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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
An amazing 25,000 people have now registered into coolsmartphone.com. Again, thanks for this - it means a great deal and I really appreciate your support. Chris (tuffers) has uploaded bucket-loads of classic TV Theme tunes for you lucky registered use...
Stuff magazine, the UK gadget magazine, reports that the MiTAC Mio 8380 is coming out in here in the UK in December 2003!!? It also has an article on how to get TV on your Smartphone! Yes - proper TV - all you need is a TV Pack …
SmartPhoneThoughts.com has a competition on to find the wildest Smartphone pictures. Ah - but let me explain.. what you have to do is take a picture of your Smartphone doing wild things, in crazy places - like mountain climbing, surfing or skiing! I ...
smartphone2002.info has pictures of the MiTAC Mio 8390 on their site.The new MiTAC 8390 is the successor to the 8380, which has had a somewhat troubled launch following complications with the security model, which means that a lot of applications cann...
After already killing one SmartPhone, I found a very good cover for my SPV. It's not listed in the compatible phones but it fits like a glove on my SPV 100. Furthermore it's waterproof (boat, ski) and dust/dirt proof. I am very happy with it. Check ww...
There's some pics over at PhoneScoop of the new MPx200 Motorola Smartphone which we mentioned on Monday. You can see from the picture on the right here, how the MPx200 (second from right) compares in size to a BlackBerry, a Sony Ericsson P800, a Sanyo...
Kuala Lumpur, September 9, 2003 – Today, we usher a new era in telecommunications and information technology with the introduction of the Mio 8380. This mobile device is a milestone in the industry as it is the first, Microsoft based, Intel ...
News Release MiTAC International Corporation &n...
Yet another virus out today, this one is called W32/Swen@MM and you can get more info about it... Network Associates:http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100662.htm Trend Micro:http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_SWEN...
Orange have plonked both the MPx200 and the Treo onto their Orange.com website here - they've also updated the SPV page too - which now has a piccy of the E100 and less mention of the original SPV. The MPx200 is expected to arrive in shops next month...
Top Smartphone group groups.msn.com/orangespv has been able to obtain a time-limited discount to all registered users of the site. Check out groups.msn.com/orangespv to obtain a special 5% online discount as a reward for contributing to the site!
Sebset has just spotted the Motorola MPx200 on the CarPhoneWarehouse website. CarPhoneWarehouse is the largest independent retailer of mobile phones in Europe (also called 'The PhoneHouse' in rest of E.U). Sebset says... That's real proof that this ...
I had a few too many boozy-woozies yesterday, so I missed this bit earlier, but anyhooo.. Orange have announced plans for their 3G launch and are working with Alcatel, Nokia and Nortel Networks to provide the 3G infrastructure across the Orange footpr...
Thanks to "dine909" for sending me a new updated version of the Orange Voicemail lady. She already has Radio airplay over here in the UK every Friday night as part of Radio 1's Essential Selection with DJ Pete Tong and I thought it was about time that...
There's almost 25,000 registered users on coolsmartphone.com now - this is a major achievement. However, I need you guys to do me a favour if you could. See, my cousin is one of the leading local rally drivers and, along with his co-driver Aid Camp, h...
If you have difficulty accessing generic internet content not designed specifically for mobile devices, a free help is now available at: http://www.jennerresearch.comThis service strips down existing internet content to its essential parts...
Simplify your handheld experience with miniSync! miniSync is the perfect cradle replacement! Save yourself the hassle of carrying all the bulky cables to support your handheld. miniSync makes it simple and convenient to travel with its dual sync and...
Well, even if you can't get one or can't afford one right now, you can at least pretend. :) The lucky buggers who have one of these handsets have kindly sent in the backdrops and sounds that come with the phone. To see and download them, log in …
As the mobile industry grows, so does the "seedier" side. Flirt, Date and chat-text services are growing daily, but this cannot be blamed totally for amazing £1.7BILLION a year which is now spent on text messages. This is a massive increase from Â...
NEWSFLASH:COo! We've been mentioned in October's edition of the mighty PC Format magazine. Whilst it appears that they've grafted on several screen-shots from an Ericsson P800 and a Pocket PC onto an SPV screen (oh dear) and mentioned the E100 with a ...
Microsoft Windows Mobile Software for SmartphoneFeaturing the Motorola MPx200 Fact Sheet September 2003 The Motorola MPx200 with Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ software introduces an entirely new mobile phone experience through the integration o...
ORANGE TO LAUNCH NEW MOTOROLA MPx200 WITH MICROSOFT WINDOWS MOBILE SOFTWARE Motorola MPx200 is latest in the Orange Signature handset range · Orange first to launch a Windows Mobile™-ba...
New Motorola MPx200 With Microsoft Windows MobileExtends the Power of the Desktop to the Wireless World Global Launch Increases Productivity for Mobile Professionals and Revenues for Operators; Motorola and Microsoft Align to Deliver Series of Mobile ...
I've been meaning to try this for a while now but never got around to it. Orange UK users will know that the sexy "Orange Lady" is pretty well known. She appears every Friday on Pete Tongs' Radio 1 show and is far better than Vodaphone / Virgin …
My old mate Bobby has revamped and totally transformed his devoted.to/spv website to now become SmartPhoneCinema.co.uk. The site now specializes in Music Videos. A selected few others clips are up for grabs, but check the site out now and download som...
The SPV2 ? You know, the one with the camera in the back ? So it's called the SPV E200 on Orange now.. errr... isn't it ? Well, no. Andy Maxfield has emailed me about his recent visit to the Orange Shop. He says... "I walked in to …
Yet more bits of info popping out on the net. The latest juicy titbit involves the SPV2... wait - scrub that.. It's going to be called the "Orange SPV E200"! This makes sense when you think about it, as the E200 is actually the third SPV.. so it …
Data Nation are now selling accessories for the MiTAC Mio 8380 Smartphone. These can be seen simply by clicking on their website. Accessories include a Sync-N-Charge cable and Automobile Charger. Click data-nation.com here or click here to go dire...
Oh hello! What's this over at ZDNet? Bugger me, it's a preview of the first Motorola Orange MS Smartphone! Check it out! Apparently we have Smartphone 2002... wait.. yes, that's right - Smartphone 2002 - NOT 2003. That's good though, because it means ...
Another embarrassing and unfortunate problem for 3G network "3". Here in the UK they're struggling to increase their userbase. Although new slimmer handsets are on the way for 3G networks, current subscribers are becoming annoyed at the big chunky han...
Whilst we await news of the clamshell Smartphones that are yet to appear fully over here in Europe, Russian website mobile-review.com has a feature which shows the two handsets side-by-side. The Motorola handset looks a tad smaller than the MiTAC and ...
"Connected" PDA's will continue to soar above Smartphone devices, claims ABI research. Kenil Vora, from ABI, said that Smartphones will continue to represent only a small portion of the mobile phone market. PDA's will get their boost from innovations...
Orange are on a launch frenzie at the moment. Today they're announcing the launch of the Handspring Treo 600, with the new re-branded name of the "Orange Treo 600". The Treo will sit in the Orange Signature device range, to add to the SPV and the...
Another BIG number smashed today, as coolsmartphone.com reaches a million unique hits. Berlimey! A big thank-you again for all your support over the past 10 months, it is very much appreciated and I love seeing people getting what they want out of the...
So, you've bought a brand new Mio. It's sitting there - all polished and new.. it's never been used.. what do you do ?? TAKE IT APART!????? No - of course you don't - not unless you're a bit crazy.. luckily, these people are, and they're taken it …
