Author: Leigh Geary
That annoying thing, commonly known as the crazy frog. That sound was on a website, www.studentfreestuff.co.uk long before som muppet decided it sounded like a crazy frog, and a very lucrative frog too. If anyone is prepared to pay up to
You may remember some months back we mentioned an event at Kingston Uni telling you how to build and deploy applications on Microsoft mobile devices. Well, Keni - who chaired the event - has now followed this up by blogging some blogging some code cal...
Good to see that the Orange SPV C500 and the iMate JAM are in the top 5 best smartphones in Total Mobile Magazine this month. Also, it would appear that our our earlier story regarding the HP Smartphone could indeed be true. We've had an anonymous ema...
Check this out - it's a new Armor Case (that's "Armour" for those speaking proper English) :) :) for the i-Mate JAM! BoxWave's Armor Case is a form-fitting metal case made of aluminium that is designed to protect your i-Mate JAM from everyday wear a...
I've just spotted this news story about British troops from the Royal Dragoon Guards in Iraq. To keep moral high they produced a spoof version of the video for Amarillo, recently re-released by Peter Kay and Tony Christie. They called it, "Is this the...
Rumours still surround the Pocket PC Samsung i730 Phone, coming soon from Verizon Wireless. Shown here running Windows Mobile 2003SE it's capable of high speed surfing and mail collection through the EVDO (3G). Dates for release of this handset, which...
Well hello - what's this ? Why it's the AudioVox 6600 of course!? Now available from Telus Mobility Canada here. Yes, it's that HTC-build Pocket PC phone again, already seen on Orange as the M2000 (review here) and Vodafone as the VPA III. This handse...
Ian Moore has just emailed me in about this i-mate SP3i USB Cradle. In theory this should work with the T-Mobile SDA and, we think, the Orange SPV C500 too. Here's a picture of the bottom of the iMate SP3i - the handset this cradle was made for... …
We're hearing that the VPA III, also known as the SPV M2000 on Orange, is to appear this week. The VPAIII was mentioned several months ago, but we've not seen it in the UK. It's pretty much identical to the Orange SPV M2000 which we reviewed here, so …
The third ever "PodCast" is now available for download by clicking here. I still haven't managed to include your feedback as yet - mainly because I've had a real arse of a week and haven't had chance. Have a listen anyway, 'cus it's ruddy brilliant. O...
Jason over at Smartphonethoughts seems to have his priorities mixed up. ;) In this story about the Samsung i300 phone he's included some publicity shots of this lovely lady holding the phone while bent over a table (leave it, leave it!) The camera-guy...
Orange has revealed their Windows Mobile 5.0 plans in this Microsoft.com press release. It seems that they'll probably be introducing them in new devices, and you won't be able to upgrade your existing phone to this new OS. Florian Seiche, Director of...
Smartphonethoughts.com are reporting here that a HP Smartphone is on the cards. The news comes via another post discussing the delay of a HP Pocket PC, but tucked into the story is the following... "In the meantime, two other devices will likely launc...
I've been watching the Tonight show on ITV1 tonight. The show, plus news reports today, have launched an invesigation into "happy slapping" - this is an alarming new teenage craze which involves using a mobile phone to film violent attacks on innocent...
Hands up who remembers the old Spectrum classic game called "Pssst" ? Come on.. you must remember ? It was big in the 80's? No? Well, anyways.. Here's an update to this concept - called "TapzMania - Bug Killer" - now in 3D !When I first saw this …
The direct link to ActiveSync 4.0 is now available at Microsoft.com here. You shouldn't really need this version unless you're using a Windows Mobile 5.0 device though. CoolSmartPhone member Lee found it and says... "It's marked as a developer previ...
You may remember my news story about the Audia X review I did. Well, today my little adaptor plug turned up, so I've been able to test this Audia X FM Transmitter with my Orange SPV C500. To read the new updated review, now with extra pictures and …
The HTC Universal, seen right, will be the first 3G device to have Windows Mobile 5.0 - announced yesterday in Las Vegas by Bill Gates. From the HTC Press Release.. "The HTC Universal is a 3G-enabled device that takes advantage of the advanced Window...
I've just completed my review of the Audia X unit, which allows you to broadcast your headphone-output to an FM radio. This is especially useful for us drivers who are trapped in their car for a large portion of the day. Pop the Audia X unit into your...
CoolSmartPhone member Tim Spencer has managed to bag himself a Motorola MPx220 on contract with o2 through www.phones2udirect.co.uk. This handset should be coming to Vodafone soon so it's definitely worth having a read of this. There's pictures of the...
As I type Bill Gates is getting on stage in Las Vegas to announce Windows Mobile 5.0. You'll hear a lot in the coming days about "Windows Mobile Five Oh" and it makes me wonder why they didn't announce it in Hawaii (Hawaii Five-O? Geddit? Eh? Eh?!) Wi...
This is going to be quite a big week here at CoolSmartPhone. Bill Gates is expected to make a rather large announcement tomorrow about the next version of Windows Mobile in Las Vegas at MEDC. We'll have the full low-down on this new version plus scree...
OK, remember this story from last week? Well, the Audia-x FM Transmitter has now arrived - all the way from America. I gotta admit that it works pretty well indeed. I'll be writing a full review on this when I get chance, however I've had a quick play...
At last, Cingular have now put the Audiovox SMT 5600 onto their website! If you're in the USA you can now get your mitts on a Windows Mobile Phone! Just go to Cingular.com, click on the Shop, then enter your local Zip code. You can also buy direct …
Think Halfords and you'll probably get images of car accessories and lots of well-tested bikes (oh, that reminds me of my ex-girlfriend). However, MSMobileNews.com have spotted Medion Smartphone With GPS Navigation System. The handset is a little cost...
We've teamed up with BoxWave.com to bring you some incredible deals on things like the BoxWave FlexiSkin for the SMT 5600 / SPV C500 (currently $23.95 / £12.57), the VersaCharger (at $25.95 / £13.62) or the multi-award winning MiniSync cable that we...
DAT Group plc, ("DAT" or "the Company") in collaboration with Dangaard Telecom today launches Tabella eXpress in the UK, the first of the Tabella range of services, aimed at the mass consumer market. Tabella eXpress provides synchronisation of contact...
11 Free 3GP videos available now: Amerie_1-Thing.3gp (free) Basement-Jaxx_Oh-my-gosh.3gp (free) Elvis-vs-JXL_A-Little-Less_Conversation.3gp (free) Feede...
My ISP have just informed me that I can upgrade my home ADSL (broadband) line from 512Kbps up to 2Mbps and still pay the same per month! Now there's a deal my son! If you're interested in this, here's the blurb I got.. "40x faster than dial-up. Want …
Yes, we now have confirmation. Cingular announced today that is is to re-introduce the Audiovox SMT5600. This excellent handset - a clone of the Orange SPV C500 - got pulled from shelves of AT&T Wireless following a merger with Cingular. Cingular say ...
Boxwave are now selling this natty little gadget which lets you use you car charger with any standard wall outlet! It comes in European and US versions (sadly no British version, however you can plug the European plug into a shaver socket or adaptor) ...
Mobiluck, the bluejack / bluetooth file transfer utility we mentioned here previously at CoolSmartPhone, has now been updated to version 2. The new version, available from their website, now works perfectly on the SPV C500, with the ability to send pi...
Some of you will have already seen the great deals on at our US Gadget Shop here. Well, our partners at MobilePlanet, who run the CoolSmartPhone Gadget Shop, have now been acquired by eXpansys which means that soon we should see global shipping availa...
Our second audio extravaganza is now online here. It's new and improved this time - I actually did some editing too! :) We've had CoolSmartPhone member "Doofus" adding some funking bits into it - a theme tune and "segways" are now including to break e...
Hey, it's Friday so I'm gonna post a rather excellent video which would look great on your Smartphone. It's from X-Bam.com and the author - Alex Mallinson took two weeks to do it. It's a fantastic spin on the recent Citroen commercial. Download it b...
Our spies reckon that May 3rd could be the day when UK Orange SPV C500 owners get the Operating System update which includes Windows Media Player 10. This update was announced recently on Orange France here. May 3rd is a Tuesday, which may sound a li...
Well, sort-of - it doesn't support voice yet. You'll also need to plug your SmartPhone into your PC (ActiveSync) to avoid a big GPRS bill. It's a bit of a shame that the voice hasn't been implemented yet, as it'd make the SmartPhone into a "SkypePhone...
So you've got a brilliant MP3 - be it a PodCast or a new dance track - and it's stored on your Smartphone. Then, you get in your car and you wanna listen to it on your way to work. Options? Well, you could use your headphones - …
I've just had a mail from Tim Phillips, who says... "I've just been informed by a colleague of mine that we are having carkits fitted for our C500's at work. I didn't think there was one, but he told me about the Uni Take & Talk made by …
Visitors from the USA have been pretty much left out in the cold as far as the Windows Smartphone is concerned. The Audiovox SMT 5600 (AKA the SPV C500) was released on AT&T Wireless, but then AT&T Wireless promptly got taken over by Cingular and the ...
