UK Network provider Three have just announced that they are removing all charges asociated with contacting people in or from the Ukraine. Full details have not been published as yet, but the original tweet can be viewed here The post Three removes roaming charges for Ukraine is original content from Coolsmartphone. If you see it […]
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New realme 8i – with bang for buck features
Say hello to the latest value offering from realme, the 8i Before I start, let us get the elephant out of the room – This phone is not a flagship killer, bleeding edge, top of the line or revolutionary, nor is it meant to be. What it does pack in for the price, I will […]
Realme GT 5G in the building
I have arrived home to find a Black box on my desk emblazoned with Realme branding!! Inside something is exciting lurking and it is the Realme GT 5G. I have been eagerly waiting for this device since I tested the Realme 8 Pro and had a brief hand-on with the rest of the Realme 8 […]
Don’t stop shopping! The New Year Sales are ready!
As we stumble towards a very different Christmas Day, the crazed online-shopping might be slowing – but it won’t be for long. Already there’s emails flooding into our inbox about the January and Boxing Day sales, with EE among the first. They’ve unveiled some early-bird January sales offers, including savings of on iPhone, Samsung, and […]
Don’t moan about 4G or 5G, you guys don’t know you’re born!
I do have to kick myself at times. Sitting in this hospital, I’ve got a gloriously fast 5G connection on Vodafone and unlimited data to enjoy. The speeds massively outclass the WiFi in here and it’s all just so straightforward and worry-free. Back in the late ’90s, phones looked very different. The internet, my friend, […]
EE now connecting 94% of all roads
There’s EE 4G now available on more than 322,000 miles of roads in Great Britain. It’s thanks to 160 new EE 4G sites built this year and a general expansion in the coverage. EE have also extended coverage of UK national parks, with more than two thirds of total area covered now. The new EE […]
Tesco Mobile to deliver free unlimited UK data, minutes and texts on Christmas Day
Christmas Day tends to be a time when we all make lots of calls, and we’ll no doubt be making even more this year as the coronavirus restrictions keep us apart more than ever. Data and text usage will also be on the rise, so it’s good to see Tesco Mobile delivering free UK data, […]
Why is Google Chrome taking so much memory?
Writing about smartphones is kinda my thing, but you’ll find me doing that within the Chrome browser on a laptop. Despite the rather respectable competition (Firefox, Safari, Opera, Edge etc), you’ll find that Chrome is my default choice of browser. It’s by far the most popular way to browse the web. It dominates 40% of […]
Slow VPN speeds with Sky Sports? Here’s what to do
If you’re using a VPN to unblock Sky Sports from anywhere in the world, you might have noticed a slight drop in your original online speeds. Don’t worry – it’s completely normal. VPNs depend on your original speeds, and they will slow them down a bit. Your traffic has to pass through an extra server […]
Bought a Huawei P40 Pro, an Honor 9A or 9X and looking for apps? Do this.
It’s fair to say that I’ve been rather critical of the Huawei and Honor phones of late. The PR teams aren’t happy with me, but sometimes I need to tell it like it is. If you’ve bought yourself an Honor 9X or an Honor 9A (or a Huawei P40 Pro etc) then I applaud you. […]