CyanogenMod On the Oppo N1 ?

CyanogenMod founder Steve Kondik has promised “exciting news ahead” following the big changes at Cyanogen. They’re now a fully-fledged company and are taking a really strong and organised approach to securing and updating your device. This latest news comes from his announcement that they will be attending the …

BlackBerry have hit the iceberg and are going down fast.

I’ve spent some time trying to spin this in a positive way but, if I’m honest, I can’t do it. BlackBerry are in a massive amount of trouble. They’ve just pre-announced their latest results and they’re pretty terrible. I mean .. terrible. The press release, which you can …

Galaxy Note 3 pre-order at EE now

have added the latest device in the Galaxy Note series, the Note 3, to their website. It arrives along with pricing and a delivery date within the next 7 days. iPhone? What iPhone? The Note 3 is a powerhouse of a phone with a large 5.7″ 1080p screen. …

Nextgen Reader for Windows Phone update adds buffer support

Since Google decided that they were going to kill off useful services like Reader I’ve been relying upon two services, one of which is Feedly and the other is Nextgen Reader for Windows Phone. Nextgen Reader is an RSS aggregator that syncs with your Feedly account, which allows me …

Have a break, have a Nexus 7

Google, as you’ll hopefully know already, went ahead and called their new version of Android “KitKat” after a rather clever tie-in with the chocolate bar. Now the PR machine is beginning to kick into gear and the companies are dishing out more than just free chocolate bars. Their …

iPhone 5s Launch – The queues

Depending on which side of the fence you sit, this morning was either carefully orchestrated planning or a sure sign of the iPhone success. Many waited patiently at large Apple stores up and down the country, eager to get their hands on, let’s face it, the iPhone 5s. …

Upgrade with The Saturdays at Phones4U today

Here in London you can upgrade with a difference. Vanessa, Rochelle and Una from the music group ‘The Saturdays’ will be in the flagship Phones 4u store on Oxford street today giving media interviews. Later they’ll even be selling some phones to lucky customers including the new iPhone …

Agora – A quad-core smartphone for £158

Good old Kogan, eh. Everyone loves them don’t they eh? No, me either. However, l £149 + delivery (which is a rather chunky £9) means that you get yourself a 5″ Agora. It’s got a quad-core 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, 1280×720 IPS screen, 8 megapixel rear camera and runs …

Apple iPhone 5s – Good luck getting one today, you’ll need it

Further evidence is emerging this morning following our earlier story on the iPhone 5s stock situation. It all began when we started seeing lots of pre-order offers for the iPhone 5c but absolutely none for the iPhone 5s. Yesterday we then spotted that O2 would not have any …

Three confirm iPhone 5s Pricing

Three have finally revealed to us the pricing for the new iPhone 5s. It comes on the day that the handset goes on sale across the country. Three are the last of the networks here to announce their pricing. It’s perhaps because many are interested to see what …

Google makes Quickoffice free for all

  In a move that we predicted last week, Google have made their Quickoffice suite off apps free for all users. Apple’s decision to provide iWork for free on new iOS devices has more than like tipped Google’s hand. Quickoffice was previously free for premium Google Apps users, …

AntTek Explorer Ex for Android makes file management a pleasure

Ever since I’ve had a mobile phone I’ve always wanted to play about with the file structure, even if it’s for something as menial as deleting some music from off a SD card. File manager apps are an essential part of life, if you’re on Android especially. As …

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing now on Android

One of my little boys favourite games on the iPad, Sonic & SEGA Kart Racing, is now available on Google Play. SEGA has today launched its popular kart-racing game Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing on Android. There’s AiAi of Super Monkey Ball fame, Ulala from Space Channel 5 …

Cheap refurbished Nexus 7 tablets on Play.com

Would you like a cheap Nexus 7? No, we’re not talking about the new 2013 model. 🙂 If you want a cheap one, Play.com have some manufacturer refurbished 16GB and 32GB 1st gen Nexus 7s for £99 and £120. These are refurbished by ASUS and sold as “like …

BARGAIN ALERT: Bag a Nokia Lumia 920 for cheap as chips……

We are always on the lookout for a bargain here at Coolsmartphone and here for your delectation is an absolute steal. A Nokia Lumia 920 for only £220 with free shipping (and two quids worth of Clubcard points too) from Tesco Direct. Yes, £220.  SIM free, unlocked and …

Facebook for iOS updated following release of iOS 7

  The release of iOS 7 saw a whole new visual style for Apples devices.  This of course means that apps that previously fit in with the design styling now will need an update to fit in with the new styles. One of the first third party apps …

Kindle Fire HD – The winner is..

You know we like compeititons. We love to give stuff away to our dear readers. Just recently we ran a competition to give away a Kindle Fire HD. All we wanted to know was … If you had to watch a single movie on loop for an entire …