Oppo said to be working on a camera

The jury is still out on whether people want a dedicated camera or a smartphone with a camera. Oppo are apparently following in the footsteps of smartphone manufacturers like Samsung and are working on a fully fledged camera. A “source” has stated that an internal Oppo briefing mentioned …

My time with the Sony Xperia Z

The Sony Xperia Z, to the masses it has been eclipsed by the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4, to me it is the next logical step in my hunt to find my ideal “next generation” device. By next generation I mean compared to my Galaxy Note …

LG L3 II – First Impressions Review

The LG L3 II is part of the second generation of the quirky L-Series smartphones. The range is characterised by its almost square screen. It’s certainly an individual look, and because/despite of this they have sold millions worldwide. LG have been kind enough to loan us one, and …

Spotify updated for Windows Phone

Spotify’s app for Premium users on Windows Phone has just received an update. Not much in the way of new features this time, but they have introduced scrubbing through tracks, which was a big omission from the last version, so a welcome addition. Other than that there are …

Who’s at the door? Your smartphone can tell you

So there’s someone at the door. You don’t really want to answer the door, but you want to know who it is. Sure, you could hide down in the hall, crawling along on your belly, trying to get a look at the person. This, this is pretty cool. …

The HTC 8X gets even cheaper

Over the past few months any Windows Phones that aren’t made by Nokia are constantly getting cheaper and cheaper. The Samsung Ativ S has seen no end of price drops and now it’s the turn of the HTC 8X which has been reduced to £219.99 including VAT and …

LG Event Dropping Optimus G2 Clues

Invites to LG’s latest event have started to arrive in people’s inboxes, it’s covered with the letter G and the number 2. That can only mean one thing, and it happens to be the thing every LG fan on the Internet is waiting for — Optimus G2 Flagship …

Acer Liquid E1 – Review

There’s a lot being said about the new Acer Liquid E2 right now (which the boys at Expansys will be selling for a mere £179.99) but this is the earlier Acer Liquid E1 Duo. The “Duo” in the name is kinda revealing – this will accept two standard-sized …

Sony Smart Watch 2 Available Next Week

Remember this link where we reported that the next version of the Sony Smart Watch is available for pre order with a delivery date of September.  The Web site Clove have announced that there are expecting stock on 15th July. The watch can be pre-ordered here from Clove …

Three lower One Plan price

In a time when networks are in the news for putting up prices here in the UK, one network is going the other way and offering even better value than they did before. Three have knocked down the price of their “One Plan” 12 month SIM-only to just …

Camera360 to come pre-installed on Nokia Lumia 925

Remember a few weeks ago I reviewed a Windows Phone camera replacement app? No well here is a handy link for you. Camera360 has announced that their app is being pre-installed with Nokia’s latest flagship Lumia 925, which means out of the box users will have access to …

Huawei Ascend P6 is now available SIM free

“Impossibly Thin” they said, I laughed when I heard that. But joking aside, the Huawei is basically the thinnest smartphone in the world. We were at the press event you know, if you fancy reading about the P6 have a read of this. Our friends over at Expansys …

Nokia Lumia 925 Wireless charging shell review

A rather nondescript envelope arrived at my house at the weekend. Now it had been a good night on the Saturday to say the least so I had forgotten arranging this delivery. With some trepidation as to what I may have bought in a Corona fueled haze I …

Nokia post some videos bigging up their cameras

Nokia have some pretty damn good camera phones out at the moment. The latest the Lumia 925 broken down in this video from the Nokia YouTube channel. It doesn’t shown anything great but it’s interesting if you’re a Nokia fan. Precision: Inside your smartphone camera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj8mjC0PXgs Nokia have …

Sailfish OS – When, Where And Why You Should Care

As we reported in May the Jolla Sailfish phone has recently been revealed to the world. Well kind-of. An interesting handset concept was presented, the eponymous Jolla Phone and its Other Half. This new hardware is essentially a screen and raw guts of a phone as one half …

Top up your Sony Entertainment Wallet with your mobile

We received this email yesterday and it may be of interest to you PS3 owners out there. It basically means you can use your monthly mobile bill to top-up your Sony wallet. It is no doubt part of the preparation for the arrival of the PS4. Dear Sony …

The Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 53

Episode 53 is here and it already feels like an anticlimax compared to last week’s huge great anniversary celebration. This week is definitely a kind of fill in week. Joining me this week were Leigh, Ravi and Ronnie. This weeks topics were the HTC One S mess, Motorola …

Android users – Start panicking now

Actually you probably shouldn’t panic quite yet. Things are being blown out of proportion as usual. Earlier on today details of a Android security hole appeared online, you know the normal stuff. The bug could be exploited to let an attacker do what they want to a phone …

Have you got your double helping?

The 4th of July. Truly a time to celebrate. Why? Double speed on EE 4G of course! 😉 The first UK 4G network is strapping a supercharger to their network and the following 12 cities and towns will see a significant leap in speeds as of today… Derby, …