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We've experienced quite a lot of extra visitors recently, so my rather strange coding has been under some severe strain during peak times. We've previously added extra PHP script caching and this has helped a great deal, however it's still not enough ...
Three have announced a new phone tariff called the "One Plan". Ofcom have proposed lower mobile termination fees and this has meant that Three can offer much cheaper calls. The new plan includes the following monthly allowances.. 2000 "Any network" mi...
Shipped ROMs recently had a cease and desist letter from HTC. It looked like HTC wanted the whole site offline, but now there's a twist, with HTC telling site owners that only test and carrier files must be removed. This is because certain carrier / n...
The HTC Desire has been in high demand. People here in the UK are having to wait for stock to arrive and, when it does, there's even more customers waiting. It seems that the AMOLED screens have become a little harder to get hold of recently, with Sam...
With the iPhone 4 becoming available today I just couldn't help myself. I'll admit it, I went into town and came back with... a HTC Desire. ;) Which is better? Well, CNET have done a comparison between the Nexus One (which isn't a Desire I know, but i...
It's iPhone 4 launch day, but something has occurred to us. Apple seem to have dealt a bit of a blow to Windows Mobile 7, purely through releasing SOMETHING this summer. With all the buzz an Apple product launch generates, all the networks now do...
We've recently expanded again to cover iPhone news. To make sure you're getting the news you want, we've created separate news feeds and sub-sections. The little RSS feed icon on the top-right will show all the feeds you can have, plus there's the lin...
Vodafone PR were kind enough to loan me a Google Nexus One and a Vodafone 845 for a few weeks which arrived yesterday and, as with any new Android device, the first place you visit after the initial sync is the Android market. However what did h...
Following news just yesterday that o2 are to ditch unlimited data, it seems that Orange may be about to do the same. Mobile Magazine have news that we could all kinda see coming.. "Industry commentators had predicted that operators would no longer be ...
For iPhone coverage we have a separate site - iPhoneBANG. However, with the release of the new iPhone 4 I've had quite a few people who are surprised not to see info on coolsmartphone.com. Many have asked for us to start covering the iPhone on the mai...
Let's face it. "Unlimited" internet doesn't exist. Even when an ISP or mobile network says, "unlimited internet" you'll probably find a tiny paragraph at the bottom that mentions a fair usage policy and possibly some blocked ports or traffic shaping. ...
There's a fairly big football thing happening soon and, if you're lucky enough to have and Android phone with Beebplayer still installed you'll be able to watch it when the BBC shows a match (see here for a list of what channel is showing what). But.....
The dinky little Sony Ericsson X10 Mini is now available on 3UK. You can grab it for a mere £15 per month on a 2 year plan and that includes 100 minutes / texts or any mix plus unlimited internet. We first saw the X10 Mini in February …
Nokia have their Vertu range, iPhone can be put in diamonds and gold but what does the Android fan with too much cash and an itch for bling decide to buy?. The answer is the Ulysse Nardin Chairman which will set you back a cool $50,000 (£34,600...
The T3 Gadget Awards are here again and this year the contenders for "Phone of the Year" include five Android phones and one Windows Mobile device. On the Android side the choice includes the HTC Desire, HTC Legend, Google Nexus One, Motorola Mileston...
No, I'm not dead. I just have an annoying combination of exams and parents to deal with, although not for much longer. Additionally, I can now be reached at
[email protected], in case anyone actually wants to talk to me It's been a little ov...
Smartphone sales have continued to explode with analyst firm Gartner reporting an almost 50% increase in the first quarter of 2010. Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner, also states that.. “Android’s momentum continued into the fi...
We've got further details on the HTC Wildfire on T-Mobile. Following our earlier story T-Mobile have now confirmed pricing - it'll be available for £20 per month on a 24-month contract, which is pretty cheap indeed. The full press release mentions th...
We were first to break news of the Wildfire coming to Virgin Media and now, a day later, T-Mobile have also stepped up to say that they'll be carrying it too. There's not long to wait either, with the device dropping into T-Mobile shops from June 14th...
Virgin Media have, literally 2 minutes ago, revealed that they will offer the Wildfire. The network, which is a virtual mobile-network operator here in the UK, has been grabbing a number of Android handsets recently and do a lot of competitively price...
Three have had a bit of an image change and seem to be determined to get the latest phones onto their network. They've got a great range of Android phones in their shop at the minute, including the HTC Desire, HTC Hero, Samsung Galaxy Portal and the S...
Back in Barcelona we witnessed the launch of the HTC Smart. It's an entry-level device to get more people using the HTC interface and interested in smartphones. Hopefully the people buying the Smart will be moving onto Android or Windows Phones furthe...
Apple are suing HTC, you knew that already, but just in the last hour we're learning that HTC is to counter sue Apple. They want to stop the import of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the USA. HTC say that Apple have infringed five of their patents, …
The other night, completely sober, I dropped my HTC Hero. It bounced down the stairs, hitting pretty much every step and came to a stop against the stair-gate. I feared the worst, but after finding the battery and cover it all seemed to power on just ...
Orange Accessories have a great deal on the "Orange HomePlug dLAN Starter Kit". It's just £30 and for your money you can instantly turn your home power circuit into an ethernet network. Plug an ethernet cable from your router into one HomePlug, then ...
Remember the HD2 battery with the kickstand? The official one? It's now avilable to buy from easydevices and they're currently going out to pre-orders. More stock is due in soon, so if you're looking to extend the life of your HD2 battery you can now ...
No, it's not "T-Orange", "OrMobile" or "TOM", the name for the Orange and T-Mobile joint venture is "Everything Everywhere". The press release is below and details the merger of the two companies and the teams. The switch-over will happen on July 1st ...
The official HD2 extended life battery (complete with kick-stand) sells for around £41.11. For less than half the price you can have this one instead. It'll boost the existing 1230mAh HD2 battery up to 2400mAh, which is more than the official battery...
Some interesting news which was just found tonight and is sending shockwaves through gadget fans in the UK is that from 1st June 2010, Vodafone will change the conditions on charging for data use on mobile phones. At present all phones with exception ...
The Car Upgrade Kit for the HD2 has been in my car for the past week and now the review is online. This is made by HTC and fits on your windscreen or dashboard. It'll charge your device and activates the HTC HD2's special "NaviPanel" application too. ...
The Laybag Leipzig is a different kind of phone holder. It's a machine washable bean-bag with small plastic pellets inside. Pop your phone (or portable media player, PSP or whatever) onto the bag and a small lip at the bottom of the bag holds it in pl...
Palm have produced some rather nice Windows Mobile handsets over the years. We particularly liked the Palm Treo 750v. Now they're under new ownership after HP announced the purchase of the company for a cool $1.2 billion. HTC were previously rumoured ...
Micrsoft has just announced that it's entered into an intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement with HTC. This will let HTC use Microsoft's patented technology in Android mobile phones. No financial details have been disclosed but the agreement s...
We've covered this over on iPhoneBANG but now things have taken an even stranger turn with that unreleased iPhone. So, the story so far. A poor Apple employee went out and had a few too many German beers. In his pocket, an all-new unreleased iPhone di...
It was a possibility but, according to Reuters it's now not going to happen.. "The world's No. 5 smartphone brand and one name associated with a possible offer, was approached about making a bid but decided to pass after reviewing Palm's books, a sour...
Recently I had to use the train quite a bit. The experience wasn't as bad as I'd remembered from my teenage years. The trains were on-time, quiet and clean. I spent the daily commute into Birmingham listening to music on my phone but, after playing ne...
We review lots of mobile phones, but we also like to take a look at other cool gadgets and gizmos from time to time. Today it's the turn of this, the Sumo Gamer chair. Those long-time readers may remember a review we did back in 2006 of another …
A recent survey by Appcelerator last month has shown what we all kinda knew. Developer interest in Windows Phone isn't as high as it could be. The full survey, which is available for download, involved 1028 developers and shows that 87% are "very in...
Our dedicated forums for lucky HTC Desire and HTC Legend owners are now online. For Windows Mobile owners we've also added HTC HD2 and HD mini forums for your handset-specific questions.
Palm is now up for sale. The company once made Windows Mobile handsets and likely bidders include HTC and Lenovo. Palm have posted 11 straight quarterly losses with the Pre and Pixi handsets failing to rescue the sliding share prices. Palm saw its sha...
