Author: Leigh Geary
The new versions of the Xperia Mini handsets were launched last month and Dave Samworth has been keeping a close eye on availability. UK network has the Mini Pro showing as coming soon but it states “June”, so that gives them about 4 days. Meanwhile Play.com have an …
Apologies if this isn’t new feature, but I’ve not noticed it before. Basically it’s a graph showing user rating…. But we love graphs don’t we..?! Below is a screen grab of “Beautiful Widgets”: Not much more to add really, just a small addition to the market experience that …
If you’ve got yourself a Desire HD on Orange we could very well have some rather good news. Emails are starting to come in here at Coolsmartphone towers stating that the Android 2.3 upgrade is hitting the network-branded devices as we speak. Give us your feedback if you’ve …
Following on from our earlier story here’s Huawei showing off their new MediaPad and, once again, they tell us of the “new Android Honeycomb 3.2” OS powering the device. It’s “specifically designed” for 7″ tablets according to Huawei. It seems that some tweaks have been done by Google …
Alright, this is just mental now. If you’ve got £30 in your pocket why not click here and get the rather spiffing black version of the T-Mobile Pulse Mini. Until recently only the pink handset has been available at such a bargain basement price. It’s £19.99 plus a …
Did you see our up-close time with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ? Do you want one ? There’s not too long to wait. It’s due to arrive in shops here in the UK from August 4th and both 3G and WiFi versions will be available. Following the …
The hugely successful iOS game ‘Cut the Rope’ is finally available for Android. Another of massively successful games from iOS has been ported, along with Angry Birds and Peggle (This week via the US only Amazon App store- soon to market) this is sure to be very popular. Now, before …
There’s been a bit of a wait since the announcement, but the HTC Sensation is now available to buy on Three. Brendan has been out and about to film a hands-on video of the device .. The Sensation was announced back in April and we have the full …
Today Archos revealed their G9 series of tablets, sporting an impressive specification they are set to be unleashed late September. Two tablets were revealed, the 80 G9 and the 101 G9, the main difference is the screen size, the 80 being an 8″ device with a 1024×768 …
OK, while we were staring at the Maria Sharapova video we spotted several Xperia ray films. This is coming to Three very soon and has an aluminium chasis, aGPS, DLNA, 8.1 megapixel camera and Android 2.3. You can get the full specs here but click on to learn …
Hey guys. What do you get if you mix Maria Sharapova with water ? No, no. Get your mind out of the gutter. You get the full hands on treatment with the Sony Ericsson Xperia active. Maria uses it as her heart rate monitor, shoots HD images and …
Just days after Nokia announced the MeeGo powered Nokia N9, it seems that CEO Stephen Elop has shown off the companies first Nokia Windows Phone to the world…. well it was only supposed to be a select audience and everyone was asked to turn off their recording devices so they …
Your phone is more than just a device for texting and calling. During the past few years the smartphone is no longer just a “geek” device with a stylus or an Exchange connection, it’s a phone that more people have. People expect to be able to browse, to …
Those nice people over at Three have got their hands on the brand new Sony Ericsson Xperia ray. It’s coming to the network in the summer and you can read full details about the phone in our earlier story. Here you get to see the “real thing” being …
So, following on from the earlier story we can now tell you more about the Sony Ericsson Xperia play. It’s got a stylish aluminium body and will be available from Q3 in “selected markets”. We’re actually hearing that Three UK will be picking this up from the summer. …
If you missed our earlier story we can now give you more information on another one of the new Sony Ericsson devices – the Xperia Active. This is really built for the fitness and active fans and includes on-screen heart monitoring. It’s dust proof and water resistant and …
Earlier we told you of the new handsets from Sony Ericsson. The Sony Ericsson Ray and Active are now here, but so too is the Sony Ericsson txt – a device with a 2.6″ 240×320 screen screen and a 3.2 megapixel camera. It’s pretty squarely aimed at the …
Is this the beginning of the end ? Well, if you’re into scaremongering perhaps it is, but we’re more inclined to believe that the iPhone and rumours of a new model are slowing down the gains made by Android in recent months. Data from from IDC shows a …
Tablets, we love them. The electronic ones too. Today an email popped into my inbox about a brand new one, but it’s not powered by Android, iOS or Windows. This is the first tablet aimed squarely at children and, whilst my three-year-old is more than happy playing with …
A technical preview of the upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 – aka Mango – has been popping up on a few websites this past week. It’ll bring multitasking, WiFi hotspot capabilities, threaded messaging, linked inboxes and better Exchange support. Overall there’s a smarter and easier approach to apps, the …
So, if you’re in the UK you can already download the BBC iPlayer app to enjoy the latest episode of “Top Gear” or “Eastenders”. But wait, what if you want to stream something from ITV? Well, now you can thanks to the ITV Player app. With it you …
There were some early delays and to updates on the X10 devices last year but, following an announcement last month, Android 2.3 updates are set to roll from August. The “generic” devices (those which aren’t direct from a network / carrier) will be first with others to follow …
This morning Huawei announced plans for their new 7″ Android tablet , the Mediapad, running Android 3.2 that is apparently designed for 7″ tablets. Huawei marketing chief Victor Xu stated that Android 3.0 and 3.1 are not specifically designed to work on 7″ tablets, but 3.2 is. It will come …
Forgive me if this is old new, I’m not terribly clued up on movie apps. Basically watch free movies on your Android device! Ideal for a tablet or if you have a phone with an output to a TV. Crackle allows you to watch movies and TV shows …
I did check and it’s not April the 1st… Orange today revealed their prototype T-shirt that allows wearers to charge their phone via the T-shirt using the bass vibrations to generate a charge. Orange will be conducting live testing of the gadget at the Glastonbury festival around the ‘Spirit 71’ stage to …
Really, that is correct! According to The Times of India the long awaited ‘Sakshat’ budget tablet is due for a release in India by the end of the month. Priced at an amazing $35 (roughly £22) the tablet is a Government backed device that should retail for 2,200 …
Today a new site went live: www.andypad.co.uk. Andypad is a proposed tablet from a UK based startup who’s aim is to bring a cheap, easily accessible tablet to the market. Now, I know your thinking ‘New startup business’? but the chap behind it is already a successful businessman …
Sony have recently release a new teaser video for their upcoming Android tablet. Not much is revealed, but it is a very cool video! Very much like the old Honda advert. This is only video one of five. Fingers crossed for a quick release and sensible price tag. …
Play.com have put the HP Pre 3 up on their website as available for pre-order ready for a 8th of July release at £349.99. The Pre has been mostly forgotten, Palms flagship phone was well received when it first appeared but for various reasons has fallen by the wayside. …
Another day, another twist to the ongoing HTC Desire/Gingerbread/will they won’t they saga. Todays twist is that they will “cut select apps from the release” of Gingerbread for the Desire. I hope that is it, only thing now is when is it actually coming? That point seems to …
According to BGR, they have news of the next in the Nexus line of phones, the Nexus 4G. Now, I’m rather cynical of these rumours, they seem to pop up once a month until Google actually come clean, so please don’t read too much into this. BGR is stating …
In yet another U turn, HTC today announced that they WILL be bringing Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread’ to the Desire. Good news then. Quite why they decided to announce they wouldn’t and then 24 hours later change their minds I have no idea , it does nothing to help them and …
HTC have come clean and admitted on their Facebook page they won’t be porting Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread’ to the Desire, stating it doesn’t have the memory to cope with Gingerbread as well as their sense overlay. Not good news at all for owners of the original Desire, and …
Not really a huge surprise, but recent data released by comScore and the GSMA shows Google maps being the most ‘connected’ App in the UK in April. Now, a connected App means one that actually transfers data over a network, ruling out games etc as they are generally installed and …
Swype, the keyboard where you swipe your fingers across the keys rather than type, it’s a bit like marmite, you either love or hate it! Personally I love it, I’ve been using it for nearly as long as I’ve had a smartphone…. so I’m quite looking forward to …
Not much I can add to that headline really… According to ClickZ Twitter can and is charging up to $120,000 a day to promote trends, this is up from the $25,000 – $30,000 when it launched promoted trends back in April 2010. It also apparently requires companies to …
Following my earlier post here about Oranges new budget smartphone the Barcelona, Orange have apparently released a few more details. It is to cost £119 to buy with a £20 top up, giving a cost of £139 outright, but the top up can usually be knocked off by …
Orange have put a new smarphone on their website, the Barcelona. The smart ones among you will have noticed the naming trend, following on from last years superb San Francisco- AKA the ZTE Blade. The Barcelona is a totally different device, having a 2.6″ touchscreen and physical qwerty keyboard. No pricing …
Just quick little post to give you something to read while having the first life saving coffee of the day, Mondays, got to love them ! Quite interesting, shame it doesn’t list more of the smaller manufacturers, there is a lot of ‘others’. The growth of Android/Google is quite …
I thought I would make a not-so-quick video showing you my current Android ‘setup’, including some of my favourite apps. As you can probably see, I primarily use my phone as a means of communication, either through SMS, good old fashioned voice calls, or online (Twitter, Google Talk, …
