Category: Android

Vodafone get an exclusive on the 32GB Samsung Galaxy SIII

Well yes, just as the people around me were talking about it, we’ve got confirmation that Vodafone will be carrying the all-new Samsung Galaxy SIII too. They’ve scored a bit of a coup here too, bagging the 32GB version as an exclusive from launch, but hey – they’ll …

O2 Confirm the Samsung Galaxy SIII

Well, we kinda expected this, but O2 have just confirmed that they’ll be ranging the Samsung Galaxy SIII and it’ll be available in stores on May 29th. If the chatter on this train is to be believed (most people are from the event) then you can put bets …

UR-Mobile add the Galaxy S3

We spotted a few days ago that the guys from ur-mobile.com had put the Galaxy SIII up for £599.95. Now that we’ve seen the phone in the flesh we’ve seen it drop down to £574.96. If you’re interested then expect it on May 29th, when the super 4.8″ …

Samsung Galaxy SIII – Photo special

You definitely get the sense that the S3 isn’t just about specs. There’s more to it than that – there’s an intelligence, a feeling that you have a little “pal” in your pocket that’ll try and help you out when it can. Specs include that gorgeous 4.8″ HD …

Orange to carry the Samsung Galaxy SIII

We’ve just had confirmation from trusted sources at Orange that they will indeed be taking up the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Pricing, plans and availability will be announced soon but you can bet that it’ll be at the end of May. Expect other networks to follow suit shortly 🙂 …

Carphone Warehouse – Samsung Galaxy SIII

Carphone Warehouse have confirmed the Samsung Galaxy SIII will be up for Pre-order…with an added bonus for the first 1000 orders placed. How does a free Samsung Galaxy 10″ Tab grab you? Want more? You’ll also get an InvisibleSHIELD for your new SIII, and an in car micro USB …

Samsung Galaxy S3 after party

So what do you think of the Galaxy S3? Why not head over to our chat room and have a chat. I will be logged in, plus a few of our other writers. Leigh who was on hand at the event will also be logged in as well, once …

Samsung Introduces The Galaxy S III

So we are currently live  at the Next Galaxy event. But in the meantime we have got the official press release and some pictures for you as well. The wait is truly over. Hopefully Leigh will get some hands on photos later. SAMSUNG INTRODUCES THE GALAXY S III Effortlessly …

Samsung – The Next Galaxy – LIVE

We’re here live. Watch live photos as they’re uploaded on the right side of the site, and read about everything below! It’s VERY busy and there’s HUNDREDS of press people here. Live feed below, then our live blog below that !!! Samsung – The Next Galaxy

Samsung Galaxy S3 – Release date … Confirmed ?

We’re currently sat on a train in Milton Keynes and the Samsung “Unpacked” event is now just hours away. However, news has just come out that the S3, which we all presume will be announced this evening, will be available to buy here in the UK from May …

Orange Santa Clara pre register for details

 Orange have put up a web page allowing you regsiter for details on the upcoming Santa Clara Intel powered Android smartphone. Not many details have been posted about the Santa Clara though. It will be interesting to see what the involvement brings to the Android table. It certainly …

The Next Galaxy – Total coverage, tonight.

So, we covered everything at Mobile World Congress. Samsung, however, didn’t launch the Galaxy SIII and instead heavily promoted the Galaxy Note 10.1. We’ve had lots of leaks, details, pictures and gossip. Tonight we’ll get to know more about the new handset and we’ll be LIVE tonight. Doors …

Mobile Banking for Android – a quick guide (Updated).

Banks, we may not like them, we may not want them but unfortunately, we all need them! In this recession hit world many of us work strange hours and find that a visit to the bank during the week is certainly inconvenient if not nearly impossible . Most …

Coolsmartphone Now On Tapatalk

  You may have noticed that our new Forum went live the other day. Well to make things easier and reduce load times etc we have added Tapatalk functionality. This makes it a lot easier to track your favourite topics and private messages. To find us simply search for …

Find people who share your interests – hicup

So, this is an app that helps you find people who share common interests in your area. It’s not about smut or dating. This simply helps you find people who like the stuff you like. Want to find someone who likes sewing ? This will do that. Want …

Latest Figures Showing Sharp Rise In ICS Usage.

The latest figures released by Google on the Android Developers site have shown a sharp increase in the number of devices that have Ice Cream Sandwich using Google Play. It has been revealed that ICS (Android version 4.0.x) now accounts for 4.9% of all devices, an increase powered …

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Accessories Finally Arrive

What is it they say about absence making the heart grow fonder? Well I can’t say I’m feeling much love for Samsung’s tardiness in releasing the Galaxy Nexus range of accessories. Five months since its UK release, the official Google phone finally has some toys to go with …

Patent Application Hints at New Nexus?

No sooner has the rumour mill died down around the Samsung Galaxy SIII than the merry-go-round starts all over again, this time the handset in question is the next Google Nexus. In a patent application filed by one Andy Rubin, Google’s VP of Engineering, it would appear that …

New National Rail Enquiries free app

National Rail Enquiries have launched free apps for iOS and Android. The apps allow you to plan a train journey, access real time arrivals and departures, as well “tagging” a train once it has left a station to follow its progress. You can also subscribe to alerts. Both …

Samsung double screen action!

All eyes are on Samsung at the moment. This Thursday we should finally see their “Next Galaxy” in the flesh and they’ve suddenly got a lot of the competition worried. Now there’s news that Samsung are about to make a Nintendo DS move into different designs, with this …

Be the first person to own an Asus Transformer Pad 300

Do you want to be the first person in the UK to have the brand new Asus Transformer Pad 300 in your mits? You do? Well, luckily for you Asus are running a competition that gives you the chance to be that person. All you have to do …

HTC One X video capture… room for improvement?

So.. the HTC One X. HTC’s current flagship phone. The all singing, all dancing uber phone with an all powerful quad core beating heart. So it should thrash anything else out there, right? I’ve always been a big fan of camera functionality on phones, and whilst the stills …

Maxthon Browser: The Ultimate Android Customisation!

  Android. You can customise it all the way to destruction and then a little bit further! But, you’ve installed your custom rom, you’ve got your own app courtesy of Andromo, you’ve spent hours working on your launcher so that every last icon is in the optimal position. …

Samsung Galaxy SIII Priced up

So…. The Samsung Galaxy SIII. Want an idea on price? The guys at ur-mobile have whacked it online for £599.95 SIM-free. Mo Bhayat has tipped us off on this and, although the page doesn’t have any specs or further information, there’s an idea on pricing at least… Link …

Transformer Prime GPS Dongles arrive

We knew that registrations were open for the Asus Transformer Prime GPS dongle were open. Well, they’re now arriving to customers. Martin Frow has mailed us and said… Just thought I’d let you know the free Asus Transformer Prime GPS dongles are now shipping. Mine turned up today. …

Sony Tapioca snapped

So, the Sony Tapioca / ST21i we heard about earlier now has a picture courtesy of Techblog.gr. They state that there’s a 480×320 pixel screen which lacks the Bravia Engine, an 800Mhz CPU, 3 megapixel camera without a flash and it’s powered by Android 4.0. There’s a pebble-like …

Mi-Home the Miui Launcher is now available for all ICS devices

Miui is a custom rom for Android devices. Miui gives your device a totally different feel. The thing with custom roms is that yes they give you lots of nice new features, but some people just don’t fancy trying to break their phone trying to get these features. …

Another day, another Galaxy SIII rumour

Another photo has now appeared, and it does look similar to some earlier renders. Whether it’s a Photoshop job is anyones guess… Also we’ve got the errmm.. intiguing shots below from the Danini1112 Twitter feed. Not much to say here and we’re not completely convinced. Link – PhoneArena.com …

Samsung rule the world.. at the moment

The Q1 financials for Samsung were much higher than even their own expectations, with 3.2 billion coming in the door. “Brisk” sales of the Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy SII pushed the strong growth through the ceiling, making Samsung the worlds largest maker of mobile phones and overtaking …

Android 4.0 hitting the Sony Tablet S.

Today Sony has come out and announced that they have released the Android 4.0 update for the Sony Tablet S. With this update you get the usual set of ICS updates and optimisations, but Sony also have a special treat for us Tablet S owners too! Sony has …

Galaxy SIII Rendered once more

There’s only a week to go now and the daily Galaxy SIII leaks are becoming clearer and more interesting. Today SamMobile have a shot apparently lifted from a manual and it shows the S3 / SIII / Next Galaxy / i9300 in a bit more detail with specs …

Stay unplugged – It’s the Motorola RAZR Maxx

Motorola have announced that their new RAZR Maxx is to begin shipping in the UK from the middle of May. The rather attractive looking handset delivers an astounding 17.6 hours of talk time and 380 (yes, three hundred and eighty) hours of standby time, which when combined with …

Just who is Konka Mobile?

Today I took a flick through some of the shots we took at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and found a few we’d not published. When you look at the snaps below you could definitely be forgiven for thinking about those T-shirts on the local market. You know …

Samsung Galaxy Advance Now Available from Clove

The new Samsung Galaxy S Advance has started shipping and is now available from Clove. The Android powered handset has  a 1GHz dual-core processor and 768MB RAM, 8GB internal storage and a MicroSD slot expandable up to 32GB.  Running on Gingerbread 2.3 complete with Touchwiz, it also has a new feature …

Samsung Confirms Quad Core “Next” Galaxy

Finally, after all the hype, spin and rumours, Samsung have confirmed some solid detail around the next Galaxy. They have released details of the main chip to power the handset which will be called the Exynos 4 Quad. Samsung claim that the chip is special as it is built …

Samsung Galaxy S3 details outed by Antutu

Antutu the well known device benchmark app for Android has started to show details about the upcoming Galaxy S3. It comes out higher than the Transformer Prime which was the previous top of the list. Strangely though none of the HTC One range appear in the figures. The …

Hype Control – Carphone Warehouse pictures the S3 !

We wanted to just put this out there before everything starts spinning wildly out of control. The boys at Carphone Warehouse briefly showed an image on their coming soon pages next to the Galaxy S3 / Next Galaxy. The image has gone now but was pretty tiny anyway. …

Do you watch Internet TV?

If you just thought “yes” then you are the sort of person that SPB are after to help them with a survey. I know surveys can be boring and long winded but SPB the makers of SPB TV are obviously looking for ways to improve their current offering …

New Facebook HTC phone on the way? Like?!

“Sources” talking to Digitimes say that another Facebook phone is on the way. This time it looks like HTC and Facebook will be woven more tightly together too. HTC has already released phones with Facebook integration and dedicated buttons, such as the ChaCha, but it looks like this …