Category: General
According to this Digitimes article, the MPx220 is still on its way. In Tokyo the new range of Motorola Smartphones were shown to reporters. It included a couple of Linux based smartphones (the A768i and A780) and one Windows-based one.. the Motorola ...
As you may know by now, Orange officially started the sales of the SPV C500 handset yesterday (see "read more" for full press release), and you can either get details from this Orange Shop page or from our friends at FoneTastic. So what else do you ne...
Yet again there's some fierce price wars going on for SD cards. This time, with the launch of Windows Mobile handset utilising MiniSD cards, we have some good offers on MiniSD cards. EBuyer.com now appear to be leading the way, with this 256Mb MiniSD...
Some really, really cheap MiniSD cards here at JetMedia for your Orange C500. You can also buy cheap "normal size" SD cards for other Windows Mobile phones at JetMedia. Gordon McLean emailed in to say... "I got a 256MB MiniSD Card for £28.99 (£...
Silver or Black ? Well, to get the silver you'll need to be a little bit special... Eric emailed in to say.... "Ok, thought I’d answer the mystery about the silver SPV C500…yes it is going to be available on Orange UK. However, only to customers...
I'm not personally rushing my review of the Orange SPV C500. I'm not going to do any guesswork either, so I'm using this phone daily and making sure that every bit of it is tested. MMS, Text, Email, Camera, Video, browsing, bluetooth, the works.Expect...
Matt Gough has just emailed me... "I went into the Orange shop in Leeds city centre today, to ask when the C500 will be available. To my surprise the assistant said 'It's in next Wednesday (18th Aug), we received a demo one today though, do you want...
You may remember our earlier story about the Sandisk Wifi SD card, which is apparently compatible with the Compal AR11 Smartphone. Now, we asked Sandisk if it's work with the E200, and they said surprisingly - yes, it does. We know that it doesn't wor...
For those of you who are interested in the Orange SPV C500, we're hearing that they're currently arriving in the Orange Warehouse - so they'll be on the way to stores next week. Here at CoolSmartPhone.com there'll be a full C500 review incredibly shor...
MSMobiles.com are reporting here about the departure of Shira Silverman from Waggener Edstrom. She was the PR guru for (amongst other things) Windows Mobile and I've had the pleasure of meeting her a few times. Shira is probably the most energetic, li...
Apparently.. apparently.. the release date for the excellent Motorola MPx220 handset will be September 27th .. which is a Tuesday .. ermm.. well, yeah. Pinch of salt time me-thinks, but PhoneMag.com seem to think that yes, this is definitely when the ...
Monster forum MoDaCo.com have not one, not even two, but THREE brand new SPV C500's to give away. To win you just need to fill in a form, and you'll need to be a UK resident due to the T's and C's of the comp. Don't forget that …
Motorola have recently announced a huge new suite of products and services which they term as "Motorola Makes Seamless Mobility Real". Amongst this news story is news of the MPx220......• Motorola MPx220 -- With seamless access to Pocket Outlook® a...
Our mates at MoDaCo.com are reporting that the Silver version of the SPV C500 WILL be available on the Orange network. This is in addition to the black one we've already seen. This is good news as it gives people a wider choice. Oh, and while we're ta...
I've been, and still am working on the new CoolSmartPhone EasyStart section. Although not quite finished (I've got to tidy up that menu - it looks a tad big), it's a great place for those who've either just purchased a Windows Mobile handset, or for t...
I've had an interesting conversation with Sandisk.. they reckon that one of their SD Wi-fi cards should work with the E200.. Now.. I'm not so sure on this at all, but I asked because they reckon that it works with the Compal handset. Either way, I tho...
It seems that not a day goes by without something being mentioned regarding the MPx220. This time it's PhoneScoop.com, who have some nice clear shots of the handset (expected in October) and some rather worrying news about the splendid MPx100. It woul...
Back in the old days, when there was only one MS Smartphone, there were only a few sites dedicated to it. One of those was a site called SmartPhony.org. This has now grown and developed into Mobinaute.com. They've just informed me about a VERY detaile...
A rather excellent review here at MoDaCo.com of the Motorola MPx220, which is due to appear in a couple of months time. The handset was reviewed by KleinWeder, who designs some bloody fantastic home screens / skins for Windows Mobile Powered handsets....
SmartPhoneThoughts.com have managed to get a Mitac Mio 8390 and have also got a review of it here, along with hi quality pictures and lots of info. I like the fact that you can charge an extra battery on the same cradle - although that usually sends t...
Paris, July 27th, 2004 – SAGEM, a major international player in the field of telecommunications, announced today the launch of its first Smartphone, the myS-7 featuring Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ software for Smartphones, combining the high ...
The guys at MySmartphone.no have managed to get their grubby mitts on the Qtek 8010 (this is a cosmetically tweaked SPV C500). We've already seen vids and pictures of the handset - but what of the quality from that VGA camera? In theory it should be t...
The Register today picked up on the fact that the MPx220 has been pushed back slightly to a quarter 4 release. You can see our earlier story on this here. Now - I'm guessing here - don't think I've been fed any info. The MPx100 looks to be …
Ok, so the guys at CarrierDevices.com.au down under have the iMate Smartphone 2. It's the SPV E200 in another skin... in fact, the iMate Smartphone (1) was the SPV E100 too - so you can see what might be next. Yes, I'm hearing that the Smartphone 3 ma...
This time it's directly from Motorola MediaCenter (see, if you used proper english, that'd be spelt "MediaCentre".. hehehe). Motorola have announced their fantastic MPx220 here. It's now slated for the fourth quarter of 2004, which means it'll be arri...
Yup, it appears that it was a typo (see our earlier story here) - the Orange C500 will definitely, 100% be called the Orange C500 and NOT the E500. Huzza! You can now see the updated, corrected Orange web pages here at Orange.co.uk We're not quite su...
I had far too much booze last night, so this news item is gonna be kinda short. Market watcher IDC report today that the sale of Smartphones (that's all Smartphones, not just Windows Mobile powered ones) are on the up more than ever before here in Eur...
There was a time when there was only one Microsoft Smartphone - the Orange SPV. Now however, there are more by the month. This time it appears that rumours of a Windows Mobile Phone from Anextek were true, as this page shows. There's no news on a netw...
I'm working on the downloads sections today - they need "breaking up" a little as there's lots of files in some folders, which means it takes ages to list on slower connections. This will be fixed! Also, the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is to be d...
Yes, it's name confusion time again. We have had this before when the E200 was about to come out - then it was called the "C200" in preview shots that we saw. It's still happening by the looks of it, and the Orange.co.uk website is detailing downloads...
I'm getting emails from you guys that Orange are to release the SPV C500 this coming Monday. Some people have been discussing upgrading their phone with Orange Customer Services and have been told that the release date is next Monday (July 26th). The ...
The MiTAC Mio 8390 is a lovely phone. Lovely lovely lovely. However, in Europe it's been a bit tricky to get hold of one because, well - they're not sold here. However, the official UK launch last night means that this cool handset will hopefully soon...
I'm guessing that this ebay.co.uk auction isn't going to get too many bidders, especially when the handset isn't even available yet! Yes, it's a battery for the Orange SPV C500, which no-one can buy yet!? The battery is being sold by a company called ...
It's here at FCC.gov at last. There's some photos of the outside along with loads of test data on the site. There is also this draft of the manual and you can also find some internal shots of the handset here. This is a really cool handset, and …
MSMobileNews.com have a review of the Sagem MyS-7 handset which hasn't yet seen the light of day. We're waiting for a network to pick it up, and we're expecting that network to be Orange. It'll run Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition and will have an ...
Some tweaks to the site today. First up, a huge increase in bandwidth thanks to the ISP (Internet Central).Secondly, I've removed the Shout Box. Too much abuse, too much .. had to be done. Sorry.Thirdly, Lejjo has been added to the shop here. It's an ...
The FCC stands for the Federal Communications Commision, and new mobile handsets need to be tested to ensure that they're not melting your brain or rotting your meat and two veg. The Orange SPV C500 (the teeny tiny new Windows Mobile handset coming so...
Paul has been sent the Sierra Wireless Voq. It's an... interestingly designed handset (it looks like a chunky number "8" to me) which is yet to grace us here in Europe. It's got a flip-out QWERTY keyboard and loads of features but... but .... but ... ...
Orange have today turned on their 3G network here in the UK, and their data card is available here. If you need speedy internet on your laptop when you're out and about, it's worth a look. The data card is available for £129.99 and adds to their ra...
Nokia, who don't do any Windows Mobile-based handsets, face fresh problems. Nokia themselves are now warning that their own earnings would fall further in 2004 as rivals attack its core business. This will send their stock down 17 per cent. This is No...
