Samsung are to announce the Galaxy X Cover 2 at MWC

MWC is coming and as usual in the lead up to it various devices get leaked. Yesterday we heard about the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 via Samsung fansite SamMobile and today they have information about the tough Galaxy X Cover 2. It’s the next in line for Samsung …

The Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 30

It’s that time of the week where a few select members of the team take an hour or so out of their busy lives to discuss the weeks happening in the crazy world of mobile technology. You can watch the shenanigans unfold live here in this very post …

The customer is always right and they’re changing behaviour rapidly

Something is happening, and it’s happening quickly. It hit me this afternoon when I was buying apples in Morrisons. The supermarket chain is massive. They bought Safeway (anyone remember them? I used to work there y’know) but in the run-up to Christmas their like-for-like sales dipped 2.5%. “Hey …

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 GT-N5100 details start to appear

The Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Note II are both great devices. High specifications and decent quality materials was the order of the day. These days the “Note” brand stands more for just a big Samsung device with an S-Pen. Like the Note 10.1 or that rumoured lower …

EE to close 78 shops nationwide

Everything Everywhere has announced that it is to close 78 of its stores throughout the country. This will be where there is more than one store within close proximity to another. This happened here in Stockport for the launch of EE, we had three stores but they soon …

Blackberry L Series Specs leaked in official RIM document

The time of reckoning for Rim is drawing ever closer. The launch date for BB10 is all set to be 30th January however details have leaked out with details of the new L Series. The L Series is to launch under the model number Z10 and will have …

Are you protected? Mobile Phone crime is on the rise….

Statistics released by the Metropolitan Police show that once again mobile phone crime is on the rise. The fact that 158 iPhones are stolen in London every day (total of 56,680 mobiles stolen between April & September) has led the force to launch an awareness campaign around personal …

Free Calls via Facebook

Facebook look set to expand their mobile offering in a big way – at least for iPhone users. Starting to appear now in the US after apparently successful trials in Canada is an option from within Messenger to place a free voice call to your chosen contact. When …

Temple Run 2 for iOS launches tonight

After the huge success of the Original Temple Run, the creators Imamgi Studios are bringing a Sequel. The craze of running along, jumping and sliding over and under tree roots collecting coins on the way, are you going to be joining in? It’s now available from the UK …

Sony Xperia Z hands on

Interested in the forthcoming Sony Xperia Z? It’s water resistant and comes with a 13 megapixel camera and 5″ 1080p screen. It’s all looking like a rather attractive package. Below is a hands on video, which Clove have put together, the device is expected to be on sale in the …

Beemo 4G USB Modem Review

Back in the early days of the 3G dongle, I bought a USB device from the 3 store.  It came with 1Gb data and a few text messages all for £49 and £15 per month.  To be honest it was terrible.  Connectivity was poor and it the signal …

XYFI Personal Hotspot – Review

I know what most of you guys are thinking. “Why do I need a MiFi?” or perhaps even, “What is a MiFi?” Put simply, it’s a gadget you stick your SIM card in. It’ll connect to the internet through the mobile network and then beam out a WiFi …

Samsung Ativ Tab gets ditched in the USA

It seems that people really aren’t warming to Windows RT. The idea can be confusing and many people tune out when you start explaining it. Let me try now… Windows RT is a special version of Windows 8 which runs on ARM chips. It’s perhaps a little more …

HTC One SV LTE – Buy it on EE right now.

Hi, I’m Kevin Bacon. Superfast 4G now comes with a new HTC device – the HTC One SV LTE. Of course, you knew it was coming when we first mentioned the handset back in December, but now we have the prices. It’s free on £36 per month plans …

Text payments service to launch in UK in Spring 2014

UK mobile users will be able to send and receive money by sharing only their phone number by Spring 2014, the Payments Council has said. Account owners will be asked by their banks if they want to opt-in to a database that will allow the sending of money …

Full Monty speed caps return (UPDATED)

A reliable source has information that the “Full Monty” package from T-Mobile will once again be speed capped starting from the 16th January! Nearly a year ago we brought you the news that T-Mobile had a speed cap on their top end Full Monty plan and despite the …

Motorola Razr HD soon available SIM free in the UK

Can you remember last year when Motorola announced three new devices for the US market. The Motorola Razr HD, the Razr Maxx HD and the Razr M. These were all pretty neat looking devices and only one of them made it over to the UK. The Razr M …