This is the Coolsmartphone.com review of the Amazon Fire (2015). I’ve been testing this for a while now, and after many months of heavy use, here is my review of Amazon’s inexpensive tablet computer. The device reviewed was purchased with my own pocket money, from Amazon, and has …

If 4G isn’t a massive “want” then you might want to take a look at LIFE Mobile. They’re an MVNO using the EE network and offer SIM only deals. There’s a UK call centre, no credit checks and right now they’re offering some discounts on their plans. You …

My wife has a Samsung Galaxy S5. It was the last “plastic Galaxy” before the arrival of shiny glass and metal in the S6 and S7. Emily can upgrade, but she won’t. She stubbornly refuses to go for a newer phone. The reason? “It bounces well, I’m forever …

On Thursday at Gadget Show Live, I got the pleasure of meeting the UK team behind ‘BagsByBlack’. The team has brought to our shores a new range of bags for both males and females to protect your tech. The range has been designed in South Africa for the …

I’ll be honest. I’ve never really understood what “works” on Twitter. These articles will pop up on @coolsmartphone and some get lots of traction, some don’t. Yesterday though I stumbled on something and now I’ve got some of my followers doing the same. It was raining and my …

This week I managed to briefly get my hands on a HTC Vive at the Gadget Show Live event at Birmingham, UK. Sadly ten minutes was not long enough but wow, what a ten minutes! The HTC stand was right in-front of the entrance and was the “go …

We’ve been invited to London next week to attend a Huawei launch. It’s expected to be the unveiling of the P9 that leaked last week. We’re expecting a big show and tiny food on sticks. Some say that tiny food on sticks is the best thing to give …

Smartwatches are starting to become a proper “thing” now and, with more and more people buying into the sector, there will be more and more demand for accessories. As an owner of a Pebble Time for nearing a year now, I have grown a bit bored of the “de …

I don’t want to sound like an Android fan here, but just imagine how the world would react if a 4″ Android phone appeared tomorrow. Anyhoo, yesterday the new iPhone SE went on sale. It has a 4″ Retina display (1136 x 640 pixel at 326 ppi), an …

Here’s a British actor with a stack of style and panache. He looks a lot like me too, which is good. Anyhow, I like a lot of his films, including the “Transporter” series. The first one was probably the best, but by “Transporter 3” we were in a …

You like a bit of data don’t you? Oh yes, you love it. You need it. But at the same time you worry. Sure, you love your hot juicy data, but you worry about the size of your package. Just when you’re watching a movie and getting to …

Managed to get hold of the new Gamevice gaming experience today at Gadget Show Live, Gamevice – the only Apple approved, Lightning connected game controller for latency free gameplay – is launching Gamevice controller for iPad (supporting iPad Air, iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro 9.7), available in …

Pump Audio were at Gadget Show Live with their range of earbuds and headphones designed for fans of drum and bass music. I even got to test the brand new Pump Zeus which is out next month. The Zeus headphones are wired and Bluetooth and are expected to …

Today at the Gadget Show live we got to see the new iFit Exec watch which is due out Spring 2017 and iFit Duo which is out    now. The Exec is aimed at the high end user who wants a smart watch with high build workmanship. The …

The smart home revolution continues with the fantastic Hive, today at Gadget Show live they show me their new range of home products.  Active Plug, Motion Sensor and Door Sensor are connect to your home Hive system and can notify you of who is doing what or if …

The first thing you will notice is that this has nothing to do with mobile phones. However, it doesn’t mean we can’t support innovate products. At Gadget show live today, eFOLDi launched their Kickstarer project to raise £90,000 for their range of folding scooters. They are not designed …

Dog and Bone Cases were at the Gadget Show live event demonstrating new water proof cases and Bluetooth smart locks from America today. First up were the waterproof cases which all offer up to 2 metres in depth for a time of 1 hour, ideal for plumbers and …

Not another range of dash cams I hear you say, THINKWARE presented today a new range of dashcams at Gadget Show Live 2016. THINKWARE, unveiled its new X330 and the X550 dash cam technologies.  With a 1080 Front Full HD, 2.7inch LCD and the Sony CMOS Image Sensor, …

The response to this post will be predictable, but I’ve delayed this long enough and it’s time to put my feelings into words. This site was created off the back of my first Microsoft Smartphone some 14 years ago. That phone was the Orange SPV and it was …

These guys have been onto us quite a bit, and they want you to know about their Android app, which is now available to download. It’s free and it turns your home computer into a media server which “unifies media across devices”. Effectively it’ll let you stream the media …