Category: Android
This morning Amazon have posted updates to their Android and iOS UK apps that enables the Cloud Player functionality that the US has had for a while now. It means that any mp3 tracks you have purchased from them in the past and any future mp3 tracks you …
We’ve seen the live blog and the specs for the RAZRi and now we’ve got some promo videos. They’re basically the RAZR M videos with a new name but here you go anyway. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyWeVtXPCII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC6X9azWHuw
We have been live blogging the event this morning and Motorola have just posted up the official press release and specs for the device. It is basically the RAZR M with Intel insides. But it is jolly nice looking, shame they couldn’t get Jelly Bean on it. Strange …
Nokia have announced another Lumia specific app and this time it’s called World of Red Bull. Red Bull have a few Windows Phone apps, showcasing the extreme sport side of their business. This new app seems to build on that and look quite good. Here is the video …
motorolamobility on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free At 9:30 today the Motorola event will kick off by herding us through the doors and getting us settled in for a 10:00 kick off with a trio of new devices announced in NYC it’s exciting to see what they’ll do for …
Today’s UK Amazon Appstore free app is Down The Hatch. It is an accelerometer based game that sees your character – Stinky, free falling through an endless selection of doughnuts and cakes. Sounds heavenly to me. You basically control his position on the screen by tilting your phone …
All too often in the news are reports of hackers, websites breaking down, personal details being stolen and posted and various other nefarious activities to do with privacy and security. With the burgeoning smartphone world the opportunity for hacking and data theft is growing exponentially which is why …
Rovio has had it’s Pig-centric successor to Angry Birds in the fryer for quite a while now and it seems the game is nearly ready for release! The trailer below will give you a pretty good idea of the sort of game play we can expect to see, …
HTC rumours and leaks are rife at the moment, but as we swiftly approach their New York press event we are seeing now some tasty teasers. We’ve previously reported on a potential 5-inch HTC phablet going by the name of the HTC DIx. This less than appealing name …
We miss the Olympics. We miss the opening and closing ceremonies. Sure, we would’ve liked a longer set from Fat Boy Slim during the closing ceremony, but apart from that it was all good. During these ceremonies you may have seen a number of athletes displaying messages to …
Tomorrow is an exciting day for Intel fans with Motorola taking the reins and treating us to something they promise to be spectacular. Along side the three devices announced the rumour mill is abuzz with mention of a bezel-less smart phone and the invite hints at this just …
Samsung is planning to unveil the replacement to its flagship phone – the Galaxy S3 – at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this coming February. This revelation comes to us from company officials and local parts suppliers for Samsung in Korea. An official from the firm who …
CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, has been chatting with The Seattle Times and has dished out some expected prices for their very own Surface Tablets. The details are still quite vague, but he did say that the Windows 8 slabs would hopefully reach a “sweet spot” of… Probably …
I’ve had the Xperia Tipo for a few weeks now and I’m really quite impressed with it. We covered the basics of the Tipo with our initial impressions here and now we’ll have a more in depth look at it. Design The Tipo is in that range of …
Motorola have a clear cut divide between their high end devices (Razr, Proton, Razr Maxx, Razr HD, Razr M) and their current budget devices (Motoluxe and this the Motosmart). When Motorola first introduced the Motoluxe they were full of the fact it was a fashionable well designed piece …
With the enormous success of Coolsmartphone we decided to launch another website, TheCoolGamer.com, which focuses on Games and Applications across Mobile, Console and PC platforms. On a daily basis Coolsmartphone gets tips about games and apps from you guys (our loyal readers) and the developers that create them. …
Recently we haven’t heard much from HTC apart from a few leaks of the upcoming Windows Phone devices and the new Desire. The One range is receiving less time in the limelight due to Samsung and their all conquering Galaxy SIII. We did hear a while back that …
Teamviewer, the remote desktop application has announced an update that now enables file transfers between your android device and your computer from anywhere in the world with a data connection. The computer can be a Mac or a PC running Windows or Linux. The data is sent using …
Nokia have joined in on the whole iPhone 5 vs the Galaxy SIII banter with the following tweet over the weekend. Personally I have chosen to get one of the new Lumia phones over the iPhone 5 or the Galaxy SIII. As to which Lumia I’m unsure yet. …
HTC are normally the trailblazers when it comes to pushing the boundaries of large mass market mobile phones. Remember laughing at the ridiculously big 4.3 inch screens on the HD2 and Desire HD? Then the big old Sensation XL stretched things again. But then came Samsung’s Galaxy Note …
So we have had the Samsung Ativ S, and the two new Nokia Lumia phones announced in the 820 and 920… but when will Windows Phone be ready? It seems the answer is that the operating system IS ready to go so we should start seeing these new …
Companies frequently have a narrative throughout their advertising campaigns. The love story in the Nescafe adverts, the adventures of Al and Monkey in the ITV Digital ads etc. Samsungs chosen narrative is constantly comparing itself to Apple . Their latest attempt is no different. It’s essentially a spec …
Nintendo today announced the UK pricing of its new Wii U console. The basic 8GB white model comes in at £249.99, while the black deluxe version will set you back £299.99. However, the deluxe model can be picked up on pre-order from as little (if that is the …
Yes folks, if you missed the YouTube app on the latest Beta of iOS, head on over to the AppStore and download the all me YouTube app. If like me you watch the odd tutorial or funny video it makes it handy to have. You don’t quite get …
I should probably preface this by saying that I currently own all three current gen consoles and various other portables. I’ve loved consoles and video games since I got my first NES, aged 8. But I don’t think the future is very bright for the traditional home console. …
NVIDIA have made quite a splash in the mobile gaming world since they first introduced their Tegra range of processors, and nowadays it seems the quad-core Tegra 3 is the chip of choice for Android smartphones and tablets that want to impress the gamers. Not least because the …
Occasionally a game comes along that grabs hold of you and won’t let go. It makes you think “just one more go” or “i’m going to beat that high score this time.” Football Manager (or Championship Manager as it was then) used to do it, tearing myself away …
Today for free in the Amazon Appstore you can get Siege Hero. Which is a game a bit like Angry Birds where you throw rocks at a flimsy wooden construction and try and kill everyone on screen. Here is the developers take on what the game is about: …
The Apple lawyers haven’t been distracted by the launch of the iPhone 5, although I’m sure they all pre-ordered themselves one after getting their latest court victory. This time it’s Google’s very own newly acquired Motorola Mobility (still sounds like one of those old peoples’ shopping buggies) devices …
So what happens when you drop a couple of billion dollars on a fledgling smartphone operating system, make a couple of phones and a tablet with it and then fire sale the lot? Well if your name’s HP you might realise you made a little mistake! For HP, …
Several times a year I go on holiday, I like to totally disconnect from the world. No Internet, no work, no contact with home. Just me, the wife and our cameras. The internet is a huge resource for the traveller, before we go away we print off no …
The Nokia Lumia event last week was slightly marred by some buffering and connection issues at the beginning. Well Nokia have put the whole 1 hour 20 video on their YouTube channel for you to rewatch and here it is.
Hi fair readers, Just a wee quick one to say that very soon we will be getting a Sony Xperia T to unbox and review compliments of Sony. I am very pleased to say that due to me being part of the Sony Ambassador program we will be …
We’ve had quite a few emails about the eBay Android app this evening, and we’d love to know from you if it’s doing the same on the iPhone too. For some reason this message is popping up when you try to do pretty much anything in the app, …
Robbie Williams popped over to the UK recently to film the video for his latest song, “Candy”. The Samsung Galaxy SIII gets shown a couple of times … well… actually it gets shown about four times during the video. Both Robbie and the candy girl seem to have …
Now this is a rather interesting and surprisingly draconian story about Google throwing their weight around. The story goes that a phone collaboration between the Acer and Alibaba was shelved at the very last minute! Google and Acer had been planning to launch the ‘CloudMobile A800’ smartphone together …
A change to the omnibar has appeared in the latest DEV channel release of Google’s Chrome browser. Google have changed the star previously used for bookmarking pages and replaced it with a plus (+) sign. This isn’t just an icon change though, Google have incorporated a new …
It’s that time of the week again, where a few of us gather round our microphones and pretend to listen to what the others are saying whilst playing Angry Birds on our latest review unit. Yes it’s our podcast and as usual we will be recording it tonight …
Can you remember the review we did the other week of the Samsung Galaxy Beam? (It’s here if you can’t) Jamie came to the conclusion that it was a great phone, it was just a little bit expensive for what you got. Well Handtec have gone part of …
The other week we published our initial impressions of the Gemini JoyTAB with bluetooth keyboard. Things looked good apart from a few ill placed logos. I’ve been using it for a few weeks now and it’s time to bring you the full review. Design The JoyTAB is made …
