How would you feel if you were classed as legally blind by the age of 17? That’s what happened to Simon Wheatcroft. He’s decided to talk to the people at Carphone Warehouse about his condition and how he's overcoming his diagnosis of Retinis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition which, …
At the minute I’m spending a lot of time on my phone. This means that every time I visit a website I’m getting a completely broken experience. Some websites show me the default desktop version, some show me a mobile variant. That’s fine, I can cope with that, …
You’ve seen our hands-on pictures and videos, you’ve checked the specs and now you have “like a G6” going around your head even though it’s a P6. Either way, if you’d like a P6, Carphone Warehouse will be making them available on pre-order for just £21 per month. …
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of using the HTC One and when my time with it was up I just knew what phone I had to get next. It just had to be the Samsung Galaxy S4. I had heard a lot of fuss online about …
This is the second article in the series of Coolsmartphone’s favourite apps for Windows Phone. I switched to Windows Phone 8 (an HTC 8X) from Android in December, and at the time I wasn’t sure I would last, but I have to say I now love Windows Phone and have completely …
If you’re a regular reader of Coolsmartphone you’ll have heard of the OPPO Find 5, if not then I suggest you: a) check it out and b) become a regular reader! The newly released handset is blessed with what is arguably the best 5-inch, full HD screen on …
Talk.to is a free Windows Phone IM client for Google Talk, Facebook Messages and SMS in US, Canada & India, as well as being its own messenger platform between Talk.to clients. The Windows Phone version has just been updated to become the first free IM client that does …
Beauty is worth waiting for, according to Huawei who announced their new Ascend P6 Android phone yesterday in London. I was there to represent Coolsmartphone, which meant that I got to have a play! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, is a more common term. I …
Well if you have (I did, but I’ve gone and spent it) you can buy a gold plated iPhone 5. Luxury gold plating company Goldgenie has launched an exquisite new limited edition range, featuring a £64,000 iPhone 5 which is embellished with solid 18.ct gold and encrusted with …
HTC have revealed The Butterfly s with a 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 processor, UltraPixel camera sensor, at its Taiwan launch event. It’ll arrive boasting an identical-sounding 5-inch 1080p display, front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers and Sense 5. There aren’t any official images yet, these were leaked last week. The specs …
Emotion UI is the skin that Huawei apply over Android. Love it or hate it Android skins are here to stay. Especially as Huawei said yesterday that there wouldn’t be a Google Edition of the P6 as Emotion UI was good enough. Huawei have posted the following video …
As is customary these days, manufacturers film their press events and either live stream them or publish a highlight video afterwards. Yesterday after Huawei unveiled the Ascend P6. The details about the Ascend P6 are here. Our hands on article is coming soon, once Ronnie has woke up. …
I’m out in America at the moment. I’ll admit that I’m very lucky, and have had the opportunity to visit a good many times now. I usually plan things out and ensure that my phone, which is unlocked, has a US SIM card so that I can make …
The nice people at Phones 4u have just let us know about an offer they have on. Right now, if you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini from them you’ll receive a free 7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. The S4 Mini is available free from just £27 per …
Here at Coolsmartphone we love bargains and there’s nothing better than something for nothing. At the moment the fantastic forum app Tapatalk is now free. If you subscribe to a lot of Forums Tapatalk is the app for you as puts all your posts into one place with …
Phone cases are a part of my daily routine, wake up, pick which phone case to use, get out of bed, brush teeth, itch, you know, all the normal stuff. I find phone cases fall into three different types. Minimal – minimum protection, no shock absorption, no screen protection, …
This afternoon we are attending the unveiling of the Huawei Ascend P6 and they’ve gone and published the press information a little bit earlier than the event. So here it is the Huawei Ascend P6. Spec wise the P6 is pretty good. – 1.5GHz quad-core processor – 4.7-inch …
Blink for Windows Phone has been around for a while, it allows you to take a load of pictures at once and then pick the best one and save it for viewing at a later date. Ideal for photographing twitchy kids or sports events. Well today it’s gone …
Many many years ago SPB used to make apps for Windows Mobile. The had something called SPB Shell, it was basically a launcher for Windows Mobile. Me and millions of others enjoyed it. Fast forward a few years and SPB have been bought out by Russian Search Engine …
Feathers, a Dragonfly, water droplets and snowflakes. What could it all mean? What we do know is that this afternoon we will be at the Huawei event in London and whatever they unveil we’ll be on hand to show you. It is almost definitely going to be the …
