Category: Windows Phone
Wohoo! We're back on Google today so I'm celebrating with a few cans of lager. Sure, my boss seems to have an issue with it, but it makes the day go quicker :) Anyhow, this is the HTC Hermes, now known as the HTC TyTN. It's featured in …
Some of you guys may have spotted the F-Secure Mobile Security software before. It's an easy-to-use anti-virus solution for Windows Mobile handsets, however until now it wouldn't run on Orange handsets due to a certificatation block. Today F-Secure an...
See the mighty atom! Well, that's what this new o2 website is called - dedicated to the new o2 XDA Atom with it's Intel XScale PXA 27x 520Mhz CPU, Wifi, 240x320 screen, 2 megapixel cam (with flash), 192Mb ROM / 64Mb RAM and Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE. It'...
Microsoft T'Interweb Explorer is now on version 7 with Beta 3 being available to download here. It lifted a lot of good stuff from Firefox plus it added a phishing filter to stop you giving away your ebay or bank details. Not to be outdone there'll be...
Some of you may be aware of a new service launched by Sky TV recently. If you're lucky enough to have one of their whizzy PVR's then you'll already be used to the live pause and recording to hard disk. However, recently they announced their Sky by Mob...
It looks like Vodafone Germany are to take on both the HTC Hermes as the Vodafone VPA Compact III (press release here) and the HTC STRTrk (press release here) as the Qtek 8500. Both devices should be an excellent addition to the network and will prove...
Microsoft have released a new ActiveSync - version 4.2. For the unaware ActiveSync enables the transfer and syncronisation of your Outlook details plus documents, music, videos, pictures and software. The new update resolves some issues that gave an e...
Samsung have announced the launch of their SGH-i320 QWERTY handset which will beat the Motorola Q into Europe. According to Samsung the SGH-i320 will be available in Europe this month with further launches across the rest of Europe and Asia later. We...
Nick Butcher emailed me over the weekend regarding the new HTC brand and the pretty hefty advertising they're doing here in sunny Britain. This advert (click here for big) was placed in blokes gadgety mag Stuff - y'know the one, it's usually got some ...
Apart from having a keyboard like an old Nokia 5.1 and only a 1.3 Megapixel camera (we loved the 2 Megapixel cam in the M600 and want to see more), the MTeoR from HTC looks pretty cool and is featured in this video review.The MTeoR has a 300Mhz …
Just before I went off on honeymoon the HTC Oxygen appeared on the web with a rather bland specs list. I say bland because it's got a 1.3 megapixel camera - something which would've been great in 2004, a low-res 176x220 screen and a few other bits inc...
Are you interesting in dogging? Well, maybe you should try Hubdog.com which isn't actually anything to do with driving into the woods late at night but is actually an RSS reader, podcast player, search engine, video and media provider all in one. It's...
NetFront Version 3.3 is now available for Pocket PC. It's a web browser with a password manager, smart frame capability, rapid-render, smart-fit rendering plus much more. The new upgraded version includes a pop-up blocker, RSS / ATOM feed capability a...
If you've got yourself a T-Mobile handset then it's well worth checking their update site and grab yourself the necessary AKU2 flash for the push-email facility on the MDA devices. The MDA Compact II, MDA Vario and MDA Pro are all on there so be sure ...
Astraware have announced a new title called "Big Box of Blox", an addictive block stacking game based on the highly acclaimed PC/Mac game by Digital Eel. In Big Box of Blox (yes, I said "Blox"), you need to stack, smash, blast, mutate and explode the ...
I've had a few emails about this MoDaCo story regarding the Orange SPV M3100 and SPV C700. There's yet more information that these handsets - the SPV M3100 being the HTC Hermes and the C700 possibly being the HTC Breeze will be arriving in a month or ...
We told you earlier that the O2 Mini S successor - the o2 XDA Trion (HTC Hermes) - was coming to o2 Germany. Well, yes it is, however it doesn't look like it's going to make its' way across to the UK if this Unwired story is true. …
I'm currently sat in our back garden basking in the sunshine with a cold Australian lager. Thanks to the Orange SPV M5000 I'm able to bring you news of the iMate Smartflip without leaving my chair. Yes it appears that iMate are getting ready to sell t...
I've been sitting back and watching the excellent news that yet more HTC-built handsets are in the pipeline. They're also apparently renaming the HTC Muse to the HTC Melody and bringing us something called the HTC Herald, which is a little like the HT...
We've mentioned the excellent Pocket Mini Golf 2 quite a few times here at CoolSmartPhone. We've also mentioned the many expansion packs you can get for it which offer new courses and extra obstacles. Pocket Mini Golf 2 Saver Pack is now available whi...
Mobinaute have got themselves a HTC Breeze and have put this review online. The Breeze has a 300Mhz Samsung 2442 processor, a 240x320 TFT screen, 64Mb ROM, 128Mb Flash, Bluetooth version 2.0 (with stereo bluetooth), MicroSD slot, 3G capabilities and t...
If you're lucky enough to have a Smartphone with a hi-res screen (like the SPV C550 / C600 / Cingular 2125 etc) then you can now get Return to Mysterious Island QVGA which has just been made available on the Smartphone. You can try it out or buy …
Mobilitysite.com have spotted this store which calls the HTC Hermes (aka the T-Mobile MDA II / o2 XDA Trion) the iMate JasJam. Yes, JasJam. We're counting the days now - surely after having the iMate JasJar, K-Jam and JAMin they can't be far away from...
TheUnwired have news on the HTC Hermes, which has just appeared on the o2 shop in Germany as "Coming Soon". Here it is, along with it's o2 XDA branding and "Trion" name. It's got a 2 megapixel camera plus another QCIF one on the front for video calls,...
The excellent TrueConnect lets you use your mouse to control your Smartphone merely by moving the pointer off the side of the screen. Back in January you may remember I said, "..it's only available for Smartphones, although there is a Pocket PC versio...
With the Motorola Q coming out .. ermm.. sometime soon and the Samsung i320 snapping wildly at its' heels it's great to see another video of the two together. This video, which can be seen on the "Read more" link below, was captured at Tech-Ed Isra...
Monday. Miserable isn't it? There's thunderstorms, it's dark, it's wet, it's windy.. where's the summer gone? Well, never mind because we've got some excellent gaming news to cheer you up. Right now, for a mere £9.05 (about $16.97 / €13.31) you can...
Well, I'm slowly sobering up from my stag do last night and it's great to see yet more excellent, free and very useful sotware. This, for the many people who've asked me over the years, is the ideal solution for importing your SIM contacts into your S...
If you're looking for a new way to get daily news stories delivered directly to your device or you want to share photos with your friends and family without paying huge MMS charges then WpN Mobile, created by photo agency World Picture Network, is wel...
jdskins.com are currently holding a homescreen challenge contest. This is the second such contest and it's up to you guys to help decide the winner. To ensure fairness you do have to register on their website then there's six to choose from here. Don'...
This rather random page is now home to all the AKU2 (push e-mail) updates for the Windows Mobile handsets on Vodafone. The v1640, Qtek 9100 and v1240 updates are here and will prove essential if you intend to use the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and...
This my friends is the Samsung i770, yet more proof that Samsung is on a serious mission to bring us some hot new Windows Mobile kit. Although it's some way off a full release it's presence on the FCC website, who approve handsets for use, is good new...
Fizz Software have announced that Fizz Traveller 2.3 has been released for both Pocket PC and Smartphone. The extra-specially-good news is that this is a free upgrade for all registered users of version 2.x. But wait! What is Fizz Traveller ? Well it'...
In just a few days the biggest event of the year is to take place. People from all over the land will be huddled together to watch and no doubt it'll be a rollercoaster of emotions. Yes, you've guessed it, me and Emily are getting married. We've cleve...
I'm still wading through a weeks worth of email so I've only just picked up on Gentimer - a new Smartphone application priced at just $9.95 (around £5.26) which includes several types of alarms, timers, a stopwatch and a world time function with a ma...
The guys at e-fuze.com have done a review of Facade for Smartphone. This is a highly flexible tab-based plug-in for your Smartphone home-screen. You can view more than 30 days of appointments, tasks and there's a launcher which you can set to perform ...
A lot of you have been emailing me regarding the superb kleinweder website which offers exquisitely designed homescreens for your Smartphone. There was news earlier this week regarding a notice that Kleinweder had received from Microsoft advising him ...
Voice control software VITO Voice2Go has now been upgraded to version 1.25. VITO Voice2Go lets you manage your Pocket PC merely by talking to your device in your own language. Start, quit applications, call or hang up on people or - with the new versi...
AIM Productions have been beavering away creating picture templates. They've come up with around 100 which let you make cool composite shots simply by surrounding your photo with characters, people, frames or other scenery. Quick, easy and fun these t...
Today sees the launch of the new hot Smartphone from o2. It's got all the things you'd expect from a great Smartphone - Windows Mobile 5.0, quad-band capability, hi-res screen, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, Mini-SD expansion slot, 64MB RAM, 64MB Flash, Blue...
