Author: Anthony Morgan

Sony Ericsson Duo Leaked?

Reports online are that Sony Ericsson have been busy building a new dual-core Android powered handset and in the two leaked imaged it looks to have a MASSIVE screen, larger than the one seen on the Arc. Initial impressions are this is even larger than the 4.3 inch …

PlayBook On Vodafone (Business Only)

Vodafone UK are selling the BlackBerry PlayBook on their website now for £332.50 excluding VAT which takes it to a price of £399, however the bad news is this offer is for business customers ONLY!. This news comes after recently O2 decided not to sell the PlayBook at …

Networks Join To Promote Mobile Ads & Payments

Here in the UK mobile companies Everything Everywhere (which run Orange and T-Mobile), Vodafone and Telefonica (who run O2) have joined together to create a new mobile marketing and payment giant which will help speed up the rollout of mobile payments and using new technology such as NFC. …

Android Market Checks Compatibility

Not sure how we missed this one before but it now seems that Android Market will check which devices the app you are after is compatible on. With so many different Android devices on sale now around the world all running different version of the OS and all having different …

O2 Drop BlackBerry PlayBook

O2 have decided not to stock the new BlackBerry PlayBook here in the UK even after they originally signed up when it was first announced and even had a coming soon page for the tablet. O2 have come out and explained the reason behind the change of heart …

Red HTC Desire S Photo Shoot

We recently reviewed the HTC Desire S which is a great upgrade to the great seller HTC Desire and this got some great feedback from a lot of people. Then Vodafone came out and launched an exclusive red version of the handset and it looks mighty fine!.  We …

O2 Update Coming Soon

O2 have updated their coming soon section and now have a wide range of exciting phones due shortly These include HTC Salsa in June HTC ChaCha in June HTC Sensation in June Alcatel OT990 in August Huawei G7010 in June Xperia Mini Pro in June Link: O2 Coming …

Motorola Pro Coming To The UK

Motorola announced during Mobile World Congress that the Motorola Pro was going to come to the UK but later scrapped the idea much to the dissapointment to Android fans who wanted to get a new phone with QWERTY keyboard.  Since then we have had the HTC ChaCha and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

ChaCha & 9900 Sneek Peak Videos From Vodafone

Vodafone have released two new videos on their YouTube website and these are taking a quick look at the HTC ChaCha and the BlackBerry 9900 both featuring QWERTY keyboards but aimed at different customers. First of all there is the HTC ChaCha…….. The ChaCha is one of the …

HTC ChaCha Launches On ThreeUK

Three have just launched the HRC ChaCha on their network and have posted a blog update as well as a YouTube video which can be found below. The HTC ChaCha will cost just £20 on ‘The One Plan’ giving you more allowance than you could ever dream of …

iMessage Announced At WWDC

iMessage has just been announced at a very busy WWDC conference over in the States and iMessage is set to change how all iOS devices communicate including iPad and iPod Touch. Consider this BBM for your iOS device! This now means anyone you know on an iPad or an iPod …

iOS Updates Now OTA!!

Another new feature announced today is being able to update your iPhone or iPad over the air!.  This is something Android has had and a lot of people are big fans of this, well now your iOS device can do the same once you are running iOS5 The …

iOS 5 Gets New Notifications

Apple have just announced the update to their iOS software, iOS 5 and part of this comes a new way for notifications…. well we say new but it is quite android like but a great addition to Apple products

Sony Ericsson Urushi Leaked

GSMArena have posted some photos of a new Sony Ericsson device which they have heard is due to be announced this September sometime. The specs include a 3.2 inch HD screen showing 854×480 pixels which will be great for photos and videos on the device, it also has …

HTC ChaCha Gets Speed Boost

The HTC ChaCha has been given a quiet speed boost from 600Mhz to 800Mhz according to ITProPortal.  This is a 33% speed bump on the same hardware and will help with browsing, navigating and using more applications at the same time.   HTC has quietly upgraded the Chacha, …

AT&T Wishes WP7 Sold Better

AT&T are a massive network over in America (just in case you didn’t know) and even were the launch partner for the original iPhone. In a recent interview head of AT&T spoke out about Windows Phone 7 devices and it seems from a network view he wishes it …

HTC Flyer Gets Quiet OS Upgrade

Anyone lucky enough to have a HTC Flyer might have been informaed about a new version of the software is now available for a free OTA download. The download is said to ‘improve system performance’ so we wait and see what has been improved. Your Tablet will receive a …

New T-Mobile PAYG Plans

T-Mobile UK have launched three new price plans on PAYG to suit different types of customer depending how you use your phone.  For the text mad you can get Unlimited Texts, for anyone who loves to chat you can get some free minutes and for anyone who has …

Kevin Russell Leaving As Three UK CEO

You might have seen recently we have been doing work with networks as well as manufactures to bring a vast amount of content either news or reviews.  One of the networks we have been dealing with a lot recently is Three and they have loaned us many handsets …

AskThree Event Tomorrow

Three have a special twitter event tomorrow where Marc Allera who works for the company will be sitting down and taking time out of his busy schedule to answer as many questions as possible in an hour or so period To get your question in just tweet it …

Unlocked HTC HD7 Under £290!

How does a brand new unlocked unbranded HTC HD7 running Windows Phone 7 for a great price sound?.  Well eXpansys have this very phone on offer at just £289.99 and in stock ready for you to buy right now!. The HTC 7 comes with a massive 4.2 inch …

INQ Cloud Touch Just £120 On PAYG!

Carphone Warehouse have had the INQ Cloud Touch for a little while now but at a rather expensive price of around £250 on launch.  Tonight on checking their site they have lowered the price on PAYG (which also happens to be unlocked!) to just £119.99 when topping up …

Dell Streak Just £199.99 From Carphone

Carphone Warehouse have a sale starting this Thursday on a lot of devices, the Dell Streak being one of them for just £199.99 sim free!. Other bargains in this sale include HTC Wildfire for £100 Sony Ericsson X1o for £150 HTC Desire Z for £200 BlackBerry Pearl 3G …

Windows Phone Announcement Details

Microsoft have just taken the lid off their latest update to Windows Phone named ‘Mango’ and WOW what an update it is. So sit back, grab a drink and take time to read up on all the information below Nokia Conversations have confirmed that this will be the …

Omnia 7 Bargain T-Mobile Offer

Looking to get yourself a bargain?.  Well T-Mobile are now offering for a limited time only the Samsung Omnia 7 running Windows Phone 7, 300 Minutes, 300 Texts plus 500MB Internet and a free Flexible Booster from just £15 a month!!. The Flexible Boosters allow you to have …

iPad 2 Mini Review

Leigh has put together a very good review of the Apple iPad 2 already, as a massive Apple fan myself I was also given the chance to put this through its paces this time with thanks to Vodafone who agreed to send me a micro sim to use …

O2 Confirm June Launch Of Mini Pro

O2-UK have updated their Coming Soon section of the website and now have the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro due for June. No not the old one with the same name, the brand spanking new higher spec version complete with 1Ghz processor under the hood and running Android …

HTC Flyer In Store Now

HTC have just announced that their tablet the HTC Flyer is now available to purchase in stores in two different versions which are a 3G model including 32GB memory which is expandable and a WiFi version with 16GB memory and again expandable. The Flyer was announced at Mobile …

Motorola Flipout At Just £49.99!

On browsing the Orange UK website tonight they have stock of the unique Motorola Flipout on PAYG for the bargain price of just £49.99 for a full Android device with a QWERTY keyboard.  Don’t believe me?. Check the proof below So for just £69.99 (£49.99 plus £20 Top-Up) …

Wildfire S Now On Three

Three have now launched the HTC Wildfire S on their network here in the UK and it is available in both Black and White versions from their online store right now. Costing £30 on their market leading One Plan including All You Can Eat data the Wildfire S …

Google Music Beta Announced

Google announced at their I/O conference today a new music streaming service where you can stream your own music to your Android device both tablet or handset.  There has been mixed feedback from people so far who heard about this announcement mostly being ‘Why would i want to …

HTC Sensation Appears In Vodafone Brochures

Vodafone have a short exclusive on the HTC Sensation which is due this month, rumors even point to a shipping date of 14th May so not too long to wait now. On passing a Vodafone store today they have the new business brochures on display and as expected the Sensation …

Three UK… Moving Towards 4G

Three have today posted a very interesting article and this was tweeted by @ThreeUK.  The blog post talks about 4G and the next wave of network upgrades to bring customers faster and more reliable internet access on their phone using new HSPA+ technology which their new Premium Dongle …

One Plan Sim, One Month Contract!!

Three have blown everyone away today with a new Sim Only price plan offering The One Plan contract on just a single one month rolling contract instead of a 12 month agreement… for the same price of just £25 a month! One Plan customers get an insane amount …

Samsung Galaxy S2 Now On Three

Three have just launched the Samsung Galaxy S2 and as always released a blog video giving you some information about the phone and what you can expect The link posted on Twitter which points to the Samsung section of the website at the time of writing this does …

HTC Mozart Heads To O2, Breaks Orange Exclusivity

Remember the HTC Mozart which was one of the launch Windows Phone 7 devices?… you know the one all about the camera with the 8 megapixel lens and Xenon Flash?. Well before now it has ONLY been available on Orange here in the UK with an exclusive deal, …

EXCLUSIVE!: Carphone Warehouse Price LG Tab At £799

Exclusive breaking news from CoolSmartPhone. Carphone Warehouse website have listed the new LG Optimus Tab – that new 3D tablet announced back at Mobile World Congress in February – but with a hefty price to pay! The shocking price tag of £799 is way more expensive than the …