Category: Android
Quickpic is designed to be a replacement for the standard Android gallery. Which is good because I find the standard gallery at times a little slow, sometimes a little buggy and sometimes just unusable. Quickpic can also set wallpaper for you, which I find the standard gallery quite …
Taiwan based smartphone maker HTC today announced record sales for May. A figure of $1.42 Billion ( ….thinks Dr Evil….” One Billion Dollars..”) has been announced, more than double last years May figures! Last Mays total was $656 Million. Impressive stuff from a company that only a few …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Meet the Toshiba Thrive. It runs Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) and is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core CPU. It comes with a 10.1″ IPS 1280×800 720p 16:10 screen and has two cameras – a 5 megapixel rear shooter with auto-focus and a 2 megapixel front-facing webcam. …
Remember the Samsung Galaxy S II review ? We took a good look at some rather excellent Gameloft games and were mightily impressed. Now Sony Ericsson are teaming up with Gameloft to launch Rainbow Six – Shadow Vanguard exclusively on the Xperia PLAY. 20 other games have been …
No, it’s not Windows Phone 8. This is a first look at how Windows 8 might look on future Microsoft-powered tablet devices. Initial impressions are good, with a lot of the interface looking similar to the Windows Phone GUI. The tablet-optimised experience should run existing Windows 7 applications …
The Motorola Atrix is now available on T-Mobile. The device, which had a short exclusive on Orange has been floating around the T-Mobile site for some time so if you’ve been waiting, head on over and get yourself one. The handset is free on plans costing £35.75 per …
If you’re looking for an Android device with a sliding QWERTY keyboard then your choices are somewhat limited at the moment. Most people will choose the Desire Z, but now Sony Ericsson look set to make their Xperia Pro available to buy. It’s currently up for pre-order on …
More apps have been yanked out of the Android Market after they were found to contain malicious code. Again it seems that modified versions of existing apps found their way into the Market and again these apps have sent personal data to places you wouldn’t want it going …
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 …
Pocketnow.com have stumbled across a page on the Motorola website which seems to show lots of new devices. The site, which was taken down shortly after, revealed part of a new Motorola XOOM 2 tablet and two new Android devices called the “Slimline” and “Zaha”. There’s also a …
Android device manufacturers have pretty much stuck to the standard design, that is a touch screen 3.5″-5″ with a few buttons dotted around the screen. Over the years we have seen various devices with a physical keyboard such as the G1, Motorola Milestone (Droid) or the HTC Desire …
Nokia has just downgraded their outlook for Q2, with sales said to be far lower than expected. Their share price has taken a huge noise-dive following the news .. Stephen Elop, head of Nokia, stated in a conference call to investors that.. We’re seeing large number of Android …
Asus have now made the PadFone official with a product page, Press Release and several YouTube videos showing a lucky owner getting popular with the ladies. The device lets you switch from the phone to the tablet for a “seamless experience” between your activities and a single SIM …
Mr Blurry-cam is definitely on holiday today. Instead we have some very clear shots of an upcoming HTC Windows Phone device with a 12 megapixel camera. We’re currently trying to get a little more information regarding this device. These shots have appeared on the Twitter stream of Eldar …
It’s got some weird sort of glove box-style mechanism to swallow-up the phone and, around the other side, it’s a full Android tablet. The Android march continues and there’s more cross-over devices appearing month by month. This will be known as the Asus PadFone and, when you want …
So you have a smartphone. Be it Android, Apple or Windows Phone 7. Or some other platform. Now what? Smartphones are becoming more and more popular, as they become cheaper to produce and more popular, and people are following their friends and buying something similar to them. Now, …
OK, so this isn’t smartphone specific and is best viewed via a PC, but as we mostly use smartphones to use twitter I guess I can get away with featuring it here on Coolsmartphone. So, Twitsprout is a one page twitter “social media analytics and intelligence service”, or in …
This is the first time that I am going to take a look at a game. Words with Friends is also available on the iPhone though so you Apple fans might want to pay attention too. I’d also like to invite you all to download the app now and …
HTC have officially given the green light to unlocked bootloaders following a number of campaigns and petitions around the web. The news, which was posted on the HTC Facebook page, comes from Peter Chou himself… There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders …
Many of you will be aware of NHS Direct. If you need health advice, reassurance or help, they’re just a phone call away. Now there’s an Android app and it’s available before the iPhone app. It pulls together the online symptom-checkers available from the normal NHS Direct website …
Sony Ericsson have started to roll out a software update for new Xperia arc and Xperia PLAY customers. It’s starting to roll out now, so keep an eye out for an update message on your handset. The improvements include battery performance, software and WiFi stability, touch responsiveness and …
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 …
Today the BBC released their dedicate long awaited news app for Android. There are plenty of third party news apps out there linking to the BBC, but Android fans have been missing out on the official app up until now -all you iphone owners can stop sniggering at …
Quick. Get your utterly brilliant Samsung Galaxy S II and check for updates, it looks like extra battery life and camera improvements are ready to download. The update, which is available via Kies too, should give you better GPS accuracy and a performance boost too. If you’re still …
Back at Mobile World Congress we got some time with the Alcatel One Touch 990. It’s powered by a 600MHz CPU and has a 320×480 pixel screen with a 1300mAh battery, WiFi, GPS and a 5 megapixel camera. Aimed squarely at the mass market, this is coming to …
In a rather strange move,Twitter has added email notifications for @ replies. You may have noticed this by the amount of emails suddenly appearing in your inbox! This does seem strange as you surely know when someone has mentioned you by simply looking at and reading your timeline… …
If you had read my post yesterday < Here > ( of course you did! why did I even ask….) you would know that HTC have recently changed their policy on locking bootloaders for their smartphones and basically doing their best to stop the devices being played with …
SPB have recently been porting their various apps from Windows Mobile and iOS over to Android. We have seen them release SPB Wallet, SPB Shell and SPB Wireless Monitor. Today they have released SPB Time. To quote SPB, “SPB Time is an adavanced, skinnable time toolbox for your …
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 …
Microsoft has just announced Mango – the all-new version of Windows Phone. It’ll be “freely available” at the “this fall” (the Autumn for everyone else) and adds a host of new features including Internet Explorer 9 (check our earlier story), more social network integration, a linked inbox and …
With the official announcement now only hours away we’re starting to see parts of the new Mango OS appear on the web. The OS, which may appear commercially as Windows Phone 7.1, appears to have a new version of the web browser – IE9. It’s not quite complete …
So, you either know what the title is referring to, you’ve a vague idea or you haven’t the first clue. Stick with it though as i suggest this could affect all smartphone owners. I’ll explain, in simple terms, what this means, what you can do with your phone and what …
Microsoft are prepping for their big event tomorrow and, whilst we know that the new Mango release is coming, we don’t know a whole lot about it. Luckily CEO Steve Ballmer has stepped forward with a mention of 500 new features coming in the new upgrade. The rumours …
Are you Team Android or Team Apple? Well, the side whose colours you nail to the mast are usually picked solely on user preference, company offerings, and not least, first impressions. After what seems like an eternity (but in reality is only 2.5 years since Android came onto …
The LG Optimus 7 is down to just £184.99 for today over on Expansys. Running Windows Phone 7, this is SIM free and comes with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, 3.8″ LCD 800×480 screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 5 megapixel camera. This being Windows Phone 7, there’s also …
During my visit to Sony Ericsson in London a new service for the Xperia range was shown – Facebook inside. It adds much more integration to the native apps in Android. As we know Android phones synchronise with Facebook already but this is really as far as contacts …
