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Sony Ericsson Liveview Smartwatch £19.99 For Limited time at Expansys

The deal of the day today at Expansys is an absolute corker…. For the bargain basement price of £19.99 you can bag yourself a Sony Ericsson Liveview Smartwatch. The SonyEricsson Liveview Smartwatch  lets you check your Android phone without taking it out of your pocket. Acting as a second …

Coolsmartphone Christmas Gift Guide

Christmas is nearly upon us and sometimes it can be a struggle to find a present to give for that one particular person. Well, struggle no more for we here at Coolsmartphone  have teamed up with some of the leading retailers in order to provide you with a …

Android 5.0 briefly puts in an appearance.

We have only just seen the release of Android 4.2 and the new Nexus 4 (even if not many have actually seen one!!) but already Android 5.0 seems to have put in an appearance in benchmarks spotted on NenaMark benchmark charts. The OS, generally thought to be know as …

Sony C6603 Yuga flagship handset photos leak

Photos have appeared on a Swiss website of a new Sony flagship phone. Unlike a recent Sony handset leak, which was just an elaborate hoax, this looks much more credible. The site – Android Schweiz – claim the photos are of the C6603 “Yuga” handset and even give …

Confirmed – Sony Nexus a hoax

We all had an inkling from the dodgy Sony label on the back of it, but we’ve just had confirmed. The Sony Nexus that ‘leaked’ on Monday was indeed a fake. There’s a quite interesting read on how the ‘faker’ did it too.   News of this broke …

Sony confirm Xperia Upgrade plans

The Sony product blog has today released information regarding their Jellybean upgrade schdule for the Xperia range of handsets. Upgrades are often a bone of contention for Android handset owners with many handsets receiving little or no post sales support from the manufacturers however Sony have been rather good at …

Sony Xperia T – Review

Sony announced that the Xperia S was going on sale during Mobile World Congress back in February, however we are now in October and the S has been replaced as the flagship camera phone by the Xperia T. The Xperia T really is a powerful high end smartphone …

Sony Xperia Miro – Review

A few weeks ago we got hold of the Xperia Miro for review and we quickly posted up our initial impressions. The Miro is one of the entry level devices from Sony and in the same way as with the Tipo we reviewed a while back, I was …

Bond Phone Ad appears online

It is fair to say that here at Coolsmartphone we are a little bit excited about the new Bond Phone or as it more widely know the Xperia T. Today has seen the first Advert that has been focused on the Xperia T launch  it has been made in …

NFC Demo using the Bond Phone

Now then Bond pay attention………. Here it is then the Bond phone showing of some of it technical wizardry enough to make Q giddy with excitement. One of the great feature of the recent Xperia Line up including the newly announced Xperia T is NFC is built in …

Sony Xperia T now available on Vodafone

Quick update then, the Bond-infused Xperia T is exclusive to O2. However, you can get the handset (minus the 007 stuff) from Three. Now Vodafone have it too, and they’ve even sent us their own hands-on video below (although we’ve created our own too). It’s up for £37 …

Vodafone welcomes back Sony

It has been quite a while since Vodafone stocked any Sony (or Sony Ericsson) devices, thankfully that has all changed and the UK network has now welcomed the Xperia T and Miro into their list, and both can be picked up direct at Vodafone from today.  There is …

Sony Xperia T now available on Three

Three are now selling Sony’s new flagship Android phone – the Xperia T. Otherwise known as James Bond’s new phone, the device features a class leading 13 megapixel camera, 4.6″ HD screen, 1.5ghz dual core processor, 16gb storage and NFC. The phone is available now from Three for …

Coolsmartphone Handset & Accessories Supplier Profile: MobileFun

Here at Coolsmartphone each of the writers goes through an inordinate amount of handsets and accessories that go with them. We each have our own favourite suppliers that we find to be reliable and prompt. We therefore thought that we would bring a profile of the ones that …

The name’s Bond, James Bond. My Xperia T is exclusive-ish to O2

The new 007 movie will, as usual, feature some rather awkward and obvious product placements. Remember Bond jumping into that Ford Fiesta in the previous film? Yeah. That. It seems that O2 will bag the exclusive on his new phone – the Sony Xperia T. Exclusive? Well, we …

Sony Xperia T Unboxing – The Bond phone

The time has come for one of the first UK unboxings of the new Xperia T. As you may or may not know I am a Sony Mobile Ambassador in my other life (when not working or writing on here). This gives me several perks, one of which …

Sony Xperia Tipo – Review

I’ve had the Xperia Tipo for a few weeks now and I’m really quite impressed with it. We covered the basics of the Tipo with our initial impressions here and now we’ll have a more in depth look at it. Design The Tipo is in that range of …

Coming Soon To 3 Mobile – The Sony Xperia T, With Sneak Peek Video!

It has been confirmed today that the Sony Xperia T is coming soon to the Three  network. The flagship Sony handset has a 4.55” HD Reality Display with the Mobile Bravia Engine, a 13 megapixel camera with Exmor R sensor and fast capture, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 16GB internal memory and 50GB …

New Sony Xperia devices headed to Vodafone

Vodafone look set to compliment their new Red plans with a host of new Sony mobile handsets. The Xperia miro, J and T are all set to arrive soon, as our shot shows. If you’re after more info on these, check our related posts on the right side …

Sony Xperia tablet S promo video

Sony unveiled the new Tablet S at IFA last week in Berlin and today they have posted a little introduction video to the tablet. Interestingly it shows a landscape dock as well as some other things you’d expect it to be able to do. Do more, watch more, …

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 …

Sony Xperia SL – Coming Soon

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 …

Xperia P Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade Begins

Sony have today confirmed that the rollout of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to their mid range Xperia P handsets. The update brings several improvements such as an improved standby time which Sony claims increases standby times up to four fold.  There is a new  lockscreen with improved …

Xperia XL to add more speed and a splash of colour

Take the Xperia S we reviewed and splash some new colours on. Now ramp up the dual-core 1.5GHz CPU to a 1.7GHz and you get this, the Sony Xperia SL. It’s rumoured to be running Android Ice Cream Sandwich and these leaked shots, plus more at eprice.com.tw show …

Sony Tablet S Successor Coming in August?

The Sony Tablet S is going to be replaced soon with what looks to be a much more powerful tablet – the SGPT1211 – but will it be able to compete with the Nexus 7 and the iPad? The Tablet S is a well designed, stylish 9″ tablet …

Sony Xperia tipo headed to Orange

The cute Sony Xperia tip looks set to arrive on both O2 and now Orange too. The handset sits squarely in the “Entry Level” category with a 3.1 megapixel shooter, 800MHz CPU, 3.2″ 320×480 pixel screen and 2.5GB on board storage. However, the phone does run Android Ice …

Sony 2011 Handsets Not Getting Jellybean

It has been confirmed that the 2011 range of Sony handsets including the Xperia Arc S will not be getting Android 4.1 otherwise known as Jellybean. In an unsurprising move after their hesitation in upgrading to Ice Cream Sandwich, it was confirmed on Facebook by the UK Product Manager …

New Sony Xperia Leaked?

There has been a lot of rumors recently of a new flagship camera phone from Sony under their Xperia brand which if true will feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, A 4.6 inch HD screen and a very impressive 13 megapixel camera able to capture 1080p video Going …

Sony Announce ICS Powered Walkman

The more mature amongst us remember the personal music revolution that was the original Sony Walkman.  Indeed, who could forget the constant rewinding of the cassette tape as you were walking along listening to your favourite tune or the stares of envy (or annoyance) as your own music …

Sony Xperia Z Leaked?

Looks like the new Xperia flagship phone has leaked onto the internet, well the specs at least, we still don’t have an idea what it looks like yet but with these specifications it looks to be one awesome imaging device Below are the list of specs rumored to …

Sony Xperia Go now available for £199.99

The boys at eXpansys have promised us a brand new tablet if we pimp the heck out of this, so here goes (OK, they haven’t. but we can dream eh?) The Sony Xperia Go is now up for £199.99 on their site. That’s unlocked, and cheaper than the …

Sony Xperia P Available on Three

Looking to get yourself the Sony Xperia P we reviewed recently? It’s available today on Three and tomorrow in their stores. Prices start at £27 a month with no upfront cost on the Ultimate Internet 500 plan. It’s being offered up on Pay As You Go too. For …

Opinion: Apple, Beauty or the Beast?

I listened with interest to Jamie’s self confessed rant on the Coolsmartphone podcast number 4 where he describes in great detail his thoughts on Apples actions around the patent lawsuits. It is really worth a listen, not only does his passion come across but so does the complexity …

Opinion: Google, You have failed again!

At 5.30pm on Wednesday night I settled myself down to watch the keynote speech at Google I/o – Google’s developers conference (their very own version of WWDC.) There had been plenty of rumours about an upcoming OS release, a new tablet and Google TV. I watched as Android …

Sony Xperia P Review

The Xperia P sits squarely in the middle of the new Sony Mobile NXT range. The Xperia S has a 4.3″ screen (720×1280), this Xperia P has a 4″ and the Xperia U gets a 3.5″. Inside this is powered by a 1GHz dual-core CPU and there’s an …

Opinion: Apple And The New Connector

As regular readers will probably be aware I am an Android fan.  I don’t particularly dislike Apple but I have no love for them either.  For me iOS is a bland piece of software that is only bought to life by the plethora of apps that is available …

Xperia S gets some tasty Ice Cream Sandwich

Did you dive into a new Sony Mobile, even though it was “only” running Android 2.3.7? Well, good news, because today Sony Mobile are starting the roll-out of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Xperia S. With the new OS you’ll also receive some Sony extras, such as a …