Category: General

Our biggest competiton – EVER!

To celebrate the birthday of the Orange SPV and CoolSmartPhone.com, Orange UK have allowed us to GIVE AWAY some absolutely FANTASTIC prizes. At the moment we're all waiting for the Orange SPV E200 the Orange MPx200 to appear. We're hanging around out...

E200 – MEGA quality images

Do you wanna know what the E200 looks like? REALLY close up? Well, if you're a real bandwidth junky you can click here for an absolutely HUUUUGGGEEE hi-quality close-up. Below is a picture of Pieter Knook, Microsoft's Senior Vice President. He's show...

Petition for flat rate GPRS

Paul over at MoDaCo.com has started a petition which he'd like you all to participate in. He is campaigning for proper-sized McDonalds burgers. Not those stupid flat ones you get. Have you tried them? The advert makes them look massive, then when you...

More MPx200 Piccies

These pics just in, hot off the press....According to our source, the Motorola runs MS Smartphone 2002 v3 (build 13238). The keys have less depth than the HTC Canary but they have a nice "click". This handset had a 32Mb SD/MMC card, but it's not known...

Bill Champs the Smartphone

As seen by this photo, taken by MSMobiles whilst Bill Gates was giving his presentation, it's clear that the Microsoft Smartphone gives a higher return to the network operator. Whilst this means bigger bills for us lot, it does also mean that the high...

Trying to look good..

Every morning I come to work in a bit of a haze and try to look important by reading some IT newspaper or other. I sit around, reading these papers, verging on the "lazy", but also looking as if I'm doing my job at the same time. People …

ITU World Telecom 2003

MSMobiles.com are reporting live from Geneva, Switzerland. They're armed with a laptop and a digital camera and are bringing the latest gossip from ITU World Telecom 2003. (See my earlier story for maps and where the various companies are). Jacek has...

What do I have?

I've noticed over the months, as the Smartphone Handsets have appeared on different networks and different types have launched, that I can no longer refer to them as "the Orange SPV" or "the E100" without confusing people. To that end, I've put a pag...

E200 – November release

Although we're expecting the E200 to begin "shipping" to Mobile stores next week, we're seeing the odd article (like this TechNewsWorld.com story) which give dates of "next month". Other articles which state "November" are ....This PMN articleThis PD...

Big me up!

If you're at a loose end, then feel free to do me a favour and fill this Alexa.com thing in. This will help to give the site an even bigger following and will add comments to this page. Thanks again.

Motorola MPx200 – Coming in two weeks to the USA!!?

Jesse has just emailed me about this Eweek article in which they rattle on about Microsoft's Office 2003 - however, they do mention the Motorola MPx200 and when it will launch in the USA. "Our job is to make sure that our portable mobile devices fit ...

Mobius 2003

As you know, I couldn't make it to Mobius 2003 (it's a sorta get together for webmasters of mobile websites like this), but a lot of people did. They got some freebies (Damn, damn! Wish I'd gone now!) Anyways... some interesting info has already appea...

New trailers for your phone

After lots of work, the following HOT NEW MOVIE TRAILERS are now available at: http://www.smartphonevideo.com    Trailer-KillBill.wmv  Trailer-KillBill.mpg (PocketTV format)     Trailer-Matrix-Revolutions.wmv  Traile...

Boom! Exploding Nokia III

Yet another Nokia handset (yes, I say, "yet another" like it's happened hundreds of times, but in reality, this is the third time. I think I'll start writing for a tabloid) ... has exploded, this time in a womans pocket. The poor lady had the shock w...

Neonode N1 on Voda?

Oooohh.. the hang-over is kicking in now... Ermm.. the Neonode N1, which looks DAMNED fine is pictured here at MobileBurn with some details here. Strangely, the phone shown has the Virgin Mobile livery on it, so that could indicate a possible partner...

Motorola MPx200 on Orange shop site

Blimey.. another busy day.. I wish I hadn't had so many lagers last night now.. :) Anyways. The Orange Shop is now listing the Motorola MPx200 here. If you want the full low-down, just click here for all the details. Again, though - in the features li...

Exploding trousers!

I'm sure we've all had the odd embarrassing exploding trouser moment, especially after a big curry or chinese meal. However, this time it's not the bodily functions which are causing the explosion - and it's not just a bad smell that's being produced....

Bluetooth Smart Kit

Following a recent competition by Orange Magazine "O", it was annouced by Daimler Chrysler (maker of the "Smart" car) that a run of 100 Orange smart city-coupé cars will be made. Now, I'm a little hung over right now to be honest. The screen is vErR...

LG – Pocket PC Phone

Yahoo.com reports here about the new LG MS Smartphone. Ah - but it's not.. It's a Pocket PC Phone. And it looks as if the lines between "Pocket PC, Phone Edition" and "Smartphone" are blurring heavily with this handset. The handset also offers camcor...

Sierra Voq Smartphone – Further details

Here is the new Voq Smartphone from Sierra Wireless of Canada. It's got a full QWERTY keyboard, which folds out of the main Star-Trekesque handset. You can check out the 3D demo and more info by clicking here to visit the voq.com site. The Voq phones...

The buyers are in the starting positions…

We've received information about the release dates for the Orange SPV E200 and the Motorola MPx200. These are expected delivery dates, so whilst they can't be judged as 100% accurate, they're a good indicator. Orange SPV E200 - Expected 13th/14th Oct...

Mystery Revealed!

The mystery Smartphone has apparently been revealed today by PPCW.net and msmobiles.com. However, in a bit of a twist, it appears that msmobiles.com are saying that PPCW.net have revealed the company - when in fact it was msmobiles.com, in a comment ...

Moto MPx200 Review

Hello Moto ! PPCW.net has a review of this new spanky Motorola MPx200 handset today. Check it out. I wish I had one! :( Booo hoooooo... No phone for me... Read the full review here - PPCW.net

New Sharp displays

TheRegister.co.uk reports on some new mobile / PDA displays from Sharp which provide a "clear, bright display visible from virtually any angle and under any ambient lighting condition". These LCD panels are based around the Sharp Aquos LCD TV screen....

Telit Smartphone

msmobiles reports today on a Smartphone due to hit Italy. During the SMAU trade show in Milan, Telit announced this Microsoft smartphone which, unless I'm very mistaken, is a MiTAC Mio 8380.... More info - click here to see the msmobiles.com...

GPRS Streaming Dance

The excellent di.fm has always been a bookmark of mine - it's got excellent dance feeds, including Deep House, Hard House, Mixes and Live Feeds. The quality of the music, plus the reliability of the servers, is fantastic.However, browsing to di.fm has...

Secret new Smartphone coming soon!

In just a few days Microsoft will announce ANOTHER Smartphone manufacturer. Apparently "a company with considerable experience of the wireless space," will begin to offer MS Smartphone handsets. PR Company AxiCom stirs up even more interest by saying,...

New MPx200 manual

There's another Motorola MPx200 manual here if you wish to download it - it includes several aspects of the phone and features which you will be able to use if you purchase it. To download it - log in with your username and password, then click here t...

Motorola i930 – The next Motorola MS Smartphone?

I've being hearing rumours of a mysterious "other" Motorola Smartphone on the horizon for a bit now, but now Gizmodo.com has published this picture (right) of the Motorola i930 Smartphone, which will run Microsofts' Windows Mobile software. This appea...

Buy the MiTAC Mio 8380 in the UK – NOW!

eXpansys®, the largest specialist retailer of wireless technology in Europe and North America, is now selling the MiTAC Mio 8380. You can get your sweaty paws on this handset for a mere £463.66 (about $772.78 US)! Strangely ... and more amazingly,...

E200 getting nearer…

The bluetooth-enabled SPV E200 (yes, you heard it right - E200.. it appears the previous C200 name was a mis-print) is within smelling distance now. A preview here at DirectMobilePhones.com shows the specs and a picture of the final Orange design (rig...

Excitement building…

More and more people are emailing me and posting in the MS Smartphone Newsgroup about the MPx200 - seen right. It seems to be a highly anticipated phone and it's looks are tempting buyers already. The Motorola was on show at the recent Computex show i...

Orange handset news

News today filtering through the Orange grapevine states that the Orange SPV2 (which we now believe will actually be called the E200) and the Motorola MPx200 Smartphone will be released about the same time as two other non-MS Smartphones.. The Nokia 6...

Unlock your MiTAC

MiTAC appear to now have an unlocking service on their site, which (after filling in a form) allows you to run all Smartphone apps. For the full story click here for msmobiles.com - Although the unlock site at MiTAC isn't in English, this should prov...

Pics: MiTAC at Computex

Phew ! I've just got back from a flight to Taipei to see MiTAC at Computex. I took all these pictures, grabbed myself stacks of handsets to give away and got all the latest gossip while I was there... see the things I do for you guys ??? …

Orange and Police Cut Crime

silicon.com reports today on an interesting new method of catching criminals by my local police force - Staffordshire Police. Several Mobile Devices have been trialled, howevere officers have chosen tough GPRS-enabled laptops to access police systems...

Moto vid – Looking good!

Thanks for the heads-up from www.msmobiles.com for this one. CNet have a video of the Motorola MPx200 on their site. View the video by clicking here. CNet´s Patrick Houston gets a look at this much-anticipated phone - The first wide release in the US...

More pics of the MiTAC 8390

Yet more shots of the new MiTAC Mio 8390 from Computex in Taipei today. Digitimes have pictures, plus some specs - the processor is named as the 200MHz Intel Dalhart (using the X-scale technology), whilst the OS is Windows Mobile 2003. It has a 65,00...

PocketPCPassion goes off

OOopps.. The excellent pocketpcpassion.com appears to be having a few problems. Fellow MVP Dale, who runs the very popular Pocket PC fan site has fallen prey to the "dodgey ISP" brigade. His domain name ran out last Friday, and they failed to renew it...

Smartphony dumps Symbian

Patrice, from the mammoth smartphony.org, has decided to ditch his coverage of Symbian-based handsets. A comment on his site says... (this is a bad Babelfish translation from the French original - sorry in advance) "I do not like them, and after havi...