Category: Android
Yes, you did read it correctly, Google are set to release their own branded tablet. It is rumoured that Google are preparing an on-line store, selling directly to consumers, much like they tried (and failed) to do with the original Nexus. The store will sell the Google branded …
Well James. We used to like you. You were our friend once, but now you’re dangling the HTC One X in front of us but, due to an embargo, we can’t get it until April 4th. If you’ve ordered one (for £497.98) then you only have to wait …
Another day, another ICS Rom released. This time it is for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The Xperia Play (or Zeus), has been out for about a year now, so it is nice to see Sony are still supporting the handset with the latest flavour of Android (Ice Cream …
If you’re a HTC Sensation user and you got your handset from Vodafone, listen up. They’ve just finished testing the Ice Cream Sandwich update and should be available now. A post on their blog states that.. Great news. The testing of the ICS update for HTC Sensation is …
Do you own the original Samsung Galaxy S? It would appear that, despite not getting an official ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) update, you may get a few of the new features in a future software release. The ‘Value Pack’ update will include such ICS features as ‘Face Unlock’, …
The Sony Xperia S is quite an important smartphone in Sony’s lineup following recent break-up with Ericsson. We have already covered Xperia S here at Coolsmartphone in a review by Dan a couple of weeks ago, but we have also decided to take another more detailed look at …
Channel 5. Ahhh.. it’s 15 years old. Who can believe it eh? Anyone remember all those VCR’s getting re-programmed by engineers? What was it all for eh? Now all those crummy analogue transmitters are getting turned off and we’ve all thrown those video recorders in the bin. Pah… …
The BBC have filmed a miniture movie but, instead of using expensive HD broadcast cameras, they used a smartphone instead. They’ll be showing how it was done later but the results, we must admit, are rather good. Now sure, there’s going to be some slick BBC editing and …
The 3D-equipped LG phones have started drinking those special “diet milkshakes” in the past year, but that does at least mean that the original one we reviewed is now dipping down in price. It’s less than £300 and for that you get an unlocked LG Optimus 3D with …
A few days ago we spotted a rather “naughty” APK which fooled the good folks at Dropbox into thinking that you’d just bought yourself a brand new HTC One device. That then gave you 23GB of space, or extra space, in your Dropbox account. Now, we’ve had a …
The iPod Touch is a great product. Over the years millions of people have bought them to be able to play games, listen to music or watch films on. The price of the smallest capacity device has really opened it up to so many people. These days most kids, …
Samsung have now shifted 5 million Galaxy Notes. To celebrate there’s this video of an elephant using one. Yes. An elephant. A ruddy great big flippin’ elephant. I know.. Sure, this is a viral thing and it’s designed to sell more Samsung kit, but heck, it’s a bloomin …
UK network Three has published the pricing for the new HTC One S and X handsets with an expected delivery date of the 5th April and online orders start from the 4th April Here is all the information below so you can take a pick of which plan is best …
With the latest and greatest Android OS now appearing on many Galaxy SII handsets we have to ask the question – do you like the new version? I know many of us are creatures of habit, so change isn’t always good. I’ve seen several people getting annoyed at …
Evernote have just released the latest version of their Android app and Android Widget app. The new version (3.6) now supports dictation, and uses Android’s Text transcription service. A couple of big caveats though – you must be online, and you need Ice Cream Sandwich. So maybe one …
For the past few months people with Tegra devices have been able to participate in the beta for a rather nice role playing game called Soulcraft. Well now they have released a non Tegra version of the game so anyone can have a play now. Well apart from …
Snapdragon have put out this promotional video showing one phone travelling around the world. It did the trip in one charge and filmed various wacky bits in between as you can see below. Now…. battery life is always a pain point for smartphone users, so initially we were …
Been to Google recently? You may have spotted this new link on the top bar which appears even when you’re not logged into the Googleplex. When clicked it’ll take you straight into the Android Market Play Store and is effectively a big advert for the Android OS. Linl …
Can you remember the Samsung Galaxy Beam? The Samsung device with a built in projector. Surely you can remember all of those videos from MWC showing the Beam in action. Well anyway it is now up for pre-order at Clove for £454.80 inc Vat. The spec of the …
Last year Bluestacks released the Alpha version of their app. It basically allowed you to run certain Android apps on your Windows pc. It was a little laggy and getting new apps to run involved another Android transferring the app across. Games were a no starter as there …
What a great start to the day. The eagerly awaited iOS hit has now appeared on the Android Market. It is a running jumping puzzle solving type game and it’s free so head over to the play store and see what all those Apple users have been playing …
With the HTC One X and S just a week away, Three are now allowing you to pre-order either handset in a retail store or over the phone. We had some hands on time with the S and X back in February when we were at Mobile World …
Old news this really, but people have seen it elsewhere and have nudged us about it. We heard that Voda were to take the HTC One X and One S back in February and they’ve now appeared on the Vodafone website. The One X looks to be coming …
No, the “Driving Mode” on the Galaxy SII will NOT magically steer your car to work whilst you have a doze in the back seat. What it can do is read out notifications and calls that arrive while you drive. Oh, I’m a poet and didn’t know it. …
Now, my lovely, intelligent, handsome readers. Come close. If you’re after a QWERTY-based Android device then the Motorola Pro Plus is definitely worth a try. We reviewed it some time back and now have a very special deal for anyone looking to buy. Our friends at ur-mobile.com already …
Recently we published an article about how most of the power usage of free Android apps actually goes towards displaying the ads. Angry Birds, for example, apparently uses “70% of it’s power draw to upload information and download ads”. Presumably it’s an even higher percentage for other less …
You may have heard of the hugely popular photo service Instagram. It is a service that lets you take photos, add a filter to it and upload it for all of your friends to see. Well yesterday on Twitter they announced that you could sign up to be …
Got Dropbox? Not got Dropbox? Either way, give this a try to get yourself 23GB of space, or 23GB additional space if you are an existing user (valid for 2 years). We’ve just given it a spin but haven’t got the confirmation mail as yet. Let us know …
Mobile World Congress always shows us just how the mobile OS’s are performing in the marketplace. We saw for ourselves that the Google Android stand was full of people and the Windows Phone stand was perhaps a little more subdued. Sure, it goes without saying that Windows Phone …
There appears to be a bug affecting GMail on Android handsets this morning. It seems to be affecting several different manufacturers, so the problem is most likely at Google’s end. It’s quite an odd bug, as it appears to only affect certain accounts, even on the same …
Sony Mobile, now that they’ve dropped the “Ericsson” part, have launched a new marketing campaign for their new Xperia device. It’s not, as you may expect, a flashy campaign with random shots of people running through the rain and showing how “connected” they are with their family, social …
Over in America, HTC have just announced that the HTC Vivid will be one of the first handsets to get Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the updated HTC Sense. HTC tell us… Consumers (will be) able to begin upgrading their devices via download today. One of the …
The rumoured April 5 launch of the HTC One is looking confirmed now following a leak of inventory information from O2. It also reveals a potential late April debut for the Sony Xperia P and Xperia U models. Earlier this month our roving team managed to get up …
Well we all know there is no shortage of Weather apps available for Android in the market….sorry, “Play store”. WeatherFlow however is different to some you may be used to. Its a bit more simplistic and does exactly what it says on the tin….shows you the weather bases …
It really needs no introduction. The long awaited Angry Birds Space game is now available on the play store. Here is a nice video from Nasa to accompany the release. Play Store Link – Angry Birds Space
Had enough of leaked Galaxy SIII images? Well tough, because we’ve got another one for you. This one, though, is definitely tweaking our interest. The image seems to have come from Weber Shandwick, who do the PR stuff for Samsung. In addition, GSM Helpdesk Netherlands seem to have …
Got the Galaxy SII on Orange? Is it branded? Don’t fancy putting a ROM on it yourself? Well, if you tick all those boxes then you’ll have to wait a little bit longer for your Ice Cream Sandwich update. A Twitter update from Orange gives no firm date …
HTC clearly have a thing for audio at the moment, best shown buy their $300 million purchase of Dr Dre’s Beats Audio, and the subsequent highly rated integration into their new products. So that’s the sound taken care of, but what about content? Well looks like HTC have …
No we don’t mean just 3 customers out of the millions all around the world, of course we mean the network Three here in the UK. They have today announced that Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) is now available for customers to download onto their Galaxy S2 devices. …
Adverts. Nobody really likes them, especially those foreign ones that get badly re-dubbed in English. On your mobile they can, according to a report picked up by the BBC, suck a lot more battery life too. By running constantly in the background and offering “helpful offers and reminders” …
