Category: Android

The all new Android 4.0. Bells. Whistles. Face unlock, a better UI, resizable widgets and more swipe interactions. The Galaxy S2 has now been blessed with the new OS, albeit via a bit of hacking and tweaking of code. Mr Headless Dude shows the S2 in the video …

Sony Ericsson have made an app and a web service that makes displaying pictures on a big screen really easy. There are of course a few things you need to do to get it to work. First of all you need to install THIS app from the Android Marketplace. …

On a whim yesterday I ordered the Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Phones4u and it arrived first thing this morning much to my surprise! I’ve been using iPhones since the 3G came out so this is a major change for me and I have to admit I’m a little …

We took a big liking to the HTC Quattro a few days back and here, in the rendered-flesh, is the tablet itself. It’s rumoured to have a 10.1″ 1280×768 pixel screen, WiFi and for some reason a mere 2 megapixel rear camera. A further 1.3 megapixel shooter sits …

Check for updates if you’ve got a Sony Ericsson Xperia neo on Orange. We’re hearing that Android 2.3.4 has just arrived and there’s a few extra Orange apps too. It’s taken a number of months since other neo handsets started receiving the update. We’d like to hear your …

Is it really? Who knows? Over the last few weeks I keep hearing more and more about how Android is getting more and more malware apps in the market. Various reports keep appearing with claims like this “Sightings of Android malware have surged 475 percent since July this …

Samsung UK recently tweeted that the Samsung Galaxy S2 would definitely be getting an upgrade to the next version of Android. As usual no specific dates, so we just have to sit and wait. Hopefully it will be slightly more organised than the upgrade to Gingerbread for the …

Sprinkle has been available for Tegra 2 tablets and phones for a good few months now. I was annoyed I couldn’t play it on my new Galaxy s2 and had to make do with my Advent Vega. But in the last few days the developers “Mediocre” have updated …

If you’re after the hot new Google phone, try checking out the deals on Phones4u. If you don’t mind parting with £59 up-front then you can get the handset for £31 a month on a 24 month contract with Orange (400 minutes, 3000 texts, 750MB data) or Vodafone …

Tonight at Google’s These Go To 11 event they announced their cloud based music service ‘Google Music’ was stepping out of beta and has a new store in tow! A new tab in the Android Market will allow you to shop for music from a whole host of artists from …

So Motorola are making their comeback and they are using the Razr name to do it. This phone is coming to multiple networks and brings a smorgasbord of figures to the table including the slimmest frame and also being made out of bulletproof material (Disclaimer Coolsmartphone do not …

Cocktail Flow released for Android Phones and Tablets “Thanks to computer savvy alcoholics, there’s an app for that” – Big Bang Theory Cocktail Flow, the 2nd highest rated application on the Windows Phone Marketplace has been released for Android in both a phone and a tablet version. Mobile …

The Optimus 3D will be making the jump to Android 2.3 Gingerbread starting next week. The update brings not only the usual set on Gingerbread enhancements over Froyo but a number of extra improvements too, like faster data speeds and improved multimedia experience. The update will push the download speeds …

It doesn’t seem so long ago that the HTC Droid Incredible was added to Verizon’s growing Android line up, offering some in-house competition to the original Motorola DROID. And while the original DROID closed out its successful long run at Verizon with Android 2.2 aboard, the HTC Droid Incredible was updated to Android …

Another HTC superphone has been spotted loose in the wild, but this time it’s the HTC Zeta. This is supposed to be HTC’s upcoming flagship Smartphone and boasts a 2.5GHz quad-core next-gen Snapdragon processor. It does sound too good to be true, but the leak states it will have a …

Gartner have released some figures showing worldwide smartphone sales by OS for Quarter 3 of 2011. They show that Android has gained a bigger share of the market compared to Quarter 3 2010. Once again the stato’s out there have gone mad analysing these figures. Apple’s iOS has …

Well, if you bought an Xperia handset this year you should be getting Android 4.0 / Ice Cream Sandwich. A blog post has confirmed that the “entire 2011 Xperia range” will be getting the new OS, although timing wasn’t mentioned. You’ll get the update if you have an …

Pros This is a cross platform app – iPhone/Android and the internet Notebooks, tags, flags Can look-up items e.g. books 3 types of widget Widgets customisable Easy sync   Cons Search is US centric No editing options within a note       I’m always on the look …

If you updated your Android YouTube player this morning them you will have probably noticed how much more ”Google flavoured” it’s become. Our screenshots show the new Google +1 feature and we are likely to see much more of this going forwards. According to sources, you will soon …

It is a busy few days for Google, in the next few days people will be able to get their hands on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, running Android 4.0. Also tomorrow Google are rumoured to be announcing Google Music to the public. Last night also they released the …

Looking to get the hot new Galaxy Nexus on Three? You can get your name down for one right now. It’ll shortly be available from £34 a month or £40 a month on The One Plan. That’ll get you all-you-can-eat data, 2,000 anytime, any network minutes and 5,000 …

We’ve been sent a quite a few headphones over recent weeks. Some noise-cancelling ones, some fashionables ones, some really big over-ear ones. All of them try and solve a long-term problem with most smartphones, and that’s the sound quality coming out of the 3.5mm audio port. Ever since …

O2 have posted on their official G+ page that they WILL be stocking the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus and it will be on sale from the 17th November as we hoped. This is the first network to confirm the launch date, Three and Vodafone both have announced they …

Here is the first official photo of the LG Nitro HD, although it’s not really that exciting because it is just the US version of the LG Optimus LTE with a fancy name which is heading over to AT&T sometime soon. As its name suggest, the Nitro HD …

Yesterday various sites reported that the Orange help and support site had details for an upcoming handset, Orange have since removed the page. This handset was the San Francisco II. The rush of excitement around the handset was because the original San Francisco (ZTE Blade) was one of …

Well, although the link doesn’t work just yet, O2 has added the new Samsung Galaxy Note to their “Coming Soon” pages. We’ve already had a good hands-on with the phone and will have a video online this weekend. Link – O2 Coming Soon

The ZTE Racer II is an entry-level smartphone following hot on the heels of the ZTE Blade and Skate. It runs Android 2.2 FroYo running on a 500MHz CPU. It has a 3.2 megapixel camera, 256MB RAM, 512ROM and 200MB of internal memory. ZTE say that despite the …

We’ve managed to borrow the brand-new Samsung Galaxy Note from the guys at ur-mobile.com fairly recently. Powered by a dual-core 1.4GHz CPU the Galaxy Note has a 5.3″ WXGA screen. Yes, 5.3″ … but wait, it’s not just a big screen, it’s got a 1280×800 pixel resolution.. and …

Despite being declared gadget maniac, somehow I never really got into tablets. When the first iPad came out and whole hype began, I regarded it as overly-expensive gadget having virtually no practical use to me. Yet quite recently I’ve started changing my mind towards tablets. I thought they …

First Thoughts and Specifications HTC and Verizon Wireless have jointly announced the HTC Rezound, an LTE-enabled smartphone with Beats Audio integration for the US market.HTC said that the new device delivers a powerful entertainment experience with audio and multimedia capabilities highlighted by a 4.3-inch 720p display. The new HTC …

So where do I go?  I should explain… The last time I upgraded, I plumped for the HTC Desire.  If I recall correctly, there wasn’t a huge amount of choice (feel free to flame me in the comments…) and it was the sister phone of the Nexus One, …

Well.. look what we have here. Thanks to somobile for the tip here, Orange now have the Sensation XE on their “Coming soon” pages. It’s a bit like the standard Sensation, except a bit faster and with better audio via the Beats technology. You may remember that we …

  After the announcement of Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update and the release of the SDK, a couple people have been hard at to work getting it ported to several devices. Thanks to @drewgaren for his hard work we are now up to Beta 10, with …

Patents. They’re everywhere and money seems to be changing hands with alarming regularity to use intellectual property. Microsoft have been one of the big winners in the mobile patent game, taking cash for handsets using Android because of several royalty fees paid to Microsoft for patent use. Now …

Some time ago Pocketnow was given a load of code-names for future HTC handsets. They weren’t totally sure on the source so held back on publishing, but as more and more devices appeared with names of the list they’ve now published the whole lot. To be honest, the …

GSMArena has an interesting post, detailing a new handset from Sony Ericsson as a successor to the impressive Xperia Arc we reviewed. This handset is said to include a 720p HD screen, and plays catch up with 1080p video recording. The most interesting feature is the ability to …

PocketNow have an image of a device rumoured to be called the HTC Edge and it is a monster of a handset if specs are true which of course we are unable to confirm at this point in time. One feature to look out for is the Quad-Core 1.5Ghz processor …

This morning on Facebook HTC have announced a rather short list of devices that will receive an update in early 2012. The list is as follows: HTC Vivid, HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XL, HTC Sensation XE, HTC Rezound, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G and the Amaze …

Last week we took a quick look at the HTC Rhyme it’s got a strong, unibody design and comes with a headset, docking station and a charm device that will flash when you have a text or incoming call. The battery cover doubles as the antenna and the …

We recently heard about the new Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition tablets from Motorola. Both are expected on November 28th and come with Android Honeycomb on board. The specs read as follows, although we can’t find any mention of GPS we presume it’s there.. – 5 …