Category: General
People often ask me just what Microsoft Smartphone I use on a day-to-day basis. Well, as you know I received an Orange SPV e200 from Orange recently, and all was good. Or at least it was until the joystick started playing up. :( I sent it back to …
The Mitac Mio 8390 will be available in TW around the end of this month. The offical annoucement said that the Mio 8390 was going to be launched at 8th of Jan. However, they now decide to delay the launching somehow till after Chinese New Year. Mayb...
You may have entered our recent competition to win an Orange SPV E200 handset, or one of four Orange SPV E100 hansets - courtesy of our good friends at Orange. If you didn't win, don't worry - you get another chance! This time, courtesy of the good pe...
SmartFone.net is reporting here that the Motorola MPx220 is on it's way and will appear in March this year. They also state that .. "the MPx200 model will have an upgrade to Smartphone 2003 released from Motorola." For those of you with a Motorola MP...
Poor MiTAC users - they get a rough ride at times! Sometimes we forget that there are MiTAC Mio handsets out there! :( Another extended MiTAC Mio ROM can now be found here at the massive German portal, mobilejoe.de. This is NOT a hacked version, but ...
Well, it's been a long time coming (we know, we know). We wanted to announce the winners on Christmas Day or around New Years, however we had to contact each winner in advance and arrange their prizes! My personal thanks to the many hundreds of you th...
Being an MVP I get access to juicy bits of info, news and upcoming events. We've also got funny handshakes and sometimes wear socks over our ears so we "know" who is a real MVP. Ahhh.. but now I'm yabbering.. Fellow MVP Alex Feinman pointed me in the...
Over at TreoCentral they've popped into one of Microsoft's Mobility User tours to have a look how the Treo compares to the Microsoft Smartphone. They appear to have got the wrong end of the stick though, and state that, "the first mainstream Windows ...
The AT&T model of the MPx200 appears to have been restricted to only two bands - 1800 and 1900.. No 900Mhz. However, in this MPx200.org story, there IS a solution which allows you to download a different version of the Operating System. It also appear...
After eating WAY too many mince pies and drinking too much, I'm still here to tell you about this msmobiles.com news item with a possible leaked photo of the new Motorola MPx100. This was mentioned here previously, as we're aware that Motorola are to ...
Well, that's it.. I'm back from my last (I hope) bit of Christmas shopping. Nothing is wrapped, no cards have been written ... but that's usual for me. :) All that remains ... apart from wrapping, writing cards and finding some sticky-tape, is to wish...
There's some sites that have been on-line since the early days of the MS Smartphone. msmobiles.com, MoDaCo.com and... us! :) But there was another - a fantastic French site called smartphony.org ...... Now... I'm a normal bloke .. certain things attra...
I'm gonna slightly abuse my position here and say a big congratulations to my cousin - who you may have read about previously here - for winning this year's regional rally championships. After travelling down to London to take part in the final race,...
I like the Smart network, they've put the MS Smartphone well and truely on the map in the Philippines ... however.. I've had several emails from customers of Smart saying that they should come here for support. This is excellent ! Wooo!!! :) Thanks gu...
So, Vodaphone has said that the MS Windows Mobile operating system is "not quite ready for prime time". In an interview with the FT, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin said, "Hopefully they're working to solve some of the issues that we have and, in time, when...
MoDaCo.com appear to have solved the battery issue on the e200. Or have they ? Apparently if you remove the SD card from this handset, you will get almost 3 days battery life. I still beg to differ, as my e200 works great.. until Bluetooth is turned "...
More bits of info are coming out about the Motorola MPx220 - the next Motorola Smartphone. Remember to take this info with a "pinch of salt" - as you may remember the rumours about the E200 being named the "c200" etc. However, this MPx200.org story st...
Anyone want to play the top Xmas videos on their phone? XMAS SONGS BoSelectas_ProperCrimbo.wmv TheCheekyGirls-CheekyChristmas.wmv TheDarkness-ChristmasTime.wmv TheIdols_HappyChristmas-WarIsOver.wmv Wham-LastChristmas.wmv &nb...
I wanna say a big thank-you for your support, your emails and your appreciation during 2003. As we head toward Christmas I wanna give my thanks to all of you, who keep coming back, keep emailing and keep me going! Now, this time of year means several ...
Corey over at the new SmartPhoneMinds.com has TWO Motorola MPx200 handsets to give away, courtesy of Motorola and Microsoft. If you want to find out more, just click here for more information!
I've just had an email from John Tubbrit. He asks a very simple question, and one that I haven't really solved myself. For all you Motorola MPx200 users - happy with your polished black handset - what do you do to protect it ? If you're a "real …
It looks like the MPx series will include several models - check out this DigiTimes.com article by Chinmei Sung for info. Motorola is stepping up a gear in the MS Smartphone arena, and have commissioned several makers to build phones for their 2004 r...
I'm still going through the entries for this. I hope you can understand the delay! I have to read and review every single one of the several hundred entries, and we (both I and Orange) are busy deciding who should win. It's a very tricky task, as the …
Interesting! On page 29 of this T-Mobile Germany Motorola info sheet there's info about the much-rumoured Motorola MPx220. It states here that the phone is scheduled for a first half 2004 release, and will come equipped with the Bluetooth an...
Here in the UK, there aren't many places where you CAN'T get a mobile signal. Pretty much everywhere is covered - you can even cross the channel on a ferry and still get a signal. What about tunnels though ? Ahhh!!! You've had it... No network could ...
As I can't make calls at the moment - although to some people I can, others I can't, and the Orange UK Customer Service line appears to be broken too... I guessed there was a bit of a problem with something. Apparently this is due to a HLR …
The much anticipated OS update to the Orange SPV / SPV E100 handset is now finally available. At present this will kill everything held in your IPSM directory though, so you may want to wait until Orange roll out their Backup and Restore tool next wee...
Some exciting news: Microsoft and AT&T Wireless today announced a new resource that will empower US customers of the Motorola MPx200 with a 1-stop mobile-optimized site to get wireless data services, applications, ring tones and more. &...
At long last I've finally posted the E200 Review online. This can be found here. It's taken a while because I wanted to give it a good "work out" before I actually reviewed it. :) Full E200 Review here
Moving in a bit on msmobiles.com's turf is newbie msmobilenews.com - this site has been launched by some MoDaCo members you may well recognise and it's well worth a click. There's some excellent home screens, skins, news and a mobile version of the ...
Things are moving real quick recently. Gizmodo.com is now reporting that the much rumoured Motorola MPx220, which is due apparently February 2003, will support AT&T's new high-speed EDGE data network. The MPx220, an updated version of their MPx200 Sm...
A bit of a busy week this week. With many competition entries to go through, lots of sh*t to do at work, plus stuff to sort out at home and many other bits this week has been a bit "full". :) Added to that I had to move …
Got a camera smartphone? Why not send an MMS to Lycos and get your pictures posted on t'internet? These guys did and.. well, there's some naughty ones there too! Don't forget that you can take a picture with your MS Smartphone and email it in to us...
The XPhone (AKA the E200), which is to be released soon on o2 in Asia, has now had an update to the Myo2XPhone website. You can download a big PDF of a brochure and even see what the box will look like. The phone is scheduled to arrive …
I'm sure you guys will all join me in congratulating webmaster Paul over at the ever-excellent Smartphone forum MoDaCo.com on the birth of his daughter Lucie at 03:29 on Thursday December 4th 2003. Vanessa, Paul and little Lucie Elizabeth O'Brien - w...
Another Smartphone site has joined the internet today, namely SmartPhoneMinds.com - sister site (I believe) of PocketPCMinds.com .. With the Moto and Samsung Smartphones currently crawling their way over America, it's good to see more of a following...
Whilst you can already browse the internet at broadband speeds on your Smartphone (check this article out) with Bluetooth, you will soon be able to do the same with Wi-Fi. Wi-fi tends to confuse most people. Basically, if you splash out 19 quid for b...
Ok ok! :) I've had LOTS of people asking about this competition and when results will be known. Many thanks to everyone who entered! Your entries have been sent directly to the good people at Orange.co.uk, who are sifting through the hundreds and h...
New site www.mobway.com is on the look out for any developers or enthusiasts to drop by and post any Smartphone stuff to www.mobway.com. If you haven't visited it before, be sure to add it to your list!
MobileBurn have posted this very long and detailed review of the MPx200. Although they haven't been totally converted, they have now become firm fans of the handset. In fact they go on to say.... "Up until this point I have not been a real fan of the...
