Category: Android
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. …
If you missed our earlier story we can now give you more information on another one of the new Sony Ericsson devices – the Xperia Active. This is really built for the fitness and active fans and includes on-screen heart monitoring. It’s dust proof and water resistant and …
Earlier we told you of the new handsets from Sony Ericsson. The Sony Ericsson Ray and Active are now here, but so too is the Sony Ericsson txt – a device with a 2.6″ 240×320 screen screen and a 3.2 megapixel camera. It’s pretty squarely aimed at the …
Is this the beginning of the end ? Well, if you’re into scaremongering perhaps it is, but we’re more inclined to believe that the iPhone and rumours of a new model are slowing down the gains made by Android in recent months. Data from from IDC shows a …
Sony Ericsson have just announced the Ray and Active phones over in Singapore. Information is just coming through at the moment but here are two pictures and some information from FoneArena who are there… XPERIA Ray The Ray reminds us of the one of Sony Ericsson devices was …
Carphone Warehouse seem to have got an exclusive on the LG Optimus 3D here in the UK for a short time, T-Mobile and Three have already announced they will be selling this device too. There have been reports that this handset will ship on the 7th July, however …
Reports online are that Sony Ericsson have been busy building a new dual-core Android powered handset and in the two leaked imaged it looks to have a MASSIVE screen, larger than the one seen on the Arc. Initial impressions are this is even larger than the 4.3 inch …
So, if you’re in the UK you can already download the BBC iPlayer app to enjoy the latest episode of “Top Gear” or “Eastenders”. But wait, what if you want to stream something from ITV? Well, now you can thanks to the ITV Player app. With it you …
There were some early delays and to updates on the X10 devices last year but, following an announcement last month, Android 2.3 updates are set to roll from August. The “generic” devices (those which aren’t direct from a network / carrier) will be first with others to follow …
This morning Huawei announced plans for their new 7″ Android tablet , the Mediapad, running Android 3.2 that is apparently designed for 7″ tablets. Huawei marketing chief Victor Xu stated that Android 3.0 and 3.1 are not specifically designed to work on 7″ tablets, but 3.2 is. It will come …
Forgive me if this is old new, I’m not terribly clued up on movie apps. Basically watch free movies on your Android device! Ideal for a tablet or if you have a phone with an output to a TV. Crackle allows you to watch movies and TV shows …
Not sure how we missed this one before but it now seems that Android Market will check which devices the app you are after is compatible on. With so many different Android devices on sale now around the world all running different version of the OS and all having different …
We recently reviewed the HTC Desire S which is a great upgrade to the great seller HTC Desire and this got some great feedback from a lot of people. Then Vodafone came out and launched an exclusive red version of the handset and it looks mighty fine!. We …
Really, that is correct! According to The Times of India the long awaited ‘Sakshat’ budget tablet is due for a release in India by the end of the month. Priced at an amazing $35 (roughly £22) the tablet is a Government backed device that should retail for 2,200 …
Today a new site went live: www.andypad.co.uk. Andypad is a proposed tablet from a UK based startup who’s aim is to bring a cheap, easily accessible tablet to the market. Now, I know your thinking ‘New startup business’? but the chap behind it is already a successful businessman …
Sony have recently release a new teaser video for their upcoming Android tablet. Not much is revealed, but it is a very cool video! Very much like the old Honda advert. This is only video one of five. Fingers crossed for a quick release and sensible price tag. …
Another day, another twist to the ongoing HTC Desire/Gingerbread/will they won’t they saga. Todays twist is that they will “cut select apps from the release” of Gingerbread for the Desire. I hope that is it, only thing now is when is it actually coming? That point seems to …
Mobile network 3 this morning have put the HTC Sensation on their website. It is now available for pre-order for free on a 24 month contract paying £30 per month or on the one plan for £37 per month. Click here for the page on 3’s website. The earliest …
As usual the clever guys over at XDA developers have ported a ROM from a new device to a slightly older device. This time they have took a ROM from the HTC Flyer and installed it on the Desire HD. A few bugs with the rom are reported, …
