Virgin Mobile have started their advertising campaign for the Virgin Lobster 700TV with Pamela Anderson checking out the latest TV as she lounges next to the pool. The full advert, for those of you who haven't seen it, is available here (direct link) ...

PhoneArena.com are reporting in this story that AsusTek, makers of the Vodafone VPA IV we saw just the other day, have just had another very similar model approved. Shown here at the FCC and clearly sporting the o2 logo it'll be called the o2 XDA Grap...

I like saving money. If I can get something for less than I'm happy. I'm not happy for long though, as usually the missus comes home with several shopping bags crammed full of new shoes, tops and other expensive items. Our friends in the software shop...

We exclusively revealed the Vodafone v1210 over a month ago. It's a Smartphone, yep - a fully fledged Smartphone and it's coming to Vodafone UK very soon indeed. As with most Vodafone handsets it'll have two names. This is the Vodafone v1210, aka the ...

The QTek 9000, which we've reviewed as the o2 XDA Exec and Orange SPV M5000, is now available (at last) on UK netork "Three". The handset, which can be seen on the Three website here, costs from £99.99 and you can Three’s Push Email solution too. T...

Having thr ability to watch live TV on your phone seems to be the "in thing" right now. We've just reviewed the Virgin Lobster 700TV and now Gigabyte are showing this g-Smart i200 Pocket PC phone in Asia plus many other cool devices, some even let you...

Microsoft and Orange yesterday announced the launch a new instant messenger service that lets people communicate across both Orange phones and regular PC's. It looks like the Orange Messenger software we mentioned earlier will be ditched, and the new ...

We all know that data costs money. If you're going to browse whilst on the move then you'd better get the right tariff first. It can also be even more costly when making or receiving voice calls abroad. A simply train ride through the Eurotunnel to Fr...

Yes, it's true. I've actually recorded a podcast. Again I've recorded this whilst driving back from work and it's crammed to the rafters with the latest Windows Mobile news including more on our latest reviews. You can also got information on the very...

We were lucky enough to attend the Orange Partner Camp earlier this year and we had a really educational and fun time. You can join in too because there's another one just next week and you can still sign up if you're quick. Held from October 23rd –...

We've seen the excellent CorePlayer under many guises over the years. It's an excellent movie player for your Windows Mobile and will let you view all manner of file types - H.264 (AVC), MPEG, DivX, XviD and WMV to name just a few. It'll also play a v...

You may have seen vBar before however I think it's well worth a plug. Download here and then install it onto your Pocket PC. Put simply this will offer you a speedy and simple way to close background programs. It's fully configurable and easy to use. ...

aksoft.org have just been in touch to tell us about their LED control software. Available for download here in our file area, it'll let you enable, disable or set the blinking mode of the LED on your Smartphone. Although some models aren't fully suppo...

Petter Haugerud at DrukenDonut.com has just put bags of ringtones onto his site. "I've got a lot of free MP3 ringtones on my homepage", he says, "They work fine on Smartphones & Pocket PC". So if you're hungry for ringtones (who isn't, eh?) then pop a...

The new version of Firefox is now available for preview here. Although not really relating to Windows Mobile, this is a web browser you should be aware of. Many may have seen Internet Explorer 7 and the various parts it "lifted" from earlier versions ...

We're hearing that the T-Mobile MDA Compact III - the HTC Artemis with it's built-in GPS - has appeared in the latest T-Mobile in-store business brochures here in the UK. They're showing it (also known as the HTC P3300) as the MDA Compact III and we'v...

Ateksoft CoolCamera lets you take pictures and videos on your HTC device. Sure, you can do this already on your phone but wait - this is different. This features.. - High frame rate and smooth video. - Easy camera control. All actions can be performed...

We get stacks of emails here at CoolSmartPhone HQ. Believe me, if this was "real post" then we'd have the postman calling one of those "No Win No Fee" companies for his back pain. Anyhow, one that stuck out was from Navideo.net. They do software which...

It looks like UK operator Orange are trying to claw back some of the customers who've move to the T-Mobile Web 'n Walk packages with this offer. The T-Mobile deals are low in price and high in data allowance and they're proving to be fairly seductive ...

I'm getting to like Samsung phones. The Samsung SGH-i320 I've played with not only has all the regular Windows Smartphone stuff, but also comes with some excellent extra frilly bits from Samsung. Even small things like the sound "themes" to quickly ch...