Author Archive for DrewNo1

A scottish/irish male who loves life, loves technology, loves sport and loves alcohol .... what more do you actually want ? Oh and love my GF dearly

HTC Q2 Sales Are Going To Be Impressive, Android Is the Reason

HTC Q2 Sales Are Going To Be Impressive, Android Is the Reason

HTC are expecting another jump in sales in Q2, up to $1.6 billion from $33 million in the first quarter as they they look to shift 4.5 million handsets. The Financial Times quotes Chief Financial Officer, Cheng Hui-ming..
From our first and second quarter numbers, you can clearly see that we have maintained competitiveness and can [...]

Review: HTC Desire Flip Case from MobileFun.co.uk

Review: HTC Desire Flip Case from MobileFun.co.uk

Here at LeakDroid we don’t just love Android phones, we also love Android phone accessories. Whether it be a dock for your new phone, a skin or simply a protective case, we love them. Here we are looking at a leather case for the HTC Desire available through our favourite online retailer in the [...]

LG GT540 Optimus Ready For UK Launch on May 1st

LG GT540 Optimus Ready For UK Launch on May 1st

We reported last month about the availability of the LG GT540 device from April 30th on Play.com. Originally named the Swift (and still is on play.com), the device is now named the LG Optimus and is supposed to drop in the UK on May 1st.
Although it is not known if the phone will only be [...]

HTC Desire Delayed for the O2 Network (UK)

HTC Desire Delayed for the O2 Network (UK)

Bad news for people of the UK who like to enjoy the Android experience and are contracted to the O2 network. The HTC Desire was due for release round about now, but it looks as if it’s availability has been put back to May.
The O2 Blog are reporting that due to further testing the [...]

Vodafone UK says April 30th is Google Nexus One Day

Vodafone UK says April 30th is Google Nexus One Day

The Google Nexus One is nearing  launch on Vodafone in the UK, due for release into their retail stores on April 30th.  The Google N1 made waves when it was first announced back on January 5th, and this is the first opportunity that Great Britons can get their hands on a fully subsidized Google Nexus [...]

HTC Issues an Apology for the HTC Hero Update Delay

HTC Issues an Apology for the HTC Hero Update Delay

So HTC has appologized to owners of the HTC Hero handset due to the delay of Android 2.1 once again. The handset was released last year and users of the device are still running Android OS 1.5 (Cupcake).
The update was first expected at the turn of the year, but was pushed back to March-April, and [...]

Watch Two FREE Movies On Your HTC Desire Courtesy of T-Mobile (UK)

Watch Two FREE Movies On Your HTC Desire Courtesy of T-Mobile (UK)

Good news for T-Mobile UK customers that have purchased or are purchasing a new HTC Desire. T-Mobile are going to bring a video service offered by Saffron Digital to their customers via a partnership with Warner Bros. In the first month of purchasing the HTC Desire users will be able to get access to Warner [...]

ZTE Racer Running Android OS 1.6 to Hit the UK

ZTE Racer Running Android OS 1.6 to Hit the UK

Looks like ZTE will be taking the UK by storm. The company said they will be releasing ten handsets into the wild and that’s all before the end of 2010. The Chinese manufacturing firm said two of these handsets will run Google’s Android OS with the first one being named the “Racer”. The bad thing [...]

New Motorola Android Prototype? Codename: ZN4

New Motorola Android Prototype? Codename: ZN4

At first glance this pic on Ubergizmo gave me the impression that this was two different phones. When I checked the source links I saw some additional photo’s which now makes me wonder if it’s the same phone only with a flip-down lid type plastic cover.
Check the photo’s below as I may be wrong but [...]

Lenovo Announces Android Powered LePhone for Their Own Back Yard

Lenovo Announces Android Powered LePhone for Their Own Back Yard

The LePhone handset we covered back in January has been announced by manufacturer Lenovo and soon to be released into the Chinese market. The LePhone made it’s first appearance at CES in Las Vegas and had me very interested rite from the off. With it’s snap-on keyboard this is a great addition to the Android [...]

Motorola Devour Update Due Today? No Not Android 2.1

Motorola Devour Update Due Today? No Not Android 2.1

A couple of days ago there was a rumor that the Motorola Devour from Verizon Wireless would receive an update today. No, not the Android 2.1 update but a maintenance update that would bring in some nice new changes. The Android OS 2.1 update for this particular handset is still “under evaluation”.
Here is what to [...]

LG P950, Next Android Release from LG After the LG LU2300

LG P950, Next Android Release from LG After the LG LU2300

Looks like LG have further plans for Android other than just their mid-range units and their LU2300 effort. Above is a picture of the User Agent Profile for the LG P950 which clearly shows that it will come equipped with a 800 x 480 WVGA resolution display, WebKit browser and HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity. Look out for [...]

Samsung T959, A T-Mobile US version of the Samsung Galaxy S?

Samsung T959, A T-Mobile US version of the Samsung Galaxy S?

Bluetooth SIG just recently approved the Samsung T959 handset and it certainly looks as thought it’s headed the way of T-Mobile USA.
Apparently the phone will be running a version of Android, TouchWiz 3.0 UI, a 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen dsplay and usual stuff like Bluetooth and WiFi.
UnwiredView think this may be a version of the Samsung [...]

Meizu Will Release Their Android 2.1 Handset the M9 Soon

Meizu Will Release Their Android 2.1 Handset the M9 Soon

Meizu are to soon release an Android 2.1 phone into the wild. The handset will be named the Meizu M9. Apparently it will have 3 virtual keyboards on offer but unfortunatly no release date or even any specifications has been leaked but all we know is that it will be running the current version of [...]

Dyzplastic Android Mini Collectables Available in the UK

Dyzplastic Android Mini Collectables Available in the UK

Dyzplastic the company behind the Android figures has made their desirable range of Android mini collectables available in the UK from the Play lounge store in London. The mini collectables wholesale supply has now ceased but are rumored to be offered by Google exlclusively in the near future.
Other available places for purchasing the Android mini [...]

Vodafone 845 To Be Released in Q2 2010 (Europe)

Vodafone 845 To Be Released in Q2 2010 (Europe)

The Vodafone 845 handset we told you about last month is set to be released in Q2 2010. Originally slated for a May appearance, the Vodafone 845 is due to be released running Android 2.1 and is supposed to be a non-smartphone. Vodafone are rapidly expanding their lineup with the addition of the Huawei 845 [...]

HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update? Yes Please! Not Until the End Of April (UK)

HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update? Yes Please! Not Until the End Of April (UK)

After confirmation after confirmation, the HTC Hero update saga never fails to take another twist and upset soon to be Android 2.1 enthusiasts. Originally we heard Feb or March then we heard April 16th and onwards, now this seems to be more like the end of April going into the beginning of May.
A writer over [...]

Motorola's Android OS 2.1 Upgrade Schedule

Motorola’s Android OS 2.1 Upgrade Schedule

The Motorola range of Android phones are all the receive Android 2.1 except Motorola for some reason will not confirm the Motorola Devour (US) or the Motorola Cliq/Dext (UK). Here is the schedule Motorola Android phone users would most appreciate. Milestone users in Europe and Droid users in the US will ALL get their tasty [...]

55" Android LED HD TV Heading to Europe

55″ Android LED HD TV Heading to Europe

If you think that Android has seen more than it’s fair share of devices then don’t read on. A 55″ LED HD TV made by a Korean company called NCPG will soon be ready for release and will be offered in 47″ and 42″ versions.
Powered by a 833 MHz Cortex 8A chipset, the unit will [...]

LG LU2300 Android Announced, Sort Of?

LG LU2300 Android Announced, Sort Of?

So it’s all be made official by LG, they confirmed on their UK blog today that they will be releasing the LG LU2300 with Android OS 2.1 and it will have a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. A 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen display is on offer with a 5-megapixel camera on offer not to mention the usual goodies [...]

Huawei C8600 Serves up Android 2.1 to China

Huawei C8600 Serves up Android 2.1 to China

Speaking of China and Android devices, here is a shot of the Huawei C8600 that will be released very soon into the Chinese market. It will be one of the first handsets running Android 2.1 to hit the Chinese market especially being made by a Chinese company.
Dynamic desktop is what Huawei are calling the UI [...]

Gigabyte "Codfish" Renamed, Orange Will Offer The Orange Boston (Europe)

Gigabyte “Codfish” Renamed, Orange Will Offer The Orange Boston (Europe)

Hello and a big welcome from the Orange Boston, a new Android powered unit that is to be released by Orange in Europe. It looks good egh? Yes I think that too. Looks like Orange and has gone and sought after Gigabyte and rebranded their “Codfish” offering and brought us the Orange Boston.
I’m pretty sure [...]

China Getting Their Hands on Another Android Powered Dell (Dell Mini 3Ti)

China Getting Their Hands on Another Android Powered Dell (Dell Mini 3Ti)

Another Dell leak has popped up and it’s apparently their second Android phone to hit the Chinese market. A HSDPA supported device with dual-mode GSM and TD-SCDMA capabilities. As you can see from the shot above it has a 2-megapixel camera and a front facing camera. Overall I would be very surprised if this handset [...]

3 Android Tablets and 2 MID's To Think About? (Keyword: Think)

3 Android Tablets and 2 MID’s To Think About? (Keyword: Think)

This article is to show our readers some of the tablets running Android that are either available now or to be released soon, I have listed five of the newer leaks/releases but i have not included any from ICD who made the Tegra, Ultra and now the Gemini tablets. I Think i would go for [...]

An Android device that will run you between $12,800 - $49,500 PASS!!

An Android device that will run you between $12,800 – $49,500 PASS!!

Take a look at the worlds most expensive Android: the Ulysse Nardin Chairman. This handset takes the biscuit, and doesn’t even look all that great from what I can see from the shots above and below
Ok the specs are not too bad at all but the price? the price is really what takes the biscuit. [...]

LG next in line for a "superphone" for the Nexus series?

LG next in line for a “superphone” for the Nexus series?

A friend of a friend pointed my friend (if that makes sense?) in the direction of a website which suggests there is strong evidence that LG will be next in line to make the next hot “superphone” for Google’s Android OS.
The page my friend was referred to was not in English but you can [...]

Motorola Titanium Heading to SK Telecom (S. Korea)

Motorola Titanium Heading to SK Telecom (S. Korea)

This handset may look familiar to you, the Motorola Titanium pictured above is just a nicknamed version of the Motorola XT800. This will be the second Android handset that Motorola will make available in South Korea and will be released by SK Telecom.
The original XT800 is available in China already and I wonder if the [...]

HTC Evo 4G Shows Off It's Skills

HTC Evo 4G Shows Off It’s Skills

The device that has everyone talking at the moment is the HTC Evo 4G formerly the HTC Supersonic. The first phone available in the US with WiMax and is headed the way of Sprint. HTC have released a short advert showing the awesome device and some of it’s capabilities. Check out the video below.

(Image Via:Android [...]

HTC Pushing Out an OTA for the HTC Desire

HTC Pushing Out an OTA for the HTC Desire

Although only released with T-Mobile at the moment, HTC have put out an OTA (Over The Air) update for the HTC Desire. Vodafone, O2 and Orange are yet to stock the handset and when they do I guess there will be an OTA waiting.
HTC says…
In our commitment to providing you with the best user experience, [...]

Verizon's HTC Incredible Near Release?

Verizon’s HTC Incredible Near Release?

Yesterday saw the HTC Incredible show up on US carrier Verizon’s systems and it looks as if it’s nearly ready to order. The Incredible made waves when first spotted and we were hoping there would be an announcement at CTIA but nothing panned out. I’m sure Verizon and HTC are ready to give us some [...]

Kyocera Zio M6000 Pops It's Unimpressive Head Out

Kyocera Zio M6000 Pops It’s Unimpressive Head Out

The new Kyocera Zio M6000 made it’s first appearance yesterday, although not impressive to look at, it’s not too bad under the hood. The phone has a 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen display 256MB internal memory (not too impressive after all), GPS, WiFi, bluetooth and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Michael Oryl had a sit donw with Kyocera and [...]

Dell Aero: New Shots

Dell Aero: New Shots

I told you two days ago that the re-named Dell Mini 3i is heading the way of AT&T in the states and will be named the Dell Aero. Engadget posted some new shots of the device in all it’s glory. The phone comes with a 3.5 inch touchscreen and highly customized UI. It also comes [...]