Plug in some car DAB action, plus a whole lot more

Unless you’ve got a pretty new car, the world of digital radio is probably beyond your reach right now. You’ll probably be listening to some annoying couple called “Kat and Dan” on some generic local radio station as they fake-laugh through your morning commute. How’s about stepping it …

Sculpteo offering 3D printing using CLIP

After reading the title of this piece, you may be thinking – “3D printing?”, “CLIP?” and “On a phone site?” Well, after reading the press release a number of times, I was thinking the same, but it occurred to me that 3D printing regardless of its infancy will …

Have a miniature rave with this LED Cube Speaker

I was never a fan of the Rubik’s Cube as a kid. I think I probably took it out of the box, moved all the squares around and then instantly lost my rag with it. A few weeks later you could’ve probably found it on the floor, with …

Coolsmartphone Podcast – Get your iTunes fix

Want to get our podcast on iTunes? Well, it’s been there for quite some time now, but the fact is that it wasn’t quite working properly. We’re not quite sure why, but it would only show the last podcast and none of the previous ones. Thankfully we’ve managed …

Samsung Galaxy S7 has 8GB less storage than you think

It’s a reoccurring news item for Samsung, and here we are again with their latest S7 handsets. This time there’s 8GB of storage consumed by applications and other “bloatware” additions out oflf the box. The base model of both the S7 and S7 edge handsets have a 32GB …

Honor 5X – Review

Recently I was at the Honor 5X European launch in Munich, Germany. Since then, as well as recovering from a Red Bull Cola high, I’ve been working on the review of the Honor 5X. In this article I’ll give you my review of the hardware and my impressions. …

Samsung offering 0% finance deals on phones – Today only

Well, like I said at the launch event, Samsung know how to launch a phone. They know how to advertise it and sell it too. In fact, you may remember our earlier story about their finance deals. Well, come close to the screen friends, because for today only …

Samsung Galaxy S7 – The adverts

If you saw our live coverage of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge launch then you’ll probably already be aware of this first advert, which features the floor-vibrating soundtrack we heard during the unveiling. It’s a polished production filled with energy.. https://youtu.be/z2q7y50zxNU No actual S7 devices in …

Android Pay arriving in the UK at the end of next month

After what feels like an age it appears that Android Pay is finally making the journey across the pond to the UK. The Telegraph is reporting that Google will launch the mobile payments system in the UK at the end of March. Since Apple Pay’s debut in the …

Three announces Honor 5X pricing and availability

The Honor 5X is a great phone at a great price and today Three UK have announced just how much you’ll be paying if you’d like it from them. The deal includes all the usual Three benefits such as the Feel At Home service which lets you use …

StarTech Bluetooth Audio Receiver with NFC – Review

Your phone is brilliant. Trouble is, the speakers on your phone are complete pap. Some of the Bluetooth ones you buy are a bit weedy too, so when you’ve got a chunky and expensive hi-fi system sitting in your house, you kinda want to use it. Whether it …

Kitvision Escape 4KW – A Review of the 4K Action Cam

I love it when I get to review Action Cams and enter the Kitvision Escape 4KW. Action Cams are great, they allow us to capture our must rugged of family adventures, and as technology advances the price has dropped making them readily available to a wider audience.  Yes I …

HTC Vive UK pricing and availability announced

The Vive VR headset was announced some time back but now, just over a year later, you’ll be able to actually buy the thing. HTC have been working in partnership with Valve and the consumer edition you can buy will have three VR experiences in the box. They …

A new Apple innovation. Or is it?

Hey, it’s Monday morning and it’s a February 29th. As we don’t get very many February 29th’s, I thought it was worth stealing some airtime to put up this new Apple iSock product launch… Yeah, I guess I’m going to get flamed a little for this, but I …

Get Wilkin Lee to do the Honor-able thing

Wilkin is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Honor UK. At the recent Honor 5X launch he spotted Booy Beerling sporting this rather cool hair-cut .. Wilkin said he loved the branded haristyle, and said that it could very well be his next haircut. However, the rest of …

Samsung Galaxy S7 – Join the upgrade programme

There’s going to be lots of networks and lots of offers out there if you’re looking to get hold of the Samsung Galaxy S7 or the S7 edge we snapped the other day. How’d you like to get one for just £24.58 per month? Sound good? Yes, you’ll …