Author: Leigh Geary
I've just had an email from Rob Miles, who is a lecturer at the University of Hull. We like the sound of Rob. He's written articles about programming Smartphones with Cheese and great blog. He's asked me to plug an event called Slide 5 which is to be …
If you're a fan of the ITV show "Hells Kitchen" then it's definitely worth checking out this limited-time offer. Right now, thanks to CoolSmartPhone member "Doofus" you can get your hands on an exclusive remix of the theme tune here in our downloads s...
Stuff Magazine have now posted this photograph - believed to be the first quality shot of the phone - on the web. The handset can now be seen much more clearly, and - after getting my hands on a T-Mobile SDA for a few minutes today - it's …
Yes, top UK gadget magazine Stuff have the Orange SPV C550 in their sweaty mitts and have a "first thoughts" article online here. In the article Adam Vaughan states... "First thoughts: it's heavier, bigger and seemingly a bit slower on the menus tha...
Remember this story we ran recently ? We mentioned news on the Orange SPV C600 and the fact that it'd have Windows Mobile 2005. We also mentioned that it'd be out in June. Now.. let's step back a few months to this story. Remember the "Orange 3G SPV" …
Arne over at theunwired.net (it used to be called PPCW.net) has these pictures of the upcoming Orange SPV C550. The design itself now appears pretty similar to that of the Orange SPV C500 albeit with a few buttons and a funky logo on the back. With ru...
More and more rumours and gossip now surrounds the Mobile and Edmbedded DevCon 2005 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA soon. The conference will be held between May 9-12, 2005 and - according to many rumours from our members and even ...
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Vodafone have confirmed that their customers are to get the Motorola MPx220 very soon. Their media centre is now displaying the handset complete with a customized Vodafone homescreen here. The revelation comes after our earlier story and then through ...
A big thank-you to the support guys at our hosting company today, who've helped to sort the memory issues some of you may have noticed with CoolSmartPhone.com. This is due to heavy usage - we're now bigger than ever before and the site was extremely a...
MoDaCo are reporting that a UK version of the recent French SPV C500 update is coming very very soon indeed! It's so close that MoDaCo say it's "IMMINENT". More details here.
Following our first ever CoolSmartPhone"Cast" this week I've been contacted by Scott Peterson. Hey said in an email... "I'm checking out your new podcast. Very cool! I'm so glad we now have an audio version of your content as well. I'm a big fan of yo...
Hmm.. this seems almost too good to be true, but apparently, according to MobilesWork.com you can get an MPx or an Mpx220 - or another pre-release handset as a free gift !!! The catch ? Well, you have to refer 5 other people to their site and they …
LingvoSoft have emailed me to offer CoolSmartPhone readers a fantastic deal on their software. To receive this discount, simply enter the exclusive gift certificate code "MY8UZPF7M4" in 'Add Gift' field of the shopping cart. With the addition of these...
Motorola Cellular Response Centre (UK) have confirmed via this email that the Motorola MPx220 is ...... "...in shipping to Virgin Mobile and Vodafone stores and should be released for sale within the next few weeks." Blimey! This handset has struggle...
Ok, following on from the first ever CoolSmartPhone"Cast" I can now announce that the hastily botched-together XML / RSS feed is now online and ready to rock. So, if you're already drooling with excitement and can't wait for the next CoolSmartPhone au...
The upgrade to a full 1Gig of memory is now complete, which means that CoolSmartPhone can now handle more visitors than ever before. I'm still working on the cookie login system, this should be live very soon! I also had an email in from Neil Deadman ...
Over at MoDaCo today there's an interview with the developer of top shoot-em-up Eclipse (available here). If you wanna have a read of the transcript with head honcho "Muff" just click here. While we're on the subject of Muff, here's an intreresting st...
It's been a really big day for news today, so it's no surprise to see another big announcement - Skype is coming to the Smartphone. Yes, co-founder and CEO Niklas Zennstrom reported that a mobile version of Skype - for Embedded Linux, Symbian and Wind...
Well, it's by no means a "polished production", but it's my first valiant effort into the realms of Podcasting and it's now online :) I'm going to construct a page containing these PodCasts, which will be roughly 15-30 minutes long each, but for now y...
A strange guy wearing a long coat and a fake beard met me in a park today. After exchanging code-words, he passed me a piece of paper with this scribbled on it... - C550 will be launched in May - Orange will roll-out EDGE across the full UK …
Sometime today the dedicated server hosting CoolSmartPhone.com will be off-line for a short while. We're having a memory upgrade, which will mean we can have even more people online at once. Each person on the site uses a connection to the database, a...
Blimey, look at this! If you're a French SPV C500 user, you can get Windows Media Player 10 in this update from Orange France, which will move your handset up to version 4.2.2.1. The links below are direct links to the French update and this should on...
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After our recent story regarding the Moto range of Windows Mobile phones, it appears that a Motorola spokesman has now confirmed that they've stopped production of the MPx. This PhoneScoop article also states that Motorola won't launch the MPx beyond ...
You may have heard me mention the tests I've been working on with streaming radio. This seems to have gone fairly well and it's still running now, so I'm planning to launch a new service for you lot off the back of this. It'll be available as ... …
I've just spotted the Orange SPV C550 over at Orange.nl. As far as we know, this is the first time that Orange themselves have admitted the existence of the Orange SPV C550. The Dutch site gives the features as... - Tri-band - MMS Support- Orange Wor...
I focused for some time on creating a new free program for .NET Compact Framework devices. This program is intended for taking screenshots. It's name is Pocket SnapIt and its source is also available. Features -* Full-screen screenshots or screenshot...
Most GPS navigation software is for drivers who don't want to get lost. Smarthiker however is a Global Positioning System (GPS) application for the Microsoft Smartphone which is especially designed for walkers, hikers and mountineers. This software u...
Yet another glowing review of the Motorola MPx here at mb.com.ph, however we're still not seeing much of the mighty Motorola in the shops where Windows Mobile is concerned. Motorola and Windows Mobile have had a tough ride recently. After the success ...
LingvoSoft English Spanish Dictionary is now available for Microsoft Smartphone! In fact, you can get 30% off too!! This handy software dictionary will transform your Smartphone into a mobile translation tool that is always ready to serve you. It prov...
Summer is just around the corner now and people are out buying patio funiture and barbeque sets in droves. You might think they're mad, but people get these things now 'cus they're cheaper. The same is true about the excellent deal we've just got from...
I love TomTom, it's ruddy great. Lost ? Stuck in traffic ? Need an alternative route ? Need a quick, fast solution that'll run on your existing Smartphone without any fiddly screens, car fittings and stuff? First thing to do, check out my review of To...
Next month should be pretty damned huge for the Windows Smartphone world. The Orange SPV C550 is due to hit the shelves in a big way, and now we've received word that The Carphone Warehouse are already plugging it with pre-order information, details o...
Blimey, Brian at yoursmartphone.com has now got a bunch of 3GP videos on his site. Most new Smartphones, like the C500, will view these files, so get downloading from these links.. 10apr05 - these Free 3GP videos are available now: Britney...
Over at MSMobiles.com there's a short about a freeware open source app. This utility finds your position by determining the nearest broadcasting cell. More info on Celtrack.SPV-Developers.com. So far there's only support for the Typhoon smartphone ve...
Following on from our earlier story regarding the Lenovo ET660, we've now received more pictures of this device. We're unsure whether this is a new device which is undergoing testing for Chinese firm LenovoMobile, or whether it's a device that they we...
In this job you do often get some rather cryptic emails. This one was cryptic indeed, as I didn't even recognise the handset, let alone know what cable was needed to sync it to the PC! Here's some shots I was sent... As you can see, it's definitely …
I got a mail from DJ Sea today about Bluejacking. I haven't mentioned it for a while, however for the uninitiated it's a way to send files and flash text messages via bluetooth to another bluetooth enabled phone. The beautiful thing about bluejacking ...
I've had to remove the capability to leave comments within the downloads section here at CoolSmartPhone today. This rather helpful and informative feature was abused by several users who thought they'd post serial codes for trial software. This is ann...
