HTC Desire C appears in rendered form

We previously knew it as the HTC Golf, but now the HTC Desire C has appeared in the Vodafone Portugal catalogue with suitably mid-range specs. There’s a 600Mhz CPU (probably the same one we saw in the HTC Explorer), a 3.5″ 320×480 pixel screen, 4GB of internal memory …

T-Mobile Confirm Galaxy SIII Pricing

T-Mobile have tweeted today that the new Samsung Galaxy SIII will be available for £49.99 on their £36 Full Monty plan when it launches later this month, also dont forget as part of Everything Everywhere, customers who purchase on T-Mobile also get to roam on the Orange network. …

Deal – Samsung Galaxy Note at Carphone Warehouse

Do you fancy a Samsung Galaxy Note? Especially now that the Ice Cream Sandwich update is out for it. Well Carphone Warehouse are having a weekly deal at the moment and you can pick one up for £21 per month. The best deal is via T-Mobile and for …

Apple iPhone Fan To Donate His House To A Homeless Charity!

Cast your mind back to the release of the iPhone 4S. Can you remember the guy who camped outside the Apple shop for ten days? Well Rob has a new experiment. Over the years Rob has been through a lot, anxiety, depression, homelessness and a load of other …

Klipsch S4a Android Earphones Review

The shops and internet are full of products that are “Made for iPhone”, from docks to headphones, from cases to wireless chargers.  However, try and find an accessory that is “Made for Android”.  They are few and far between. Klipsch however have bucked the trend with their S4a …

Win yourself a HTC Mozart, these people have!

We’ve been giving away HTC Mozart handsets every week now. The winners so far are as follows, and apologies for not posting about this earlier – you’ve probably seen me go a little quiet recently as I move the site to another provider. Dominic Williams from Doncaster John …

O2 Announce New EU Pricing From July

After the Ofcom ruling where networks have to lower the cost of roaming within the EU, O2 have today announced their plans starting from 1st July and initial impressions look very good. Data will now cost you £1.99 for a day when you connect and that will get …

Samsung Announce New Windows Handset

Samsung have today announced a new budget Windows Phone powered handset. The mobile, titled Omnia M,  has a 1GHz processor, 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 4GB of storage and 384MB of RAM meaning it is not near the top end of the handset  range. It also includes a 5mp rear …

HTC 5p Films Weekend

HTC Watch, the online video service,  are offering another 5p films weekend. With 30 days to start downloading after purchasing then 48 hours to watch your film, the list is a long one containing some great titles. Adventures of Tintin Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Happy Feet Two Happy …

OpenDesign team aim to add lots of features to Cyanogenmod 9

You may have come across Cyanogenmod in the past. It is one of the most popular custom roms for Android phones around. The latest version CM9 gives a lot of people access to Ice Cream Sandwich that would otherwise not be getting it. The orginal Samsung Galaxy S, …

EU Vote For Mobile Roaming Rate Cap

There is some good news for smartphone users that travel throughout the European Union today as the European parliament voted to place a cap on the cost of mobile roaming charges. To take effect from July, the rates are to be limited to 24p per minute for calls and …

Vodafone Confirm SGSIII Pricing

Vodafone have updated their website with more information on the Samsung Galaxy SIII which is due on sale on the 29th May and you can now get your order in to make sure you are one of the first to get hands on it. Also nice to see …

Huawei Y100 Android Launches Exlusively to O2

O2 have announced the exclusive carriage of the new Huawei Y100 Android handset. The Y100 has a  2.8 “LCD screen,  a 3.2MP camera without flash, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 and GPS.  Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the handset has full access to Google play and all the compatible apps therein. Huawei claim that they have …

Nokia Lumia 900 Now Available at Phones 4 U

As revealed here on Coolsmartphone, the flagship Nokia Windows phone, the Lumia 900 is now exclusively available from Phones4U. Priced from free, the handset is available on both Vodaphone and Orange. It features the latest Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, an 8 MP Camera with Carl Zeiss lens, 4.3 inch …

Nokia Play 360° Speaker Review

My history of mobile speakers has been a bit tangled. Tangled with wires that is. I have used and subsequently got rid of no end of pc speakers, odd little speakers that were like a concertina and most recently I have been running long audio cables through to my …

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Otterbox Commuter Case Review

I used to really loathe having to use a phone case. In the olden days I would never use one, I would drop my phone on a daily basis (approximate) and by the end of my contract my phone would be covered in cracks, scratches, sellotape and holes. …

TV Catchup Beta Now available for Android

TV Catchup, the service that lets you stream live freeview channels direct to your handset for free is now available in beta format for Android. TV Catchup say “As this is a beta, there may still be one or two issues that need resolving which is  where you …

Google Maps Updated, now includes Google Offers

A new version of Google maps has today been released to Google Play. The new version includes the ability to discover nearby Google Offers (US only), indoor walking directions (beta) for Japan and the US and enables the viewing of 360 degree panoramas inside restaurants and stores. The …

Orange brings TVcheck to the UK

Having launched in France last year, Orange is about to make a foray into the UK social tv market with the launch of TVcheck. In a press release today Orange said that the TVcheck app enhances your live TV watching experience by allowing you to check in to your …