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Well yes, just as the people around me were talking about it, we’ve got confirmation that Vodafone will be carrying the all-new Samsung Galaxy SIII too. They’ve scored a bit of a coup here too, bagging the 32GB version as an exclusive from launch, but hey – they’ll …
Well, we kinda expected this, but O2 have just confirmed that they’ll be ranging the Samsung Galaxy SIII and it’ll be available in stores on May 29th. If the chatter on this train is to be believed (most people are from the event) then you can put bets …
We spotted a few days ago that the guys from ur-mobile.com had put the Galaxy SIII up for £599.95. Now that we’ve seen the phone in the flesh we’ve seen it drop down to £574.96. If you’re interested then expect it on May 29th, when the super 4.8″ …
We’re here live. Watch live photos as they’re uploaded on the right side of the site, and read about everything below! It’s VERY busy and there’s HUNDREDS of press people here. Live feed below, then our live blog below that !!! Samsung – The Next Galaxy
We’re currently sat on a train in Milton Keynes and the Samsung “Unpacked” event is now just hours away. However, news has just come out that the S3, which we all presume will be announced this evening, will be available to buy here in the UK from May …
So, we covered everything at Mobile World Congress. Samsung, however, didn’t launch the Galaxy SIII and instead heavily promoted the Galaxy Note 10.1. We’ve had lots of leaks, details, pictures and gossip. Tonight we’ll get to know more about the new handset and we’ll be LIVE tonight. Doors …
The latest figures released by Google on the Android Developers site have shown a sharp increase in the number of devices that have Ice Cream Sandwich using Google Play. It has been revealed that ICS (Android version 4.0.x) now accounts for 4.9% of all devices, an increase powered …
What is it they say about absence making the heart grow fonder? Well I can’t say I’m feeling much love for Samsung’s tardiness in releasing the Galaxy Nexus range of accessories. Five months since its UK release, the official Google phone finally has some toys to go with …
No sooner has the rumour mill died down around the Samsung Galaxy SIII than the merry-go-round starts all over again, this time the handset in question is the next Google Nexus. In a patent application filed by one Andy Rubin, Google’s VP of Engineering, it would appear that …
National Rail Enquiries have launched free apps for iOS and Android. The apps allow you to plan a train journey, access real time arrivals and departures, as well “tagging” a train once it has left a station to follow its progress. You can also subscribe to alerts. Both …
The bottom of the range is never a good place to be. Not if we’re honest. If your budget will “only go” as far as the One V then you might think that you’re losing out. Sure, when it comes to specs this isn’t as F1-fast as the …
All eyes are on Samsung at the moment. This Thursday we should finally see their “Next Galaxy” in the flesh and they’ve suddenly got a lot of the competition worried. Now there’s news that Samsung are about to make a Nintendo DS move into different designs, with this …
Do you want to be the first person in the UK to have the brand new Asus Transformer Pad 300 in your mits? You do? Well, luckily for you Asus are running a competition that gives you the chance to be that person. All you have to do …
So…. The Samsung Galaxy SIII. Want an idea on price? The guys at ur-mobile have whacked it online for £599.95 SIM-free. Mo Bhayat has tipped us off on this and, although the page doesn’t have any specs or further information, there’s an idea on pricing at least… Link …
Another photo has now appeared, and it does look similar to some earlier renders. Whether it’s a Photoshop job is anyones guess… Also we’ve got the errmm.. intiguing shots below from the Danini1112 Twitter feed. Not much to say here and we’re not completely convinced. Link – PhoneArena.com …
The Q1 financials for Samsung were much higher than even their own expectations, with 3.2 billion coming in the door. “Brisk” sales of the Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy SII pushed the strong growth through the ceiling, making Samsung the worlds largest maker of mobile phones and overtaking …
I’ll fess up. I’ve taken quite a bit of heat these last few weeks. However, after facing the possible closure of the site just a few weeks ago, I saw how quickly you guys rallied around and helped us out. Right then, more than ever, It brought into …
Today I took a flick through some of the shots we took at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and found a few we’d not published. When you look at the snaps below you could definitely be forgiven for thinking about those T-shirts on the local market. You know …
Antutu the well known device benchmark app for Android has started to show details about the upcoming Galaxy S3. It comes out higher than the Transformer Prime which was the previous top of the list. Strangely though none of the HTC One range appear in the figures. The …
Google released a beta version of Chrome for Android back in February, but according to the Senior Vice President of Chrome and Apps for Google, Sundar Pichai, Chrome for Android will leave beta status “in a matter of weeks”. He didn’t reveal anything more precise about this date, but its …
As promised, along with Dan’s initial HTC One X review, here’s another and more detailed look at the flagship One handset. It aims to turn around the perhaps “disrupted” image of the brand recently. Many thanks to Handtec for providing us with an additional review unit. The HTC …
For a time, previous users of Microsoft’s cloud storage service can upgrade to 25GB – free! To previous users of SkyDrive can now upgrade their previous 2 gigabytes of free storage can clink on a link – yes, that’s right – and get another 23GB for free. Good, …
The big Samsung Unpacked event is now only days away in London but, until now, Samsung have only said that it’ll be launching the “Next Galaxy”. Whilat we’ve all assumed this to mean the Galaxy S3 there’s been no confirmation from Samsung themselves. However, a companion app for …
The network has just added this landing page ready for the upcoming “Next Galaxy”, which we all presume is the Samsung Galaxy SIII. The launch takes place on May 3rd, which which is only 10 days away, and you can plonk your name down on the Vodafone site …
Asus have announced that the Transformer 300 is coming to the UK in May with PC World and Currys getting early availability, while other retailers will have to wait until June. Selling for £399, the Transformer 300t will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich running on a …
You’ve got to give it to Samsung. Outside of Apple’s iDevices, I’m struggling to think of another gadget that’s as hotly anticipated as the Galaxy S3. Samsung have been playing things very cool and have somehow managed to keep anything from leaking up to this point. And now …
Back in April Samsung pushed out an update to unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus phones that raised the version to 4.0.4. This update only reached some of the handsets it was destined for as it was stopped due to reports of it causing signal loss. It turned out to …
If nothing else, these constant leaks are keeping us all interested in the up-coming Galaxy SIII. A recent video showed the SIII in what looks to be an early prototype which lacked the final specs or design. We’re still betting that it’ll look more like this and now …
So, you may have heard about HotUKDeals. It’s the site where deals, vouchers and freebies are posted by a huge community of bargain-hunters. Although they’ve had an Android app available for a while, there’s now a new Basket Buddies app for Android and iPhone. Instead of searching for …
We’ve seen a video which apparently shows the new Samsung Galaxy SIII in action. According to the video, the design of the handset may have been changed since this was filmed but everything should be pretty accurate. The guys at tinhte.vn have published some photos and, although they’re …
The first Smartphone with an Intel processor is about to launch in India and it’s this, the Xolo X900. The phone is powered by an Atom Z246 processor, has a 4 inch 1024×600 display, 8 Megapixel camera and will run Android Gingerbread although Xolo has promised an OTA …
A new player in the UK Android market has officially announced a full range of budget tablets today. Gemini Devices have been trading for a while in China, but are now bringing their JoyTAB Android tablets to the UK. Consisting of three tablets – 7”, 8”, and 10” …
It looks like the full set is almost complete, Orange have announced via their Orange Helpers Twitter and Facebook accounts that the Android 4.0 update will start rolling out via Kies tomorrow, Friday the 20th of April. This only leaves T-Mobile customers without any official way to leave …
Spotify have announced plans to update their Android App to be more compliant with Googles new design guidelines. The result is a pretty nifty looking holo themed app that’s been built from scratch to fit in better with the rest of Ice Cream Sandwich. The app is still …
It’s what many consider to be the biggest legal battle in the technology industry at the moment and it all kicked off this week. Oracle Vs Google are in dispute over the licensing and use of Java and whilst I’m not here to break down the legalities of …
As detailed in February and revealed at MWC, the Panasonic Eluga is now available in the UK. Running with a 1GHZ dual core CPU, an 8 megapixel rear camera,Wi-Fi, NFC, and running Android 2.3 (soon to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich) the phone has a 4.3″ display and …
During MWC in Barcelona Leigh got his hands on the upcoming Huawei Ascend P1. It looks to be a super thin and good looking phone. Today in Beijing Huawei have announced the global availability of the device. Europe seems to be the last to see it, but it should be …
Further to our previous article we can confirm that the app does work on an android phone, in this case a Samsung Galaxy S2, as you can see from the attached screenshots. In tests I couldn’t get every channel to work but I’m not sure that is the …
It’s been a bit of a wait but now owners of unbranded Samsung Galaxy SII’s can get their hands on some Ice Cream Sandwich goodness. The update is available through Kies and we recommend updating to the newest version beforehand. The update also comes with some improvements to …
Look what’s just arrived here in Coolsmartphone HQ. It’s the HTC One V, complete with chin. We couldn’t wait to show you this, so I packed it into the car and went for a drive in the country. You might have seen the results of my one-handed camera …
