3 announces iPad pricing

After Orange & T-Mobile, 3 have now announced their pricing for the iPad.  The up front cost is identical, with £199 for a 16gb, £249 for a 32gb, and £349 for a 64gb on a 24 months contract, but the monthly charge is £25 a ...

The mobile landscape – More smartphones, more data

The annual International Communications Market report from Ofcom is out today. It reveals that, amongst the countries surveyed, the UK has seen the highest rise in smartphone ownership since 2009 with a 70% jump. Over a quarter of people in the UK (26...

Google Reader gets official Android app

Yes, it's taken a while but heck, it's here. The official Google Reader app has finally touched down on Android. The free application supports sharing with other apps, multiple accounts and it'll save all your settings with that big friendly Google cl...

HTC Desire gets a small update on Orange

HTC Desire handsets on Orange appear to have just been updated from software version 2.17.61.2 to 2.17.61.3. To be honest we're not sure at this stage what it's for, what's removed, added or fixed. Thanks to Dave Samworth and Richard Haywood for the ...

The battle of the smartphones – Nielson figures revealed

Stats from number-crunchers Nielson show a rather huge jump in Android Smartphone OS share. It now has 22.7% share against Windows Mobile, which was around 19% at the start of this year but - according to these October details - has a 14% share now. W...

Angry Birds Seasons released for Android

Us Android users felt a bit left out when Rovio released a Halloween Special of Angry Birds for iPhones, but fear not, as they have just released a festive version of Angry Birds for Android!  This seasonal version has a "surprise" for each day o...

Windows Phone 7 Devs must wait until February for cash

Are you a Windows Phone 7 developer who went to the open days back in September last year ? Did you submit an app in October ? If you sold lots of apps and made cash you're probably quite happy right now, but unfortunately it looks like February …

Spotify updated for Android

Spotify have updated their popular app for Android. The update features graphic and performance improvements. The update is available in the Android Market now and includes the following changes.. - All the graphics have been re-done and are now avail...

Archos Tablets receive Android 2.2 update

The Archos Tablets have just been upgraded with a new OS (Android 2.2), better performance and a host of extra goodies including... - Enhanced Microsoft Exchange support: it is now possible to synchronize contacts and calendar events - Allow to insta...

WP7 Custom Ringtone Manager – WMA files only?

The people that brought you the Windows Phone 7 unlock tool have now released a custom ringtone manager for Windows Phone 7. Don't pop those champagne corks just yet though, this needs either an unlocked developer phone or that unlock tool we mentione...

Samsung Galaxy S on T-Mobile – Android 2.2 update today

Got a Samsung Galaxy S from T-Mobile? Listen up. A post on the T-Mobile forums indicates that the Android 2.2 update will be rolling today, however it does come with a strange caveat.. “The aim was and still is to have the FOTA update available ...

Orange Clearance Offers

Orange have a lot of special deals on clearance stock at the moment. Some offers are only available for 48 hours plus there's lots of iPhone cases and some buy one get one free offers too. Dive in and let us know if you find any particularly juicy …

For skiers and snowboarders – GPSSkiMaps

Many of us are enjoying some early snow here in the UK but, if you're planning to jet off for some "serious" snow-fun, GPSSkiMaps could be just what you need. This will map our ski and snowboarding resorts in more than 100 US and Canadian resorts plus...

Another way to find WP7 apps on your browser

Another website has popped up to let you look through Windows Phone 7 apps and games from the comfort of your computer browser. Called WP7 Applist it lists recent changes, price drops and sorts all the software into neat categories. Currently the sit...

HTC 7 Mozart Review

So here it is at last. Our HTC 7 Mozart review. Inside is Windows Phone 7, 8GB of storage, an 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash. Outside it's one piece of aluminium with a very solid but lightweight feel. We've already had a look at the OS itself …

Windows Phone 7 – First update to be "massive"

We knew even before Windows Phone 7 was completed that a few features would have to wait and that the first update would fix a lot of the issues reviewers had flagged up. Custom ringtones, copy and paste etc. Although we kinda all knew it, developer C...

Get Free Roaming Data On Vodafone!

Customers on Vodafone UK who are on £40 or over price plans will get an added bonus now of getting 25MB a day free data roaming in certain EU countries as from 1st December.  Before now on these plans Vodafone gave you 5MB so this extra dat...

Tango – Give free video calling a try

One app we've perhaps not covered here at coolsmartphone is Tango. It's a way of making free mobile video calls to other Tango users. An updated version was added to the Android Market on November 19th. Even without a face-pointing camera it's still ...

Microsoft advise against unlocking Windows Phone 7

Just yesterday a tool called ChevronWP7 was released. It is designed to unlock your Windows Phone 7 and allow "side-loading" of apps and games without the Windows Phone Marketplace. This will unlock your phone and let apps install that could access pr...

Sony Ericsson LiveView hands-on

The Sony Ericsson LiveView is an innovative idea. A tiny device which you can clip on your clothing or wear on your wrist. Using Bluetooth it'll communicate with your phone and display texts, missed calls, Tweets, Facebook updates, RSS feeds, weather ...