Author: Leigh Geary
Go on, guess. Guess what Samsung will be unveiling at Mobile World Congress on Monday night. You’ll never get it… Here’s some clues. Don’t forget, we’ll be there live with all the very latest as it happens, so do follow us on Twitter if you don’t already.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y42eQJmGbxk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
With a global event happening in just a few days and their hot new device getting announced in March, just what, if anything, will HTC be showing us at Mobile World Congress? Some HTC One handsets from last year? We can’t see that happening. Perhaps, then, this Bloomberg …
Yes, I know we don’t normally cover this sort of thing, but I’m putting this squarely into the “interesting” category. You may have seen or heard of on-board cameras in cars, particularly in the US, that continually record footage as you drive. In the event of an accident, …
We saw the gold version just yesterday and now @evleaks are back with another leaked press render of the new HTC M8, which is show here in black or slate grey. The M8, which is apparently getting the name “The All New HTC One” (let’s hope not eh?) …
At Mobile World Congress I’d love to see someone announce a phone battery that actually lasts more than a day. I mean, Duracell have the Powermat and we all have chargers in the car… at home.. at the office. Now we’re even seeing more of these mobile device …
Three new handset ranges are being launched today by KAZAM. The new British mobile brand, created by two ex-HTC execs, are launching the new Thunder, Trooper and Life range of handsets in various screen sizes. The full list includes.. The KAZAM Thunder range The ultimate smartphones for the …
For those of you who’ve heard me banging on about this “MWC” thing for days, let’s just give you a bit of background. Mobile World Congress, or MWC for short, is a rather huge event held yearly in Barcelona. New handsets are launched, services are announced, accessories are …
Tonight we’re hearing some breaking news that Facebook will be buying WhatsApp for a rather colossal $19 billion. WhatsApp are calling it a partnership but, for that amount of money (£11.4 billion in cash and shares), there’s more than a few raised eyebrows. It’s 35% of Facebooks’ total …
Well, we’ve seen the Galaxy Core Advance but now there’s this, the Galaxy Core LTE. It’ll be available to buy here in the UK from Q2 (April) and has a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU along with that 4G speed. Powered by Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) it has a large …
It’s another one from serial-leaker @evleaks and adds a small amount of extra detail to leaks we’ve already seen. This image of the HTC One 2, HTC Two or the “New HTC One” (depending what you choose to believe naming-wise) shows the handset in gold.. We’re now assuming …
Well, as we sort-of expected, the possible HTC M8 reveal looks to be after Mobile World Congress. HTC, like Samsung last year, look to have chosen a separate venue to launch their new phone, rather than the ultra-busy Barcelona mobile event. It comes after we revealed how quiet …
Now, I’m not going to talk about those trade-in websites that’ll offer you a few quid for your mobile. I’m actually going to talk about those slightly different websites that constantly ask whether you’ve got any gold. Me, I know the answer already. I’ve got no gold. I …
It’s a prototype, so go easy on it. Here’s another look at the Sony Xperia Z2. We should be seeing it in the flesh in just less than a week, but this random YouTuber has a full-on up-close video special for you. The Sony Xperia Z2, aka the …
We’ve seen the HTC M8 leaks, we’ve seen rumoured names like the HTC One 2 kicking around, but one thing we haven’t seen is any invite or news of a launch in Barcelona. Mobile World Congress starts in days. We’re getting on the plane on Saturday and we’ve …
Remember our HTC Desire 500 review? Well, this is the Desire 300, and it’s a …. bit… different. The Desire 500 has a quad-core 1.2GHz CPU, an 8 megapixel and 1.6 megapixel camera. This Desire 300 has a dual-core 1GHz CPU and a 5 megapixel shooter with a …
It’s probably not the lightest, most practical or cheap skirt in the world, but it certainly looks pretty. Shown off at London Fashion Week, designers used 3D printers and a laser cutter to put together the design, which features 35 Lumia 1520 and 45 Lumia 1020 phones displaying …
We held a top level meeting recently to plan the future of Coolsmartphone. After a game of darts and several beers, we decided that we needed more pictures of kebabs on the site. To be fair, it wasn’t the most productive meeting we’ve ever had, but we did …
Remember when we told you that Microsoft-owned Nokia were about to release an Android phone at Mobile World Congress? Yes, we’re still getting over that one. Now there’s more details after a store listed the device in Vietnam. The listing showed a 4″ WVGA screen, 1GHz dual-core CPU, …
With Mobile World Congress fast approaching, the usual trickle of leaks are ending up in our inbox. On the far left this, apparently, is the Sony Xperia Z2, aka the D6503 Sirius. These shots were posted on digi-wo.com. To be honest there’s not a great deal we can …
We’re seeing a little more of the HTC One successor every day. What we’re not seeing though, is a launch event. Still no news about what HTC are doing at Mobile World Congress, even though it’s looking like this will be their new device and it’ll probably be …
Good news for Android and some Windows Phone after a online Q&A revealed some juicy new details from HTC. First up, with Windows Phone 8X owners, HTC are working on an 8.1 upgrade as we speak. Secondly, if you’re looking to get a HTC Android device, the OS …
If you’re lucky enough to own a smartphone with a microSD card slot then you’re probably constantly filling up your storage. Upgrading your microSD card is simple enough, but prices can vary wildly depending on where you go. For today only Amazon are selling this 64GB microSDXC card, …
A few weeks before it started raining we heard about the new 6 incher from Nokia. The Lumia 1320, which comes complete with 8GB internal storage, 1GB RAM and a dual-core 1.7GHz CPU, runs Windows Phone 8 and has a 5 megapixel shooter at the back to add …
Now that Google have off-loaded Motorola to Lenovo, there’s a lot of “eyes” on Lenovo to see what happens next. Lenovo have just posted record third-quarter profits after selling stacks of mobiles and laptops in emerging markets. Their revenues hit a record $10.8 billion, and Lenovo are now …
I’m thinking about dabbling in the whole Chromebook world at the moment. I used to have a Notebook because I loved the battery life and the portability. The Windows OS, though, can slow things down. The Chromebook alternative relies on the Chrome OS, which is pretty much just …
I don’t often “do” this whole Groupon thing but here’s a rather fine deal on the Google Nexus 5. If you buy it from Google direct you’ll be paying £299 for the 16GB version and then another £10 to have it delivered. Groupon, for the next few days …
If you have a crafty look at the phones people carry around town then you’re bound to see a few with broken screens. It seems that there’s a fair few of them and, quite often, once it’s broken people don’t tend to fix them. There can be a …
Flying with Virgin Atlantic, especially in Upper Class, is the height of bling. For me, I’ll be trying hard to imagine I’m in an Upper Class seat as I jam my backside into an EasyJet bench next week. However, if you’ve got slightly more than £30 for a …
I could just dress this up and tug on your heart-strings like those daytime TV adverts asking for “just £2 per month” but I won’t. I’ll instead tell you a story. A few months ago I’d visited a friends house. It was just after Bonfire Night and I …
Where do I start really? This is a game that got people talking. Sure, it didn’t always gain positive comments, but it lit the social media candle and soon turned into a bonfire. It’s become the most popular app so far this year, but has now been taken …
The company that brought us the Orange SPV, Desire, Hero and Wildfire is having a few money issues at the moment. HTC, until fairly recently, had a huge range of phones and pretty much everyone owned one or knew someone that did. Last year we saw a big …
Another day, another leak. That HTC M8, which looks a lot like the HTC One, has appeared once more and it seems that it was indeed an additional camera we saw ealier. This up-close super-blurry shot shows the additional camera, which we assume is either designed to do …
This week we’ve got another special guest. Me! We had a minor technical problem so the podcast got delayed by a day, apologies for that. This week we’ve got some podcast-only material too, download it, stream it and do let us know your comments. This week… – Ronnie …
Ovivo have ramped up their “Freedom” packages with an extra 50 minutes of talk time. Existing and new customers can benefit from the additional minutes, which are now being added to “Freedom 0” and “Freedom 5” plans. For those who don’t know, Ovivo is an MVNO using the …
The Samsung Galaxy S4 or the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini. Which one do you go for? Well, if you’ve read our reviews and have made you mind up, here’s a curve ball, because Samsung have announced that both deices will now be available in black. To be honest, …
After a recent visit to the health food shop (Greggs), I passed this advert for the Samsung Galaxy S4 on EE 4G. Straight from the word go, it looks like a great offer. The “No Brainer” deal offers up the Samsung Galaxy S4 for just £18.99 per month. …
Help me. Help me now. I’m getting emails from companies stating that an Amazon Kindle is an ideal present for your girlfriend or wife this Valentines Day. If I gave a flippin’ Amazon Kindle to my wife it would probably get inserted into my person somewhere. But, if …
Morning all. Now, if you’re one of our fantastic podcast listeners, I have an apology to make. Unfortunately the latest podcast isn’t here just yet. The reason involves a pot of white spirits and some paint. My laptop, that poor Vaio I mentioned only yesterday, ended up with …
If you see me running around Mobile World Congress in Barcelona you’ll no doubt notice my rather battered Sony Vaio. The Vaio laptop has been my brand of choice over the years, but today Sony have annouced that it’ll sell their PC business and put everything into smartphones …
Has it really been three and a half years since the HTC Wildfire first became available? Ah, I still remember those heady days. HTC handsets were everywhere and I still had hair. Fun times. “Bargain Crazy” (who are part of Littlewoods Catalogues) seem to have found a dusty …
