Author: Leigh Geary
A lot of you have been emailing me regarding the superb kleinweder website which offers exquisitely designed homescreens for your Smartphone. There was news earlier this week regarding a notice that Kleinweder had received from Microsoft advising him ...
TV giants Sky are to trial the MediaFLO Technology from Qualcomm. They're going to be testing the FLOTM technology, which is a wireless multicasting technology allowing delivery of video services to mobile devices in the United Kingdom. This, along wi...
Three, the 3G network here in the UK, have announced that they're switching their 2G-failover partner to Orange. Customers of Three have previously switched back to an o2-operated service when out of 3G range, however Orange will now be taking on the ...
A huge creamy dollop of news today now I'm back in sunny England. First up is news of a HSPDA data card from T-Mobile. Yes, another acronym for you guys - HSPDA is basically 3G on steroids - more speed and a reduction in latency. You can read …
You may have noticed a distinct lack of news so far this week. I'm actually out in Florida with Orange - one of the world's leading mobile operators. They're holding the Orange Partner Camp as part of their Partner programme which provides a fast star...
Voice control software VITO Voice2Go has now been upgraded to version 1.25. VITO Voice2Go lets you manage your Pocket PC merely by talking to your device in your own language. Start, quit applications, call or hang up on people or - with the new versi...
Oh dear, it looks like the camera phone has yet again caused problems. This time it's not in the work-place, which is usually a cause for concern, but in a school. This Sky News story tells how a pupil at St Cuthbert's Catholic High School in Newcastl...
AIM Productions have been beavering away creating picture templates. They've come up with around 100 which let you make cool composite shots simply by surrounding your photo with characters, people, frames or other scenery. Quick, easy and fun these t...
Today sees the launch of the new hot Smartphone from o2. It's got all the things you'd expect from a great Smartphone - Windows Mobile 5.0, quad-band capability, hi-res screen, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, Mini-SD expansion slot, 64MB RAM, 64MB Flash, Blue...
Dopod have launched the S300 which we've seen as the HTC Star Trek previously. Dopod showed off the device with all the usual flair, displaying the obvious ultra-flat style and cool design. Powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 (for Smartphone) it has a 1.3-m...
WiFi providers TheCloud have announced a new "UltraWiFi" package which, for £11.99 per month (subject to 12 month contract), will let you use any of their access points for as long as you wish. The new package, available from July 1st, means that use...
On Sunday 120 supercars set off from Pall Mall in London for the Gumball Rally 2006. Celebs such as Pink, Tony Hawk, Jody Kidd and Tim Westwood (shown right, he's the Radio 1 DJ who tends to say, "Yeah baby girl, bow down and kiss the ring. Zactly!") …
Torsten has emailed about iAudioguide.com who offer free mp3 audio guides. At present there are guided tours of Barcelona, London and Paris. You just need to save the .zip file to your PC then open it up. There's several mp3 files in the z...
We really LOVE files here at CoolSmartPhone and we need your help now that we've got a file-hungry downloads system all ready for your stuff. We're looking for either.. 1) Good audio files which are less than 30 seconds for ringtones (MP3 / WAV / WMV)...
You may recall our earlier report about MSN being dropped from future SPV handsets. We wanted to know from Orange whether the new Orange Messenger, which is to replace it, will be interoperable with other IM platforms like MSN, Yahoo! and ICQ etc. The...
This week I've managed to break the new feedback forum, then I succeeded in breaking the entire server. So, it seems fitting that I should break the microphone whilst recording the latest podcast, but hey - what else could go wrong ? :) Podcast number...
The public Beta of ActiveSync 4.2 is now available here and addresses some issues with Desktop Pass Through, Outlook synchronisation and USB connectivity. Microsoft have been watching forums and websites to ensure that any problems are resolved in thi...
You may have noticed that the sparkly new downloads system has been a bit empty of late. This is mainly because the "botch it together to fit into the forum" implementation didn't work too well. Comments weren't working, the screenshots weren't workin...
So, you guys out there now have the push-email updates right? Orange SPV M5000, C600 - check. O2 XDA Mini S and Exec, check. Hmm - what about T-Mobile ? Ermmm.. Well, after I received a few emails asking that very question I did a bit of digging. …
We've all seen those people walking around with BlackBerry handsets haven't we ? Yes, we Smartphone / Pocket PC owners can now get "instant email" too, but it's just not as easy to setup is it? Well, thanks to the guys at Mail2Web Live it is now! Just...
esoft have now brought stacks of their games to the Smartphone! Traffic Jam, Arcade Challenge and Word Challenge are now all ready for you to grab on your Smartphone. There's stacks more too - just click here to see them as they cover the Pocket PC as...
We like the T-Mobile Vario, however this weekend I've noticed that it's vanished from the T-Mobile UK website. In fact, some readers have spoke to T-Mobile and they're telling customers that this MDA Vario II is due to be released in the UK sometime i...
Unwired Software, Inc. has released version 1.3 of the best new mobile technology of 2006 – the popular InfoShare List Manager for Pocket PC and Smartphone. InfoShare List Manager is the first wireless software application that allows individuals an...
Arcade Park is a collection of games designed to revive the legendary games of the past. There's Arcade Ball, Asteroids, Rushman, Digger, Gold Hunter, Galaxy Invaders, plus military games Real Tanx and Riverside Assault. So, for one price you get eigh...
It looks like a fight is about to start between the Samsung SGH-i320 QWERTY handset and the Motorola Q QWERTY. Literally days after the long-delayed Moto Q got approved for use by the Federal Communications Commision (FCC) and the SGH i320 does too! ...
Just yesterday we told you about the full availability of the Orange SPV M600 in our shop. Well, if that wasn't news enough, how about winning some tickets to the World Cup ? Oh yes, you can be in with a chance of winning a pair of VIP …
Earlier on we mentioned how the Orange SPV M600 had been made available to all customers on the Orange. However, shortly after it went "Out of stock" on the Orange.co.uk website... damn... Luckily we've managed to have a few words with our friends in ...
PhoneScoop.com report today that the Motorola Q has now passed the necessary tests at the FCC, making it ready to rock 'n roll. This comes after the Q was spotted lurking around the Verizon site. This FCC ruling should mean no further delays for the Q...
A totally new downloads area will be online soon. It will, for quite a while, run in tandem with our existing downloads section here. This is to maintain all previous links from articles, news items and other pages around the web. Due to the fact that...
GPRS Remote Control lets you connect and remotely control your desktop computer through your mobile phone. You can send and receive mail, browse net, edit documents and hundreds of other things that you'd typically do behind your home or office comput...
Are you after the super-slim QTek 8500 ? Well, according to expansys.com this will be available on May 10th for £359.95. You can also get it at the USA site here for $569.95, although there's no release date on that site. Links - QTek 8500 @ expansys...
You may recall that I spotted posted a story about the this Bluetooth virtual keyboard in the Orange shop at Lichfield. It's selling for £129.99 and is compatible with the Orange SPV range and other Windows Mobile phones and Pocket PC's - you can Fro...
Remember last week we mentioned the o2 XDA Mini update that enabled push-email ? Remember how we said, "..although the Exec update isn't here yet.." ? Well, now it is :) Just click here if you have an o2 XDA Exec and you'd like to use the Microsoft …
Noel Guthrie has emailed in after spotting that the excellent Orange SPV M600 is now available to us regular people in the orange.co.uk store. This means you no longer need to be a business customer to get one. Yay! Prices currently start at £99.99 f...
Smartmobil.no have a great article here all about the QTek 8500, aka the iMate Smartflip / HTC Star 100. Both the pink and the black version can be seen here with some nice shots of the device in action. While we're talking about new phones, Martin ha...
Nearly 4 years ago all of this was a just a single web page. It's evolved over the years into the epic beast you now see before you. However, at the start of this year I wasn't 100% happy with things. The new login system was slowing the …
The guys at QUsers.com have managed to fish out this picture of the Motorola Q from a backstage area of the VerizonWireless.com site. They've also spotted the date on the phone - 10/11/2006, which some might say indicates an October release :) (Before...
The guys in our games and applications shops have had a fantastic idea. In fact, I thought they were a bit nuts when they came up with it, but heck - it's their money and their idea, so I'm backing it all the way! :) They've got a …
If you're after the new Samsung i300x with its 4Gb internal hard drive then check out DOML.com, where it's now selling for £429.99 ex VAT. The SIM-Unlocked handset comes with a 240x320 screen, 1.3 Megapixel camera, Windows Mobile 5.0 and you can get ...
Hmm.. I've had way too many emails about this. You may know about the Orange SPV M3000 and the fact that it's not getting launched in the UK. It's safe to say that were were a tad disappointed by this decision, but we're getting a heck of a …
