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Google have just kicked their Android development into overdrive with the App Inventor. Have a look at the video - it's unbelievably easy to get going and you can have your own app done and ready in minutes. Critics state that the new App Inventor cou...
Just back from picking up a brand new Samsung Galaxy S which will be used to review for CoolSmartPhone and also keep seeing as I signed up to an 18 month deal just to get hands on the device!. Over the next week I will be putting together …
The X10 Mini has certainly challenged our initial opinions. We thought it would be too small to use, but Sony Ericsson seem to have made the most of its' diminutive size. Last night I managed to get it away from Billy for long enough to take some sna...
If you've been following our Twitter feed you'll probably already know, but here's what we've had our hands on today. It's the tiny (and we really mean that) X10 Mini. Sure, we saw it in February but, when compared to "normal phones" it's really petit...
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...
T-Mobile have today launched the Samsung Galaxy S into it's range of devices with some impressive deals and even more impressive data allowances over the other networks. The main features of the Galaxy S are: 4 inch AMOLED Screen 5 Mega Pixel Camera ...
The death of the Microsoft Kin obviously doesn't mean the death of cheap social media phones, with Orange jumping all over the new Motorola FLIPOUT. It's an Android 2.1 device we spotted a couple of months ago and has a full QWERTY keyboard, 2.8" touc...
A Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 update is available and, whilst it's not the 2.1 update that users crave, it will improve performance and speed up the X10. There's an added boost for messaging tasks and the camera interface, plus Sony Ericsson have added a...
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. ...
The Nexus One is the official Google Phone and as such gets all the software updates before the other devices running Android. To put it bluntly, the Nexus One is a developer and a phone geeks dream as you are always up to date with the latest i...
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 …
This is reported to be the HTC Vision. It looks like a top-end device with Android 2.1, 1Ghz CPU and a 3.7" touch screen. Personally I'd love to see a QWERTY-sliding Android from HTC, so I can't wait to see this thing in the flesh. The bottom of …
I've had quite a few mails over the weekend asking where the HTC Wildfire review is, and finally I'm happy to deliver. This is another monster, and we've done something different to other tech sites by handing them out to different types of people. My...
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 X10 Mini Pro is now showing up on the o2 coming soon section, it's a nifty little QWERTY messenger with a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with flash, GPS, 240x320 pixel (QVGA) screen, microSD, FM radio, WiFi, 3.5mm audio jack and Bluetooth. The de...
We ran a story recently detailing the possible changes to Android in the new Gingerbread version. It was based on several strong leaks and detailed the end of custom UI's, minimum hardware specs and much more. These have now been cast into doubt as Da...
The Symbian-Guru.com website is closing today. It's because the webmaster has decided to switch to Android instead. The site has been running for well over 3 years and Ricky, the guy behind it, states.. "To Nokia, you guys are losing. Hard. Wake the ...
The HTC Hero is one of our favourite Android handsets still and, if you're after one, it may be worth looking at this refurbished one at Three. It's available for £159.99 and then you simply stick your Pay As You Go SIM card in. Job done. It even …
In February we spent quite a bit of time on the Sony Ericsson stand. Their new range of Android-based phones includes the X10 and the tiny X10 Mini that's currently available on a number of networks here in the UK. The phone that impressed me the most...
The next big version of Android, called "Gingerbread" is coming in Q4 this year, and for the first time will have minimum spec requirements for hardware - 1GHz processor, 512mb RAM and 3.5" screen minimum. This is something Microsoft are do...
The Samsung Galaxy S is proving to be a very powerful and popular device. It's selling on Vodafone currently and you should find both Orange and o2 selling it soon too. It has a speedy 1GHz CPU, 4" WVGA (480x800) 16M Super AMOLED screen, Android 2.1, ...
The T-Mobile Pulse (Huawei U8220) is back down in price once more. T-Mobile have it for just £99.99 yet again (when bought with a £10 top-up) and for that you get unlimited free texts for the whole of the next month and 6 months free internet. Barga...
Google are releasing the new Froyo Android 2.2 software for their Nexus One as an over-the-air update today. Highlights include a vast speed increase, Flash in the browser and the ability to turn your handset into a wifi hotspot. It is gre...
The Amazon Kindle is a "wireless reading device" with a 6" screen. Put simply, it's an electronic version of your favourite book. You can go buy one, or you can download the free Android reader that's just become available. Download from the Android M...
Remember the recently launched Dell Streak on O2?. That is the device which some say is a large phone / small tablet device in case you missed it. Well Dell are now allowing you to purchase one totally sim free and unbranded/unlocked to use with...
Following our earlier story just hours ago it now seems that the HTC Hero 2.1 update is indeed being delivered to handsets here in the UK. This is a shot from Ant, who's just had a prompt on his unlocked HTC Hero just minutes ago. It's a whacking …
Alright this is getting just silly now. Here's another one of those 7" Android tablets. This one runs Android 1.6 and, whilst it doesn't have a SIM slot for mobile browsing, you can pick one up for around £67. That's just mental. For your money you'l...
HTC Hero owners will probably know the story by now. The handset runs Android 1.5 under the pretty HTC Sense UI but, for many months, we've all waited patiently for the 2.1 update. It's available in the USA for the Sprint Hero and if you're in Taiwan ...
The rather square Motorola CHARM has popped up over on engadget.com. Android 2.1 powers this, along with "Enhanced" MOTOBLUR GUI tweaks. Other than that there's not a fat lot we can tell apart from the obvious QWERTY keyboard and the fact that it's a ...
The Samsung Galaxy S is already available here in the UK on Vodafone with both Orange and o2 making it available on their networks soon. Over in the USA, the I9000 Galaxy S will become known as the Vibrant. The Galaxy S has a powerful 1GHz CPU, 4" …
This is the Huawei S7. It's got a 7" WVGA 800x480 screen, WiFi and 3G connectivity (through a standard SIM card slot). Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU ARM A8 768MHz it's got a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.5mm audio jack and 256MB of RAM. ...
The HTC Wildfire has just popped onto the Vodafone website and is available right now. Cost? Well, you're looking at a mere £20 per month on a 24 month plan. T-Mobile are doing exactly the same deal, albeit with more minutes per month chucked in. 3UK...
Last night I got chatting with a mate who owns a HTC Hero. He's a big fan and he's used more of the Google features than I have. One I've not seen before is Google Location History, which does what it says on the tin. Enable it through …
The Samsung Galaxy Apollo is yet another Android handset now in shops. It's on Orange and is free on £20, 24 month contracts. The handset, which was announced last week, is exclusive to Orange and has a 3.2" screen, 240x400, 1500mAh battery with a 3 ...
Despite the lower resoltion screen and the 528MHz CPU, the HTC Wildfire has definitely impressed everyone we've shown it to so far. This weekend we'll have the opinions of those who've used it as their main phone for a week and a review should be onl...
HTC UK have launched their official Facebook page and you could win the chance to bring all your friends on Facebook together for a day. To enter, just tell HTC would you'd do with all your friends - it can be as crazy as you want. Some people …
The Samsung Galaxy S has now popped up on Virgin Mobile UK. It's free on £30 p/m plans and for that you get unlimited texts, unlimited web and 800 any-network minutes. The Galaxy S has a 4" AMOLED WVGA (800x480) screen, HD video recording, 5 megapixe...
The Vodafone 845 is a branded Android phone which is available from just £15 per month on Vodafone. Running Eclair (2.1) it's got a 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.8" resistive screen, WiFi and an FM Radio along with all the Google stuff (Maps, Mail, Market ...
The T-Mobile G2 Touch is the T-Mobile version of the rather excellent HTC Hero. Recently a maintenance update appeared for the handset and we assume it was the same one that it's the same one that HTC announced recently. It seems to have been causing ...
Another day, another Android root. This time it's Sony Ericsson X10 that we reviewed just recently and it's proved to be a tricky one to open up. Root access isn't for everyone, but does give full access into the system, bootloader and boot images. Li...
