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Right, we've been soaking up the t'interwebs for 7 long years with all the latest Windows Mobile (and now Google Android) news and reviews. Today it's time for one of those "public awareness" messages. We don't do it very often and sure, nobody likes ...
OK, a few changes have been happening here at Coolsmartphone.com of late. Firstly, all news stories now also include details of the category they're filed in - look, this one is in "Website News". See? :) Secondly, we've got some additional newsfeeds ...
The server completed it's move last night and we're now in a brand new data centre with greatly enhanced network connectivity. If you were trying to get here between 0:30 and 1.45 GMT (1:30 - 2.45 BST) this morning then the site wouldn't have shown up...
We've got to announce some scheduled maintenance to the server today. Tonight, at some point between 22:00 BST and 05:00 BST our server will be turned off, unplugged, removed from the server rack and packaged up. The server will then be transported to...
Now, I know I'm pimping the guys at Devicewire.com yet again, but they've loaned us some of the latest phones so we can get them reviewed for you recently. They've got quite a few deals on the latest kit currently, plus if you follow them on Twitter y...
Motorola will soon be releasing their first Android-powered handset. It's called "Morrison" (no, not the shop) and there's now lots of charming drawings appearing on the interwebs. The design, as you can see, is a sliding QWERTY. Other than that the s...
It's safe to say we love our phones. But, following Ofcom research, it's not just us. 862 people were questioned and 41% said they would rather cut out home improvements and holidays than their mobile phone. A massive 47% save rather pay for their mob...
Hello everyone. Welcome back :) Yesterday we had a problem. I'll not go into detail as it's far too dull and technical to desribe. We got a big warning sticker from Google and rightfully so. The addition of a nasty IFRAME by a hacker was my own fault …
At around 6.57 this morning a hack attempt was made on our server. We get a few of these and this one was removed by the system automatically at around 8AM. An IFRAME was added which basically tried to put software down your browser. Unfortunately dur...
Following our announcement yesterday I just wanted to remind everyone about how you can keep updated with all the latest Coolsmartphone news. There's several ways you can do it. First up you can simply browse to Coolsmartphone.com or yo...
Coolsmartphone is 7 years old this year and during our time we've brought you all the latest Windows Mobile gossip, news and reviews. It all started in 2002 when I popped into an Orange shop and upgraded to an SPV Classic. Back then it was just called...
Sheesh. It never rains but it poors. Motorola may have generated a net income of $26 million but they've still made huge losses in their phone division. Shipments have fell by nearly a half - from 28.1 million last year to just 14.8 million this year....
Main nan Conor Maples has been testing out the latest Orange kit yet again. This time it's the LG watch phone we mentioned earlier. Sure, it's not strictly WinMo or Google Android, but we think this is a pretty cool piece of kit nonetheless. In the vi...
Rumours, rumours, rumours. Gotta love them, or - if you're Microsoft - hate them. Following recent HTC announcements that they're "fully committed to Windows Mobile" there's now rumours via Digitimes that next year half of HTC kit will be powered by t...
If people decide to leave Windows Mobile it'll usually be for one handset - the iPhone. Until recently the iPhone 3G has only really been available on o2 here in the UK, but now there's news that both T-Mobile and Orange could be retailing the device ...
The FCC is always a great place to find out about upcoming phones and today the LG GW600 has popped up in a lovely shade of red. We've always loved the look of WinMo-powered LG's, especially the KS20, but there's never really been much sight of them h...
This is the new o2 XDA Venn. It's just popped up on the o2 XDA website. It comes equipped with two keyboards - a sliding QWERTY from the side and a numeric keyboard from the bottom. Showing as an o2 exclusive we think it may be the Pantech …
We have another video of the Toshiba TG01 online. This time it's an up-close look at the software included on the handsets and some of the options available to you. We also do some browsing and picture viewing with the zoom function. You should be ab...
We've managed to get hold of a brand new Toshiba TG01 for the next few days. We'll be doing a full review on this new 1Ghz speedster but, as usual, we've got the unboxing video for you to enjoy below. The Toshiba hasn't got a miniUSB connector or …
Just yesterday Orange announced this - the all-new Toshiba TG01. It's the first Toshiba we've ever looked at and our initial opinions centred around the collosal 4.1" screen. The phone lacks the Opera browser (although you can install it) and doesn't ...
We spotted the Toshiba TG01 on the Orange site a few days back but it vanished shortly after. Today it's official, with a big press release from Orange arriving in our inbox. The full specs include the CorePlayer for fast and pain-free movie playing, ...
Orange have just announced that the world's first Touchscreen Watch Phone will arrive in their stores next month. The LG handset is first of many, with further "future phones" arriving in the next 18 months. The watch phone will come complete with a B...
A few weeks ago Samsung announced a range of new Omnia handsets at a big launch party. Most of their efforts however, were pushed into a new Samsung Jet handset which sadly isn't powered by WinMo. It's packed with a Samsung AMOLED 3.1" WVGA 800x480 sc...
Back in February the GSM association and several handset manufacturers started discussions into a unified charger solution for mobile phones. Yesterday the decision was finalised, with 10 companies representing 90% of the European mobile market agreei...
This is the Mio Amber - a touch-screen Windows Mobile 6.5 device with a 5 megapixel camera around the back and a VGA one up front for video calls plus a health 1500mAh battery. ai.rs also reports a 3.61" WVGA screen, 256MB RAM / 512MB ROM, FM radio, …
Arriving in just a few days, the Vodafone Access Gateway is designed to boost the existing Vodafone signal so you can get mobile reception. It plugs into your home broadband connection and transmits a standard 3G GSM signal so that up to four mobile c...
T3 Magazine have just opened up voting for their 2009 Gadget Awards. There's spot prizes to be won just for taking part. HTC are up for "Tech Brand of the Year" and the HTC Touch Diamond2 is in the shortlist for "Drop Dead Gorgeous Gadget" and the "Ph...
Here's another very useful accessory which will only set you back £2.92 (well, err.. £5.21 with the postage). It's for those of you who may have lost your normal phone charger or need an additional one elsewhere - just plug your sync cable between t...
Orange have made their launch of the HTC Hero official with the press release below. It's going to exclusively retail the "Graphite" coloured Hero for absolutely nothing on plans 24-month plans costing £39.15 per month from early July. They also conf...
This is the C8000 from Huawei. It has a 3D graphical user interface and a graphics adapter which will show DVD-quality images on the 2.8" screen. It also boasts the ability to play these videos for a massive six to eight hours. Looking a lot like the ...
Announced in Singapore this is the LG-GM730. Billed as the "friendly phone", it uses Windows Mobile 6.1 and is controlled with the LG 3D S-Class User Interface. This UI alone is worth a look, so check this video of it in action. Smooth eh? check out t...
You'll no doubt have seen the all-new iPhone and it's launch on o2. However, it seems that the arrival of new iPhone handset has kicked off a price-rise with other premium handsets on the o2 network. Previously free on mid-range tariffs, devices like ...
This post in our forum got me thinking about our coverage here at coolsmartphone.com. As you'll know, we cover Windows Mobile and everything to do with it. Just recently we launched our sister site iPhoneBANG, which you'll see a newsfeed from on the r...
We love it when people tell us about free stuff. If you're a twitter user you can bag yourself a free HTC keyring just by following devicewire and tweet with the #devicewure hash tag. It's a first come, first served basis but we're hearing that they'v...
We've spoken about HKC in the past. They're now selling a very familiar looking SMT9200 handsets and various other handsets via Chinese Import sites and other places. Anyways. They sent us this PR picture and we seriously didn't know what to do with ...
A new service from 118800 is about to bring us a phone directory with a twist - it'll list mobile numbers too. It's set to go live next Thursday, June 18th and will let you connect directly to people by calling 118800 or online at 118800.co.uk. To use...
A few weeks back we asked for your opinions on Windows Mobile. We felt that seven important questions about the platform, the phones and the future needed answering. We've had the results checked - over 700 Windows Mobile fans answered our survey ...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 may have just received an update but look, the Xperia X2 is now on the scene. Sporting a Windows Mobile flag, it seems to suggest that this is indeed a second WinMo-powered device with the XPanel interface. The pessimist in...
As promised our review of the o2 Joggler is now online. If you've not seen the earlier vids, this device is an intelligent digital photo frame which is billed as a replacement to the post-it notes on your fridge door. We love testing new kit like this...
Part 2 of our video tour around the o2 Joggler is now online. You may have seen the current advertisement for this and we'll have a full review online tomorrow. Today we take a look at the main selling point of this device - the alerting and calendar …
