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 …
Facebook Home is Facebook’s own launcher that allows you to easily see your friends Facebook posts and updates from the homescreen. It will shortly its first major update and includes the following new features: · The ability to change who can see something you’ve shared · Sending multiple photos in …
You know what’s going to happen here don’t you? Two very expensive phones are going to get completely ruined just to show us how breakable they are. The footage below has been filmed by a mobile insurance company called Protect Your Bubble and it shows just what happens …
Do you fancy a nice new Nokia Lumia? A nice metal one with a great camera? Free wireless charging stand? Yes? Well head on over to the Three website as they’ve got the Nokia Lumia 925 up for pre-order today. The Lumia 925 is basically going to be …
The official Twitter app for Windows Phone has had an update and it has added a whole host of new features. Most notably is being able to view Vine videos within your timeline. Twitter is your global town square, a real-time connection to what’s happening in the world. …
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 …
Episode 50 of the Coolsmartphone Podcast is here. Another crazy week, far too many announcements, rumours and leaks. This weeks topics include the Galaxy S4 Active, the flood of Asus tablets, Acer and there offerings, Nokia, some more Samsung, the Three outage and the usual off topic waffle. …
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 …
OPPO are an unkown quantity to many in the UK. It’s no surprise then that the launch of their latest flagship, the Find 5, was virtually undetected. I saw it on their web store and was so intrigued that I spent my own hard earned 399 Euros (about …
Various retailers are selling off their stock of Windows Phone 8 devices. It’s mainly HTC and Samsung stock as Nokia sales are still strong. You fancy some Windows Phone action? Fancy it it cheap? Fancy catching a HTC in the process? You dirty monkey. Right now Expansys have …
EE have sent a press release out this morning confirming that they’re 4G network has now passed the 500,000 customers. They are well on their way to hitting 1 million by the end of the year – a goal set by the company themselves. EE also highlight a few other …
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 …
Meet the new Nokia EOS. It’s a device that we’ve heard was coming and is now… a little bit closer. Chinese website WPDang has posted these very lovely pictures of the 9.7mm-thich polycarbonate handset which appears to sport a large lens cover / camera and flash arrangement. This …
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 …
Jetpack Joyride is one of those popular games on the other mobile platforms and today it finally comes to Windows Phone. You basically fly your little man along avoiding obstacles for as long as possible. Sounds addictive doesn’t it? Well it is. Suit up with a selection of …
Apple have infringed on a Samsung patent. That’s the ruling of the International Trade Commission (ITC) in the USA. It could mean that older models of the iPad and iPhone are banned from sale in the country as the companies continue to lock horns of patents. The ruling …
Remember the HTC M4? This looks to be arriving as the HTC One mini and, like the Galaxy S4 Mini, will be a slightly-less-good and slightly-smaller version of the bigger brother. Leaked shots have appeared today, complete with a serial number (doah!) and specs are reported to include …
