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HTC have just announced their upgrade to the popular One X we saw back at Mobile World Congress in February.  The new One X+ features a very impressive 1.7Ghz quad core Tegra 3 processor and plenty of storage with 64GB available internally. Other features include an LTE version …

I, like a lot of you lovely intelligent people, live in the UK. Unfortunately, after watching TV ads showing cool new phone features, we can find that things don’t work quite so well here in Blighty. Mapping on the iPhone and iPad has changed in iOS 6. Most …

Three have just confirmed to us that they will make the iPhone 5 available from next Friday, September 21st. To get more details on this new Apple handset, check out our iPhone details or dive into the pictures below. No word yet on pricing, but we do know …

Everything Everywhere tell us that they have something “Brand New” and will be introducing a new network technology today. We’re on site live with all the latest as it happens..

With just minutes to go until the Everything Everywhere launch we’re expecting the launch of 4G and possible handset exclusivity on the new faster network. The Financial Times is stating that the new Nokia Lumia 920 could be a network exclusive on EE. If Nokia could get its’ …

Huawei are to announce tomorrow investment in the UK that could total up to £1.2 billion.  The Chinese telecoms giant is pledging to create at least 700 jobs in the UK over the next 5 years which will mean a direct investment of some £600 million. A further …

The European Commission today gave clearance for the joint venture between Everything Everywhere, O2 and Vodafone to bring an open mobile commerce solution to the UK. In a statement from the companies, they announced their intention to get the system off the ground as quickly as possible. The …

If you read our Ascend P1 reviews then you’ll probably be aware that we were pretty impressed. The Huawei handset may “only” be dual core, but for the money it’s a brilliant handset which really pushes the company into the limelight. We’ve just been told that, following our …

There’s a big sporting event going on at the minute and, as you may know already, you can watch all of the 24 Olympic channels via the BBC Olympic app. If, however, you fancy watching “Midsomer Murders”, “Come Dine with Me” or some other bilge, you should definitely …

Just when will the UK make the jump to 4G? Faster download speeds and coverage in rural areas are always on the “want” list but, last we heard the 4G auction had been delayed until later this year. Today Ofcom have confirmed this, saying that it’ll kick off …

Many of you were knocked offline in the large O2 failure which began on Wednesday. The problem wasn’t confined to any particular region and many were left without data, calls or text for almost 24 hours. Many have mentioned a failure with a “core part” of the network, …

One feature that has been available on Google Maps in the US for a while is “Maps Indoors”.  This feature gives the user an indoor floor plan of certain locations.  The good news is that this is now available for selected locations here in the UK, no update …

Telefónica UK (O2) and Vodafone UK are to begin “pooling” their two networks – both 900MHz – to create “one national grid running each operator’s independent spectrum.” They’re doing this partially to ensure that 4G coverage can be rolled out as quickly as possible, but also to improve …

Smartphone battery life, as we all know, is royally rubbish. You’re probably sitting there at your desk, pretending to work, while your smartphone of choice is stealing electricity from your employer. We’ve all done it. Gone are the days of stealing paper-clips, pens and printer paper. Now we …

Back in February last year Symbian had a 12.4% share of the smartphone market here in the UK. Now, according to figures by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, this has now dropped to 2.4%. The 10% drop means that Windows Phone 7 has now … just…. overtaken the Symbian OS. …

Fancy getting yourself the original Galaxy Note on Three? They’ll be offering up the device on Pay As You Go for £499 or on contracts like the Essential 500 for £32 a month (with 5000 texts, 500 minutes and 250MB of data). The Galaxy Note, which we reviewed …

…and as quick as a flash, those lovely people at Three have confirmed that they will be taking the Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy mini 2. They’ve even got a video.. honestly, talk about rubbing it in our faces 😉 Check out our earlier story for specs and …

Motorola first showed of their new MotoLUXE handset last month and it now looks to arrive here in the UK with “selected retailers” getting stock this month. The handset runs Android 2.3 and has a 4″ 480×854 screen, 8 megapixel camera at the back, a.VGA one up front, …

Carphone Warehouse have put the Nokia Lumia 900 on their Coming Soon section of the website with an estimated launch date of June 2012! The 900 was announced at CES in Las Vegas with AT&T exclusivity but now it seems that this hot new device will be coming …

It’s there, proudly sitting on the Handtec website in pearly white or black. If you’ve got £467.99 (or £389.99 if you can claim the VAT back) you can get this all-new Sony handset unlocked, which comes complete with a 12 megapixel camera, 4.3″ screen, dual 1.5 GHz CPU, …

Looking to get the new Nokia 710 ? Well, it should be arriving on Three pretty soon and we thought it might pop up this month but now February is being mentioned – the 1st to be precise. You can pre-order the handset through Clove for £300 and …

Three confirmed their intention to carry the new Xperia S within minutes of the device getting shown at CES the other day. Now O2 and Orange have both stepped forward to confirm the same. Conor has just posted a tweet to confirm that Orange will be carrying the …

The brand-conscious will be able to get the flashy LG Prada handset this month according to an LG press release. It states that .. The phone is now available to Korean customers and scheduled for the release in most European countries and other parts of Asia in January. …

The upcoming and slightly over hyped Asus Transformer Prime tablet netbook hybrid thingy, has had another release date mentioned. It’s apparently the 19th of December for the US not the 9th as previously mentioned. Still nothing official for the UK though, the last I heard was from Asus …

So Motorola are making their comeback and they are using the Razr name to do it. This phone is coming to multiple networks and brings a smorgasbord of figures to the table including the slimmest frame and also being made out of bulletproof material (Disclaimer Coolsmartphone do not …

Getting a coffee today ? If you’re a Starbucks customer you can now enjoy free WiFi – a service previously only available to members of their Rewards programme. Brian Waring, VP of Marketing for Starbucks UK & Ireland said.. Our customers told us that they liked our free …

Just in case you weren’t aware, Android is continuing to rise in popularity. Research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows the sheer seismic shift in the market share for Android. Android now has a 47.1% share of the smartphone market here in the UK, with BlackBerry some distance behind …

Last month the BBC launched a survey to try and find the actual mobile coverage in the UK. To take part you simply needed to download an Android application and use your phone as normal. The app then logged whether you were on a 3G or 2G connection …

ZTE and Huawei have long produced handsets which have been re-badged and sold by network operators here in the UK. Both companies seem keen to now up their profile and ZTE have just added a UK website on ZTEuk.co.uk. The site promotes some of their hardware including the …