Author: Leigh Geary
For those who don't mind upgrading their sexy new HD2 with unofficial software, there's now a "cooked" 6.5.3 ROM over at MoDaCo and more HD2 ROMs on xda-developers.com. Using the latest ROM version that we saw in the T-Mobile colours and includes the ...
The Android version of the HTC Sense UI has already impressed us greatly but there's yet more to come with a new version (codenamed "Espresso") now appearing on the web hacked into the Hero. In the vid below you can see the new chrome-effect icons and...
It's Christmas Eve and there's snow falling across the land. It's been quite a big year for coolsmartphone.com. We've added a totally new look-and-feel to the site, overhauled the entire navigation, added Android news and a seperate iPhone news site. ...
Specs and rumoured "invite only" sales for the Nexus One have popped on Engadget.com. The specs seem to match the HTC Bravo we saw in leaked details from earlier this month. A 5 megapixel shooter, 1Ghz CPU, GPS, compass, accelerometer, 3.7" WVGA AMOLE...
We'll have our Motorola Dext review online later today. It's the European version of the Motorola Cliq - an Android handset with slide-out QWERTY. It's bigger brother is the Motorola Droid - a handset which is being advertised heavily in the USA. Here...
I'm sure I saw this video floating around the t'interwebs last night but it had a dirty great website logo in the middle. Thankfully a much clearer version is now available which at last gives us a fairly decent walk-through of the new HTC device from...
Yesterday we pointed out a gift idea for .. yourself this Christmas. Today there's another one - the the T-Mobile G2 Touch (aka HTC Hero) for £19.99 per month. OK, so it's a 24-month contract and that is quite a long time, but you only pay £20 for …
We carried quite a few videos uploaded by thenexusone.com recently. It looks like everything has been pulled off-line now - the videos have been remove from YouTube and the website is offline. Luckily there's now more video and much clearer pictures h...
Let's face it, the majority of your Christmas presents may end up being a bit naff. I like to buy a Christmas present for myself, so I'd like to recommend this neat accessory. It's a desktop cradle - this one is for the HTC Hero and is available …
The iPhone is now expected to arrive on Vodafone on January 14th. You can read more about it on iPhoneBANG, but we're more concerned about this post in the Vodafone forums. It seems to suggest that the HTC HD2 is being pushed aside to give the upcomin...
Thanks to everyone emailing in about the continuing o2 data problems here in the UK. According to o2 Tweets it's due to an IP addressing problem and they'll have it fixed as soon as possible. Let us know if you're affected, or even if you're not! Upda...
HDBlog.it have just posted this video showing the latest 2.01 ROM on the HD2. There's improvements in the music tab and also a bran new documents tab which shows previews of your PDF's, Word, XLS documents and much more. Bits of this have already appe...
The Xperia X10 has just popped up on the Federal Communications Commission website and there's pics-a-plenty. A user manual for the "X10 / X10i" has also appeared which details the funky GUI (aka "Timescape") and the media experience known as "Sony Er...
We neglected to mention yet another update for the mighty HTC HD2 on Friday. This one is for any version equal or less than 6.26 (build 1921.1625) and will "extend support" of the SD card storage capability. Grab it on the link below, and many thanks...
HTC have turned on their widget listings within the Android Market today. Four are listed so far and it shows just how far HTC have travelled - the hardware, the GUI and now extra software for the GUI and the OS itself. Although these are fairly simp...
If there's one thing that really annoys us it's when something gets removed from a phone by an operator. We'll review a handset - like the HTC HD2 for example - and then receive emails that a network operator version is different and lacks some of the...
Just yesterday I was browsing rainymood.com and thinking, "That's a bit weird, but I guess I can understand why people would want it". It's basically a website that plays "mood sounds" - in this case rain and the odd crackle of thunder. There's other ...
phandroid.com have shots of the new Android-powered Motorola Enzo online. It's also known as the "Motorola Backflip" and has no doubt received that name due to the way that the keyboard rotates round - it actually parks itself facing outwards as you'l...
We told you about the LG eXpo some weeks back after it got announced by AT&T. Today it's available online or at AT&T stores for our US readers. Inside is Windows Mobile 6.5, a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 and tri-band 3G / HSDPA ...
The USA is an incredibly different mobile market to that of Europe, however we just couldn't ignore the figures that are coming out of comScore. Published on dev site fiercedeveloper.com it shows that the iPhone now has a greater market share than all...
The rather excellent Huawei-built T-Mobile Pulse has just received an update. According to the T-Mobile support pages this refresh .. "..Helps improve the stability of the Pulse and the quality of audio..." To apply you'll need to download this ZIP ...
We've been tracking Windows Mobile for a good 7 years now and have kinda got used to seeing updates appearing every year or three, so when we began tracking Android it suddenly became much harder to follow the constant OS refreshes. Although Google An...
Another update has just rolled onto the HTC website, this time it's for the HTC Touch2 that we reviewed some months back. The update, which can be found here, is for unbranded handsets which have a ROM version of 1.30.xxx.x or lower. Details from HTC ...
Remember the Xperia X1 ? It launched last year after a massive advertising campaign. It did reasonably well, although manufacturing delays did hamper things slightly. Now the Xperia X2 is all ready to go and Vodafone bagged the exclusive. Today howeve...
Hmmm.. engadget have noticed something very interesting about the new Google Phone...Now, let's just ignore for the moment these arguments about whether the Nexus One is a future HTC handset Google are testing or whether it's going to launch direct fr...
Woaha, yet more updates for the HTC HD2 ! Today it's an update for your texting. We're not totally sure what this fixes but HTC say that it'll give a "fast and reliable" SMS system. This update is only needed if your ROM version is equal to 1.49.xxx.x...
Thanks to "Grinder" for this one. He's been watching the HTC HD2 ROM Update page and today the UK version has been added (1.48.405.2). It adds several improvements - Opera now switches easily from portrait to landscape mode, flipping back and forth th...
Bejesus. Google. Android. Everywhere. There simply is no stopping the Android monster right now (unless Google themselves release their own version and upset all their partners). Computerworld.com are stating that Acer will be pushing out five or six ...
The HTC HD2 is still selling extremely well but we're still not totally sure on the situation for Vodafone customers. We contacted HTC about the stock issues on Voda and they stated that all orders would be fulfilled with the handset still being avail...
Over the weekend the Google Phone news has pretty much exploded all over the web. There's still some doubt whether this is just a test device aimed at Google employees or whether it's aimed at a commercial launch in January. However, following earlier...
That "Google Phone" rumour just refuses to go away. Today Tweets have appeared, supposedly from Google employees, mentioning that they've received the new Google Phone. Other Twitter users followed with Tweets like this... "A friend from Google showed...
I've been using the Motorola Dext as my main phone for a few days now. Available on Orange it's an Android 1.5 handset with a QWERTY sliding keyboard and the new MotoBLUR interface. Following our video overview and picture special we've now got an up-...
Our good friends at devicewire.com now have the HTC Hero back in stock. It's available in a range of colours - white, pink and brown. It costs £359.99 for the pink and brown one or £349.99 for the white one. All phones are supplied totally unlocked ...
You may have read a few rumours on the web regarding the HTC HD2 and Vodafone. According to the stories Vodafone will be dropping the handset. However, after contacting HTC we've been assured that this is not the case and that the wording of the email...
Some time back the HTC Touch Pro2 had it's Windows Mobile 6.5 update. However, Orange users have had to wait. If you bought the device through Orange then the wait is finally over - just head over to this support page and grab the update. Once complet...
Got a HD2? Read about that pink spot on the camera? Well now you can download a fix. Well, those of you who got the device from somewhere like devicewire can (i.e. Unlocked). The HTC support page states that the update will deliver... "..clear digita...
I want to thank everyone for contributing towards our yearly donation drive. It's fantastic to receive help from you guys and everything we're receiving is going into paying for our server bandwidth and co-lo costs. There's just a few hours left to do...
Skyfire have announced version 1.5 of their Windows Mobile browser. It brings support for VGA screens, smooth scrolling, a more finger-friendly UI, full-screen mode and performance enhancements. In addition there's an auto-move text entry box which mo...
Yesterday was the video overview. Today it's the picture special. The Motorola Dext is the European version of the "Cliq" and has a 3.1" HVGA screen. There's a 5 megapixel auto-focus cam around the back, 3G and WiFi connectivity plus a 3.5mm audio por...
Yesterday devicewire.com had an offer on the HTC Hero Gift Set. It's an ideal present idea for yourself or anyone who has recently picked up the Hero, and the good news is that the offer has been extended, so you can still get one for just £26.99 wit...
