Category: Android
Writers for tech web sites, such as coolsmartphone, spend years gaining contacts for getting insider information and leaks. These days, however, all that’s needed is to stand outside a branch of Carphone Warehouse! Hot on the heals of the inadvertent early launch of their Nexus 4 pre-order page, …
If you have a Nexus 7 you’ll be able to try out Ubuntu on your device now. I tried yesterday and, unlike the OMG Ubuntu posting states, it’s not quite polished as yet. However, as far as you would know it’s just like running Ubuntu 12.10 on your …
We won’t lie. Sometimes you get it wrong, but sometimes, you get it right – and releasing the user manual of the LG E960 aka the Google Nexus 4 before the phone has been announced can be taken as a little of both. Right for us, anyway. The …
Many of us were excited to see what Google had to launch in the way of Nexus devices on Monday but sadly it seems we’ll have to wait a little while longer. Hurricane Sandy is heading towards the east coast of the US and Google has decided …
The Google Nexus 10 is the most eagerly awaited tablet since… the iPad Mini. OK, this is a pretty big deal in the Android world anyway. It’s widely expected that the latest Nexus tablet will be released at the Google event on Monday 29th October in New York …
With the launch of the UK’s first 4G network only days away and after EE have come in for some major criticism over their price plans for the super-fast network, the competition have decided that they are not going to remain quiet and surrender but have come out …
The iPad mini is here but, and this might surprise you, it’s not as cheap as you’d hope. But… …the clones are here… The GooPad mini has an 8″ 1024×768 screen, dual-core 1.4GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 8 GB storage, a 2 megapixel rear cam, a 0.3 megapixel front …
A few days ago we saw some info about the Xbox Smartglass app for Windows RT and Windows Phone. It was basically an advanced companion app for your Xbox, where you could control media playback, browse the Web and install apps and games. Microsoft mentioned that an Android …
Online retailer Expansys have dropped us a line to say that they have just got the black version of the Galaxy SIII. The Galaxy SIII has probably been then most successful Android phone so far this year. Most people who get one absolutely love them. No doubt someone …
For those of you with an interest in the Pebble ‘e-ink’ watch crowd sourced via Kickstarter project an update was sent out this morning, although there were no shipping dates confirmed it looks like Eirc and his team have been hard at work on the product. The update …
So, EXIF data has appeared as part of a set of leaks pointing towards the existence of a Nexus 10 tablet. Of course, EXIF data can be spoofed relatively easily, so up until now we haven’t really attributed that much credibility to the images. However, today the EXIF data …
Fancy a HTC One X but want more memory, more speed and better battery life? Have a look at the HTC One X+. It’s just popped into the O2 store and the uprated handset also includes Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It costs £399.99 on Pay & Go or …
On October 29th, it will be 10 years since Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, one of the most popular titles in the series. To mark this anniversary, Rockstar are enhancing the game for release on iOS and Android devices. Details, including a launch date, are thin on the …
I don’t know how you spent your childhood, but I spent a lot of mine parked in front of the family PC playing Theme Park World, developed by those geniuses at Bullfrog. I had already been drawn in with Theme Hospital (I still play it) and I couldn’t …
If you’ve got an S3 and it’s SIM-free, get checking Kies for your Jelly Bean update, because it’s available right now. Lee and Carl have both emailed after pumping their Samsung Galaxy S3 handsets up to Android 4.1.1 – they’re now on JRO03c.I9300XXDLJ4. Let us know whether you’ve …
The sequel to the hugely popular 8-bit platform game Meganoid, Meganoid 2 has just been released. The sequel is more Indiana Jones than it’s predecessor but it is damn good difficult fun. I’ve reviewed this over at our sister site, thecoolgamer here, so if you want to have a …
Meganoid is a hugely successful Android and iOS 8-bit platform game. The aim of the game is to make your way through the hundreds of levels avoiding death. Well Orange Pixel have come out with a sequel which on the outset seems to offer more of the same …
The almighty Apple might be reducing the size of their iPad but let’s not forget about the Android-powered Asus Google Nexus 7. It’s now down to £169.99 for the 16GB version over at PC World. For that you get Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), an 800 x 1280 7″ …
Today we have another noteworthy freebie in the UK Amzon Appstore. It is Jelly Defense which normally costs £2.45, it is a tower defence type of game with a animated surreal twist. Here is the game description: Finally something worth defending! Join the Jelly forces now and lead …
Pictures posted on The Verge today appear to show the instruction manual from the rumoured Samsung made Nexus 10 tablet. Google are hosting an event on Monday where it is heavily rumoured that they will launch a new handset made by LG, commonly known as the Nexus 4, …
It looks like someone at Carphone Warehouse hit “activate” on their website a little bit early. They have published the upcoming LG Nexus 4 has popped up on their website. Available for free from £31 per month on either Vodafone or O2. They haven’t published any specs yet, …
We all love a bit of Bejewelled right? Well I sure do and today’s Amazon Appstore freebie will help alleviate my urges. Bejewelled is one of those games where you have to join up matching colours of jewels. It soon becomes addictive and you’ll soon be hooked. As …
In a move no doubt prompted by the upcoming LG Nexus 4, LG have released the Ice Cream Sandwich source code. So what does this mean? Well the Optimus 2X was released in early 2011 and it was the first dual core device on the market. It’s history …
One of the surprise hits of late in the mobile handset arena was the Samsung Galaxy Note. It sold by the bucketload and even now the waxing lyrical hasn’t stopped. It was therefore no shock when Samsung announced the Galaxy Note II and thanks to the lovely people …
Anyone who likes looking for leaks on new handsets and who are on twitter needs to check out @evleaks, and once again they have produced the goods….this time in what appears to be the brand new ‘Nexus’ phone under the name LG Nexus 4 and is expected to …
Skint? Yep, me too. Sometimes I treat myself to a packet of chewing gum. Times are hard, so it’s good to see finance being offered on these high-value gadgets we carry around. Expansys have an offer on the Galaxy Note 10.1 which offers 0% finance, so you can …
The ZTE Kis is a budget phone currently on Virgin Mobile and ready for Christmas they are announcing a festive version. In White of course. ZTE today launched its record-breaking Kis smartphone in white. The handset will be available on Virgin Media in a white finish, as well …
The black version of the ever-excellent Samsung Galaxy SIII will be available SIM-free tomorrow. This 16GB model is out on for £409.99 from Expansys. You know the deal by now – a quad-core 1.4GHz CPU, 4.8″ screen, 1280×720 pixel screen, 8 megapixel camera at the back, 2 megapixel …
When Google decided to withdraw support for Adobe Flash player there was one obvious casualty…..BBC’s much used and much loved iPlayer. After some alleged pressure from the BBC, Adobe restored access to iPlayer on the Play store but it was still not natively supported for Jellybean devices and …
There have been rumours about all sorts of phones and tablets recently, but very few of them have any more than “unnamed sources” to go on. It’s only when we see physical evidence that things start to get juicy. That’s where this interesting result from GLBenchmarks of a …
We were amazed surprised happy to finally see the Nexus version of the LG Optimus G formally pre-announced by Amit Gujral, Head of Mobile Product Planning. In a reported announcement to IBNLive, Amit finally teased us with the technical specs of a 1.5 Ghz quad core processor …
Halloween. We love it. Dishing out sweets to kids whilst trying not to look too much at their mother who’s just about dressed as a witch. Great stuff. On October 31st there’s no tricks because you can treat yourself (I’m sorry) to an unlocked HTC One X+, because …
Dual Sim phones seem to be making a bit of a comeback. Back in the day you used to be able to get Windows Mobile devices with two SIMs. Then they just disappeared, bar a few low end ones from Viewsonic. Then the other week we reviewed the …
So, we took a look at the Motorola RAZR i a couple of weeks ago but I wanted to take another look. First impressions, I have to say, are rather good. I instantly thought the battery wasn’t in the phone when I took it out of the box. …
My introduction to the Android platform came through the original HTC Desire. One of my bosses walked up to me knowing my love for phones and showed me his brand spanking new piece of kit, complete with scrolling widgets and all shiny and new. My search for a …
Just a few days ago we spotted that lucky Galaxy S3 users on the Three network were receiving the latest Android OS update – Jelly Bean. Now it’s the turn of Vodafone customers, who can download the update either via Kies or Over The Air. We’d love to …
The HTC One X+ is the latest flagship in the HTC One range. It’s been a controversial move by HTC, and much has already been made of the decision to release it so soon after the original One X. Well, the time for controversy is over as those …
We took a look at the Motorola RAZR i a few weeks back but I was quite intrigued by it so tomorrow we’ll have a second review. Until then, here’s an example filmed on the new handset. The camera is an 8 megapixel, 3264 x 2448 unit which …
We still can’t get our hands on an S3 Mini. Others have done though, and we don’t mind. if we can watch this hot new Samsung getting some hands-on time in video. Many people have asked for a phone just like the S3, but just a bit smaller. …
Motorola have published a list of handsets that will be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a rough timetable for the roll out in the States. They have also announced a list of handsets that won’t be receiving the latest version of the constantly fragmented operating system. …
