Factory images for Nexus devices are very important things, not least because they are the purest form of vanilla Android in the known universe. If you’re an end user who doesn’t want to wait for the over the air update you’ll want them, purely so that you’re the …

Another week has gone by and we are another week closer to MWC and that HTC event on the 19th. This weeks podcast participants joining me were Mark Peters, Ravi Patel and Leigh Geary. This weeks topics were as varied as usual. We touched upon MWC, HTC, Vertu, O2 …

Coolsmartphone is ten years old and just as we end one celebratory giveaway, what do we do? We start another. Whilst the Lookout giveaway is going on we can now confirm the lucky winners of the iPhone 5 case competition. The winners are: Mark Green from Skidby Emma …

The eagerly awaited Sony Xperia Z is starting to appear on pre-order with the various networks. Starting with Vodafone. You can pre order one in white here. The Xperia Z is going to be one of the first available 1080p monster phones that will dominate this year. Spec …

In just over one week the first member of the CoolSmartPhone team will be arriving in sunny Barcelona to prepare for the chaos that is Mobile World Congress.  This year will be the biggest one so far for us here for a few reasons. First of all there …

I seem to have a got a name for myself somehow. I’m known across the t’interwebs for many things (sorry, I needed the money) but you may know me as “the guy who films videos in the car”. I’ve not done one for a while, so it’s time …

Infinity Blade, the multi award winning iOS action RPG, is Apple’s App of the Week this week. That means you can pick it up for the grand total of zero pence. The first iOS game to use the Unreal Engine 3, Infinity Blade was widely used in Apple’s …

Google Now, the physic Android companion is getting extra functionality. That is, so long as you live in the U.S. There are movie details, including trailers, your tickets, and even when you need to leave for the cinema. There’s ‘real estate’ (property to you and me) information courtesy of Zillow where Google …

Do you use WhatsApp? Do you like using the latest and greatest version of the app, regardless of stability? Yes well you’re in for a fun morning. WhatsApp the popular cross platform instant messaging app now has a beta version available to download from their website. Offering some …

Oh Apple.. Quality control seems to be slipping at the Californian giant these days. After Vodafone warning users not to update to iOS 6.1 , we now have a potential security issue in iOS 6.1.1 Below is the video demonstrating the glitch, in Spanish, but it’s fairly easy to …

Today, my dear friends, is an entire decade since this little domain first went live on the internet. I was only 6 years old at the time, but luckily I managed to get someone with a credit card to buy the domain and we flicked the switch. To …

There’s a new iPhone in Brazil, but this one doesn’t use iTunes, FaceTime and have an AppStore… instead this iPhone runs Android software and we’re sure Apple aren’t too happy about it. So how did this Android iPhone come about? Well Brazilian company Gradiente Eletronica registered the name …

I believe that in our green pleasant land there is a small game, played all around the country called football. Now I myself am not a fan as I watch the other “odd” shaped ball running and catching game. But I’m lead to believe that this ” football” …

It is now less than a week away. The hype around the HTC event to be held on Tuesday is growing daily and now even HTC have got in on the act. They appear to be pulling out all the stops for the HTC One (whose name was …

  Hot on the heels of the One X update, Three have started rolling out the 4.1 Jellybean update for One S devices now. This brings the smoothness of Android’s Project Butter and Google Now to the One S, so if you’ve got one, go and get the …

Three have just announced that the brand new Galaxy Fame from Samsung will be heading to their network on both contract and PAYG plans. Although no price or date has been confirmed we at least we now know of a new device coming soon. With MWC less than …

So, you’re going abroad and your normal knee-jerk reaction is to not use your phone. However, if you have to use the phone then you might look for a cheap roaming deal. A few UK operators are adding these add-on plans now, which is a start. My usual …

Any Hootsuite users out there just dying to have a widget for their Android device? Well, you’re in luck! Hootsuite is a very popular social media app that combines Twitter and Facebook feeds, giving you centralised control over both of your cyberspace social accounts. One of the main …

The Nokia Lumia 620 is a great little phone and as a result of a Facebook poll, O2 are knocking the price down today only.   O2 are continuing the offer of giving you a voucher for a coloured shell as well, which you redeem with Nokia when …

T-Mobile are right in the middle of a special flash sale. Today, if you’re quick, you can get a Full Monty 12 month SIM-only plan for just £16 per month. This used to cost £31 per month and had a recent reduction to £21 per month, but today …