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Apple iWatch: latest rumours suggest a wearable revolution

Apple is rumoured to be working on its own version of the iWatch. It’ll use the previous version of the iPod Nano and Intel chips to provide a new interface for the best-selling iPhone. Makers of Apple accessories have already raised more than $10m to make a watch …

Nokia Lumia 920 – Review

I’ve been a follower of Nokia for years now. At one time I actually ran my very own Nokia dedicated website and attended many launches. Their hardware was top quality and phones like the N95 were market-leading in terms of specifications and features. Slowly they began to find …

Samsung release new Galaxy Camera ad

Seeing as Samsung have a new product to push, you should expect to see a few more adverts for the Samsung Galaxy Camera floating around. Up in the rainy North of England where I live, this has mainly been in the form of big posters and billboards. Now, …

EE adds Android tablets to their range

EE today have introduced the first Android tablets to their range of devices accompanying the iPad and iPad mini. As of today, you can get the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE or Google Nexus 7 by ASUS bundle (paired with Huawei E589 Mobile Wi-Fi) Price details are included …

EE 4G coming to 17 more towns and cites

During our testing of the EE 4G network we found a blob of LTE coverage tucked away in Sutton Coldfield. Now Sutton Coldfield, along with 16 other towns and cities, are to be bathed in 4G coverage by March. The list includes five other areas close to me …

Don’t use those free headphones? You should

Let me into a little secret, We review a lot of phones and sometimes, just sometimes, we don’t have time to test everything. In the Samsung Galaxy SIII review I looked at the headphones that came in the box, but never actually used them. The same headphones are …

Announcing the HTC One SV

In a rather confusing twist, HTC have today lifted the lid on a brand new 4G LTE enabled Android handset called the One SV. The name appears to be a (con)fusion of the HTC One, the One S and the One V while the hardware is an Android …

Storage Options Unveils its Most Powerful Tablet

Storage Options are a UK based electronics firm who have been making tablets for a few years now. Today they have announced a new dual core 7″ tablet. The Scroll Evoke is what their calling this one. Spec wise it seems pretty decent. Although historically Storage Options have …

Christmas Gift Guide: Raspberry Pi Special

This Christmas, the CoolSmartPhone team are hunting out the best presents for your nearest and dearest. If you’re looking for an out-of-the-ordinary gift this Christmas, why not have a look at the Raspberry Pi? I’ll show you the kit you need to get the most out of this …

HTC Desire C price dip, possible gift material

We reviewed the HTC Desire C when it was selling for £189 unlocked. The 600MHz CPU struggled a little with serious browsing and the camera quality wasn’t stellar, but now it’s down to just £87.26 if you’re upgrading in store and online at Carphone Warehouse. The pay as …

Windows Phone 8S by HTC arrives at last – Now on Three

Another Windows Phone for you this Friday morning – the Windows Phone 8S by HTC. It’s now available to grab in Three stores and online. The 8S has a 4″ screen, 5 megapixel camera, dual-core 1GHz CPU and, of course, runs the new Windows Phone 8 OS. It …

Lumia 820 – Now available unlocked

Morning all! Looking to get yourself some Windows Phone action this Christmas? First, the Nokia 820. It’s got wireless charging, Smart Shoot technology for snapping a series of photos and Nokia Music too. Specs include a 4.3″ AMOLED 800×480 Clearback screen, 8 megapixel camera, NFC, WiFi, Bluetooth 3, …

Nokia Lumia 820 review

As those of you long term readers of Coolsmartphone.com would appreciate we have a history of reviewing Windows and its various different mobile operating system guises. This is a review of one of the upcoming Windows Phone 8 supporting characters. It is not an all singing all dancing …

Orange Partners with Lookout

Regular readers will know that I have a soft spot for the security application Lookout. It has today been announced that the security protection software protects over 25 million users every day will be pre-installed on all Orange Android handsets from early 2013. Lookout will be installed on …

GoNote Android Netbook going cheap at Misco

You may remember a few months ago we and a few other sites published info about the Ergo Electronics Android powered Netbook. It never really materialised, but strangely UK retailer Misco have some in stock and they’re classed as open box already. Upon further poking around they have …

Pick up some Christmas bargains at Expansys – updated

Are you looking to buy a bit of mobile technology for your nearest and dearest this Christmas? Well, the presents may not be as dear as you think. If you pop on over to Expansys between now and Monday 3rd December you could pick yourself up a bargain. …

Deadmau5 Lumia event – Official video

As you know, Nokia recently held an event down in London with Deadmau5 providing the tunes. We posted this video yesterday, but it turns out that it was actually ripped from the live feed. So, Nokia have sent us the top-quality official one along with a full press …

Windows Store surpasses Mac Store app levels

We here at Coolsmartphone have a long tradition of bringing the latest mobile tips, news and reviews to you – 10 years, in fact. Recently, with the introduction of Windows 8 and, a bit further back, Ubuntu 12.10 and OSX 10.8, the mobile and traditional computing worlds are coming …

Lumia Deadmau5 gig – Missed it? Watch it all here

Exactly a year since the last event, Deadmau5 once again pounded London with some tunes to promote the new Lumia handsets from Nokia. This time the venue was Flat Iron Square in Southwark and again a hi-tech light show accompanied the tunes. This is all to promote the …

Deadmau5 Nokia gig returns tonight

A year ago today we watched Deadmau5 do a pretty brief gig in London. It was all to promote the Nokia Lumia 800 and there were some pretty amazing visuals as the Millbank Tower got turned into a 120-metre high TV for the night. Shorty after, Microsoft told …

Lumia 920 – Camera stabilization tech gets a full workout

The Nokia Lumia 920 launched nearly three months ago but immediately crashed into accusations that the image-stabilization technology in the camera wasn’t that good. Why? Well, it all kicked off after Nokia got caught faking the advert and people lost a lot of confidence. So, UK Mobile Review …

Barclays: Future cautious for HTC

According to British bank Barclays most high end smartphones will have 1080p displays by the  middle of next year. The prediction comes after Barclays was sharing its expectations for Taiwanese firm HTC’s sales forcasts for Q4 2012.  Sales are expected to top 8 million units following like for …

Samsung has sold 5 million Galaxy Note 2’s

Samsung has today announced that they have sold 5 million Galaxy Note 2’s, the latest iteration of their so called “Phablet” device. It took the original Galaxy Note 3 months to sell that many but the sequel has managed that in just 2. We reviewed the Note 2 …

Will.i.am announces iPhone camera add-on

Yes, Will.i.am – famed for the Black Eyed Peas and persuading Mick Jagger to appear in that god awful song about getting hard and going home… or something. It seems the iPhone 4S and 5 having one of the better cameras in the smartphone world, is not enough. …

Google TV on offer in UK

You might have seen a small black box from Apple called Apple TV. This connects via HDMI to your HD TV and then streams your media purchases on a nice large screen via WiFi. Now there’s also a version available from Google…. and you guessed it, it’s called …

Nokia imaging expert to leave company

Some of you may have heard of Damian Dinning, some of you may not.  For anyone who has not he is the main man behind the imaging technology at Nokia. With his team he’s brought to the market the amazing 41 megapixel Pureview 808 and the PureView technology …

Huawei announce G330 and Y201

Huawei have today announced two new models for its line up of Android handsets. Firstly the Ascend G330, the follow up to the G300, runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, has a 4″ screen, is powered by a 1Ghz dual core processor and  incorporates Huawei’s own HAP 5.1 …

Nexus 4 coming to Three

Seekers of the mythical Nexus 4 now have another opportunity to not get one… at least not yet. 🙂 Three have announced that they will be selling Google & LG’s latest and greatest handset. Unfortunately it’s not available straight away, so if you’re not the patient type your …

ZTE become the first Chinese vendor to offer a Jelly Bean device

ZTE today announced that its N880E Android smartphone is now available on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. This makes ZTE is the first Chinese vendor to launch an Android 4.2 smartphone. Shame they seem to have forgotten us here in the UK. Recently ZTE announced a load of phones …

Developer Profile: Apposing

Great Britain has been at the forefront of technology for hundreds of years.  Since the industrial revolution the British have led the way with technological innovations that have improved the quality of life for billions of people around the world. From the steam engine to the television to …

Wallet TrackR now available for pre-order

Are you prone to losing your wallet? Do you use an fairly recent iOS device? If so, Phone Halo have a solution for you that they have dubbed “Wallet TrackR”. It consists of a super-thin Bluetooth device (reckoned to be the thinnest Bluetooth device in the world, as …

EE 4G Patchy even in current coverage areas

We’ve covered EE and their 4G service quite heavily over the last few weeks. From a country lane to London, we have tested the speeds of the new LTE network and checked the coverage too. Even EE will admit that, at the moment, 4G coverage is only available …

Clove celebrate 20 years – Win stuff!

Two whole decades. 1992 eh? Heck, I wasn’t even born. OK, who’s laughing? The guys at Clove are celebrating the fact that they’ve been in operation for 20 years. You can celebrate too, because Clove are giving away loads of stuff in a daily giveaway draw. There’s 150 …

Climatecars – The eco-friendly car service, reviewed

Editors note – We get a lot of apps sent in for review. This one had a twist, they guys from ClimateCars wanted to show us their new iPhone app with a free drive around London. Well, we decided to offer this out to one of our readers, …

Vizibility – Clever NFC business cards and an online identity

So, you’ve got a business card. Most people do. Whether it’s a cheap business card or a posh aluminium one there’s generally the same problem – you can only fit a certain amount of information on, and when your number or job title changes it means a whole …

Microsoft Surface with Windows RT – Review

I’ve had my Surface tablet for a few weeks now and I’ve tried out basically everything that the Surface has to offer. I am still torn whether I like it or not, over the past few years I have tried out a whole range of Android tablets, an …

Huawei E303 modem going cheap at Expansys

Todays deal over at Expansys is the Huawei E303 modem costing a measly £29.99. Introducing Huawei HiLink the world’s first truly Plug ‘n’ surf data card, allowing you to access the internet in an instant! A simple plug is what it takes. No need to install Drivers or …

Three adds 1 million customers

During the last year Three have added just over 1 million new customers to their network. They’ve announced that they’re stepping up the rollout of their new ultra-fast network 3G DC-HSDPA and next year, 4G LTE technology. By the end of 2012 the cities below will have been …

The 1st Cloud synced pillbox app prevents medical emergencies

An American dies every 19 minutes from skipping medication or taking meds incorrectly; the problem costs U.S. hospitals $100 billion every year. So that’s why the team from the MediSafe Project launched today the first-ever cloud-synced mobile app that not only reminds users when it’s time to take …