LG Optimus 2X – Now arriving this month

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 …

Google and Vodafone have ‘one of those days’

Mondays eh? Don’t you hate them? Some people at Vodafone had a great start to the week with (I’m sure) a flurry of panicked calls telling maintenance staff to get the their Exchange centre at Basingstoke ” Bloody smartish”! ( Not an actual quote…) as it seemed that some nasty …

Playandroid.com announce a “new era of Android game distribution”

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 …

Android handsets all over the O2 Coming Soon pages

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 …

Coolsmartphone Recommended App – Swipepad

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: So? Where are the Phones and Tablets?

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 …

MWC Coverage On iPhone 4

As was mentioned in a post a while back Vodafone kindly loaned me a Apple iPhone4 to use whilst at MWC in Barcelona.  This was ideal for me as I am already a Vodafone customer and had a contract which gave me 25MB a day to use whilst …

Coolsmartphone Recommended App – Gmote

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 …

Sony Ericsson PLAY – Did it first appear 14 years ago?

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 …

Samsung Galaxy S2 rumoured for a March release…

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 …

New Windows Phone 7 ads on show

Microsoft have tried various things with their phone marketing these last few years. This recent American ad, which we hope will appear sometime soon here in Europe, certainly steps things up a notch.. Link – YouTube.com

7″ Android Tablets, now from Netto too

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 coming to Windows Phone 7

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 …

HTC Incredible S to go on sale February 26th

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 …

O2 Launch Auto Top-up for Pay & Go customers

O2 have just launched a new auto top-up feature for their Pay & Go customers which will top-up your mobile automatically. Sign into your O2 online account, choose a top-up amount and then tell O2 whether you’d like your account increased on a certain day or date. You …

Android growth in video. In a word, stunning.

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 …

Need wallpapers for your Android ?

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 …

Windows Phone 7 Updates – Further news from Microsoft

Microsoft have now publish a blog post which answers many questions surrounding the recent recent pre-update update and the details around issues with Samsung Omnia 7 devices. Their stats show that 90% of those who’ve received the update have installed it successfully. Those 10% having issues did so …

Apple Event Confirmed For 2nd March

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 …

iPad 2 – coming soon

We have had lots of stories recently on the plethora of new tablets rushing out this year, as companies look to capitalise on the market Apple’s original tablet proved existed. We haven’t though mentioned the avalanche of rumours concerning Apple’s sequel. Rumours on V2.0 started pretty much the day after …