Get down to Comet, take your riot shield and helmet

Comet. Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ll know that they’ve gone into administration. It’s now looking increasingly likely that we’ll lose that lovely big electronics shop and we’ll no longer have anywhere to measure up TV’s, fiddle with laptops or buy completely unnecessary extended warranties. But …

Sony C6603 Yuga flagship handset photos leak

Photos have appeared on a Swiss website of a new Sony flagship phone. Unlike a recent Sony handset leak, which was just an elaborate hoax, this looks much more credible. The site – Android Schweiz – claim the photos are of the C6603 “Yuga” handset and even give …

Angry Birds Star Wars – It’s here!

Luke, use the birds Luke. Never mind the fact that Star Wars is now Disney owned, today is a massive day because Angry Birds Star Wars has arrived. Download links are available below, and we really won’t waste your time by typing too much more because, let’s face …

ZTE officially tease 5.9 inch Windows Phone

When it comes to massive phones Android have the market all to themselves, but not for long if ZTE have anything to do with it. ZTE’s marketing chief, Lu Qian Hao, has decided to tease us with what seems to be a huge Windows Phone. He tweeted the …

Apple ordered to pay $368m in patent lawsuit loss

  In the past Apple has been quite prolific in the courts when it comes to protecting their intellectual property and other companies have been just as ready and willing to sue Apple. VirnetX was one of those latter companies and they believed Apple infringed their patents in …

1.2 Billion sales predicted for Smartphones and Tablets in 2013

Yes, you read that correct…it says ‘billion’. That’s a heck of a lot of devices to be purchased; and to think we at CoolSmartPhone will only account for approximately 50% of that! Let’s get serious for a second. The figure of 1.2 billion smart devices being sold in …

Cut The Rope now also available for Windows Phone

Another big mobile game has appeared on the Windows Phone Store today, this time it’s the turn of Om Nom and Cut the Rope. Good news for all of you Windows Phone 7.5 owners you can buy it too. This one is compatible with a variety of screens …

£55 Handset designed for the more mature user

  Every one of us either has an elderly relative, friend or knows someone of a more mature persuasion. Whilst many of the elderly are embracing the growing mobile technology, there are those that either can’t or won’t be able to get along with the latest and greatest …

Acer Iconia A110 Review

The whole time I have had the Iconia A110 I keep looking at my Nexus 7 and wondering how it handles what I’m testing. It has been a difficult one to review, but here we go. First of all my good and bad points: Good points Tegra 3 …

ZTE Kis – Review

Budget phones have a place in the world, as not everyone can afford to have the latest and greatest handset. I find reviewing entry level phones harder than the rest. Quite often with no standout features you are left clutching at straws over what to write. On which …

Angry Birds Space is now available for Windows Phone 8

In a move that might anger some Windows Phone 7 fans Rovio have released Angry Birds Space for Windows Phone 8 only. It was released on Android and iOS many months ago and today is the day many have been waiting for. Personally I would have preferred Bad Piggies …

Cheap Android games console looks rather interesting..

In my morning email today was this deal on an Android games console. It costs £54.99 and definitely looks the part, even if most of those buttons around the screen will probably remain largely unused. The errr… S5110 .. runs Android 4.0 and has HDMI out too, so …

Gemini Devices are to unveil new devices at the Gadget Show Live

Gemini Devices make the Joytabs like we reviewed here and here. They are affordable well spec’d tablets and the range is about to expand. They have two new 7″ tablets and two new 9.7″ tablets, one of which has a keyboard. Here is the basic spec and info for …

Xbox Smartglass now available on iPhone and iPad

You may have heard about the companion app for the Xbox that was released for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. It allows you to control media playback, browse the Web and act as a second screen in supported games. Pretty handy in my opinion. When it was …

Pick up a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7″ 8GB for £119 [DEAL]

Although the Nexus 7 is stonkingly good value for money, packing in a Tegra 3 processor at under £200, some people want some features that simply aren’t present on the Nexus devices. Like an SD Card slot, or a white version, or even a rear camera if you …

Xbox Surface rumoured

We’ve all heard of the Microsoft Surface. Our sister site CoolSmartPhone has covered it a fair bit, including this first impressions post by our very own James Pearce who took the plunge and bought one. A report from The Verge today suggests that a smaller, 7 inch Surface could …

Samsung Galaxy Note II Cases Now at Mobile Fun

Following our review of the Samsung Galaxy Note II and the news that over 3 million units have been sold in just 37 days we bring news that Mobile Fun are now selling a range of Samsung and third party Galaxy Note 2 cases. The cases which range from …

Could Google and Microsoft be looking into UK broadband?

Google and Microsoft have been rumoured to have been showing “extreme interest” into providing mobile broadband/wifi here in the UK. The UK’s airwaves currently have “White space.” White space is segments of the current spectrum between those bands being used for TV, Radio and the mobile phones. Currently …