Xperia T review and unboxing incoming

Hi fair readers, Just a wee quick one to say that very soon we will be getting a Sony Xperia T to unbox and review compliments of Sony. I am very pleased to say that due to me being part of the Sony Ambassador program we will be …

Windows Phone game review – Solitaire

There are a lot of games out there and there are almost as many Solitaire games as well. Is this one going to be any different from the rest? Well it certainly looks nicer than some of the others I have tried out. Here are a few screenshots …

Hands-on with the new iPhone 5?

In the US there’s a chat show called Jimmy Kimmel Live. Following the iPhone 5 launch, they took to the streets to show people the new iPhone 5 and get their opinion. Trouble is, the iPhone 5 isn’t available just yet, and what the people actually handled was …

Talk to us, we’re listening

We have a dedicated team of techy authors here at Coolsmartphone towers, but most of what you see here is a result of your tips and suggestions. If you have any news that we should be covering, do let us know via our contact page. Oh, and no, …

eBay App packs up

We’ve had quite a few emails about the eBay Android app this evening, and we’d love to know from you if it’s doing the same on the iPhone too. For some reason this message is popping up when you try to do pretty much anything in the app, …

Robbie Williams uses a Galaxy SIII

Robbie Williams popped over to the UK recently to film the video for his latest song, “Candy”. The Samsung Galaxy SIII gets shown a couple of times … well… actually it gets shown about four times during the video. Both Robbie and the candy girl seem to have …

Acer and Alibaba’s phone axed by Google?

Now this is a rather interesting and surprisingly draconian story about Google throwing their weight around. The story goes that a phone collaboration between the Acer and Alibaba was shelved at the very last minute! Google and Acer had been planning to launch the ‘CloudMobile A800’ smartphone together …

Bose announces some mobile-friendly speakers

Bose today announced a couple of new speaker systems – namely the new SoundLink Air and SoundLink Bluetooth II. The SoundLink Air is the first AirPlay set of speakers from Bose, allowing you to send music to the speaker from your iOS device or iTunes library via WiFi. …

iPhone 5 – 4G capability will only work on EE in the UK

Orange and T-Mobile, in the shape of “EE”, grabbed headlines earlier this week by rolling out UK’s first 4G service. That left Vodafone and O2 green with envy, waiting for a slice of the 4G pie through the auctions. O2 are now pushing hard to get their 4G …

Chrome update to bring in-built mobile sharing

A change to the omnibar has appeared in the latest DEV channel release of Google’s Chrome browser. Google have changed the star previously used for bookmarking pages and replaced it with a plus (+) sign.   This isn’t just an icon change though, Google have incorporated a new …

Ask us a question for our podcast – Episode 14

It’s that time of the week again, where a few of us gather round our microphones and pretend to listen to what the others are saying whilst playing Angry Birds on our latest review unit. Yes it’s our podcast and as usual we will be recording it tonight …

Samsung Galaxy Beam gets a price drop

Can you remember the review we did the other week of the Samsung Galaxy Beam? (It’s here if you can’t) Jamie came to the conclusion that it was a great phone, it was just a little bit expensive for what you got. Well Handtec have gone part of …

Watch the iPhone 5 Launch here

Missed all the fun last night? You can now watch the special launch event on Apple.com, however it’s already been ripped to YouTube. It’s nearly 2 hours long, so get yourself a coffee … and some food… The Foo Fighters are sadly missing… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-T8CpYo7Kw&feature=youtu.be

Three to carry the iPhone 5

Three have just confirmed to us that they will make the iPhone 5 available from next Friday, September 21st. To get more details on this new Apple handset, check out our iPhone details or dive into the pictures below. No word yet on pricing, but we do know …

My iOS experiment – Part 2

A few weeks ago I realised something, I was often explaining to people about how I use Windows Phone and Android on a daily basis. I realised there was another option. No not Symbian, I’m talking about iOS. I have never used an iPhone, an iPad or any …

iPhone 5 priced at £529

Unlike some other companies (*cough* Nokia!) Apple are actually pretty good at releasing important information alongside their product announcements. Perhaps the one detail they missed earlier this evening was the UK price. However now that the UK Apple store has been updated, we now know that Apple’s latest …

iPhone 5 Revealed!

We’ve found another video demonstrating some of the iPhone 5’s undocumented features – it’s well worth a watch if you want to know the real story behind Apple’s new creation. Enjoy! (with thanks to @MatthewRoles and @Smosh)

iOS 6 will be available on 19th September

Apple has just announced at their ongoing press event that  iOS 6 will be will be rolled out to customers on the 19th of September. We assume a GM seed will be given to developers a little before then to allow them to make adjustments for apps before …

New iPod models announced

As well as announcing the iPhone 5, Apple also announced a few new iPods. First up is the iPod nano. It’s 38% thinner than the 6th gen (5.4mm thick) and they’ve boosted the screen size – to 2.8″. It’s also multitouch and it has physical buttons on the …