Next Tuesday is a very special day indeed. It’s my son’s birthday! Yes yes, everyone wish him a happy birthday! It’s also the launch of a new set of Huawei handsets. Away from the craziness of Mobile World Congress, Huawei have decided to announce their new devices at …
In the last year EE have successfully filled in some 12,000 square kilometres of mobile not-spots. That works out 4633 square miles, which is almost the size of Connecticut (4,845) in the USA. That’s basically all of Devon and all of Norfolk plus some change. This has all …
If sales are anything to go by then the Apple Watch is the king of the wearable world. Android Wear has often seemed a poor relation, and this is despite the greater variety of watches available. In the last few days Google has announced that Android Wear is …
Matteo and Garry got together to have a chat about MWC and everything seen and announced. This is episode 224 of the Coolsmartphone Podcast. Available on iTunes, whatever your other podcast client of choice is, and even YouTube. https://youtu.be/fCYNSfHueoQ As usual, feel free to leave us feedback here …
You know how it is, you spend ages lining up that special shot on your phone to get the perfect photo, and something goes wrong. A gust of wind knocking you off balance, a pet jumping in to get in on the action or just the plain old …
UK network Three have today published their results for 2017, and have also included some updates in customer numbers, coverage and data use against the rest of the market. Customer numbers rose 10% giving the company a total of just over 10 million, with 6.8 million being on …
Mobile network Three have just announced pricing and pre-orders for the Sony Xperia XZ2. This was announced at MWC, and the device will arrive 6th April. The new Sony flagship is the first big redesign in years since the Z range launched. It has some top specs too, …
Thinking of getting the Samsung Galaxy S9 or the Samsung Galaxy S9+ ? Well, as you know, seconds after we got all the official details there was a dash to the demonstration area in Barcelona to go through all the Samsung Galaxy S9 features. Now, right now, right …
Thinking of buying the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact? Well, if you’re being pushed towards the bright light and branding of the Samsung Galaxy S9 (being released today), don’t forget that Sony have a rather interesting little gift for those who instead choose to pre-order a new Xperia …
Fortnite seems to be taking the world by storm. To be fair, it probably needs no introduction here, when it was announced that Fortnite Battle Royal was going to be released on mobile devices it generated a lot of excitement. Many Promises were made. This was going to …
We have featured Brainwavz quite a lot at Coolsmartphone, for good reason too! They are very good quality and very reasonably priced. Their latest range is called the S0 IEM noise isolating earphones which contain 25 different earphones, headphones and accessories costing around £35.73 from Brainwavz direct. All …
If you are an avid gamer, having a smartphone that is a gaming powerhouse is definitely an advantage. Everyone knows that smartphones are not just for communicating or taking photos and videos anymore. It can also be an excellent gaming platform. Mobile games are engaging and engrossing, and …
I hate being tied down to mains plugs sockets – it’s one of the most annoying things that occur when I am off on my travels. It really does annoy me, to the extent that when I was looking for a new computer I made sure I could …
Kids. They’re brand magnets. My son and his mates all seem to want an iPhone, even though other phones would suffice. It has too have that Apple logo otherwise it’s just not cool, apparently. So there’s you, the responsible parent, facing a barrage of peer pressure and a …
A few years ago I opened the door to someone who told me that hundreds of houses were potentially going to be built on Green Belt land just a few feet from our home. It was quite a shock, not least because it was the first I’d heard …
When I handled the Galaxy S9 in Barcelona I’ll admit that taking it apart was definitely the last thing on my mind. However, just now the guys from SOSav. They’ve carefully dismantled the device, showing the expensive and incredibly complicated innards. It all begins with the rear glass …
Prior to the release of the iPhone X, there were rampant expectations that Apple’s 10-year anniversary device would break all sorts of sales records. With a handful of groundbreaking new features and a stellar, OLED display, everyone anticipated that the hot new iPhone X would dominate the market …
So before I get into the HomePod I will say that I brought this out of my own money. I wanted a smart speaker which worked better in the Apple Eco-system than the Amazon and Google alternatives. I’ve also had this from the release date, so I have …
Our visit to Mobile World Congress showed us the latest in gadgets and mobile tech. For the majority of us, these are exciting times. New phones can help us work and play faster, with better cameras, better batteries. However, for the elderly this can all be a confusing …
No Bluetooth headphones today. No. This time it’s a set of wired headphones. These come courtesy of a company called BrainWavz who, apart from already having a very cool name, also make these well-priced in-ear headphones. They’re “IEM”, which means “In Ear Monitors” and help to isolate the …
