Category: Podcast

Podcast 117 – another week of pondering the Nexus 6

Welcome to episode 117 of our little podcast. Where we chat about what we’ve up to in the week, what we’ve bought and our thoughts on the latest news. Joining me this week was Ian. This weeks topics included me and my Nokia Lumia 830, the LG G …

Podcast 116 – does the back flex on yours?

Welcome to episode 116 of our little podcast. Where we chat about what we’ve up to in the week, what we’ve bought and our thoughts on the latest news. Joining me this week were Dan and Garry. This weeks topics included me and my LG G Watch R, …

Podcast 115 – including the man on the street

Welcome to episode 115 of our little podcast. Where we chat about what we’ve up to in the week, what we’ve bought and our thoughts on the latest news. Joining me this week were Dan and Matteo. Matteo was our special guest this week and he was literally …

Podcast 114 – that Nexus is so tempting

Welcome to the latest edition of the Coolsmartphone podcast. Joining me this week were Dan and Garry, our topics were about the Nexus 9 pre-orders, the lack of Nexus 6 pre-orders, my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact review, Dan and his newly purchased Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Garry ordering …

Podcast 113 – that Nexus feeling

Welcome to another episode of the Coolsmartphone Podcast. Joining me this week are Dan, Khellan and Matteo. This weeks topics predictably revolved around the recently announced Nexus devices, the new Apple iPad Air, my Tesco Hudl 2 and my Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2, a chat with Matteo about …

Podcast 112 – isn’t it nearly Nexus time?

Welcome to another episode of the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Garry and John. This weeks topics revolved around the Apple crisis, the Sony pre-order situation, the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, listeners questions, the new Motorola Moto G, John and his retro gaming slot, me getting …

Podcast 111 – All things Sony

Welcome to the latest installment of the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week was Garry and our topics this week revolved around the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, Z3 Compact Tablet and the normal Z3, small phones, waterproof phones, innovation, modular phones, bendy iphones, dodgy software updates, a little …

Podcast 110 – the week we tried something a little different

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone podcast, joining me this week were Ian and Nirave. This weeks topics revolved around Phones4U going into administration, Apple iPhone 6 pre-orders selling by the millions, me being unable to decide which small phone to get next, Nirave and his iPhone pre-order experience, Ian …

Podcast 109 – the iPhone 6 is finally here

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were John and Matteo. This weeks topics predictably revolved around the Apple iPhone event. The big one, the little one, the watch, paying for stuff with your phone, Johnny Ive and his ludicrous videos and our usual chit chat …

Podcast 108 – if only you had one of those waterproof phones!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Coolsmartphone Podcast, this week I was joined by Dan, Johanna and John. This weeks topics revolved around our special guest Johanna Whitaker and her travels around the world, the new Sony Z3 range, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, the absurd Galaxy …

Podcast 107 – a keyboard on a 2 inch screen

Welcome to the latest episode of the Coolsmartphone Podcast. Joining me this week were John and Leigh. This weeks topics were loosely based around me resisting buying something foreign on eBay, Leigh throwing all of his mobiles in the pool on holiday, John eagerly awaiting the Apple event …

Podcast 106 – it now comes with Windows on it?

Welcome to another episode of the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week was Dan. This weeks topics revolved around the newly announced HTC One M8 with Windows, the Lumia 530, all of the Motorola rumours, EE doing 4G roaming, Dan patiently waiting for the Galaxy Note 4, paid …

Podcast 105 — so that’s the premium version then is it?

Welcome to another episode of the Coolsmartphone Podcast. Joining me this was John. This weeks topics were about John and his use of a Google Chromecast on iOS, my various comparison articles this week, the new Samsung Galaxy Alpha, EE charging you to queue jump, the iPhone 6 …

Podcast 104 – oh wow another variant

Welcome to the latest episode of the Coolsmartphone podcast, joining this week were Dan and Ian. This weeks topics were as varied as always with the LG G3 variants being the main point of discussion, we also talked about the Nokia Lumia 930, Lenovo and their superb looking …

Podcast 103 – is cheaper better?

Welcome to another episode of the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were John and Khellan. John is new to the podcast and also new to the Coolsmartphone team we thought we’d get to know him first. Then tackle the big topics of the week. The “big” topics …

Podcast 102 – Can you wear that?

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, episode 102. Everything is back to normal this week as we are all back from holiday and Leigh has finally got his broadband fixed. This week I was joined by Dan who was fresh from his American holiday and he came with a …

Podcast 101 – Just like the olden days

Remember when the podcast used to be recorded in my car? Remember when it was just me? Well, prepare for a flashback, because last night our local telephone exchange went bang, so the end result was no real internet connection for recording the podcast. This week, direct from …

Podcast 100 — the week we all joined in

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast. This week is our 100th episode and to celebrate we decided to get as many people on as possible and try and break the Internet. Joining me this week were Garry, Leigh, Mark, Nirave and Ravi. Topics this week revolved around our thoughts …

Podcast 99 – the week everyone bought a watch

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Dan and Nirave. This weeks topics revolved around yesterday’s Google I/O announcements, Android Wear, Android L, Android Auto, Android Fit, the LG G Watch, the Samsung Gear Watch and all three of us having LG G3 review units. …

Podcast 98 – We are probably never going to see these in the UK

Welcome to the latest episode of the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week was Ian Furlong. Topics this week revolved around the Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A, the Amazon Fire Phone, the further delays of the OnePlus One, Ian and his Palm Pre 2 he has been using this …

Podcast 96 – 100 different pictures of food

Welcome to the latest episode of our podcast, joining me this week were Dan and James. James Bricknell was our special guest this week, James is part of the March of the Droids team, part of the Techfoolery podcast, part of the Random Boot Loop podcast and a …

Podcast 95 – the laser assisted camera edition

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Dan, Nirave and Ronnie. You may have noticed that LG announced their latest flagship phone, the G3. Needless to say that as both Nirave and I were at the event things are going to be based around the …

Podcast 94 – One tablet to rule them all

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Garry and Ronnie. This week topics revolved around the Huawei Ascend P7 event that Garry went to the other week, the upcoming LG G3 event, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active and Prime rumours, me trying to not be …

Podcast 93 – small and cheap is the way forward apparently!

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Dan and Ronnie. It’s been a few weeks since we’ve spoken to Ronnie so it’s nice to have him back on board. This weeks topics revolved around the Motorola event in London on Tuesday where they announced the …

Podcast Episode 92 – Blimey that looks a bit like an iPhone

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week was Dan. It’s been a rather short week this week, dominated mainly by Huawei and their new flagship device the Ascend P7. We talked about that, this weeks various leaks from HTC and Samsung and also how me and …

Podcast Episode 90 – One plus one equals?

Welcome to another episode of the Coolsmartphone podcast. Joining me this week were Dan and Iain. This week’s topics revolved around the Galaxy S5 that we’ve all managed to get hold of, the rather over hyped OnePlus One, Firefox OS and the Samsung K Zoom. The options to …

Podcast 89 – all we needed was a little update

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Dan and Khellan. This weeks the topics revolved around the Windows Phone 8.1 update which Dan and I both managed to install on our phones this week. We also had a chat about how Dan felt after he …

The Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 88

Yes, it’s me, Gears. Podcast number 88 and I’m at the helm while James is on a break. This week I’m joined by Garry Clark and Ronnie Whelan. It’s an hour-long show, which you can download here. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed here, listen via iTunes here or just use …

Podcast 87 – it’s all about Build

Some weeks the Android world takes a breather and let’s someone else step up and speak. Someone else with a selection of brightly coloured things….. Welcome to Episode 87 of our podcast. This week I was joining by Ian and Nirave and our topics this week were as follows: …

Podcast 86 – The all new HTC One

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Dan, Ian and Ronnie. No special guest this week, just a special event instead. Dan was at the HTC One event in London this afternoon and he joined us from his hotel room with his sleeping partner for the …

Podcast 85 – mobile gaming isn’t just about flapping birds

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, joining me this week were Jamie Hoyle and Lewis Knight. Lewis is our special guest this week, he’s from the increasingly popular gaming podcast Ready Player 2 and he used to be part of the Droid Arcade gaming website. This weeks podcast is …

Grab our weekly audio snacks

Each week the Coolsmartphone crew sit down, huddle around and share a big bag of Cheesy Puffs. It’s a bonding session. Perhaps even a therapy session in a way, and it’s all recorded onto this D90 cassette. When we’ve all shared our pain, our joy and all those …

Podcast 84 – leaks, leaks and more leaks

Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast, a few days earlier than expected. Joining me this week were Ronnie and our special guest James. Yes another James, it’s James Norton from Modaco this week. This week topics were as follows: The all new HTC One leaks aplenty. Oppo Find 7 teasers. …

Podcast 83 – The Nokia week

It has been a big week if you are a fan of Nokia and a fan of leaks and rumours, so who better to have on as our special guest this week Jim O’Brien from Nokia News Ireland. Joining me and Jim this week were Ian and Ronnie …

Podcast Episode 82 – MWC special

MWC is over and done with for another year and once again it’s given us a whole lot of stuff to talk about. Dan and Leigh were out there this week covering every last tiny detail, so you can probably guess who this weeks special guest is. Yes …

The Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 81

Episode 81 of the podcast is basically our MWC preview show, as we’ve got Dan on this week who will be jetting off tomorrow to Barcelona. Also joining me this week were Ronnie and Kev. And yes Kev is our special guest, Kev Wright is from the Tech …

The Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 80

Episode 80 of our podcast marks my return. Yes I’m back from my skiing trip and we’ve even managed to get ourselves a special guest this week. Joining me this week were Ian Furlong, Ronnie Whelan and Steve Litchfield (from All About Windows Phone). The topics this week …

The Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 79

This week we’ve got another special guest. Me! We had a minor technical problem so the podcast got delayed by a day, apologies for that. This week we’ve got some podcast-only material too, download it, stream it and do let us know your comments. This week… – Ronnie …