg Brown and Sanjay Jha have committed themselves...]]>News and ArticlesSat, 13 Mar 2010 20:38:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Motorola-co-CEOs-voluntarily-agrees-to-a-25-percent-pay-cut-this-year-article-comments-a_10229.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Roughly-10-percent-of-Microsoft-employees-packing-Apples-pride---joy-article-a_10227.htmlEstimates overheard from senior Microsoft executives painted a picture of approximately 10,000 iPhone users were accessing Microsoft's employee email...]]>News and ArticlesSat, 13 Mar 2010 18:09:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Roughly-10-percent-of-Microsoft-employees-packing-Apples-pride---joy-article-comments-a_10227.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Evernote-expected-to-be-installed-on-select-Samsung-Android-phones-article-a_10226.htmlWith still some slim pickings here in the US for Samsung smartphones powered by the Android platform, the popular Evernote application that flawlessly...]]>News and ArticlesSat, 13 Mar 2010 17:22:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Evernote-expected-to-be-installed-on-select-Samsung-Android-phones-article-comments-a_10226.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/TomTom-iPhone-app-jumps-to-version-1.3---adds-Google-Local-Search---real-time-traffic-article-a_10225.htmlLuckily all of the wait is over as TomTom just got a welcomed update to version 1.3 that does brings along some new features that should've been offered...

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]]>News and ArticlesSat, 13 Mar 2010 16:38:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/TomTom-iPhone-app-jumps-to-version-1.3---adds-Google-Local-Search---real-time-traffic-article-comments-a_10225.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Update-to-YouTube-Mobile-app-for-S60-and-Windows-Mobile-now-available-article-a_10223.htmlWindows Mobile and S60 smartphone owners can look forward to checking out the latest version of the YouTube Mobile app that's now on version 2.4...

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]]>News and ArticlesSat, 13 Mar 2010 15:55:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Update-to-YouTube-Mobile-app-for-S60-and-Windows-Mobile-now-available-article-comments-a_10223.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Giant-sized-BlackBerry-Tour-9630-constructed-out-of-LEGO-pieces---LCD-TV-article-a_10222.htmlOne person with the skill of crafting monumental sized objects out of LEGO pieces took on the challenge of constructing a giant sized BlackBerry Tour 9630...

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]]>News and ArticlesSat, 13 Mar 2010 15:36:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Giant-sized-BlackBerry-Tour-9630-constructed-out-of-LEGO-pieces---LCD-TV-article-comments-a_10222.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Palm-developers-get-treated-to-a-20-percent-discount-on-Palm-phones-article-a_10221.htmlNot only do Palm developers have a place in Palm's heart, but they're getting treated to a somewhat faithful gesture – Palm is issuing a 20 percent discount...

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]]>News and ArticlesSat, 13 Mar 2010 15:08:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Palm-developers-get-treated-to-a-20-percent-discount-on-Palm-phones-article-comments-a_10221.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Mobiado-Classic-712GCB-luxury-phone-flaunts-large-sapphire-crystal-plates---24K-gold-article-a_10219.htmlMobiado has a device that can match your personality with the Mobiado Classic 712GCB luxury phone that's pinned as an “expression of mechanical perfection"...

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]]>News and ArticlesSat, 13 Mar 2010 14:45:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Mobiado-Classic-712GCB-luxury-phone-flaunts-large-sapphire-crystal-plates---24K-gold-article-comments-a_10219.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Additional-BlackBerry-Slider-pictures-leaked-article-a_10212.htmlThe BlackBerry Slider that's been floating around of late surely has a shroud of mystery hanging around its veil as there were even more photos leaked...

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]]>News and ArticlesSat, 13 Mar 2010 09:15:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Additional-BlackBerry-Slider-pictures-leaked-article-comments-a_10212.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Beta-version-of-Tether-is-now-available-for-Android-article-a_10211.htmlAndroid users that are looking to join in the same fun as BlackBerry users who use Tether, formerly known as TetherBerry, will be happy to know that the beta...]]>News and ArticlesFri, 12 Mar 2010 23:37:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/Beta-version-of-Tether-is-now-available-for-Android-article-comments-a_10211.htmlhttp://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/If-the-world-is-still-intact-Apple-and-Nokia-will-face-each-other-in-court-in-2012-article-a_10210.htmlNokia is apparently seeking $1.3 billion from Apple for infringing on its patents, while the trial is expected to start in 2012...]]>News and ArticlesFri, 12 Mar 2010 23:25:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.co.uk/htmls/If-the-world-is-still-intact-Apple-and-Nokia-will-face-each-other-in-court-in-2012-article-comments-a_10210.html