A small HTC Hero update appears to be rolling out right now. Version 3.36.405.1 seems to update the HTC Peep app and xda-developers have seen some other files patched too. Check for updates on your Hero to see if it’s available, otherwise.. just wait longer. 😉 Credit – …

Using your mobile to browse the web is great and, when that pesky “GPRS” symbol is replaced with “3G” or “H” you can scoot around the internet fairly quickly. Most networks will also employ some clever technology to make sure you’re not viewing adult material or trying to …

Keeping track of what is stored in our phones memory is at times a struggle. Newer phones like the Nexus S, Desire Z and Desire HD have a large internal memory and large memory cards. Keeping track of what is taking up space is becoming harder. I came …

The number of apps in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace continues to rise. WindowsPhoneAppList.com now reports that over 9000 applications are available – up from 8,200 a couple of weeks back. Nearly a quarter of those apps are games and, although it’s still a small number compared to …

PC World have just added pricing for the Motorola Xoom. Are you ready ? It’ll cost £449.99, which is actually a bit less than we were expecting (it’s $799.99 in the US for the 3G version). You can pre-order the sexy 10.1″ tablet now or, if you want …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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: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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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. 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 …

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 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 …