Author: Leigh Geary
You know how it is. You’re on the bus with your Samsung Galaxy S2 or HTC Desire S and some flash Harry steps on with the latest HTC One, iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S4. It’s a pain, but we’re all resigned to either waiting our turn for …
Following pretty successful tests across the Black Country, the company responsible for checking that the 800MHz 4G doesn’t bleed into digital TV is now testing in London. This test is far bigger than the first and will squirt a 4G signal at 800MHz across 170,000 homes in Greenwich, …
According to Wikipedia EE have around 28 million customers in the UK. That’s Wikipedia numbers though, so I wanted to be sure about this before I started to write this article. The Q3 2012 financial figures seem to have a slightly different number.. … EE is the most …
I was having a think last night, which is pretty unusual for me. It was a good think. It occured to me that here on Coolsmartphone we’re always mentioning the major networks when mentioning which new phones are arriving and when, but we don’t mention the MVNO’s – …
You know me, I’m honest. Our mobile phone deals section gives us, if you buy a phone, a little kick-back so that we don’t have to ram any more adverts down your throat. It basically looks around the web, getting the best deal, and puts them all in …
With other networks (most notably Three) ramping up their existing 3G speeds, EE had to do something. Three are already offering speeds on their DC-HSDPA+ network of around 12Mbps and were keen to state that they’re not in a hurry with 4G because it would only offer customers …
A cable is a cable. One of those things you leave on the floor, at the back of the sofa, under the bed. However, if you want a cable that’s just a big more special, then consider this Snugg Live Wire charging cable. From the instant I unpackaged …
If you’re looking for the Samsung Galaxy S4 then you’ll probably be weighing up the options before entering into another long contract. Right now there’s a number of deals if you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S4 in particular. Carphone Warehouse are offering up a free accessories bundle which …
The Sony Xperia Z is a crackin’ handset. Me though, I’m after the Xperia Z Tablet, which is just as thin as the phone and just as waterproof. Now, just to show how useful the dust and waterproof features are, Three have employed a little baby to fully …
So, a quick tally. If you use the London Underground then you’ll know that there’s a number of options for getting online through the WiFi system that’s provided by Virgin Media. EE, Orange and T-Mobile are all signed up in partnership agreements, so if you’re a customer then …
Watch out, I’m gonna go for a slash. A forward slash that is, because this is Hang w/ – a new app which lets you stream live video and , get this, you get paid for your broadcast. Yeah, I know, mental. They’ve got a nice promotional video …
The lovely people at Phones 4u have promised us a villa in the Caribbean* if we mention the fact that their BlackBerry Q10 offer includes a free 64GB PlayBook tablet to the first 300 customers who decide to pre-order the Q10 through them. It’s available in black or …
Remember those BlackBerry handsets with actual physical keyboards? They were pretty successful weren’t they ? We’ve already reviewed the BlackBerry Z10, the fully touch-screen-driven handset, and their QWERTY-packing Q10 is available for pre-order now. Now there’s another QWERTY device in the form of the BlackBerry R10, an apparent …
Over in the USA this, the Nokia Lumia 928, looks set to be announced on Verizon this month. It’ll run the new Windows Phone 8 update and has a 4.5″ OLED display with 4G LTE tech. Other than that though it’s mostly the same as the Nokia Lumia …
Just last month we told you about the 800MHz testing that was underway across the Black Country. Those tests, which involved masts being erected to pump out 4G at 800MHz, were designed to see if this lower frequency would interfere with DVB digital transmissions. So far, things are …
We’ve seen the HTC First, an Android-powered device which will be available exclusively on Orange in France and EE here in the UK from the Summer. In the USA it’ll be available from April 12th and across the rest of the world soon after. But hey you lovely, …
A mere 18 months after the release of ICS, Twitter have updated their official app with the main addition being a new Holo themed UI. As well as being much prettier, you can now horizontally swipe between the various tabs. The app also features auto-completion of @usernames and #tags, …
Got £200? Good stuff, because you can always donate to keep us on the air 🙂 If you don’t fancy dishing out money to a worthy cause you can perhaps have a look at the Acer Cloud Mobile for £199.99. It’s got rave reviews and has a gorgeous …
If sticking your tablet or smartphone into your car isn’t enough, how about slotting this into your dash? The Parrot Asteroid Smart is more than just a sat nav in your dash, heck this is a music centre, phone, App Store and a whole lot more. Inside there’s …
We should have the official details on this phone direct from HTC very shortly but, in the meantime, there’s more leaked photos to enjoy. This time a custom “Facebook Home” system is on show and gives us a glimpse of what to expect when the press event starts …
Meet Rob. He has had an idea. Headphones, or “earbuds” as he likes to call them, have a little issue – the cables that come off them. They’re usually long and get snagged somewhere on your clothing despite those clips that come with the headphones. Here the Bluetooth …
You may remember that we recently had a competition to win one of three HTC One V handsets. I have to admit, we were swamped with entries. We’ve had to delay the announcement of the winners because, as the competition hit the likes of HotUKDeals, we had a …
Mention “VoIP” and “cheap calling” to people and Skype is usually the download of choice. You might not have heard it, but Viber is another option and is doing rather well. It’s available for pretty much any platform you care to shake a stick at and offers free …
Let’s see if this can be summed up in a few short words shall we? What we have here is a Bluetooth receiver that’ll pump out an audio output to your existing stereo equipment. Yep, that seems to describe it quite nicely. It hit me this weekend. My …
Just a few days ago we heard news that the Samsung Galaxy S4 won’t have the octa-core CPU here in the UK. Now there’s further confirmation via Expansys, who tell us that the S4 will have the quad-core chip instead. So what do you guys think? Will this …
So there’s a new phone around. You may have heard about it. The Samsung Galaxy S4. Yeah, that one. It’s popping up on pre-order everywhere today and now Vodafone have stepped forward with a double-offer. Firstly, you can pre-order the 4G-ready Samsung Galaxy S4 right now in either …
You’ve already been bombarded this morning with the pre-order details from various companies and networks for the Samsung Galaxy S4. Now Expansys have jumped in too. According to information we have, they’ll be offering it up for £589.99 including delivery. The black mist and white frost versions will …
So, you’ve read our HTC One Review and you want to slot this hot new handset firmly into your soft pocket. Now it’s time. Three have now got the HTC One in silver and you can grab it online or in store. It’s available free for a limited …
It’s that time of year again. We’ve just lost the weight we added on over Christmas and somehow I’ve finished off that box of broken biscuits. Now it’s Easter, and (with my utter weakness for anything Cadbury) there’s going to be quite a few eggs eaten over the …
Temple Run. It’s a game you’ll have probably seen on the bus or train recently and basically features a guy or girl running along at great speed. Sweep left or right to turn at the appropriate time, up to jump and try to make sure that your character …
This took me a good few seconds to “get” but it’s a pretty nifty idea which is cheap too. For those that have trouble viewing the screen and require reading glasses, things can become a bit of a faff when you want to use your smartphone. First you’ve …
Played the iOS version of this? Demolition Master is now available on Android. There’s 240 levels and more than 4 million other players to challenge. It’s only been available for 5 days in the Google Play store and there’s realistic explosions and the video below should show you …
OK, so I’m going to tell you the truth. If you’re using Android and don’t want to pay the few pennies for a new app or game then you have some other options. Firstly, you could save up the 65p you need or you could go trawling “those” …
I’m trying to work out how many of you already know about this app. Whether you use it or not, it’s certainly proved popular. It’s four years since the app arrived and there’s now more than six million people using it. Grindr has grabbed 2.5 million extra users …
You may have seen that HTC are going to go “large” with their marketing message from now on.The HTC One, which we must admit is brilliant, won’t be shown off next to the “Quietly Brilliant” tagline. Instead HTC will be turning things up to 11* and shouting about …
Cables. Bleugh. We don’t like them. Bluetooth has stopped us needing cables in our ears when we’re making or receiving calls, and now we’re seeing more and more of these – Bluetooth speakers. This particular one is for iHome Wireless Speaker. First I’ll hit you with the details. …
It was called Android Market at one point, then it all changed and became Google Play. Now a new version is about to hit your Android-powered phone and the boys at Droid Life have sneaked a look at the all-new version… The fourth iteration seems to be cleaner …
During Mobile World Congress I spoke to Marcus Frost. He’s the Senior Marketing Director at Motorola and, although Moto weren’t launching anything new at the event, I wanted to discuss how Google were changing the company. In November 2011 Google purchased the company, mainly for the patent portfolio …
Money. It’s increasingly hard to come by. The recent Budget yet again showed that the country is really stretched. But, in the middle of it all, we’re still finding ways of affording phones that cost around £500. It is, if we’re honest, a lot of cash. If you …
Missed it the first time? Missed it the second time and the third time? Why are you like eh? Quick, before you do anything else, get over to the Google Play store and bag your Nexus 4. The 16GB version is on the shelves at £279, which is …
