Category: Handsets (General)
This afternoon I took a trip across to Russia, wait.. perhaps it was a disused military base in the UK. Either way, I found this RoverPC M1 Smartphone. It's even got a "Çåðêàëî äëÿ àâòîïîðòðåòíîé ñú¸ìêè", which I think is...
OK so first up today a bit of bad news. I'm sure you'll all remember our campaign to try and get the Orange SPV M3000 released on Orange UK. o2 are releasing it as the XDA Mini and T-Mobile let us borrow one in the shape of the …
Nearly done! Gimme another few hours. Sorry about this. I've been taking a day or two off to do some much-needed Christmas shopping and house-related stuff, so everything has been on pause. I've also got around 230 emails to respond to, so apologies a...
After their earlier story, online tabloid TheRegister is reporting that the Mio A701 handset, with Windows Mobile 5.0 and in-built GPS unit, will be available in ajust a couple of weeks. Loaded with a 520Mhz Processor and 1 Mega pixel camera the A701 ...
What's this ? A teddy bear ? Well yes, but it's also a mobile phone. This cute device has been causing quite a stir on news sites today because it's aimed squarely at children. There's no screen or ringtone uploads here, which is a good thing. There's...
We ran a story last week asking you guys to send in your "how I lost my phone" stories. We had stacks. Unfortunately we also had a lot of, "How I didn't really lose my phone, but swindled the insurance to get a new one" stories, which I've …
Distributor Shaston AG have announced that they will be responsible for pushing the new Eten M600 out across Europe. The device can now be shipped directly after being ordered through the Eten.com website. The English, French and German versions of th...
A few bits of bad news today. Firstly, it looks like we'll have to wait even longer for the Samsung i300 Smartphone. Paul has emailed in has mailed in after noticing this on the o2.co.uk website. Originally this was scheduled for an October release, b...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 …
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...
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
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 (...
Just a quick note to say that I'm being flooded with emails saying that the Orange SPV has hit the Orange systems this week. We're also getting news that the M5000 is pretty much ready and both devices should be appearing within a couple of weeks. Bot...
Looks like our exclusive story on the Orange SPV C600 proved quite popular. A newspaper called "Spits" has picked it up and has republished the whole thing !Click here to see a clip of the story, which appeared recently in this local paper.
For those of you CoolSmartPhone visitors in the USA, here's some excellent news from Sprint. This is their Sprint PPC 6700. This has been called the HTC Wizard - and indeed looks like one, however this is the CDMA HTC Apache and is now available here ...
It looks like the race to launch the first HTC Universal by a network will be won be Orange with their SPV M5000, who today publish two press releases here and here. Although it's probably going to be a few more days before these hit the stores, Orang...
Oh! Check it out. Vodafone are selling Windows Mobile handsets in their Vodafone Business channel. They're offering the QTEK 2020i, the Qtek 8020 and the VPA Compact for business users right here at VodafoneBusiness.co.uk Source - Keni at Conchango Li...
A couple of interesting devices have appeared here at eten.ch. The Eten M500 runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE and has a camera with flash. However, there's also an upcoming Eten M600 which is due to go on sale any day now (right) running Windo...
According to this Smartphonethoughts.com story, the Motorola Q could well be appearing on Verizon Wireless in Q1 2006. The news comes from a conference and a Motorola rep ... "Everything that I've read about the Moto Q has talked about a GSM device....
Whilst looking for more information on the o2 X-Phone II I found the seeo2.com website, which has a plethora of handsets - all made by HTC (oh how I wish I'd bought some shares in THAT company a few years ago!). The handsets sell mostly in the Asia-Pa...
Neil Deadman has emailed in to say... "I went into my local O2 shop the other day, and picked up a brochure. To my amazement, there was a listing for the O2 Xphone II with contract for free!!" "I've heard no mention of this on any site!" It's …
According to this Infosyncworld.com story, the T-Mobile Pro will appear on September 1st... in Germany at least. No word as yet on the rest of Europe, however we are hearing very positive signals that there won't be much of a wait. The race is still o...
Hello, what's this then? Well, it's the MiTAC Mio A701. A GPS-enabled (yes, we said GPS enabled) Windows Mobile phone. This Register article has the full info, which show the phone as having an Intel 520Mhz X-Scale PXA 270 processor, 192Mb of memory a...
We've seen the T-Mobile SDA II way back in March however, following the Qtek announcement we now have the very similar looking T-Mobile SDA II now showing in the business section of T-Mobile Germany. Source - TheUnwired.net
The ultra-thin Smartphone from Motorola has already been featured by CoolSmartPhone, however today there's some close-up shots here where you can see the operating system running. The shots are on bengalboy.com which is a rather.. ermm.. "interesting"...
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...
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...
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...
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 …
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.
