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 …

Ask us a question for our podcast – Episode 19

What a hectic week it’s been news wise. We’ve had Microsoft Surface pre-orders appear from nowhere, we’ve had notification of an Apple event for the rumoured iPad Mini and we’ve had a huge new phone from HTC Japan. We will no doubt have a lot to cram into …

Zeebox – Now controls your TV too (Update)

Got a Sky+ HD box? A Virgin Media Tivo box? Perhaps you have one of those clever Smart TV’s that lets you play those “backed up movies” on your NAS drive? Said yes to any of that? Good, because we need to talk about Zeebox. The app, if …

Latest HTC Windows Phones and SIII Mini release dates

Come close. Closer. Closer still. Phew.. have you been eating onions? Anyway, we’ve got some news about the phones we’ve covered recently. First, the Android-powered Galaxy SIII Mini. The 4″ version of the SIII has a bit less power (dual core 1GHz CPU) and a slightly reduced camera …

Asus Padfone 2 event

Did you miss the live streaming of the Padfone 2 event the other day? Well lucky you, Asus have posted a video of the whole thing to YouTube and whilst the beginning is a little forced you eventually get to see the goods. If you want to read …

Fuhu announce the Nabi 2 tablet for kids

Kids seem to be attracted to the household tablet or smartphone. Every time I see a child clutching hold of a super expensive tablet I cringe. Some companies make super protective cases and some like Fuhu make tablets specifically for kids. They have announced the Nabi 2 tablet …

Google Calendar is now available on the Play Store

But it’s already installed on my phone, I hear you all cry. Well not if you own a Samsung device. They have their own app called S Planner which still syncs with Google Calendar, but it leaves some people a little upset and hunting for alternatives. Google have …

Learn more about Microsoft Surface

Two videos in one day! Boy Microsoft are spoiling us. This one shows the Surface tablet and a few of it’s features. Nothing astounding really but interesting if your like me and you’ve pre-ordered a Surface. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yswUFCD1x0A

32GB Nexus 7 confirmed

UK retailer Argos has today confirmed the existence of a new 32GB Nexus 7 tablet in their Christmas Gift Guide. TheNextWeb spotted the entry in the brochure, which was released earlier today. Argos confirmed the existence of the tablet in a phone call, but said it would not …

HTC, Android updates, and iterative hardware [opinon]

I wish I’d been on the podcast two weeks ago, to have a rant about the One X+. For some reason, this minor hardware update has completely set me off. The key selling point seems to be that it’s running Jellybean along with an updated version of Sense. …

Love free WiFi on the Tube? We’ve got some good news

2012 has been pretty good for the people of London. Several big events, an extra Bank Holiday, the Olympics, the Paralympics and, to top it all off, free WiFi on the Tube thanks to Mr Branson. As the days get shorter and we all shuffle around in the …

HTC Japan anounce the J Butterfly

HTC Japan have announced the HTC J Butterfly and boy is it a looker. It is a 5″ 1080p phone that looks a bit like a larger version of the One X. It is available in either White, Black or Red. Spec wise it is pretty impressive, packing …

Fancy a reconditioned or graded device?

Don’t mind buying a graded handset? Want to save yourself a bit of money? We’ve been given a nudge about SmartfoneStore.com this morning and they seem to have a good selection of slightly cheaper phones including iPhone these Galaxy SIII handsets. A Grade C handset (which apparently means …

The tablet market. It’s all over – [opinion]

Well,that’s that then. October 23rd 2012 – The launch of the iPad Mini. Put the date in your diary. The date that any competition in the tablet market officially disappears. Maybe I’m a little premature in forecasting impending doom for competition within the sector but let’s be honest, with …

The making of Microsoft Surface

Today we have another video featuring the now up for pre-order Microsoft Surface tablet. This video looks at the making of the device and the choice of materials. It also shows them testing the strength of the device by driving it into a hard surface. Me and a …

Argh! Borderlands 2 Pirate DLC Available Today!

Looking to set sail on the Seven Seas in Borderlands 2? Gearbox is continuing their aggressive DLC rollout after adding the Mechromancer by adding the Caption Scarlett and her Pirate’s Booty campaign add-on. The DLC is available for download today for 800 Microsoft points or $10. It will …