Author: Leigh Geary
Yes, it certainly appears that way. Paul Woodhouse has emailed in to say... "Thought you might want to know that I've just called o2 and the guy confirmed to me that they will be releasing the HTC Wizard as the 'O2 XDA Mini S' in the UK and …
We continually go on about how chuffing brilliant AtomicLava is. To put it briefly, this software sits on your Smartphone and allows you to take photos, add a comment, then publish it on t'interblob straight away. This is great when you're on holiday ...
Craig has sent in a scan of the November Orange magazine. It features the Orange SPV C600 (hurray!!!) so that means it should be out in the shops any time now really. Check out the full scan here. Apologies in advance for the lack of email response re...
o2 has announced that it is to roll out HSDPA by Q3 next year (2006). Woahoa! Stop. What is HSPDA ? Well, I had a look on the internet and found this explanation.. "HSPDA works by moving important processing functions closer to the air interface. Alt...
Astraware have today annouced the release of "My Little Tank". I'll try not to mention the obvious "cockney rhyming slang".. thank god they didn't call it "Tommy Tank", that's all I can say! Can you imagine your wife finding you hunched over your phon...
We told you we'd have more on the Qtek G100 and indeed we do. Full specs have now been posted here at qtek.nu. According to the website... "The new Qtek G100 is the first device in the Qtek range to focus on personal navigation. This non-GSM device fe...
The Orange M5000 is now available on the Orange Shop. It's selling for £299.99 for new customers however it's still showing as "Out Of Stock" on Orange Upgrades. This is the Orange version of the HTC Universal, already seen on o2 as the o2 XDA Exec ...
Thanks to my endless charm, wit and ..err.. modesty I've managed to secure a dirty weekend with the T-Mobile Vario. I've got just 48 hours to test this kit, which came with the CoPilot Live (6) software and a Bluetooth GPS device. First impressions? W...
In the USA Sprint are already selling the PPC 6700 handset. It's made by HTC and called the "Apache" and is the CDMA version of the HTC Wizard, which is sold in Europe as the T-Mobile MDA Vario, Orange SPV M3000 etc. Well, now there's more information...
Considering Europe is now in theory one big happy family it still shocks me how much we're charged for going abroad. For example, if I got in the car now and drove to the EuroTunnel I could be in Paris in a couple of hours. However, I'll get …
Hello hello, look what's just appeared here at the qtek website. It's the GPS-enabled Qtek G100 and its presence on the site can only mean that a full launch is just around the corner. Details that we know so far are Windows Mobile 5.0, WiFi and in-b...
Well, if Orange won't launch the SPV M3000 in the UK then it leaves the door wide open for another UK network to launch their version of the same handset. Step forward T-Mobile, who have now officially annouced the launch of the T-Mobile MDA Vario. Wi...
Samsung have announced an alliance with BMW to integrate their SGH-i300 Windows Mobile phone into the infamous iDrive interface on the BMW 5 Series. The SGH-i300 will connect to the iDrive system via A2DP Bluetooth, and will allow the user to listen t...
Crickey, I never spotted this. It looks like T-Mobile UK have started selling the new SDA II aswell! We, like many other websites, didn't know anything about this - mainly because T-Mobile UK never tell us. Come on guys! Speak! We don't bite! ;) If yo...
Thanks to Frits for pointing this o2 Atom information and at threegmobile.net. There's also stack of real pictures of the device which can be seen by clicking on the thumbnails. O2 showed off the Atom in Hong Kong during a new customer service centre ...
Stuff Magazine have just announced their Cool List for 2005 featuring the 10 most desirable gadgets known to man. The Stuff Cool List isn’t just a celebration of cutting-edge tech – it’s almost like a Gadget Oscars. At number 5 in these Oscars i...
Another day, another new HTC handset appears. Should we start saying, "The future's bright, the future's HTC?". MSMobiles have yet another picture of a HTC device currently being designed. This one is called the HTC Muse and is billed as a "Windows M...
Only a week since the last one! Wow, that's like - almost regular isn't it? In this Podcast I talk about our campaign to get the M3000 into the UK plus news on the release of the Orange C600, the Orange C500 update, the Motorola Q video and …
As you'll know already the Orange SPV M5000 is now available to purchase. Well, sort-of. At the moment it's in pretty limited numbers and available to larger stores only. Also, it appears that only new customers are able to get one at present. However...
Smartphone - Video Charts (.3GP) (free!) 01 Westlife_You-Raise-Me-Up.3gp 02 Sugarbabes_Push-The-Button.3gp 03 Robbie-Williams_Tripping.3gp 04 Pussycat-Dolls_Dont-Cha.3gp 05 &...
MSMobiles have news on a new handset from HTC, the makers of the SPV range. This one is code-named the "HTC Breeze" and appears to have a front-facing camera in addition to the regular rear-mounted one.Update - New details show that this device DOES h...
A selfish request here to all homescreen producers across the globe. I've even blogged about this too but not had a response as yet (is there anyone mad enough to read my blog?). So I'm gonna ask here. What I'm after is a QVGA homescreen featuring Gem...
Sebastian Mandrean has emailed in from sphone.se He's put the first full review of the new E-TEN M600, which should be sold in the USA by Torq (remember them? They also took the Eten M500 and branded it the Torq P100). At present the Sphone review is...
Blimey! What have I started? :) I asked you guys here to email me if you thought it was worth starting a campaign to get the Orange SPV M3000 onto Orange UK. I've been absolutely swamped in email - 56 emails in the last hour ! All of …
Are you an Orange SPV C500 owner ? Well, check this Orange webpage now! There's another update for your phone. This time it'll bring your phone up to version 4.2.1.4. The story on this goes that version 4.2.1.2 came out with some fixes, but it changed...
Orange have sent us some nice close-up shots of the Orange SPV C600 handset which is coming soon. Have a good old gorp at them by clicking below. Click the thumbnail to get a larger shot, then click that shot to get that one even more erm.. biggerer.....
A busy day for me today. I'm actually doing work-related stuff (yes, it shocks me too) - however if this project that we're working on takes off then hopefully I should be driving a Mercedes SLR by this time next year .. ermm.. well, that's what the b...
MSMobiles.com have pictures and details of the T-Mobile Vario here. The Vario is the T-Mobile variant of the HTC Wizard, and you'll notice that it's pretty much the same thing as the Orange SPV M3000 we told you of earlier. T-Mobile have again tweaked...
We're hearing from various people that the Orange SPV M5000 should now be available on Orange. It's creeping out and should be available at some point. You may have to wait a bit for them to become widely available as, although it's come out of "revie...
Yes, we're the first site to bring you news on the official launch of two new Orange handsets. Orange UK have just contacted us to announce the launch of the Orange SPV C600 Smartphone and the Orange SPV M3000 Pocket PC-style phone. Both are compatibl...
It looks like smartphones are outselling PDA's quite considerably. According to this Register story, which states that there's a massive fall in PDA sales with smartphone shipments up a massive 75%. However, we are talking all smartphones, not just W...
Mobile Gadget News have picked up on this video of the Motorola Q. Bonnie Cha from CNet.com shows off the handset at CTIA. You can see just how thin the "RAZR-like" handset is and how sharp the screen is too. We're hoping that this does well. Motorola...
I've been over to our friends at the CoolSmartPhone handset shop and bribed them with beer to give you guys even more deals on Windows Mobile phones. Luckily they like their beer and we've managed to bag you some excellent deals - this time it's the T...
This story from last week caused quite a stir around websites. We announced that the new Samsung i300 - coming soon to o2 - will be running Windows Mobile 5.0. We were told by o2 themselves that this was so and had no reason for doubting it. However, …
Andy Stevenson has sent a story in about this Orange SPV M5000 review at ZDNet.co.uk. They've given it 8.2 out of 10. Surprisingly Orange are one of the last networks to release their HTC Universal variant. Indeed ZDNet have already reviewed the o2 ve...
Remember this story from July ? Well, yes. It appears that the Samsung SCH-M600 is now here. Samsung has officially unveiled the handset today - however they've stated and shown it running Windows Mobile 2003 - not version 5.0. DoAh!! Like the Samsung...
Yes, there was a problem this morning. CoolSmartPhone.com went down around 10AM UK time when some fool decided to add a domain onto my server. Unfortunately, this fool was me, and I forgot to check that everything had completely correctly - simply clo...
The O2 XDA SP handset is now selling from the o2 website. You can try this direct link (if it works) or browse to it through the o2 shop. Sure, it comes with Windows Mobile 2003 SE and it's "only" got a VGA camera, but heck - welcome …
Check it out. The Orange SPV C600 is now available right here at Orange Switzerland. MSMobiles have picked up the story, and look - there's even the Orange SPV M5000 too. Want to know more ? Heck, why not download the M5000 user manual or even the C60...
The T-Mobile MDA Compact is now available in our shop if you're up for it. Yes, it's finally landed. I had a good look at this device in a T-Mobile shop yesterday and it really does live up to its' "Compact" name. Check below for some deals or …
