Google Play End Of Summer Sale……

Google Play appear to be having a bit of a digital clear out with an End Of Summer Sale. No less than 18 apps or games are up for sale from just 69 pence each and there are some biggies in there too. Swiftkey 3, Virtua Tennis Challenge, …

Xperia arc, ray and neo updates blocked by O2

O2 announced today that they have blocked the release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the Sony Xperia arc, Xperia ray and Xperia neo. The move, that was announced today over at the O2 Blog, cites “speed and performance issues” as the reason for O2 not releasing …

O2 gives customer Free £10 to spend in O2 Stores

You may remember that there was a slight issue with the network in the middle of July where customers cold not use their phones at all. Well for once a company has realised that it has made an arse of the situation and are doing something to try …

Nokia Lumia 920 & 820 images leaked

Are these real? Who knows, Twitter user @evleaks has struck again. They have posted two images that quite clearly show two new Nokia devices. Apparently a 4.3″ 820 and 4.5″ 920. These look nice, the time of 9:20 on both screens is a nice touch. I’m not convinced …

Fruity Tokyo blow for the Applesung Rodeo

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the courts, this time Samsung Electronics got a tick in the win column in Tokyo for patents relating to transferring media between devices. “We welcome the court’s decision, which confirmed our long-held position that our products do …

Sony Experia V may not hit the UK shores

Hot on the heels of its unveiling at IFA yesterday, Sony has announced that the Sony Experia V may not be hitting the UK shores. The 4.3″, Bravia engine 2 using, LTE toting handset, which is designed for those upsetting times when you can’t help but spill your morning …

Huawei Emotion ui

What do Sense, TouchWiz and Emotion UI all have in common? They’re all manufacturer applied skins to go over the top of Android. These skins are designed to enhance the user experience and make using the device a whole lot easier. Yesterday Huawei announced Emotion UI and it …

Samsung post an official Galaxy Note II hands on video

The Galaxy Note II is going to be a huge device. Not just in size but in popularity. The updated features and spec that it offers will no doubt attract many people to get one in the next few months. Samsung have posted a video on their YouTube …

Something PIG is coming…….

Rovio, the makers of the famed Angry Birds series have launched a teaser trailer for their upcoming spin off, Bad Piggies. Angry Birds is one of the biggest games if not the biggest available on mobile and has seen releases across almost all smartphone platforms. The video ends …

KeyCase Google Nexus 7 Keyboard Case Review

The Asus built Google tablet has been out for a while now and  Nexus 7 accessories are coming thick and fast. Once such accessory is the Keycase Google Nexus 7 Keyboard Case.  If you hadn’t guessed by the name it is a case for the Nexus 7 that comes …

Acer Cloud Mobile due on the 20th of September

Acer have been quite hot news recently. Announcing four new phones at competitive prices. The highest spec of these is the Acer Cloud Mobile, it has been available for pre-order for a week or two now. With no mention of a release date. This afternoon Expansys have got …

ZTE announce the Grand X IN

The last few days have been press release crazy. This afternoon ZTE have announced the Intel Medfield version of their current Tegra 2 device the Grand X, it’s imaginatively called the Grand X IN. It doesn’t look drastically different apart from an Intel sticker on the backplate. The …

Something exciting from Nokia on 5th September

I have just had an email through from Nokia inviting us to attend an online webcast where something exciting will be announced on the 5th September but no information on what it might be. Anyone can view the webcast by visiting http://www.nokia.com/webcast from 2PM on the 5th September.  Also …

Amazon Appstore launches in Europe

Amazon today announced the official release of the Amazon Appstore in the UK, France, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Although European users have been able to unofficially download the app since it was released in the US, the timing of this launch could have something to do with …

Sony Announce 3 New Products At IFA – Including Bond Phone

  More announcements from IFA came from Sony.  In total Sony announced 3 new mobile products, 2 phones and 1 tablet. The first was the Xperia T, Sony’s new flagship top of the range handset which is set to feature in the upcoming Bond movie Skyfall. The main …

The Coolsmartphone Android app has had an update

You may not have known that we have an Android app. Well we do and it has just been updated. The app now includes our YouTube videos, our Podcast and of course our RSS feed. It gives you another way to keep with our articles and content. Some …

Samsung ATIV S Windows Phone announced at IFA

Last night in Berlin Samsung announced a whole load of new devices. The new Galaxy Note II which looks like a big Galaxy SIII, a Galaxy Camera which looks amazing and the Windows Phone 8 Ativ S which again looks amazing. Here we have a quick look at the ATIV S  Windows Phone …

HTC Announce Desire X

HTC have just announced a new smartphone to the world and that is the HTC Desire X which comes loaded with great features for everyone to enjoy without paying a big price. The HTC Desire X will be available in both White and Black from launch day in …

Ask us a question for our podcast – Episode 12

Yes it is that time again, we want your questions for the team who are going to be recording episode 12 of the podcast. Last week we had an almost impossible question to answer, which we tried to answer. Hopefully this week it won’t be as difficult. Just …

Samsung Galaxy Note II announced at IFA

This evening in Berlin Samsung have announced a whole load of new devices. The newGalaxy Note II which looks like a big Galaxy SIII, a Galaxy Camera which looks amazing and the Windows Phone 8 Ativ S which again looks amazing. Here we have a quick look at the Galaxy Note II. …