So, while I was slightly poking fun at the whole chopping-board madness of the OUKITEL U7 Pro this morning, I stumbled across their smartwatch. Now, stick with me for a bit because this OUKITEL A28 smartwatch actually doesn’t look that bad. Like a lot of these strangely cheap …
We are quite fond of Huawei here at Coolsmartphone. We also have a soft spot for Honor. Now what is these companies have in common? Well, there are several things. One is the daddy brand and the other the offspring, they use the same design language etc. The …
When you’re looking for a new smartphone, just what is it that appeals? What is it that draws you in and makes you want to buy it? Is it the quality of the screen? The construction? The camera quality? Just what is it that you’re looking for from …
You’ve read the HTC One A9 review we posted last week and now HTC are cranking up the advertising machine for their shiny, skinny handset. Gone are those … ermm… “interesting” Robert Downey Jr adverts and now we’ve got something very different indeed. Here’s the ad, and see …
I know Christmas is around the corner, but do you have £111.52 kicking around? Fancy yourself a Lenovo K80M? It looks like this and packs a quad-core 1.8GHz CPU with 32GB of storage, 2GB RAM and a microSD card slot.. The screen is a 5.5″ 1280×1920 pixel unit …
Meet the Huawei Watch. It’s a watch that…actually looks like a watch. This measures 42mm across and has a circular 1.4″ touch-sensitive AMOLED (400×400 pixel, 286ppi) screen behind scratch-proof sapphire crystal and encased in a stainless steel frame. That screen also has a 10,000:1 high contrast ratio, making …
The original Microsoft Band was released a year ago in a relatively muted fashion but was greeted enthusiastically by the tech press. The problem was that Microsoft initially only sold it in the United States and could not keep up with the demand it generated. This lesson seems …
If I look deep, deep down into my blackened heart – a heart broken by embargoed information, PR spin and endless emails about Kickstarter campaigns – I’d say that this is just a PR stunt dreamt up by Orchard Pig Cider. I don’t even like cider. I like …
Monitoring a phone might sound like a slightly strange idea, especially when people talk of “spy software”. However, there’s perfectly legitimate reasons for doing it, such as keeping an eye on your kids. XNSPY, which is available for both Android and iPhone, will let you know where your …
It’s a story we’ve seen repeated many times here at Coolsmartphone. First, a company offers something that’s unlimited. Then a small selection of customers heavily abuse that “unlimited” thing and the company starts to switch things around so that “unlimited” isn’t really “unlimited”. Here, Windows SkyDrive (sorry, OneDrive) …
Here is a game very close to my heart, as it combines smartphones and tablets with heavy metal! TeamRock are usually known for the Internet radio station and collection of music magazines from Metal Hammer, Classic Rock to Prog, covering every genre of rock music. Now they have …
The ZTE handsets are, I’ll confess, getting better and better now. Have a read of our Mobile World Congress coverage of the company and you’ll see some of the changes they’re making. Their new ZTE Axon Mini is now available for $349.99, which is £227.04. For that you’re …
Apps like WhatsApp and iMessage are great because they have a level of encryption which cannot be “sniffed” or decrypted. Indeed, if you drink lots of tea and have a read of the Apple security guide, it clearly states the following… Now – according to The Telegraph, this …
When you think of the most successful and the most popular Android manufacturer, you invariably think of Samsung. Their Galaxy handsets are usually lined up against the iPhones when newspapers and magazines do comparisons between Android and iOS as they’ve become so well known. Many other Android smartphone …
This one was sent to us by Peter. Thanks fella. Don’t forget, you can send in your tips to us right here. To be honest we’re not totally sure if this is a marketing stunt or a real, actual service. It’s a miniature ambulance that comes to your …
It’s coming up to Christmas – apparently there are only seven weeks left until the day. Because of this, here at Coolsmartphone Towers, we are getting lots of emails about Christmas gifts. This one stuck out for me as it looked pretty cool (I posted a story about …
Last week we posted a story about how the new flagship Microsoft phones had been reduced in price even before their release. If that wasn’t enough to tempt you, Microsoft are now offering a free Display Dock to anyone purchasing a Lumia 950XL through its website before the …
The Boomtube speaker is definitely larger than the majority of units we get here at Coolsmartphone, although it does pack a 4″ subwoofer and looks like a proper piece of camping equipment. Inside there’s actually a few speakers, including a “horn” which kicks out 2W and the …
Some times a little bit of style goes along way in the consumer tech industry, and the new Executive Power Bank from Kit certainly has plenty of style but does it have the substance to go with it? Styled to look like an iDevice, the Power Bank …
Mobile gaming is the future. As smartphones and tablets become more powerful day by day, more and more people get hooked by mobile games. For the first time this year, worldwide revenue from mobile gaming will surpass that of console gaming. It is, no doubt, surprising that Nintendo, …
