Motorola and Intel to unveil something soon

September the 18th is date when Motorola are due to unveil their next device to the UK. They have sent press invites out today and not a lot has been given away. LET US TAKE YOU TO THE EDGE So from this we can’t guess much. The two …

Skydrive for Android now available

Cloud Storage is definitely one of those things you can’t just get by without these days. I no doubt don’t represent the average phone user with half a dozen different phones, plus tablets and a few pcs, all of which have their own files and structure. Cloud Storage …

Is this going to be the new tablet from HTC?

Don’t you just love the internet? No secret is rarely kept a secret for long, the latest bit of info from the internet that should have possibly kept under wraps is the possible design for a new HTC tablet. A previously unknow Twitter account EVLeaks has posted a …

Archos GamePad. Will it be the ultimate gaming machine?

Archos have recently announced another new device, this time it is a 7″ tablet with game controls on either side of the screen. For the first time with this sort of thing I am actually quite excited about it. In the past devices like this have shown their …

Meanwhile, at 37,000 feet

I had a chat with this gent recently on a flight. He spotted me looking at his phone.. Actually I have to admit that I was watching his movie… It’s a Galaxy SIII from Samsung, brilliant thing. Yeah, I know. I’m just watching the new Batman movie. I’ve …

Alchemy HD For Android

I first played Alchemy a long while ago and spent many a frustrating hour trying to achieve perfection…I didn’t succeed then and now as if to haunt me comes Alchemy HD.  The same riveting game designed especially for HD resolution screens – it looks like the Nexus 7 …

Samsung Galaxy Beam Review

Announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year the unique selling point of the Samsung Galaxy Beam against all other mobile phones currently on the market is the built in projector on the top, but we’ll get to that in a minute. First let’s look at the specs. …

Samsung Galaxy Note – Mugen extended battery review

You get a phone, you use your phone, you start to use your phone a lot more as you slowly realise what it is capable of, you then start to carry a charger around with you every day to charge up your new wonder phone. Your battery just …

Apple lists products that should be banned

Now that the trial is over, at least until the appeals hearing on the 20th September, Apple has wasted no time in identifying the products it wants pulled from shelves in the US. Those products are as follows: Galaxy S 4G Galaxy S2 (AT&T) Galaxy S2 (Skyrocket) Galaxy …

Google comments on Apple Vs Samsung verdict

AllThingsD are reporting Google has finally issued a statement in response to the “AppSung” verdict. Fairly predictably, it attempts to distance Google, and the ‘core Android operating system’ from the infringements. It will certainly be interesting to see what affect the rulings will have on future versions of …

Weather HD Now Available On Android

iOS users may well be aware of the popular app Weather HD. This visually stunning weather forecasting app has now been made available for Android devices. The weather is displayed in high-definition videos, with accurate weather forecasts from all around the world and comes complete with 7-day and …

Opinion: Apple v Samsung – After the Main Event

So the dust is beginning to settle after the so-called tech court case of the decade.  Apple has come out the victor and Samsung supposedly have been crushed – or at least their lawyers have.  So what’s next? For Apple it will be business as usual, there will …

My Phone History – By Ronnie Whelan

Before I start, I have to apologise for my lack of detail with regards to my pre-smartphone phones. I had very little enthusiasm for phones before my Orange SPV, and even a brief spell working in the Nokia factory in Finland didn’t spark an interest. Motorola MR30 It …

Apple Vs Samsung Trial Verdict Is In

So after 3 weeks and months of build up the jury in the Apple vs Samsung trial have finished their deliberations and given their verdict. They ruled that all of Apples patents are valid and the majority of Samsung devices featured in the case infringed. Specifically all 21 …

BES 10 will support all Blackberry, as well as Android & iOS devices

In a move that will hopefully provide a welcome break from the continual run of bad news RIM has been having, its announced that the forthcoming BES 10 version of its enterprise device management software will support all versions of its devices – that’s the QNX-based playbook and …

My Phone History – James Eley

Being one of the babies of the Coolsmartphone team my phone history is considerably less impressive than Jamie’s museum of mobile tech!!! The first phone I ever owned had a colour screen and if I remember correctly I saved up my £2 a week pocket money for ages …

Recreating the Olympics on a Galaxy Note

You may remember the Olympics, it had rather a lot of coverage world wide. Well our very own Leigh Geary was invited by Samsung along with a few other people to document parts of the Olympics using only a Galaxy Note. This year during the London 2012 Olympic …