Author: Leigh Geary
Got £400 ? Want an unlocked Android 2.1 handset from Acer? This is the Acer Stream and it's exclusive to expansys. Inside is a super-quick 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, a 3.7" AMOLED 800x400 screen, 5 megapixel auto-focus camera, HD video recording, ...
Microsoft Senior Product Manager, Greg Sullivan, has confirmed with Pocket-lint that Windows Phone 7 is pretty much glued to the Bing search engine. Third-party search apps will arrive but it looks like they'll probably be standalone as the OS and Bin...
The Google Nexus One is no longer available online. The device, which was given out at Mobile World Congress and several other developer events for free, has also sold well to early adopters online. Google recently announced that sales via the web sho...
Windows Phone 7 devices look set to be given out to all Microsoft employees very soon. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley has re-tweeted a post by Senior Marketing Manager for Emerging Media, Charl Lee-Pearce, although the tweet seems to have gone now. It states.....
Conflipper, for those who aren't aware, has been a great source of information for HTC, Windows Mobile and Android news for quite some time. However, it looks like he's now hanging up his keyboard, with shipped-roms.com finally coming to an end too. ...
See? I told you we'd have another competition. This one is thanks to the lovely people at Mobilefun.co.uk and is for you lucky HTC Desire owners. They've sent us a genuine HTC carry pouch (normally £15.47) and this cool pouch (normally £12.47) which...
A couple of weeks ago we gave you the chance to win one of three MSDN Ultimate subscriptions. We had over a hundred entries, but the lucky winners are as follows... Ian Smith - Dave Poyser - Paul Williams We've had a good rummage around the Coolsmartp...
Today is a day I have been waiting for ever since I saw this handset announced about a month ago (and leaked just before if you are a regular reader of this site). Today I got my hands on my very own Motorola XT720 which launched just yesterday …
Windows Phone VP Joe Belfiore has spoken today with engadget and there's an in-depth video online below. Joshua Topolsky asks Joe about how Windows Phone 7 will differentiate and gets a great insight into the Microsoft mind. Joe states that the Window...
Great news for Vodafone customers who have a Vodafone supplied Nexus One and that is the company have now confirmed that OS 2.2 (FroYo) is available as a free over the air download from next week. Posted by the official Vodafone eForum a moderator tod...
Recently the mobile world has become pretty brutal, with even the mighty iPhone getting punched square in the face by antenna issues. Windows Phone 7 now seems to be in the firing line, with the Boy Genius Report and other sites ripping into the OS. S...
The Apple response to the iPhone 4 reception issues is now here. They've defended their product, stating that only 0.55% of all iPhone 4 users have called them about an antenna or reception issue. We're guessing that many customers will have already k...
The new iOS 4.0.1 has caused quite a stir across the web this morning, with many claiming that Apple has "finally fixed" the signal issues caused by the "death grip". The only change we've seen is in the size of the bars, but we hope that later the …
The Samsung Galaxy Apollo (i5801) has had a price-drop on Orange Pay As You Go. You can now pick one up for £149, although you need to spend another £10 on a top-up. Still, it's a pretty great price for Android 2.1, a 3.2" 240x400 screen, 600Mhz CPU...
Last week we spotted the ZTE Racer on Three for £109.99 on Pay As You Go. It's a good deal for an Android device with 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.8" QVGA screen, GPS, microSD expansion and FM radio. Three have now added it to their contracts too, with pr...
The new Apple iPhone 4.0.1 update has been released. iOS 4.0.1 changes how the signal is displayed on the phone for existing iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4 owners. It basically "enhances" the view by making every bar a little bigger - almost like putting...
Androlib is reporting that over 93,000 apps are now available in the Android Market, with over a billion estimated downloads. The figure has risen constantly, with over 50,000 in April and 60,000 in May. The latest Androlib stats also show that over ...
The last day or so the heat has really picked up on a yet to be announced HTC device going by the name of 'Ace'. Tonight a list of rumored specifications made its way around the internet and so far feedback seems to be positive although again th...
Today is a very happy day for all you T-Mobile G2 users out there, the company is now pushing out the 2.1 ROM update to handsets as an OTA (Over the Air) download. If you have not had the update yet check under settings if you can search …
The poor HTC HD2. It's one of just a few remaining Windows Mobile 6.5 devices still on sale but now both Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 have been squirted into the device, with the fluid Sense interface available for 2.1 too. There's still some tweaks th...
Apple have announced a surprise press conference in their Cupertino HQ tomorrow. It's about the iPhone 4, and it'll likely be about the signal issues that customers have experienced. Since the initial "death grip" was found there's been a continuous s...
T-Mobile UK have just updated their 'Coming Soon' section which now features the Samsung Apollo as due in August. The Apollo runs Android 2.1, has a 3 megapixel camera and a mid range set of specifications so should be available on lower price c...
Welcome everyone to the review on the Samsung Galaxy S, the latest Android phone from Samsung with some outstanding features which will be covered during the review. 4 inch AMOLED Screen 5 Megapixel Camera with 720p HD Video Recording 7.2mb/s HSDPA w...
Another browser update for you Android fans - Opera has got to 5.1 now and adds better support for different screen resolutions, even faster browsing and an overall better user experience - pinch and zoom is in there too by the looks of it.. To downlo...
With Android tablets appearing pretty much everywhere and the iPad dominating it's good to see Microsoft finally entering the arena. Steve Ballmer has promised that getting slate devices out there was "terribly important" and that they will "push forw...
The SwiftKey Beta has just gone live on the Android Market. Put simply this is a throroughly brilliant app which will predict the next word you're typing and, for the most part, it'll get the word right first time after just two letters. The "Fluency"...
Microsoft seem to be hitting the headlines again, this time in a positive way. Andy Lees, Senior VP of Mobile Communications at Microsoft has revealed new features in Windows Phone 7, including the ability to locate your phone if it gets lost, lock it...
The Motorola FLIPOUT will be arriving on Orange very soon and, after playing with the phone for a number of hours, it's definitely aimed at the "youth" market. Media sharing is on board, as is a rather interesting music player that integrates streamin...
First it was the X10 Mini, now another small Android device has landed in our mobile office. This is the Motorola FLIPOUT and it'll be arriving - complete with CAPITAL LETTERS - to Orange very soon. It, along with the X10 Mini, seems to be targeting t...
With cheap Android devices like the Vodafone 845 entering the market it's hardly surprising that other networks are about to do the same. Orange are prepping a "Project JAL" device which will be own-branded and is believe to be based on the ZTE Blade,...
MobileFun are giving awat free cases to iPhone 4 customers suffering from the "death grip" problem. They're normally £7.49, but if you're really quick you can enter the special promo code and get them for absolutely nothing here. Link - Free iPhone 4...
Google have just kicked their Android development into overdrive with the App Inventor. Have a look at the video - it's unbelievably easy to get going and you can have your own app done and ready in minutes. Critics state that the new App Inventor cou...
Just back from picking up a brand new Samsung Galaxy S which will be used to review for CoolSmartPhone and also keep seeing as I signed up to an 18 month deal just to get hands on the device!. Over the next week I will be putting together …
The rise and rise of Android shows no sign of slowing, with new ComScore numbers showing a 4% increase in US market share. The details show that every other OS has declined, although these stats were calculated before the iPhone 4 was released. Micros...
The X10 Mini has certainly challenged our initial opinions. We thought it would be too small to use, but Sony Ericsson seem to have made the most of its' diminutive size. Last night I managed to get it away from Billy for long enough to take some sna...
T-Mobile UK today announced their prices for the iPhone 4 and the 3GS. Both handsets are going on Contract and Pay As You Go but at present no date has been set but with the price list coming out expect a launch pretty soon. On PAYG the 3GS …
If you've been following our Twitter feed you'll probably already know, but here's what we've had our hands on today. It's the tiny (and we really mean that) X10 Mini. Sure, we saw it in February but, when compared to "normal phones" it's really petit...
We've not really heard much about this device, but 3UK are selling this one for just £109.99 without a contract. It's called the "ZTE Racer Black" and has a fairly mid-range spec. A 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.8" QVGA screen, GPS, microSD expansion and F...
Another roadmap leak, this time from T-Mobile USA, has turned up some gems. The Motorola CHARM is up there, which we knew about already, plus there's a "HTC Vanguard" coming in September and a "HTC Emerald" in November. Both of these HTC devices are b...
A few days back we saw some shots of the Motorola CHARM on an AT&T system. Now it's official, with Motorola making the QWERTY messaging phone official just a short while ago. Android 2.1 will have the MOTOBLUR GUI on top and the specs include a 3 mega...
