Personally I've seen a lot of change this year, but alas it's not been with Windows Mobile. Sure, we saw the launch of Windows Mobile 6, but the improvements weren't perhaps seen or appreciated by the end user. HTML email? Uh-huh. Calendar ribbon? Uh-...
Yesterday I took delivery of my second Orange-branded HTC Touch Dual. I had to send the first one back as the mini-USB port had started playing up, however - during the setting up of the new phone I noticed a strange problem. MMS messages just can't b...
Well, here I am sitting all smug thinking that Christmas is all wrapped up when, suddenly, I find that I've set a delivery date of "Friday December 28th" for a present. Doah! Still, CoolSmartPhone Hero Johnny De'Silva has cheered me up with a tip-off ...
Microsoft blogger Jason Langridge has just appeared in this Channel 10 video looking at a range of Windows Mobile phones. The Palm Treo 500, TyTN II, Pantech Duo and other phones make an appearance. Jason also looks at the HTC S730 (which he calls the...
Christmas is pretty much on us now, so I'd just like to say a few words to you - the dedicated CoolSmartPhone reader. 2007 has been an emotional and stressful time for me and I'll be having a peaceful Christmas at home with Emily and our family. You …
Christmas is right around the corner and Microsoft are celebrating with free ringtones and wallpapers for Windows Mobile. Tameside Eye has emailed in after spotting the range of special seasonal ringtones and backdrops. There's stacks to choose from, ...
It looks like Devicewire are now selling iMate phones and have the JAMA 101 and JAMA 201 in stock. They've also in stock of the iMate Ultimate 6150 and 8150 phones coming soon. Check out our earlier review of the Ultimate handsets and get saving your ...
Many months ago the guys at Ateksoft sent us a copy of WebCamera Plus. It's a simply fantastic piece of software which turns your mobile phone into a mobile webcam. Now, with version 2, you get not just streaming video - but sound too! Available for $...
If you're a "Pay As You Go" customer you may find that you have a special code to dial to get your balance - it might be *#10# or *101# etc. This program will sit on your homescreen and check how much credit you have remaining. Available for …
Here's another contact manager designed for the stylus-hating user ;) Finger-Frienly Friends will let you poke your screen and quickly find contacts, text, email or call them using your finger. Plus, if you have in-built GPS you can send your position...
The Toshiba Portégé G910 / G920 has just been outed on the FCC website. Packing WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity, these tri-band handsets are identical apart from the fact that the G910 has had the built-in GPS turned off (bummer). These pictures...
Remember how o2 accidentally labelled their latest handset the "Stella", instead of the "Stellar" ? Sure, the web designers probably love their lager, but it's not like they'd make the same mistake again.... is it? DOAH! Yep, this - according to o2 -...
Gizmodo have just posted a news item about the future of Windows Mobile. It seems that the issues with the current OS have been identified and they'll be addressed in future versions of Windows Mobile. It won't surprise regular readers to find that th...
RSS reader Viigo has just been updated to version 3.3.35. It'll give you instant access to your favourite news, sports, weather and entertainment news plus any RSS feed you want. The new version fixes some bugs and adds features and functionality re...
Here's the new release of Elecont Weather. Right now there's an animated New Year theme and you can save 25%, bringing the cost down to just $10.95 (around £5.37). This app gets weather information for 51,000 locations along with full six-day foreca...
Do you have a HTC TyTN II, a HTC Touch, Touch Dual, P3300 or S620? You do? Well, listen up. We want to hear just how much you love your HTC device. If you've sent/received an important email just in the nick of time, sent a picture message …
Create Ringtone Mobile is a Windows Mobile Pro (Pocket PC) application for touch-screen devices. This app will let you create and edit your own ringtone directly on your phone. Features include a melody bar-graph to divide the song, WAV/MP3 support,...
Yesterday Connected Tools announced version 2 of CT Scheduler. The software lets you schedule repetitive tasks and turns your phone into a fully automated assistant. It'll let you send texts, switch profile and change call forwarding automatically. Yo...
If, like me, you're constantly forgetting birthdays and anniversaries you've probably added dates into your phone calendar. Rivia Friendzee goes several steps further, adding and managing your relationships with friends and relatives. You can store th...
I was lucky enough to visit Las Vegas last year as part of our honeymoon. I decided to try my hand at Roulette, but didn't realise that I was sat at a $20 minimum table. The lady sat behind the table wasn't pleased when I eagerly spread my …
