Category: Android

HTC Evo announced. First 3G/4G Android Phone

HTC have just announced a new Android powered device which will be available this summer exclusively on Sprint in the USA. Powered by a 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and using Android 2.1 the HTC EVO 4G has an 8 megapixel camera with HD-capable (720p) ...

Super-slim Dell Aero about to arrive on AT&T

Dell have just posted some pictures of the painfully thin Aero Smartphone with AT&T posting further images here. The Android powered device is coming out on the US network soon and packs a 5 megapixel camera, 2.5" nHD display, GPS, WiFi and Flash Lite...

Official Dropbox Android App on the way

Have you used Dropbox ? Put simply it's an online file-store and you get 2GB of space for your files. Login anywhere, grab your stuff, upload some stuff. Done. An official Android client will be coming soon after the guys caved in to a huge amount of ...

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 now selling on T-Mobile

T-Mobile are rolling out there very latest phones today. Hot on the heels of the HTC Desire comes another hot Android device - the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. This is another phone we spotted whilst at Mobile World Congress and we managed to snap some u...

HTC Desire now live and available on T-Mobile

Well lookie here, it's the HTC Desire on the T-Mobile website. Costing absolutely nothing on certain plans, this 1Ghz monster Android phone is now available (yes, live!) and there'll no doubt be quite a few people doing a lunchtime rush to their local...

White Xperia X10 – Exclusive to Orange

Orange have today confirmed our earlier story regarding the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Orange will have the exclusive on the white version of this handset when it appears at the start of April and it'll be free to customers on selected pay monthly plan...

HTC Desire set to arrive on Virgin Mobile too

Virgin Media has now announced that it will be carrying the HTC Desire too. The network already carries the Windows-powered HTC HD2 and has also just ranged the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy with the Xperia X10 also set to arrive soon. At the moment ...

HTC Android 2.1 Update coming April?

The much-anticipated HTC Hero updated is now apparently set to arrive on April 2nd with network variants getting their fix on April 16th. The details, posted over at xda-developers.com relate to the European roll-out of the Android 2.1 update and all ...

Xperia X10 arrives on Orange UK website

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has just popped up on the Orange UK website in both black and white. It's a handset we spotted in the Sony Ericsson family gallery at Mobile World Congress last month and is powered by Android. It has a 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapd...

Vodafone grab an exclusive on the HTC Legend

Our HTC Legend story from last week didn't mention one quite important detail. Yes, the rather excellent HTC Legend we've covered is coming to Vodafone UK, but it's exclusive to Vodafone UK. Apart from the unlocked versions from our store and devicewi...

Legend Also Coming To Vodafone

There was another huge Android announcement at MWC that is of course the HTC Legend which is an upgrade to the Hero that so many people loved last year (it also won phone of the year!) Now in a aluminium unibody case with the new version of Sense...

HTC Desire Coming Soon To Vodafone UK

Today is fast becoming a day for Vodafone to put up pre-orders on their coming soon section.  Earlier today we brought you news that the Nexus One was available to register your information for over on the official Vodafone website and now comes ...

Nexus One appears on Vodafone Coming Soon pages

Over at the Vodafone UK website a new handset has just appeared in the "Coming Soon" section. Yup, it's the Google Nexus One. Whilst it might look like the Desire and have similar specs to the Desire, it's not the same phone. For a start there's no HT...

Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 for Android – No multitouch though :(

Opera Mini 5 beta 2 is now available to download on your Android device. Head over to m.opera.com/next on your phone or click here. It includes tabbed browsing and a speed dial function for getting your favourite sites in just one click. In our brief ...

HTC Legend video – The final day!

We've just put the final HTC Legend video online. It was filmed just minutes before the FedEx guy turned up to take the handset away - there was a mad fumble as I pulled the SIM and microSD card out and stuck it back in the jiffy bag. …

HTC Legend Launching 23rd March

Clove have the HTC Legend down to be released on the 23rd March (not long to go!) for a sim free price of £376.00 which is pretty reasonable.  eXpansys list for slightly less at £369.99 but you will have to wait until 6th Aoril to get...

HTC Legend Video – Day 3

It's a brief return to wobble-cam magic in todays HTC Legend video. We have a look at the FM radio, Google Maps, on-board keyboard, YouTube and the playback quality of an MP4 video. Click on to view .. Link - YouTube

A weekend with the HTC Legend – Video Day 2

Today we've got the 'old close-up camera and filmed another HTC Legend video. This time it's a look at the new features on the very latest version of HTC Sense (Android). This is Android 2.1 and we've got the final build of the OS and Sense GUI on …

HTC Legend vs HTC Hero – Low-light cam comparison

Yesterday we showed you some comparison shots taken on the HTC Hero and HTC Legend. A few of you said that there wasn't much difference, but I'm determined to show the difference in quality. Last night, after a few drinks, I stumbled out into the gard...

A weekend with the HTC Legend – Video special

Quite a few sites appear to have a HTC Legend review unit, but here at coolsmartphone.com we've got something that no-one else has. It's revealed 4 minutes and 45 seconds into our mammoth unboxing video. The video starts literally minutes after the Fe...

HTC Legend vs HTC Hero Camera comparison

We've played around with the HTC Hero for quite some time now. It has a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera but then, so has the all-new HTC Legend we've got hold of. How do the two compare? Well, I can tell you that finally, after all these years, HTC …

A weekend with the HTC Legend – Photo special

We now have a rather massive video showing the new HTC Legend being unboxed and generally fiddled with by my good self. There's also yet more photos of the Legend, plus comparison shots and super up-close pictures. We've already had some of your quest...

A weekend with the HTC Legend

Keep an eye on the site this weekend, because we've got a little surprise for you all. We took a shine to a certain handset at Mobile World Congress last month. The HTC Legend was launched alongside the HTC Desire and a Windows Mobile device called th...

Orange Hero issues following ROM upgrade?

There's an interesting story on theregister.co.uk this morning regarding the HTC Hero. According to the item there's issues accessing the Android Marketplace on the Orange-branded model following the recent update. I've tested it here and not had a p...

X10 Mini & X10 Mini Pro Coming 16th March

Online retailer eXpansys have just put up Pre-Order pages for both the X10 Mini and the X10 Mini Pro with an expected release date of 16th March... just over 2 weeks away!. The X10 Mini which was announced at Mobile World Congress packs a 5 Megapixel ...

The Android App Review Show – Episode 10

Tom Ranson has been cranking out the Android App Review episodes and now, complete with tripod, episode 10 is online. This week Trimble Outdoors have given Tom their Allsport GPS app to review. It's a great app that'll turn your phone into a GPS-enabl...

Nexus One to launch on Vodafone in April

Whilst Orange is picking up the HTC Desire, Vodafone look to be picking up the picking up the Nexus One. Both phones are very similar, although HTC were keen to stress that they're both made on completely seperate production lines during Mobile World ...

The entire X10 range coming to o2?

Sony Ericsson recently stepped back into the limelight with a new range of X10 handsets. It was a welcome return to form after the Windows-powered X2 was dropped by Vodafone - the X2 will still be available elsewhere though. Voda has now picked up the...

Xperia X10 shows up yet again on o2 site

Well, what's this at the o2 website? Unless I'm very much mistaken that's the Sony Ericsson X10 we fondled at Mobile World Congress. If you click on there's actually no mention of the handset in the main shop, but we reckon it's a sure sign that the n...

HTC Incredible, now in video

We've already had a few pics of it, now there's a video too. It's not really an "action" video though, this just shows the camera and the phone generally being waved around in an effort to make you sea-sick. This is another Android device which is ru...

HTC Legend – No disassemble !

We love the look of the new HTC Legend. But, to take it to bits? That'd be just crazy. The guys at mforum.ru have done just that though, and we get a closer look at how this recently announced device is put together. They've taken the innards of …

MWC Phones – A prediction

We've had a good play around with new Android and Windows Mobile devices this week. The HTC Desire and Sony Ericsson X10 mini pro impressed us greatly. The X10 mini pro is a very compact Android 1.6 phone and it'll really appeal to the wider market. I...

Acer beTouch E400 – The details

The Acer range is split for the most part between the "beTouch E" range (Android powered) and the "neoTouch P" range (Windows Mobile powered). This is the E400 and, as you'll have seen in our earlier story, it looks exactly the same as the P400. Again...

Acer beTouch E110 – The details

I'm now at the airport and, somehow, I've managed to get myself into the Business Lounge. There's free beer here, so if this news item has spelling mistakes, you'll know why. This morning I took a look at an entry-level device that Acer are showing of...

HTC Desire – Video demonstration

We've taken another look at the HTC Desire this morning following our hands-on video from yesterday. Click on to see it in action, this time with a bit more light.. (Note, the video is still being processed by YouTube, so quality might be low)Link - H...

Official BBC iPlayer app on the way for Android

We've got a few blurry shots on the Twittersphere of Erik Huggers this afternoon promising that an official BBC iPlayer Android app will be available soon. There's no news on Windows Mobile unfortunately, but Blackberry will get an app too. Click the ...

HTC Legend – video demonstration

Yesterday we did a video overview of the Desire and Legend but I wanted to show each handset in better light. Here's the HTC Legend video. We actually started taking it to bits on the HTC stand this afternoon.. ;) Link - HTC Legend Video Demonstration

T-Mobile Pulse Mini (Huawei U8110) snapped

We went to see T-Mobile today to take a look at the newly announced Pulse Mini. They unfortunately told us to go away and said that the area was "private". We managed to grab some shots anyway, so while Dan slid off to snap the dozens of phones …

HTC Hero wins big in Annual Global Mobile Awards

When we first saw it at the London launch we walked out of the event half-way through. We were Windows Mobile "only" then but, after having the device in our hands for the week after, we were won over. It did compete well with the iPhone, it did …

The HTC Desire and HTC Legend – Just watch this

It's not often I post a whole YouTube video on the front page, but this one is worthg watching. This is the HTC Legend and HTC Desire - a full 12 minutes of hands-on fun. I'll not describe everything, just watch it... (it's still processing, so qualit...