Sony Xperia Tablet Z LTE getting Android 4.2.2 update now

In a highly skilled piece of coordination, Sony have released the Android 4.2.2 update for the Sony Xperia Tablet Z on the same day as we’ve given away two cases for said tablet! Owners started reporting the update rolling out earlier today, but as yet it only seems …

Samsung confirm September 4th Unpacked event

We’re all expecting this to be the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and we’ve already heard rumours that the event would be on a September 4th. Now Samsung have confirmed the event via this tweet. We’ve added the text below and I’ve put a small amount …

Acer Iconia A1-810 tablet – Initial Impressions

I do love a good hand sized tablet, which is probably why I use my Nexus 7 every single day and also why I’m probably going to get the new Nexus 7 when it appears in this country. Can an alternative manufacturers offering tempt me away from the Google …

Acer Liquid E2 – Review

Now and again a phone comes along that impresses me. It’s normally when the price, design, specifications, software and something special all combine to make something great. I’ve been using the Acer Liquid E2 for a few weeks now and am I impressed? Yes, but there are a …

Coolsmartphone Challenge – Tracking your phone

We’re going to try something this week, but we hit a problem instantly. It’s the same old problem that we continually bump into on a daily basis. Battery life. It’s just not good enough. It’s not kept up. In recent years I’ve seen really low-tech Nokia featurephones getting …

HTC One Max 5.9 inch monster seen in leaked photos

The HTC One Max has been a rumour for quite a while, but now we have some leaked photos to look at. Unsurprisingly the 5.9 inch iteration looks almost identical to the 4.7 inch One we know and love. The trouble is that we have no point of …

Sony Xperia Tablet Z case competition winners announced!

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been running a competition to win one of two Sony Xperia Tablet Z cases, just by leaving a comment on our articles! Well, all the entries have been printed out and tossed into my exceedingly camp cowboy hat, then two picked …

Get some Xtreme Xplosives in your ears, dirt cheap

Boom! Lets blow those eardrums to …err… heck! These JVC HAFX1X Xtreme Xplosives In Ear Canal Headphones (I know, catchy right?) are normally £24.99 but right now they’re down to just £7.90 via Amazon. Now yes, that Super Saver Delivery has now changed so you’ll need to spend …

Android Device Manager starting to arrive

Just the other day we told you about Android Device Manager. Now it looks to be arriving via a new version of Google Play Services. If you’ve not got that then you can download it here. This is early stuff at the minute, and it may be worth …

Android 4.3 causes big problems on some Nexus 4 phones

Android 4.3 hasn’t been the most well received update ever; some calling it pointless and others claiming no benefits whatsoever. Well, things are just getting worse as more and more users are reporting that it’s causing major problems on their Nexus 4 handsets. Over on the Google support …

Samsung Galaxy Folder snapper sneakily snapped

Clamshell phones used to be the coolest handsets on the block. That “snap” as it closes after the end of a call is still the most emotive way to hang up on someone. However, touchscreens are the the best way to interact with a phone these days. What …

Asus Fonepad now available on Three UK

Happy Saturday people. Meet the silver Asus Fonepad. It’s now available on Three for £12.53 per month for 1GB of data (and a £29.99 up-front charge on a 24 month contract) or a rolling monthly £7.50 deal which gives you the same data with a £179 up-front cost. …

Many don’t intend on upgrading to 4G

Remember how we ran a survey about 4G? Remember how you told us that extra speed really wasn’t a big deal? Well, now Ofcom have done a similar survey and they’ve reached the same conclusion. Just under a quarter have absolutely no intention of going 4G. It seems …

Samsung Galaxy Note III to be announced September 4th?

Samsung looks to be readying the Samsung Galaxy Note III for an IFA2013 announcement on September 4th. As with a lot of Samsung announcements, they do like to announce their kit outside of the major industry events, so this looks to be a couple of days ahead of …

Moto X version to hit the UK?

  We aren’t saying X will soon mark this particular spot, but then again, we ain’t sayin’ it ain’t neither. If this source is to be believed, the Moto-X  is soon going to be making its way over to the UK. If that’s true, then we’ll soon see …

Budget Moto X coming soon says Motorola CEO

The Moto X hit the world media last night (at last!), but it’s no longer the latest news from Motorola. In an interview with CNET Motorola Mobility’s CEO Dennis Woodside has revealed that there’s going to be a budget version soon. He made no mention of specs, but …

Find your lost phone with Android Device Manager

On a few of the apparently inferior mobile OSs if you lost your phone you could log into some sort of web service and easily locate where you phone had been mislaid. As long as you turned that feature on then things would be all good. Android users …

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 starts to get 4.2.2 update

According to Samsung Updates the Galaxy Tab 2 7″ is starting to get an update to 4.2.2 flavour of Jelly Bean. Well the 3G version in France is at least but it should mean that it will shortly be rolling out to the UK and the wifi only version shouldn’t …

Samsung publish two more Windows Phone apps

I’m not sure what is happening over in the Samsung Windows Phone development team, but I’m liking it. Today they have published two new Samsung Ativ exclusive apps. App Folder and Video Trimmer. App Folder offers a new way for users to group their apps and settings shortcuts. …

Sony Honami phone to have 20 megapixel G Lens [leak]

We all know by now that megapixels are not the be all and end all of smartphones and rather than go from what is on paper it’s best to get real world experience using it. But we all love to see those specs don’t we, this one is …