Author: Leigh Geary
Just last week we ran a story about the cool new swivel-screen clamshell Pantech PH-S8000T handset. We run these stories, but sometimes the phone doesn't make its' way across to Europe or America. However, according to Phonescoop.com this could very w...
WindowsMobile.no have done it again! First there were hi-res pictures and now there's a full video of the HTC Wizard (QTek 9100 / iMate JAM 2 / SPV M600) in action here at WindowsMobile.no Thanks and credit - Alexander @ WindowsMobile.no
It's dark wet and cold outside, so it's perfect weather for gaming. Atlantis Redux has previously been announced in several different "chunks" or "chapters" because the game itself is so flippin massive. Well, now the full 27Mb version is now availabl...
HTC Voyager, HTC Magician, SPV, QTek 8020, C500, C550, M500, JAM, i-mate, SDA, XDA, T-Mobile AGGHHH!!! Too many names!! So how do we cut through all this ? Well, WindowsMobile.no have published a neat little table which will help you sort out what's ...
Following on from yesterdays story showing comparison photos taken with the C500 and C550, well - now we've had even more sent in by Antal van Wijk at NewMobile.nl. He says .. "The camera quality is amazingly good as long as you play with the light en...
After the hot news about the HTC Wizard yesterday we have some more news about it. According to sources, this device won't be called the SPV M3000, but rather the SPV M600. This would actually make more sense as the M600 is in fact the M500 with a …
Yes yes, I know - CoolSmartPhone.com has been offline a bit this afternoon (July 27th - 13.00-17.00 BST). It was all due to very hungry rabbits chewing through some cables and disrupting the backhaul hardrive CPU floating bit memory wobble-board unit....
Oohh.... Look what I got.. Some specs from a T-Mobile PDF that fell into my inbox. It's labelled in the sheet as "T-Mobile MDA Universal" and there's news that this handset will be out in the September / October time frame..Feature List: &n...
More pictures of the T-Mobile MDA Pro here today which show the device in super-juicy close-ups. The device, made by HTC and known as the HTC Universal, will have a tablet-eque slip-around screen and full QWERTY keyboard. Click here to see them. There...
The other day we ran a story about the Orange SPV M3000. It had some grainy pictures of the device courtesy of SmartPhoneFrance. Well, now it's the turn of WindowsMobile.no, who have some spectacular close-up shots of this hot new phone. Although this...
Ok, so I have the C550 now and I can start to do the review I mentioned a few days back. There's one thing I've learned about doing reviews - and that's to never do a review straight away. It's like a new car. Sometimes you get so …
For an amazing £11.85 ($20.65) 3D Game Jumbo Pack 2 includes following games: 3D Nine Hole Golf - a distinctive real-time 3D mobile Golf game featuring addictive game playing and the most realistic 3D simulation ever! You can choose from six animate...
Microsoft and Conchango Provide Selection of Mobile Workers with Remote Access to Store Performance, Outlook Email and Calendar on Windows Mobile-based Smartphones LONDON — UK – 26 July 2005 — Microsoft Ltd. and Conchango (UK) plc, today ...
Remember our earlier story about Pantech announcing their innovative Swivel design Smartphone? It's the PH-S8000T, or the 'Quritel PH-S8000T’. It comes with an Intel CPU, Windows Mobile 2003SE and a 1.3 MegaPixel Camera. The 180 degree swivel design...
Yes, it looks like the rumours were true - a cousin to the Motorola RAZR is on the way and yes, it is powered by Windows Mobile 5.0. The Motorola Q is the "thinnest, lightest and coolest QWERTY on the planet" and is yet more fantastic news for …
Ok so you remember us mentioning the excellent PhoneThemes.com and the superb animated homescreens they do yes ? Well, now they're working on developing a PocketPC version of their PhoneThemes media player. They're ready for beta release and are acti...
SmartPhoneFrance.com have news that the Motorola MPx220 has appeared on the Orange France website here. Check out this machine translation here or read the full article here.
Another day, another handset! Today it's rumours of an Orange SPV M3000 - another exclusive by SmartPhoneFrance.com. According to their sources, this will be appearing in September on Orange and has a sideways-slideout keyboard meaning you can use it ...
I really must start reading my emails more often because Antal van Wijk from NewMobile.nl gave me a snippet of info about this Silicon-i i800 handset last Wednesday! This tri-band phone comes with a 1.3 Mega pixel camera, MiniSD card slot, 176x220 pix...
It looks like the Orange SPV C600 rumour mill has kicked into gear again. You may remember our story which forecasted it plus the this earlier picture from Mobile-actus.com. Well, now SmartPhoneFrance.info have got a picture of it (right) plus this st...
My new PodCast is now online for you to download. It's probably one of the strangest ones I've done to be honest, because I was only going to test something and ended up talking about all sorts. Check it out online here. There's a whole range of stuff...
We've already seen the HTC Universal badged up by Vodafone and by T-Mobile as the MDA IV, but we haven't really seen proper shots of the Orange variant - the M5000. Sure, we've seen one on a projector here at TechEd, but how about some shots of the …
A little off-topic, but worth mentioning this. The Microsoft code-named "Windows Longhorn", which is the next generation of Windows on your PC - has been given a name today. It'll be called "Windows Vista" and will start appearing as a Beta in a few d...
I'm always trying to add bits and bobs to the site that I hope are useful. Todays' tweak allows you to view the last 200 news items that have been published right here on CoolSmartPhone. Hopefully this item will help you find "that news item I saw las...
Way back in the day I used to have a Nokia (yes, I know - I was young and inexperienced, I only have myself to blame) which was absolute pap in comparison to the C500 I have today. However, it did used to be able to turn itself …
I see that the BBC are doing a Podcasting trial featuring some of their own radio shows. Very promising. This comes on the back of news that BBC Radio 1 is being picked up and re-broadcast the following day on the US Sirius service. Looks like Podcast...
Sudoku .. what's it all about eh ? Well, som would say that it's a placement puzzle, also known as Number Place in the United States. The aim of the puzzle is to enter a number from 1 through 9 in each cell of a grid, most frequently …
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Apparently Ubergizmo.com reckon that this is the new Samsung M600. Is it? It looks a lot like the Samsung SGH-i750 to us. Have they changed the name ? UberGizmo say that the "M600" is designed to..."...challenge Korea’s first Microsoft based smartph...
If you want a Pocket PC phone without the size then the new Orange SPV M500 is well worth a look. The Register have posted a review of the handset here, and they've given it an absolutely glowing 95% verdict stating.. "The M500 - and the Spy, if …
I'm always saying that it's the CoolSmartPhone members who make this site what it is. Yes you lot - all 191,661 of you at the last count. Take this article by Findlay Colquhoun - a very well written item about his experiences with TomTom 5 after upgra...
Pantech have launched their PH-S8000T handset in Korea today. Running an Intel Bulverde 400Mhz the handset, which has an innovative tilt and twist screen, comes with a mega-pixel camera and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Sung-Kyu Lee, President...
Eh up! There's a fantastic 40% off 1-GameBag right now. "What's that?", I hear you cry? Well, it's not one, not two but eight addictive full priced games for one tiny price! There's the classic Invaders (pictured right), plus Pong, Dominoes, Checkers ...
Marked up at £99.99 on this page at Orange.co.uk, the M500 is a PocketPC on a diet. It's a tri-band Pocket PC Phone with a 1.3 Mega pixel camera. Click here for a full list of features or, if you want to get some excellent deals on this …
Marcel Alberts has just emailed me about this Dutch SPV C500 update. I can't see a direct link with the Orange Netherlands site, however this update has been delivered to the smartphone-club.nl website first because Orange Netherlands take their commu...
I've received a load of emails about the update to the C500 and the problems it causes with the Bluetooth communication needed for TomTom Mobile 4 and 5. It would appear that some problems can be sorted by doing this (read last comment) or by followin...
We've just received the official release information from Orange on the SPV C550. The Press Release and super-jumbo sized pictures of the new phone can be found below (click "Read More"). We also have a specification sheet, which you can download by l...
More great news for you lot today - The new version of Opera 8 is now available which will actually work on the Orange SPV C500! You may remember our earlier story which promised this fix, so check it out here and give this browser a try. Make …
Some of you lucky lot have managed to get your hands on the brand spanking new Orange SPV C550 we mentioned yesterday. You've already been sending in your views on it, and James @ TekTar has taken pictures of the C550 alongside his C500. This article ...
A quick peek at the new silver C550 is available here at MobileGazette.com. The article goes over the C550 and tells you what's in the box. There's an included 128Mb MiniSD card, which is good - plus it's definitely selling in the silver colour. More...
