LG Nexus 4 revealed?

Anyone who likes looking for leaks on new handsets and who are on twitter needs to check out @evleaks, and once again they have produced the goods….this time in what appears to be the brand new ‘Nexus’ phone under the name LG Nexus 4 and is expected to …

"Borderlands Legends" Is Coming To iOS October 31st

Have you been itching to do some Vault hunting on the go? If so, good news! Gearbox has announced Borderlands Legends, a spin-off of the Borderlands series for iOS. The game will not be a first-person shooter; rather the player will control all the original Vault Hunters from …

Samsung Ativ Smart PC and Smart PC Pro up for pre order

The 26th of October is getting ever closer. The internet has been filled with mediocre reviews of the Windows RT tablets and people are wondering quite how much the real Windows 8 tablets are going to cost. Well UK based online retailer Misco have started to take pre-orders …

iPad Mini accessories now available

As is usual with any new product launch, accessories soon become available and in this case some of them are already in stock. UK online retailer Expansys has let us know about a range of cases they have in stock and some they have for pre-order. BELKIN Cases …

Expansys launch interest free deals

Skint? Yep, me too. Sometimes I treat myself to a packet of chewing gum. Times are hard, so it’s good to see finance being offered on these high-value gadgets we carry around. Expansys have an offer on the Galaxy Note 10.1 which offers 0% finance, so you can …

Clingo Universal In Car Holder – Review

Car holders for mobile phones aren’t always the best looking or functional accessories. The universal ones are normally big and ugly as they have to accommodate as many phones as possible and they have varying mechanisms for securing the phone. Device specific mounts can be better but they …

iPad mini finally announced. Smaller… yet larger than Nexus 7

Apple finally announced the second worst kept secret in the mobile industry this evening along with a number of other new products. Amongst the updated iMacs at 21.5 and 27 inches, they also revealed their 13 inch MacBook pro, the 4th generation iPad (and changed the name of …

Apple Event: Liveblog

Another month, another Apple event… Today we expect to see the iPad mini launch, but what else is in store? Find out with the rest of the CoolSmartPhone team live here! We’ll be tweeting our reactions, which you can see below – and hopefully there should be a …

4G Speeds – A reality check

I’ve written about this before, but I think we need a revisit today. Last night we gave you the pricing and plans for the UK’s first 4G network – EE. It’s provoked quite a response and a lot of questions. Some expected something different. Perhaps more data allowance …

RIM: The end may not be nigh [opinion]

We’ve all heard the horror stories. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is on the ropes – with low profit, a distinct lack of apps in their App World and ridiculous developer videos being published. That’s not even mentioning their current line-up of phones, which I think (along with …

ZTE welcome the festive season with a Kis

The ZTE Kis is a budget phone currently on Virgin Mobile and ready for Christmas they are announcing a festive version. In White of course. ZTE today launched its record-breaking Kis smartphone in white. The handset will be available on Virgin Media in a white finish, as well …

Maxell Airstash – Review

Picture the scene, you’re at a party or a friends house or even in a meeting. You have your camera and the memory card is full of pictures. You, your friends or clients are all stood there with your iPhones and iPads looking confused. You all really need …

Samsung Galaxy SIII in Black available tomorrow

The black version of the ever-excellent Samsung Galaxy SIII will be available SIM-free tomorrow. This 16GB model is out on for £409.99 from Expansys. You know the deal by now – a quad-core 1.4GHz CPU, 4.8″ screen, 1280×720 pixel screen, 8 megapixel camera at the back, 2 megapixel …

BBC iPlayer now available on Jellybean devices

When Google decided to withdraw support for Adobe Flash player there was one obvious casualty…..BBC’s much used and much loved iPlayer. After some alleged pressure from the BBC, Adobe restored access to iPlayer on the Play store but it was still not natively supported for Jellybean devices and …

PlayBook owner? Get Shadowgun and CreaVures free until October 31st

This offer has been around for a while, but being a new PlayBook owner it has only recently been brought to my attention. Basically, if you have a PlayBook or are currently in the process of getting a PlayBook (through Marmalade no doubt – for the developers amongst us anyway!) …

Xbox Smartglass coming to Windows Phone very soon

Yes I just said Xbox. Xbox has become more than just a brand of a console. It is know the unifying multimedia centre that holds together the Xbox console, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 and Windows RT. It offers a wide range of films, tv, music and of …

Revealed – EE 4G Plans and pricing

EE have today announced their pricing for the new 4G service which is going to launch in the UK in one weeks time, on the 30th October. Some very interesting points to take away from the full press release below including some services, data pricing, roaming information and …

Samsung Galaxy Premier shows up on GLBenchmark tests

There have been rumours about all sorts of phones and tablets recently, but very few of them have any more than “unnamed sources” to go on. It’s only when we see physical evidence that things start to get juicy. That’s where this interesting result from GLBenchmarks of a …