Palm 500 now available on o2 UK

The Palm Treo 500 is now available on o2. Previously available on Vodafone, o2 are selling the handset for a grand total of £0.00 in both their Personal and Business sections. The handset packs 3G connectivity, 2 megapixel camera, microSD expansion, ...

Windows Mobile 6.1 coming to existing T-Mobile kit?

Following our story earlier which detailed Windows Mobile 6.1 on the Vodafone v1615, we've had word from Craig Rider that T-Mobile may be ready to do the same thing for their phones, and it may also include the T-Mobile Touch Plus (aka HTC Touch Dual)...

Update all your social networking sites on the move

Yep, we've succumbed to several social networking sites recently. Perhaps the most useful from a mobile perspective is Twitter.com - this is pretty cool because you can update your status and tell all your mates where you are via a single text message...

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 in video

Dave Griffiths and Tom Weeks have emailed in with more information on the excellent Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Arne at TheUnwired.net has posted this tasty video of what to expect. There's fluid animation, a souped-up home screen and an album interface ...

o2 to carry the HTC Diamond in Germany

After we followed news of the upcoming HTC handsets in leaked images and then documentation it was just a matter of joining the dots and working out that the HTC Touch Diamond / HTC Diamond will probably be the replacement for the popular HTC Touch. t...

Reconditioned Orange SPV E650 – Just £109.99

The Orange SPV E650 that we reviewed some time back is still a big favourite. The branded HTC S710 is now available from Orange for £109.99. The phone, which has a spring-out QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, 2 megapixel camera, MicroSD card slot, stereo Bluet...

White HTC Touch drops onto Orange Pay As You Go

The Orange Shop seems to be having a spring clean. Apart from the Samsung i200 we mentioned earlier, Johnny De'Silva has spotted that a white HTC Touch has popped up in the "Pay As You Go" section of the Orange website. The handset, reviewed here, run...

Vodafone v1615 to get Windows Mobile 6.1

Steve Hurcombe has just emailed in about Windows Mobile 6.1 He's got himself the rather tasty Vodafone 1615 (the Voda version of the HTC TyTN II) and he wanted to know if it'd be updated to 6.1. Now, here at Coolsmartphone Towers we've got so used to ...

Samsung SGH-i200 coming to Orange

Remember the Samsung i200 ? It was spotted earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress. Now it's popped up on the "Coming Soon" pages of Orange.co.uk Business site. The phone has a 2 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, Bluetooth and EDGE plus 3G ...

ceSnipURL – Shrink URLs for texting and more

Those who know me well will know that I'm a tight-wad. Mr Frugal, that's me. If I go out for a pint for the lads I'm usually the one who suddenly has to tie his shoe lace on the way into the pub. :) So, to find some …

HTC Brand Awareness goes into overdrive

Here in Europe we've seen HTC stand up as a phone manufacturer - not just a company who makes phones for other people (like the Orange SPV range, T-Mobile MDA range etc). However, in the USA there's still a lot of rebranding going on so now HTC have …

More HTC Diamond and Raphael leaked images

Oppsey. It looks like Engadget have managed to grab more news on upcoming HTC kit. The HTC Diamond is showing as the replacement to the HTC Touch, whilst the HTC Raphael is the replacement for the HTC Mogul. Both units, even in these grainy leaked ima...

I’m loving Bluetooth stereo headphones

I'm lucky enough to be an MVP - it's an award from Microsoft which you can read more about here. Every year they send a little gift out, and this year it's these Bluetooth headphones. They've been languishing in a box for a number of weeks as I …

Spectec microSD WiFi card IS coming

microSD cards. They're great. Whack one in your phone and you can get up to 8Gb (provided your phone is SDHC compatible) in seconds. Wait though, because there's another use for that slot (ahem) - you can put a microSD WiFi card in. WiFi cards have be...

Spy shot reveals possible new HTC handset(s)

OK, so we know that HTC are hosting a big event on May 6th - could some of these handsets be part of it? Well, apart from the P3470 (second handset in) we've never seen any of these before. The picture, taken from mobile-review.com (we've chopped the ...

Mologogo – Free GPS tracking and sharing

This is Mologogo - free software for Windows Mobile phones that lets you see where you are and where you've been, share your location with friends, keep track of children, employees and vehicles plus you can share your location inside web applications...

HP iPAQ 900 takes a step closer

Back in September we told you of the HP iPaq 900 handset. It's equipped with a 3 megapixel camera with flash, Marvell PXA 270 520Mhz CPU, QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.0, 128Mb RAM / 256Mb ROM and microSD (SDHC) slot. Luckily the manual (along with a l...

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 – Up close

The guys at WMExperts have got their hands on a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 during an interview with Martin Winkler, Director of Global Marketing for Sony Ericsson. The curvy handset scores well on build quality and design, plus the 800x480 screen is brig...

Platypus – Squishy clay-blasting fun!

Platypus, available now from Astraware, is based on the cult classic for PC and Mac. It's a fast and frantic shooter where everything is made from clay. It's a game which will keep you coming back with fantastic soundtrack, a range of powerups and 4 h...

Windows Mobile-powered Samsung i900 on show

Remember this heavily watermarked shot of the Samsung i900 ? Well, now there's a a real photo and it appears that the rumours were true - Windows Mobile 6.1, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and tri-band 3G connectivity. Oh but wait - is that a 5 megapixel camera ...