Category: Android
Rumors of a Sony Ericsson Playstation Phone have been around for a while, and recently more and more leaks with pictures, videos and specs have started to appear online. Well now we have another video for you to check out of this as of yet unannounced...
Yes, it's taken a while but heck, it's here. The official Google Reader app has finally touched down on Android. The free application supports sharing with other apps, multiple accounts and it'll save all your settings with that big friendly Google cl...
HTC Desire handsets on Orange appear to have just been updated from software version 2.17.61.2 to 2.17.61.3. To be honest we're not sure at this stage what it's for, what's removed, added or fixed. Thanks to Dave Samworth and Richard Haywood for the ...
Stats from number-crunchers Nielson show a rather huge jump in Android Smartphone OS share. It now has 22.7% share against Windows Mobile, which was around 19% at the start of this year but - according to these October details - has a 14% share now. W...
Us Android users felt a bit left out when Rovio released a Halloween Special of Angry Birds for iPhones, but fear not, as they have just released a festive version of Angry Birds for Android! This seasonal version has a "surprise" for each day o...
Are you a Windows Phone 7 developer who went to the open days back in September last year ? Did you submit an app in October ? If you sold lots of apps and made cash you're probably quite happy right now, but unfortunately it looks like February …
Spotify have updated their popular app for Android. The update features graphic and performance improvements. The update is available in the Android Market now and includes the following changes.. - All the graphics have been re-done and are now avail...
The Archos Tablets have just been upgraded with a new OS (Android 2.2), better performance and a host of extra goodies including... - Enhanced Microsoft Exchange support: it is now possible to synchronize contacts and calendar events - Allow to insta...
The people that brought you the Windows Phone 7 unlock tool have now released a custom ringtone manager for Windows Phone 7. Don't pop those champagne corks just yet though, this needs either an unlocked developer phone or that unlock tool we mentione...
Got a Samsung Galaxy S from T-Mobile? Listen up. A post on the T-Mobile forums indicates that the Android 2.2 update will be rolling today, however it does come with a strange caveat.. “The aim was and still is to have the FOTA update available ...
Many of us are enjoying some early snow here in the UK but, if you're planning to jet off for some "serious" snow-fun, GPSSkiMaps could be just what you need. This will map our ski and snowboarding resorts in more than 100 US and Canadian resorts plus...
Another website has popped up to let you look through Windows Phone 7 apps and games from the comfort of your computer browser. Called WP7 Applist it lists recent changes, price drops and sorts all the software into neat categories. Currently the sit...
So here it is at last. Our HTC 7 Mozart review. Inside is Windows Phone 7, 8GB of storage, an 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash. Outside it's one piece of aluminium with a very solid but lightweight feel. We've already had a look at the OS itself …
We knew even before Windows Phone 7 was completed that a few features would have to wait and that the first update would fix a lot of the issues reviewers had flagged up. Custom ringtones, copy and paste etc. Although we kinda all knew it, developer C...
One app we've perhaps not covered here at coolsmartphone is Tango. It's a way of making free mobile video calls to other Tango users. An updated version was added to the Android Market on November 19th. Even without a face-pointing camera it's still ...
Just yesterday a tool called ChevronWP7 was released. It is designed to unlock your Windows Phone 7 and allow "side-loading" of apps and games without the Windows Phone Marketplace. This will unlock your phone and let apps install that could access pr...
Android seems to be everywhere at the moment. Reehan Jameel has given me a nudge about this iDect iHome Phone. For £99.99 you get a high-quality DECT home phone with answer machine powered by Android 1.6. It has a microSD card slot, browser and will ...
Hyperbees are an Android games publisher. They are responsible for the hugely popular Speedx 3D game. The game has reached 50 thousand downloads on the Android market. To celebrate this they are offering 50% discount on all of their games for about th...
ADW Launcher is a home screen replacement application. It will totally replace HTC Sense or Motorola Motoblur or the stock android launcher2. If you have not tried any home replacement applications today is a good day to have a go! Today an update has...
Windows Phone 7 can now boast 3,000 games and applications to download. Windows Phone exec Todd Brix has stated that 15,000 developers are "signaling their intent" to produce Windows Phone 7 apps and there's a definite buzz around the platform. Link -...
Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread) seems now to have been confirmed for the upcoming Samsung Nexus S. Some super-wobbly shots have appeared on xda-developers.com showing the versions screen and curvy Nexus S handset. Rumoured specs suggest an 4" 800x480 sc...
It's great to see that Google are planning to add content ratings for all apps within the Android Market. The system, which will be rolling out "in a few weeks" will help people choose applications that are suitable for them. There will be four catego...
This, courtesy of Clove Technology, is the Sony Ericsson LiveView. For £68 it'll show live texts, Tweets and Facebook updates on your wrist by grabbing data from the phone in your pocket. Using Bluetooth it'll also let you control music and see who's...
First of all i would like to apologize to everyone for the big mistake/mess which was my attempt at 'A Week With' series. For those of you who saw just over a week ago I got sent a Galaxy Tab to look at by Vodafone and I thought …
Another Android tablet flying off the shelves it the Galaxy Tab - 600,000 have already sold and Samsung are well on their way to off-loading a million before the end of 2010. This is a device we looked at a couple of weeks back. Running Android 2.2 ...
There's many Android tablet devices on the market at the moment. You can find them online, electrical retailers, Argos and even in supermarkets. The Herotab M802 (aka aPad IMX515) is one of the lower-priced devices. It has an 8" screen and comes in at...
Acer have shown off and published a press release on a new device which looks like a large phone / small tablet featuring a 4.8 inch screen, 1024x480 screen resolution, front facing camera plus 8 megapixel camera with LED flash. There is also a 1Ghz p...
The Advent Vega Android tablet is now hitting stores (just!). Updates are feeding into Twitter and unboxing videos are appearing on YouTube. It's proving popular due to the 10.1" 1024x600 multi-touch capacitive screen, built-in 3G SIM slot and Android...
Well look what just popped up on the "Help and Support" section on the Orange website. It's the HTC Desire Z - a new Android 2.2 device with a pop-out QWERTY keyboard, a new version of HTC Sense, 3.7" SLCD screen, 5 megapixel camera with flash, 720p H...
We've had a bit of feedback about the utterly addictive Angry Birds. Most of you love it, but there's a lot of you who are a little annoyed because it has a few performance issues on your particular phone. Now Rovio have publlished a list of phones wh...
Up until recently there were still a few ways to watch BBC iPlayer content on your Android. Now myPlayer has, in a software update, had the BBC iPlayer content disabled. It seems that the only option now is to use the Flash-based iPlayer site on your ...
I'm back with another look at the Herotab M802. This has been loaned to us by the guys at Merimobiles.com and this one costs $209.99. If you order now you also get a free USB keyboard, so we figured it was worth showing that in the video. The …
o2 customers can get the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 2.1 update today. Yes, we know it's "only" 2.1 but don't forget that there's more good news on the way shortly. Let us know if the magic "Updates are available" message has appeared on your phone and w...
Keni has got his hands on another Android tablet. This time it's the Linx Commtiva N700 we mentioned a couple of weeks back. The device, which is available in Tesco, is selling for £299 and, unlike the tablet I'm reviewing it has full Google Android...
Windows Phone 7 owners now have a place on the web to search through the games and applications they can install. The 2,436 apps (at the time of writing) are all filtered into categories and types on MarketplaceBrowser.com. It's a site built by Paul W...
There's now loads of different Android tablets to choose from. Today we've had the Herotab M802 delivered and given it the usual in-car unboxing. It's available from merimobiles.com for $209.99 with a free leather case and, if you order now, a flexibl...
We're hearing the HTC Desire on T-Mobile has received an update which will remove the German apps that appeared. We're not seeing much else at present, but do let us know you spot something new in the update. The old software version is 2.12.110.2 and...
Last week we heard that the HTC Legend FroYo update would be turning up pretty soon. Today Tom Gleeson tells us that his HTC Legend, which was supplied direct from Vodafone, has just started downloading the updated OS. The Legend, which we reviewed he...
Gingerbread is on it's way "in the next few weeks" and Eric Schmidt has revealed a new feature - using your phone as a credit card. Using a technology called "near field communications" this is the same as you get in a Barclaycard, where you jus...
No multi-touch on the Xperia X10? Well, it was a statement that got you guys a little hot under the collar. A while back Sony Ericsson stated that there were no plans for multi-touch but now, after reaction from users, they've been busy working on ge...
