HTC Desire X Review

My introduction to the Android platform came through the original HTC Desire.  One of my bosses walked up to me knowing my love for phones and showed me his brand spanking new piece of kit, complete with scrolling widgets and all shiny and new.  My search for a …

Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S3 – Now for Vodafone and O2 users

Just a few days ago we spotted that lucky Galaxy S3 users on the Three network were receiving the latest Android OS update – Jelly Bean. Now it’s the turn of Vodafone customers, who can download the update either via Kies or Over The Air. We’d love to …

MaXimus HTC One X+ custom ROM appears before the phone does

The HTC One X+ is the latest flagship in the HTC One range. It’s been a controversial move by HTC, and much has already been made of the decision to release it so soon after the original One X. Well, the time for controversy is over as those …

Example video filmed on a Motorola RAZR i

We took a look at the Motorola RAZR i a few weeks back but I was quite intrigued by it so tomorrow we’ll have a second review. Until then, here’s an example filmed on the new handset. The camera is an 8 megapixel, 3264 x 2448 unit which …

Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini gets a mini review

We still can’t get our hands on an S3 Mini. Others have done though, and we don’t mind. if we can watch this hot new Samsung getting some hands-on time in video. Many people have asked for a phone just like the S3, but just a bit smaller. …

Motorola offers $100 to some owners who can’t upgrade to Jelly Bean

Motorola have published a list of handsets that will be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a rough timetable for the roll out in the States. They have also announced a list of handsets that won’t be receiving the latest version of the constantly fragmented operating system. …

Verbs gets taller + more

Verbs, what I consider to be one of the best IM apps for iOS got an update today. As you can see from the screenshot above. The developer Include Technologies have been quite the comedians using Emojicons to let us know what they’ve done. Love for the iPhone …

Confirmed – Sony Nexus a hoax

We all had an inkling from the dodgy Sony label on the back of it, but we’ve just had confirmed. The Sony Nexus that ‘leaked’ on Monday was indeed a fake. There’s a quite interesting read on how the ‘faker’ did it too.   News of this broke …

Sony confirm Xperia Upgrade plans

The Sony product blog has today released information regarding their Jellybean upgrade schdule for the Xperia range of handsets. Upgrades are often a bone of contention for Android handset owners with many handsets receiving little or no post sales support from the manufacturers however Sony have been rather good at …

More Pictures of the new Nexus surface

  The end of October is shaping up to be a tad busy in the world of mobile communications.  With EE due to launch their 4G network, Microsoft holding their Windows Phone 8 and Google getting set to cause mayhem by holding their event on the same day …

PayPal gets iPhone 5 and iOS 6 support

I woke up this morning to a badge icon of 1 on the AppStore. Using an iPhone 5, I’m always hoping that the apps I use regularly will get updated to use the full screen sooner rather than later. This one was PayPal. I don’t use it all …

Huawei Ascend Mate is to be a 6.1 inch Galaxy Note II rival?

Huawei are quickly turning their reputation around from cheap and nasty to being an affordable alternative, with the Ascend P1 being a very good phone at a more than reasonable price. Well they’re now gunning for the big boys. When I say big, I don’t just mean market …

Plague Inc. – Android

Have you ever wasted a few hours playing a game called “Pandemic”? If so this game might just be for you. Plague Inc. made by Ndemic but published by Miniclip. When you first start it you are prompted for a difficulty setting, Casual (Easy, The first one I …

Bad Piggies – iOS

Yes folks, bad piggies is available on iOS. The guys who brought us Angry Birds have take the franchise to a new level and they have created another gem. At first looks, Bad Piggies seems a little bizarre. Believe me, it is. You don’t need to fling anything …

Tiger Woods 2012 – iOS

Are you a golf pro? I’m far from it. Playing Tiger Woods 2012 makes me think I’m fantastic at golf. The game makes play relatively easy. Getting started can take a while before you can hit the ball. It looks for saved games in the cloud, you need …

Nexus 10 tablet details start to appear [rumour]

Recently rumours surrounding Nexus devices have been all over the web. One interesting rumour surfaced the other week about a new 10” Google Nexus tablet. It was said that Samsung are going to be making a “Nexus 10” tablet with a rumoured high resolution screen. Well some evidence …

a-Jays One+ Earphones – Review

Having heard many good things about the a-Jays range of earphones, and with most bundled headsets being very average indeed, I thought, for £40, these would be a great addition to my newly purchased Galaxy Note 2. In actual fact, the bundled headphones with the Note 2 aren’t …

Coolsmartphone Podcast – Episode 19

This week we discuss the Surface RT pricing, the iPad Mini, The HTC One X+, the Nexus event and much much more. Your hosts are, Jamie Ryan, James Pearce, Dan Carter and Khellan Payne You can find the RSS feed for the podcast here, you can subscribe in …

Valve announces Greenlight Concepts; allows free submission

Valve today announced the creation of Steam Greenlight Concepts, a project that has come off the back of the recent decision to change a $100 mandatory donation the Child’s Play to help cut down on fake registrations such as ‘Half-Life 3’. The move didn’t exactly prove popular with …

Nokia losses continue, but shares are up

Nokia shares have risen today, despite the company announcing losses of nearly £800 million for just July, August and September. Sales were down 19% compared to the same period last year and show just how large a mountain Nokia have to climb with Windows Phone 8, which they …