My interest in phones, particularly smartphones, like many, started with the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform. The Orange SPV range holds a special place in my heart as the phones that started it all, at least for me.  A few years later, I’m still using a Microsoft phone, the …

Hauppauge have announced a new Mobile TV Streaming solution which you get to carry around to beam live TV to your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. It’s just a matter of extending the antenna and then you connect your device to the “myTV 2GO” WiFi network. The free …

The 6 Nations is nearly upon us, and for Rugby fans, there’s an app for that now – well a couple actually. The RBS 6 Nations official App giving news, fixtures and results, is available on the iTunes App store. The RBS 6 Nations Live Challenge app, which …

Another day, another cheap tablet. This time it is the Viewsonic Viewpad 7e for £129.98. Beware though this tablet does not have all of the fancy Google apps, so no market for you. Instead you get a Viewsonic supplied app store. If you only want this to look …

T-Mobile and O2 have announced they will be stocking the new Samsung Galaxy S Advance, their new mid-range phone. They join Three in announcing they will be selling the phone. No word on pricing yet, but Samsung are aiming for the mid-range with this device, so hopefully something …

The new major version of Windows Phone looks set to be a big change yet again. The existing kernel – Windows CE – is to be ditched although, contrary to rumours, it won’t affect app compatibility. The new Windows Phone 8 will also tightly integrate and blend with …

I am a big fan of cutting edge technology and have drawers and shelves full of gadgets that I’ve bought over the years. Back when it was launched in November, I bought the Samsung Galaxy Nexus – having defected from iPhone. This powerful Smartphone has the Near Field …

A leaked image of what we assume is the upcoming Galaxy SII + has just appeared on Twitter. The shot, which has appeared on the Twitter feed of Eldar Murtazin, shows a device which looks pretty much the same as the existing Galaxy SII. The only real differences …

I don’t generally play many games on my phone, usually saving that for my Xbox 360. Those games that I do play are generally puzzle games like Cut the Rope. This week a friend of mine got his first Android phone (the excellent Samsung Galaxy S2), switching over …

If you have Google Docs installed you may have noticed an update in the last day or so. The big news on this is that the Google Docs app now has an Offline mode. There are also enhancements for tablets and the combination means you can now download …

Put an order in for the Asus Transformer Prime with Clove? You’re in for some bad news unfortunately, as the company has decided to stop shipping the unit due to complaints. An update on their blog mentions how successful the Transformer Prime has been and seems to suggest …

The Microsoft Office YouTube team have come up with some slightly odd videos showing how you can survive life in the office using just a Windows Phone device. They centre around Doug Thomas who talks you through various features of Windows Phone but in a contextual way. So …

GetJar is the worlds largest free app store with over 2 billion downloads to date. The company distributes more than 350,000 mobile applications for Android and 395,000 developers have registered with GetJar to distribute their apps. GetJar is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Seattle, the UK and Lithuania. …

HTC’s Dutch office have issued a press release stating that an updated white version of the great HTC Sensation will go on sale from 1st March in the Netherlands and will be running ICS Android 4.x. This is good news for existing HTC Sensation owners as it indicates …

After finally launching in the UK earlier this month, Netflix are starting to get serious about signing up new customers. Which means that those of you who haven’t already taken advantage of their one month free trial offer can now also get £15 of cashback for signing up …

Here is a quick question for you how do you make of the most successful Android Tabs in the sub ten-inch category even better? Well the answer is an obvious one. You put it on a diet send it for a lobotomy and then take it back to …

Since their merger in 2010 under the Everything Everywhere (EE) banner, Orange and T-Mobile seem to have been getting understandably closer as brands, with their network sharing and co-branded stores. Now EE are looking to distinguish the two, with their forthcoming marketing campaigns aiming to position each brand …

T-Mobile have made another big advert for their services. This time it’s titled “what Britain loves”. I guess what Britain loves is unlimited Internet including tethering. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-EvvfMXEwU Via – Tracy and Matt

Here at CoolSmartPhone we try to vary the way we bring content to you, either by text, picture galleries, live blogging from events or video reviews…. well we are pleased to announce the addition of Audio content to the site via AudioBoo. Using this tool we will be …

So, the Galaxy SIII isn’t going to get a big reveal in Barcelona. Booo, but hey, a ramped-up SII could appear instead. I know, I know, it’s like getting an iPhone 4S when you’re expecting an iPhone 5, but heck – a 1.5GHz CPU inside a Galaxy SII …