Tag: android
Until now Samsung had the market pretty much sorted when it came to large phone/small tablet size devices in both the Note 1. More recently the Note 2 arrived with a massive 5.5 inch display. If that’s not big enough for you and you want something with killer …
What can you get for £80 these days? The surprising answer is an Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet with Play store compatibility from a British brand. Sub £100 tablets are nothing new, but on the whole they’re poorly built, slow and sold under a name nobody’s has ever …
ZTE have been making a lot of progress over the past year, we were especially impressed with the ZTE Grand X which we had in a little while ago to review for both it’s low price and near generic version of the OS. However ZTE are really going …
There have been quite a few bits of information floating about online recently about the new flagship phone from Samsung being the S4 and some even expected an announcement at CES in just a few weeks which have since been confirmed as false. However it has now been said that …
Google purchased Motorola quite a while ago but until now there has been no real talk of what they plan to do with the once all mighty manufacturer and main reasons for the purchase were down to patents. However now it seems that Motorola could be working on …
ZTE have made some very interesting cutting edge phones at very affordable prices recently, and now it looks like in just a few weeks time at the yearly CES event in the States they will announce the ZTE Grand S which is a new 5 inch display Android …
Let me introduce myself as one of the new writers here at Coolsmartphone, I’ve been a member of this site from its very beginnings, when I first had the original Orange SPV smartphone way back in 2002, ten years, yes ten long years ago and oh how things …
Pick up your Galaxy SIII and check for updates on Samsung Kies. Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean is now arriving and it’s even here on my Orange / EE-branded device. The update includes the multi-window functionality from the Note 2, improved battery life, better camera app (with Best Face) …
The LG Optimus VU is an unusual beast. With a 5″ display and a 4:3 ratio the VU crosses the line between tablet and phone. Powered by a quad core 1.5Ghz processor paired with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the handset has 8mp rear camera and 1.3mp front …
Motorola have today announced a new version of their RAZR i Edge to Edge smartphone. The new version will appear first in Phones4U sporting a brand new fetching all white look. Featuring a 4.3″ Super AMOLED Corning Gorilla Glass display together with Motorola’s edge to edge display, the …
The popular photo sharing app Instagram has updated it’s Terms of Use to include a few lines that are rubbing quite a lot of it’s users the wrong way. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business may pay us …
Samsung have today announced a rather strange new device. I say strange because of a few of the spec choices. Design wise the Galaxy Grand looks an awful lot like the Galaxy Note II. Spec wise it’s a whole different story. It is a similar story to the …
Following on from our previous article Mobile-review.com have a set of images of the new Sony Yuga, rumoured to be making an appearance at CES in January. The device has some rather crazy specs, a 3ghz processor, 128gb of storage, and a 16MP camera to name a few. It looks …
Sony have updated a blog post with some more information on what devices will be getting Jelly Bean 4.1 and when we can expect to see it. As a user of the Xperia T myself this cannot come soon enough with features like Google Now working fantastic on …
If you saw the disappointing news that the HTC Butterfly will not be heading to Europe after all, wipe those tears away as it looks like a version called the ‘M7’ is heading our way with some pretty impressive specifications. If you are a tech fan on Twitter you might …
With just a week until Christmas I think we’re all starting to feel the pinch, so for my Christmas Gift Guide I decided to do something a little different. Instead of looking for something that costs money, I had a look through the Google Play store for some …
As we all know by now, the Nexus 4 launch has not been the best it could have been. Getting one from Google has been difficult at best whilst other retailers availability has been better their prices are also higher. Dan Cobley, Managing Director of Google UK …
On Friday Dan told you about Google gift cards and how they’re headed to the UK. Yesterday I did a check and, sure enough, there’s the chance to Redeem gift cards in the menu of Google Play. There’s one problem though. You simply can’t buy Google gift cards …
With many people still waiting to get their hands on the Nexus 4 from Google direct, a little while ago orders were reopened to allow more people to place their order and get in the line for the new Android flagship phone. As expected though orders started flooding …
This offer seems to be getting lots of “heat” over at HotUKDeals so I figured it was worth a mention. So, if you’re looking for a cheap, but actually quite good, tablet – then how about the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for £145? Well, thanks to the …
EE today have introduced the first Android tablets to their range of devices accompanying the iPad and iPad mini. As of today, you can get the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE or Google Nexus 7 by ASUS bundle (paired with Huawei E589 Mobile Wi-Fi) Price details are included …
BBC iPlayer was updated late this evening so that it now works on Android devices running version 4.2 Jellybean. Whilst users who already had the app installed then upgraded to 4.2 had a working version, those who had a fresh install or new device couldn’t download either iPlayer …
Use Facebook on your Android device? Now you can do so and it’ll work faster than it did before. The previous Facebook app was built on using HTML5 like a lot of apps this can be slow but now it’s gone native. Going native on a platform opens …
Let me into a little secret, We review a lot of phones and sometimes, just sometimes, we don’t have time to test everything. In the Samsung Galaxy SIII review I looked at the headphones that came in the box, but never actually used them. The same headphones are …
For a while now UK Play Store users have been unable to get their hands on digital magazines. Unlike our friends over in the US. I for one have been using Zinio for a few years now and I’ve survived. Well during the night we got a tip …
One of the major drawbacks with Android 10″ tablets is the complete lack of apps specifically designed for them. Google has recently issued a call to arms for developers to try to get them coding tablet specific apps and has decided to lead the way with a version …
Hey you lovely, lovely reader you. How you doing? Tried Astro File Manager recently? It’s now got a stack of new features, but the one I’m using most is the Dropbox integration. Just grab the app, connect your account and start moving files around. It centralises all your …
I have a thing about dual SIM phones. When I recently reviewed the Acer Liquid Gallant Duo I was amazed at the implementation of the dual SIM. Being able to choose between SIMs made my daily swapping of devices and SIM cards a whole lot easier. Expansys have …
Back when I was a kid we used to buy packs of video cassettes at this time of year. Just the other day I showed my son a VHS video cassette and .. well, let’s just say he wasn’t impressed. “Is it a box?”, he said. It’s a …
In a rather confusing twist, HTC have today lifted the lid on a brand new 4G LTE enabled Android handset called the One SV. The name appears to be a (con)fusion of the HTC One, the One S and the One V while the hardware is an Android …
By far the biggest bone of contention for most Android handset owners is the lack of updates or the lack of information regarding updates. Many manufacturers have a page that details which devices will be receiving updates with a rough approximation of when they will arrive. Motorola is no …
One of our eagle-eyed readers (thanks, Daniel!) has spotted a signup page for Google Wallet – on Google UK, no less. The signup page, located at www.google.co.uk/wallet/, promises that the next version of Google Wallet is “coming soon”, presumably with UK support. This signup page is nothing new – the …
This Christmas, the CoolSmartPhone team are hunting out the best presents for your nearest and dearest. If you’re looking for an out-of-the-ordinary gift this Christmas, why not have a look at the Raspberry Pi? I’ll show you the kit you need to get the most out of this …
Contrary to what we’ve been told about the lack of UK availability, Expansys are now offering the HTC Butterfly for pre-order on their UK website. However, there’s no price, no expected date for stock to arrive, and if you place an order they say that when stock becomes …
Oppo is not a name that many will be overly familiar with. Based in Dongguan, Guangdong in China, Oppo have be manufacturers of mp3 players, blu-ray players, audio equipment and mobile phones since 2004. Now they are set to break the record for the worlds thinnest smartphone with the impending …
There’s no point beating around the bush; the Nexus 4 is awesome. I absolutely love it. It’s the best Android phone I’ve ever used and, £ for £, most likely the best phone you can(‘t) buy. There are still a few flaws, and I’ll get to them, but …
I’ve had the Iconia A510 a few weeks now and I’ve used it pretty extensively. Mainly because I took it on holiday with me at the end of November. Now it’s time to bring you the full review. Nut first the good and bad points of the device. …
In a surprisingly quiet move form HTC, they have just announced the global version of the HTC Butterfly which also goes by the name of the Droid DNA over in the states. This monster spec phone features a 5 inch 1080p screen with a PPI of 440 which …
Whilst randomly browsing around I stumbled across this rather interesting Android tablet at ToysRUs. The tablet and the interface is designed for children, and the fairly low-end device has a 10.1″ screen with front camera, WiFi and micro-SD expansion. But I couldn’t help noticing the similarities between this …
Sony have today announced the brand new Xperia E handset. Billed as a “No nonsense Android smartphone”, the entry level device sports a 3.5″ TFT touchscreen with a resolution of 320×480 pixels. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich the device also has a 3.2 megapixel rear camera. There …
