Just what IS the Orange TR1?

A quicky for you today. I was mooching around the Orange Shop site and noticed this device. It's called the "Orange TR1" and there's not much about it on the t'interweb. Whilst I doubt it's a Windows Mobile handset, it's a nice looking slider phone wi...

World Exclusive – Samsung i600 Confirmed UK Launch

Remember how we told you a month ago that the Samsung i600 was coming to Orange UK ? Well, here's the proof! The slim and streamlined Samsung i600 is actually tucked away on the Orange Shop with it's own page, however it's yet to become "live" on the...

First – Orange SPV E650 Appears as "Coming Soon"

Wehay! It looks like the Orange SPV E650 has at last landed (err..almost). It is now sat next to the other SPV handsets in the regular Orange Shop. As we promised you just ten days ago, the innovative QWERTY / numeric keyboard combination-phone is now...

Orange-branded i600 images appear

Smartphony are reporting that Orange France are to pick up the Samsung i600. We've already carried this story last month and we've got suspicions that other Orange territories will be selling it too. The i600 runs a TI OMAP 1710 CPU running Windows M...

Alarm Master – Highly configurable alarm system

So you've got a Smartphone. An SPV C600, an O2 Xda Graphite or Vodafone v1240 - whatever it may be you'll probably have spotted my own personal annoyance - the Smartphone Alarm system. It's just not good enough. The Pocket PC version is miles better a...

Free game for Windows Mobile – PocketPool

Wanna free game? You do? Good! Grab PocketPool, featuring realistic physics, intuitive controls and addictive gameplay. Currently this game is under development and is offered as a free Beta download until the end of April. With support for Windows M...

Free Game – Eggstreme Sizzler Supremacy

Easter is inextricably linked with religious events, however ask most people and they'll talk of chocolate eggs and the Easter bunny. Eggstreme - Sizzler Supremacy is ideal for your Easter break and, best of all, it's completely free. Available for Wi...

HTC P3600 Owners get GPS and TomTom

HTC really are doing rather well. Just today I've spoken to three different business people using handsets purchased directly from HTC and there's now an operating system update for the P3600 which enables the in-built GPS function. Get it directly b...

It’s your Coolsmartphone

You're probably all looking forward to a long Easter weekend, so I'll make this quick. Coolsmartphone relies on various things - mostly it's beer, review units (come on T-Mobile and o2!) and huge wads of money to pay for the server. However, you guys ...

Get 25% off VITO Remote and PT Pocket Office

Our partners in the Coolsmartphone games and apps shops have sent us two great deals. VITO Remote for Smartphones, shown here, is now available for just $11.96 / £6.04. That's 25% off the normal price. It'll let you use your Smartphone as an all-in o...

XDA Trion appears on o2 UK website

Yes, yes, as we told you nearly a week ago the o2 XDA Trion is now confirmed to be replacing the o2 XDA Zinc, which has been dropped from the o2 lineup following poor test results. The details confirm it will also replace the o2 XDA Mini S. …

Reviewed – Skins disposable phone protectors

Well, I'll confess that we've had some weird stuff sent to us to review but these almost take the biscuit. "Skins" are disposable covers that look a lot like ...err... condoms. :) I'm pretty sure that the manufacturers are aware of this though, especi...

Deepfish – Put through it’s paces

A heck of a lot of people have been mentioning Deepfish - the new lightweight internet browser. Unfortunately you can't grab this as the maximum amount of downloads has been exceeded already. There's a good Flash animation showing it in action, howeve...

Orange SPV E650 on the starting grid

It looks like the Orange SPV E650 is now just around the corner - and no, this isn't an April Fools! Alun Mothersill has emailed in to tell us about the appearance of the E650 in Orange catalogues, plus there's news that dummy handsets are appearing i...

Phone Dashboard 2.0 – Track your usage and save

Phone Dashboard from Hudson Mobile is now available in version 2.0. This works to save you money by tracking your calls and SMS / MMS messages to ensure that you keep within your monthly talk plan. Although geared towards American customers, this shou...

Windows Mobile 6 coming to Treo 750v

If you've read our review or bought a Treo 750v then you'll be glad to hear that Palm intend to roll out Windows Mobile 6 to these devices. How exactly this will happen with all the networks and network tweaks isn't clear, however Palm are promising i...

ZenZui – New mobile pan and scan browser

Hold up there Apple! No, don't worry - it's not another "iPhone like theme" for Windows Mobile. This is ZenZui. It's a zooming tile-based interface which lets you pan and zoom your way around web and user content. You simply move your way around using...

Pulsar 260 – Stereo headphones and headset in one

Plantronics have just announced their new Pulsar 260 Stereo Bluetooth headset at CTIA Wireless 2007. You wear it around your neck like a pendant or you can clip it to your pocket or shoulder strap. The 260 not only handles hands-free calls but it'll a...

Bye bye o2 XDA Zinc. Hello XDA Trion

Earlier this week we started getting a bad feeling in our waters about the o2 XDA Zinc. We first saw the Zinc pop up on the o2 website in November last year but then the release date slipped and then it vanished from the "Coming Soon" section of …

QoolSmartPhone

Imagine, if you will, an LG Chocolate and HTC QWERTY fall into a blender. What would you get ? Well, you'd get the Qool. There appears to be two new devices - both Windows Mobile handsets - the Qool Glider and the Qool Icon. This slideshow gives you …