Samsung Galaxy Ace Review

Available on Three a lot of people have already confused this with the Samsung Galaxy S II. Sure, it’s not as powerful as the S II and the camera isn’t as high resolution but hey, this is a good looking phone with a lot to give. OK, first …

Vodafone iPad2 Pricing

Vodafone as with many networks have launched the iPad 2 today,  Mobile Today have a rundown of all the prices and what you get for your money Vodafone has announced its tariffs for the iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G in the UK. The operator is selling the device, as well …

A week with the HTC Desire S

We’ll be spending this next week in the company of the HTC Desire S. It’s the old Desire, but with a stong unibody design, more on-board memory, a camera for video calls and the very latest Android OS (2.4). It looks like the result of a night of …

Sony Ericsson X10 to get Gingerbread..

In a somewhat out of the blue U turn, Sony Ericsson have announced they are now going to update the X10 to Android 2.3 Gingerbread! Only a few months ago they somewhat ludicrously announced they wouldn’t be updating the phone from 2.1 as it was ‘on a par with or …

Blackberry Playbook to run android apps – Official.

Research in motion (Rim) have announced that their Playbook tablet is to be able to run Android apps! Quite why Rim didn’t just make an Android Tablet I have no idea… It’s not a simple as just downloading apps via the market, they will have to be downloaded …

Mobile broadband, what happens when you exceed your limit?

I’ve been thinking of getting a Mobile Broadband USB stick. Mobile broadband and data limits have been a hot topic for a long time so I thought I’d do some digging. I’ve only done some quick research but it’s definitely worth checking out each network carefully and, in …

Windows Phone 7 devices begin to receive “NoDo” update

Windows Phone 7 devices now appear to be getting the first “proper” update from Microsoft. Sources state that the first few handsets have begun updates and, during the next few weeks, the roll-out will continue onto other handsets. You’ll be notified of your update on the handset itself …

Firefox 4 for Android now available

In addition to the new version 4 of the desktop browser Mozilla have also released Firefox 4 for Android. It dishes up a better response, faster scrolling and a better overall user experience with Firefox Sync. The app closely follows the look and feel of the desktop version …

Find your local mobile mast

18/10/2016 – A lot of you have been in touch about this article. It’s five years old now and sadly Ofcom have taken the decision to remove their Sitefinder system. However, we’ve managed to get all the data viewable here so head to our newer article to find …

Coolsmartphone Recommended Android App – Floating Image

Floating Image is a replacement for your gallery app, the app also contains a live wallpaper. It shows a nice 3D floating thumbnail slideshow of your images. By default it uses your “DCIM” folder on your memory card plus a random selection of photos from Flickr’s top 500 images, …

Apple reduce UK iPad 2 prices ahead of launch this Friday

Apple have announced a price drop for the iPad 2 in advance of the new tablet’s UK launch this Friday. The entry level model has been reduced by £30 to £399. This means that iPad 2 prices will also be cheaper than the equivalent iPad 1 prices from …

Amazon Appstore for Android launched today

Earlier today Amazon officially launched their Appstore for Android. The store will feature apps that have been given Amazon’s seal of approval which we hope means that it will be free of all the crapware that plagues the Android Market. Amazon will be giving away a free app …

Platform Wars

Platform wars, is Apples way the only way? With the enormous growth of the smartphone, and the never ending war between platform makers to be the dominant force, are we looking at a future dominated by the curated, closed platforms, and will Android have to become more regulated …

Samsung announce 10.1″ and 8.9″ Tablets

Today at the CTIA Event Samsung announced two new tablets. First up is the 10.1″ version. Samsung have totally changed this from what was shown at earlier shows this year (CES/MWC), basically they appear to have responded to the just released ipad2,reducing the thickness of the device from …

iPad 2 launch delayed (a tiny bit)

Apple have confirmed that the iPad 2 launch will be delayed to 5pm on Friday 25th March.  Originally scheduled for 9am the same day, the later time has been blamed on problems with shipping. Online ordering has also now been confirmed as starting at 1pm on Friday. Stock …

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Review

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro is a big name for a diddy smartphone. It’s not a whole lot different to the X10 Mini we reviewed before Christmas but the key difference here is the sliding QWERTY keyboard. The shape and size of the phone makes it …

T-Mobile USA Sold To AT&T!

This is some MASSIVE news to any of our followers who live in the States, and at first I did not believe it myself but Engadget have just posted the full press release which states Deutsche Telekom have agreed to sell theie T-Mobile USA network to AT&T for …

Xobni for Gmail, iPhone and Android soon in beta

The people behind Xobni, the superb plug-in for Outlook, are looking for beta testers for Gmail ,iPhone and Android. For those that don’t know what Xobni is (Inbox backwards….), this is a free plug-in for your Outlook email on the PC and Blackberry. It is basically a powerful search …

PAYG Android Phone Under £30!

T-Mobile have just reduced the Pulse Mini handset to £29.99 when purchased with a £10 topup.  Included in that quite amazing price is 6 months free internet worth £20, plus 100 Minutes next month and every month you topup by £10. Running Android 2.1 (Eclair), 3.2 megapixel camera, …