Three HD Voice Network

Whilst on Twitter today I came across a story over on Tracy&Matt which said Three UK have a HD Voice enabled network. Before now only Orange had mentioned a HD Voice network. They go into a lot of detail also listing the phones which have this free service …

No Gingerbread 2.3 update for original HTC Desire.

HTC have come clean and admitted on their Facebook page they won’t be porting Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread’ to the Desire, stating it doesn’t have the memory to cope with Gingerbread as well as their sense overlay. Not good news at all for owners of the original Desire, and …

Google Maps the most connected App in the UK

Not really a huge surprise, but recent data released by comScore and the GSMA shows Google maps being the most ‘connected’ App in the UK in April. Now, a connected App means one that actually transfers data over a network, ruling out games etc as they are generally installed and …

Apple playing catchup with iOS 5?

So WWDC has been and gone and Apple has laid its cards on the table with iOS 5.  The biggest surprise was perhaps the sheer scope of the update and the number of major new features that are being released. With one notable exception I’m now struggling to …

New Android game released – Shakytower

Last night a new game was released on the Android Market it is called Shakytower. It has been in testing for the last couple of weeks now, you may have noticed we retweeted the request for beta testers. Below is how it is described in the Android Market …

Swype 3.0 Beta out now.

Swype, the keyboard where you swipe your fingers across the keys rather than type, it’s a bit like marmite, you either love or hate it! Personally I love it, I’ve been using it for nearly as long as I’ve had a smartphone…. so I’m quite looking forward to …

Twitter charges $120,000 a day to promote trends!

Not much I can add to that headline really… According to ClickZ Twitter can and is charging up to $120,000 a day to promote trends, this is up from the $25,000 – $30,000 when it launched promoted trends back in April 2010. It also apparently requires companies to …

Orange Barcelona to cost £119.

Following my earlier post here about Oranges new budget smartphone the Barcelona, Orange have apparently released a few more details. It is to cost £119 to buy with a £20 top up, giving a cost of £139 outright, but the top up can usually be knocked off by …

HTC ChaCha Review

The HTC ChaCha was announced back at Mobile World Congress in February and we were there live to get hands on time with is but as always at these events, with so many people rushing to get hands on time you do not get a chance to really …

Orange to release the Barcelona smartphone.

Orange have put a new smarphone on their website, the Barcelona. The smart ones among you will have noticed the naming trend, following on from last years superb San Francisco- AKA the ZTE Blade. The Barcelona is a totally different device, having a 2.6″ touchscreen and physical qwerty keyboard. No pricing …

The Smartphone App-O-Graphic.

Just quick little post to give you something to read while having the first life saving coffee of the day, Mondays, got to love them ! Quite interesting, shame it doesn’t list more of the smaller manufacturers, there is a lot of ‘others’. The growth of Android/Google is quite …

My Android Setup/Apps (AntMcl)

I thought I would make a not-so-quick video showing you my current Android ‘setup’, including some of my favourite apps. As you can probably see, I primarily use my phone as a means of communication, either through SMS, good old fashioned voice calls, or online (Twitter, Google Talk, …

Throwback: Nokia 2600

The Nokia 2600 was the first mobile phone that I owned; I’m a pretty late entry to the mobile tech scene, but this phone was the device that got me into using a phone. There were only two things it could really do: make calls, and send text …

Sony Ericsson planning to update the X10

The Sony Ericsson X10 has been plagued with problems since its initial release. Poor stock software, no multi touch, stuck on Android 1.6 for a while or the locked down bootloader. Sony Ericsson initially said no updates to a higher version of Android would appear for the X10. …

Recommended App – Space Junk.

Now, You’re probably asking yourself why the hell I’m posting an App recommendation at half past eleven on a Friday evening….. You weren’t, oh suit yourself. The reason for the late posting is because this is a sort of joint suggestion for you, one is the App and …

Angry Birds Live!!

Just spotted over on facebook a rather clever and funny video featuring Angry Birds the game…..but in real life!. If you have never seen the game, it is rather basic and involves firing birds at pigs who have taken cover…. oh who am I kidding EVERYONE has heard …

Windows Marketplace and MyPhone to be Discontinued.

Well this may pass some of you by, but the Windows Mobile of old (Not Windows phone 7) more commonly known as WinMo is having it’s Marketplace and MyPhone services discontinued by Microsoft later this year. Now I know some of you may say, ” well so what?” …

Coolsmartphone Recommended Android App – Flikie Wallpapers HD

The Android Market contains hundreds of different wallpaper apps. They are all very similar inn that you are presented with four popular images or a list of categories. Once you have loaded the category you have to keep tapping next to view the next four, it soon get …

The ZTE Skate to sell for less than £200 ?

French site GPS and Co have been reporting that the eagerly anticipated ZTE Skate will retail for around 200 Euros, so with UK tax taken into consideration it should retail here for around £200 or less. The Skate is the follow up to the hugely successful Blade, otherwise …