Author: Leigh Geary
The Touch HD - I've had stacks of questions about it in the forum and through email. There's now not one, not two, but.... err... two-and-a-half videos online to give you an overview of this swish new phone. There's a few cool tricks in this device...
Thanks to the nice people at devicewire.com we have a Touch HD to play with .. for a bit. Some of you lucky lot are receiving yours to keep, but this one is another loaner. Do I want to buy one? Time will tell. First up, it's a …
T2 Remote Touch is a little like Remote Desktop / RDP / Terminal Services, however you'll get quick control of your computer from your phone whilst still being able to see the computer screen. I've tried it out and the drag-and-drop screen navigation ...
These, apparently, are the first shots of the Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade we've been hearing about. How real these are we're not sure, but they certainly do whet the appetite for what else may appear in the "not quite version 7" upgrade that's been lea...
Those two HP iPAQ handsets we served up a few weeks back have now touched down on the Vodafone website. You can't buy them just yet, but you can at least have a snoop around the handsets and check out the specs. The HP Voice Messenger and the …
Just a few hours ago we spotted the MDA Vario IV sort-of appearing on the T-Mobile website. It's the same HTC Touch Pro we reviewed some time back and now it's appeared on o2 as the XDA Serra. This is another branded handset we've been tracking and it...
Remember our HTC S740 review ? Want one? Now you can - it's in stock for £332.99 right now. Add in the free delivery plus the fact that you're not tied into a contract and you'll be walking round with this brilliant new phone in no time. The …
The HTC Touch Pro we reviewed a few weeks back was a fantastic handset. It's got Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, 528Mhz CPU, 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera with flash, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, TV Out, FM Radio, microSD card and a high capacity battery to k...
The HTC Touch HD is now showing as available on the Orange site. We've had our eye on this one for a good while now and it's great to see it here in the Orange shop with prices starting from £79.99. The HD, which is also available network-free …
I spotted this yesterday but now the whole thing is spreading across the internet like wildfire. It's all about a very worrying bug with Google Android, which was posted here and then posted at xda-developers.com. Now if you, like me, spend any time i...
Some lucky swines are taking delivery of their HTC Touch HD right now and Kishan Sthankiya is one of them. He's sent in pictures of his new toy, including a shot showing it in his pocket. The HTC Touch HD, featuring a 5 megapixel camera, 3.5mm audio j...
When a Motorola CEO blew the lid on Windows Mobile 6.5 we didn't expect Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to then confirm it's existance and go on to mention Windows Mobile 7 too. Pocketnow have picked up on this Telstra webcast where Steve responds to a qu...
If you, like me, are waiting for the HTC Touch HD then listen up. We know already that it's available network-free from devicewire.com with free delivery, however there's still a lot of people waiting for Orange to make it available. We've had inform...
A while back I had a good old rant about the cost of calling 0800 numbers from a mobile phone. 0800 numbers are free from normal landline phones, but the mobile operators have chosen to add a charge just for handling the call. I was charged £1.18 for...
Earlier this week we teased you with a quick look at the HTC Touch 3G. The full review is now online. It's got large portions of high-quality pictures, screen shots and videos of the phone in action. Head over to this page to see what we thought of …
Just a couple of months back Orange announced the Eee PC 900. Unfortunately it needed an Icon 225 dongle plugged in to get you onto the Orange network. There's now none left because Orange have just launched the Eee PC 901. From what we can see it's p...
Remember our review of the rather chunky HTC P6500? Well, if you bought one from Orange you can now upgrade it to Windows Mobile 6.1. Downloading the update means you'll need to backup all your data and ensure that the battery is charged above 50%. Th...
Oh hello. Is that the Sony Ericsson X1 I see on the o2 website ? Indeed it is. It's available to buy right now from completely nothing all the way up to £249.99, depending on the tariff you pick. We've been banging on about this phone since February …
Now this is just cruel. If you're waiting for a parcel containing a HTC Touch HD this is going to be torture. Diego Cervia has been unboxing his Italian Touch HD here. If you can try not to look at the carpet too much it's an interesting climpse …
Regular readers will know of the Pointui Home system by now. It's still available here with a direct download here. Now Bell Canada customers will find a custom build of Point UI in the HTC Touch Diamond available from their network. This is grouped a...
Waiting for the HTC Touch HD ? Well, news is that the first batch of phones are in a truck and on the way to devicewire.com right now. If you're interetsed in getting it network-free don't forget that our free delivery code will still work, plus the b...
Following our coverage of the Orange data plans and the eventual changes Orange now seems to have gained 2.9 million users with data revenue now making up 23.1 percent of total revenue. Coverage has now hit 94 percent of the population, with the USB d...
Want a free phone? Do you? Well great news. I've got a Nokia 5.1 in the garage that I've just run over by accident. If you want something newer, head over to omio.com where they're giving away a HTC Touch Pro. To enter the draw you'll need to …
The original HTC Touch was a huge success and changed the way that Pocket PC handsets were viewed. It was small, sexy and had a funky new interface. Sure, there was a lot packed into the small package, but now people are after more from their phone. T...
Have you recently defected to the iPhone? Are you interested in everything Apple? If so, give me a shout. A new site is about to launch and writers / editors are needed to promote and expand the new venture. You will need to show a commitment to publi...
Unless you've already got a T-Mobile G1 then you'll not have seen Android in action. On YouTube there's already quite a few videos showing Google Android on Windows Mobile HTC kit (including our own). Now there's also a video showing Google Android 0...
Elecont have been making several apps for Windows Mobile over the years, including Elecont Launcher, Elecont Weather and more. Their newest app is called Elecont Dialer and you can see it in action here. It integrates with the standard Microsoft Today...
OK, this one's a little strange so bear with me. A new app called BIO.ID uses a retinam voice recognition, finger-print sensor to secure the data on your phone. At last - a program which will no doubt interest the hundreds of Government workers leavin...
No, we still haven't got an Xperia X1 (grumble, whinge, moan), but we are hearing that there could be an issue with the Bluetooth functionality on the Sony Ericsson handset. Harv Singh has had two handsets so far and they both suffer from the same sym...
We don't just review phones here at coolsmartphone.com. Over the past few weeks we've been trying out the myhome247 Security System. It's an easy-to-setup monitoring and control system for your home or office. You can get it all ready in a few minutes...
Hello, what's this? A mention of Windows Mobile 6.5 ? Sanjay Jha, phone CEO at Motorola's has stated that.. "Windows Mobile 6 has not delivered the experience that I think Apple has been able to deliver, but as you look at the plan that Windows Mobil...
The iPhone and Google Android handsets have occupied a lot of limelight recently. Microsoft isn't phased by this, with top Execs seemingly content to watch how things pan out. Today, however, Asustek announced their intention to build a handset based ...
Bonfire night should be even more special this year - I've just noticed that that the HTC Touch HD is now showing a delivery date of November 5th. So, if you're after one network-free you should be taking delivery very soon indeed. We've also been con...
If you're lucky enough to be going abroad any time soon then you'll probably want to take your phone with you too. Before you leave you'll probably find an array of travel adaptors to choose from, so having everything ready before you go should ease t...
Right, the Touch HD. You can get it network free in a couple of weeks plus Orange have the network exclusive. Today it's popped up here on the Orange website as coming soon. Hopefully by now you'll know all about this handset. If not, check out the Or...
We've always been more than a little impressed with Samsung when they make Windows Mobile phones, so it's great to hear a rumoured new handset appearing. This one is called the GT-C6620 (mmm, catchy) which seems to indicate a new car-based naming conv...
Last week we published a scan of the HTC Touch HD in the Orange "Work" magazine. We also told you about the 3 month exclusive Orange had on the handset. Now Orange have confirmed everything with a full press release which reveals an early November lau...
A few days ago you may have seen a mention of new HP handsets appearing soon. We haven't covered this yet, so to make up for it we've got the new HP phones showing up in the Vodafone magazine. Huzzar! First things first, Vodafone have bagged an exclus...
Sheesh - this story just won't die will it? We discussed Windows Mobile appearing to work on an iPhone a while back now. We discounted it because it formed some sort of weird viral marketing campaign, but then another video appeared showing Windows Mo...
OK, listen up dear readers because this news item contains some special stuff you won't see elsewhere. Our good friends at Devicewire have added a few goodies and new services of late. First up is their recycling service. Sure, it's great being green,...
