Author: Leigh Geary
We've already heard about the HTC Touch Pro (Raphael) and the T-Mobile incarnation (MDA Vario IV), but Coolsmartphone reader Lawrence has just pointed us to these photos of the upcoming device. No computer graphics here - this is the actual MDA Vario ...
The Samsung i900 Omnia we mentioned yesterday is certainly looking good. aving.net have got some up-close shots of the device and the "TouchWiz" navigation system, which seems to offer more than just a fancy GUI. Special video software (Touch Player) ...
We cover nothing but Windows Mobile news here at Coolsmartphone.com, however there comes a time when you do have to look at the competition. Today, as expected, the 3G iPhone was launched. The new unit gets 480x320 screen, 3G / HSDPA (850/1900/2100Mhz...
In just a few days time the Samsung i900 we saw earlier should get it's official unvieling as the "Omnia" during CommunicAsia taking place from June 17th to June 20th. Now, we've been banging on for weeks about the HTC Touch Diamond and how it'll be ...
We've been getting more details about the HTC Touch Diamond and when you'll be able to get it. It seems that the devices Expansys are selling for £494.95 are indeed imports and not UK stock. These devices also seem to be more expensive than they shou...
Well, here it is guys - the official press release for the upcoming "Diamond-with-QWERTY-keyboard" known previously as the HTC Raphael. We've seen it previously as the T-Mobile MDA Vario IV but the press release reveals that HTC will be selling it as ...
We've had a few emails stating that the boys of expansys.com have already got the first stock of the HTC Touch Diamond in the UK. However, these units appear to be "grey" imports, which means that UK warranties wouldn't apply. HTC are apparently less...
Alright, alright - I've made you wait long enough. The weekend special is now finally online. Sure, I said there'd be an extra two videos, but instead I've squashed into a colossal 37 minute movie. We've got the new final ROM, so YouTube gets another ...
Hmmm... we're always a bit dubious when anonymous emails turn up with specs for upcoming phones, but this one looks too good to ignore. The phone in question is the HTC Raphael, although the mail calls it the HTC Touch Pro and we've also seen it as th...
This may be a little off topic, but I just wanted to post a message about some of our friends in cyber-space. Sites like PocketPCThoughts, MobilitySite.com and even my favourite comedy site - b3ta.com have been pulled off line following an explosion a...
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is another hot handset due to arrive this summer, but we've not heard much about which UK networks will be releasing it... until now. Orange seem to have it listed on their partner pages and, although you have to login to s...
I'm not sure how, but the guys at xda-developers.com have posted the official WM 6.1 WWE ROM and radio for the HTC Diamond shipping in Asia and Hong Kong. They've even ported it to the Kaiser (TyTN II)! Ah, there's a problem though, no-one has a HTC T...
Day 7 ! But is this the end? No, of course not. We've been absolutely bombarded with questions and there's been so many we now need a couple of extra days to answer them! In this episode we show the speed of the GPS fix, the call "ignore" …
TheUnwired.net have news on the official specs of the upcoming HTC Raphael (imagine the Diamond + QWERTY slider). As predicted the specs are pretty identical to the HTC Touch Diamond, however there is apparently a microSD card slot and 512Mb ROM with ...
Yep, it's day 6 already and we've got another wobble-cam special ;) In our continuing look at the HTC Touch Diamond we get a good look today at two very important features for new users - the ringtone selection and the FM radio. I've also had many req...
Gigabyte have launched their MS800 (on the left) and MW700 in the UK today under the GSmart name. The handsets do look fairly similar, and indeed both are powered by the Marvell PXA270 520Mhz CPU with GPS, WiFi, 2 megapixel rear camera, FM radio and B...
When we hear that Astraware are about to release a new game it's usually of the puzzle or brain-teasing variety, so when they told us about GTS Racing Challenge our ears pricked up. It builds on the highly successful GTS Racing Challenge and packs 64 ...
These HTC Touch Diamond videos are proving to be a huge hit from what I'm hearing. This level of interaction and real Q&A is brilliant. The "action cam" nature of the videos and my sloppy editing seems to be scoring highly too.... who knew eh? :) I've...
Getting a bit sick of all these HTC Touch Diamond stories by now? ;) How about the first shots of the HTC Raphael ? Here they are, over at gsmhelpdesk.nl. Imagine the HTC Touch Diamond with a slidey-out keyboard and you're there. This is the dressed-f...
Today is the heavy battery test. I've been out and about, using the WinMo 6.1 HTC Touch Diamond alongside the WinMo 6.0 HTC TyTN II handset. I've hooked it up to the same Microsoft Exchange server on the same email account, so we've got an always-on d...
Well, another day and we've got yet another video for you. The HTC Touch Diamond has been in my pocket over the last few days and has helped me get to the airport via GPS, check flight times via WiFi and even see what the weather is like …
Following the spy shots there's now specs available for the upcoming Palm Treo 850. It's still early days yet, but aGPS and WiFi seem to be available, as does Bluetooth 2.0 EDR _ A2DP, 256Mb Flash, a 2 megapixel camera and a microSD slot. Powered by W...
It's Sunday, so it's day 2 of our week with the HTC Touch Diamond. I've had stacks of questions through the forum post yesterday so I've tried to answer the majority in the new video. Thanks so far for all your questions and do keep them coming, I'm …
Got a HTC TyTN II ? Yeah? Want the whole Windows Mobile 6.1 experience? You do ? Good stuff. Head on over to the HTC eClub and whack in your details. The new update is a full OS refresh with "performance updates", threaded SMS, easy setup and Internet...
Well, here it is - the HTC Touch Diamond. We've managed to get it for a whole week so I've decided to do a "day by day" diary of my thoughts. This is going to be my main phone for the next 7 days, so I've swapped my …
I've had a few emails about the availability of Opera Mobile 9.5. The truth is you can't actually buy it at the moment. The press release, shown here, actually relates to the Opera Mobile 9.5 browser that you'll find inside the new HTC Touch Diamond ...
It's been a bit quiet here at Coolsmartphone.com for the last couple of days. Usually that means that something big is about to happen, and in this particular case it's rather huge indeed. Check back over the weekend to find out what it is ;) In the m...
Hot on the heels of version 3.0, the guys at Mobilityflow have just released version 3.1 of their Touch Commander Suite. Bearing more than a passing resemblance to the HTC homescreen and TouchFLO technology, there's also skins available to download to...
Machines at War is now available in version 1.2. It's a real time strategy game where you must command an army across the battlefield and defeat the enemy. Last year we covered the beta, however now there's extra ground units, new attack strategies, r...
After selling a million HTC Touch devices in just a few months, HTC have announced that they expect to sell two million Diamond handsets this year. Given the fact that sales may not start until late June, this means a doubling of the sales made by the...
This is the Orange Liveradio. It'll give you the ability to listen to internet radio stations easily and has a "drag and drop" function to let you create favourite stations. Costing £99.99 it'll connect to your WiFi router and update itself on the fl...
I've just managed to get myself a HTC TyTN II handset to keep (aka T-Mobile MDA Vario III / O2 XDA Stellar / Vodafone v1615 / AT&T Tilt etc etc) and I'm currenly loving having GPS and WiFi once again. GPS will shortly become even more widespread when …
There's quite a few new interfaces for Windows Mobile phones at present. Skybox is another one seeking to make its' name and should give your touch-screen device a completely new look and feel. It's not all about what you see here, although the grid-v...
The HTC P6500 is, I'll admit, a rather chunky handset. It's a hard-wearing device that you'll probably see being used in demanding environments outside the comfort of most offices. Equipped with 3G, WiFi, a 3 megapixel camera, two SDIO slots, Bluetoot...
A few weeks back we posted about iSwish and iZoom. The video of it in action had an interesting twist at the end - multi-touch functionality. How was this possible? Well, the guys at Flick Software aren't really saying, however they have emailed in to...
Well, if you can't quite wait to get the HTC Touch Diamond you can, at least, get the cool "iPhone-esque" keyboard from it. The guys at xda-developers.com have somehow managed to grab the necessary bits to bring you the Diamond Keyboard, Keypad and QW...
As you'll all know by now, I'm currently on Orange. I'm one of the many customers who are paying a rather large amount of cash for data. Today I've been charged nearly £12 for using just 7Mb of data, which seems to come from the "Pay As You …
This is Ringo - it'll provide an easy way to change your ringtones on your device plus you can set tones and pictures for friends, contacts and groups of people all at once. Users of the Ringo ringtone manager will now get a free collection of "blips...
Hexxagon Labs is now available from Herocraft. It's a fun logic game with 17 tricky levels to overcome. The goal of the game is to occupy as many cells on a field as possible, capturing pieces of an enemy. You can play against the artificial intellect...
Elecont have just announced a new animated plugin for your Today screen. It'll let you manage, control and monitor your device and quickly switch between programs. Elecont Pocket PC and Smartphone manager also displays memory usage information for eve...
