I'm very happy to say that CoolSmartPhone.com is now available through Sky TV's new internet portal which you can access from any Sky box. To find us, simply follow these steps.... 1) Press the "Interactive" button on your remote and select "SkyKey...

A quick notice for members and visitors of CoolSmartPhone. This coming Saturday, June 10th 2006, I'll be getting married to my gorgeous girlfriend Emily. We've been together now for about 8 years and I've finally managed to drag her down the aisle. :)...

Paul at MoDaCo has pointed me at this post which details a way to make free cash. Yes, I know - normally people turn off right now due to the sheer amount of "free cash" offers piling into inboxes daily, however this is simply a reward for putting …

Here in the UK they're trialling TV-over-DAB. Currently DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is becoming widespread with increased quality and choice, however a new L-Band spectrum should allow relatively cheap mobile TV and multimedia applications alongs...

I've had a few emails about this MoDaCo story regarding the Orange SPV M3100 and SPV C700. There's yet more information that these handsets - the SPV M3100 being the HTC Hermes and the C700 possibly being the HTC Breeze will be arriving in a month or ...

I spoke about this MP3 player / SD card reader thingy a few days ago. I was intrigued as to what it was like, so I ordered one, played with it and there's a review online here. Oh, and if you're hungry for some storage capacity, how about …

With phones getting better and better cameras it's no great surprise to see this BBC news story into a study on mobile phone use. It found that 44% of people already use their phone as their main camera. It also points out some interesting facts on MP...

In 2004 network operator Orange launched it's "Code Camp" to help bring the developer community closer. Now, two years on Orange have grown into an internet provider, mobile network and business solutions supplier. The Camp has grown too - it's now kn...

We told you earlier that the O2 Mini S successor - the o2 XDA Trion (HTC Hermes) - was coming to o2 Germany. Well, yes it is, however it doesn't look like it's going to make its' way across to the UK if this Unwired story is true. …

I'm currently sat in our back garden basking in the sunshine with a cold Australian lager. Thanks to the Orange SPV M5000 I'm able to bring you news of the iMate Smartflip without leaving my chair. Yes it appears that iMate are getting ready to sell t...

I've been sitting back and watching the excellent news that yet more HTC-built handsets are in the pipeline. They're also apparently renaming the HTC Muse to the HTC Melody and bringing us something called the HTC Herald, which is a little like the HT...

Right - a quick bit of news for you file-hungry visitors. I've re-added a new and improved section to show the most recent submissions to the CoolSmartPhone downloads area and the top 100 downloads too. I say "improved" because you guys have been aski...

We've mentioned the excellent Pocket Mini Golf 2 quite a few times here at CoolSmartPhone. We've also mentioned the many expansion packs you can get for it which offer new courses and extra obstacles. Pocket Mini Golf 2 Saver Pack is now available whi...

Orange today announced another collosal change in the way people get mobile, fixed-line and broadband services. Binning the "Wanadoo" brand they're now giving free high speed internet access to UK customers who, like me, spend at least £30 a month on...

OK, we've been saying, "soon, next week, any day now" for long enough. It's finally here, you can buy one today in the USA on Verizon simply by clicking here. Further details on this new Smartphone can be found on this webpage, which also contains th...

I stumbled across this device at Savastore.com whilst looking for an SD card reader recently. Not only is it an SD/MMC reader (or miniSD reader if you use an SD card adapter that usually comes with the miniSD cards), but it's also an MP3 player too. T...

A bad day today for Vodafone, who racked up the largest ever loss in British corporate history. A loss of bearly £14.9 billion ($27.9 billion) was incurred after the company wrote off £23.5 billion of the value of overseas businesses. They also plan...

We've already mentioned the Slingbox a few times. It's simply a widget that sits on your TV and lets you control and watch your TV, PVR and DVD recorder from any internet connection. You can use your Windows Mobile device to connect in via WiFi or 3G ...

Mobinaute have got themselves a HTC Breeze and have put this review online. The Breeze has a 300Mhz Samsung 2442 processor, a 240x320 TFT screen, 64Mb ROM, 128Mb Flash, Bluetooth version 2.0 (with stereo bluetooth), MicroSD slot, 3G capabilities and t...

If you're lucky enough to have a Smartphone with a hi-res screen (like the SPV C550 / C600 / Cingular 2125 etc) then you can now get Return to Mysterious Island QVGA which has just been made available on the Smartphone. You can try it out or buy …