Author: Leigh Geary
Microsoft are prepping for their big event in San Francisco. It'll be broadcast live here at 6PM UK time (10AM Pacific). We've already talked about the Project Pink phones and there's now rumours of it targetting the "tween" market (children between 9...
This small square Motorola device appeared briefly on Droiddog, although it's now been pulled. To be honest we don't know a fat lot about it other than the square screen, swivel keyboard, Android 2.1 OS and MotoBLUR. This square screen adds yet anothe...
This weekend I've had a short while to play with the HTC HD mini. There's simply not enough time for a full review, but I do have plenty of up-close photos including that yellow see-thru battery compartment. Day 3 of the video diary is online here and...
"Sorry boss, I was just having a coffee when I heard this 'click' and.." Oh dear, it looks like someone has managed to snap the "Turtle" handset we saw in renders back in September. This is one of the Pink Project phones and we should hear more about …
OK, I give up on trying to produce brilliantly professional videos. Half way through this one our son, Billy, popped in to do some colouring. We've only got the HTC HD mini for a couple of days so I've stuck it online anyway :) Today we compare the …
Something is happening on Twitter. The #tmdp tag is being mentioned more and more with Tweets now coming from San Francisco - the location for the April 12th announcement. This particular Tweet references the recent glut of big product announcements f...
Here's a very interesting blog post from a computing student in London. It details how Andrew, a computing student from London, located and retrieved his stolen belongings using WaveSecure on his HTC Hero. The app will let you backup and restore your ...
Guess what we've got ? No, it's not another Android phone. It's actually a Windows Mobile phone. The HTC HD mini is here but we've only got it for the weekend. As usual, we'll be putting this through its paces over the next couple of days and sticking...
Yesterday we got to borrow the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. It's got an 8.1 megapixel camera, 480x854 WVGA screen, WiFi, aGPS, Bluetooth and all the usual Android goodness. Sony Ericsson have also added the Timescape and Mediascape applications to help y...
The Orange Wednesdays app has been around for the iPhone for some time but wait, the Android version is now here too. With Orange Wednesdays you get 2 for 1 cinema vouchers and this app will tell you what's on near you and will let you read reviews, …
Every now and then I tend to write a "warning" post and this, I'm afraid, is another one for Microsoft. One of the first came in 2007. I said that
Lookie what's just turned up at coolsmartphone towers. It's the white Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. This particular shade is exclusive to Orange and a very nice looking handset, if a little wider than we remembered. We're just getting to grips with the So...
Orange have added some new mobile broadband deals to their portfolio with extra data allowances for businesses and data-hungry customers. Four contract options now include the folowing packages.. "Business Everywhere 5 to 9" - Unlimited data between ...
The HTC Desire. o2 are selling it, Three will shortly be doing the same and, good news, Vodafone seem to have it live and T-Mobile do too. This morning Orange started shipping it and you're all busy chatting about it in the forums So great news then. ...
The poor Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 has had a fair amount of bashing. It was supposed to move on from the X1 and was all set for a huge exclusive on Vodafone. However, delays soon occured and then Vodafone dropped it all together. The Android-powered X10...
The HTC Desire is now available to buy on Orange. We're not seeing it on the Orange site right now, but Matt Gough has emailed in to say.. "Just got off the phone to Orange (from calling 150) and the HTC Desire has been launched as of 9AM. …
The Motorola DEXT is available for just £149 on Pay As You Go in the Orange Easter sale. That's half the normal price, so you can bag a very decent Android QWERTY for a very decent price. It's also available on contract from nothing, plus you can div...
With Apple beginning to sell the iPad and a new version of the iPhone OS just around the corner it's now time for Microsoft to reveal something too. An event in San Francisco on April 12th has been setup with this invite being posted out to journalist...
Three are to launch the HTC Desire on Tuesday April 20th in stores, online and through telephone sales. Prices range from £35 per month on the "Internet Texter" plan for "unlimited" internet, unlimited texts, unlimited 3-to-3 calls and 750 minutes. O...
Orange have an Easter Sale on their PAYG range of handsets and the best value is a 50% price drop on the Android powered Motorola Dext now at only £149.99 down from £299.99 The Dext is the first phone from Motorola to feature MotoBlur whic...
Woah. We weren't expecting that. After (slightly) taking the mickey out of the "windows Phone 7 Series" name here at coolsmartphone they've only gone and dropped the word "Series" ! We always thought that it was slightly cumbersome to say, "Hey, have ...
A few days ago we spotted the Xperia X10 popping up in o2 magazines along with other Android and Windows Mobile kit. Now we're hearing that people have already starting to get them from o2 via retentions. We've had an anonymous mail telling us that th...
We're getting stacks of mail about the HTC Desire. This really is proving to be a very popular handset and, when I popped into town earlier, it was being advertised heavily with a definite emphasis on the 1Ghz speed. Dave Burgess has spotted it in the...
A quick update before I go off and start raiding the Easter Eggs. Firstly, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is now in shops as you can see - this one was spotted in a Three store. Also, I've had quite a few emails asking about the Desire on …
Anyone who's played with a ROM will probably know about Paul from MoDaCo. I'm sure he still owes me a beer, but I'm still quite happy to mention this :) Paul has just managed to root the HTC Desire and the HTC Legend. Most Android owners probably won'...
I've just had a look around the Virgin Mobile website and there's now a really good range of handsets. Virgin are an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) using the T-Mobile network here in the UK. They've just put the HTC Desire in their catalogue a...
Google have once again joined in the April Fools fun with the Animal Translator. It's available for your Android phone right now (although we couldn't find it on handsets running Android 1.5) just do a search for "Translate for Animals" in the Market....
Are you? Well, according to some posts over on xda-developers there's a definite pink hue on the HTC Desire and HTC Legend. It shows up on the screen and seems that some might have it worse than others. The AMOLED screen certainly is different to the ...
T-Mobile have just announced a new offer for their customers. It's called "Night In" and from next week it'll let you enjoy a mid-week treat from Blockbuster. T-Mobile customers can rent a game and a movie or two movies for two nights and grab some sn...
We mentioned that there was a possible delay in the HTC Desire shipping on T-Mobile last week but we were quickly told that no, there was no delay. Now there's more news. T-Mobile actually sold out but have now got more in stock. An official T-Mobile Tweet tells …
Exclusive breaking news on the HTC Legend and that is Vodafone have brought the launch date forward a few days and it will be on the system available to order TODAY!, This is information I have just been given from a source at Vodafone. Pricing is 18m...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has now moved from the "Coming Soon" section to the normal "Pay Monthly" section on Orange in both black and white. They're currently showing as out-of-stock but we believe this is because stock is due to arrive very soon....
Over at xda-developers.com there's now an Android 2.1 ROM complete with HTC Sense for WVGA / VGA devices. Sure, that might not sound stunning but wait - this is for flashing onto Windows Mobile devices. This video shows it running on the HTC Diamond 2...
First we had the HTC HD2 apparently running Windows Phone 7 Series. The audience went crazy and there's still a fairly decent majority who think that this original video is real. However, another video quickly followed, this time of the HTC Diamond ru...
Over the years we've seen Windows Mobile grow and fragment. The OS was so customisable that there were skins, extra apps and enhancements added by manufacturers and mobile networks across the world. Updating the core soon became a tricky and drawn-out...
Last month the BBC announced that official iPlayer and news / sports apps would be available for Android. This will now be postponed with the BBC Trust deciding to take a look at the business case. The Trust has been urged to block plans to launch a n...
Devicewire are taking stock of the HTC Legend tomorrow and they'll be delivering before 1PM on April 1st for anyone who pre-ordered. It's selling for £369.95 unlocked and there's no contract. Vodafone are also due to ship the Legend on April 2nd with...
The earlier story about Windows Phone 7 appearing on the HTC HD2 has caused a great deal of interest. Now, within the same thread over at htcpedia.com is this video of a HTC Diamond running Windows Phone 7 Series. We spotted this story earlier this af...
Remember how Orange got the exclusive on the white Xperia X10 ? Well now they're at it again. We've had a few questions this weekend regarding the availability on the HTC Desire and so we asked Orange. They've now stated that yes, the Desire is still ...
What's this ? The o2 April catalogue? What's this I spy inside ? Well I'll be, it's the Android-powered HTC Desire and the Windows-powered HD mini. The HD2 is in the middle, this is a phone that's already out on o2 and may get a sales boost thanks …
