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 …

Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 21

This week we discuss the Microsoft Surface, the multiple Google Announcements, EE hands on and lots more. Your hosts are, Jamie Ryan, James Pearce, Dan Carter and Mark Peters You can find the RSS feed for the podcast here, you can subscribe in iTunes and you can find …

Nuketown 2025 Trailer Released

Activision released a new trailer today for the hotly anticipated Nuketown 2025 map. Nuketown was one of the most widely popular Call of Duty maps of all time. The map is based around a “town of the future” design from the 1960s. Boy, they were way off. The …

iOS 6.0.1 released; iOS 6.1 now available for developers

Apple has today pushed out the first minor bugfix to their recently released iOS 6 mobile operating system. The bugfix resolves several issues with the OS including, the camera flash not going off in some cases, a bug where the iPhone may not use the mobile network and …

O2 ‘capitalise’ on the inexpensive Nexus 4

The Nexus 4 is due in just a short couple of weeks. You may also have read that O2 have exclusivity on the contract side of things for one month. You’d expect a handset that starts at £239 sim free to come fairly cheaply on contract, right? Well, …

Apple told to re-do their Samsung statement

The rather back-handed statement that Apple were forced to publish on their site has seemingly riled British judges. The statement was ordered by courts following a battle with Samsung over the iPad design. Apple were told that it should explain that Samsung had not copied the iPad design. …

Nokia Lumia 820 SIM free available soon

Today has been a day of retailers passing on information about the upcoming Nokia Lumia phones. The latest bit of info we’ve had was from Expansys who have let us know about the SIM free version of the Nokia Lumia 820 in black will be available from 12 …

LG Nexus 4 system dump available for download

We all knew it wouldn’t take long, so here it is a full system dump of the Nexus 4. It’s only a matter of time now before we start to see modded versions of the software working on non Nexus devices, we already have a working keyboard and almost fully …

Microsoft Surface with Windows RT – Initial Impressions

A lot has been said about Windows 8 recently. A lot of it has been negative and mainly about the metro new tiled interface. I didn’t buy into any of the negativity and when the Surface with RT tablets came up for pre-order I went ahead and ordered …

3D Printed iPhone 5 Case Review

It’s not often that you need an app to purchase a phone case. 3DPCase by Sculpteo is an app in the iPhone app store that allows you to partially design your own custom 3D printed iPhone 4 or iPhone 5 case.   There are a range of different designs …

Nokia Lumia 920 now available Sim Free

One of the most eagerly awaited Windows Phone 8 devices is the Lumia 920. Various sites have been quoting contract based prices and barely any sites have quoted Sim Free prices. Until now that is, online retailer Mobicity have tweeted saying they have the black Lumia 920 in …