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 ...

T-Mobile Shadow II appears on the web

Over at new site TmoNews they've got this shot of the new T-Mobile Shadow II. Following on from the excellent T-Mobile Shadow it looks a lot like the HTC Touch Cruise we reviewed earlier, although at present information is a bit thin on the ground. Wh...

Glofiish Announce two new handsets – M750 and M810

We've been busy reviewing E-TEN Glofiish kit recently, so it's good to see more new phones around the corner. Both handsets are pretty identical, sporting a sliding QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, auto-focus 2 megapixel cameras, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS an...

HKC Announce Dual SIM Handsets

I responded a little like the American Press reacted to Victoria Beckham when a press release from HKC dropped into my inbox. "Who?", said I, "Surely they mean HTC yeah?" Well no, actually the company is called HKC and this is their HKC 1000 series ha...

EasyPhone 2.0 – Finger-friendly contact navigation

EasyPhone 2.0 is a finger-friendly contact system to give quick and simple access into your contact data. There's an integrated speed dial, call history and dial keypad to let you call people in the fastest way possible. This YouTube video probably sh...

TouchBrowser – Drag and drop internet browsing

Watch out, because I'm about to use "that" phrase. Makayama have just announced TouchBrowser. It's an iPhone-like (doah!) touch-and-drag browser which will let you slide your web pages around the screen in a fluid motion using your finger. In practice...

HTC Shift now showing on Orange website

The HTC Shift we reviewed was our first look at an Ultra Mobile PC. Apart from the slightly tricky-to-use keyboard it's great to have a full PC running Windows Vista in your (large) pocket. It's been available network free from Devicewire for £873.99...

UK Network Three to carry HTC TyTN II

It's been quite some time since UK 3G network "Three" carried a Windows Mobile phone. The QTek 9000 was their last dip into this territory, although most of their network services and features are geared towards non-Windows phones. However, it looks l...

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Looking to get the latest news on the go this summer? Don't forget to download our free news reader. It's available as a direct download if you browse to http://getviigo.com/coolsmartphone on your phone, or you can simply click here to install via yo...

In video – Google Android on my HTC Touch Dual

Thanks to some rather nifty work by the guys at xda-developers.com I've just managed to do something rather special with my HTC Touch Dual. What is it? Well, I've got Google Android working on it. Sure, it's a little hit-and-miss right now and it took...

New iMate Ultimate ROMs available

iMate have just released a new ROM for both the Ultimate 6150 and 8150. It doesn't say exactly what's new on the ROM but our man Johnny De'Silva will shortly be installing it and reporting back shortly. Also, our friends at devicewire have dropped the...

Glofiish X600 – The Review

Next on the Coolsmartphone review list is the ETEN Glofiish X600. This is a diddy GPS-enabled handset with a Samsung 400Mhz CPU, Quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE and Wifi, Bluetooth 2, a microSD slot, 2 megapixel camera and an on-board FM radio. This is ou...

DashWire – Your phone, on the web

OK, I've seen quite a bit of buzz about DashWire of late and, after trying it, I'll admit it's richly deserved. This, quite simply, is really, really, really good. Sure, it'll let you backup your phone (texts, photos, videos, voicemail, call logs, pho...

Send Contact Info and much more via text – for free

Want to send contact information via a text message ? Well, it's not always available on all Windows Mobile handsets. Only some of the latest devices have the ability to send contact details to someone using a simple text message, so - if you're in ne...

True Connect – See it in action

When we started this site several years back we wanted to ensure that there was as little "geek speak" as possible. So, to find a software company making a nice friendly video showing how to use their software, is certainly refreshing. Better still, i...

CorePlayer Mobile – Reduced!

CorePlayer Mobile is available for the next 48 hours at a reduced price - just £11.39 ($22.47), instead of the usual £15.19 ($29.96). CorePlayer Mobile is a fantastic multimedia player with built-in YouTube support, advanced streaming and MPEG suppo...

Glofiish X800 vs X600 – the video

We're currently reviewing two ETEN handsets - the Glofiish X600 and the X800. Both have GPS built in, 2 megapixel cameras, an FM radio and WiFi, but - apart from the size difference, how do they compare? As usual we love to bring you stuff hot off th …

Wauw! Wee – Life from Your Mobile Phone

wauwee.com is a new service that'll let you quickly and easily upload and share photos to any social network. Visitors to your photo-widget can message you and respond in real-time to your posts. Sign up here for free and then simply browse to www.wau...

V2R Launch XCube

This is V2R's XCube. The app lets you start your favourite application, program or game using your finger. Designed for HTC Touch users it'll let you temporarily disable to HTC TouchFLO cube and instead launch your favourite application with a finger-...