Samsung Kitkat updates detailed, S3 not included

Samsung USA recently announced the list of handsets and tablets that are going to get the 4.4 KitKat update and now a Polish blogger has confirmed the details for other countries including the UK. There are 11 phones and 6 tablets on the list: The phones: Samsung Galaxy …

The dual OS Geeksphone Revolution is now available to order

Firefox OS hasn’t really made much of an impact since its appearance the other year, yet that doesn’t stop me being intrigued by it. Geeksphone the Spanish phone manufacturer have pushed out several models now all running Firefox OS and with their latest model they seem to have …

The Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 81

Episode 81 of the podcast is basically our MWC preview show, as we’ve got Dan on this week who will be jetting off tomorrow to Barcelona. Also joining me this week were Ronnie and Kev. And yes Kev is our special guest, Kev Wright is from the Tech …

Three’s new advert promotes sharing silly stuff

If you are in the UK you should have seen the now famous pony in the Three advert called “Socks”. This has been visited over 8 million times on YouTube. Then came Mabel, their PAYG Pug dog celebrating the launch of 3-2-1 plan on PAYG over Christmas time. …

HTC to show off some smartwatches next week?

With a global event happening in just a few days and their hot new device getting announced in March, just what, if anything, will HTC be showing us at Mobile World Congress? Some HTC One handsets from last year? We can’t see that happening. Perhaps, then, this Bloomberg …

Record your driving with an Eye Witness from Garmin

Yes, I know we don’t normally cover this sort of thing, but I’m putting this squarely into the “interesting” category. You may have seen or heard of on-board cameras in cars, particularly in the US, that continually record footage as you drive. In the event of an accident, …

Update – HTC M8, in slate, looking great, not long to wait

We saw the gold version just yesterday and now @evleaks are back with another leaked press render of the new HTC M8, which is show here in black or slate grey. The M8, which is apparently getting the name “The All New HTC One” (let’s hope not eh?) …

Let’s face it, batteries are rubbish

At Mobile World Congress I’d love to see someone announce a phone battery that actually lasts more than a day. I mean, Duracell have the Powermat and we all have chargers in the car… at home.. at the office. Now we’re even seeing more of these mobile device …

Acer Iconia B1-720 – Initial Impressions

Google and Asus with the Nexus 7 tablets have really tipped the whole Android tablet market on its head. They showed the world that you didn’t need a fancy skin and premium materials to make a decent tablet, you just needed reasonable materials and non cluttered software oh …

KAZAM Launch more new handsets

Three new handset ranges are being launched today by KAZAM. The new British mobile brand, created by two ex-HTC execs, are launching the new Thunder, Trooper and Life range of handsets in various screen sizes. The full list includes.. The KAZAM Thunder range The ultimate smartphones for the …

Three confirm new Acer Liquid E3

UK network Three have confirmed they will stock a brand new Acer device called the Liquid E3. Just days ahead of this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona the lid has been lifted on this new phone and, in traditional Three style, there is a sneak peek video …

Mobile World Congress – Let’s do this

For those of you who’ve heard me banging on about this “MWC” thing for days, let’s just give you a bit of background. Mobile World Congress, or MWC for short, is a rather huge event held yearly in Barcelona. New handsets are launched, services are announced, accessories are …

Acer announce two new phones prior to MWC

Earlier on in the week Acer teased us with an image from the rear of an unannounced phone. We covered that here but it seemed they were going to wait until MWC before they actually showed the world what it was. No, they’re not waiting, they’ve gone and …

The end is nigh for Google Currents

Remember Google Reader? Well that was replaced in 2011 with the Google Currents app. Now there is currently a update being pushed out to the Currents app. What hat does this update bring to the table I hear you ask? This magical update basically wipes the Google Currents …

LG G2 mini Announced

As MWC looms ever closer, we’re getting ready for rhe official LG launch of the G2 mini and were a little surprised to see that LG have decided to out the handset today instead. LG G2 mini is set to be a smaller, mid-range version of the flagship …

Galaxy Core LTE to arrive here in weeks

Well, we’ve seen the Galaxy Core Advance but now there’s this, the Galaxy Core LTE. It’ll be available to buy here in the UK from Q2 (April) and has a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU along with that 4G speed. Powered by Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) it has a large …

EE to create over 1,000 new jobs

EE have announced today that they are to create over 1,000 new customer service jobs throughout Britain within the next 24 months. It means that, starting with 250 jobs in Northern Ireland later this quarter, EE will be bringing more “customer service jobs” (presumably call centre roles) back …

The new HTC One leaks again, this time in official-looking picture

It’s another one from serial-leaker @evleaks and adds a small amount of extra detail to leaks we’ve already seen. This image of the HTC One 2, HTC Two or the “New HTC One” (depending what you choose to believe naming-wise) shows the handset in gold.. We’re now assuming …