Category: Android
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...
The Symbian-Guru.com website is closing today. It's because the webmaster has decided to switch to Android instead. The site has been running for well over 3 years and Ricky, the guy behind it, states.. "To Nokia, you guys are losing. Hard. Wake the ...
The HTC Hero is one of our favourite Android handsets still and, if you're after one, it may be worth looking at this refurbished one at Three. It's available for £159.99 and then you simply stick your Pay As You Go SIM card in. Job done. It even …
In February we spent quite a bit of time on the Sony Ericsson stand. Their new range of Android-based phones includes the X10 and the tiny X10 Mini that's currently available on a number of networks here in the UK. The phone that impressed me the most...
When the Kin devices launched in April we already knew a little bit about them. Previously known as "Project Pink" these were "social phones" to let children, teenagers and twenty-somethings share their life and thoughts with friends. They launched in...
Oh dear. Gizmodo are reporting that the Microsoft Kin project has been shut down. It's with immediate effect and the entire team are being shoved onto Windows Phone 7 instead. The Kin phones were announced in April but they were met with poor reviews...
The next big version of Android, called "Gingerbread" is coming in Q4 this year, and for the first time will have minimum spec requirements for hardware - 1GHz processor, 512mb RAM and 3.5" screen minimum. This is something Microsoft are do...
The Samsung Galaxy S is proving to be a very powerful and popular device. It's selling on Vodafone currently and you should find both Orange and o2 selling it soon too. It has a speedy 1GHz CPU, 4" WVGA (480x800) 16M Super AMOLED screen, Android 2.1, ...
The T-Mobile Pulse (Huawei U8220) is back down in price once more. T-Mobile have it for just £99.99 yet again (when bought with a £10 top-up) and for that you get unlimited free texts for the whole of the next month and 6 months free internet. Barga...
Google are releasing the new Froyo Android 2.2 software for their Nexus One as an over-the-air update today. Highlights include a vast speed increase, Flash in the browser and the ability to turn your handset into a wifi hotspot. It is gre...
The Amazon Kindle is a "wireless reading device" with a 6" screen. Put simply, it's an electronic version of your favourite book. You can go buy one, or you can download the free Android reader that's just become available. Download from the Android M...
Remember the recently launched Dell Streak on O2?. That is the device which some say is a large phone / small tablet device in case you missed it. Well Dell are now allowing you to purchase one totally sim free and unbranded/unlocked to use with...
Following our earlier story just hours ago it now seems that the HTC Hero 2.1 update is indeed being delivered to handsets here in the UK. This is a shot from Ant, who's just had a prompt on his unlocked HTC Hero just minutes ago. It's a whacking …
Alright this is getting just silly now. Here's another one of those 7" Android tablets. This one runs Android 1.6 and, whilst it doesn't have a SIM slot for mobile browsing, you can pick one up for around £67. That's just mental. For your money you'l...
