Category: General
I mentioned happy slapping some weeks back and how it had been picked up by the media. Known as "Happy Slapping", it is in fact just bullying at best, or mugging at worst. The Crazy Frog generation appear to have started this (yes, he's at number 1 ag...
There's a lot of hoo-har about the C550 at the moment. Various websites are mentioning release days and shots of the Orange magazine. Although June dates are being mentioned, we're still expecting July 11th to be more realistic, and don't forget that ...
I've been checking out these videos on wmvhd.com and it's pretty damned excellent to see high-definition TV on your PC. If you've got a fairly pokey PC then you NEED to flex your broadband and download some of some of these vids. This is the next big ...
According to Reuters.co.uk, Orange are to launch its high-speed EDGE mobile service for consumers on June 9. This comes neatly after the Orange TV announcement too. EDGE will let people get on t'internet and email - plus access TV / Video on demand t...
I'm always striving to make CoolSmartPhone bigger and better, but I need your help. My immediate plans for this site at present involve a cookie login system, which will allow you to log in without having to type in your damned details each time. Howe...
Following our earlier story here it would appear that TomTom have increased the price of the excellent TomTom5 for the Windows Smartphone. Originally we were informed via their website that it'd cost €249, but now it appears to have gone up to €29...
The latest gossip is that the Orange SPV C550 (pictured) will be launched on Orange on July 11th 2005. Yes, I know.. we said May.. that's what we heard, however, now we're hearing different :) Hey, it's always fun with release dates! :) Oh, and there'...
French Orange SPV C500's were updated on April 19th 2005. Windows Media Player 10 was included, as were a few other fixes such as the "bleeping" noise when you insert a symbol into a text message. Although the update wasn't major, we're left wondering...
MSMobiles have picked up on a TV Show called The Money Programme that was shown on BBC2 Friday. In the show a group of elderly people were given the chance to use Skype and call their friends for free across the planet. The programme found that the AL...
I've just added a couple of reviews today - both very good products and well worth splashing some cash on. The first review is the Flexiskin case from Boxwave. It freaked me out a tad when I first got it, but it's the first phone case I've ever …
At last, the news you've been waiting for, the new TomTom Mobile 5 is now available to buy as a complete package here! You may remember our review of the earlier version, in which we praised this GPS navigation solution. The new version 5 brings us ...
Today marks the launch of Orange TV - the UK’s first TV-on-the-mobile service. It operates on the Orange 3G network and brings news, sport and entertainment programmes onto your phone. 9 channels will be available including ITN News, CNN, Cartoon Ne...
The guys at MobyMemory.com have just emailed in to say that they've gone a bit mad and dropped their prices even lower than normal. Check out the price of a 1Gb miniSD ! It's now only £82.99 ! 1GB mini-SD - £82.99 512MB mini-SD - £35.99 256MB mini...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 …
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...
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...
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) ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 …
