Sony Xperia Z unboxing

We have been lucky enough to get hands on the brand new Sony Xperia Z. It’s not even on sale here in the UK and we have the full retail model ready to take over to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress! A huge thanks to the team at …

Netatmo Urban Weather Station Review

The weather. It’s always a major topic of conversation here in the UK. You can stop anyone in the street here and probably spend a good half hour talking about the rain or how cold it is. If you’re into your weather, and you’re into your tech, check …

Bloomberg now available to all Windows Phones

Originally launched as a Nokia exclusive, Bloomberg’s mobile app for Windows Phone 8 is now available on all handsets through the Windows Marketplace. Bloomberg is the main financial information service for many financial professionals, but the app is free to anyone. As well as every day market information, you …

Qualcomm providing public transport?

Bagh! No way man. We’re not going to fall for this blatant advertsing campaign. If Qualcomm are looking for a free plug for their Facebook page and their Mobile World Congress activity then they can look elsewhere. They decided to demonstrate how mobility is in their Qualcomm DNA …

ZTE and NVIDIA partner to launch the first Tegra 4 smartphone

ZTE and NVIDIA have announced that they are going to bring the first Tegra 4 equipped smartphone to the market. Which isn’t entirely surprising. They released a Tegra 2 phone last year, so you’d had expect another at some point. The previous device the ZTE Grand X was …

Another Coolsmartphone Competition Giveaway

Coolsmartphone is 10 years old and we are celebrating. In fact, Leigh is that celebratory he is rarely sober and the rest of the team are not far behind, there are streamers everywhere and I really feel sorry for the office cleaner! You too can join in the …

RBS Windows Phone app available now

Earlier this week we told you about the release of the Natwest banking app for Windows Phone 8 and now their big brother RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) have released an app too- great news! It’s a really good sign for Windows Phone owners to see big banks …

Angry Birds Seasons now available on Windows Phone 8

For Windows Phone 8 users the wait as finally over as Angry Birds Seasons arrives! Joining Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Star Wars, Seasons offers more than 300 levels across a variety of special seasons including Halloween and Christmas. The style of the gameplay sticks close to …

LG announce the 4G F series ahead of MWC

LG have gone a bit mad leading up to MWC, announcing what seems like every device they have up their sleeves ahead of the big event. Maybe it’s to remind people that their still hanging about waiting patiently in the aisles. Maybe it’s because a competitor announced what …

Sony Playstation Meeting – Live with Coolsmartphone

The traditional console-based (and PC) entertainment and mobile worlds are converging at a rapid pace. With this in mind, what lies in store at this evening’s PlayStation Meeting? It’s rumoured that Sony will unveil the PlayStation 4 – and you can get the latest action, video, news, photos …

Thoughts – Round one of LTE auction now over

There’s still no guarantee when LTE will be available on all networks, but the UK is one step closer to getting ubiquitous “4G” data. The first round of the auction has now closed  and we now know what the allocation is.   Spectrum: For those who haven’t been …

Google shows off Google Glass UI

Google has today posted a video on YouTube entitled How It Feels , showing a series of both mundane and out-of-the-ordinary experiences through the eyes of Google Glass, showing people skydiving, skiing and navigating through traffic. The UI has changed it a bit since the last video Google …

HTC One – The unveiling

HTC yesterday announced their new flagship device. The One. As is often the way with these events the official stream is private and then gets shared on YouTube a few days later. Well guess what HTC just put on their YouTube channel?

SwiftKey flow exits beta

Keyboard anoraks rejoice. SwiftKey has just been updated on the Google Play store and the big new feature is the addition of (Swypeesque) Flow gesture typing. Similar to the stock Jellybean keyboard, SwiftKey now lets you type out words simply by swiping over keys in fluid one gesture. …

BBC Sport App now available on Android

The BBC Sport app has finally been released for those on the Android platform. The app which is optimised for devices 7″ and below contains all the latest news and videos from the world of sport. Google Play describes the app: The official BBC Sport app is the …

Huawei tease ahead of MWC

OK, we’re confused. Sure, it’s bad enough trying to pronounce the company (is it He-oo-wii or Ho-wah-way or He-oo-way or somewhere in between?) Now.. now we have this.. errr.. picture. The jury is out on what exactly it is. Perhaps an egg gently nestling between two firm, round.. …

Lookout Competition – Last day!

It’s your last chance today, so get your entry in quick 🙂 We’re giving away a full year subscription to Lookout Premium – the security product that’ll backup and protect your phone. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is answer the …

4G Auction Winners announced by Ofcom

Ofcom today have announced the winners of the licenses to run the 4G networks here in the UK. There are 5 winners in total and the auction raised some £2.3bn with Vodaphone paying the largest amount of £790.7 million. The winners are: Everything Everywhere Ltd Hutchison 3G UK …

HTC One – Video Demo and my thoughts

Here it is then, the HTC One. This huge event at the German Gymnasium in London wasn’t just a phone launch or the confirmation that the leaked M7 was indeed the HTC One. This was showing what mobile companies must do now, because all phones are getting similar …