Author: Leigh Geary
OK, OK! I've had a whole heap of emails saying, "Your search thing doesn't work on the downloads section". After several hours of drinking and keyboard-bashing I've finally sorted it out but we're always after more stuff to search through so get uploa...
You may have spotted news the other day that Microsoft and Palm were working on something for Vodafone which would "target the adoption of wireless push email in Europe". Well it's now official - the Windows-powered Vodafone Palm 750v (aka Lennon) dev...
CoolCamera is more than just a util for taking shots on your handset. It'll also record video and it can turn your Windows Mobile device into a webcam too. I've only played with it for a few minutes and I've already found that it can record 320x240 vi...
YouTube, which I tend to pronouce as "Yow Teeyowwb" 'cus I'm from Dudley, have this video from mess.be showing Windows Live Mobile Beta. You can see how this will look on a Smartphone plus all the new features included since MSN Messenger. Whilst I wa...
Whilst not really Windows Mobile news this needs covering as it signals a massive change in the way you connect to the internet. UK TV giants Sky are today launching free broadband for all 8 million Sky TV customers. All customers, regardless of packa...
CAB files - they're a bit confusing for most people. If you're told "Here's a CAB file, go install it", most users will be a little lost. Sure, you could follow our instructions however you can now use CabviaActiveSync. This free edition, courtesy of ...
The classic "Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars" has always been a favourite since it first appeared on the PC. This is a splendid adventure game which will keep you glued to the screen until you finish it. It's choc full of fluid animation, ful...
I've just stepped back into the house after a little trip to London for the MoDaCo event. The day went very well with lots of excellent sessions from Microsoft and Orange plus games from Astraware and give-aways galore! I'd have to say this was probab...
Wohoo! We're back on Google today so I'm celebrating with a few cans of lager. Sure, my boss seems to have an issue with it, but it makes the day go quicker :) Anyhow, this is the HTC Hermes, now known as the HTC TyTN. It's featured in …
Some of you guys may have spotted the F-Secure Mobile Security software before. It's an easy-to-use anti-virus solution for Windows Mobile handsets, however until now it wouldn't run on Orange handsets due to a certificatation block. Today F-Secure an...
The T-Mobile updates we mentioned at the start of this month have now been officially announced by the guys at T-Mobile. You can use these updates to get instant-email to all of the T-Mobile MDA devices and benefit from the "remote wipe" facility plus...
I can't really remember if I've featured this before but it's well worth a look if you're after a proper 1980's style mobile phone. Retrobrick.com is a fantastic website if you're a fan of those big hefty mobiles from the A-Team and Knightrider days w...
See the mighty atom! Well, that's what this new o2 website is called - dedicated to the new o2 XDA Atom with it's Intel XScale PXA 27x 520Mhz CPU, Wifi, 240x320 screen, 2 megapixel cam (with flash), 192Mb ROM / 64Mb RAM and Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE. It'...
The guys at SwiftScripts.co.uk have blessed us with the "website of the week" award. Their site, which houses lots of useful PHP, CGI and Perl scripts, gave us a stonking 8/10 for the service we provide. It's not all good news though, apparently we on...
Microsoft T'Interweb Explorer is now on version 7 with Beta 3 being available to download here. It lifted a lot of good stuff from Firefox plus it added a phishing filter to stop you giving away your ebay or bank details. Not to be outdone there'll be...
Some of you may be aware of a new service launched by Sky TV recently. If you're lucky enough to have one of their whizzy PVR's then you'll already be used to the live pause and recording to hard disk. However, recently they announced their Sky by Mob...
The MoDaCo summer event kicks off this Saturday. If you're planning to attend then there's the usual food, raffle, pub quiz and beer plus goodie bag. Held at the Orange offices at The Point in London Paddington (shown right) between 12 noon and around...
It looks like Vodafone Germany are to take on both the HTC Hermes as the Vodafone VPA Compact III (press release here) and the HTC STRTrk (press release here) as the Qtek 8500. Both devices should be an excellent addition to the network and will prove...
Microsoft have released a new ActiveSync - version 4.2. For the unaware ActiveSync enables the transfer and syncronisation of your Outlook details plus documents, music, videos, pictures and software. The new update resolves some issues that gave an e...
Japanese company Willcom have unveiled another Windows Mobile handset manufactured by Sharp. The WS007SH, which can be seen in 3D here, comes in black and iPoddy white and runs Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC. According to this machine translated pag...
Samsung have announced the launch of their SGH-i320 QWERTY handset which will beat the Motorola Q into Europe. According to Samsung the SGH-i320 will be available in Europe this month with further launches across the rest of Europe and Asia later. We...
Nick Butcher emailed me over the weekend regarding the new HTC brand and the pretty hefty advertising they're doing here in sunny Britain. This advert (click here for big) was placed in blokes gadgety mag Stuff - y'know the one, it's usually got some ...
Apart from having a keyboard like an old Nokia 5.1 and only a 1.3 Megapixel camera (we loved the 2 Megapixel cam in the M600 and want to see more), the MTeoR from HTC looks pretty cool and is featured in this video review.The MTeoR has a 300Mhz …
You may recall I mentioned the problems we're having with Google. It turns out that it's not just us - there's posts from annoyed webmasters on forums across the web and I've found some huge problems with the results it's giving. Something is seriousl...
Just before I went off on honeymoon the HTC Oxygen appeared on the web with a rather bland specs list. I say bland because it's got a 1.3 megapixel camera - something which would've been great in 2004, a low-res 176x220 screen and a few other bits inc...
Are you interesting in dogging? Well, maybe you should try Hubdog.com which isn't actually anything to do with driving into the woods late at night but is actually an RSS reader, podcast player, search engine, video and media provider all in one. It's...
You may remember we mentioned a company called TechFaithWireless before. They're busy making some pre-production handsets to show the various networks and distribution channels just what they can do. This Smartphone-web.com article shows just some of ...
NetFront Version 3.3 is now available for Pocket PC. It's a web browser with a password manager, smart frame capability, rapid-render, smart-fit rendering plus much more. The new upgraded version includes a pop-up blocker, RSS / ATOM feed capability a...
If you've got yourself a T-Mobile handset then it's well worth checking their update site and grab yourself the necessary AKU2 flash for the push-email facility on the MDA devices. The MDA Compact II, MDA Vario and MDA Pro are all on there so be sure ...
I'm sitting out in the garden watching the England match right now. Vista has finally allowed me to write a few quick stories which we've missed out whilst I was on my honeymoon. First up a quick note about SmartPhoneHistory.com, a site made by Ashley...
I'm always a bit sceptical about free text messaging services. Usually your number gets sold to some random company or the person you're sending to gets spam texts shortly after. Sure, you could say, "You don't get something for nothing" but heck it's...
Orange UK announced their "Orange Mail" solution today across their Signature Device range. It's designed for companies that have their own email server and is a fully featured ‘push-email’ service combining real-time email delivery with the abili...
Astraware have announced a new title called "Big Box of Blox", an addictive block stacking game based on the highly acclaimed PC/Mac game by Digital Eel. In Big Box of Blox (yes, I said "Blox"), you need to stack, smash, blast, mutate and explode the ...
According to Engadget Mobile Cingular are poised to launch several Windows Mobile handsets over the coming months. We pretty much expected the HP iPaq6920/25 however the HTC StarTrek is a surprise, apparently arriving before the HTC Hermes if this cha...
UK 3G network "3" have announced that they are to carry the HTC Universal - AKA the Orange SPV M5000, o2 XDA Exec, T-Mobile MDA Pro etc. However, it doesn't look like 3 will put it under their brand and will sell it as the QTek 9000. Their …
Morning all! Yes I'm back from honeymoon and service will be restored shortly. Our wedding day was incredibly hot and everything went perfectly. Many thanks for all your kind words, we really couldn't have wished for a better day. The honeymoon was fa...
We're getting married tomorrow, so it's a complete mad house around here. This is probably going to be my last post until late June when we return. Many thanks to everyone who has sent in their best wishes, it's very much appreciated. We seem to have ...
I'm very happy to say that CoolSmartPhone.com is now available through Sky TV's new internet portal which you can access from any Sky box. To find us, simply follow these steps.... 1) Press the "Interactive" button on your remote and select "SkyKey...
A quick notice for members and visitors of CoolSmartPhone. This coming Saturday, June 10th 2006, I'll be getting married to my gorgeous girlfriend Emily. We've been together now for about 8 years and I've finally managed to drag her down the aisle. :)...
Paul at MoDaCo has pointed me at this post which details a way to make free cash. Yes, I know - normally people turn off right now due to the sheer amount of "free cash" offers piling into inboxes daily, however this is simply a reward for putting …
