Don’t worry – there’s a solution on the way

Google planning a Nexus One update

Google has admitted that there are some coverage problems with the Nexus One handset in the US.

The problems relate to 3G coverage – something a few users have been complaining about, citing low signal in supposedly covered areas.

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Super-upgrade for those stuck in the doldrums

HTC Hero set for an upgrade?

HTC looks set to upgrade the Hero to the latest version of the Android in March this year.

The Hero, which has gained plaudits from a number of sources for its Sense UI overlay and social networking integration, is currently stuck on the 1.5 version of the firmware.

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Better hardware and HD video recording on board

The HTC Bravo – taking on the Nexus One?

HTC’s ’secret’ new high and handset (secret being only that the company hasn’t confirmed it) looks likely to offer some decent specs after new information about the phone surfaced.

Pictures of the device have appeared from Poland, and it’s shown to be running HTC’s fancy Sense UI overlay, on top of the Android 2.1 operating system also seen from Google’s Nexus One.

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Looking to big sales, thanks to Google

Acer betting on Chrome OS for netbooks

Acer’s journey with Google into new territory looks like continuing with the announcement that it will be bringing a netbook running the Chrome OS in Q3 2010.

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#### them, #### them all to ####

Google keeping the Nexus One all sweetness and light

Google has confirmed it’s censoring bad words on the Nexus One as part of the voice/text input feature.

The search engine made a big deal about the fact you can now speak your text and emails rather than tapping them out (which sounds to us suspiciously like phone calls) but it’s also now confirmed that it will be hash-ing out them cuss-words.

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Year-on-year results highlight difficult period

Sony Ericsson hoping to put 2009 behind it

Sony Ericsson has published its financial results for Q4 2009, and they don’t make happy reading for fans of the Swedish-Japanese alliance.

The headline stats show a terrible year for the firm, with sales down from 24.2 million units shipped in Q4 2008 to 14.6 million in Q4 2009.

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No longer the Spica

Samsung re-launches the Spica as the Portal in the UK

Samsung has decided to launch its next iteration of an Android phone in the UK finally – under the guise of the Samsung Galaxy Portal i5700.

Many readers will recognise this phone as the Spica/Galaxy Lite, which was announced for other European markets in November 2009.

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