Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – iOS
Games publisher Rockstar games this morning made available Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. If you are in to the Grand Theft Auto titles you won’t be let down by this one, bringing one of the most popular to iOS is [...]
Update: iPad mini stock could be sparse till the new year
It’s now known that the new 7.9″ screen that Apple are using in the iPad Mini could be in short supply until the new year. Reports from Digitimes make it clear that Apple are struggling to keep up with demand [...]
New iPad with Retina Display now available at Vodafone UK
Want an iPad Retina? Don’t want to pay the one-off cost? Vodafone have 24-month plans with 2GB of data chucked in. They cost £27 per month and it’s just the cost of the iPad that varies. The up-front costs are… [...]
Want an iPad but not quite got enough pennies?
Fancy getting yourself an Apple iPad but don’t quite have enough pennies in the bank? That doesn’t matter thanks to Expansys. You can now get an iPad on finance. Join the tablet world and spread the cost, head on over [...]
Apple vs Google – Let battle commence.
We all know that feeling. The moment when your heart leaps out of your chest and thumps at a thousand miles per hour just as your phone hits the floor. I’m fairly certain that each and every one of us [...]
Three now offering iPad with Retina Wifi + Cellular
Three have now started to offer the iPad with Retina WiFi + Cellular on their super fast 3G network. With prices starting at £25 per month, £159 upfront for 15GB of data the deals are a steal. Grab yourself one [...]
iOS App Store reaches 1 Million apps submitted
Apple has reached a rather large milestone this week, according to Appsfire. Appsfire is an app discovery service who monitor the iOS (and Android) app stores and they believe from their data that the iOS app store has [...]
Dodocase Hardcover for iPad Mini – Review
After much searching for a case that I liked through the usual UK accessories channels I found that I could not find anything that suited me. So I extended my search to include imports and I found Dodocase from Sunny [...]
iPad mini – First impressions
Got yourself an iPad mini? No? Tried Comet? Don’t bother, they’ve not discounted any of them. Our very own Garry Clark has a few first impressions of his iPad mini and has even taken some comparison shots between his normal [...]
Apple sells 3 million new iPads in first weekend on sale
As is traditional on the Monday after an Apple launch the cupertino based company have released sales figures for the opening weekend. 3 Million iPad minis and 4th Gen iPad with Retina displays were sold between Friday and Sunday. The [...]
Despite Sandy, queues form for the new iPad mini
There’s damaged houses, two and a half million people without power, fuel shortages and a broken transport system. However, this was the queue outside the Apple store in New York City store as the iPad mini went on sale. On [...]
My iOS experiment – Part 4
Regular readers might remember my plight to see what all of the fuss regarding iOS is about, one night a few months ago during one of our podcasts I had an idea. An idea that has cost me several hundred pounds [...]
Speck Pixelskin HD Wrap – Review
The Speck Pixelskin HD Wrap is a full case for the iPad 2/3/4 generations. It offers front and back protection and doubles as a stand. It also has the magnetic sleep wake function. Is it any good? Lets start with [...]
Applydea Maglus Stylus – Review
With the mobile world seemingly taken with Samsung’s Galaxy Note II and indeed it’s predecessor, it’s the introduction of their stylus, the S-Pen, which took and continues to take many if the headlines. A while back I covered the Zoogue [...]
iPad mini – An alternative advert
Personally I’ve no idea who this guy is. He looks weird, he sounds weird and… just what the heck is going on with that HAIR? Get a tan man ! Oh.. where was I? Apparently Conan O’Brien is a big [...]
Apple will swap UK iPads if bought in the last 14 days
On Tuesday Apple announced the iPad mini but the also updated the iPad with Retina display. This has caused some controversy as typically Apple only refreshes its product lines once a year. I have spoken to several UK Apple stores [...]
Three to carry iPad mini, and their improved 3G network is almost as quick as EE
The iPad mini is here. A 7.9″ 4:3 1024 x 768 display, A5 chip, 5 megapixel rear camera and 1.2 megapixel front camera with a 10 hour battery life. If you’re looking to get one then try Three – they’ve [...]
iPad Mini accessories now available
As is usual with any new product launch, accessories soon become available and in this case some of them are already in stock. UK online retailer Expansys has let us know about a range of cases they have in stock [...]
iPad mini finally announced. Smaller… yet larger than Nexus 7
Apple finally announced the second worst kept secret in the mobile industry this evening along with a number of other new products. Amongst the updated iMacs at 21.5 and 27 inches, they also revealed their 13 inch MacBook pro, the [...]
Apple Event: Liveblog
Another month, another Apple event… Today we expect to see the iPad mini launch, but what else is in store? Find out with the rest of the CoolSmartPhone team live here! We’ll be tweeting our reactions, which you can see [...]






























