HTC Evo 3D due to arrive on Vodafone soon

Vodafone have just confirmed to Pocket Lint that they will be carrying the newly-announced HTC Evo 3D. Vodafone have also revealed that they will be dropping the LG Optimus 3D. The video, below, doesn’t show a whole lot of the phone but at least confirms that this 1.2Ghz …

LG Optimus Black available.. in .. white..

OK. This could get a bit confusing. The LG Optimus Black was announced during CES in January and we saw it in the flesh at Mobile World Congress. It’s available on Orange and T-Mobile but now Phones4U are selling the LG Optimus Black in … white. They’ve called …

Do you still wear a watch?

I was out for most of this weekend. Being the geek I am I noticed what phones people were using as I visited shops, a restaurant and a few pubs. There’s a lot of HTC Desire and HTC Wildfire phones out there, but I noticed something else too. …

HTC Announce EVO 3D

HTC have just announced a Euro version of the EVO 3D device which went on sale in the USA just recently.  This new 3D phone comes with the popular HTC Sense customisation and packs twin 5 megapixel cameras to produce 3D photos and videos. The spec list is …

Xperia Mini Pro release dates

The new versions of the Xperia Mini handsets were launched last month and Dave Samworth has been keeping a close eye on availability. UK network has the Mini Pro showing as coming soon but it states “June”, so that gives them about 4 days. Meanwhile Play.com have an …

Xperia Neo Exclusive to Vodafone in red

Vodafone have just updated their coming soon section and have now changed the Xperia Neo from the original blue colour to a lovely shade of red. The network has just confirmed to us that the red model is exclusive to Vodafone. There’s lots to like about the Neo, …

New feature on the Android Market (pc)

Apologies if this isn’t new feature, but I’ve not noticed it before. Basically it’s a graph showing user rating…. But we love graphs don’t we..?! Below is a screen grab of “Beautiful Widgets”: Not much more to add really, just a small addition to the market experience that …

Android 2.3 arriving on Orange Desire HD

If you’ve got yourself a Desire HD on Orange we could very well have some rather good news. Emails are starting to come in here at Coolsmartphone towers stating that the Android 2.3 upgrade is hitting the network-branded devices as we speak. Give us your feedback if you’ve …

Huawei MediaPad in video, complete with Android 3.2

Following on from our earlier story here’s Huawei showing off their new MediaPad and, once again, they tell us of the “new Android Honeycomb 3.2” OS powering the device. It’s “specifically designed” for 7″ tablets according to Huawei. It seems that some tweaks have been done by Google …

Google Music Beta Hands On

When Google launched Music Beta back at IO back in May one of the biggest disappointments that it was to be an invite only beta available only in the US. However through some nefarious means (*cough* proxy server!) I managed to sign up and snag myself an invite to …

A rather excellent T-Mobile Pulse Mini deal

Alright, this is just mental now. If you’ve got £30 in your pocket why not click here and get the rather spiffing black version of the T-Mobile Pulse Mini. Until recently only the pink handset has been available at such a bargain basement price. It’s £19.99 plus a …

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 available in the UK on August 4th

Did you see our up-close time with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ? Do you want one ? There’s not too long to wait. It’s due to arrive in shops here in the UK from August 4th and both 3G and WiFi versions will be available. Following the …

iOS 5 Beta Hands On

For the last week I’ve had a chance to play with the beta of iOS 5 that Apple released to developers at WWDC. The only official way to currently get your hands on it is through a registered developer with access to the iOS SDK. For everyone else …

Cut the Rope now available on Android.

The hugely successful  iOS game ‘Cut the Rope’ is finally available for Android. Another of massively successful games from iOS has been ported, along with Angry Birds and Peggle (This week via the US only Amazon App store- soon to market) this is sure to be very popular. Now, before …

HTC Sensation now selling on Three

There’s been a bit of a wait since the announcement, but the HTC Sensation is now available to buy on Three. Brendan has been out and about to film a hands-on video of the device .. The Sensation was announced back in April and we have the full …

Archos reveal the G9 series of Tablets

Today Archos revealed their G9 series of tablets, sporting an impressive specification they are set to be unleashed late September.   Two tablets were revealed, the 80 G9 and the 101 G9, the main difference is the screen size, the 80 being an 8″ device with a 1024×768 …

Sony Ericsson Xperia ray in video

OK, while we were staring at the Maria Sharapova video we spotted several Xperia ray films. This is coming to Three very soon and has an aluminium chasis, aGPS, DLNA, 8.1 megapixel camera and Android 2.3. You can get the full specs here but click on to learn …

Xperia active, hands on with Maria Sharapova

Hey guys. What do you get if you mix Maria Sharapova with water ? No, no. Get your mind out of the gutter. You get the full hands on treatment with the Sony Ericsson Xperia active. Maria uses it as her heart rate monitor, shoots HD images and …

Nokia ‘Sea Ray’ Windows Phone Leaked

Just days after Nokia announced the MeeGo powered Nokia N9, it seems that CEO Stephen Elop has shown off the companies first Nokia Windows Phone to the world…. well it was only supposed to be a select audience and everyone was asked to turn off their recording devices so they …

Roaming charges are still too expensive

Your phone is more than just a device for texting and calling. During the past few years the smartphone is no longer just a “geek” device with a stylus or an Exchange connection, it’s a phone that more people have. People expect to be able to browse, to …