British Android users rejoice – an official BBC iPlayer app for the platform is on its way, as long as you have an Android 2.2 device and Flash 10.1. It’s a curious choice for the minimum spec given the number of handsets that are already available and using an iPlayer app without Flash (cough-iPhone-cough) and as a result a lot of Android users are understandably up in arms. It seems that the BBC (in their wisdom) offer two streams – one for iOS devices and one for Android, Nokia and others. While it might seem that the United Kingdom’s public service broadcaster

We are sure this piece of info we stumbled upon would make you go Wow!  The Vibrant successor from the Samsung stables has given us a sneak peek, yet again. From the pictures we are exposed to at the moment, we feel the new Samsung Vibrant 4G looks an amazing piece of a handset. For the purists, the new device could seem to be just a spruced up version of the original Vibrant. However, we are looking forward to a new experience, something much better that the original. The leaked pictures show the Vibrant 4G as a device with a new shade of silver coating in the rear landscape.

Well, this is something we all were waiting for. Amazon’s German arm has listed the two new LG smartphones – the Optimus 2X and the Optimus Black – for pre-order. That means all you European enthusiasts of the LG hot stuff can now weigh specs and prices, and decide on which one to pick. Talking of prices, we guess you don’t have much confusion there, as both the devices have been listed with a similar price tag – the devices can be yours for €499 apiece. Don’t get wary about the names of the devices you see on the AmazonGerman page. One of the handsets listed is

Those among you who have been waiting for an Android 2.3 Honeycomb update on your Samsung Galaxy S and the Galaxy Tab has something to cheer. Though unconfirmed, a rumor doing the rounds suggests that the two devices are likely to get the update by the end of the current quarter. The rumor trickles down from an Amsterdam-based website called SamFirmware and they have tweeted this piece of info.  A visit to their Twitter account will open before you this: “Samsung still plans Android 2.3 for Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S release allround end Q1 begin Q2.” Believe it or not, this

It seems really something of a pain at this point for Sony Xperia users who wanted a Froyo update that is now set to never happen. Sony had confirmed earlier that users of both the Xperia X10 and X8 will not be getting any Froyo updates and should not be expecting any. What Xperia X10 and X8 users did manage to get is a software update and a few bugs fixed. Along with the latest software update came a feature that should interest many of the Xperia X10 users. Pinch-to-Zoom is now a possibility on the X10 and support for Arabic, Farsi, Thai and Hebrew. Surely not something

A few days after the New Year dawned, we had told you about a leak that hinted at the possible arrival of the new Samsung S 4G on T-Mobile. The carrier has now confirmed the news, adding that the Galaxy S 4G on T-Mobile will offer blazing-fast speeds and unparalleled entertainment experience featuring movies, TV and video chat. Now, that is something that gives us something to look forward to. To be presented with Android 2.2 Froyo OS, the Samsung Galaxy S 4G comes with a pre-installed 16GB microSD memory card. The device to come on the carrier network later this month,

Tread on to Amazon territory, of late? If you haven’t, chances are that you might have missed this. For, the online retailer had listed the Motorola Atrix 4G smartphone on their pages and subsequently pulled the page.  The pricing that was on the Amazon page, in fact, toed the line of what we have heard earlier – the handset was listed for $150. There isn’t any reason for you to be overjoyed, as the page has already disappeared.  What is of interest to us is the costing detail that Amazon had put up for potential buyers. It may be  noteworthy that the price point comes

Tablets, as you all know, are taking over 2011. The number of tablets that were unveiled at CES 2011 is proof that there is going to be cutthroat rivalry this year to get to the topmost position in the tablet market. One of the much anticipated tablets to be showcased at the event was Notion Ink’s Adam tablet, the Indian answer to the Apple iPad. Its now over a year since a prototype of the Notion Ink Adam tablet was revealed – in December 2009. After months of rumors, leaks, images and videos, the device has finally started to ship, and the first official unboxing pictures

The Android 2.2 Froyo update for the Samsung Epic 4G on Sprint was due in December, but somehow the date got postponed. The carrier has now said in a tweet that customers may not have to wait for long as the update is reaching them ASAP! It may be recalled that a leak had brought before us December 26th as the date for update. It was also supposed to come with additions such as Adobe Flash 10.1 Player and GPS enhancements. Though the scheduled date has gone by long back, this time around, Sprint has almost confirmed that the update will soon come. The tweet reads thus:

It’s been quite a while since we started waiting for the Dell Streak to arrive on T-Mobile.  The latest information that has trickled down from the T-Mobile stables in the form of a leak almost confirms that the carrier will be launching the Dell Streak 7 Android tablet on Groundhog Day – that is February 2nd. The leak has its origin from a materials-placement guide supposedly mailed to a retailer. Guys at TMO News got hold of the document (pictured below) and the release details just spilled on to the web. The leak  gives us reason to believe that the February 2nd sate