Getting your tweets and Facebook updates can be a little infuriating if your signal isn’t up to scratch, but think back 32 years and you’ll suddenly realise how lucky you are. For a moment, let’s pretend you’re back there. Back in 1984. Mobile phones were a pipe dream. …
Today is officially Galaxy S7 day, with handsets arriving into store. It means that everyone – not just those that pre-orded – can get either the S7 or S7 edge. We’ve had some details from Vodafone, giffgaff and Three this morning, so here’s what you need to know …
It’s a feature I almost expected from the get-go with the clever Nest thermostat but just hasn’t been there. Instead, the device uses a range of sensors to detect whether your home and either clicks the heating on or off depending on what those sensors say. But your …
Minecraft has been driving me a bit mad in the last few days. The Minecraft server I created stopped working and, even after I got it working again, it refused to work with my son’s newly-updated version of Minecraft. You have to understand what a huge problem this …
Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast Episode 168. In this episode John is joined by Majid and Matteo to discuss the latest technology and smartphone news including: The developer preview of Android N, it’s features and the know issues with it. The HTC M10 and our thoughts on how …
When we’re out and about living our jet-set life, covering events such as IFA and MWC, the one thing that is absolutely vital for us is connectivity. When we are in the UK that is not really an issue as there is an abundance of networks offering very …
According to a report published in Business Korea, pre-orders of the latest Samsung flagships have been underwhelming in their own home market – South Korea. Samsung started accepting pre-orders for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge from March 4 in South Korea, and like here in the UK the …
The worst feeling in the world. Well, perhaps one of the worst feelings in the world, is when you accidentally delete something. It’s one of those “Oh no” moments, and I’ll confess that I’ve done it fairly recently. You know me. I’m the guy that carries around 40GB of photos …
The people at nonda got in touch with us and wanted to send us a car charger. We said yes. Then, because it was a car charger, it kinda went into our review queue and I didn’t really look at the great additional feature this thing has. Nonda …
For those few of us using Windows Phone devices it is time to rejoice! At long last it would appear that The Big Red Button is about to be pressed and the Windows 10 Mobile update will be pushed to existing Lumia handsets this month. Microsoft has had a …
I’m not terribly familiar with this particular application, but it’s said to help you take better and more beautiful photographs. It has an inbuilt viewfinder and editing suite so that you can quickly create a beautiful shot. …and now it’ll control your heating. Yes, I didn’t quite …
A couple of days ago the people responsible for our commenting system enabled a new “revenue” system. Sadly, as I’ve not kept up with all my mail, this was enabled on Coolsmartphone without our approval. It seems to be something they’re doing with multiple sites without them having …
Short version, this is a wrist band that your kids wear. It uses Bluetooth and, via an app on your phone, you can be assured that they’re within a certain distance at all times. It’s waterproof and clips on easily. It’s ideal for your holiday and, although we’d …
The two Samsung Galaxy handsets are officially available on March 11th, but every UK network we spoke to said that, if you pre-order, you get yours three days early. That’s today, so expect to see lots of smug people parading round with one. Three, like the other networks, …
No, I don’t care that this has nothing to do with smartphones. I’ve not had lunch and this looks like something I need in my life right now. You could call it a toaster with an egg poaching / boiling gadget on the side. I’d call it a …
Have you ever dropped your phone, and then had that moment of panic before you pick it up when you think “Oh s*!t How much is that going to cost me to fix?” If you have, then this is the review you need to read. The Moto X …
It’s not been long since our MEEM review and you’ll be able to get the cable yourself within days. It’s on Kickstarter with just a small amount of cash remaining. Early adopters have the chance to get the MEEM before general release and at a discounted price, which …
When my son gets my phone for any length of time it usually returns with a multitude of apps on there. It gives me a little insight into what apps are popular though, and today I thought I’d list the apps that ended up on my phone… – …
I tend to dip into Quidco every now and then. It’s especially useful if you’re about to start a contract – and that can be a broadband deal, TV package or a new gas supplier. If you’re looking around for a mobile deal then it’s beneficial too, and …
Walking around the shops in Burton-upon-Trent, I couldn’t help but notice just how popular CEX and GAME were. The front of each store had a window with lots of phones and tablets that have been traded in. You can then, obviously, buy them but at a knock down …
