Category: Android
So, despite what you may read elsewhere on the web, HTC is still on the up. Record profits have just been posted, with a near-£1 billion revenue in June. This is an increase of over 10.9% in May and a new high for the third month in a …
Vodafone have just launched their own branded content within the Android Market. Instead of adding yet another shop app, Voda have instead selected sports, news, information and gaming apps from their partners. They’ll be available either free or for a discounted price. It’s live now in the UK, …
In our review of the Samsung Galaxy S II we did mention the phrase “iPhone killer”. Although it’s not going to suddenly stop the iPhone, there’s no denying that the S II is one very amazing phone. You guys seem to agree too, with 3 million handsets sold …
We’ve probably mentioned this app in passing a number of times, but I felt that it definitely deserved its own post. This is App 2 SD, an appplication which will detect which apps can be moved to the SD card and allow you to shift them. Doing this …
Orange have added their “Stockholm” Android to their store although there’s not much detail as present. This will be the Orange-branded Huawei U8160 which Vodafone are selling as the Smart 858 handset. There’s some slight design tweaks but the specs remain pretty much the same, although this has …
Just yesterday we found out that the Xperia ray was due to arrive in August. Now we’ve got a more precise date courtesy of this Play.com page showing the 15th. If you want one unlocked, there’s a £349.99 price-tag and free delivery. The new “Facebook inside Xperia” features …
A while ago Leigh got his hands on an O2 Joggler you can watch his original review here (part1) and here (part 2). Some of you may be wondering exactly what this device is. It is a 7″ capacative touch screen, mains powered family organiser. He was not …
The new version of Skype 2.0 is now available in the Android Market. Two-way video calling is now part of the app, but it’s only available for those using the Nexus S, Desire S, Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro. More devices will probably get supported soon enough. A …
HTC have put a new post up on their facebook page about the long awaited Gingerbread 2.3 update for the Desire. HTC say they are doing ‘Quality assurance testing’ before another announcement. Now I’m sorry, but what exactly is the problem? I’m sure I’ve been seeing networks …
We have just been sent a link via email which confirms that the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray will be going on sale in August. The following was posted on the website SOMobile The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray will be heading to Blighty in August, the Carphone Warehouse has …
T-Mobile have just confirmed via Twitter that the Motorola Defy is due to get Android 2.2 in a matter of days. We gave the water-resistant device a full review in January and even dumped it in the sink. It has an 800MHz CPU, DLNA, aGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm …
Regular readers of my little my blog may be aware of my love for The Daily Mash. It’s full of smut, inneundo and abuse. It therefore makes me laugh like a loon. It’s the UK’s best satirical website and takes a regular swipe at the press and news …
The HTC Salsa has just landed on the O2 website. Prices range from a big fat nothing to £104.99 on contracts, or you can pay £299.99 up-front and do Pay and Go. The handset has a dedicated Facebook button for quickly sharing and keeping up to date, plus …
On checking the online store tonight, T-Mobile have now launched the HTC ChaCha on their network here in the UK and you can pick one up free from just £20.42 a month which will get you 300 Minutes, 300 Texts, 500MB Internet and a Flexible Booster There are …
Following on from our earlier post here, Orange have put up a page on their coming soon section for the Android 2.3 , 4.3″ Skate. Good news as this hopefully means a release quite quickly. This eagerly awaited phone could be set to be another huge success for …
Three UK have announced this morning the 2.3 Gingerbread update is now available to HTC Desire HD customers (just to avoid confusion this is ONLY for the HD and NOT the original HTC Desire). This is a free OTA (Over the Air) update so will not need a …
Call me Mr Indecisive, but for quite a few weeks now I’ve been looking at a new contract. Today I spotted a couple of deals over on Phones 4U which include tablets as gifts. The deals include this HTC Desire HD for £36 per month (24 month O2 …
CoPilot Live Premium has just been released on Android and it is on offer for the first 7 days. During the first week you can get the SatNav full software for £14.99 – afterwards it jumps to its normal price of £29.99. Unlike Google Maps, it offers offline …
The Acer Iconia A500 tablet was released just a month ago but already seems to be doing well enough to warrant a 16GB version too. It’ll retail for around £349.99, which is obviously a little cheaper than the existing 32GB model. The press release below shows Android 3.0 …
Andy Rubin from Google has just come on Twitter and posted the news that the Android OS has now hit 500,000 activations a day!. A massive milestone for the OS helped by some great hardware from major manufactures and great progress with the Android OS itself Considering we are …
The upcoming 7″ budget tablet knows as the ‘Andy Pad’ today had some more details confirmed. It’s still on schedule for it’s release in 65 days on the 1st of September ( is that right…? ) and at the announced price of £129. They have listen to the …
Vodafone have just confirmed to Pocket Lint that they will be carrying the newly-announced HTC Evo 3D. Vodafone have also revealed that they will be dropping the LG Optimus 3D. The video, below, doesn’t show a whole lot of the phone but at least confirms that this 1.2Ghz …
OK. This could get a bit confusing. The LG Optimus Black was announced during CES in January and we saw it in the flesh at Mobile World Congress. It’s available on Orange and T-Mobile but now Phones4U are selling the LG Optimus Black in … white. They’ve called …
HTC have just announced a Euro version of the EVO 3D device which went on sale in the USA just recently. This new 3D phone comes with the popular HTC Sense customisation and packs twin 5 megapixel cameras to produce 3D photos and videos. The spec list is …
The new versions of the Xperia Mini handsets were launched last month and Dave Samworth has been keeping a close eye on availability. UK network has the Mini Pro showing as coming soon but it states “June”, so that gives them about 4 days. Meanwhile Play.com have an …
Vodafone have just updated their coming soon section and have now changed the Xperia Neo from the original blue colour to a lovely shade of red. The network has just confirmed to us that the red model is exclusive to Vodafone. There’s lots to like about the Neo, …
Apologies if this isn’t new feature, but I’ve not noticed it before. Basically it’s a graph showing user rating…. But we love graphs don’t we..?! Below is a screen grab of “Beautiful Widgets”: Not much more to add really, just a small addition to the market experience that …
If you’ve got yourself a Desire HD on Orange we could very well have some rather good news. Emails are starting to come in here at Coolsmartphone towers stating that the Android 2.3 upgrade is hitting the network-branded devices as we speak. Give us your feedback if you’ve …
Following on from our earlier story here’s Huawei showing off their new MediaPad and, once again, they tell us of the “new Android Honeycomb 3.2” OS powering the device. It’s “specifically designed” for 7″ tablets according to Huawei. It seems that some tweaks have been done by Google …
When Google launched Music Beta back at IO back in May one of the biggest disappointments that it was to be an invite only beta available only in the US. However through some nefarious means (*cough* proxy server!) I managed to sign up and snag myself an invite to …
Alright, this is just mental now. If you’ve got £30 in your pocket why not click here and get the rather spiffing black version of the T-Mobile Pulse Mini. Until recently only the pink handset has been available at such a bargain basement price. It’s £19.99 plus a …
Did you see our up-close time with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ? Do you want one ? There’s not too long to wait. It’s due to arrive in shops here in the UK from August 4th and both 3G and WiFi versions will be available. Following the …
For the last week I’ve had a chance to play with the beta of iOS 5 that Apple released to developers at WWDC. The only official way to currently get your hands on it is through a registered developer with access to the iOS SDK. For everyone else …
The hugely successful iOS game ‘Cut the Rope’ is finally available for Android. Another of massively successful games from iOS has been ported, along with Angry Birds and Peggle (This week via the US only Amazon App store- soon to market) this is sure to be very popular. Now, before …
There’s been a bit of a wait since the announcement, but the HTC Sensation is now available to buy on Three. Brendan has been out and about to film a hands-on video of the device .. The Sensation was announced back in April and we have the full …
Today Archos revealed their G9 series of tablets, sporting an impressive specification they are set to be unleashed late September. Two tablets were revealed, the 80 G9 and the 101 G9, the main difference is the screen size, the 80 being an 8″ device with a 1024×768 …
OK, while we were staring at the Maria Sharapova video we spotted several Xperia ray films. This is coming to Three very soon and has an aluminium chasis, aGPS, DLNA, 8.1 megapixel camera and Android 2.3. You can get the full specs here but click on to learn …
Hey guys. What do you get if you mix Maria Sharapova with water ? No, no. Get your mind out of the gutter. You get the full hands on treatment with the Sony Ericsson Xperia active. Maria uses it as her heart rate monitor, shoots HD images and …
Those nice people over at Three have got their hands on the brand new Sony Ericsson Xperia ray. It’s coming to the network in the summer and you can read full details about the phone in our earlier story. Here you get to see the “real thing” being …
So, following on from the earlier story we can now tell you more about the Sony Ericsson Xperia play. It’s got a stylish aluminium body and will be available from Q3 in “selected markets”. We’re actually hearing that Three UK will be picking this up from the summer. …
