GSM Arena Has just put up a very extensive review of the LG Optimus 2X, the first dual core Tegra2 android phone available in the UK. I know a lot of you are interested in this phone, especially because it can be had for what is a cheapish £450. Make you you go over there and check out the review.

One thing I wanted to show here is the very innovative and cool gesture feature the Optimus 2X has. You can literally tap the side of the phone (the side, not the screen) to cause different actions such as flicking through images or moving teh text cursor. I love this feature! Check out the vid of it in action below:

We’ve all seen the funky cool Sony Ericsson Android dancing. That was really special, and sort of a benchmark in how an Android should dance. But, now we also have a benchmark on how an Android should not dance, ever.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is still a great tablet device, even in the face of all the new android tablets coming out (I should know I own one). It’s as powerful as the Samsung Galaxy S, the phone of 2010, and was the most powerful android tablet until the Xoom came out. Well, its STILL the most powerful tablet available in the UK. The 7″ screen size is just perfect for carrying around with you, not to mention the inbuilt 3G.

This is quite cool news for those of you that fly frequently. Aircell (deliverers of inflight connectivity) have created the “Aircell Smartphone Cabin” handset for business use in the air.

The phone allows passengers to place and receive calls in the air just as a normal mobile phone would work. What makes this phone unique is that it runs android! Bringing lots more multimedia features than was available in previous handsets designed for using while flying.

HTC have come up with a very cool lock screen on the HTC Evo 3D. If you’ve ever used an app like WidgetLocker you might be used to similar functionality that this newer HTC Sense contains. Basically you can set up a dynamic lock screen, allowing you to place app shortcuts, pictures and widgets on the lock screen, and even have real time updates for things like the weather.

UK Mobile Phone store Carphone Warehouse are running a major app awards ceremony called “The Appys”, aimed at recognising innovation and development of mobile apps. They have created a shortlist of over 1000 apps submitted by their employees for most mobile platforms, including android. This huge list was then narrowed down to the final 50 nominees by their list of celeb judges including Richard Hammond and… (some less famous celebs)

There are 11 awards in total, including 10 Best xxx Apps and a big Peoples Choice Award. Carphone Warehouse wouldn’t expect your vote for free though, as every week all new voters are entered into a prize draw to win a brand new smartphone AND tickets to attend the award ceremony in London. Voting closes at 5.30pm 3 April 2011 so get your ass in gear!

Those of you on AT&T haven’t been able to take advantage of the Amazon Appstore yet, due to the fact that AT&T block the installation of third party apps (and thus your ability to inatlal the Amazon Appstore apk). AT&T is however working on bringing the Amazon store to your AT&T devices as we speak.

Extreme Reality (or XTR3D) is a company that “enables consumer electronic devices with Gesture Control Interface and Motion Capture for Gaming using software only, using a single standard 2D camera”. Sounds sorta cool right? Imagine playing games on your phone kinect style, really cool.

Have you ever watched an iPhone ad, and felt frustrated at the lies being showed to millions who are no doubt watching (and sadly believing) that trash? Of course you have! Especially with the latest round of adverts they have put out.

One youtube user by the name of mmace couldn’t sit back and take this, and decided to go and make his own version, but with that os we all love, android.

Well this is great news for everyone owning a Samsung Galaxy S (and there are a lot of you!). Samsung have just posted on their facebook page that an update to their fantastically awful Kies desktop software is available. Now that in itself might not be enough to excite you, but the reason for the update sure is. The update is in preparation for the 2.3.2 update (thats gingerbread by the way) to your Samsung Galaxy S, Vibrant and Facinate phones.