Category: Windows Phone
We've mentioned DVD to mobile several times here at CoolSmartphone. It's a great piece of kit that runs on your PC and will squash down your DVD's into a format and size which will fit on your phone. Makayama have now released a new version for Pocket...
Well, although we could almost see it coming, it looks like the Orange SPV C700 has finally hit the buffers. We mentioned the battery problems that plagued the handset during testing, however there was a continual glimmer of hope as it popped up in Or...
Now, stick with me on this one because it might get confusing. Orange, as you'll know, are to launch the Orange SPV M700. It's made by HTC and it's called the Trinity. There's been rumours about GPS in this device but it looks like it's either an opti...
We're the first site in the planet to get hold of the official Press Release and launch details of the T-Mobile MDA Compact III. It's the first device from a UK mobile operator to offer built-in GPS and is also available with CoPilot® Live 6 satellit...
Orange France are to carry a new handset soon called the SPV M650. This will be the GPS-enabled HTC Artemis / P3300 we've seen previously. There's a story on this at mobinaute.com, however it's backed up by info at Orange.fr plus pictures hidden away ...
Cingular have just announced the launch of the Samsung BlackJack. The wafer-thin GSM Quadband device also comes with dual-band 3G and runs Windows Mobile 5.0 (Smartphone). There's a scroll-wheel, 1.3 Megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth 2.0 and the QWER...
The o2 XDA Stealth is now selling across Australia, Singapore and beyond. The Stealth, shown here, is a clever phone / PDA combination featuring all the usual Pocket PC flexibility coupled with a phone-style design and slide-down numeric keyboard. The...
We love our readers. In fact, if we had enough cash then we'd take you all to the pub and buy everyone their favourite drink. Two emails have just come in - one from Johnny DeSilva who's spotted that the Orange SPV M700 has appeared in the "Coming …
That BenQ P51 we mentioned in the Spring has now finalled been approved by the FCC. The quadband GSM/GPRS device comes with integrated GPS, WiFi (802.11b/g), a full QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 Megapixel camera, touch-screen, SD expansion slot, MiniUSB and, i...
Thanks to Brian for tipping us off on the availability of the T-Mobile MDA Compact III. This is now showing in the Business section of the T-Mobile website here. It's the same handset you should also see coming soon on o2 UK as the XDA Orbit. The MDA …
You may remember our earlier stories on Hubdog - it ws previously just for Pocket PC users but now the excellent podcast, news and RSS reader comes to the Windows Mobile Smartphone too. Hubdog is totally free and will let you search and view video p...
Here's another new ROM for Orange SPV M5000 owners. It's just popped up here at Orange.co.uk. It's dated November 6th and is a weighty 60Mb in size and corrects any issues with synchronisation failures that some users may have experienced when using A...
WiMax. What's it all about eh? Well, it's a way to deliver the "last mile" and is an alternative to cable and ADSL. Imagine a pumped-up WiFi router and then imagine a few of these routers dotted around in lamposts and signage in your local town. Wait ...
Yes, we're first with the news again. Guess what this is? Yes, it's the new o2 XDA Orbit and it's now on the o2 UK website. Wait though, it's only just appeared on the "Coming Soon" pages so you'll have to wait a bit longer yet. It shouldn't …
Two more handsets from Dopod have just appeared - the M700, pictured left and the P800W, pictured right. The M700 is a tweaked version of HTC Artemis giving 256Mb of memory to deliver a more music-centric experience. It comes with built-in FM radio, a...
This is the new Eten Glofiish X500. Apart from the fact that I keep accidentally calling it a "Goldfish" it's the thinnest Pocket PC with GPS and Wifi in the world. The features are quite substantial with wireless, sat-nav, quadband GPRS/EDGE, a Samsu...
We've seen reviews of the HTC Herald already but now it looks like Dopod are to release it as C800. The device is pretty much a thinner version of the SPV M3100 or T-Mobile MDA II devices you're seeing on the streets now and comes with a TI …
i-Mate are well known for their network free phones. They've previously re-branded HTC devices and sold them on as the i-Mate JASJAM, SPJAS, JAM etc. However, these handsets are now being sourced from elsewhere and this slim TechFaithWireless device, ...
A new sat-Nav system from Orange has been launched today which can be downloaded onto existing handsets. Seen here on the Orange SPV M600 it's priced at £150 excluding VAT and includes the software licence, a GPS receiver with in-car charger and a ca...
As an update to our earlier story we've been digging around for news of this handset. On a recent visit to an Orange store there were hardly handsets from the SPV range - just the M3100 and the M600. So where are the new SPV's ? Well, Jason …
As we mentioned earlier in our Virgin Mobile Lobster 700TV review, TV channel "ITN News" was showing up on the Lobster handset but was testing at the time. Now, however, Virgin Mobile have added the 24 hour news channel officially giving you all the l...
Andy has justed mailed in about the new Windows Media Player 11 which is now available to download. He's used it on his Orange SPV c600 and ActiveSync 4.2. He says.. "When I run Windows Media Player now I can syncronise it to my media files just like …
It's dark, the clocks have just gone back (at least here in the UK) and my "man flu" has kicked in again. Winter... it's rubbish isn't it ? Still, there's a new game out called "3D Constructo Combat" with some great 3D graphics and the ability to play...
Earlier we showed you shots of Windows Mobile "Crossbow" for the Pocket PC. Codenamed "Crossbow" by Microsoft the Smartphone screenshots have now appeared at GPSPassion.com. Sure, it's got the same Vista shine with newly polished homescreen and icons,...
Many websites write what they call "reviews". Most of the time it's a three paragraph item with an image from the PR company. Let's face it, that's not a review, that's just plain rubbish. We however do things differently. When we do a review it's a p...
Another day and another handset appears from ASUSTek. It's looking more and more like HTC are no longer the primary builders of Windows Mobile handsets. This is the O2 XDA Zinc, known also as the Asus Mars II... hmm.. look familiar at all ? Yup, it's ...
PhoneArena.com are reporting in this story that AsusTek, makers of the Vodafone VPA IV we saw just the other day, have just had another very similar model approved. Shown here at the FCC and clearly sporting the o2 logo it'll be called the o2 XDA Grap...
I like saving money. If I can get something for less than I'm happy. I'm not happy for long though, as usually the missus comes home with several shopping bags crammed full of new shoes, tops and other expensive items. Our friends in the software shop...
The QTek 9000, which we've reviewed as the o2 XDA Exec and Orange SPV M5000, is now available (at last) on UK netork "Three". The handset, which can be seen on the Three website here, costs from £99.99 and you can Three’s Push Email solution too. T...
Microsoft and Orange yesterday announced the launch a new instant messenger service that lets people communicate across both Orange phones and regular PC's. It looks like the Orange Messenger software we mentioned earlier will be ditched, and the new ...
We've seen the excellent CorePlayer under many guises over the years. It's an excellent movie player for your Windows Mobile and will let you view all manner of file types - H.264 (AVC), MPEG, DivX, XviD and WMV to name just a few. It'll also play a v...
You may have seen vBar before however I think it's well worth a plug. Download here and then install it onto your Pocket PC. Put simply this will offer you a speedy and simple way to close background programs. It's fully configurable and easy to use. ...
aksoft.org have just been in touch to tell us about their LED control software. Available for download here in our file area, it'll let you enable, disable or set the blinking mode of the LED on your Smartphone. Although some models aren't fully suppo...
Petter Haugerud at DrukenDonut.com has just put bags of ringtones onto his site. "I've got a lot of free MP3 ringtones on my homepage", he says, "They work fine on Smartphones & Pocket PC". So if you're hungry for ringtones (who isn't, eh?) then pop a...
We're hearing that the T-Mobile MDA Compact III - the HTC Artemis with it's built-in GPS - has appeared in the latest T-Mobile in-store business brochures here in the UK. They're showing it (also known as the HTC P3300) as the MDA Compact III and we'v...
Ateksoft CoolCamera lets you take pictures and videos on your HTC device. Sure, you can do this already on your phone but wait - this is different. This features.. - High frame rate and smooth video. - Easy camera control. All actions can be performed...
We get stacks of emails here at CoolSmartPhone HQ. Believe me, if this was "real post" then we'd have the postman calling one of those "No Win No Fee" companies for his back pain. Anyhow, one that stuck out was from Navideo.net. They do software which...
I'm getting to like Samsung phones. The Samsung SGH-i320 I've played with not only has all the regular Windows Smartphone stuff, but also comes with some excellent extra frilly bits from Samsung. Even small things like the sound "themes" to quickly ch...
Earlier in the week, while I was busy writing the Virgin Lobster review, some new Windows Mobile "Crossbow" pictures appeared on the net. I've pasted them in below (click read more) - they show the next version of Windows Mobile, which isn't released ...
We managed to get hold of a Virgin Lobster 700TV phone recently. It's a Smartphone with an extra added bonus - you get digital radio (DAB) and you get some TV channels too. Yep, ITV1, BBC1, E4 live plus Channel 4 and ITN. We wanted to really give …
