Author: Leigh Geary
HTC Desire HD devices appear to be getting an Over The Air update about now. The new software version should be 2.29.405.2 and is apparently a "large update" although in the footnote it actually states "Android market Update" which should be fairly sm...
Google's Andy Rubin must be feeling pretty good right now. Straight off the back of the new Nexus S he's been filmed showing a new protype Motorola Android tablet with a dual-core NVIDIA chip and Android Gingerbread. Not only that, but a new vector-ba...
If you've seen our Windows Phone 7 Review then you'll know about the "Push Notifications" that update the Live Tiles on the main screen. It's what makes those Live Tiles.. err.. "Live". A lot of the apps we tested didn't seem to have the ability to us...
Sure, if we're honest this shouldn't really be news. Copy and paste should just be there, as default, in any smartphone you buy. Windows Phone 7 got released without this feature but now developer devices are starting to receive an update to add this ...
Fancy getting your texts, tweets, Facebook updates, emails and weather updates on a tiny mobile device you can put on your wrist? Meet the Sony Ericsson LiveView. It's available for £69 from Clove and, through the magic of Bluetooth, you can also use...
Gingerbread - aka Android 2.3 - is arriving. The SDK is already online and the OS will appear first in the Samsung Nexus S which you can now see in action below. It'll have a 4" WVGA (480x800) Super AMOLED capacitive contour display which is "designed...
The latest version of Google's Android OS - Gingerbread (or 2.3) - has been released. As well as being available on the Nexus S, the OS is being released for the Nexus One as we speak, and the SDK is also available from Google. The latter ...
Google have officially announced the Nexus S - complete with Gingerbread - and it will be available exclusively through Carphone Warehouse with limited stock available "before the end of the month". The device is made by Samsung and comes complete wit...
The team at 3 very kindly loaned us a Samsung Omnia 7 recently to review for you all, and here is that review!. There is a massive 25 minute video review after the link and you can also click below for a photo album of various shots of …
This is the Sky TV application for Windows Phone 7. It's a pretty popular tool that iPhone and Android users will already be familiar with. You can search through listings, browse programme times or set programmes to "Remote Record" from anywhere with...
Rumors of a Sony Ericsson Playstation Phone have been around for a while, and recently more and more leaks with pictures, videos and specs have started to appear online. Well now we have another video for you to check out of this as of yet unannounced...
After Orange & T-Mobile, 3 have now announced their pricing for the iPad. The up front cost is identical, with £199 for a 16gb, £249 for a 32gb, and £349 for a 64gb on a 24 months contract, but the monthly charge is £25 a ...
The annual International Communications Market report from Ofcom is out today. It reveals that, amongst the countries surveyed, the UK has seen the highest rise in smartphone ownership since 2009 with a 70% jump. Over a quarter of people in the UK (26...
Yes, it's taken a while but heck, it's here. The official Google Reader app has finally touched down on Android. The free application supports sharing with other apps, multiple accounts and it'll save all your settings with that big friendly Google cl...
HTC Desire handsets on Orange appear to have just been updated from software version 2.17.61.2 to 2.17.61.3. To be honest we're not sure at this stage what it's for, what's removed, added or fixed. Thanks to Dave Samworth and Richard Haywood for the ...
Stats from number-crunchers Nielson show a rather huge jump in Android Smartphone OS share. It now has 22.7% share against Windows Mobile, which was around 19% at the start of this year but - according to these October details - has a 14% share now. W...
Us Android users felt a bit left out when Rovio released a Halloween Special of Angry Birds for iPhones, but fear not, as they have just released a festive version of Angry Birds for Android! This seasonal version has a "surprise" for each day o...
Are you a Windows Phone 7 developer who went to the open days back in September last year ? Did you submit an app in October ? If you sold lots of apps and made cash you're probably quite happy right now, but unfortunately it looks like February …
Spotify have updated their popular app for Android. The update features graphic and performance improvements. The update is available in the Android Market now and includes the following changes.. - All the graphics have been re-done and are now avail...
The Archos Tablets have just been upgraded with a new OS (Android 2.2), better performance and a host of extra goodies including... - Enhanced Microsoft Exchange support: it is now possible to synchronize contacts and calendar events - Allow to insta...
The people that brought you the Windows Phone 7 unlock tool have now released a custom ringtone manager for Windows Phone 7. Don't pop those champagne corks just yet though, this needs either an unlocked developer phone or that unlock tool we mentione...
Got a Samsung Galaxy S from T-Mobile? Listen up. A post on the T-Mobile forums indicates that the Android 2.2 update will be rolling today, however it does come with a strange caveat.. “The aim was and still is to have the FOTA update available ...
Orange have a lot of special deals on clearance stock at the moment. Some offers are only available for 48 hours plus there's lots of iPhone cases and some buy one get one free offers too. Dive in and let us know if you find any particularly juicy …
Many of us are enjoying some early snow here in the UK but, if you're planning to jet off for some "serious" snow-fun, GPSSkiMaps could be just what you need. This will map our ski and snowboarding resorts in more than 100 US and Canadian resorts plus...
Another website has popped up to let you look through Windows Phone 7 apps and games from the comfort of your computer browser. Called WP7 Applist it lists recent changes, price drops and sorts all the software into neat categories. Currently the sit...
So here it is at last. Our HTC 7 Mozart review. Inside is Windows Phone 7, 8GB of storage, an 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash. Outside it's one piece of aluminium with a very solid but lightweight feel. We've already had a look at the OS itself …
We knew even before Windows Phone 7 was completed that a few features would have to wait and that the first update would fix a lot of the issues reviewers had flagged up. Custom ringtones, copy and paste etc. Although we kinda all knew it, developer C...
Customers on Vodafone UK who are on £40 or over price plans will get an added bonus now of getting 25MB a day free data roaming in certain EU countries as from 1st December. Before now on these plans Vodafone gave you 5MB so this extra dat...
One app we've perhaps not covered here at coolsmartphone is Tango. It's a way of making free mobile video calls to other Tango users. An updated version was added to the Android Market on November 19th. Even without a face-pointing camera it's still ...
Just yesterday a tool called ChevronWP7 was released. It is designed to unlock your Windows Phone 7 and allow "side-loading" of apps and games without the Windows Phone Marketplace. This will unlock your phone and let apps install that could access pr...
The Sony Ericsson LiveView is an innovative idea. A tiny device which you can clip on your clothing or wear on your wrist. Using Bluetooth it'll communicate with your phone and display texts, missed calls, Tweets, Facebook updates, RSS feeds, weather ...
Orange & T-Mobile have released their pricing for subsidised iPads. For £25 a month (for existing customers) you can get a 16gb iPad for £199 with 1gb peak and 1gb offpeak + 3gb of WiFi. Full details of the Orange prices ar...
Android seems to be everywhere at the moment. Reehan Jameel has given me a nudge about this iDect iHome Phone. For £99.99 you get a high-quality DECT home phone with answer machine powered by Android 1.6. It has a microSD card slot, browser and will ...
Hyperbees are an Android games publisher. They are responsible for the hugely popular Speedx 3D game. The game has reached 50 thousand downloads on the Android market. To celebrate this they are offering 50% discount on all of their games for about th...
ADW Launcher is a home screen replacement application. It will totally replace HTC Sense or Motorola Motoblur or the stock android launcher2. If you have not tried any home replacement applications today is a good day to have a go! Today an update has...
A short announcement from Three has confirmed that they will also be offering "purchase options" for iPad users. They state that these will include.. “..more affordable prices when purchased with a data service plan, for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G m...
Windows Phone 7 can now boast 3,000 games and applications to download. Windows Phone exec Todd Brix has stated that 15,000 developers are "signaling their intent" to produce Windows Phone 7 apps and there's a definite buzz around the platform. Link -...
Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread) seems now to have been confirmed for the upcoming Samsung Nexus S. Some super-wobbly shots have appeared on xda-developers.com showing the versions screen and curvy Nexus S handset. Rumoured specs suggest an 4" 800x480 sc...
It's great to see that Google are planning to add content ratings for all apps within the Android Market. The system, which will be rolling out "in a few weeks" will help people choose applications that are suitable for them. There will be four catego...
This, courtesy of Clove Technology, is the Sony Ericsson LiveView. For £68 it'll show live texts, Tweets and Facebook updates on your wrist by grabbing data from the phone in your pocket. Using Bluetooth it'll also let you control music and see who's...
