Have you decided to be different? Did you get a Z10?
The Z10, within the halls at least, seemed to be pretty hard to find during the insanity that is Mobile World Congress. However, during an event called “ShowStoppers” it was drawing a great deal of interest from the assembled press. [...]
Adventures of a Blackberry virgin part 2 – the Z10 keyboard
My first fumble with the BlackBerry Z10 hub was uninspiring, but what about the fancy new keyboard? A revolution of data input, or a typo waiting to happen? BlackBerry are pushing this hard as one of the must see features [...]
BlackBerry Z10 official leather flip case review
So you’ve taken the plunge and bought yourself one of the brand new BlackBerry Z10 phones. Looks good, eh? The last thing you want to do is damage it. What better than the official BlackBerry Z10 flip case? BlackBerry (don’t [...]
Adventures of a BlackBerry virgin part 1 – The Blackberry Hub
In the first of my series of spotlight features I’ll be looking at the new BlackBerry Hub and how it works in BB10 on the Z10 that Vodafone have kindly leant to me. First Boot BB10 is a gesture based [...]
BlackBerry Z10 – Review
The BlackBerry Z10 is something quite different; it is something I can’t quite put my finger on. Is it good? Is it bad? Am I indifferent? What it definitely is; is part of a last attempt (along with the Q10) [...]
WhatsApp coming to BB10 in March
Great news for anyone with a BlackBerry Z10 device and that is WhatsApp the popular free instant messaging service used my millions all around the world will be available to download from this March. Still no word on when Skype [...]
Adventures of a BlackBerry virgin – the foreplay
The Android lover’s eyes widened with expectation; what had once appeared to be a repulsive idea now seemed intriguing, daring, exciting even. Be gentle with me Mr. BlackBerry, it’s my first time. BlackBerrys have never appealed to me. Even in [...]
BlackBerry Z10 is now available SIM free in the UK
The BlackBerry Z10 is a new phone on a new platform and it’s a great piece of kit. I’ve currently got one which I posted my initial impressions earlier on in the week which you can read here. Up until [...]
BlackBerry Z10 – Initial Impressions
The BlackBerry is one of those phenomena that have totally passed me by. I have never used one, touched one or even within about 4’ of one. So when the whole world erupted with excitement a few weeks ago with [...]
Telmap release a special MWC edition of M8
M8 is a pretty useful alternative to the whole Google Maps set of apps. It offers mapping software, Sat Nav and info about nearby points of interest. MWC is coming soon and having an app to help you find your [...]
BlackBerry Z10 is now available on Three UK
The BlackBerry Z10 is the device of the moment. We have a couple flying around the offices of Coolsmartphone at the moment. Leigh posted his hands on video yesterday here and I’m going to post my initial impressions very soon. [...]
BlackBerry Z10 – Video overview
I seem to have a got a name for myself somehow. I’m known across the t’interwebs for many things (sorry, I needed the money) but you may know me as “the guy who films videos in the car”. I’ve not [...]
New version of Truphone App to hit BlackBerry 10 OS
Before the term ‘smartphone’ really meant anything to the mainstream other than using an S60 device and long before Skype or WhatsApp were the forces that they are today, this company Truphone was launched. The fact they’ve stayed true and [...]
3G spectrum refarming for LTE?
It was all so easy for the network operators this year. Everyone bar EE bids for spectrum and then they can roll out LTE. However, OFCOM has released a consultation paper that prospectively will allow the other operators to re-use [...]
Sell a Z10 for silly money
It was a bit of a surprise when it was announced that the new Blackberry Z10 wouldn’t be available in the USA for another month, and that appears to have instantly created a bit of an “import opportunity”. I must [...]
BB10 may not be too little, but it’s definitely too late – Opinion
I’ve just got back from three sunny weeks abroad and in that time the biggest news that I seem to have missed is the BB10 launch. And I say big in the relative sense, as in nothing else really happened. From [...]
Blackberry Q10 spotted in white at Z10 launch
Yesterday we saw the Blackberry Z10 and a white Nexus 4. Not to be outdone, Blackberry also gave us a little teaser of the Q10 in white. Take that LG! Whilst everyone else were crowding around the Z10 for their [...]
How to try and steal someone’s thunder
Yesterday saw one of the biggest names in the mobile industry announce some seriously impressive stuff. New devices and a new OS. BlackBerry 10 is possibly RIM’s BlackBerry’s last chance to be current, competitive and profitable. They should be allowed [...]
Coolsmartphone BB10 Roundup
We’ll be updating this post with our latest posts on the BlackBerry 10 launch earlier today. So far, we have published: Blackberry 10 – Live with Coolsmartphone BlackBerry Z10 coming to Three UK Developers partner with BlackBerry for BB10 launch [...]
EE post Z10 hands on
EE have been quick off the mark getting a video uploaded to their YouTube channel regarding the recent BB10 launch, showing the new BlackBerry Z10 in all its glory. It also means that EE will have the new device on [...]


































