Author: Leigh Geary
I've just spotted this Mobile Gadget News story about a free PDF viewer for your Smartphone. This'll let you look at Abobe PDF documents on your Smartphone quickly and easily and the best bit is that it's... CoMpLeTELy FrEe! :) Get the direct downloa...
Following on from the HTC StarTrek story, MSMobiles.com have details of a new Pocket PC Phone from HTC. Called the "HTC Hermes" it'll have... Network - UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, HSDPA TBD, GSM Quadband Screen - 320 x 240 QVGA IO - Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 ...
The HTC Star Trek, which we previously guessed would probably be a clamshell/flip-style handset, has now appeared here at MSMobiles.com. As you can see from the picture, it's a whole new design and approach from HTC from the ground up. It also looks l...
How many of you have noticed that the Samsung i300 has now slipped back to a November release? Well, I have so I thought I should try and find out why. It was previously slated for an October release, so I asked some top bods at o2 what …
PocketNew have announced today that FFRace - Fast Future Race is now available for Pocket PC and Smartphone. FFRace takes you to the world of spaceship racing, where you will discover what "speed" really means. It includes Championship and "illegal" ...
The Register reckon that Orange may pick up the Samsung SGH-i300 phone next year... "Orange also let on that it was currently looking at the two hard disk based phones – the Nokia N91 and the Samsung SGH-i300 and that Orange subscribers might be abl...
Engadget are reporting that the HTC Wizard and Tornado (a variant of the Orange SPV C600) are being prepped for US network Cingular. According to the story and data gleamed by the guys at HowardForums, it seems that the SPV C600's brother will be call...
Hefty Sunday newspapers and a "nice cuppa" are always part of life here in the UK on the day of rest. This Independent on Sunday article reviews the T-Mobile MDA Pro today and gives it a very positive 4.5 out of 5. The T-Mobile MDA Pro, as you …
ALK have announced the release of their new sat-nav software for both Pocket PC and Smartphone - CoPilot 6. The new version updated version includes better street maps from NAVTEQ and stacks of new Points of Interest. There's also a full 7 digit UK Po...
There's a full, easy and informative way to use the Orange SPV c500 as a modem-in for your laptop in the WindowsXP magazine for November 2005 edition. According to Tam, it's on page 52 and it's called "Surf Anywhere" If you've got a scan, send it in ...
Here's some info about ActiveSync 4.0 from MS themselves. There is a fix, you'll need to get it yourself though. Hummpphhh... Microsoft wants to alert you to an issue regarding ActiveSync 4.0 and the immediate steps the company is taking to resolve ...
A few weeks back I had an email with some information about the Orange SPV C600. However, I had to sit on it for a bit so I didn't get my nads chopped off by Orange. Now, following the release of info on the C600 and M3000, we …
The Orange SPV C600 and SPV M3000 have just appeared on an Orange website in France. Smartphonefrance.info (English machine translation here) have spotted this Orange Enterprise page, which gives prices as... - SPV c600 from 129 Euros (PDF Details her...
Remember the free Orneta Checkers game ? Well, we promised we'd keep you updated, so here's the deal. After our mention Orneta were completely overwhelmed with the response. Over 1000 copies were distributed in the first 8 hours! Orneta didn't expect ...
Following this news story about the free Checkers games from Orneta, we've had emails from Paul Trimmer, Dean Keithley and many others who've noticed that the Promotion Code used to get the product for free has been used too many times. Ahh, it seems ...
We've stuffed a big supercharger into the server at the collosal CoolSmartPhone.com server farm in Dudley (not really). This will give greater BHP and more downloads per minute ..... Let's be honest - I'm trying to jazz up the fact that we've shoved ...
Orneta have announced that Orneta Checkers 1.5 is now free for a limited time. Personally, I'd like to call it "Draughts", 'cus that's what I knows it as. There's three skill levels on offer and it's a great a simple and easy way to enjoy a relaxing ...
Remember gStart ? It's the start-menu replacement that'll make your program options look like this. Well it's now in version 1.1 and it'll definitely work with the C550 now. Huzza! You can now fool your mates and tell them you've got a Windows Mobile ...
There's a "review" of the o2 XDA Atom here at cnet.com it's quoted as offering... "onboard Wi-Fi connectivity, an upgraded 2-megapixel camera, an integrated FM radio and runs on the new Windows Mobile 5.0." ..and... "In addition to the new Windows...
Neil Bird has just emailed me about BBC iMP. This is an application which is in development to offer UK viewers the chance to catch up on TV and radio programmes via their phones or PC's. Using peer to peer technology (like BitTorrent) it allows you t...
Blimey - has anyone seen this? James Towle has just mailed in to say, "wondered if this was correct or maybe an error on their website?". We'd love to know. The Qtek 9100 for free ? Sure, you're locked into a 24 month contract, but still.... Edit - …
MSMobiles.com have this photo and details on the HTC Prophet. It comes with built-in FM Radio and Wi-Fi and runs Windows Mobile 5.0. It'll have a 416Mhz processor under the hood, a QVGA screen and 2 megapixel camera with Flash. As you can see, is a di...
Smartphone - Video Charts (.3GP) (free!) 01 Sugarbabes_Push-The-Button.3gp 02 Robbie-Williams_Tripping.3gp ...
Madbeetle is now out for both the Pocket PC and Smartphone here. It's a brain-blending platform game where you have to learn to avoid traps and pick up things like bombs to blast yor way past others. There's awesome 16 bit sound and music, plus it'll ...
Street Duel:Underground Racing, which we mentioned earlier here, is now available in the CoolSmartPhone software shop here for both Smartphone and Pocket PC. This game simply looks stunning on any device and has excellent gameplay too. It's already wo...
The O2 XDA Exec is now finally on o2's website (click "Mobile Phones", then "3G Phones" to see) which means they have finally released it! o2 themselves are offering 3 different contracts. However... Here at CoolSmartPhone we've got together with our ...
The Samsung i300 should be available pretty soon on o2. It's got a 3Gb hard drive and it's own Samsung Music Player too. You can also check out videos of the i300 in action here and here.While we're talking about new hansets, check out these videos o...
Smartphonethoughts have picked up on the FCC data of the T-Mobile SDA, which is set to appear on T-Mobile in the USA very soon. Over in Germany this particular handset is already out and about as the T-Mobile SDA II.. but wait.. what's that bloody rid...
Phonethemes Limited has reached an agreement with the mobile operator T-Mobile to supply phonethemes for inclusion in its ‘t-zones’ mobile portal. Phonethemes offer powerful device personalisation through customisation of the idlescreen of the mob...
More info on the Orange SPV C500 update we mentioned yesterday. Well, we've got info on what exactly has changed from the earlier 4.2.1.1 software update. The news is that no it shouldn't mess up TomTom installations and the reason for the change was ...
It's not a Windows Mobile handset, but it's well worth mentioning this story. There's a mixed message today from various news sites about the Motorola iTunes handset - the ROKR. Whilst some stories say that it's "storming the sales charts", many other...
Street Duel:Underground Racing, the highly acclaimed 3D driving game and Pocket PC Awards Winner 2004, is now available for Smartphone. Based on the dark street racing subculture, the game involves racing over rooftops, performing spectacular jumps, a...
Some specs and launch info can be found in this T-Mobile PDF which contains information, pictures and specifications on the T-Mobile MDA Pro which will also apply pretty much to the SPV M5000 and o2 XDA Exec. Source - T-Mobile PDF
We've previously mentioned the Orange SPV C500 update to 4.2.1.1 here. However, it appears that Orange have a version called 4.2.1.2 now available for download here. I've had a few emails about this - has anyone tried this 4.2.1.2 version? Does it d...
We like TomTom. We do. Sure, they've appeared on the consumer show Watchdog and we maybe didn't give them such a glowing review recently, however we still like them because the product itself is pretty damned good. But.. and it's a big but.. Why, why...
Looks like T-Mobile UK have stormed out of no-where and started selling the MDA Pro right now on their site. You can pick up the T-Mobile MDA Pro for just £149.99 with 200 voice minutes to any network plus 40MB of internet browsing for £16 a month (...
According to The Register 100 people are trialling WiMax for BT in both Belfast and Birmingham. BT, using Navini Networks wireless kit are testing how well the kit works and the experience of wireless broadband. In theory there's a 31 mile (50km) ran...
Following our earlier story further details on the T-Mobile MDA Vario are now available. It's the size of a regular phone, yet acts like a Pocket PC and has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It's got Wi-Fi (802.11G) and EDGE and a whole manner of Office ap...
Available GPRS Traffic Counter SPE 3.1 is now 30% off - now $10.48 (£5.91) The ALL-locations GPRS Traffic Counter 3.1 Smartphone Edition is a very smart tool that enables you to keep track of your costs when using GPRS with a Smartphone. With GPRS y...
The Orange SPV M1500 has appeared in the October issue of the Orange catalogue, which is available from Orange shops. It's a HTC built Pocket PC device with megapixel camera known as the HTC Alpine. It's actually already selling in some shops too. Dow...
