Get a tenner off the HTC Touch HD

Hey dear coolsmartphone reader. Are you feeling run-down after the barage of news from the Mobile World Congress (MWC) ? How about £10 off a brand new HTC Touch HD huh? How about free delivery too? Sound good? We've already reviewed the HD and we wer...

MWC – GSmart MS820 online

This is the GSmart MS820 we had a sniff of earlier this week. It's another handset from Giga-Byte and packs GPRS / EDGE / HSDPA connectivity with GPS and a big 1300mAh battery. WiFi is on board, as is Bluetooth 2.0 and a 5 megapixel camera. Yep, that'...

MWC – GSmart S1200 announced by Giga-Byte

Meet the GSmart S1200. This puppy runs a 528Mhz Qualcomm 7200A CPU and is 105.5x52x11.4mm in size. It'll connect you with GPRS, EDGE and HSDPA / HSUPA with WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0. There's a microSD slot for extra storage, 1010mAh battery and a special...

MWC – Samsung Valencia shows up.. hang on a minute..

A true Windows Mobile Smartphone has just been spotted at Mobile World Congress. It runs the non-touch version, Standard 6.1, and is a QWERTY messaging device with a 2 megapixel camera around the back. Inside you'll find tri-band GPRS, EDGE / 3G, HSDP...

MWC – My Mobile goes live

Forget SkyBox, Microsoft is now live with My Phone. It is, to put it simple, a mobile web service which will store your phones' data to a protected site. All your important stuff - pictures, text messages, contacts, calendar, tasks, videos, music and ...

MWC – Windows Marketplace announced – coming in 6.5

Following an almost luke-warm reception to the Windows Mobile 6.5 launch, Windows Marketplace also got it's time. This is the Microsoft answer to the iPhone App Store (come on, let's be honest) and Andy Lees showed it off. It promises not to limit wha...

MWC – Microsoft Recite. Never forget a thing!

We got to see Microsoft Recite recently. It's ideal for those of you who, like me, may forget a thing or two. It works by recording your voice. Press "Remember" and say something like, "Bills birthday is February 20th. Get a stripper, he loves the lad...

MWC – Omnia HD. No, it’s not Windows Mobile powered

Want to know what to expect from today? Have a look at this Microsoft Teaser video and you'll feel just like you're in Barcelona yourself. While I'm here, today the Omnia HD was announced. It's got full HD (720p) recording and playback, GPS, TV-Out, ...

MWC – Windows Mobile 6.5 is officially (finally) here

Well, you've already seen Windows Mobile pictured, mentioned and even shown in full video action on the HTC Touch HD just the other day. Now it's launched and fully legit. So what have we got? For the classic Smartphone (y'know, non-touch screen) ther...

MWC – LG Eigen / LG-GM730 goes official

Remember that LG handset from earlier on? Here's the details - meet the LG Eigen / GM-730. This is an all-new handset with quad-band GSM, EDGE and 3G. At the back you'll find a whacking 5 megapixel camera whilst up-front there's a 240x400 WQVGA screen...

MWC – HTC Touch Pro2 handled on video

Want to see the recently announced HTC Touch Pro2 in action? Head on over to theunwired. They have a hands-on with this new kit and you can see the TouchFLO 3D system in action along with the tilting / sliding screen mechanism and QWERTY keyboard. The...

MWC – Microsoft Press Conference – Watch it live

Andy Lees and Steve Ballmer took to the stage in Barcelona yesterday to formally announce Windows Mobile 6.5, My Mobile and Windows Marketplace. HTC CEO Peter Chou was also present after outing 6.5 early.You can watch the announcement again in the vid...

MWC – HTC Touch Diamond2 Announced. Oh boy, this is good.

On May 6th 2008 HTC announced the original HTC Touch Diamond which a collosal press event in London. Today, just a few months later, the HTC Touch Diamond2 is here. As expected it's the HTC Topaz we spotted in the leak last month and is powered by Win...

MWC – HTC Touch Pro2 Launch

In June the HTC Touch Pro was launched. It had all the goodness of the original HTC Touch Diamond, but with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, external memory and TV-Out. HTC have today announced the all-new HTC Touch Pro2. It packs a new longer-lasting 1500m...

MWC – New LG handset on display

Arne at theunwired.net has been strolling around the Mobile World Congress and has just spotted this handset on the Microsoft stand. It appears to be a new LG handset called "Eigen" and is powered, of course, by Windows Mobile. No further details just...

I love my Windows phone

Well, it looks like earlier rumours could indeed be true. Pictures coming out of the backstage preperations for Mobile World Congress clearly show a new advertising slogan for Windows Mobile which simply states, "I love my Windows phone". The image sh...

Skyfire adds Facebook and Twitter – This is hot

Hey, remember Skyfire? Yeah, the browser for your phone that'll do YouTube and more. Well, check out version 0.9 Beta. It's out today and now you can fully integrate your favourite social networking sites. Check out this screenshot of the main page - ...

Mobile World Congress – Let the fun commence!

Next week it's the GSMA Mobile World Congress. From here on in you'll see it called "MWC" for short and you may remember it known as 3GSM World Congress. It's the biggest exhibition for the mobile industry and we're expecting to see some rather major ...

Farewell PalmOS

Bye Bye PalmOS, yes it looks like Palm has finally dropped it in favour of webOS. Thankfully it's not just webOS - Windows Mobile still figures strongly in the Palm future and Palm's CEO Ed Colligan stated that the Centro would be the last device to u...

HTC S740 Special Offer

Loving the HTC S740? Yeah? Us too. If you want one unlocked then this is the offer for you. For £294.99 you'll get it delivered free along with a free HTC lanyard and a free HTC trolley coin to save you fishing around for one when you're in …