Call me, take part, listen to CoolSmartPhone!

You may have heard me mention the tests I've been working on with streaming radio. This seems to have gone fairly well and it's still running now, so I'm planning to launch a new service for you lot off the back of this. It'll be available as ... …

Orange SPV C550 is coming to the Netherlands too

I've just spotted the Orange SPV C550 over at Orange.nl. As far as we know, this is the first time that Orange themselves have admitted the existence of the Orange SPV C550. The Dutch site gives the features as... - Tri-band - MMS Support- Orange Wor...

Get Screenshots with Pocket SnapIt

I focused for some time on creating a new free program for .NET Compact Framework devices. This program is intended for taking screenshots. It's name is Pocket SnapIt and its source is also available. Features -* Full-screen screenshots or screenshot...

SmartHiker – Free navigation tool for hikers

Most GPS navigation software is for drivers who don't want to get lost. Smarthiker however is a Global Positioning System (GPS) application for the Microsoft Smartphone which is especially designed for walkers, hikers and mountineers. This software u...

Another review of the Motorola MPx, but…

Yet another glowing review of the Motorola MPx here at mb.com.ph, however we're still not seeing much of the mighty Motorola in the shops where Windows Mobile is concerned. Motorola and Windows Mobile have had a tough ride recently. After the success ...

Sale Sale Sale! Much Cheapness!

Summer is just around the corner now and people are out buying patio funiture and barbeque sets in droves. You might think they're mad, but people get these things now 'cus they're cheaper. The same is true about the excellent deal we've just got from...

Upgrade your TomTom Mobile

I love TomTom, it's ruddy great. Lost ? Stuck in traffic ? Need an alternative route ? Need a quick, fast solution that'll run on your existing Smartphone without any fiddly screens, car fittings and stuff? First thing to do, check out my review of To...

The C550 Cometh!

Next month should be pretty damned huge for the Windows Smartphone world. The Orange SPV C550 is due to hit the shelves in a big way, and now we've received word that The Carphone Warehouse are already plugging it with pre-order information, details o...

SmartphoneVideoPlus.com Goes 3GP

Blimey, Brian at yoursmartphone.com has now got a bunch of 3GP videos on his site. Most new Smartphones, like the C500, will view these files, so get downloading from these links.. 10apr05 - these Free 3GP videos are available now:  Britney...

Get Tracking on your smartphone without GPS

Over at MSMobiles.com there's a short about a freeware open source app. This utility finds your position by determining the nearest broadcasting cell. More info on Celtrack.SPV-Developers.com. So far there's only support for the Typhoon smartphone ve...

Lenovo ET660 – more details.

Following on from our earlier story regarding the Lenovo ET660, we've now received more pictures of this device. We're unsure whether this is a new device which is undergoing testing for Chinese firm LenovoMobile, or whether it's a device that they we...

Get Bluejacking with MobiLuck Baby!

I got a mail from DJ Sea today about Bluejacking. I haven't mentioned it for a while, however for the uninitiated it's a way to send files and flash text messages via bluetooth to another bluetooth enabled phone. The beautiful thing about bluejacking ...

Downloads Comments Disabled – I’m Annoyed!

I've had to remove the capability to leave comments within the downloads section here at CoolSmartPhone today. This rather helpful and informative feature was abused by several users who thought they'd post serial codes for trial software. This is ann...

Astraware give away free stuff!

Usually I pick my front page stories by the level of free stuff, sexual favours or money that's thrown at me by companies wanting to plug something. Today however I found that the BT robot-lady doesn't bleep out any swear words at all. While I was lau...

Ringtones, ringtones

Leigh Gibbs just emailed in about this officialcharts.com website where you can find pretty much every number 1 tune since 1952 ! Leigh says... ... this site has 30 secs of every number 1 ever made and they are all in WMA format. So they're already "...

Something is coming soon!

I've just added a quick article on using Windows Media Player 10 to syncronise your music. It's available here, so take a look. This kinda leads me onto something I wanna share with you all that we've been working on for a few weeks now.. There's been...

Skweezer Integrated into the "Toyota Hub" Telematics Portal

Greenlight Wireless today announced that its Skweezer service, which optimizes Web content for handheld devices, has been incorporated into the "Toyota Hub" mobile computing portal created by Toyota France. Skweezer's content reformatting technology...

Text a normal phone today!

One rather clever development from BT that you may not be aware of .. Yes, I said BT, the landline provider that provide a lot of the UK's standard phones. How do they warrant a story on CoolSmartPhone ? Well, you can now send a text message to …