New extending screen shown off on the Oppo X 2021

A regular-looking slab is how we almost expect every single smartphone to look now, but Oppo are trying something altogether new. As part of the “Oppo Inno Day” they unveiled three concept products – the “Oppo AR Glass 2021”, the “Oppo CybeReal AR” and a rollable concept handset …

Virgin Media SIM-only deal. A massive 36GB monthly for just £13!

Morning all! Well, it’s Monday and yes, I’m actually still alive. We thought we’d covered all the Virgin Media deals in this early post but no, there’s more. Tucked away in the SIM-only deals are a couple of corkers. Now, I should point out that these are 4G-only …

DON’T TELL ANYONE but there is an easy way to rewind Mixcloud

Head to Mixcloud or download their app and you’ll find that there’s a (fairly) new blocker that stops you rewinding shows. As you’ll know, I’m a pretty big fan of Centreforce Radio and they upload all their shows and mixes onto Mixcloud after. It’s a great way to …

Mi Band 5 Fitness Tracker, now just £27.55

It’s that crazy time of year where we all try to come up with gift ideas which don’t break the bank. How’s about this? A fitness tracker which kinda says, “You’re getting a bit chunky” and “Happy Christmas” at the same time? 😁 Head to this Amazon link …

Gaming is now earning more revenue than music, video and film

It’s fair to say that 2020 didn’t exactly pan out the way we’d all hoped. However, although we’ve not physically attended any smartphone launches and we’ve all missed out on holidays and days out, the smartphone and smartphone app industry has seen a massive upsurge as we’ve all …

Oppo pre-Black Friday deals

With Black Friday actually a little way off, a lot of companies are contacting us about their early deals. Oppo are on that list and have discounts on a range of smartphones. First up, the Oppo A5 2020 is now down to just £104, which is down from …

Nokia 3.4 now available in the UK

For just £129, this is the Nokia 3.4. It’s got a 6.39″ HD+ 19.5:9 screen (720 x 1560 pixels, 269 ppi) and three rear cameras – a 13 megapixel, 5 megapixel and 2 megapixel. Up front is an 8 megapixel selfie lens. Running Android 10, this has a …

OnePlus Nord – Now available from O2… too!

If you’re interested in the rather excellent OnePlus Nord, you’ll no doubt be pleased to hear that O2 have picked up the phone and are offering it on plans starting at £28.70 per month (5GB with £20 upfront on a 36 month deal). There’s other options too of …

A first look at the 70mai Saphir smartwatch

Packing a sapphire glass cover, a 1.78″ AMOLED screen (at 326ppi) and a 10 day battery life, this is the new Saphir smartwatch from 70mai. We’ve reviewed quite a bit of 70mai kit over the years here at Coolsmartphone, including their dashcams and portable charger / car jump-starter. …

Huawei ready to offload Honor to potentially dodge US restrictions.

With outgoing US President (and sore loser) Donald Trump causing Huawei and Honor big problems, there’s no guarantee that the new President will immediately overturn the blockers that have stopped handsets being sold with Google apps. Just to bring you up to speed, the crazy orange maniac added …

fonehouse kick off their “TGIBF” campaign

One lucky customer will get the chance to win a massive 20 years of free phone bills in the “Thank Goodness It’s Black Friday” competition. They’re got lots of deals already online and, until Monday November 30th, anyone buying a new handset contract will automatically be entered into …

Sky Mobile – 50% off 30GB plans for Black Friday

Head to Sky Mobile right now and you can bag yourself a half-price deal right now on their 30GB monthly plans. Going live from 8:30 today, there’s also 50% off select Sky TV Packages when you take Sky Signature(£25 a month) on an 18-month contract and they’ve also …

Huawei Black Friday Deals

Christmas is an expensive time of year so, if you want to try and make things a bit cheaper, you can dive into some Black Friday deals and potentially spread the cost too. In this instance it’s on the Huawei store, and they’re offering you the ability to …

5 Ways technology can boost business productivity

Who doesn’t want to become more productive in their business? Whether you work in sales, administration, property management, or finance, technology can be used to make us better employees and better business owners. Up to 85% of workers lack the technological resources to deal with their daily tasks …

Here’s how to make money playing games on your phone

If you like to spend your free time gaming or gambling online, you aren’t alone. Video gamers spent an average of 6.5 hours per week playing with others online, and 4.5 hours with others in person, during 2016, per NewZoo. Statista reports that the online gambling industry will …

Virgin Media Black Friday Deals

Sitting (currently) on EE but soon to switch to Vodafone, Virgin Media have a range of deals available. There’s a lot of home broadband and TV offerings, including their Ultimate Oomph bundle for £77.99 or the Bigger bundle for £44.99. They also have some speedy “broadband only” plans …

SMARTY. £15 p/m for 12 months unlimited data.

This is a monthly contract, so you can switch around at any time, but it’ll deliver unlimited data at £15 per month for 12 months. After that, it’ll go up to the usual £20 I presume. Unlimited calls, unlimited texts, unlimited data and sitting on the Three network, …

OnePlus Nord – 256GB Model now down to £419

There’s £50 off this rather excellent 256GB-version of the OnePlus Nord (in Blue Marble) at Amazon right now. That’s with 12GB RAM and, if you don’t already know about the phone, you can dive into our OnePlus Nord review to get all the details. This particular spec phone …

Tesco Mobile. Here we go with the Black Friday Deals

It’s that time of year again – crazy deals happening all over the shop and many companies and networks trying to get you spending. Tesco Mobile have added some of their lowest prices ever for iPhone and Samsung, and we can take a look at them below. Tesco …