Black Samsung Galaxy SIII now available on Vodafone

Expansys have had the black version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (or SIII) available SIM-free for about a week now, but you’ll also be able to get it from Vodafone for free on plans costing £42 or more. Voda have us a nudge after the 16GB version arrived …

Coolsmartphone, on the move

Tonight is Bonfire night here in the UK, so instead of setting off fireworks or .. trying to blow up the House of Lords, we figured you’d like something different. With the recession and mobile data plans never quite as large as everyone would like, we decided to …

Virgin announce a new converged calling plan

Virgin Media has today announced that it is to introduce the UK’s first converged calling. A simple smartphone app allows calls to be made over WiFi no matter where you are. Calls can be made wherever there is a WiFi connection, even abroad. All you need is a …

LG Optimus L7 going cheap for the rest of today

LG are all over the place at the moment. Mainly down to the excitement about the upcoming Nexus 4. Their older phones are obviously going to have to be sold off quickly before then. First in line is the Optimus L7. Expansys have dropped the price to £159.99 …

Are you a huge BlackBerry fan?

Well we might just have the ideal phone for you. Expansys have been in touch to let us know that the BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981 is back in stock for a staggering £1209.99 which you can get here. It certainly makes me wonder who owns one of these. …

Samsung Galaxy Note II Review

I’ve often listened with interest as our own James Pearce waxes lyrical on the Coolsmartphone Podcast about the wonders of having a handset with a large screen.  James has often sung the praises of his own Galaxy Note brushing aside all ridicule.  Personally I had my doubts, I …

EE – Is It really all that bad?

So, 4G is live in 12 cities, the tech journalists have busied themselves speed testing from every street, from inside buildings, outside shopping centres and some have even got up at silly o’clock just to drive somewhere and check the speeds that can be achieved (now who would …

3G Issues on 3. Data down.

Note: If you are looking for information on the data issues from the 4th June 2013, click here. Several users of the 3 network are reporting a complete data outage this morning. Users have taken to social networking site Twitter to complain that they are getting limited or …

Samsung Galaxy SIII tops 30 million sales

Samsung Poland have tweeted the Galaxy S3 model has surpassed sales of 30 million units. The post shows some of the Samsung team celebrating. Considering the device has only been on sale for approximately five months, that is an amazing achievement. Whilst it’s obviously more expensive  the iPhone 5 …

Microsoft testing their own Smartphone?

If you follow what Microsoft is up to, you might have heard that they are potentially testing their own smartphone hardware. No one knows for sure if the rumours are true and we doubt very much the device would make an appearance anytime soon with some Windows Phone …

Apple posts updated statement regarding Samsung trial

Last week Apple published a court ordered statement regarding the Samsung Galaxy Tab and how it was deemed not to have infringed Apple’s intellectual property. The court took exception to the wording and ordered Apple to redo it, as it was not exactly in keeping with the spirit …

CRC Pro-Cycling

The guys at Chain Reaction Cycles.com have teamed up with Billy Goat Entertainment to bring you a sports game with a difference. Like riding a bike but think the weather is too cold? We have a solutionfor you. Download CRC Pro-Cycling and get pedaling. The menu system is …

Win a copy of CRC Pro-Cycling or Volume+! [GIVEAWAY]

5th November, remember remember, gunpowder, treason and plot. To celebrate this fiery time of year, we’re giving away a copy of CRC Pro-Cycling for iOS! Alternatively, for the Android users out there, we are also giving away a copy of the great volume-modification app Volume+, thanks to Danny …

Samsung Galaxy Note II shifts 3 million in 37 days

It might have a huge screen, it might blur the lines between “phone” and “tablet” but the new Note II has proved pretty popular, shifting 3 million units in just over a month. The Note II, which we looked at recently, has a 5.5″ screen and that S-Pen …

Panasonic bids farewell to Europe

Just a few months ago we jostled for position as reporters snapped the new Panasonic Eluga and Eluga Power. The handsets attracted a lot of interest and Panasonic proudly annouced their European return. The Eluga Power was particularly interesting – it’s just 9.6mm thick and has a dual-core …

QDOS Metallics case iPhone 4/4S

Companies get in touch regularly asking us to take a look at their products. It’s part of the job I favour. Recently I got a QDOS Metallics case in the post. I had an iPhone 4S which has now made it’s way to a new home, my Dad. …

HTC 8X in blue now in stock

Another day another eagerly awaited device. This time it’s the HTC 8X in blue. Which we reviewed here. Expansys now have them in stock costing £399.99 more details here. Clove have also mentioned that they have the blue in stock as well, more details here.

Virgin Media offer up unlimited data for £10 a month

Data. We all want more, even if we don’t really need it. Now Virgin Media have announced some new Pay-As-You-Go plans and now unlimited data starts at just £10 a month. It’s a simple setup. There’s two plans – “Big Data & Texts” and “Big Talk”. For £10 …