iPad mini German pricing revealed – Rumour

The Apple rumour mill has been given more information to add to the rapidly increasing and still growing pile – this time possible prices and model versions have been spotted on a German bloggers site known as Flo’s Weblog. He’s posted a screenshot showing you could possibly get a total …

Lookout Mobile Security for Android undergoes major update

Ok, so you have spent months looking forward to getting a new handset, weeks agonising over which OS, which handset and then even more time haggling with your network for a decent tariff. Finally your brand new device arrives and there it is looking all nice and shiny, …

Cheap Galaxy SIII Accessories up for grabs

Yes, it’s one of those voucher sites, yes, the “original price” is probably inflated a little but, for some of you, this could be just the thing. The SIII accessories bundle is £9.99 (although there’s some confusion on the site and it also says £9.98) and includes a …

Huawei Ascend W1 pics and specs leak

  Huawei’s assault on the market is set to continue as this leak from Chinese website Weibo shows. With the release of Windows Phone reported to be only a couple of weeks away the Chinese manufacturer is preparing an interestingly specified device for release. The handset may well be …

Galaxy SIII Leads in battery browsing tests

Battery life. You can’t get through the day without someone in your office mentioning .. or cursing it. Now those clever people at Which? have tested battery life on a selection of smartphones whilst browsing. Screen brightness was set to “maximum” during all tests and they used their …

Hands on with the Three DC-HSDPA dongle

Internet on the move is more important now than it has ever been with many people needing to access their online content for both personal reasons and for work.  How many people do you see on a busy train with laptops out and dongles plugged in the side …

Acer S500 Cloud Mobile – Initial Impressions

Acer have made a few nice looking phones recently, the other week we looked at the dual SIM equipped Liquid Gallant Duo and I was very impressed overall. So when I found out they were going to send us their flagship device the Cloud Mobile I was a little …

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Flip Cover – Review

It seems quite a few of the big names in mobile phones these days are producing their own accessories, and cases. Not just as functional protective devices, but that are actually nice to look at too. Samsung are no exception, and produce cases for both the Galaxy S3 and the …

Add some novelty passes to Passbook on iOS

Passbook is slowly gaining traction on iOS and if you haven’t used it before and you’re curious to see how it works then you can add some novelty passes from historic events courtesy of Flon solutions.  You can download passes for such memorable journeys as Titanic’s maiden voyage …

LG Optimus G previewed on YouTube

It’s not quite the next rumoured pure Google variant after the Galaxy Nexus, but the full manufacturer version currently called the LG Optimus G which you can now see on YouTube. There’s an almost marmite-level contrast of opinions on this phone from our team. Some of our team …

Google begins updating Play Store

Google has begun rolling out an update to the Play Store.  The new version (3.9.16) has some rather useful updates that many people have had on their wish list for a while. If you download lots of apps then you are aware of just how frustrating it is …

Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Hands-On

So, we asked Samsung if we could have a few minutes with the SIII Mini. Just a few precious minutes. They laughed at us. They made us cry. They pulled our hair. Meanwhile, another website called All About Samsung has got hold of it… but hey, they put …

Time to steal the time? Apple borrows Swiss Clock’s image [updated]

There’s been a lot of interpretation of Steve Jobs when he referenced Picasso and his quote of “good artists copy, great artists steal”. Its been discussed before on our podcast (which by now most of you are listening to), and the general sentiment is that Jobs meant take …

Friday afternoon tech bargains

We all love a bargain right? I’ve been fishing around the web this morning looking for todays bargains and I’ve found quite a few that might be worth a look. The Blackberry Playbook will just not stop, it has been at a clearance for what seems like the whole …

Nokia Lumia 920 & 820 European pricing revealed

It looks like the pricing for the Lumia 920 & 820 has been confirmed. French Windows Phone site, professerthibault.fr, says they have received confirmation from Nokia in France. The following is a translation from the site Nokia France has finally unveiled the recommended selling prices for the Lumia 820, …

Gear4 iPhone 5 Cases – Review

One of my personal favourite case manufacturers is Gear4 and they have been one of the first to release these stylish iPhone 5 cases and were kind enough to send me a few to show our readers. All 3 cases are “snap on the back” style cases. They …

Android app review – Weather Eye

There are a lot of weather forecasting apps around and now and again one will make me sit up and take notice. Weather Eye is one of those apps. Weather Eye is based around four different widgets, a stand alone forecast app and a forecast in the notification …

Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 18

This week we discuss rumoured LG Nexus, The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, Mark tells us about his Note 2 and Ravi has problems with his Nexus 7 Your hosts are, Jamie Ryan, Mark Peters, James Pearce and Ravi Patel You can find the RSS feed for the podcast …

Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini is now up for pre-order – Less than £300 too

Earlier on today Samsung officially announced the upcoming Galaxy SIII Mini. What new product announcement isn’t complete without some prices and some pre-orders ? (Well, maybe a Nokia one perhaps). UK online retailer Clove has put up the Galaxy SIII Mini 8GB model in blue or white for …