Category: Android
Today is a day I have been waiting for ever since I saw this handset announced about a month ago (and leaked just before if you are a regular reader of this site). Today I got my hands on my very own Motorola XT720 which launched just yesterday …
Windows Phone VP Joe Belfiore has spoken today with engadget and there's an in-depth video online below. Joshua Topolsky asks Joe about how Windows Phone 7 will differentiate and gets a great insight into the Microsoft mind. Joe states that the Window...
Great news for Vodafone customers who have a Vodafone supplied Nexus One and that is the company have now confirmed that OS 2.2 (FroYo) is available as a free over the air download from next week. Posted by the official Vodafone eForum a moderator tod...
Recently the mobile world has become pretty brutal, with even the mighty iPhone getting punched square in the face by antenna issues. Windows Phone 7 now seems to be in the firing line, with the Boy Genius Report and other sites ripping into the OS. S...
The Samsung Galaxy Apollo (i5801) has had a price-drop on Orange Pay As You Go. You can now pick one up for £149, although you need to spend another £10 on a top-up. Still, it's a pretty great price for Android 2.1, a 3.2" 240x400 screen, 600Mhz CPU...
Last week we spotted the ZTE Racer on Three for £109.99 on Pay As You Go. It's a good deal for an Android device with 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.8" QVGA screen, GPS, microSD expansion and FM radio. Three have now added it to their contracts too, with pr...
Androlib is reporting that over 93,000 apps are now available in the Android Market, with over a billion estimated downloads. The figure has risen constantly, with over 50,000 in April and 60,000 in May. The latest Androlib stats also show that over ...
The last day or so the heat has really picked up on a yet to be announced HTC device going by the name of 'Ace'. Tonight a list of rumored specifications made its way around the internet and so far feedback seems to be positive although again th...
Today is a very happy day for all you T-Mobile G2 users out there, the company is now pushing out the 2.1 ROM update to handsets as an OTA (Over the Air) download. If you have not had the update yet check under settings if you can search …
The poor HTC HD2. It's one of just a few remaining Windows Mobile 6.5 devices still on sale but now both Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 have been squirted into the device, with the fluid Sense interface available for 2.1 too. There's still some tweaks th...
T-Mobile UK have just updated their 'Coming Soon' section which now features the Samsung Apollo as due in August. The Apollo runs Android 2.1, has a 3 megapixel camera and a mid range set of specifications so should be available on lower price c...
Welcome everyone to the review on the Samsung Galaxy S, the latest Android phone from Samsung with some outstanding features which will be covered during the review. 4 inch AMOLED Screen 5 Megapixel Camera with 720p HD Video Recording 7.2mb/s HSDPA w...
Another browser update for you Android fans - Opera has got to 5.1 now and adds better support for different screen resolutions, even faster browsing and an overall better user experience - pinch and zoom is in there too by the looks of it.. To downlo...
The SwiftKey Beta has just gone live on the Android Market. Put simply this is a throroughly brilliant app which will predict the next word you're typing and, for the most part, it'll get the word right first time after just two letters. The "Fluency"...
Microsoft seem to be hitting the headlines again, this time in a positive way. Andy Lees, Senior VP of Mobile Communications at Microsoft has revealed new features in Windows Phone 7, including the ability to locate your phone if it gets lost, lock it...
The Motorola FLIPOUT will be arriving on Orange very soon and, after playing with the phone for a number of hours, it's definitely aimed at the "youth" market. Media sharing is on board, as is a rather interesting music player that integrates streamin...
First it was the X10 Mini, now another small Android device has landed in our mobile office. This is the Motorola FLIPOUT and it'll be arriving - complete with CAPITAL LETTERS - to Orange very soon. It, along with the X10 Mini, seems to be targeting t...
Google have just kicked their Android development into overdrive with the App Inventor. Have a look at the video - it's unbelievably easy to get going and you can have your own app done and ready in minutes. Critics state that the new App Inventor cou...
Just back from picking up a brand new Samsung Galaxy S which will be used to review for CoolSmartPhone and also keep seeing as I signed up to an 18 month deal just to get hands on the device!. Over the next week I will be putting together …
The X10 Mini has certainly challenged our initial opinions. We thought it would be too small to use, but Sony Ericsson seem to have made the most of its' diminutive size. Last night I managed to get it away from Billy for long enough to take some sna...
If you've been following our Twitter feed you'll probably already know, but here's what we've had our hands on today. It's the tiny (and we really mean that) X10 Mini. Sure, we saw it in February but, when compared to "normal phones" it's really petit...
We've not really heard much about this device, but 3UK are selling this one for just £109.99 without a contract. It's called the "ZTE Racer Black" and has a fairly mid-range spec. A 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.8" QVGA screen, GPS, microSD expansion and F...
A few days back we saw some shots of the Motorola CHARM on an AT&T system. Now it's official, with Motorola making the QWERTY messaging phone official just a short while ago. Android 2.1 will have the MOTOBLUR GUI on top and the specs include a 3 mega...
There's yet another interesting piece on the death of the KIN phones by Mini-Microsoft today. He points to some interesting discussions during "Think Week", where Microsoft staff take time out of the office to read papers submitted by employees for ne...
T-Mobile have today launched the Samsung Galaxy S into it's range of devices with some impressive deals and even more impressive data allowances over the other networks. The main features of the Galaxy S are: 4 inch AMOLED Screen 5 Mega Pixel Camera ...
The death of the Microsoft Kin obviously doesn't mean the death of cheap social media phones, with Orange jumping all over the new Motorola FLIPOUT. It's an Android 2.1 device we spotted a couple of months ago and has a full QWERTY keyboard, 2.8" touc...
A Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 update is available and, whilst it's not the 2.1 update that users crave, it will improve performance and speed up the X10. There's an added boost for messaging tasks and the camera interface, plus Sony Ericsson have added a...
Windows Phone 7 still looks to be on track, with this AT&T store installation sheet showing up on the web. It details plans for a refit on July 24th, but this is probably still just preparation for a September / October launch of the Windows Phone 7 d...
The LG Optimus is actually a device we've seen on Orange and is a mid-range 600MHz Android phone with a 3 megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS, 3G / HSDPA and Bluetooth. Yesterday LG announced that this was to be part of a series of devices including Tablets. ...
The Nexus One is the official Google Phone and as such gets all the software updates before the other devices running Android. To put it bluntly, the Nexus One is a developer and a phone geeks dream as you are always up to date with the latest i...
Many moons ago I was playing with my nephew and decided to attach my mobile phone to a toy train and film the journey. Now, years later and with camera technology advancing, I have my own son and another very long train set in the lounge. This time …
This is reported to be the HTC Vision. It looks like a top-end device with Android 2.1, 1Ghz CPU and a 3.7" touch screen. Personally I'd love to see a QWERTY-sliding Android from HTC, so I can't wait to see this thing in the flesh. The bottom of …
I've had quite a few mails over the weekend asking where the HTC Wildfire review is, and finally I'm happy to deliver. This is another monster, and we've done something different to other tech sites by handing them out to different types of people. My...
Now here's something strange - in an interview with The Telegraph today, Google's Eric Schmidt announced Google would not be doing a Nexus Two, because of the success of the Nexus One. Apparently the Nexus One was produced to show everyone else ...
The X10 Mini Pro is now showing up on the o2 coming soon section, it's a nifty little QWERTY messenger with a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with flash, GPS, 240x320 pixel (QVGA) screen, microSD, FM radio, WiFi, 3.5mm audio jack and Bluetooth. The de...
Make of this what you will, but some "concept shots" and specs for the HTC HD3 have popped up on DigitalReviews. A huuuge 4.5 " AMOLED screen, 1.5GHz Snapdragon CPU, 8 megapixel shooter with flash, HDMI output, 1GB RAM, 1GB ROM, 1080p HD video playbac...
The inquest into the death of Kin continues all over the web, with engadget gaining access to yet more behind-the-scenes info. It's a sad tale, with good beginnings but an eventual launch of an unloved, unfinished and untidy product. Microsoft Exec J...
There's an update for the HD mini on the HTC support site. HTC are committed to providing the "best possible mobile experience" and this update adds a smooth sliding bar to MP3 Trimmer app, enhanced stability, performance and improved ringtone sound q...
We ran a story recently detailing the possible changes to Android in the new Gingerbread version. It was based on several strong leaks and detailed the end of custom UI's, minimum hardware specs and much more. These have now been cast into doubt as Da...
BirdieSync is a Windows Mobile application for synchronising your device with Thunderbird and Lightning or Sunbird on your PC. Every contact, appointment, task and email is sync'd the minute you hook your phone up. The new version is compatible with T...
