Earlier on in the year Acer announced a budget Ice Cream Sandwich device called the Liquid Glow and it was due to be released in a selection of colours. Retailer Expansys now has the Black and White models in stock and the price is definitely a wallet friendly …

Over the last few months we have mentioned Chameleon Launcher quite a bit. From seeing the initial rumours on XDA, to seeing some concept drawings, a few leaked videos, the whole Kickstarter funding thing and then the whole “it’s available on the Play Store” thing most recently. You …

At the risk of sounding sexist, ask a man what his main interests are and outside of women and beer the answer for the vast majority would be gadgets and cars. Hopefully we here at Coolsmartphone bring you your fill of phone related gadgets and now we can …

Slim Bean is the all new Jelly Bean update to Slim ICS – a super slick, minimal version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich which has proved a popular alternative to CyanogenMod and AOKP. Since the release of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) Jelly Bean source code …

Acer’s A110 tablet could be an interesting alternative to the beloved Nexus 7 tablet. The spec is identical with a 7″ screen, Tegra 3 CPU and Jelly Bean confirmed to be on the way. With 8GB and priced at £179 at launch it doesn’t look too different. Where …

One of the many repeated mantras surrounding lawsuits is “why do they not just settle”. IN the case of Apple vs Samsung it’s been revealed that Apple did at least try but Samsung did not agree with the terms. The proposed settlement can be seen here To break …

After a day’s delay we finally managed to record this weeks episode. This week we discuss more about Apple vs Samsung, YouTube being removed from iOS 6. James’ has been trying Chameleon launcher and we also chat about the upcoming Galaxy Notes 2 & 10.1 This week your …

Why do people try to scratch screens? Why do they do drop test? Why do they try to blend stuff? All are modern day mysteries, the latest video I’ve come across shows a rather excited guy open up an iPhone and a Galaxy SIII and then attach them …

The Exynos 5  is the new processor from Samsung and this is one very powerful System on Chip! The new chipset features a pair of Cortex-A15 cores for a new level of mobile power. The SoC itself is built on 32nm production techniques and this particular version rocks …

Remember my post announcing the release of Hatchi for Android? Well, thanks to PortablePixels, I’ve been given access to a review copy of Hatchi. On first launch, you are presented with a rather simple page inviting you to “Tap to Start” – nothing fancy but it does the …

Well, it’s a little later than Samsung and Motorola, but HTC have announced that the One X will receive a similar software update today. The update, which will bring you up to version 4.0.4, also delivers a new version of HTC Sense (probably 4.1) plus “memory and platform …

With a potential announcement only weeks away, the New iPhone (don’t call it 5!) rumours are hotting up. The latest one is that Apple’s latest and greatest will feature the new Nano SIM standard. Leaked pictures obtained by French site nowhereelse.fr appear to show a smaller SIM tray …

I am one of those people who feel left out if they do not have the latest and greatest device. I am humbly grateful of the fact I can just about afford to finance my monthly purchases. I am aware of the fact that probably millions of people …

Ever since Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) was announced, I hoped it would be successfully ported to my beloved Galaxy S2. There are rumours that Samsung is working on an official version, which could be out by Christmas. If you cant wait that long, the amazing TeamHacksung Devs over …

In the Apple Vs Samsung trial this week, Apple presented a 132 page document that essentially compares 132 aspects of the Galaxy S to the iPhone. The format throughout the document is as follows As you can see, Samsung looked at the iPhone, then compared it to the …

This 17-year old chap is called Austin Weirschke from Queens. The New Yorker has received a cheque for $50,000 after becoming the fastest texter in America. Austin won the LG-sponsored competition after having to memorise and type phrases on a sliding QWERTY phone. He also had to type …

Battery life is one of those things that is NEVER going to improve. As devices get more powerful, thinner, get bigger screens battery life always take a hit. Sometimes manufacturers do something about this. Take the Motorola Razr Maxx or the Samsung Galaxy Note for example. Both have …

Those of you who have been listening to the podcast for a while will know that we normally record on a Thursday and publish on a Friday morning but unfortunately, due to team availability this week we have to ask you to wait a little bit longer for …

Earlier this week a new Nokia-made handset appeared on the web and many were quick to point out that the device was running Windows Phone 8. This device apparently called the “Nokia Phi” and will be the follow-up to the Lumia 800. It looks to have a larger …

Over the last few weeks we have seen the price of my current favourite device the Galaxy Nexus slowly dropping. Today Expansys have dropped the price a bit more to £319.99 for an EU model with adapter in Titanium Silver. It is a great price if you want …