Author: Leigh Geary
Here in the UK they're trialling TV-over-DAB. Currently DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is becoming widespread with increased quality and choice, however a new L-Band spectrum should allow relatively cheap mobile TV and multimedia applications alongs...
I've had a few emails about this MoDaCo story regarding the Orange SPV M3100 and SPV C700. There's yet more information that these handsets - the SPV M3100 being the HTC Hermes and the C700 possibly being the HTC Breeze will be arriving in a month or ...
I spoke about this MP3 player / SD card reader thingy a few days ago. I was intrigued as to what it was like, so I ordered one, played with it and there's a review online here. Oh, and if you're hungry for some storage capacity, how about …
With phones getting better and better cameras it's no great surprise to see this BBC news story into a study on mobile phone use. It found that 44% of people already use their phone as their main camera. It also points out some interesting facts on MP...
In 2004 network operator Orange launched it's "Code Camp" to help bring the developer community closer. Now, two years on Orange have grown into an internet provider, mobile network and business solutions supplier. The Camp has grown too - it's now kn...
We told you earlier that the O2 Mini S successor - the o2 XDA Trion (HTC Hermes) - was coming to o2 Germany. Well, yes it is, however it doesn't look like it's going to make its' way across to the UK if this Unwired story is true. …
I'm currently sat in our back garden basking in the sunshine with a cold Australian lager. Thanks to the Orange SPV M5000 I'm able to bring you news of the iMate Smartflip without leaving my chair. Yes it appears that iMate are getting ready to sell t...
I've been sitting back and watching the excellent news that yet more HTC-built handsets are in the pipeline. They're also apparently renaming the HTC Muse to the HTC Melody and bringing us something called the HTC Herald, which is a little like the HT...
Right - a quick bit of news for you file-hungry visitors. I've re-added a new and improved section to show the most recent submissions to the CoolSmartPhone downloads area and the top 100 downloads too. I say "improved" because you guys have been aski...
We've mentioned the excellent Pocket Mini Golf 2 quite a few times here at CoolSmartPhone. We've also mentioned the many expansion packs you can get for it which offer new courses and extra obstacles. Pocket Mini Golf 2 Saver Pack is now available whi...
Orange today announced another collosal change in the way people get mobile, fixed-line and broadband services. Binning the "Wanadoo" brand they're now giving free high speed internet access to UK customers who, like me, spend at least £30 a month on...
OK, we've been saying, "soon, next week, any day now" for long enough. It's finally here, you can buy one today in the USA on Verizon simply by clicking here. Further details on this new Smartphone can be found on this webpage, which also contains th...
I stumbled across this device at Savastore.com whilst looking for an SD card reader recently. Not only is it an SD/MMC reader (or miniSD reader if you use an SD card adapter that usually comes with the miniSD cards), but it's also an MP3 player too. T...
A bad day today for Vodafone, who racked up the largest ever loss in British corporate history. A loss of bearly £14.9 billion ($27.9 billion) was incurred after the company wrote off £23.5 billion of the value of overseas businesses. They also plan...
We've already mentioned the Slingbox a few times. It's simply a widget that sits on your TV and lets you control and watch your TV, PVR and DVD recorder from any internet connection. You can use your Windows Mobile device to connect in via WiFi or 3G ...
Mobinaute have got themselves a HTC Breeze and have put this review online. The Breeze has a 300Mhz Samsung 2442 processor, a 240x320 TFT screen, 64Mb ROM, 128Mb Flash, Bluetooth version 2.0 (with stereo bluetooth), MicroSD slot, 3G capabilities and t...
If you're lucky enough to have a Smartphone with a hi-res screen (like the SPV C550 / C600 / Cingular 2125 etc) then you can now get Return to Mysterious Island QVGA which has just been made available on the Smartphone. You can try it out or buy …
It looks like PC Mag are one of the first to have a review of the new Motorola Q which is coming to Verizon USA in the next couple of days. They've got plenty of shots of the device and the reviewer seems pretty impressed with it. Delivering …
OK, it's come to my attention that a few of you are having issues logging into us. What should happen is that the site will detect your previous log-in and welcome you by saying, "Hello (username)!" at the top (if you've chosen "remember me"). A few o...
Hey hey! Look what I've got! :) Well, sort-of. :) I actually had chance to have a play with one of these this afternoon and I managed to get my first impressions of the device. It's certainly come a long way since the very early unit I saw …
MobilityToday.com attended a reviewers event yesterday for the new Motorola Q, coming next week on Verizon in the USA. They got shots of the Verizon-packed Motorola Q along with its' optional Bluetooth headphones which look very slick indeed. Link - M...
Mobilitysite.com have spotted this store which calls the HTC Hermes (aka the T-Mobile MDA II / o2 XDA Trion) the iMate JasJam. Yes, JasJam. We're counting the days now - surely after having the iMate JasJar, K-Jam and JAMin they can't be far away from...
TheUnwired have news on the HTC Hermes, which has just appeared on the o2 shop in Germany as "Coming Soon". Here it is, along with it's o2 XDA branding and "Trion" name. It's got a 2 megapixel camera plus another QCIF one on the front for video calls,...
In AOL-land they love to use "keywords". For example, if you enter "grammy awards" you'll get the official Grammy Awards site if you're an AOL member and nothing else. Yubnub.org seeks to do something similar and, by using their site and entering a "c...
The excellent TrueConnect lets you use your mouse to control your Smartphone merely by moving the pointer off the side of the screen. Back in January you may remember I said, "..it's only available for Smartphones, although there is a Pocket PC versio...
Yes, yes. I know - you've already heard this a million times, however it's now set in stone. The Motorola Q will definitely launch on May 31st. Motorola and Verizon Wireless have confirmed the date in this press release which states.. "Moto Q is excl...
With the Motorola Q coming out .. ermm.. sometime soon and the Samsung i320 snapping wildly at its' heels it's great to see another video of the two together. This video, which can be seen on the "Read more" link below, was captured at Tech-Ed Isra...
Monday. Miserable isn't it? There's thunderstorms, it's dark, it's wet, it's windy.. where's the summer gone? Well, never mind because we've got some excellent gaming news to cheer you up. Right now, for a mere £9.05 (about $16.97 / €13.31) you can...
Well, I'm slowly sobering up from my stag do last night and it's great to see yet more excellent, free and very useful sotware. This, for the many people who've asked me over the years, is the ideal solution for importing your SIM contacts into your S...
It's here! Well almost.. Honest, no, really, it is. The Motorola Q, which we spotted almost a year ago, should be out next week on Verizon Wireless in the USA. This teaser site has just popped up with a cool video of the device along with its Verizon …
If you're looking for a new way to get daily news stories delivered directly to your device or you want to share photos with your friends and family without paying huge MMS charges then WpN Mobile, created by photo agency World Picture Network, is wel...
jdskins.com are currently holding a homescreen challenge contest. This is the second such contest and it's up to you guys to help decide the winner. To ensure fairness you do have to register on their website then there's six to choose from here. Don'...
This rather random page is now home to all the AKU2 (push e-mail) updates for the Windows Mobile handsets on Vodafone. The v1640, Qtek 9100 and v1240 updates are here and will prove essential if you intend to use the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and...
This my friends is the Samsung i770, yet more proof that Samsung is on a serious mission to bring us some hot new Windows Mobile kit. Although it's some way off a full release it's presence on the FCC website, who approve handsets for use, is good new...
Fizz Software have announced that Fizz Traveller 2.3 has been released for both Pocket PC and Smartphone. The extra-specially-good news is that this is a free upgrade for all registered users of version 2.x. But wait! What is Fizz Traveller ? Well it'...
I spent part of last week with Orange and I've learned a surprising amount about what they do and some services I wasn't even aware of. First up was Orange Photography which is a fantastically easy way to set up an online gallery of pictures for eithe...
In just a few days the biggest event of the year is to take place. People from all over the land will be huddled together to watch and no doubt it'll be a rollercoaster of emotions. Yes, you've guessed it, me and Emily are getting married. We've cleve...
You may remember the TechFaith Wireless handsets we featured back in April. It now appears that TechFaith are tightening their ties with Microsoft by signing an agreement to work closely with sales, marketing and technology. Using the Windows Mobile a...
I'm still wading through a weeks worth of email so I've only just picked up on Gentimer - a new Smartphone application priced at just $9.95 (around £5.26) which includes several types of alarms, timers, a stopwatch and a world time function with a ma...
The guys at e-fuze.com have done a review of Facade for Smartphone. This is a highly flexible tab-based plug-in for your Smartphone home-screen. You can view more than 30 days of appointments, tasks and there's a launcher which you can set to perform ...
