Category: Windows Phone
Looks like HTC, the people behind a huge amount of Windows Mobile devices (iMate, Orange SPV range, T-Mobile MDA's, o2 XDA range, UTStarcom XV6700 - the list goes on) have taken the logical step of opening up an American office. HTCAmerica.net is now ...
We love Photoblogging. For the unaware, it's a way of getting photos direct from your phone to a website without fuss. Apart from Splashblog there's also ShoZu, which mentioned previously. They've now added support for Flickr.com, Textamerica.com and ...
See this (top)? It's called a SlingBox and you can get one for $249.99, which is about £142.13. What it'll do is let you control your TV and watch the output across a WiFi connection to any PC or laptop. Although it may look suspiciously like a choco...
MediaPass have announced that their content will now be available for Windows Mobile Devices. You can access their special Windows Mobile section here and choose whatever you want. You can also access the content from the WindowsMobile.com website and...
So, you're using ActiveSync 4.x and you're happily browsing over your WiFi connection on your Pocket PC. You decide to syncronise everything by ActiveSync'ing, but just when you plug in the USB cable - horror of horrors - you're WiFi connection is sto...
Another excellent homescreen website for you today. This time it's JDSKins.com who've also now added a seperate section for QVGA screens like the C550 / C600 etc. Click here to browse and then get yourself a cool homescreen or a complete theme like th...
If you've received a nice spanky new Windows Mobile Smartphone for Christmas then you should definitely make sure that Kleinweder.ch is on your favourites list. Yes, I know I keep plugging the Kleinweder.ch website, but his homescreens are unbelievabl...
Here's an interesting story I spotted whilst browsing SmartPhoneThoughts. Blogger "Headworx" has himself an i-Mate SP5m which comes with WiFi on-board. One problem though is that you can't really run stuff like Skype on it as the current Smartphone ve...
It looks like Windows Mobile has scooped quite a few of the Total Mobile awards for 2006. Jasons blog has the details which reveals that... -Best GSM Mobile - Samsung SGH-i300. Runner-up - Orange SPV550 -Best Smartphone - o2 Exec. Runners-up - iMate J...
As we get closer to the biggest boozing night of the year it's good to hear that our friends at Astraware are having a 14-day long Hogmanay ! They'll be offering a different product every day with at least 50% off. Just click here from 8am to find …
Exclusive to our shop you'll find Jokers Quest 2 - Revenge of the Bosses. It's the second episode of the funny action strategy game set deep in an underwater world. There's excellent gameplay, graphics, sounds and stacks of levels to get through. Get ...
Free Xmas mpg/wmv videos! Yet more great stuf from the guys at SmartPhoneVideoPlus.com Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas.mpg Bing-Crosby_White-Christmas.mpg BoSelectas_ProperCrimbo.wmv Cheeky-Girl...
If you're looking for a way to view Microsoft Office files on your Smartphone then ClearVue is the answer. ClearVue suite is now confirmed as being fully compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0, so owners of the Orange SPV C600 or Cingular 2125 can grab th...
If you're interested in getting the very latest podcasts onto your phone automatically then this new article from Eric will help you a great deal. With his advice you'll be able to sign up to the RSS syndication feed (like ours here) and get the newes...
The o2 XDA Exec handset has been issued with a software update which can be downloaded here. The update will change the hefty o2 Active user interface and disable error logging on the handset. This will upgrade your handset to v1.13.188 and is availab...
The Boxing-Day sales have started a little early over in our software shop but who are we to argue? Now is your chance to spend as little as 2 quid on a proper Smartphone or Pocket PC game (none of that Java download nonsense) here. So this Christmas,...
Listeners to our podcast will already know about this, however now it's been confirmed. After the T-Mobile Vario and o2 XDA Mini comes the Vodafone VPA Compact II, which is showing on the German Vodafone site right now. It's got a slightly different k...
The new version of Skype is now online and includes better language support, Windows Mobile 5.0 compatiblity, a wider range of displays, 3G, EDGE and WiFi compatility plus Voice Mail access. If you want to know more about Skype and how it works, read...
I'm just wading through my email and stumbled across a link for the i-Mate SP5m at Smartphonethoughts. Here's a taster... "The i-mate SP5m is the first of its kind to hit the street; a Windows Mobile Smartphone with WiFi built-in! Don't be fooled by i...
At this time of year everyone loves free stuff, so what better than a free game? Quartz X-Mas is a free follow-up of the popular Quartz puzzle series. It's available here to download now for both high-res QVGA screens (C550/C600 etc) and regular scree...
I've had a few emails regarding the release of the Samsung i300 on o2. There's several Windows Mobile websites out there announcing that it's now available and people are asking why we haven't covered it. Well, erm.. we have. In fact it was almost 10 ...
Do you want to feel a nice warm glow all over you whilst trying to get the latest Smartphone ? Well now you can thanks to a bunch of eBay auctions designed to raise money for Children in Need. Our friends at o2.co.uk and Samsung are flogging the …
We're getting into the Christmas spirit here at CoolSmartPhone. I've got the biggest possible Christmas tree to fit in the house, plus I got a bit drunk and fell over at the office party (not totally my fault) and then had to walk miles to get home. S...
Many thanks to everyone emailing in to inform us that the Orange SPV C600 is now available to buy on the Orange Shop. The price? FREE! Yep, on selected packages you can get this Windows Mobile 5.0 handset for absolutely nothing! Don't forget that we'r...
Engadget have some info and HowardForums have lots of pictures of a "new" device from HP. The HTC Feeler - seen out as the new T-Mobile SDA / iMate SP3i amongst other names - is to be badged as the "iPAQ SmartPhone rw4500". This device should have the...
You may have read a bit of news from webmasters who were invited to the Mobius thing in the USA about Photon. Photon is the code-name for the next version of Windows Mobile. Although I wasn't there, I've already had a look at "what it might look like"...
Hey guys. Remember how I said, "The Orange SPV C600 review will be online by Monday". Well, I never said it would necessarily be last Monday did I ? :) You can now find the full review, with up-close photos, screen shots, animated GIFs, example camera...
This Verizon page is now online showing the Treo 700w. Although not yet available, you can sign up to know when it is. Treo, you may remember, dipped their toes into the Windows Mobile platform and this 700w is the result. MSMobiles are reporting that...
Now, there was me thinking T-Mobile were joking when they said, "Hey, you'll love what we've got coming next - it's a Pink MDA Compact II!!" Aha.. no, it really is bright pink. Aimed directly at female and pink-pound customers this Windows Mobile 5.0 ...
Our software partners at Clickgamer have announced a mobile game programming competition called the "Cutting EDGE Coding Competition 2006" using the recently launched EDGE mobile game engine. Everyone, whether you be an individual programmer or full ...
Thanks to many people who responded to our earlier story regarding the Samsung i300. Well, it's now back and live on the o2 Shop (click "Samsung" from the handset lists). Nice one! We haven't had chance to play with this handset yet - do you have one?...
At last it's here ! Well, nearly. The Orange SPV C600 is now on the Orange shop as "Coming Soon" so hopefully we should see it just before Christmas. Many thanks to those of you who emailed me in about this (Eden Dwek, Matt Gough, Andy Lamb, Roger …
Where's the Samsung i300 gone ? The Samsung i300 should now be out on o2 after it got pushed back a few times. It's been promoted quite heavily too, however it looked like December was finally the i300's month. Unfortunately though, after appearing on...
Got an M5000, o2 XDA Exec or another Windows Mobile "Pocket PC" style handset? Got TomTom Navigator but found it doesn't work? Well, now TomTom Navigator 5.20 is here. You can upgrade to this version, which is written for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, a...
Gordon Mclean has emailed in... "Thought you might like to know that Shozu have updated their support to include the C500 and C550 (and others). Get it here for free here! ShoZu is a FREE cool app that makes uploading images from your camera-phone to ...
As I've been busy beavering away on Orange SPV M5000 and o2 XDA Exec reviews I neglected to mention the iMate SP5m review over at SmartPhoneThoughts. If you're after a Windows Smartphone with a mega-pixel camera, hi-res screen, Windows Mobile 5.0, WiF...
I've noticed a few other websites knocking up reviews for handsets recently and I thought, "Hmm.. how can we go one better?" Then I came up with the answer. Instead of just reviewing the Orange SPV M5000 or the o2 XDA Exec, how about we review both of...
If you were to look at my inbox you'd see around 5000 emails asking...."How do I send files over Bluetooth with my Smartphone?"My answer is always the same. Go to Binarys.com and download SmartExplorer. If you want a file explorer for your Smartphone ...
Cocoto Kart Racer is a little gem for Super Mario Kart fans. Selling here for just £5.77 ($9.95 / €8.44), it should keep your fingers busy for hours. Features include.... * 5 different worlds – Abyss, Volcano, Atlantis, Jungle and Paradise * 12 c...
The Orange SPV C600 has now appeared in the business section of the Orange UK website. Once you've clicked here you can check the Specifications Sheet, download the User Guide, have a look at the accessories, features and overview of the phone. The C...
