Author: James Pearce
I think I have finally found a use for my Surface RT tablet, to use as a Facebook machine. Joking aside today marks an important day in the Windows 8 timeline as a real Metro style official Facebook app has been released. The Facebook app currently isn’t available …
I’ve grown fond of Otterbox over the years, having found them years ago whilst looking for a rugged case for my Dell Streak 5. Fast forward a few years and Otterbox are one of THE names for mobile phone and tablet cases, with many different designs and colours …
Yesterday the HTC One Max was announced, it was another device that had every last feature leaked in the months leading up to yesterday. If you’re eager to buy one the Clove may be able to help as they’re taking pre-orders now. The One Max will be with …
HTC have posted a quick video on their YouTube channel showing us some of the key features of the HTC One Max.
The HTC One Max has been announced today, you may have noticed! In a rather interesting twist it seems that Vodafone have got an exclusive on the upcoming “large oversize phone” from HTC. Vodafone have said the following about pricing etc. The HTC One max is a Vodafone …
What can be said about the Nexus devices that hasn’t already been said? What once stood for a developer orientated device is now a high street brand that you can pick up in your local branch of PC World. Which isn’t a bad thing, it means more people …
I’m still a little unsure about curved screen phones, it seems more of a proof of concept rather than something that is actually worthwhile. Last week we saw the Samsung Galaxy Round, it got leaked and then quickly officially announced. Well today it seems to be LG’s turn. …
The popular photo sharing app Instagram is about to get an update in the Android world anyway. The update will allow you to straighten up any pictures you have before you post them. Much like iOS users have been doing for a while now. The odd thing is …
Episode 66 of our little podcast is here. It’s time to stop working and listen to me rabbit on for a bit. Joining me this week was Nirave Gondhia. This weeks topics were loosely based on the following The HTC One Max leaks The Samsung Galaxy Round The …
The large oversized phone market is an ever increasingly popular one, as people realise how much easier life can be when they’ve got a five and a half inch screen phone in their pocket. We’ve seen two distinct sub genres within the large oversized phone market. We have …
The idea behind the Archos Gamepad was and is a great one. Being able to play games on a tablet device using actual hardware gaming controls is one niche that many companies have strived to achieve success. The original Archos Gamepad failed to bring a good enough spec …
The Google Quickoffice app for Android has just had an update. The update now seamlessly switches into the Google Drive app if you open a file from your Drive. Which initially seems to me will limit my formatting options, as Drive doesn’t have as many options. I guess …
6tag for Windows Phone is an Instagram app that allows you to post pictures and view your friends pictures. The interesting thing about the latest update it is that you can view nearby posts. As there isn’t an official app for Instagram this is the closest you’ll get. …
For a few weeks now we’ve been hearing about curved screen devices and flexible devices. We also heard that LG and Samsung were going to be the brave pioneers in this new rather odd direction for mobile phones. Tonight serial leaker @evleaks has posted some images of what …
This afternoon Twitter for Windows Phone has had an update. You can now choose from a light or dark theme. A feature that none of the other official apps have. People will be outraged (possibly). How dare Twitter implement something on Windows Phone before any of the other …
Nokia are due to announce a range of new devices in Dubai on the 22nd of October. One of the rumoured devices is the rather large Nokia Lumia 1520. As usual as it gets closer to the date more details leak out. The latest being some photos of …
As part of my role here at Coolsmartphone I get a lot of devices to review and more often than not I’ll run some benchmark tests just to see how it compares to the competition. Recently we heard that manufacturers have been able to trick some benchmarking apps …
The ongoing dispute between Microsoft and Google about a Windows Phone version of YouTube has continued during the night. Basically after years of having a rubbish web based app made by Microsoft we recently got a really really good native Windows Phone app, again made by Microsoft. Google …
Device manufacturers certainly like to remind us that they have a place in history. With most companies claiming a few “firsts” here and there. As part of the ongoing promotion to the LG G2, LG have released a snazzy infographic showing their place in time. Just click the …
Small things have a place in life, small phones definitely do too. Not everyone wants a huge device and not everyone wants a super complicated device covered in widgets and shortcuts. Good Points DTS Audio Small and compact Several different launchers designed for kids and the elderly Dual …
The imminent arrival of any device these days is accompanied by a flood of leaks. It serves to ramp up excitement about a device and it also does away with any element of surprise during the press launch. Over the weekend an internal service manual for the LG-D821 …
For a small sub sector of Android users who not only have a device with an Intel chip in and who also have an Xbox Music account today is their day. Xbox Music has just been updated to support their devices. So mainly people using either the Motorola …
It is no secret that HTC are struggling, they recently revealed that have made a loss for the first time ever and the leaks and rumours only really point to one device that is rather underwhelming (One Max). So what do they do next? Android just isn’t working …
Episode 65 of our podcast is ready, it’s a bit of an LG G2 based episode this week. Joining me this week was just Mark Peters. This week’s topics were as follows. The LG G2 UK launch party in London The iPhone 5S The Nokia Lumia 1020 The …
I’m a bit of an OtterBox fan. I like to have my latest device protected. By protected I mean really protected, I usually choose an OtterBox case happy in the knowledge it will be nice and solid. Well today OtterBox have announced something new and a bit different. …
Curved screens aren’t a new thing in the mobile world, we saw a curved screen on the Samsung Nexus S a few years ago. The curve is meant to help the phone mould to the shape of your head. Rumours about LGs next big device keep mentioning a …
The LG G2 was announced on the 7th of August in New York and in true LG style the UK sort of got left behind, the G2 is only just starting to appear at retailers and networks. Last night we attended the UK launch party in …
Tonight we’re going to one of those little launch parties. For the LG G2, that is getting it’s UK launch today. We’ll bring you the full story tomorrow. But in the meantime, if you’re interested in the G2 and you want us to test something out leave a …
I’m guessing that you’re aware of the upcoming LG made Nexus 5? The successor to the current glass backed LG Nexus 4. The phone that a lot of people are currently holding out for. Well it seems to have appeared online again. This time it has appeared on …
I’ll come out and say it, I love enormous phones, call them phablets, small tablets, massive phones or just plain old stupid. I’m a convert, I’ve come to terms with the fact I’m never going to be able to wear super skinny jeans and own a large phone. …
The iPhone has become somewhat synonymous with quality, it’s seen by some as the ultimate status symbol. I’ve never bought into that idea, almost resisting it, just because rather than by choice. But now and again I do like to see how the latest iPhone shapes up. Whether or …
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 arrived on my desk a few days ago. The Note 3 marks the third generation of the Galaxy Note range, it also marks the third Galaxy Note that I’ve owned. So as is often the case with a new device here at Coolsmartphone …
I take a lot of pictures and often wish I could share my emotions whilst taking the picture. DualShot for Windows Phone let’s you do exactly that. Capture both sides of every story. Take a photo of what’s in front of you then add yourself to the shot …
App updates usually fall into two kinds, an update that adds features or fixes a bug and the other kind is where they’ve redesigned the app and made it look all pretty. Last night’s Speedtest update has done exactly that. Oh and to give them their due, they’ve …
Episode 64 of the Coolsmartphone Podcast is a little delayed, we struggled with our hectic lives and dodgy Skype connections last week. Sorry about being delayed by a week. Joining me this week were Dan Carter, Ian Furlong and Ravi Patel. The main topics are as follows: The …
Today, Nokia and Adidas have announced the launch of a new app by Adidas, called miCoach and it’s a fitness app for Nokia Lumia devices. The Store description is as follows, it all sounds great, I almost want to run around nearby my work just to see if …
As much as tablets are useful, one thing remains true. The bigger the tablet the harder it is to type, onscreen keyboards are just a nightmare stretched across a 10″ screen. It’s never as easy as typing on a laptop. As Samsung have quite a few different laptop …
Google don’t seem to keen to publish their apps on the Windows Phone Store, initially it seemed liked there wasn’t enough users to warrant it, these days though it just seems that Google are being awkward. It’s left up to third party developers to create apps instead, Google+ …
Feedly is something that has become an essential part of my day, keeping track of the latest news and so on. As I’m often swapping between devices I wanted a nice synced service to keep track of my subscribed RSS feeds and Feedly does that perfectly. Instead of …
A few months ago I had a HTC One for review, ever since it went back my life has been different, I’ve been constantly looking for a new phone to fill the 5″ 1080p Aluminium unibody sized gap in my life. I’ve played about the Galaxy S4 and …
