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How would you feel if you were classed as legally blind by the age of 17? That’s what happened to Simon Wheatcroft. He’s decided to talk to the people at Carphone Warehouse about his condition and how he's overcoming his diagnosis [...]
Most mobile sites just aren’t up to scratch
At the minute I’m spending a lot of time on my phone. This means that every time I visit a website I’m getting a completely broken experience. Some websites show me the default desktop version, some show me a mobile [...]
Like a P6? Pre-order one now
You’ve seen our hands-on pictures and videos, you’ve checked the specs and now you have “like a G6” going around your head even though it’s a P6. Either way, if you’d like a P6, Carphone Warehouse will be making them [...]
My Time with the Samsung Galaxy S4
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of using the HTC One and when my time with it was up I just knew what phone I had to get next. It just had to be the Samsung Galaxy S4. I [...]
My choice of apps – Windows Phone edition #2
This is the second article in the series of Coolsmartphone’s favourite apps for Windows Phone. I switched to Windows Phone 8 (an HTC 8X) from Android in December, and at the time I wasn’t sure I would last, but I have to say [...]
OPPO Find 5 now in stock and available on next day delivery
If you’re a regular reader of Coolsmartphone you’ll have heard of the OPPO Find 5, if not then I suggest you: a) check it out and b) become a regular reader! The newly released handset is blessed with what is [...]
Talk.to Windows Phone Messenger for Google Talk and Facebook
Talk.to is a free Windows Phone IM client for Google Talk, Facebook Messages and SMS in US, Canada & India, as well as being its own messenger platform between Talk.to clients. The Windows Phone version has just been updated to [...]
Huawei Ascend P6 hands on at London launch event
Beauty is worth waiting for, according to Huawei who announced their new Ascend P6 Android phone yesterday in London. I was there to represent Coolsmartphone, which meant that I got to have a play! Beauty is in the eye of [...]
Got £640,000 going spare?
Well if you have (I did, but I’ve gone and spent it) you can buy a gold plated iPhone 5. Luxury gold plating company Goldgenie has launched an exquisite new limited edition range, featuring a £64,000 iPhone 5 which is [...]
HTC announce the Butterfly S
HTC have revealed The Butterfly s with a 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 processor, UltraPixel camera sensor, at its Taiwan launch event. It’ll arrive boasting an identical-sounding 5-inch 1080p display, front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers and Sense 5. There aren’t any official images [...]
Huawei Device show off the last version of Emotion UI
Emotion UI is the skin that Huawei apply over Android. Love it or hate it Android skins are here to stay. Especially as Huawei said yesterday that there wouldn’t be a Google Edition of the P6 as Emotion UI was [...]
Watch the Huawei Ascend P6 event highlights here
As is customary these days, manufacturers film their press events and either live stream them or publish a highlight video afterwards. Yesterday after Huawei unveiled the Ascend P6. The details about the Ascend P6 are here. Our hands on article [...]
Silence is golden.. sometimes
I’m out in America at the moment. I’ll admit that I’m very lucky, and have had the opportunity to visit a good many times now. I usually plan things out and ensure that my phone, which is unlocked, has a [...]
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini – Pre-order and get a free tablet
The nice people at Phones 4u have just let us know about an offer they have on. Right now, if you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini from them you’ll receive a free 7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. The S4 [...]
Tapatalk for Android and iOS is now Free
Here at Coolsmartphone we love bargains and there’s nothing better than something for nothing. At the moment the fantastic forum app Tapatalk is now free. If you subscribe to a lot of Forums Tapatalk is the app for you as [...]
Rearth Ringke Fusion case for Samsung Galaxy S4 – Review
Phone cases are a part of my daily routine, wake up, pick which phone case to use, get out of bed, brush teeth, itch, you know, all the normal stuff. I find phone cases fall into three different types. Minimal – [...]
Huawei announce the Ascend P6
This afternoon we are attending the unveiling of the Huawei Ascend P6 and they’ve gone and published the press information a little bit earlier than the event. So here it is the Huawei Ascend P6. Spec wise the P6 is [...]
Microsoft update their burst mode camera app Blink
Blink for Windows Phone has been around for a while, it allows you to take a load of pictures at once and then pick the best one and save it for viewing at a later date. Ideal for photographing twitchy [...]
Android App Review – Yandex Shell
Many many years ago SPB used to make apps for Windows Mobile. The had something called SPB Shell, it was basically a launcher for Windows Mobile. Me and millions of others enjoyed it. Fast forward a few years and SPB [...]
Beauty Worth Waiting For
Feathers, a Dragonfly, water droplets and snowflakes. What could it all mean? What we do know is that this afternoon we will be at the Huawei event in London and whatever they unveil we’ll be on hand to show you. [...]
