Tag: android
The whole time I have had the Iconia A110 I keep looking at my Nexus 7 and wondering how it handles what I’m testing. It has been a difficult one to review, but here we go. First of all my good and bad points: Good points Tegra 3 …
In my morning email today was this deal on an Android games console. It costs £54.99 and definitely looks the part, even if most of those buttons around the screen will probably remain largely unused. The errr… S5110 .. runs Android 4.0 and has HDMI out too, so …
Following our review of the Samsung Galaxy Note II and the news that over 3 million units have been sold in just 37 days we bring news that Mobile Fun are now selling a range of Samsung and third party Galaxy Note 2 cases. The cases which range from …
Fancy protecting your Samsung Galaxy S3 and looking a bit flash at the same time? We tried out this rather bling Glam Case. It’s £24.99 but it’s made by Case Mate and is pretty slim. The case simply clips into place on the handset very easily indeed. The …
Samsung have finally announced a UK release date for their long awaited Galaxy Camera. The device, announced back in August at IFA, will be yours to buy from Thursday (8th November). For those who can’t wait that long, it’ll be available from 5pm on the 7th for …
Expansys have had the black version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (or SIII) available SIM-free for about a week now, but you’ll also be able to get it from Vodafone for free on plans costing £42 or more. Voda have us a nudge after the 16GB version arrived …
I’ve often listened with interest as our own James Pearce waxes lyrical on the Coolsmartphone Podcast about the wonders of having a handset with a large screen. James has often sung the praises of his own Galaxy Note brushing aside all ridicule. Personally I had my doubts, I …
Samsung Poland have tweeted the Galaxy S3 model has surpassed sales of 30 million units. The post shows some of the Samsung team celebrating. Considering the device has only been on sale for approximately five months, that is an amazing achievement. Whilst it’s obviously more expensive the iPhone 5 …
It might have a huge screen, it might blur the lines between “phone” and “tablet” but the new Note II has proved pretty popular, shifting 3 million units in just over a month. The Note II, which we looked at recently, has a 5.5″ screen and that S-Pen …
Just a few months ago we jostled for position as reporters snapped the new Panasonic Eluga and Eluga Power. The handsets attracted a lot of interest and Panasonic proudly annouced their European return. The Eluga Power was particularly interesting – it’s just 9.6mm thick and has a dual-core …
Like the Samsung Galaxy SIII but don’t like the large screen size? In just one week you’ll be able to pick up the new SII Mini. Available to buy next Thursday (November 8th), the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) handset also includes Sims 3 and Bejewelled 2. It has …
Last month it was announced by Apple that the app store had passed the 700 thousand apps mark. Well, in the spirit of true competition, Google has now also announced that the Play store has now also passed the 700,000 apps number. With the announcement of the new …
Recently the Android version of Lookout underwent a major overhaul and redesign. Part of this relaunch included the introduction of Signal Flare. Signal Flare is an added protection against lost and stolen phones that automatically flags your phone’s location when the battery gets really low. That way if …
We loved the Ascend P1. A great design (albeit quite similar to the Galaxy S2), a great price and no clutter in the OS. Now Phones 4u have announced that they’ll be doing the pearly white version exclusively. It’s up for £299.95 on pay-as-you-go or for as little …
Remember the keyboard with the fancy Swype-esque functionality in the preview video for the Google Nexus 4? Well it’s available to download now. Now we should advise that keyboards can track inputs and send them to others for nefarious purposes, so proceed at your own risk. Still, it …
If you are visiting the high street here in the UK today you may well notice a brand new name. With two yellow circles on a grey background, shop windows with no posters and clean fresh lines all over the place, the new brand that is EE has …
The all new Android flagship bargain basement super phone, the Nexus 4, will be exclusive to O2 for the first month after release (13th November). It is unclear as to the extent of the exclusivity, because it seems that you will be able to buy it unlocked from …
As well as the trilogy of Nexus devices just announced, Google have also confirmed that their Music service is coming to Europe at the same time. This means a 13th November launch for Europe, bizarely slightly before the US. Not that we’re complaining! You will be able to …
Writers for tech web sites, such as coolsmartphone, spend years gaining contacts for getting insider information and leaks. These days, however, all that’s needed is to stand outside a branch of Carphone Warehouse! Hot on the heals of the inadvertent early launch of their Nexus 4 pre-order page, …
If you have a Nexus 7 you’ll be able to try out Ubuntu on your device now. I tried yesterday and, unlike the OMG Ubuntu posting states, it’s not quite polished as yet. However, as far as you would know it’s just like running Ubuntu 12.10 on your …
The iPad mini is here but, and this might surprise you, it’s not as cheap as you’d hope. But… …the clones are here… The GooPad mini has an 8″ 1024×768 screen, dual-core 1.4GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 8 GB storage, a 2 megapixel rear cam, a 0.3 megapixel front …
Fancy a HTC One X but want more memory, more speed and better battery life? Have a look at the HTC One X+. It’s just popped into the O2 store and the uprated handset also includes Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It costs £399.99 on Pay & Go or …
On October 29th, it will be 10 years since Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, one of the most popular titles in the series. To mark this anniversary, Rockstar are enhancing the game for release on iOS and Android devices. Details, including a launch date, are thin on the …
I don’t know how you spent your childhood, but I spent a lot of mine parked in front of the family PC playing Theme Park World, developed by those geniuses at Bullfrog. I had already been drawn in with Theme Hospital (I still play it) and I couldn’t …
If you’ve got an S3 and it’s SIM-free, get checking Kies for your Jelly Bean update, because it’s available right now. Lee and Carl have both emailed after pumping their Samsung Galaxy S3 handsets up to Android 4.1.1 – they’re now on JRO03c.I9300XXDLJ4. Let us know whether you’ve …
The almighty Apple might be reducing the size of their iPad but let’s not forget about the Android-powered Asus Google Nexus 7. It’s now down to £169.99 for the 16GB version over at PC World. For that you get Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), an 800 x 1280 7″ …
Pictures posted on The Verge today appear to show the instruction manual from the rumoured Samsung made Nexus 10 tablet. Google are hosting an event on Monday where it is heavily rumoured that they will launch a new handset made by LG, commonly known as the Nexus 4, …
In a move no doubt prompted by the upcoming LG Nexus 4, LG have released the Ice Cream Sandwich source code. So what does this mean? Well the Optimus 2X was released in early 2011 and it was the first dual core device on the market. It’s history …
One of the surprise hits of late in the mobile handset arena was the Samsung Galaxy Note. It sold by the bucketload and even now the waxing lyrical hasn’t stopped. It was therefore no shock when Samsung announced the Galaxy Note II and thanks to the lovely people …
The ZTE Kis is a budget phone currently on Virgin Mobile and ready for Christmas they are announcing a festive version. In White of course. ZTE today launched its record-breaking Kis smartphone in white. The handset will be available on Virgin Media in a white finish, as well …
The black version of the ever-excellent Samsung Galaxy SIII will be available SIM-free tomorrow. This 16GB model is out on for £409.99 from Expansys. You know the deal by now – a quad-core 1.4GHz CPU, 4.8″ screen, 1280×720 pixel screen, 8 megapixel camera at the back, 2 megapixel …
When Google decided to withdraw support for Adobe Flash player there was one obvious casualty…..BBC’s much used and much loved iPlayer. After some alleged pressure from the BBC, Adobe restored access to iPlayer on the Play store but it was still not natively supported for Jellybean devices and …
There have been rumours about all sorts of phones and tablets recently, but very few of them have any more than “unnamed sources” to go on. It’s only when we see physical evidence that things start to get juicy. That’s where this interesting result from GLBenchmarks of a …
We were amazed surprised happy to finally see the Nexus version of the LG Optimus G formally pre-announced by Amit Gujral, Head of Mobile Product Planning. In a reported announcement to IBNLive, Amit finally teased us with the technical specs of a 1.5 Ghz quad core processor …
Dual Sim phones seem to be making a bit of a comeback. Back in the day you used to be able to get Windows Mobile devices with two SIMs. Then they just disappeared, bar a few low end ones from Viewsonic. Then the other week we reviewed the …
So, we took a look at the Motorola RAZR i a couple of weeks ago but I wanted to take another look. First impressions, I have to say, are rather good. I instantly thought the battery wasn’t in the phone when I took it out of the box. …
My introduction to the Android platform came through the original HTC Desire. One of my bosses walked up to me knowing my love for phones and showed me his brand spanking new piece of kit, complete with scrolling widgets and all shiny and new. My search for a …
Just a few days ago we spotted that lucky Galaxy S3 users on the Three network were receiving the latest Android OS update – Jelly Bean. Now it’s the turn of Vodafone customers, who can download the update either via Kies or Over The Air. We’d love to …
The HTC One X+ is the latest flagship in the HTC One range. It’s been a controversial move by HTC, and much has already been made of the decision to release it so soon after the original One X. Well, the time for controversy is over as those …
We took a look at the Motorola RAZR i a few weeks back but I was quite intrigued by it so tomorrow we’ll have a second review. Until then, here’s an example filmed on the new handset. The camera is an 8 megapixel, 3264 x 2448 unit which …
