A new HTC device called the "QUAR100" has just popped up on the Bluetooth SIG site and wi-fi.org. Various sites are already calling this the "HTC Quartz" or "HTC Touch Quartz" and indeed it would fit in with a gemstone-based naming convention followin...

The Telegraph is reporting that the Google Android handset will be available in time for Christmas here in the UK. Under an exclusive agreement, the HTC-built Dream will arrive in T-Mobile stores in November. It features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, G...

Jason Langridge has just spotted this rather cool application. It's called PowerSMS and it's currently in beta, which means it's free. Yay. I love this app. I'm always sending text jokes out to groups of people, so the ability to set up your own group...

The original HTC Touch is still an excellent handset that broke the mould for Pocket PC design. When I reviewed it I remember mistaking it for a battery because it was so small compared to the existing touch-screen devices of the time. Now it appears ...

Following the heads-up last week the Samsung Omnia is now live on the T-Mobile UK website. You can grab one right now for absolutely nothing and get yourself a free Nintendo Wii to play with too. T-Mobile, like Vodafone, are offering the 8GB version, ...

The iMate Hummer has made an appearance over at the Boy Genius Report. Like the vehicle, it certainly won't be winning any beauty contests. This is a rugged hard-wearing device running Windows Mobile Standard and has a waterproof metal-alloy case. WiF...

Asus have today launched this, the P552w. Looking very similar to the HTC Touch it's got a finger-driven control system called "Glide" which uses "cutting-edge Gester technology" which will let you zoom, scroll, flip and select items with your finger....

OK, the iPhone. It's exclusive to o2 here in the UK, so other networks are trying their best to compete. Orange have setup a dedicated web page which is accessible from the "Mobile Phones and Plans" section of the Orange website. There's a link called...

Some of you may have picked up on this interview with John Starkweather from Microsoft. All three parts to this interview are now online for you to enjoy. Who is John? Well, he's the International Director of Product Management for the Entertainment a...

Got an Orange branded HTC Touch Diamond? It looks like handsets are now being supplied with ROM version 1.93.405.1 and Radio version 1.00.25.05. You can upgrade to 1.93 if you bought your handset direct from HTC or Vodafone, but Orange users who haven...

We've been trying to get hold of a Samsung Omnia i900 to review but, as yet, there's been no response from the PR dudes. Luckily, Coolsmartphone reader Benn Laider has come to the rescue with a veritable feast of photographic food. Seriously, get your...

It sounds like the Samsung Omnia has worked its way onto T-Mobile, with you guys talking about it in the forum and a tip over at MoDaCo. The device is the 8Gb version, which proves our theory that Orange have the exclusive on the 16Gb unit. Try the...

Over in the USA lots of Windows Mobile 6.1 updates have been rolling out for various handsets of late. I've not posted on these as yet because I've been brainwashed by "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry, which never seems to be off the radio or out …

Whilst testing out the staggeringly quick Google Chrome browser this morning I stumbled across this MoDaCo post showing a tweak from mydigitallife.info to disable the threaded messaging in Windows Mobile 6.1. Now, the new threaded texting system is a ...

This is Throttle Launcher. It's not a TouchFlo3D port, this is a fully skinable application with several skins available. It's an incredibly smooth and remarkable launcher which, when combined with skins like this or this TouchFLO 3D skin, are pretty ...

It looks like Microsoft are trying to play catch-up by recruiting for something called "Skymarker" - a possible applications store for Windows Mobile 7, coming next year. The iPhone has given Windows Mobile a much needed boot up the backside and shown...

So, you've seen our "Week with the HTC Touch Pro" videos. Now you can find them all in once place, complete with up-close pictures of the HTC Touch Pro and screenshots of the HTC TouchFLO 3D system. Our HTC Touch Pro review is now online and includes ...

A few days ago a company called kinoma announced their media player for Windows Mobile. It's touted as the "world’s first mobile media browser" and there's a lot of praise around the internet for this software. Is it deserved? Well, in a word. Yes. ...

The o2 XDA variant of the HTC Touch Diamond is now live on the o2 site. Retailing from free to £199.99 depending on tariff, it's a fully featured handset in a tiny, stylish, finger-driven package. The o2 XDA Ignito is powered by a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU...

In the final episode of our "Week with the HTC Touch Pro" there's an overview of the pictures and videos application plus you get to see the camera in action. I've also covered the messaging in more detail following your earlier questions. We should ...