C500 Example Photos

The guys at MySmartphone.no have managed to get their grubby mitts on the Qtek 8010 (this is a cosmetically tweaked SPV C500). We've already seen vids and pictures of the handset - but what of the quality from that VGA camera? In theory it should be t...

MPx220 – Yes, we know :)

The Register today picked up on the fact that the MPx220 has been pushed back slightly to a quarter 4 release. You can see our earlier story on this here. Now - I'm guessing here - don't think I've been fed any info. The MPx100 looks to be …

Draw – Smartphone Edition – by Serrabona

Draw V1.0 - Smartphone Edition has just been released for Smartphones running Windows Mobile 2003 by Serrabona. You have made your calls, answered you emails, played all the games and the meeting still has not started. It must be time to draw a few p...

Rumour – Smartphone3?

Ok, so the guys at CarrierDevices.com.au down under have the iMate Smartphone 2. It's the SPV E200 in another skin... in fact, the iMate Smartphone (1) was the SPV E100 too - so you can see what might be next. Yes, I'm hearing that the Smartphone 3 ma...

MPx220 Announced Again

This time it's directly from Motorola MediaCenter (see, if you used proper english, that'd be spelt "MediaCentre".. hehehe). Motorola have announced their fantastic MPx220 here. It's now slated for the fourth quarter of 2004, which means it'll be arri...

CoolSmartPhone presents – Gringos!

Do you want a free game? How about a cool free game ? Even better, how about a stonkingly addictive cool free game? Well, thanks to our friends at ClickGamer.com you can get just that!CoolSmartPhone.com is extremely proud to present Gringos - a fantas...

Qtek 8010 / Orange SPV C500 Video

MySmartphone.no now have a video of the QTek 8010. This comes just days after their review here. The QTek 8010 is the C500, but with a different sticker. There's some lovely soft music plus some close-ups of the screen and handset itself. It must be s...

Definitely a C500!

Yup, it appears that it was a typo (see our earlier story here) - the Orange C500 will definitely, 100% be called the Orange C500 and NOT the E500. Huzza! You can now see the updated, corrected Orange web pages here at Orange.co.uk We're not quite su...

Rise in Smartphone Sales

I had far too much booze last night, so this news item is gonna be kinda short. Market watcher IDC report today that the sale of Smartphones (that's all Smartphones, not just Windows Mobile powered ones) are on the up more than ever before here in Eur...

Anextek ST100

There was a time when there was only one Microsoft Smartphone - the Orange SPV. Now however, there are more by the month. This time it appears that rumours of a Windows Mobile Phone from Anextek were true, as this page shows. There's no news on a netw...

More site news

I'm working on the downloads sections today - they need "breaking up" a little as there's lots of files in some folders, which means it takes ages to list on slower connections. This will be fixed! Also, the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is to be d...

The QTek 8010 appears

This QTek 8010 review has appeared today. But wait - what is a Qtek 8010 ? Well it's the SPV C500 - except it's not got the Orange logo on, and it's got a different name, and it'll be available in more places.So, if you wanna see the …

C500? E500?

Yes, it's name confusion time again. We have had this before when the E200 was about to come out - then it was called the "C200" in preview shots that we saw. It's still happening by the looks of it, and the Orange.co.uk website is detailing downloads...

C500 – Dates Dates

I'm getting emails from you guys that Orange are to release the SPV C500 this coming Monday. Some people have been discussing upgrading their phone with Orange Customer Services and have been told that the release date is next Monday (July 26th). The ...

MiTAC Mio 8390 gets official UK launch

The MiTAC Mio 8390 is a lovely phone. Lovely lovely lovely. However, in Europe it's been a bit tricky to get hold of one because, well - they're not sold here. However, the official UK launch last night means that this cool handset will hopefully soon...

C500 Accessories for sale?

I'm guessing that this ebay.co.uk auction isn't going to get too many bidders, especially when the handset isn't even available yet! Yes, it's a battery for the Orange SPV C500, which no-one can buy yet!? The battery is being sold by a company called ...

C500 to be a Qtek 8010

MSMobiles.com has news here that the SPV C500 will also be released on other networks as the Qtek 8010. The handset itself is built by a company called HTC, who did the Orange SPV. Unfortunately the delayed beer-hangover is kicking in now, so I'm too ...

Exclusive – AtomicLava goes to open beta!

One thing I've been playing with quite heavily recently is AtomicLava. This is a really, really cool piece of software which, once installed, allows you to "blog" your life direct from the phone. Up until today it's been a "closed beta", however, it's...

MPx220 on FCC.gov

It's here at FCC.gov at last. There's some photos of the outside along with loads of test data on the site. There is also this draft of the manual and you can also find some internal shots of the handset here. This is a really cool handset, and …

Sagem MyS-7 Review

MSMobileNews.com have a review of the Sagem MyS-7 handset which hasn't yet seen the light of day. We're waiting for a network to pick it up, and we're expecting that network to be Orange. It'll run Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition and will have an ...