Dual Sim phones have never really come to anything. They always seem to be a good idea but never really deliver. Back in the days of Windows Mobile they existed and didn’t really take off and more recently Viewsonic have released a few under specced dual sim devices, …

A phone timeline. Wow. This has certainly been a memory test, but here we go…

Reaction Everything Everywhere – Ofcom’s decision to make 4G available this year is great news for the UK. Consumers will soon be able to benefit from the much greater mobile speeds that 4G will deliver. 4G will drive investment, employment and innovation and we look forward to making …

Today it is the turn of Stephen Murray to share with us his phone history. Panasonic GD30 This, as far as I can remember, was my first phone. Battery life was pretty good, and it did everything I needed it to. How times have changed! Nokia 3210 Ahhh, …

Gemini have announced another tablet today. This one is slightly lower spec than the other one. but it does come with a protective case and a bluetooth keyboard. The spec for the device is as follows: JoyTAB Gem10312BK RRP £199.99 CPU: ARM Cortex A8 Graphics: ARM Mali-400 Memory: …

Ofcom have today approved Everything Everywhere to deliver 4G from September this year. Which means T-Mobile and Orange will be able to offer super fast mobile broadband very soon. Obviously you will need a compatible handset, but this is great news for the consumer. What it means for …

Expansys have today reduced the price of the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition to only £184.99. The tablet with 16gb of onboard storage and has an 8.2″ screen.  The Xoom 2 ME sports a dual core 1.2ghz processor, Corning Gorilla Glass and runs on the Android 3.2 Honeycomb …

Gemini make a range of budget tablets, one of which was reviewed by Ronnie a few months ago (review here). Yesterday Gemini announced a new model to add to their ranks. The new tablet will be called the Gem9212 costing only £229.99 and it will feature the usual …

CarphoneWarehouse and Expansys are now selling the Galaxy Note 10.1 Expansys models start at £404.99 for the Wifi only version (including delivery), whilst at CarphoneWarehouse the base 16gb model is £399.99 with free delivery. Expansys also have the 3G model for £484.99 including delivery. Links – CarphoneWarehouse and …

The new Huawei Ascend P1 has finally landed in the UK on the Vodafone network and can be yours free from as little as £26 a month for some great specs and an almost unbranded operating system. We recently reviewed the P1 which got a great report and …

We’ve covered Jolla mobile quite a few times here on Coolsmartphone and regular readers will know that the company are in the middle of creating a MeeGo powered phone. One of the fundamental problems with MeeGo or any new OS, is that there is a severe lack of …

The successor to Sony’s flagship Xperia S has appeared on Sony Mobile’s website. The Sony Xperia SL will launch with a 4.3″ TFT 1280×720 screen, a 1.7ghz Qualcomm Dual Core processor and will feature a 12.1 mega pixel camera. Weighing in at 144 grammes, the handset will be 10.6mm …

  LG has announced details and global availability of its latest device the Optimus Vu.  The device, a mixture between a phone and a tablet (rather like the Samsung Galaxy Note) will be sporting a 5″ screen and come inclusive of 1gb RAM, 32gb onboard storage – no …

I come across a lot of people during my working week. I then chat or talk to a lot of people online out of work. Most of them have one thing in common. What’s that then? Mobile phones. I do not know anyone who does not own a …

Have you always liked the look of the Nokia Lumia 800? Well if you want to get your hands on one slightly cheaper than before today is your lucky day. Expansys have them in black for £249.99 today only. The Lumia 800 really is a gorgeous phone and …

Continuing last weeks theme of “My Phone History”, today we go with Nick Plain. Who wins the award for owning the worst looking phone ever with that Alcatel. Here is Nicks history. Nokia 5146 I spent a lot of time choosing my first phone and contract. My two …

The Linear EX series from Spigen SGP is a 2 part bumper case available in a variety colours, allowing you to mix and match your styles. I’ve been using them for the last few days and this is my review. The first thing you have to do when …

Ouch. This morning OnLive have announced that they have sold their assets and name to a new company who will take over the online stream gaming company. So unfortunately for HTC this means all ties with previous investors are severed. Which for HTC is $40 million. HTC invested …

We saw the xiaomi MI-2 announcement the other day and one thing that stood out apart from the spec was the fact it would come with a Jelly Bean version of the popular MIUI ROM. My first thought was “I wonder when I can flash that on my …

No new device arrives on the scene without a load of faked images, leaked specs and some official teaser videos. Well Samsung have posted a video on their YouTube channel showing us the tip of the S Pen, the S Pen being removed from its home and a …