The Roku set-top box has officially begun shipping for those in the UK market. And nicely done, they will arrive with the BBC iPlayer channel. More specifically, the Roku players will arrive with more than 40 streaming channels including a few that are region specific. Some of the others that will join the BBC iPlayer more »

It has been quite a while since we first heard about the Archos Smart Home Phone. In fact, we mentioned it way back in June of 2011. And well, as of this date in early 2012 it looks like those in the UK can now move forward and make a purchase. With that being said, more »

Play.com, a United Kingdom based retailer, is listing the sleek Sony Xperia S as launching on January 30th.  Despite being announced by Sony at CES 2012, the Xperia S — previously known as the Nozomi — was not given a launch date.  Previous evidence suggested a launch in early March, but if Play.com’s information proves more »

A few months ago Netflix signed a deal to stream Miramax movies in the US and Latin America, and now the two companies announced a deal for the United Kingdom and Ireland as well. Miramax titles like Pulp Fiction, Goodwill Hunting, and Chicago will be on Netflix as it launches in the UK and Ireland more »

Those who happen to be in the UK and have been waiting for the time when they could purchase the Galaxy Nexus — your time has come. The handset will be available beginning today November 17th from 8am by way of Phones 4u. That said, those interested should make their way over to Oxford Street more »

There is a new print magazine from Imagine Publishing that is on store shelves in the United Kingdom. It’s called Android Magazine and it’s dedicated to all things Android. The first issue is selling for £4.99 or around $8 a piece. Android Magazine isn’t available in the United States yet, but it will be making its way over in a few weeks.

Expansys, an independent cell phone shop in the UK, has a pre-order page live for the highly anticipated Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo. The Android smartphone that was once plagued by delays resulting from the Japanese Tsunami is now on the precipice of launching in the United Kingdom. The Xperia Neo is said to begin shipping more »

Despite already having seen the listing on the Expansys website, Acer has officially announced the release plans for the Acer Stream. The handset will be available for those in the UK by way of online retailer Expansys where it will be selling for £399 (roughly $615 US). This comes with some good news and bad more »

Nokia will begin selling their latest phone dedicated to social networking starting on June 18 in the online Nokia store and it will sell for 109 Euros (or $130). Available SIM free, the C3 is available in three different colors including hot pink, slate grey, and golden white. The phone boasts a full QWERTY keyboard more »

In a story that feels as if it should have happened years ago, UK users will soon have Gmail. Of course, they have had Google Mail all this time, so really the change is just in name only. But the good news is that those in the UK will soon be able to sport a more »