Google I/O 2013 – Liveblog

Google I/O is once again being hosted in the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. The annual developers shindig hosted by Google is due to kick off at 5pm BST and we here at Coolsmartphone are proud to bring you a liveblog and livestream of the main keynote speech. …

My choice of apps – 1Password

 Hands up if you use the same password at more than one website. Now keep your hand up if all your passwords are more than 12 characters, contain a mixture of upper and lower case letters, numbers and characters. Where did everyone go?!  Until recently I used two …

Windows Phone Update on its way…..

Microsoft have begun to reveal details regarding an upcoming update to Windows Phone 8. The launch of the Nokia 925 bought with it an announcement that the new device would be running Windows Phone 8.1 In a blogpost about the new Nokia, Microsoft have detailed some of the …

BBC iPlayer is now available for Windows Phone 8

Woohoo, finally the day has come. The BBC have finally made an iPlayer app, well a wrapper for the website anyway. Don’t expect some lovely Metro gubbins here. It is probably the number one app that people moan about when telling the world why they can’t use Windows …

Featured Android App – iDone

  Notes apps, have a look in the play store and there are literally hundreds.  Some are good, some are poor and some stand out from the crowd. Evernote is probably the biggest but requires a centrally registered account and, lets face it, isn’t exactly what could be …

Customer Support the right way

Sunday night bought with it a sheer sense of unhappiness. I was having issues connecting to the Wi-Fi at work (not an unusual occurrence!) so I tried to reboot my Nexus 4.  The power button having been pressed, off the device powered. I pressed the Power button once again …

Google Music to challenge Spotify?

Back in February we covered rumours that Google were about to enter the music streaming game and launch a challenger to Spotify. Well, tonight The Verge are reporting that this is no longer a rumour but actually that Google have signed a deal with Universal and Sony Music for distribution …

Nokia Lumia 520 now available on Vodafone

The Nokia Lumia 520 is the baby of the Nokia Windows Phone 8 Lumia range. I went out a snapped one up when Carphone Warehouse launched them on O2, but now Vodafone have launched it too. Get one now for £115 on pay as you go in either …

BBM coming to Android and iOS

BlackBerry have just posted that BBM is coming to both Android and iOS this summer. It’ll be available as a free download from the relevant app stores. Although this is great news for anyone who’d like to keep on touch with their BlackBerry-packing friends, they have left it very …

Issentiel Leather Nexus 4 case – Review

I own an LG Nexus 4, so as you could imagine I am always concerned I’ll damage it. Not so much because it’s fragile, but because it looks so nice I don’t want to spoil it. I have a ‘bumper’ for it but it just doesn’t feel like it’s going …

Cygnett SoundWave Bluetooth speaker with dock – Review

The Cygnett SoundWave Bluetooth speaker is a compact mains or battery powered wireless sound system that comes with the added bonus of a phone stand. I’ve had one on test for a couple of weeks, so here’s how it stacks up. Good Price Phone stand Big sound from …

HTC First no longer coming to EE? *UPDATED*

When HTC and Facebook announced their device called the ‘HTC First’ EE were chosen as the network in the UK. Over in the USA we’ve seen AT&T possibly can the device so we wanted to see if it was still showing on the EE website. Worryingly it looks …

Nokia Lumia 925 Q&A

Nokia kindly arranged a Q&A session here at the event with the product manager of the new Lumia 925. We were able to get some more information on it and received a lot os answers to any questions you might have. Be sure to change to 720p to …

HTC One vs Galaxy S4 – Part 2

OK, I’ll admit it. Sometimes I make mistakes. I fess up, it was me who caused the break-up between Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Oh wait.. no, sorry. The Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC One video I did the other day… that’s it. That’s where the mistake was. …

Nokia Lumia 925 promo videos

Nokia have this morning announced the Lumia 925. Dan has been posting hands on pictures here. Networks have been announcing their intentions here and now Nokia have posted a load of promo videos on YouTube. They basically show some of the key features of the Lumia 925. They …

Nokia Lumia 925 hands on

So here in London, Nokia just announced the new Lumia 925 to the world and it is an absolute beauty with sleek aluminium unibody edge with gorilla glass 2 screen which is just stunning and a polycarbonate back. We are about to have a special Q&A session with …

The Nokia Lumia 925 and where to get it

Today Nokia have announced the Lumia 925 and as is the norm on a new device day we get a LOT of emails from from retailers and networks about their deals and tariffs. This post will grow over the next few days as we get more and more …

Nokia announce the Lumia 925

Nokia have just announced the brand new Lumia 925 to the world here in London and we are going hands on with it in the next few minutes. The Lumia 925 has an impressive set of specifications for the new Nokia flagship phone and this carries on from …

Nokia Event Live! – London 14th

We are here at the Nokia event in London ready to see the next Lumia flagship phone and have all our questions answered such as what will it look like, what will it do and when can we get one! Below is a liveblog from inside the event …