Category: Android
Keeping track of what is stored in our phones memory is at times a struggle. Newer phones like the Nexus S, Desire Z and Desire HD have a large internal memory and large memory cards. Keeping track of what is taking up space is becoming harder. I came …
PC World have just added pricing for the Motorola Xoom. Are you ready ? It’ll cost £449.99, which is actually a bit less than we were expecting (it’s $799.99 in the US for the 3G version). You can pre-order the sexy 10.1″ tablet now or, if you want …
The LG Optimus 2X was originally scheduled for February but now it seems that the release date has moved back a little. We had a look at the device whilst at Mobile World Congress and we were bowled over by the speed of the thing. The dual-core processor …
Imagine the scene, you’re down the pub and all around you people are playing games on their iPhone. There you sit with your Android phone, playing Angry Birds and hoping that something equally cool appear in the Android Market so that you can compete with your friends. If …
The o2 Coming Soon pages are now awash with Android handsets. In addition to their exclusive white Xperia PLAY and the Xperia Arc they’ll also be selling the HTC Desire S in April. Before that you can now expect to see the Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Mini. Link …
Swipepad is a fairly new app that allows you to hide up to 12 shortcuts behind your homescreen. You can add shortcuts to contacts, audio profiles, settings or apps. If used in conjunction with a program like folder organizer you can create many more custom shortcuts it also …
Blog post:These are my thoughts only and not the opinions of Coolsmartphone.com. Well, it’s Sunday and things are quiet on the phone news front, so I’d thought I’d share my thoughts on a few things that are annoying the hell out of me! Phone manufacturers, we understand you …
I have read no end of “top ten android apps” type articles and they are all very similar. Google maps is usually their top app, followed by some sort of task killer! These articles are great for beginners though, they show new users what is possible with their new …
During our close-up with the Sony Ericsson PLAY we felt that we’d somehow seen the phone before. We couldn’t put our finger on it, but tonight, thanks to ITV1 showing the old James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies”, it all became clear. Here’s the Ericsson device from the …
Today UK online retailer Clove put the Samsung Galaxy S2 up their site with a suggested release of mid to late March, much earlier than was initially expected. They also put some prices to it as well, the 16Gb version coming in at £510 + Vat and the …
Want a cheapish not-so-good tablet? Well, if you fancy a 600Mhz device and a 7″ RESISTIVE screen, pop to you local Netto. While you’re there could you get me some beer? I’m running low. What ? You want more specs? OK. There’s 4GB of storage, 128MB RAM, TV-out …
Angry Birds. We really don’t have to say much more than that. It’s an epic game which has nearly everyone hooked and is the top app across many countries right now. According to the Windows Team Blog the game will be appearing on Windows Phone 7 handsets from …
According to Techradar the HTC Incredible S is due for a UK release via The Carphone Warehouse and Best buy on the 26th of Feb, ramping up for a general release on the 3rd of March. I admit, the Incredible S isn’t exactly breaking any barriers with …
Last night I got this rather fascinating video. It shows the growth of Android from October 2008 to January 2011. The video was uploaded and created by Android Developers and shows global activations through the months. Things remain pretty smooth until the latter part of 2009 when all …
Want some wallpapers for your Android handset? Head over to this XDA-developers thread where you’ll find over 500 wallpapers and 650 docks / app drawers to choose from. They all come courtesy of member modelstudent – you just need to click into his Dropbox account to see the …
Apple have confirmed an event on the 2nd March and started inviting media out for this. The image used shows the iCal date of the 2nd March over the top of an iPad so it is a safe bet we do not have long to wait until the …
3 have disclosed in a tweet that they will be bringing Android 2.3 to their customers who have an HTC Desire. Things have been a little quiet in terms of existing HTC devices getting the latest Android OS, but its good to hear that they aren’t forgetting their …
There’s a few VNC viewers already kicking around the Android Market but, during Mobile World Congress, the official app was announced by VNC themselves. VNC is a system that allows remote access into machines across the web and operates a little like RDP (Remote Desktop). To get it …
Clocks. Everybody needs them but most people use one of the standard ones provided on Android. There’s a selection of clocks in the Android Market but we rather like the look of “Make Your Clock Widget”, a free application to let you create your very own clock widget …
Googlenexus tweeted earlier this morning that android 2.3.3 ‘Gingerbread is rolling out Over the Air for the Nexus S AND finally the Nexus One. Thats right, they are finally sending out Gingerbread to the long lost and forgotten older brother of the S – Hurrah! It’s a bit …
O2-UK have got an exclusive White version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play due on it’s network in the near future instead of the original Black version. Steve Adler in charge of Devices at O2 said “Selling the Xperia Play in an exclusive white colour will help give …
Following our story regarding Twidroid being suspended by Twitter we’re now being told that changes are under way and the app should be online soon. We contacted the guys at Twidroyd but they declined to respond to our mails and tweets. Luckily they have responded to others by …
PC World are to be the first retailer to sell the recently announced Motorola Xoom and they have setup a page over on their website giving more information about this new tablet device. Smarter, faster and packed with everything you want. The Motorola XOOM is the World’s first tablet PC …
Hi all, just got this email from Twitter, looks like Twidroid may be in a bit of trouble… Dear XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX), Regardless of how you access Twitter, we are dedicated to making Twitter better, faster and more reliable for you. As part of this effort, we ask applications that …
We managed to get hands on again with the Motorola Atrix during Mobile World Congress and I was lucky to have arranged some time with a member of the team to give us a quick walk through the Motorola Atrix and the docks which are available and also how they …
We were lucky enough to be given a near 20 minute tour of the LG booth with one of the reps there, no having to fight through crowds of people to get hands on with the devices, they brought them to us and gave us a talk through …
Just a quick video I managed to record when getting some hands on time with the LG Optimus 2X whilst here in Barcelona. Normally once phones have some content installed on them and they are doing things throughout the day the phone can start to slow down even on …
Dell have just experienced a leak of epic proportions. Their 2011 roadmap has just spilled all over the web and includes the Wrigley, Gallo, Sterling and many other strange codenames. Windows 8 is even mentioned here as a supposed OS for their “Peju” device scheduled Q1 / Q2 …
The new HTC Wildfire S looks, if we’re honest, pretty similar to the existing HTC Wildfire. The new version is a little lighter (105 grams instead of 118) and the optical trackball has completely vanished. The screen resolution has been increased from 240×320 QVGA to a 320×480 pixel …
Remember Alien Dalvik ? This little piece of magic lets Android applications run on non-Android phones. Today we took a stroll to the Myriad stand here in Barcelona to see it for ourselves. Chief Technology Officer, Benoit Schillings (who used to work for Nokia by the way), took …
Huawei are a brand that can confuse at times. They really don’t seem to mind producing quite good handsets and then letting a network / carrier splash their logo across the device and claiming it to be their own phone. This is the new slimmer version of the Ideos …
Huawei tend to be behind a lot of the USB 3G dongles that are sold by the big networks. Look closely enough at yours and you may see their logo. If you have one you may be aware of the fairly slow start-up time. It’s something Huawei are …
Built on Google Android 2.3 this is the Huawei X3. It’s just got announced and will probably appear as a re-branded device on a network near to you mid-2011. It has a 3.2″ HVGA capacitive screen, 3.2 megapixel camera and has an over-the-air update system from Huawei themselves. …
Yesterday we told you of a new Orange tablet. We spoke to the guys at Orange today and alas there’s no plans for this device to hit the UK, however we did pretty much confirm that it is indeed the Huawei Ideos S7 – a device which has …
We took a tour around the Huawei stand today and got to handle some of their new devices. One which hasn’t had much coverage is this little puppy – it’s called the U8300 but it’ll probably get rebranded and sold as network-own devices. The U8300 is a cute …
HTC have just been awarded the 2011 Device Manufacturer of the year by GSMA. It follows another successful year for the company which has beaten Apple and Sumsung to the title. CEO of HTC, Peter Chou, stated.. “For HTC to be recognized by the industry in this way …
I wanted to give you guys a feel for how things are here in Hall 8 of Mobile World Congress. I know I’ve mentioned this before but I’m hereby rebranding Hall 8 as the “Google Hall”. Every single partner here has an Android sitting on the desk with …
We went to see something called Skifta today. It’s available right now in the Android Market and is “a global remote control for your media”. You can access media on your phone, from the cloud and from media at your home. We spoke to Gary Brotman who told …
The Motorola XOOM tablet runs the all new version of Android which has been specifically designed for tablets, Android Honeycomb. It measures in at 10.1″ and has a 2 megapixel front and 5 megapixel HD rear facing camera with LED flash. You can play back recorded videos in HD …
Whilst at the ViewSonic stand we took a look at the dual-booting ViewPad 10pro. Now, first up, we should state that the term “dual boot” isn’t quite right. It’s doesn’t have to boot or reboot – it’ll just switch. A mere double-click of the Android icon within the …
