Following some eager rumours earlier this week we can now confirm that the new version of Windows Phone – “Mango” – is now ready for manufacturers. The “RTM” (Release to Manufacturing) build has been handed over and we now await news of updates and new devices this Autumn. …
We’ve got Android, Windows Phone and Apple iOS. However, another OS could be joining the list with Mozilla developing “Boot to Gecko” or B2G. It seems that Mozilla want to build their own OS with bits of Android and their own code. The intention, from what we can …
A couple of days ago we were sent one of JCB’s Toughphones to test. No, we didn’t know that JCB made phones either, but they told us to chuck it in some water so we just had to give it a try. 🙂 There’s a whole range of …
BGR have got some images of an un-announced Android device which is expected to be the Samsung Galaxy S2 over in the USA but the more important question is will we ever see it out in Europe and under what name considering we already have a S2 named device? Fingers crossed this device will …
BGR have just posted some information about an unannounced 10 inch tablet device from HTC codenamed Puccini. Specs are set to include an 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, a 10.1 inch touch screen, 1.5Ghz Processor, HTC Sense running on top of Honeycomb and Stereo speakers. It …
Early images of the HTC Bliss have just appeared on the web, with Pocketnow showing the handset docked in a desktop cradle. It seems that the handset wirelessly charges whilst in the dock and displays pictures, date, time and possibly your calendar appointments too. It seems to match …
As we all know there are many fonts in the world. Your computer contains a lot of fonts and there are many websites offering free fonts that people have created as well. Changing the fonts on your phone has always been possible, just not overly easy. Previously on …
Well, we weren’t expecting this. Chief Innovation Officer at HTC, Horace Luke, has left the company. We first Horace many years ago when he worked for Microsoft and we were bowled over by his ideas for Windows Mobile. He moved to HTC in 2006 and has worked on …
Engadget have posted a video found on YouTube which is a video preview of the leaked Samsung Galaxy R device which is still yet to be officially announced. On watching the video we get to find out a bit more about this new secret (or not so secret) …
Recently we had an email about some funky wireless Bluetooth speakers by FeONIC. They turn any resonant surface into an thunderous entertainment system. It’s a simple matter of pairing and then, provided the speakers are on and within range, they’ll output your media. We gave them a try …
Apologies, this isn’t really a news story, but I know there is some interest in the Andypad. The Andypad is a tablet soon to be released (37 days away…) , aimed at the budget end of the market there are two versions, the Andypad and the Pro, The …
Samsung are on a roll. Their Galaxy S2 is simply stunning and we’ve been suitably impressed by the Galaxy Ace. Today Bloomberg are reporting that Samsung handset sales are growing strongly… Samsung is estimated to have sold between 18 million and 21 million smartphones globally in the April-June …
We recently saw the Andy Pad Pro appear on the web but didn’t get a whole lot of info about the “Pro” version. We know that the Andy Pad project and the original Andy Pad is a low-cost 7″ tablet with a Resistive 860×480 screen. The resistive screen …
A couple of weeks ago we were sent a Samsung microSD card and asked to test the claim that it was shock proof, water prooft and dust proof. This week we got sent this JCB Toughphone Tradesman – it’s touted as being “military spec” and super-strong. It’s by …
On Wednesday I took a train journey. It’s always a good place to people-watch – lots of people travel alone and tend to fiddle with their phones. Looking round I saw Android, Apple and Symbian… a HTC Hero, a HTC Desire, another HTC Desire, a iPhone, another iPhone, …
Following quickly on the heels of Beta 3, Apple have now released iOS 5 Beta 4 into the wild. For the first time, the beta takes the form of an OTA update, removing the need to faff about with iTunes. It’s not the biggest update but for some …
I am pleased to announce the CoolSmartPhone RSS Application is now available in the Android Market as a FREE download.  This can be downloaded OTA (Over The Air) by either visiting http://market.android.com and searching for ‘coolsmartphone’ to send the application over the internet, or on your handset in the Market …
A big truck full of LG handsets have just been revealed. They include a dual-core LG Prada with 4.3″ NOVA LCD screen, the LG Univa with an 800MHz CPU, the LG Victor with a 1GHz CPU with a 3.8″ OLED screen and the LG Gelanto which is now …
Quick, check for updates ! If you’ve got the HTC Desire Z on Vodafone version 2.42.161.2 of Android 2.3.3 is now rolling. Steve has just mailed in to tell us that his Vodafone UK handset popped up with the update, but do let us know if yours if …
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