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Microsoft and Nokia’s current smartphone business is so interdependent that many in the phone industry have joked that Microsoft should just buy Nokia. Apparently that had occurred to Microsoft too, and negotiations had not only begun, but had reached an advanced stage, before collapsing – according to the …
T-Mobile UK have had a Windows Phone app for a while now, I gave up using it a long time ago. It was too buggy and packed features. Well today might be the time to just reinstall it. As they’ve pushed out an update to fix various bugs. …
At the minute I’m spending a lot of time on my phone. This means that every time I visit a website I’m getting a completely broken experience. Some websites show me the default desktop version, some show me a mobile variant. That’s fine, I can cope with that, …
Well if you have (I did, but I’ve gone and spent it) you can buy a gold plated iPhone 5. Luxury gold plating company Goldgenie has launched an exquisite new limited edition range, featuring a £64,000 iPhone 5 which is embellished with solid 18.ct gold and encrusted with …
HTC have revealed The Butterfly s with a 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 processor, UltraPixel camera sensor, at its Taiwan launch event. It’ll arrive boasting an identical-sounding 5-inch 1080p display, front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers and Sense 5. There aren’t any official images yet, these were leaked last week. The specs …
I’m out in America at the moment. I’ll admit that I’m very lucky, and have had the opportunity to visit a good many times now. I usually plan things out and ensure that my phone, which is unlocked, has a US SIM card so that I can make …
Here at Coolsmartphone we love bargains and there’s nothing better than something for nothing. At the moment the fantastic forum app Tapatalk is now free. If you subscribe to a lot of Forums Tapatalk is the app for you as puts all your posts into one place with …
Well, as if the loss of all those big names from HTC wasn’t enough, now two of them are to launch a competing range of mobile handsets. Based on their press release (below) it looks like they’ll be branding handsets with their name which, by the way, is …
I like to be organised, sometimes a little bit too organised. I add allsorts of things to my calendar, from reminders to go home, my holidays, the weekly podcast and some other stuff. The basic Windows Phone Calendar tile doesn’t really show much info and at times it …
People have been getting information about the CPU of their computers using CPU-Z for a good few years now. Now they can continue using it but on their Android devices. Android version of the popular CPU identification tool for PC/Windows., CPU-Z is a free application that reports information …
The Motorola X Phone seems to be a mythical beast. Ever since Google bought Motorola Mobility early last year there have been rumours of some sort of amazing Google phone being produced by Motorola. Would it be a Nexus? Will it be the most powerful phone ever? Will …
Whether you like it or not at some point in life you’ll utter the words. I wish I could just access my home computer from this cosy pub sofa Or something along those lines. There are a lot of options out there to do this. The most popular …
Asus look to be building on the success of their original Nexus tablet, if newly published FCC test results are to be trusted. They’ve been playing about with a tablet that’s referred to as the Nexus K900. Tech specs aren’t quite high-end, but still pretty juicy, pointing towards …
We reviewed Camera360 a few weeks ago, I found it to be a useful app for applying filters etc to photos. One annoyance was having to tap a camera button to take a photo when I’m used to tapping the screen. Well guess what today’s update includes. Yes …
HTC are doing some market research and they’d like to hear from you. You’ve just pulled out your HTC smartphone, but what are you going to do with it? Are you looking for news or updates from social media? Perhaps you’re just checking email or text messages? That’s …
Yes, it’s happened at last. We all knew that it was just a matter of time, but now I’ve received an email from someone working on a TV show and they want young, handsome people who love smartphones. They want me in it, so I’m going to be …
Printing should be easy, press print and you’re done. It never seems to be the case though. Especially if you’re trying to print from a mobile device. In the past Google Cloud printing has been a matter of setting up your printer and pc and then relying upon …
On picking up the latest Three UK price guide today I came across a new device listed which is not even on the website yet and that is a new MiFi using the ‘Ultrafast’ technology. The device is made by Huawei and is called the E5756 and is …
EE not content with the 4G market they currently have a monopoly over they are now making their pricing on home fibre broadband ultra competitive as well. EE customers can now get unlimited fibre and inclusive weekend landline calls from just £15 per month – the UK’s best …
Over here in Europe we’ve become accustomed to everyone having a mobile handset.. maybe two..maybe three. In the US they were slow to start, but now ownership has hit 91% of adults, with Pew Research declaring that 56% of American adults have chosen a smartphone. The stats are …
The Vodafone Smart Mini is the smaller brother of the Smart III and it is even more affordable. It is available for just £50 on Pay as you go. Here are the specifications: – Dimensions (mm) 115 x 62.3 x 12.2 – TouchScreen 320 x 480 HVGA Capacitive …
It has been reported that Google has bought the social mapping/GPS app Waze. Never used Waze? Well, we’ve been tracking it for a while now and reviewed it in 2011. Waze is a free GPS app that’s available on both iOS, Android and Windows Phone, but it’s star …
Do you remember Snake? Back in the days of the earlier Nokia handsets I remember playing the brand-new “Snake” game in the pub… oh, no sorry.. err.. I mean I was in Primary school. Yes, that’s where I was. Now, just a couple (ahem) of years later Carphone …
Vine is now out for Android and iOS and as usual it’s been left up to third party developers to create these apps. So what is Vine? Here is how Twitter who own Vine announced it a while back. Today, we’re introducing Vine: a mobile service that lets …
If you’ve heard of Cubemen then you’ll probably already be paying a bit more interest right now. The follow-up, Cubemen 2, is now available for iOS devices for a special price of £1.49 / 1,79€. It’s basically a good vs. evil game – blue vs. red, and you …
Lately I’ve been changing things around at home. No, before you even think it, I’m still happily married and no, it’s got nothing to do with a new kitchen. This is all about saving some cash… although, at the same time, it’s also about me fixing my laziness. …
Another month and you know what that means, it is time for me to get a new case for my Xperia Z. Those of you who have read my precious reviews will know that I have been using a Leather book style case for my phone up until …
The BBC Weather app is the latest in a growing arsenal of high quality Android tools from the Big British Castle. I’ve had many weather apps over the years. Many have been terrible and most concentrate any premium features on the States. The BBC have kept things simple …
So you’ve taken a nice picture and want to edit it. What do you do? Well, some handsets have some on-board editing tools and you could shove a picture into Instagram but here’s something a bit more in-depth. Fotor is a complete multi-platform solution. You can get in …
It could have been a contender, had it made it in time. The notifications centre in Windows Phone 8, that is. This is normal in software development – tight shipping dates means that features have to slip from a release and may or may not make their way …
Samsung can’t keep anything secret. They really can’t, EVERY product that people are even slightly interested in gets leaked. It’s really starting to get annoying and continuing the trend the rumoured Galaxy S4 Zoom has appeared online. The specs leaked out online last week and it sounded a …
Just recently the nice people at Three told us about their new “broadband only” SIM. Like the old “SIM Zero” plan, this is ideal if you want to pop a SIM into your iPad and browse the internet when you take your device out of WiFi range. Like …
A good friend of mine is an EE customer and lives in London. He’s been a good mate for years now so I asked about his new EE 4G contract. Being in London he gets 4G all the time but it seems that the ‘double speed’ rollout is …
Vodafone UK have opened up pre-orders for the latest Lumia device. The 925 and the deal below is rather good when you consider this is the 32GB model that is exclusive to Vodafone. Orders can be made now with delivery due on the 12th June, so not long until you …
We’ve already reported on the testing being undertaken by at800 here in the UK. The networks have given them a stack of cash in order to find out the answer to one key question. Will 4G signals at 800MHz ruin our enjoyment of Loose Women, Dickinson’s Real Deal …
Threats to your mobile security and privacy are becoming more and more prevalent as smartphones continue to grow in popularity and become a major part of people’s everyday lives. Where however do these threats come from? Are they the same across the globe or do they differ between …
If you’re quick and order a Galaxy S4 before Wednesday you’ll get a free personalised case worth £24.99 courtesy of Expansys. After ordering you will get a unique voucher code which you can use with Skinz The case in question is one of their hard cases and you …
I know you. I know you well. I sneak around in your kitchen when you’re out. I know that you’ve got wine that people gave you years ago that you still haven’t drunk. I know that you have that sandwich toaster and you’ve not used that for years …
Google have recently been unattaching various core apps from the underlying ROM. This basically allows Google and the user to update these apps seperately and with no network/carrier inrerference. So far Gmail, Calendar, Hangouts and YouTube have been published separately. Now with the keyboard Samsung and HTC owners …
Sony seem to have gone into new phone overdrive this year, we have already got the Xperia Z, L, J, E, SP and the newly announced ZR not to mention the Tablet Z, today they have announced the Xperia M. The Xperia M seems to sit in the …
