Category: HTC (Windows Phone)
I've been having quite a few emails from CoolSmartPhone readers who are having problems getting hold of the excellent Orange SPV M600. We reviewed this a while back and we were very impressed by it, however there appears to be a temporary blip in supp...
Windows Powered QWERTY-phones seem to be all the rage right now. We've seen the Motorola Q and the Samsung i320 so far, both super slim messaging handsets for text and email addicts. HTC, makers of the majority of Windows Mobile handsets, are now gett...
You may remember that we were first to tell you of the QTek 9000 arriving on Three. Well, they've now got an information and specs page online plus this picture of how it'll look on the Three Network here in the UK. Three will be offering their own …
You guys from the US should be getting the lovely Star Trek sometime soon. You may remember we spoke about this just the other day when it got approved by the FCC so we figured it must close to release. Today, according to Gizmodo, it should be around...
James Warburton has sent me in some lovely shots of the HTC TyTN (info and details here) alongside his HTC Universal (Orange SPV M5000) and SPV M600. This is pretty much the same device as the Orange SPV M3100 we saw the other week that'll soon be arr...
"That" flip-phone, the HTC Star Trek / iMate Smartflip / Orange SPV F600 has been approved by the FCC for use on cellular networks and there's rumours that US network Cingular are sniffing around it too. There's a couple of versions - one with and one...
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 …
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'...
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...
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...
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'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...
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...
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,...
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...
We like the T-Mobile Vario, however this weekend I've noticed that it's vanished from the T-Mobile UK website. In fact, some readers have spoke to T-Mobile and they're telling customers that this MDA Vario II is due to be released in the UK sometime i...
Are you after the super-slim QTek 8500 ? Well, according to expansys.com this will be available on May 10th for £359.95. You can also get it at the USA site here for $569.95, although there's no release date on that site. Links - QTek 8500 @ expansys...
Remember last week we mentioned the o2 XDA Mini update that enabled push-email ? Remember how we said, "..although the Exec update isn't here yet.." ? Well, now it is :) Just click here if you have an o2 XDA Exec and you'd like to use the Microsoft …
Noel Guthrie has emailed in after spotting that the excellent Orange SPV M600 is now available to us regular people in the orange.co.uk store. This means you no longer need to be a business customer to get one. Yay! Prices currently start at £99.99 f...
Smartmobil.no have a great article here all about the QTek 8500, aka the iMate Smartflip / HTC Star 100. Both the pink and the black version can be seen here with some nice shots of the device in action. While we're talking about new phones, Martin ha...
Just a few days a go we told you to keep an eye on the new xda.o2.co.uk site for details of the push-email update for the o2 XDA Mini and o2 XDA Exec. Well, although the Exec update isn't here yet, the XDA Mini update is. If you've …
Michael Pearson has sent an email about this Orange Press Release which is actually from the 3GSM show on February 13th. It may explain the decision to drop MSN Messenger from the SPV range. The Press Release states an agreement between Vodafone and O...
Featured in my gadget photo blog is the Orange SPV M600 which we reviewed last week. I spotted it this afternoon in the Lichfield Orange store after grabbing a coffee. It just goes to show that this device is now readily available in stores. Interesti...
Lutzh at MSMobiles has yet again got his hands on one of the hottest Windows Mobile handsets around. The new HTC Star Trek, which is now also known as the HTC STAR100 and being sold as the QTek 8500 is a very slimline flip-phone that we've constantly ...
You may remember our previous story on the o2 XDA IQ, it's going to be the first big release of a WiFi-capable Smartphone. o2 UK now appear to have made it official, with this web page giving stacks of details and links for the handset. The new xda.o2...
This is the HTC Foreseer, featured in this Phonescoop article covering the CTIA Wireless industry show in Las Vegas. Bearing a slight resemblance to the Virgin phone, it's a new DVB-H TV phone to be launched by Modeo in America. The HTC Foreseer has a...
Aha! It's all done now. Get the full, completely finished review right here. Overall I was quick impressed with the 2 Megapixel camera and the design of the M600 is splendid. You may remember last night I put the "almost finished" version of the revie...
o2 are currently prepping the new o2 XDA IQ. Now, we heard a while back that this was appearing on o2 Asia as the o2 Orion, however it was then strangely cancelled. It's also popped up on QTek as the 8310 and on Dopod as the 577W. The …
Orange Netherlands have now released the necessary ROM updates to enable the push email functionality. Install these updates if you're in the Netherlands and you have an Exchange server to sync with. Both the Orange SPV C600 and Orange SPV M3000 are n...
The Orange SPV M600 handset now appears to be available from this Orange Business page. It comes with a huge list of features, unfortunately not totally correct (there's no MSN Messenger, although you can install it here and it apparently has both Win...
Here's the new T-Mobile MDA II. We've seen the real device already at CeBIT however these are the shots that'll be used to market the device to German customers very soon. You can get a full size picture of this here or this other shot. Our friends at...
Over in the Netherlands Orange are keeping you on the cutting edge with the SupperClub. Yes, SupperClub. Not SuperClub. Here in the UK "Supper" is an evening meal, so you'd think a club for this sort of thing is just plain weird, however in the Nether...
In our continuing mission to keep you informed on the latest Windows Mobile handsets we've managed to get hold of an Orange SPV M600 for the next few days. I've had stacks of emails about this one and I'll be working on a full review as soon as …
More good news for you on this St. Patrick's Day - the M5000 DirectPush AKU2 update has just been published on the Orange website. Click here to get it plus more detail. Orange say of the update... "As part of our commitment to enable Customers to get...
Wouter at PocketInfo.nl has posted an extensive review on the HTC Star Trek handset, which is shortly to be sold as the i-Mate Smartflip and Qtek 8500. It's one of our most talked about handsets and we love the look of it. The PocketInfo article (mach...
MoDaCo have this secret shot of the upcoming HTC Breeze, the 3G handset will run Windows Mobile 5.0 however from that we really don't know that much apart from what you can see here. Oh, and that on the right is the new HTC Star Trek that we've …
Engadget.com have got close-up pictures of the new T-Mobile MDA Vario II. "What!?", I hear you cry, "We've only just got the T-Mobile MDA 1!"Well yes, that's true. The USA only got the MDA (1) last month, however this new one is currently only slated ...
