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The BBC has announced that their News apps are now available for both the iPhone and the iPad. They're free and were due to appear earlier this year but were delayed by the BBC Trust. Both apps are free and there's still hope for Android users with BB...
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...
Apple have announced a surprise press conference in their Cupertino HQ tomorrow. It's about the iPhone 4, and it'll likely be about the signal issues that customers have experienced. Since the initial "death grip" was found there's been a continuous s...
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"...
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...
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. ...
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 …
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 signal issues on the iPhone 4 seems to be hitting the headlines now. It's an issue that did actually occur on the earlier model too, although the iPhone 4 problem seems to be more pronouced and easier to replicate in real-world usage. Apple have n...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (previously known as Shakira) has now become official. We knew it looked a lot like the X10 Mini but it's actually a little bigger and sits between it and the current X10 quite nicely. Not to big, not too small, it's juuust...
It looks like there's a little more life in Windows Mobile 6.5 yet. Samsung have announced a couple of new Windows Mobile devices in the shape of the the Omnia Pro 4 and the Omnia Pro 5. Both are QWERTY messaging devices and are probably an attempt to...
Out of pretty much no-where AT&T have just announced the Aria. It'll arriving in mere days on June 20th and has is powered by Android 2.1 with a 3.2" HVGA screen and 5 megapixel camera. Available for $129.99 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) it's got ...
Recently we brought you a page from eXpansys showing a new Motorola device which was a UK version of the Motoroi but this was quickly pulled from the site. Well today Motorola have officially announced the device to the world and the specs are HIGHLY ...
O2 have launched the tablet/phone device today called the Dell Streak. The Android 1.6 powered device comes with a 5 inch touch screen using a new technology to harden the screen as you might have seen in a recent video posted. The great news fo...
Motorola today announced a new Android powered device called FlipOut and has a rather interesting design which I personally really like. As you can see in the picture, the FlipOut has a square design with a rotating screen to reveal a keyboard. ...
3UK have announced they will be ranging the HTC Wildfire on their network very soon. The following statement was taken from the Media Centre from the official website: Sylvia Chind Head of Branded Devices said "It’s great to be a...
This is the HTC Wildfire. It's the new name for the HTC Buzz and we got a sneak peak at it last week. Available in Q3 this looks like a smaller version of the HTC Desire. It's not quite as powerful though, and is perhaps a more entry-level …
Now, you've probably heard. Adobe Flash and Apple have had a big falling out. Flash on Android is working well though, and now it's working silky smooth on this Nexus One complete with Android 2.2 (Froyo). This YouTube video shows Ryan Stewart browsin...
I had a Rubiks Cube when I was a kid (y'know, in the late '90's) and quickly became a master at peeling the coloured stickers off. Apparently though this isn't the way to do it, and now someone has built a robot out of lego to speed the …
The beta version of Skyfire 2.0 is now available for Android users. Get it for free from the Android Market and test it out yourself. It features full Flash video integration, a related content icon for exploring video and images from other sites base...
Micrsoft has just announced that it's entered into an intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement with HTC. This will let HTC use Microsoft's patented technology in Android mobile phones. No financial details have been disclosed but the agreement s...
Recently I had to use the train quite a bit. The experience wasn't as bad as I'd remembered from my teenage years. The trains were on-time, quiet and clean. I spent the daily commute into Birmingham listening to music on my phone but, after playing ne...
Last month the BBC announced that official iPlayer and news / sports apps would be available for Android. This will now be postponed with the BBC Trust deciding to take a look at the business case. The Trust has been urged to block plans to launch a n...
HTC have just announced a new Android powered device which will be available this summer exclusively on Sprint in the USA. Powered by a 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and using Android 2.1 the HTC EVO 4G has an 8 megapixel camera with HD-capable (720p) ...
Ok, so you're on a site called "coolsmartphone.com". It's possible that you're a friend of mine that I've linked to this trying to show off, and it's also possible that you're just very, very lost and you're looking for directions back to Google, but ...
HTC have just put out a press release in response to the Apple lawsuit. The response puts a heavy emphasis on the history of HTC and the many awards that HTC have received. HTC completely disagree with the Apple claims and they intend to fully defend ...
For the first time I'm not starting this with an author's note! Oh, wait. Damnit. So, we've finally got some concrete details about the future of Microsoft operating systems on mobile devices. I'm impressed with some of what Microsoft have done...
My appologies for missing two weeks; South Africa was very intense and left me in no fit state to write this as soon as I got back. I feel it has been improved by the extra time I had, though As a current denizen of the Scottish …
The Apple lawsuit against HTC appears to be aimed at Android via HTC. However, there are a number of Windows Mobile handsets included in this too. Apple claims to hold the patent on touch screens, power management, a particular unlocking system and a ...
HTC are doing well. They're doing very well. They arrived in Barcelona, announced three new devices, then took home a huge award. Apple now seem to be flexing their muscles, with an intention to sue HTC for HTC, infringing a massive 20 patents. These ...
Whilst Orange is picking up the HTC Desire, Vodafone look to be picking up the picking up the Nexus One. Both phones are very similar, although HTC were keen to stress that they're both made on completely seperate production lines during Mobile World ...
We've got a few blurry shots on the Twittersphere of Erik Huggers this afternoon promising that an official BBC iPlayer Android app will be available soon. There's no news on Windows Mobile unfortunately, but Blackberry will get an app too. Click the ...
The Windows Phone 7 Series announcement took place this afternoon and now, following a mention by Steve Ballmer, HTC have confirmed their involvement. Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, stated.. “Windows Phone 7 Series is a significant milestone for Microsoft...
A new material could allow phones to have more pressure-sensitive screens. It would allow tricks like faster scrolling depending on how much pressure is applied on the screen. The technology originally comes from Peratech in Yorkshire, who make the "Q...
Sony Ericsson have just announced the "Aspen" which looks to be the "Faith" we saw earlier. It's the first phone to use the new finger-friendly Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and packs a QWERTY, 3.2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), stereo speakers, FM...
There's perhaps only one word to describe the constant rumours swirling around Windows Mobile 7 and the Zune Phone - "Juicy". Following our earlier "Windows Mobile Fight Back" story, there's now even more evidence for a supposed "Zune Phone" or the po...
The Android-powered LG GW620 may be targetting the teen-texters but hey, we like the look of it. Following our earlier story LG have sent us the full press release below. It confirms the 5-line QWERTY keyboard, 3" touch screen, 1500bAg battery and a ...
Google launched their Nexus One handset just last week and it received widespread news coverage. However, since the launch something else has been in the press - complaints and confusion. Although HTC make the handset, the support is to be handled by ...
This is the new LG eXpo. Packing a sliding QWERTY this Windows Mobile 6.5 device also has an attachable mobile projector for displaying your PowerPoint slides onto walls 8 feet away. It kinda makes the handset look a little chunky and sits over the ba...
We've been lucky enough to interview HTC head-honcho Peter Chou in the past. He's really in tune with what customers are after and is always keep to show what his phones can do. Today, in an interview with alibaba.com he spoke about this, the all new ...
