Author: James Pearce
A few weeks ago LG sort of announced the three new sizes in their G-Pad range. A smaller 7″ model alongside the expected 8″ model and a larger 10″ model. The strange thing was that they didn’t give us any specs or much detail at all. Having had …
This morning I got my usual list of updates for my Android phone that needed installing and amazingly SwiftKey was one of them, normally it only updates every few months so I had a look inside to what was new. It just said “SwiftKey Store”. Intriguing. Once updated …
Welcome to the latest episode of our podcast, joining me this week were Dan and James. James Bricknell was our special guest this week, James is part of the March of the Droids team, part of the Techfoolery podcast, part of the Random Boot Loop podcast and a …
My history with Windows Phone has been a colourful one, starting with the rather unique Dell Venue Pro, then moving onto the tiny little Nokia Lumia 800, then what I thought was huge at the time HTC Titan and then the HTC 8X and then it was Nokia …
Windows RT is an interesting creature, some wonder why it exists, some love it for its limited nature and some like me now and again get a device running Windows RT and just try to get on with life using the tools provided. The Surface 2 4G price (£539 …
Remember the fuss about a Nokia phone running Android? Is it still one of your deepest darkest desires? Well it looks like Microsoft are actually going to release another Android phone, again for emerging markets and again with a pretty basic spec. So no Android version of the …
Recently Motorola have got a bit of a name for themselves, in that they release the latest versions of Android pretty damn quickly after Google release it. This time round it’s going to be no different, as Motorola US have announced the availability for the Moto X and …
The HTC One M8 is possibly one of the best looking phones ever. HTC really have the while design aspect nailed, which in my opinion is partly down to the fact it’s made of one piece of aluminium. So when HTC dilute that wonderful design with variants for …
To own a Nexus device means three things. You want Android updates as soon as humanly possible, you want a device that you want a wide range of easily installable custom ROMs and also you don’t mind horrific battery life. Well today is one of those days that …
Over the years I’ve not really had much time for Sony, I’ve had a play with most of their devices and I’ve never really been that impressed. Yes the build quality and design on the Z, Z1 and the Z1 Compact is rather splendid, but something always ruined …
Bigger is better, right? Phones certainly seem to be getting bigger each year and certain companies keep pushing the boundaries of what we call a phone, what we call a phablet and what we call a tablet. The latest company to push this are Samsung with the recently …
A decent file management app is one offbeat the first things you install on a new device, be it a laptop, a tablet, a phone or even a desktop PC and it’s been one of the main things people cite as a reason that they “can’t possibly use …
Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Dan, Nirave and Ronnie. You may have noticed that LG announced their latest flagship phone, the G3. Needless to say that as both Nirave and I were at the event things are going to be based around the …
I was present at the unveiling of the what is possibly the most leaked phone of 2014. LG threw launch events around the world to really get the word out there about their new flagship device – the G3. As I was at the event with my camera …
Today LG have announced the successor to the hugely successful and rather unique G2 the ridiculously leaked G3. The G3 has seen more leaks than a new phone should get really, with some of them actually coming from LG themselves. We were at the event in London today …
We’re in London today at the LG G3 event which the lovely people at LG decided to Live Stream on YouTube. Which should start at 6pm. So what we’re going to do tonight is to update this article with some live pictures from the event and then once …
Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Garry and Ronnie. This week topics revolved around the Huawei Ascend P7 event that Garry went to the other week, the upcoming LG G3 event, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active and Prime rumours, me trying to not be …
LG have rather peculiarly announced a case for a phone that they haven’t yet announced. Which gives them less to talk about on Tuesday. So it appears to be similar to other flip cases, apart from the fact it’s circular. LG reckon you don’t need to actually open …
The Oppo N1 was a cracking great old big phone, Ronnie reviewed it a few months ago and in line with the rest of the world Ronnie decided that it was just a bit too big and didn’t have 4G. Oppo seem to have decided to addressed these …
Attachments to emails can sometimes be a little bit annoying, having to save the file locally and then upload it to the Cloud afterwards. Obviously not everyone works like this, but I know I sure do. Google have updated their Gmail for Android app, adding amongst other things …
Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Dan and Ronnie. It’s been a few weeks since we’ve spoken to Ronnie so it’s nice to have him back on board. This weeks topics revolved around the Motorola event in London on Tuesday where they announced the …
Benchmarking programs are quite handy for people like me and also for manufacturers, allowing you to see how a device compares to other devices. Although sometimes people do make the mistake of being connected to the Internet and accidentally uploading the device details. Which for a non announced …
The OnePlus One is a fairly unique device, or it is in the software stakes anyway. Running a unique version of Cyanogenmod, which was made specifically for the OnePlus One and many people are itching to port it to their devices. Not too surprisingly the first device to …
2013 was a great year for LG, with the success of the Nexus 4 & 5, the hugely popular LG G2 and G Flex and the slightly overlooked yet brilliant G Pad 8.3. All in all they had a range of great products, so it’s only to be …
The Galaxy S range has become a bit of a Marmite thing. Many many people love the Galaxy S range, with the S3, the S4 and now the S5. But contrary to there are many people who really do hate them. Often on Twitter I’ll mention something to …
Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week was Dan. It’s been a rather short week this week, dominated mainly by Huawei and their new flagship device the Ascend P7. We talked about that, this weeks various leaks from HTC and Samsung and also how me and …
The LG G3 is expected to be announced at the end of the month and I can honestly say I’m quite excited at the prospect. Various leak and rumours have been appearing around the web over the last few weeks and I thought I’d gather them up into …
ZTE have today announced the latest device in their arsenal of devices. The rather budget sounding Blade L2. Featuring an elegant design with a 5” touch screen and white exterior finish, the Blade L2 not only delivers on style but also packs a powerful performance with its 1.3GHz …
Every year we have the same old iterative roll out of products from Samsung, although it seems that Samsung are trying to make things a little more confusing this year as to what on earth each product is. I’m talking about the rumoured Galaxy S5 Mini, which we’ve …
Tried and tested formulas are great, as long as they work that is. HTC obviously think they are onto a good thing and they are jolly well going to continue with it. I’m talking about HTC and their slightly smaller device the HTC One Mini it’s supposed successor …
Going on holiday is great, being away from work, being away from real life, relaxing, eating lots of nice food and maybe also drinking lots of fancy foreign drinks. One thing that is difficult though is posting pictures of every last thing you do whilst you’re on holiday …
Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Dan, Ian and Mark. This weeks special guest is Mark Peters, he used to be a part of the Coolsmartphone team, but real life got in the way. This weeks topics were about the Motorola event in a …
Oppo are slowly getting a name for themselves in the Western world, here at Coolsmartphone we’ve bought and reviewed several of their recent flagships. This time round with the Find 7a it was down to me to dig into my pockets and order one. As I’ve only had …
Nokia are slowly and surely releasing devices of all shapes, sizes and to suit all different budgets. Want a smallish high spec phone? Yep they’ve got one. Small budget phone? Yep they’ve got one. Big super high spec phone? Yep they’ve got one. Somewhere in between these? Yep. …
The Apple iPhone 5 has an issue with the power button, where some users are finding that the button just stops working. Apple are now going to address the issue by replacing buttons on qualifying devices, they’ve said the following about it all. Apple has determined that the …
Welcome to another episode of the Coolsmartphone podcast. Joining me this week were Dan and Iain. This week’s topics revolved around the Galaxy S5 that we’ve all managed to get hold of, the rather over hyped OnePlus One, Firefox OS and the Samsung K Zoom. The options to …
We live in a world that is becoming increasingly mobile, wherever we go we have our mobiles and now and again you find yourself stuck. Stuck trying to get a set of files onto your phone, usually when a client or friend has some vital pictures or files …
Do you really really want a OnePlus phone? So much so that you’ll smash your old phone for the chance to buy one? Well in a tweet that seemed like it should have come out on April Fools day OnePlus have said the following. 100x OnePlus Ones will …
Remember all of the fuss last year when Oppo and Cyanogen Inc partnered up to make a Cyanogenmod version of the Oppo N1? Can you also remember the confusion a few weeks after the launch Cyanogen announced they were to partner with another company for their next device, …
Meeting like minded people is something I thrive on, meeting someone who understands how to set their phone up properly or who knows the difference between SDK and ADB is a great feeling. I’m sad to say it doesn’t happen often. Most of my days are spent talking …
