It isn’t a leak when it’s announced by your director of product management at BlackBerry Middle East, who announced the existence and likely shipping date of the 10 inch BlackBerry PlayBook. Mike Al Mefleh made the comments during the BlackBerry users forum in Dubai, stating “We have a …
Mailbox, the iPhone app designed to ease the pain of trying to clear your inbox on a daily basis, has gained a lot of attention since its launch, helped no doubt by the waiting list system the team have used to manage the rollout, allowing the app to …
The 4G auction is all over as we know and the winning bids are starting to appear online, however some news has come out which points to the fact Three might have bagged themselves a real bargain when it comes to the 1,800Mhz spectrum they plan to use …
Welcome to the Coolsmartphone Podcast episode 38, the Samsung Galaxy S4 special edition. Joining me this week are Jamie Hoyle, Mark Peters and Simon Allum. This week’s topic are basically the Samsung Galaxy S4 and our thoughts on it. Subscribe to our new RSS feed here, iTunes is …
There’s bound to be some fierce competition between the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. Both handsets aim to grab that elusive smartphone crown and it’s fair to say there’s no love lost between the two companies (check out what HTC had to say about the S4!). So …
Last night in New York City something rather large happened. You may have noticed. The Galaxy S4 was announced and to mark that occasion we’re going to have a special edition of the podcast. We’ve pushed it back one day and tonight we’ll record it and get it …
Google and LG have been criticised a lot recently. First of all for not having millions of the Nexus 4 phones waiting for people to buy. Secondly once they sorted out the Nexus 4 stock people started to complain about the official case. The official bumper has been …
Before the release of the announcement of the Galaxy S4 we heard lots of rumours about ‘Eye scroll’ technology being built into the phone. We didn’t quite get the ‘Eye scroll’ rumoured but what we did see feature on the S4 is Smart Pause and Smart Scroll. Both …
As we saw last night Samsung released their new flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4. While general reaction to the phone has been a little mixed (many people on my Twitterl timeline simply described it as ‘meh’, it hasn’t taken HTC very long to get the claws out. …
iZettle is a really handy and affordable way of taking card payments using your mobile phone. No longer do you have to be a big business or shop to be able to receive card payments, perfect if you are always buying lunch at work or for friends who …
Got yourself a Samsung Galaxy S2? Yeah? Good aren’t they. Sure, the S4 has been announced now but I’m with you brother. The S2 is a bloomin’ good handset still and, if you’re on Vodafone, you can now get yourself Android 4.1.2. We’ve had a tip from Matthew …
Just yesterday we looked at the UK networks and checked to see who was going to carry the Samsung Galaxy S4. The only network who hadn’t confirmed were O2, but they’ve just uypdated their Twitter feed with confirmation that they too will be carrying the handset. You can …
AdBlock Plus, the app that blocks those pesky mobile ads has been removed from the Play Store by Google. In a move that could be seen to be protecting their own revenues, Google are running the risk of upsetting the many users that only want the content of …
By now the news is everywhere. Andy Rubin is leaving Android, the project he brought with him to Google in 2004, to work in their famous Project X department (responsible for Google Glass). There are many theories as to why Andy Rubin has left the effort – some …
Last night Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 in New York City. Leigh detailed the Galaxy S4 specs just a few hours ago. Along with the lengthy and rather peculiar event, Samsung have posted a video which shows the key features of the S4. The software features seem to …
So yes, those leaks were right and yes, you can control it using your eyes. In a somewhat strange cabaret-style launch in NYC this evening we were treated to some of the features of the all-new Samsung handset. First though, the official specs. It’s powered by Android 4.2.2 …
Come on in, grab a seat. This is going to be a late one, if you’re in Europe at least. In New York everything is just about to kick off. You know what to expect – the Samsung Galaxy S4. We’ve seen pictures, we’ve seen videos too. Are …
Yesterday we posted the first content on the new HTC One which has attracted a lot of attention before it goes on sale this Friday. Of course there will be lots of questions from readers who want to know things before they go out and spend a large …
As you will be well aware by now, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is going to be launched at the Samsung Unpacked event this evening – we’ll be covering it live here. It appears, however, that we may not need to wait for the event to know what is …
We’ve heard rumours that the new Samsung Galaxy S4 will have eye-tracking technology. Last year, when the Galaxy S3 launched, we saw the “Smart Stay” technology. This held the backlight on provided your eyes were looking at the screen. The S4 is said to build on that, perhaps …
