Author: Simon Allum
With over 1 million 4G subscribers EE are currently the clear market leader in superfast mobile internet. In order to help fulfil the promise of 99% coverage by the end of 2014 EE are about to switch on another 29 towns and cities. Bath, Bournemouth, Brighton, Cambridge, Darlington, …
The only mobile operator in the UK to not add an extra charge for its 4G services has started to switch on its next generation network. There has been no official announcement however based on Three’s twitter account “a few thousand customers” in Manchester, Birmingham and London have had …
Hill Climb Racing, the rather popular Android game that has seen over 50 million installs from Google Play has found its way onto Windows Phone. The game which is published by Fingersoft sees you take control of Newton Bill in order to get your vehicle as far along …
The news that Samsung are working on updates to their latest devices in order to bring them into line with the newest Android version will come as a surprise to no one. What is a slight surprise is how quickly the updates are actually scheduled for release. …
The Moves app for Android has seen an update which has seen the addition of user accounts and the ability to connect to other apps. The accounts option will mean that data can be transferred between devices without being lost whilst the connected apps option means that data …
The whole point of the Google Play edition handsets is the promise of timely updates. The HTC One GPe lived up to that promise with the news that the Android 4.4 Kitkat release is rolling out and now comes the news that the Samsung Galaxy S4 GPe is …
The perennial Android favourite Swiftkey has today seen an update to version 4.3.1 The update brings various fixes and changes, the most notable being the ability to change the location of the numeric keypad from left to right or right to left. Also fixed is the missing $ …
Following on from the recent announcement of the latest incantation of Android, version 4.4 Kitkat, the Google Play Edition of HTC’s flagship handset is receiving it’s OTA update. Multiple sources have said that the update is rolling out now and weighs in at over 300mb so if you …
Samsung have today announced the Galaxy Grand 2. The new device is a follow up to the original Samsung Galaxy Grand and boasts a 5.25″ 1280×720 TFT display. 1.5GB RAM is accompanied by 8GB onboard storage with a microSD card slot. The Grand 2 launches with Android 4.3 …
Eric Schmidt doesn’t usually hold back when he has something to say, however when it comes to posting on Google+ things it seems to happen less often. This means that when a post happens people tend to notice. People notice even more when the post relates to switching …
Read all about it, read all about it. Google Play Magazine is no more. Google Currents is no longer current. The information gathering behemoth that is Google has replaced both apps with one that has been rumoured for some time. Enter Google Play Newsstand. The app takes all …
Theft of mobile phones is on the increase both here in the UK and across the water in the US. Those tiny little computers that most of us carry around with us on a daily basis, mostly carrying them in our hands and unprotected are worth a fortune …
Motorola yesterday started rolling out the Android 4.4 Kitkat update to Verizon customers in the US. Whilst this is quite big news in terms of the speed that Motorola have actually implemented the update what is causing more of a stir, particularly amongst the more vociferous Nexus fans, …
Traditional Satellite navigation systems were once upon a time a must have for anyone that regularly undertook long journeys to far away places. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epSURT21hxs With the launch of Google maps, Apple maps and the vast array of other mapping solutions available for mobile phones the demand for Sat-Navs …
Time wasting. There are plenty of apps that can be classed as time wasters, games that you can dip in and out of, a quick read of social network feeds whilst waiting for the kettle to boil and so on. One such game that can firmly be put …
The global rollout of Android 4.3 Jellybean to Samsungs previous flagship handset the Galaxy S3 has begun. According to Samsung dedicated site Sammobile the rollout began with unlocked UK devices and has not started to be seen on devices in South Korea. The list of changes and new features …
It has recently been announced that flyers in the US can now use their gadgets on all parts of the flight, all the way from take off to landing. Now, Europe is coming in to line with this ruling after the European Aviation safety Agency (EASA) issued guidelines to …
In an event held in Sao Paulo, Brazil today Motorola announced the new Motorola Moto G. Curved back, edge to edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Waterproof nano coating. 4.5″ 329ppi 720p display 1GB RAM 1.2GHz quad core Qualcomm processor 1500mAh Battery Android 4.3 Jellybean – definite upgrade …
Sony are trying their hardest to make something of a comeback within the smartphone market and their attempts have so far been rather well received. The newest offering looks like it will follow the trend of offering a miniature version of the current flagship which in this case …
Vine, the six second video service that originally launched on iOS followed by Android is finally available for Windows Phone. Windows Blog made the announcement early yesterday saying “The popularity of Vine, a mobile service for shooting and sharing six-second looping videos, is nothing short of astonishing: In barely a …
Christmas 2013 is coming up fast and time to bag those top presents is running out. We here at Coolsmartphone have asked several top retailers and suppliers for their recommendation for a Christmas gift, one that is either of exceptional value or the best quality. Here then for …
With the launch of the Note 3 and Galaxy S4 only just fading from the memory, Samsung have revealed during an Analyst Day that their new range of flagship handsets will ship with a 16MP Isocell camera. The Isocell allows for better low light photography, something that all manufacturers …
There are product designs that have stayed the same since time immemorial and there are products whose design changes from day to day. The in ear headphone is a product whose design has been pretty much nailed on and despite slight differences in varying manufacturers designs, the all …
The world record for the most leaked handset of the year has to go to the Nexus 5. With more leaks than a dodgy plumber, the Nexus 5 has been revealed to us by all but those that actually make and market it. Another leak has happened today …
Orange have today announced two new own branded handsets for the European market. The Orange Yumo and the Orange Hiro are being launched ” in response to customer demand for sophisticated smartphones at a more accessible price” although there are no plans to launch them here in the UK. …
There have been many words spoken and written regarding the apparent lack of care taken by Apple, Microsoft and Google to protect our oh so innocent children from the perils of in app purchases and warning parents to beware of said children spending thousands of their hard earned …
The word hero is bandied around to cover anything from a footballer scoring a last minute goal to someone that helps an old lady to cross the street. Whilst some may view these people as heroes, the reality is that heroes are few and far between in today’s …
In an event held today by Google in San Francisco several enhancements have been announced to Google+. First off the block was the Hangouts app. The most requested feature enhancement for Hangouts has been the inclusion of SMS into the hangouts app. This has now been confirmed as …
The Nexus 5 could almost be compared to the Loch Ness Monster. Several people claim to have seen it, there are pictures and video but it has never been officially confirmed that it exists. That however hasn’t stopped a Dutch site (Belsimpel) from putting it on sale for …
The rumour mill is working overtime around the whole Nexus 5 launch. With a Google event taking place today in New York, speculation is rife that the launch is imminent and adding fuel to the fire is the fact that not only are there devices up for sale …
I have to admit that I am one of the few people that did not play the original Plants vs Zombies however apparently Plants vs Zombies 2 is now available on the Google Play store. The follow up to the hit game from Electronic Arts “brings the fun” …
Music is a thing of beauty. It can make you feel elated, sad or any of the emotions in between. The one thing that music requires however is a decent way of transmitting the sound to your ears. From large floor standing speakers to headphone to earphones, …
After yesterdays launch of the new iPad Air and iPad Mini news is filtering through regarding who is stocking what. The latest carrier to announce their intentions is Vodafone who have confirmed that they are to carry both the iPad Air and the new iPad mini with retina …
Google released the Chromecast in the US back in July where it has been rather well received and as such it is a point of consternation that it cannot be obtained worldwide direct from Google. That however could be about to change, at least here in the UK, …
HSBC have released a brand new mobile banking app which brings the majority of their online banking features to the mobile arena. The brand new app which is available on both iOS and Android has features whereby you can: View balances and up to 90 recent transactions Make …
Every now and again a game comes along that raises curiosity levels to maximum and today’s emails have revealed one such game. Perhaps unsurprisingly you get to play the role of stuntman Eddie in order to perform jumps and stunts and gain as many points as possible whilst …
EE have revealed their results for quarter 3, 2013 and once again they make good reading for shareholders. The company which started the 4G revolution in the UK has added another half a million customers to its 4G network which beats their own target by some 4 months. …
BT and EE have today announced that EE are to provide MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) services for BT. BT, who exited the mobile space some 10 years ago with the sale of their BT Cellnet network to O2, have already won a license for a 4G network …
As mentioned in this weeks podcast, 2013 has very much been LG’s year. With the relative success of the Nexus 4, the rumoured Nexus 5 and the release of the much vaunted LG G2 what was a bit part player in the Android ecosystem has become a big …
The updates just keep on coming from Google. Along with the Quickoffice update, Google Maps is now undergoing a staged rollout, this time to version 7.3 The update contains a few UI changes and several under the hood fixes. Firstly, the notification window now has more detail than …
