With recent rumours suggesting that the new Samsung Galaxy S4 may contain ‘eye scroll’ technology, it got me questioning whether smartphones are simply too smart? Do we really get the full use out of our phones? Plus, are all these features worth the loss of battery life? Personally, I hardly …

It’s the weekend. Sure, you could go and fix that leaking shower. Yes, you could be emptying out the garage. Or… you could be entering out HTC One V competition. It’s so easy to enter. You just follow us on Twitter or send us an email here. We’ll …

Ever found yourself in a shower with a hot model and really wish you had a smartphone with you to tweet the moment? No, me neither, but just in case you do T-Mobile have the answer. T-Mobile CZ have finally proved beyond doubt that tech can be sexy …

Recently… well on 3/3/13, the UK network Three celebrated their 10th birthday as the all 3G network opened it’s doors for business on 3/3/03 in a select few locations with some rather large NEC phones and a plan to sell content such as ringtones and video clips. Here …

Hi-Fun Bluetooth gloves… Yes, bluetooth gloves. These are brilliant. You will look like a fool using them but if that doesn’t bother you then go for it. They are cool too. The gloves are made from the same material as most gloves. Thinsulate springs to mind but these …

Cool new gadgets just keep coming and coming! GEAR4 have added to this with a new range of speakers. The one we have is the Purple Bird from Angry Birds Space. I’m not usually a fan of portable speakers, seeing the little “chav” stood on the corner with …

First of all I’ll quickly run through the good and bad points. Good Points 4.7″ inch 720p Display Expandable storage up to 32GB Smooth Operating system Bad Points Not a good looking device Non-removable battery Build I don’t think the RAZR HD is a good looking device, there …

It was the mobile manufacturer success story. HTC, the company which started life as an ODM supplying low-cost network branded handsets, has now lost all the revenue it gained from being an early adopter of Android. Since it brought us the G1 back in 2008, it has been …

I got an email yesterday that made me a little excited. A while back I and many others backed Chameleon Launcher on Kickstarter. It gave us an early beta to try on our tablets. I was really impressed at the time but I didn’t stay using it for …

Gemini Devices are preparing to unveil a few devices at the Gadget Show Live. They really seem to be targeting the budget end of the market and their next generation of devices seem to be continuing that trend. Some of the devices have already been announced and some …

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast and as discussed the other day we have temporarily gone back to an audio edition only. Joining me this week are Khellan Payne and Mark Peters. This week we talked about lots of little things, MWC, HTC, Samsung, Nokia, Instagram, Windows Phone, Mark …

Tesco Mobile, the countries largest MVNO, have today committed to no mid-contract price rises. In what they are calling the “Tesco Mobile Tariff Promise” Tesco say that they will not raise its customers core tariff prices mid contract and also state that they are the first operator in …

What this article should have been titled is: “Samsung decide to stop selling their over priced Windows RT tablet as it isn’t going to sell anywhere worldwide ever” It would have been a bit long winded though. The news is though that Samsung have confirmed to German website …

ComScore figures for January 2013 are now available and it seems that Apple are gaining ground. Meanwhile Android (named as “Google” above), has always increased share in these numbers, but dropped to a 52.3% share from a 53.6% share of American smartphone subscribers. Although Android are still in …

Today I received my price increases letter from Orange.  It informed me that my tariff will be increasing by 3.3% in the near future.  I have been a customer of Orange for over 5 years and one of my contracts is due an upgrade. Bearing this in mind …

Data use is a subject that often gets people talking especially as data use is at it’s highest ever on mobile devices and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. O2 have recently revamped their contract plans and now have a plan available with a generous 4GB …

Anyone with a Nexus 7 here in the UK and who wants to get the desktop dock for it, well you are now in luck as Google are selling them direct from the Play Store for £24.99 plus delivery right now! Which we reviewed here. Whilst now available …

Our podcast has seen a few changes over the last 36 weeks since we started. We’ve had awkward silences, pots and pans being bashed in the background, we’ve had Ravi trying to watch the football during the podcast, we’ve had our move to a companion live video feed …

Three have rolled out a firmware update for the Samsung Galaxy Note II, which is said to bring with it a number of bug fixes and enhancements. This went under the radar mostly because it brings device stability to Samsungs other flagship handset rather than a large number …

  Lots of you are probably familiar with the Disqus comments system, which powers comments on many sites including Coolsmartphone.com Well Disqus have developed their own app in house, and it’s exclusive to Windows Phone. The app has some great features, allowing you to: Get notifications on threads …