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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 …
As promised we now have a video overview of the new o2 Joggler online. Available on YouTube and embedded below it's a 10 minute look at some of the major functions. The device is billed as a replacement to your fridge magnets - reminding you of import...
Right, have a look in your pockets. Do you have £3 ? Great. Mine's a pint of Carlsberg please. Now, if you've still got some money in the other pocket then this USB Powerstick may be worth a look. Available at the reduced price of just £2.95 for …
Meet the o2 Joggler. Regular readers will know that sometimes we take a look at interesting new gadgets and gizmos, so we'll be reviewing this o2 fridge-door-replacement device very soon. Unveiled just a few days back it's actually an OpenPeak OpenFra...
Another LG handset has just popped up on the leaked AT&T sheets, this time the LG HQ. It's a messenger phone with the non-touch version of Windows Mobile on-board. The deets quote WinMo 6.1 and a 2 megapixel camera along with microSD expansion, QVGA (...
Following another leak from the AT&T roadmap there's news of the LG Monaco. According to the details it'll run Windows Mobile 7 and will appear in the Autumn. Specs include a Qualcomm QSD 8650 Snapdragon CPU - that's the 1Ghz speedster we've seen in t...
Whilst most other US networks are getting the new Touch Pro2 it's good to see AT&T picking up both of HTC's new WinMo handsets shortly too. They've got slightly different names, which we presume are internal codenames - the HTC Fortress (aka HTC Touch...
It's a big Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK, so if you get time don't forget to fill in our Coolsmartphone survey. There's only 7 questions to answer and we've already had hundreds of your responses already. If you've not done so yet, get your opin...
o2 have kindly dropped off a o2 XDA Guide for us to borrow so, ahead of the usual collosal review, here's some real photos of the device fresh out of the box. Look, it's still got that "don't sit on the phone with it in your back pocket" …
Most new Windows Mobile handsets now come with GPS capability. The system lets you navigate your way around our fair planet, geo-tag your photos or track your girlfriend when she goes to visit "the bloke about the curtains". What's perhaps not known a...
We love it when you guys nudge us about news stories. Today SilentBob has made a forum post about these rather sexy Touch HD cases. They have a slim fit hard cover with a reflective metallic finish. The case is also moulded to ensure that you have ful...
We've already uncovered the o2 XDA Guide and the fact that it's coming soon. But, what we've now found out, is that it's actually coming very, very soon ideed and you may already be able to grab one. Several people have emailed us and o2 shop staff ha...
This is the Samsung Jack. Shortly to become available on AT&T in the US it's the successor to the original BlackJack and packs WiFi, 3G, GPS and a future upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5. The new Samsung i637 Jack has a QWERTY keyboard a 3.2 megapixel ca...
Orange have today launched Microsoft Mail data bundles which, according to the operator, are the "UK's most affordable". For £4.25 per month you can now get 500MB of data, subject to the usual fair usage bits. All Orange HTC devices, including the To...
The Acer DX900, part of the Acer Tempo range. Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS, HSDPA, Bluetooth and WiFi are just some of the selling points here, however the biggest feature is probably the dual-SIM support for both 2G and 3G SIM cards. Put two SIM cards in ...
Just to note, I'm seeing the "Free money" ad appearing in the top right corner of the site. This shouldn't be appearing and I'd appreciate if you could let me know if you're seeing this too. I'll tweak it when I get back home, however this internet co...
I'll be off on holiday later this week but we'll still be cramming in all the latest Windows Mobile news as it arrives. Another LG handset called the touchscreen GT810H has just popped up with a 3 megapixel camera, 3.6Mbps HSDPA connectivity, Bluetoot...
Here in the UK there's a relatively new law which stops people using their mobile phone whilst driving. Bluetooth accessory sales have soared as people now switch to Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kit and voice-dialing systems. Many may see this as a ...
A few weeks back we started our "Week with the iPhone". It all started off well, but we only got to day 3 and, in the midst of editing the other vids (which will be up shortly), a HTC Touch HD arrived for us to compare it with. …
Hmm.. quiet ain't it? I've been having a look at the iPhone recently and comparing it to the HTC Touch HD. Both are very similar in terms of size and shape but differ wildly when it comes to user interface and specs like camera resolution or the inbui...
I've had several emails asking for me to compare the iPhone with the HTC Touch HD in my continuing video blogs looking at the iPhone and trying to cut through the hype. How does it compare with the Touch HD? Well, thanks to the guys at devicewire.com ...
Good news at last for anyone making a call whilst visiting foreign lands. Many of you will be aware that, simply by crossing a border, you have to pay extremely high call charges for texting or chatting to people and re-mortgage your house if you dare...
We've seen mobile recycling schemes several times here at coolsmartphone.com. There's now quite a few to choose from with each one offering cash for those unused mobiles, but just how do you find which one offers the most ? Well, in my never-ending qu...
Thanks to the nice people at o2 we've managed to borrow the iPhone for a number of weeks and throw a few tests at it. Day 2 of our video blog shows how various frequent tasks like ringtone changing and looking through your calendar. I'm quickly realis...
We're hearing that the HTC Touch 3G will be out this week on Orange. This sleek phone is already available unlocked from devicewire.com but Orange will be adding UMA fun into the mix. What? UMA? Surely everyone knows what that is, right? Err... Well,...
Well, it's here - the iPhone 3G. In this video I take the iPhone out of the box for the first time. This is the first time I've had chance to play with the iPhone properly and, as you'll see by this first video, I stumble around trying …
Back in 2002 I bought my first ever Windows Mobile phone. Since then, coolsmartphone.com has been covering all aspects of Windows Mobile. We've seen the platform grow and develop with many different form factors to choose from. Now users are spoilt fo...
This evening I tried to check my email on an Orange mobile but.. it didn't work. I figured it was just me and rebooted but no, a data connection couldn't be found. Following a quick check of our forum I found this post which seems to suggest a …
Last week T-Mobile revised their Flext talk-plans. The details are here. They include 08 numbers, voicemail, international calls and texts plus there's unlimited internet that is, as with everything in this country, subject to "fair use". Plans for ex...
Following news of Windows 3.1 appearing on a Nokia N95 we decided to try it ourselves. Unfortunately we didn't have a Nokia to hand (shame) but someone came to our rescue with a Nokia E51. After a bit of faffing around we managed to get it to the …
Just a quickie - Expansys are selling Pay As You Go SIM cards for the "3" network here in the UK. They cost just £9.99 and come with a whopping £30 of credit loaded on. Once you've used the credit you'll be on the Flat 12 tariff and …
The GSM association has sat down and agreed that having several different chargers is a nightmare for the consumer. Mobile phones today generally have many different plugs and adapters to charge mobile phones. The decision means that firms like Nokia,...
Right, the HTC Touch Diamond2. It's like the original Touch Diamond but this time there's an uprated 5 megapixel camera, high-res 3.2 inch 480x800 WVGA screen, zoom bar, longer life battery and external storage in the shape of a microSD card. T-Mobile...
Want to know what to expect from today? Have a look at this Microsoft Teaser video and you'll feel just like you're in Barcelona yourself. While I'm here, today the Omnia HD was announced. It's got full HD (720p) recording and playback, GPS, TV-Out, ...
Remember that LG handset from earlier on? Here's the details - meet the LG Eigen / GM-730. This is an all-new handset with quad-band GSM, EDGE and 3G. At the back you'll find a whacking 5 megapixel camera whilst up-front there's a 240x400 WQVGA screen...
Arne at theunwired.net has been strolling around the Mobile World Congress and has just spotted this handset on the Microsoft stand. It appears to be a new LG handset called "Eigen" and is powered, of course, by Windows Mobile. No further details just...
Next week it's the GSMA Mobile World Congress. From here on in you'll see it called "MWC" for short and you may remember it known as 3GSM World Congress. It's the biggest exhibition for the mobile industry and we're expecting to see some rather major ...
Bye Bye PalmOS, yes it looks like Palm has finally dropped it in favour of webOS. Thankfully it's not just webOS - Windows Mobile still figures strongly in the Palm future and Palm's CEO Ed Colligan stated that the Centro would be the last device to u...
On Monday Google launched their "Google Sync" service for Windows Mobile. It's basically a free contact and calendar sync service pushed over the air for your Windows Mobile. At last, free push-email done simply and easily. Ah... no.. wait. There's no...
As you may know we've been tracking the development of Android and getting it working on Windows Mobile handsets. The HTC Diamond is on display here with the latest build on film. Check it out here or read on to see it in action. Get more info on …
