Windows Phone 7.8 for the Lumia 800

My morning routine normally consists of switching on the personal mobile (Nexus 4), checking Facebook and Twitter. Then switch on the work phone (Nokia Lumia 800), check the work emails, and then get out of bed. This morning however was different, I was greeted by an update notification on the …

Nokia Lumia 620 – Initial Impressions

Nokia seem to want to cover all sectors of the mobile market. From the lowly Asha range right through to the top end Lumia 920. The Nokia Lumia 620 sits somewhere smack in the middle. At first I thought the Lumia 620 was going to be a drastically …

Tile Launcher Beta (Update)

I originally posted about this app almost a few weeks ago. It amazed me then, but it did have its issues with random force closes and lack of features. Now, however, this app has really changed a lot. I encourage everyone to check it out. Basically, without re-writing …

Jeans made for your smartphone?!?! Sweet!

These are some pretty sweet jeans, I am not going to lie. They are not up there in techy coolness like clothing that has solar panels to charge your devices or circuitry to boost your cell phone signal, BUT, these are probably much sexier, at least the manufacturer …

The Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 32

This week on our Podcast we discussed a whole pile of exciting stuff. Top of the list we had BlackBerry 10 and our thoughts about it. We also had a chat about my made up conspiracy theory, the Nokia Lumia 620, the ongoing Nexus 4 debacle, the HTC …

Nexus 4 Charging Orb Spotted

Right you lucky people who are in possession of a Nexus 4, (THEY ARE CURRENTLY SHOWING AS IN STOCK ON THE PLAY STORE.) You know what it is like with the announcement of any official Nexus, there are a number of sexy accessories that are shown off at …

Blackberry Q10 spotted in white at Z10 launch

Yesterday we saw the Blackberry Z10 and a white Nexus 4. Not to be outdone, Blackberry also gave us a little teaser of the Q10 in white. Take that LG! Whilst everyone else were crowding around the Z10 for their first look, Blackberry CMO Frank Boulben whipped a …

TVCatchup is now available for Windows Phone 8

TVCatchup has been around for a while on various other platforms. It basically allows you to watch live TV on your phone. Obviously it’s all down to the quality of your data connection as to how good it looks. It is for Windows Phone 8 users only which …

Apple, Google, it’s time to step it up! – Opinion

So that’s it, the last of the “big” players to reveal their hand has now done so and BlackBerry 10 has been launched with a big fanfare and a promise from all the major carriers to stock the handsets. BB10 devices are out there and ready to take …

EE 4G goes live in 9 more towns

EE have rolled out their premium 4G service to 9 more towns. If you are in Amersham, Bolton, Chelmsford, Hemel Hempstead, Southend-on-Sea, Stockport, Sunderland, Sutton Coldfield or Wolverhampton, you should now be able to access to EE’s 4G network. Apparently this means 45% of the UK population now …

How to try and steal someone’s thunder

Yesterday saw one of the biggest names in the mobile industry announce some seriously impressive stuff. New devices and a new OS. BlackBerry 10 is possibly RIM’s BlackBerry’s last chance to be current, competitive and profitable. They should be allowed their five minutes to say their piece and …

Movpower Portable Charger – Review

So on Tuesday we added a post about the Movpower 5200 Portable Charger. I decided to get one. There’s another version available but this baby has a capacity of 5200mAh. That’s quite a bit. The Samsung Galaxy Note has a 2500mAh battery, which is hefty enough, so this …

Google extend Activesync Exchange support until July 31st

New Windows Phone owners can breathe a sigh of relief. Recently Google announced as part of it’s “Winter Cleaning” process that it would be dropping support for new connections via Google Sync, which is the method that people like me who own Android and Windows Phone device use …

Coolsmartphone BB10 Roundup

We’ll be updating this post with our latest posts on the BlackBerry 10 launch earlier today. So far, we have published: Blackberry 10 – Live with Coolsmartphone BlackBerry Z10 coming to Three UK Developers partner with BlackBerry for BB10 launch Vodafone UK launches its first ‘4G-ready’ phone, the …

EE post Z10 hands on

EE have been quick off the mark getting a video uploaded to their YouTube channel regarding the recent BB10 launch, showing the new BlackBerry Z10 in all its glory. It also means that EE will have the new device on their 4G network sometime in the near future. …

RIM rebrands; now just BlackBerry

Something else to come out of today’s BB10 announcement was that Research In Motion are rebranding to become BlackBerry, representing a unification of the devices and the brand behind them. It shows how RIM are playing hard to re-invent themselves in a rapidly changing mobile environment, and I …

Developers partner with BlackBerry for BB10 launch [Updated]

Also announced by BlackBerry today was big brand partners for the BlackBerry World launch on BB10. Along with the tens of thousands of applications submitted over the past two Port-a-thon weekends, Rovio Mobile, 2DBoy (creators of World of Goo) and Facebook are amongst the big names to have …

BlackBerry Z10 coming to Three UK

Brendan from Three has just announced the UK network will be stocking the BlackBerry Z10 which was shown  just minutes ago at a live event around the world. The BlackBerry Z10 is the full touch screen handset running the latest BlackBerry 10 operating system We are covering the …