Category: Android
It’s no secret, I love this thing. I’m using it right now to write this very story and it has a lot of the features that I also love about the iPad. Firstly, the design. Somehow this tablet is better than the Xperia Z phone. It’s beautifully built …
Channel 4 have just updated the iOS and Android app (at the same time) to version 3.0. The new version allows downloading so users can grab programmes from the last 30 days to watch any time within the next 7 days rather than only being able to watch …
It’s Coolsmartphone competition time again! Yay! This week we’re giving away the two Sony Xperia Tablet Z cases that we’ve recently reviewed. Seeing as I’m in in charge of this competition it has to be really simple, so all you have to do is read the reviews of …
Been on the fence about the Galaxy S4? Perhaps it just isn’t blue enough for you. Maybe it just doesn’t go with that new blue Lamborghini you’ve just bought. Happens to all of us. From today though you can head over to Phones 4U and order the S4 in an, …
No I don’t mean Bruce Springstien, I’m talking about Sundar Pichai. Now, he’s has been around the block. He didn’t become the senior vice president of Google without encountering journalists. He really should know that journalists can’t keep secrets, especially when the secret is the manufacturer of the …
With Google announcing Android 4.3 just yesterday, Sony have now come out and confirmed which of their devices will be able to run this new software version which is also going under the JellyBean title. Sony have been known for taking their time on getting upgrades out but …
Shifu is an intelligent task management and todo list. Instead of just reminding you at a set time to do stuff it checks to see when you aren’t doing anything and then reminds you. The developer describes this as follows: Shifu is your smart friend who lives in …
The Tabletwear Advanced Case for the Xperia Tablet Z is a budget stand style case to clad and protect the slender lines of Sony’s finest bit of Android gear. This is my second featured review of cases for the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, the first was of the …
Acer have been flogging away in the tech industry for many years now, in the mobile tech industry they are onto about their fifth generation of mobile devices and the Liquid E2 sits firmly in the mid range budget bracket. I’ve got one for the next few weeks …
With all the excitement of the Google event yesterday, one question remained unanswered. When will the UK get stock? Well, PC World now have both WiFi models on their site with a release date of 13th September. This weems quite a long way off considering the US will …
Google yesterday released the latest incantation of Android 4.3 Jellybean stating that the the Nexus 10, Nexus 7, Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus will all be getting the update over the air (OTA) in the coming weeks. Some of us however can’t wait that long. For those of us …
There has been something missing from stock Android since the very beginning. Many many times I have seen people ask for the inclusion of auto complete for the dialler but the calls have always gone unheeded. Until now. This option doesn’t appear to be turned on by default …
Yesterday afternoon Google announced a whole load of new stuff, mainly centering on the new Nexus 7 and Android 4.3. During the event the did mention the new gaming hub, Play Games. Which uses the new functionality brought into Android at the Google I/O a few months back. …
The Google Chromecast was just unveiled at today’s Google event. Running a modified version of Chrome OS, It allows users to stream from the cloud directly to a TV with support for 1080p and 5.1 surround sound. Notably, the Chromecast allows users to control the stream from any …
As widely expected, Google have today released the new version of Android, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. This is more of an iterative update to Android 4.2, with a few new features added. First off, a new Google Play Games app has been launched. This will act in a …
This afternoon Google have announced the new updated Nexus 7. The original Nexus 7 spearheaded a surge in smaller Android tablets, most people I know at some point owned a Nexus 7 and it remains to be seen if the new Nexus 7 will be successful. Spec wise …
Join the Coolsmartphone writers at 5PM British Summer Time for today’s Breakfast with Sundar Pichai event by Google. We’ll be bringing you all the news, opinions and reactions from this event. We expect to see some more information on Android and Chrome, particularly Android 4.3, a new Nexus 7 …
We’ve got a few precious days with the ever-so-slightly-smaller brother of the HTC One. Sure, the CPU, memory and storage on the HTC One mini is not quite as good as the bigger HTC One, but it’s still a gorgeous looking handset which packs the BoomSound technology, Beats …
Looking to get yourself the HTC One mini? Well, we’ve already got some up-close shots, but today a man in a van dropped off the handset so that we can have a bit of time with it. If you’re a long-time reader then you’ll probably remember something we’ve …
The latest beta version of Swiftkey is now available, and it brings cloud support to spread predictions between all your devices. Swiftkey is a third-party keyboard that predicts what you type, as most Android users will know by now. The way it does this is by analysing what’s …
We’ve got up-close videos, we’ve got pictures, we’ve got all the details. Sure, it was announced and shown off at Mobile World Congress last year, but the Sony Xperia U still has a fairly OK spec-sheet and now it’s down to just £124.99 SIM-free from the boys at …
There I was last night, watching the second-by-second Royal baby news (short version, she’s had a boy), and an advert popped up for Aviva insurance. Nothing new there. It features Paul Whitehouse being utterly unfunny, but at least he’s not Barry Scott (BANG! And the dirt is gone!) …
Believe it or not I’ve never managed to use a Nexus 4, I’ve been near a smashed one once but that’s as close as I’ve got. My recent manoeuvres have been with slightly smaller phones than my regular Galaxy Note II, I’ve bought a Motorola RAZR i and …
Getting the Nexus 4 the other week left me a little nervous, I’ve seen more pictures of shattered back panels than any other phone ever. Needless to say I wanted something to protect it, whilst looking through the dozens of different styles I decided that this time I …
Intro I’m a dropper, a slipper, a butterfingers, the type of person who knows if the phone can drop at the worst time, it will. So testing the snappily named Spigen SGP Google Nexus 4 Ultra Thin Air Case for my Nexus 4 was something I took seriously. …
There are some of us who think that bigger is not always better. There are some of us who can remember back when the Ericsson T28 and T29, The motorola V70 and V90, even the Nokia 8800 family were some of the most luxurious and desirable phones going. …
Excitement over a new Motorola phone is something the world hasn’t experienced for many a year, but the Moto X is causing quite a stir. This is made all the more curious as it’s not exactly well specced. Unlike the impressive 3300mAh battery from the RAZR Maxx, the …
A few days ago a load of leaks and pictures of the new Nexus 7 leaked out, if you missed them recap it here. Above is another image of the new Nexus 7 by Asus which has been leaked by @evleaks this time. You can see the rear …
The Moto X phone should be great, an important evolution of the smartphone in some substantial ways and a resurgence for Motorola. How have I come to this conclusion? Let me explain… A couple of weeks ago I bought the Motorola RAZRi which we reviewed here. This phone …
In this day and age we have come to expect products to leak out before they are released. The above image shows what is to come from Motorola very soon. The Moto X seems to be a mid range device with an average spec, designed to appeal to …
Evening my lovely people. Friday here in merry ‘ole England feels like Cancun. The heat is rising but luckily we’ve all got bottles of water to keep us cool. In no way is it beer. Back in Barcelona we chatted with Motorola and spoke to Senior Marketing Director, …
7.4 million phones in 3 months. That is 2.46 million phones a month. The figure above details Nokia’s handset sales of Windows Phones in 3 months. not bad going that eh!? Now lets take the city of Birmingham in the Midlands, UK. At the last census in 2011 …
Regular readers will know that I’ve ditched my long-standing Orange contract mobe and switched to a rolling monthly deal instead. The benefits are that I’m not hooked into a 2-year deal, I’m spending less because I’m not subsidising that “free” handset, and I can hop to another network …
You follow us on Twitter, right? What? You don’t?! Pish! Come on, whack that button, we’re @coolsmartphone and we’ve got all the juiciest reviews, news and gossip from the smartphone and tablet world. Last night we posted this tweet and it’s sparked quite a bit of interest, so …
The LG Optimus L3 was part of the surprisingly successful L-Series of budget Android phones. So successful that there is a second series now available. I’ve had the entry level Optimus L3 II for a couple of weeks to see what all the fuss is about. Tech Specs …
Oi! Youth! Wanna MediaPad? Huawei have just announced their new tablet and it’ll be available in Russia, China, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Europe in Q3. It’s just 9.9mm thick and runs a dual-core 1.6GHz processor alongside a GPU for fast and smooth gaming. Built using a strong …
A case made of bamboo. It’s not something you hear of every day, but that’s what he people from The Snugg have loaned us. It’s currently £29.99 or $29.99 (don’t get me started on that currency conversion) and here’s a look at it. First up. Yes, it’s very …
We mentioned back in March that the LG Optimus G was due to arrive in the UK but now the successor has been announced by LG, and we can say goodbye to the “Optimus” name. Their Korean office has just put this press release live along with the …
The Huawei Ascend Mate marked a new era of enormous oversized phones, along with the Galaxy Mega they push the limits of people’s pockets. Leigh reviewed the Ascend Mate a few weeks ago and now you can pick one up from £29 per month on Vodafone here. I’m …
You know all about the HTC One Mini by now. As a Coolsmartphone reader you’ll have already seen our hands-on pictures and videos, but what you might not know yet is that it’ll be hitting both the EE and O2 network too. We’ve just had confirmation that the …
