Ouch. Body shot. Boom. The Federal Trade Commission have slapped HTC for the security issues on many Android handsets made by the company. The FTC complaint states that… HTC (..) customized its Android-based mobile devices by adding and/or modifying various pre-installed applications and components in order to differentiate …
The Android lover’s eyes widened with expectation; what had once appeared to be a repulsive idea now seemed intriguing, daring, exciting even. Be gentle with me Mr. BlackBerry, it’s my first time. BlackBerrys have never appealed to me. Even in their heyday, when every third person was tapping …
I’d be very surprised if you were reading this and you don’t own a smartphone. I’d be even more surprised if you said that you hadn’t dropped your smartphone at some point in time. Then I’d be even even more surprised if you said that you hadn’t heaved …
Well we all knew this was coming didn’t we. Here are the first comparison shots of the HTC One camera with it’s Ultrapixel technology and the iPhone 5. From the samples (and with the caveat that the HTC One may not be final hardware / software) is looks as …
Nokia still derive a large part of their sales from entry level phones; primarily in emerging economies such as China and India. In recent years this market has been under renewed threat, with the Lumia range aimed at a higher price bracket, and increased competition from the likes …
Ahead of our RyanAir flight, I am packing my very small and lightweight bag ready for Mobile World Congress. This year, if I’m honest, we’ve seen more and more companies launching their phones outside of the event. This gives us chance to cover even more gadgets and companies …
The HTC One press launch wasn’t the only place for people to see and feel the HTC One handset. The Phones 4u store in Oxford Street is letting people have a play with this hot new Android handset and they’ve sent us some advertising bits which I won’t …
Just yesterday I reviewed the Netatmo Urban Weather station. It’ll monitor your indoor and outdoor world and inform you when there’s something to be aware of – frost, rain, even CO2 levels in your home. All of this is easy to setup and comes through an app on …
Three have opened up pre-orders of the recently announced HTC One device on both PAYG and Pay Monthly and is also available in both the Black and White models. Both offer 32GB of storage built in. The HTC One is the new flagship phone from the company and …
Not so many years ago most phones/PDA’s came fitted with a IR (infrared) emitter, but this has slowly died a death and the technology was left behind. Bluetooth became the new way to transfer data. I remember lining up two devices to”beam” over simple text files or ring …
The BlackBerry Z10 is a new phone on a new platform and it’s a great piece of kit. I’ve currently got one which I posted my initial impressions earlier on in the week which you can read here. Up until now it had only been available through the …
Accessory manufacturers are rather leaky. Most high profile devices quite often get outed by the case manufacturers. The upcoming Galaxy SIV is no different. Take a look at these beauties. Exciting stuff right? From these we can see that the SIV seems to be squarer than previous models, …
Last year we all sort of lost sight of the Optimus G. It is the non Nexus version of the Nexus 4 and it was released around the world, just not in Europe. The European Optimus G will feature Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Zerogap Touch technology 4.7-inch 1280 x …
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps available. It’s a great way to chat to friends and share images, audio and pictures completely free (as long as you’re connected to wi-fi): therefore it’s great to see such a major update to the Windows version of the …
Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, episode 35 or the HTC One edition if you’d rather. Last night we did our Google Hangout which you can watch here and we discussed the HTC One and the event this week, the Xperia Z that Dan has just got his hands on …
Google have announced the latest in Chromebook series called the Pixel. However this no ordinary Chromebook both feature wise but also unfortunately price tag wise as it will set you back a pretty penny. Here in the UK if you want to purchase a Pixel you will have to shell out …
We have been lucky enough to get hands on the brand new Sony Xperia Z. It’s not even on sale here in the UK and we have the full retail model ready to take over to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress! A huge thanks to the team at …
The weather. It’s always a major topic of conversation here in the UK. You can stop anyone in the street here and probably spend a good half hour talking about the rain or how cold it is. If you’re into your weather, and you’re into your tech, check …
Originally launched as a Nokia exclusive, Bloomberg’s mobile app for Windows Phone 8 is now available on all handsets through the Windows Marketplace. Bloomberg is the main financial information service for many financial professionals, but the app is free to anyone. As well as every day market information, you …
Bagh! No way man. We’re not going to fall for this blatant advertsing campaign. If Qualcomm are looking for a free plug for their Facebook page and their Mobile World Congress activity then they can look elsewhere. They decided to demonstrate how mobility is in their Qualcomm DNA …
