So, this summer is going to be rather big here in the UK. The Queen is having a bit of a bash shortly and, in a couple of months, we’ll be hosting the ruddy Olympics. Before each Olympic torch is sold on eBay it actually gets held aloft …
HTC Have confirmed that certain models of it handsets that have been held by US customs awaiting clearance have been released after last week warning of a delay in shipping. The HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE have both been subject to delays due to customs …
Since Nokia chose to depart from their ex-partner Intel, the pair’s love child, Meego, was expected to become a somewhat neglected entity. But, it wasn’t long before Samsung, amongst many others, picked up the buck and started building Tizen and it seems they haven’t looked back yet. …
Posts made on the Sony Xperia blog today reveal the latest information regarding Ice Cream Sandwich being released for both the UK versions of the Sony Tablet and the much vaunted Sony Xperia S. The Sony tablet rollout will start on 31st May with the Xperia S slated …
Okay so put aside your political stances guys and gals…this isn’t a far right launcher with Swastickas all over it (get it?…ss….SS??). No, no….this is another launcher replacement for Google’s Android OS. For those who don’t know, a launcher is another name for the software that is used …
I’ve been on the lookout for a bag to cart about my gadgets when going places. I needed something that wasn’t obviously a laptop bag (for fear of being mugged) but something that offered just as much protection. The STM Scout is the bag I chose to try …
I have been interested in technology since I first saw a teacher programming an old ZX80 when I was about 9 years old. I remember sitting with my dad as he programmed his Commodore Amiga, the old PC’s in college that used the then massive 1.44mb floppy disk …
Here at Coolsmartphone Castle we have had word from Lookout Mobile Security of a major vulnerability affecting some ZTE handsets. Last week it was discovered that a number of ZTE Android mobile phones had a security hole. Specifically, some phones contain a poorly protected setuid shell that can be …
The Nokia Lumia 610 is another addition to the Lumia range. It is a lower spec than previous model, using a S1 processor clocked at 800mhz and it has 256mb of ram. It is really targetted at first time users of smartphones. The Lumia 610 was shown off …
Recently Nokia in a bid to boost the appeal of Windows Phone have been making apps. These apps have been to fill the gaps where apps in the past had been lacking. Like with Nokia Maps or Nokia Drive. But they have also been releasing apps that give …
It looks like the industrious members of XDA have once again gotten their hands on a nice leaked app for us to play with. First it was Flipboard, this time its the S-Voice app from the Galaxy SIII. In case your memory needs refreshing, S-Voice is Samsungs version …
A few months ago we posted details of the Motorola Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade schedule. It showed some worrying dates for devices like the Motorola Xoom tablet with 3G which was still in the evaluation stages and the yet to be released Motoluxe shown as possibly getting ICS at …
You may have heard about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S3, it is going to attract a lot of peoples attention, including hackers, rom developers and many many Android fanatics. Lots of these people are going to be looking to root their new phones and set them free. Well …
Added to my rather long “I want one of those” list is the new Smart Wireless Headset Pro. This universal accessory offers premium stereo sound, MP3 player, FM radio and an Android remote that displays messages, caller names, media titles and more. You can even call a contact …
Not so long back we announced that Gemini had become a new name in the Android tablet world. Aimed squarely at the entry level market, the Gemini JoyTAB range aims to bring the full Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich experience to a price point that has, until recently, …
You might not know it but Huawei have been around in the mobile industry for a long long time now, If you have one of those USB dongles which were all the craze a year ago there is a good chance Huawei made it. They also made handsets …
This morning a jiffy bag turned up and a small phone was inside. To a “power user” the diminutive Huawei Ascend Y 100 has a relatively small 2.8″ LCD screen and isn’t anywhere near as large as phones like the Galaxy SIII or HTC One Series. The “geek” …
Wait, we’ve spent nearly an hour without mentioning the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Time to see the official TV advert then. It’s just hit YouTube via their official channel and you can watch it below. We’re supposed to mention something about “natural design” and “designed for humans” at this …
Yet more news out of the Samsung camp, this time something the spec list seemed to miss off and that is the new Galaxy SIII is supporting the new DC-HSPA network, great news for customers on O2-UK who we reported just the other day were starting to rollout …
Hands up. Come on, admit it. You think that mobile phone manufacturers are after one thing and one thing only, your hard earned money. Well, not Samsung. No because Samsung Cares. At least, that is the name of their newly released app. The app, available on Google Play, …