Author: James Pearce
The BlackBerry Z10 is a new phone on a new platform and it’s a great piece of kit. I’ve currently got one which I posted my initial impressions earlier on in the week which you can read here. Up until now it had only been available through the …
Accessory manufacturers are rather leaky. Most high profile devices quite often get outed by the case manufacturers. The upcoming Galaxy SIV is no different. Take a look at these beauties. Exciting stuff right? From these we can see that the SIV seems to be squarer than previous models, …
Last year we all sort of lost sight of the Optimus G. It is the non Nexus version of the Nexus 4 and it was released around the world, just not in Europe. The European Optimus G will feature Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Zerogap Touch technology 4.7-inch 1280 x …
Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, episode 35 or the HTC One edition if you’d rather. Last night we did our Google Hangout which you can watch here and we discussed the HTC One and the event this week, the Xperia Z that Dan has just got his hands on …
ZTE and NVIDIA have announced that they are going to bring the first Tegra 4 equipped smartphone to the market. Which isn’t entirely surprising. They released a Tegra 2 phone last year, so you’d had expect another at some point. The previous device the ZTE Grand X was …
LG have gone a bit mad leading up to MWC, announcing what seems like every device they have up their sleeves ahead of the big event. Maybe it’s to remind people that their still hanging about waiting patiently in the aisles. Maybe it’s because a competitor announced what …
HTC yesterday announced their new flagship device. The One. As is often the way with these events the official stream is private and then gets shared on YouTube a few days later. Well guess what HTC just put on their YouTube channel?
Over the ear headphones have seemingly become popular again. Not a day goes past without me seeing some kid in a tracksuit and a huge pair of white headphones costing hundreds sat on top of his head. I haven’t really bought into either the over ear headphone market …
HTC are holding a big event today, you may have heard about it. The much leaked HTC M7 / One is apparently due to be announced this afternoon. French website nowhereelse have got their hands on what looks like a press render of the upcoming device. Personally I’m …
Blugri Software have a few different games out for Windows Phone. We’ve covered various ones in the past, mainly because the games have a certain nice polish to them. Which in my opinion puts them above the equivalents. The latest game they have released is Spider which is …
The BlackBerry is one of those phenomena that have totally passed me by. I have never used one, touched one or even within about 4’ of one. So when the whole world erupted with excitement a few weeks ago with the arrival of BB10 and the new flagship …
M8 is a pretty useful alternative to the whole Google Maps set of apps. It offers mapping software, Sat Nav and info about nearby points of interest. MWC is coming soon and having an app to help you find your way around is going to be useful. Telmap …
What can you say about the iPhone 5? It’s an astounding piece of hardware that creates such emotion amongst its fan and its haters. Such a device attracts a premium price though and deals are few and far between. This week though Expansys are offering the white 16GB …
For some reason whenever I get a “budget” or “entry level” phone I always expect great things. Somewhere along the line my brain just can’t compute that something that costs about £200 isn’t always going to be astounding. I think it is the various amazing budget devices that we’ve seen in …
You would never guess that HTC are due to announce something new. They are hammering every medium they have to get their name out there and to get people talking about them, again. Well now they’ve gone and posted their third infographic of recent times on their blog. …
Gemini Devices have today announced two new models in their JoyTab range. The JoyTAB Duo 7 3G (Gem7032G) RRP £139.99 and the JoyTAB Duo 7 (Gem7020) RRP £79.99. Price wise the new tablets are certainly intriguing. The other thing with the JoyTab spec is that they come with …
The BlackBerry Z10 is the device of the moment. We have a couple flying around the offices of Coolsmartphone at the moment. Leigh posted his hands on video yesterday here and I’m going to post my initial impressions very soon. If you can’t wait to get your hands …
The HTC One has been gradually appearing over the last few weeks, only the other day we saw a leaked image showing the HTC One in silver. Or what renowned leaker @evleaks says is the HTC One. Well now a black version has appeared. Is the HTC One …
Archos are probably one of the oldest players in the tablet market. They have been making handheld media devices for many many years. I fondly remember my Archos 605 WiFi from yesteryear. In recent years they have been struggling to make an impact. They seem to have decided …
Another week has gone by and we are another week closer to MWC and that HTC event on the 19th. This weeks podcast participants joining me were Mark Peters, Ravi Patel and Leigh Geary. This weeks topics were as varied as usual. We touched upon MWC, HTC, Vertu, O2 …
The eagerly awaited Sony Xperia Z is starting to appear on pre-order with the various networks. Starting with Vodafone. You can pre order one in white here. The Xperia Z is going to be one of the first available 1080p monster phones that will dominate this year. Spec …
Do you use WhatsApp? Do you like using the latest and greatest version of the app, regardless of stability? Yes well you’re in for a fun morning. WhatsApp the popular cross platform instant messaging app now has a beta version available to download from their website. Offering some …
The Nokia Lumia 620 is a great little phone and as a result of a Facebook poll, O2 are knocking the price down today only. O2 are continuing the offer of giving you a voucher for a coloured shell as well, which you redeem with Nokia when …
HTC have quite a bit riding on their next generation of devices. It seems that they are building the hype leading up to the 19th of February. Which is when we’ve been invited to their event in London. Rumours have been all over the internet, with leaked images …
The upcoming Sony Xperia Z is going to push the boundaries of camera quality on the Android platform. Not just in still photography either, even video quality is going to be improved. Manufacturers have seen the necessity to include a really good camera in their flagship devices. Sony …
A few days ago details about the upcoming budget L Series Optimus range from LG appeared online which we covered here. The Optimus L3 II, L5 II and L7 II all looked to be solid budget devices for those looking for a cheaper phone. LG have now officially …
The Galaxy Note 8.0 is rumoured to be announced at MWC at the end of the month. As time passes more and more information is starting to appear about it. A few weeks ago initial details appeared and it seemed like it was going to be priced and …
Over what has seemed like about the last year I have been mentioning the March of the Droids event in Manchester. I looked at the calendar yesterday and realised it is basically just a month away. If you can’t remember what the March of the Droids event …
Both the Nexus 4 and Google Now are both products that Google should be proud of. So why not make a little video showing them off in real life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpaLZOjqMew So are you inspired to go and join the waiting list on the Google Play Store? I am …
This morning in the UK I have been having problems. No not the usual Saturday morning quandary over whether to have a McDonalds breakfast or not. No this problem is to do with the Windows Phone Store. I keep getting the below error when I try to download …
Another week has passed and once again we have gathered a bunch of our team up to chat about this weeks goings on. This weeks participants were me, Dan, Ian and Ravi. Grab the MP3 right here, right now. This weeks topics were the so called “Ultrapixel” camera …
Google have published the latest details showing which versions of Android people are running out there. Whilst it shows some good news it also contains some quite worrying info as well. Version Codename API Distribution 1.6 Donut 4 0.2% 2.1 Eclair 7 2.2% 2.2 Froyo 8 8.1% 2.3 …
MWC is coming, we’re going to be there and so are lots and lots of manufacturers. Including LG by the looks of it, no doubt spurred on by the success? Of the LG Nexus 4 and the LG Optimus G. They have posted a video on their YouTube …
ZTE and their Blade range has been a bit of a mixed bag, the original Blade took the world by storm. It offered great specs for a great price. The Blade II wasn’t quite as impressive as it was quite a bit behind the competition at that time. …
The Motorola RAZR i is one of those phones that for me personally seems like the ideal package. A smallish chassis, decent spec, memory card slot, decent camera and a price that wouldn’t break the bank. One thing put me off slightly when it was released and that …
Another day closer to MWC and another product that’s meant to be on show soon. This time it’s the turn of ZTE. Spec wise it seems to be a pretty basic device, which begs the question”why bother” neither high end or entry level. Here are the specs: Size …
Infographics are normally a bit naff, made up by some PR firm to push their latest product. Well HTC have posted one on that shows various photography methods through the ages and then ends on a note that sort of backs up what we have heard about the …
A lot has been said about the HTC M7 or whatever they decide to call it. We’ve seen no end of leaks about specs, the construction, the software and now interestingly we’re hearing about something related to the camera. The camera on a device can make or break …
I’m quite a fan of large phones, I’ve owned both of the Galaxy Notes and before that I owned a Dell Streak. With each and every one I always found myself balancing the phone on a narrow edge or just shoving it my rucksack to carry it around. For …
Do you know that feeling when you just have to have something? Well during my time with the Nexus 7 I have experienced it three times. First of all when the damn thing came out. The thought of a Nexus branded tablet was too much for me and …
