Finding the best Android apps out on any given month, week or even day is a tall order. Flick through the “just in” section of the Android Market and you’ll find stacks of apps you wouldn’t recommend to your worst enemy. And many of the makers even have the nerve to charge you for ‘em. The solution? Our best Android apps of the week, right here.
The HTC 7 Trophy is one of the only Windows Phone 7 handsets you can grab for free on a contract of less than £30 a month, but with a 1GHz processor and 3.8-inch screen, this is no low-end smartphone. We test its chops in our full HTC 7 Trophy review.
Finding the best Windows Phone 7 apps while browsing through the Windows Marketplace is a bit like wandering around an antenatal ward. Seeing the fresh faces of all the new-born apps is heartwarming, but well, some of the little babies are still covered with flecks of bodily fluids that we’d prefer to sidestep. We show you the top picks to coo over without getting your hands dirty.
The Orange San Francisco is one of the cheapest Android phones on the market. Android may be the seen as the biggest rival to Apple’s iPhone, but phones like this prove it’s a different kettle of piranhas altogether. An ancient battered first-gen iPhone will fetch more than a hundred quid on eBay, but the Orange San Francisco costs just a ton new. How can it possibly be any good? Find out in our Orange San Francisco review.
The Edifier Breathe iF600 iPod dock claims to have the ability to “fill your room” with sound, but at £169, it costs almost as much as an iPod Touch or 160GB iPod Classic. Is this dock, which looks a little like the top bit of a giant, black egg, really at home in the big leagues? Read our Edifier Breathe iF600 iPod dock review to find out.
Pip pip! It’s best Android apps of the month time. We hate to break it to you, but if you spend anything more than a tiny fraction of the time spent with your mobile making calls, you’re doing it wrong. The ridiculous number of smartphone apps available make your phone the most multi-talented gadget you own – but they also make it a headache-inducing ball pen of possibilities. To help you out, we’ll be rounding up the best Android apps to check out every month. Starting…now.
The Altec Lansing Muzx Ultra earphones sit at a tricky price point. At £99.99, they’re too pricey for an impulse buy and are up against ace rivals from the big boys of high-end portable audio, including Shure, Ultimate Ears, Etymotic and Sennheiser. Can these new Altec Lansing alternatives shape up? Find out in our Altec Lansing Muzx Ultra review.
iPods and iPhones have become so ubiquitous that few micro systems released today fail to give Apple’s music machines a nod. The Sony MX550i offers more than just an iPod dock, but it displays its “made for iPod” roots proudly. But is the Sony MX550i any good at pumping out your iPod’s tunes? We find out in this Sony MX550i review.