Two new handsets from Qtek

The Qtek 8310 and 8300 have been announced by Qtek today. It looks like they're set to run Windows Mobile 5.0 (SmartPhone) with a 320x240 pixel screen (ala the C550), 1.3 Megapixel camera and (wait for it !) built-in Wi-Fi ! The Qtek 8300 looks very m...

Astraware – Play Anywhere!

Astraware currently have a "Play Anywhere" contest which shows just how easy it is to play their games. To win, all you need to do is submit a photo of yourself or a friend here playing an Astraware game in a famous or unusual location. Simply take a...

Another Podcast! Yes yes!

Another lovely Podcast is now available for your audio tastebuds here. Check the frigger out now, or use the new "PodCast Preview" wotsit at the bottom of every excellent CoolSmartPhone page. I'll have my own radio show by the end of the year, I can s...

Quick note! – Super Slyder is not out yet!

Just a quick note to state that top Astraware title Super Slyder is not out today and has not yet been released. You may have seen other news sources stating this, however this is not true and it is not yet available. Keep it locked into CoolSmartPhon...

Motorola Q – More piccies online

The ultra-thin Smartphone from Motorola has already been featured by CoolSmartPhone, however today there's some close-up shots here where you can see the operating system running. The shots are on bengalboy.com which is a rather.. ermm.. "interesting"...

Call Assistant – Auto SMS sender

Keni from Conchango.com has written a rather interesting post about free app "Call Assistant" from Ruttensoft.com. This software will sit in the background and auto-send a text message when you receive a call. This is particularly useful if you're in ...

RSS Feed with pictures now really does work.. no, honest!

Agh! Right. Finally, after thinking I'd fixed it yesterday, I've actually got the XML / RSS feed working... with pictures... hurray! Details on what exactly all this RSS / XML mularky is can be found here. It's jolly good y'know. Picture right robbed ...

ThemeMaker X Released

Themes, skins, homescreens - call them what you will. Today ThemeMaker X has been release from KAMware and promises to be the most feature rich Theme Making Program you can buy. You can not only create themes for regular Smartphones (support for the n...

PodCast Preview

Another little addition to the site today. unfortunately it's at the bottom of the site (I'm working on something that'll fit elsewhere), but it'll let you quickly listen to one of my PodCasts easily and quickly. Just scroll down now and choose the Po...

XML Feed, now with pictures!

I've fiddled around with the PHP code today and now hopefully, if I've done it right, the XML icons at the top should now feed you the appropriate content WITH pictures. Several people requested this, and I kept putting it off (as is my usual style), ...

Palm Treo 670 with Windows Mobile

I'm a bit late with this story. What can I say? I had to have a few drinks after spending so much cash in one go. Oooofff.. Anyway... We've previously heard rumors about a possible Treo Smartphone running the Windows Mobile OS, plus there were some do...

Backgrounds for C550 owners – and everyone else! :)

Following our earlier story on the introduction of hi-res homescreens from kleinweder.ch comes some hi-res backdrops. This time Darren Price has got some nice new backdrops for you. Check them out here. There's also a new look to his site which makes ...

Papyrus – Manage your Tasks and Appointments

Manage your busy life with Papyrus and your Smartphone. Papyrus is a robust time management solution for Smartphone devices. Papyrus offers many smart views, category colouring and icons and powerful tools to manage and keep track of your schedule. Th...

In a terrible accident ? Why not take a photo and sell it ?

Following my blog post the other day, in which I mentioned how bizarre it seemed to take photos on camera-phones in the middle of emergencies, things have just gone one step further. New site Scoopt.co.uk encourages you to log in and sell your news-wo...

Finally ! My Orange SPV C550 Review

There's a couple of pictures I need to add yet, but the bulk of it is now done. The Orange SPV C550 review is now online here. Despite the rumours, this is a really good handset. The gaming issue (where games show in a small window because they …

First homescreens appear especially for the SPV C550

The C550 review is almost there now (I just love to keep you guys on the edge of your seats), but for those of you who already own an SPV C550 one you may be feeling a little left out. Why ? Well, most homescreens / skins were …

Reviews, Previews and Astraware Amazes!

I'm still busy writing reviews. The TomTom 5 review is coming along well - it's a shame it won't run on the C550 though. Ah - talking about the C550, that review is next. It's a shame that the screen can't switch down to the lower resolution to …

Pantech coming to the USA

Just last week we ran a story about the cool new swivel-screen clamshell Pantech PH-S8000T handset. We run these stories, but sometimes the phone doesn't make its' way across to Europe or America. However, according to Phonescoop.com this could very w...

HTC Wizard Video

WindowsMobile.no have done it again! First there were hi-res pictures and now there's a full video of the HTC Wizard (QTek 9100 / iMate JAM 2 / SPV M600) in action here at WindowsMobile.no Thanks and credit - Alexander @ WindowsMobile.no