Tag: htc

Grab a discount on HTC devices

You may notice that we've been pimping the guys at devicewire recently. It's for the greater good - we get to borrow a device to review and you guys then get to decide whether you'd like to buy it or not. But wait, devicewire have sent us an …

T-Mobile MDA Touch now available

DrEvil has emailed in regarding the HTC Touch (review here). He's just got off the phone to T-Mobile and, according to them, the slightly-renamed T-Mobile MDA Touch is now on their screens at £119.99 for a 18 month contract. Interestingly the lady sa...

HTC P6300 Panda Reviewed

I've just put the finishing touches to our review of the HTC P6300 Panda. It's big, it's bulky, it uses SD cards and it runs Windows Mobile 5.0. So why buy it ? Well, to be honest I was a little stumped at first, but despite my reservations …

T-Mobile MDA Vario III Hands-on

Following earlier reports that the HTC Kaiser (which we reviewed here) is about to hit Germany as the T-Mobile Vario III, Arne at the Unwired has now had a look at the actual T-Mobile branded unit. Munich played host to the press event where this M...

Dopod c730 (HTC Cavalier) Unboxed

Tim Carmichael has got his hands on a HTC Cavalier - the successor to the current HTC Excalibur (aka the o2 XDA Cosmo / T-Mobile Dash). Here it is as the Dopod c730 - but wait, it appears that a batch of these devices have wonky battery covers …

HTC Kaiser / HTC P4550 / TyTn II Reviewed!

Here it is, our HTC Kaiser review. There's word that this device is set to become the TyTn II and as usual our review is bursting with ultra close-up photos, videos and details. Unlike what you may see elsewhere this is the complete, HTC branded devic...

HTC Kaiser – Our video overview

Writing a review can take a while, so while you're waiting for our HTC P4550 / HTC Kaiser review to be published I've had an idea. Why not do a quick 6-minute video to show our first impressions? Well, here's the result. I've literally had the device ...

I Predict A Riot – The HTC Kaiser (Chief?)

Here it is, the HTC Kaiser / HTC P4550. There's only one thing missing from this device, and that's the kitchen sink. It's got everything - a scroll wheel, 3G (oh, and HSPDA, EDGE and GPRS) , WiFi, video calling, GPS, 400Mhz CPU, 128Mb of RAM and 256M...

HTC Shift – Register your interest

Meet the HTC Shift. This isn't a Windows Mobile device, it's actually a full Windows Vista-powered miniture laptop with phone-like features. Buy this and you get tri-band UMTS(3G)/HSPDA quad-band connectivity along with WiFi and Bluetooth. It also be...

Orange France reveal the SPV C200

A month ago we told you about the Orange SPV C200 and the fact that it was coming soon to Orange. Well, as promised, here it is at Orange France. The C200 is the Amoi-built E72 and is available for just 9€. This is a fairly entry-level device …

HTC Touch – Our updated review online now!

We brought you the first ever review of the HTC Touch and now it's even bigger. We've now added videos and updated screenshots, plus a full look at that TouchFLO system in action. We were lucky enough to get not one, but two of these devices - one …

iPhone, HTC Touch, HTC Kaiser – Which is for you?

We love to cover Windows Mobile stuff here at Coolsmartphone and we've got several bits of hot news. Firstly, we've got to try and quell this insane hype about the iPhone. We just couldn't resist pointing out this video of the iPhone in action live on...

HTC P4550 Appears in online stores

Hello baby. Look what's just appeared at devicewire.com! It's the HTC P4550, aka "Kaiser" and stock is arriving soon. For £467.99 you can get this handset SIM-free along with it's innovative tilt-up screen. The specifications are endless, and we'll l...

HTC P6300 Launched

Meet the HTC P6300. It's the HTC-branded device you've probably seen in o2 shops as the XDA Argon and will suit classic Pocket PC fans who enjoy poking the larger screens with their fat fingers ;) "Classic" is the operative word on this one, especiall...

HTC Kaiser / P4550 Specs and more

Official specs of the HTC Kaiser are now starting to come out of the Mobile & Embedded DevCon. The Kaiser will be known on the street as the HTC P4550 and on T-Mobile as the MDA Vario III. The specs are top-drawer with the obvious slide-out QWERTY key...

HTC Touch – Showing on T-Mobile systems as "Coming Soon"

I've been having a look through our forum this morning. Usually if you guys are talking about stuff enough in the forum then I should ideally be covering it here. One post from DrEvil666 looked very interesting indeed. It says... "Spoke to T-Mobile t...

Orange SPV E650 – Reviewed !

It's another biggy and finally it's here. Our Orange SPV E650 review is now online. It's the usual big helping of pictures, close-ups, screenshots, videos and much, much more. We've now been lucky enough to review both this and the HTC S710 version, s...

HTC Touch in wasabi green – your thoughts?

We had the first ever review of the HTC Touch and we reported all about the launch. But wait - what about these rumours of a green HTC Touch ? You may have seen some pictures from Taiwan on engadget and some other sites, but look - we've …

HTC Mogul Sprints in

Sprint have announced today the HTC Mogul, AKA the PPC-6800. It comes equipped with Windows Mobile 6 running on a Qualcomm 416Mhz CPU, 256Mb ROM and 64Mb of RAM. You also get a 2 megapixel camera, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth v2.0, microSD and a slimmer ...

Orange SPV E650 Review – Coming soon!

At long last we've managed to get our grubby mitts on an Orange SPV E650. Now that we've got one, I wanted to test some things. Firstly, it is possible to change the colour theme and homescreen design out-of-the-box, and I've had no problems installin...

Hang on! Could there be new Orange SPV’s after all?

Remember way back in 2003 when we thought the SPV E200 was called the Orange SPV C200? Well, that was all a magazine mis-print, however we've just stumbled across this Digitimes article about Orange and HTC which states that an SPV C200 will be coming...

HTC Touch Announced – First review online!

Well, it's now official. The HTC Touch is delivering a "New Touch Screen Experience" (although not quite the "multi-touch" we'd hoped) and not only that, it's coming to Orange and many more networks very soon. The new HTC Touch P3450 (HTC Elf) uses gr...

HTC P3450 (Elf) emerges

Next up, newsmobile.it have pictures of the HTC Elf... well, they did have (they've mysteriously vanished), however you can still see them on Slashphone. The HTC Elf is to be sold as the HTC P3450 and looks a little like that egg that Mork used in "Mo...

HTC s710 – The Coolsmartphone Review

The HTC s710 is the HTC "network free" version of the Orange SPV E650 which we've been unable to borrow from Orange. Luckily our new best mates at devicewire.com have loaned us one of these spanky phones to review. The result is this quite mammoth rev...

Vodafone v1605 Reviewed

We've got a stack of reviews coming your way over the next few days. First up we've got the Vodafone v1605 - it's a rebranded HTC Hermes 200 handset and we've got the usual mix of pictures, close-up photographs and screenshots for you to go through. I...

o2 XDA Argon Now available

The o2 XDA Argon is now showing as available here in the o2 Business store. Starting from absolutely nothing, it's exclusive to O2 and comes with WiFi, 2 megapixel camera and Windows Mobile 5 (Pocket PC) Coolsmartphone reader funkyfrog revealed last...

HTC s710 Now available

If you're after the Orange SPV E650 but don't want to be tied into a contract then the HTC s710 is the solution. UK stock is now available from devicewire.com, where you can purchase the handset SIM-free for £292.49 including VAT and free delivery. T...

Vodafone v1640 and v1605 – Reviews on the way

Meet the Vodafone v1605 and the Vodafone v1640. You've probably seen similar handsets already from Orange (SPV M3100 and M5000, T-Mobile (MDA Vario II) and o2 (XDA Exec), however we've got both phones out of the box ready for review. The v1640 comes w...

Video – Orange SPV E650 vs HTC S710

Our inbox is currently brimming with questions about the Orange SPV E650. Unfortunately we can't answer any of these as we still haven't managed to get a review unit, however there's plenty of people who've bought the device in this forum post so feel...

New SPV E650 Owners tell us their thoughts so far

I'm trying desperately not to sound like a character from "Friends" here but I've got to say it.... I love you guys. No, I really do. If I could, I'd get taxis to pick you all up, drive you to a pub somewhere and I'd pay for all …

HTC Vox switches to Libra and heads for America

The Vox is currently making waves across the UK in the form of the E650 and HTC S710. The good news for our friends in the USA is that this very handset will also be appearing on Verizon. After a quick name change (it'll be known as the …

First – o2 XDA Trion goes on sale

We were first to tell you that the o2 XDA Trion was to replace the XDA Zinc and now we're happy to report that it's on sale. The XDA Trion is the o2 branded HTC Hermes and has already been launched by Orange as the M3100 and T-Mobile …

Orange SPV E650 goes on sale (Update)

Have you been waiting for the excellent Orange SPV E650 ? Well, we've got some good news and some.. err.. bad news. Let's start with the good news shall we? The good news is that it's now on sale! Woohoo!! The bad news? It's already showing as "Out …

DeviceWire.com now selling the HTC Advantage

The HTC X7500 Advantage is now in stock and ready for dispatch at devicewire.com for (wait for it) £679.98. The demand for this handset has already been high for this high-spec handset. You get an 8Gb internal HD, full QWERTY keyboard, 3 megapixel ca...

o2 XDA Argon Coming Soon

A mystery handset is starting to appear on o2 documentation. The o2 XDA Argon is slated to appear sometime this week (April 16th) and there's tonnes of rumours about it. Some say it'll be an o2 branded version of the T-Mobile Ameo / HTC Advantage, wit...

HTC S310 PAYG Now in Orange shops for just £79.99

I'll confess to not visiting an Orange store of late. Forum member nowimboard has though, and he's spotted the Pay-As-You-Go HTC S310 on sale. You may remember it being announced at the end of February when it was given a price of £249.99. Well, it c...

SPV E650 Pricing (Update)

Following our earlier E650 news we can now reveal more detail on the pricing of this handset. According to sources, the SPV E650 will be free of charge on any Talkplan over £25 per month.Upgraders will find that the prices varies depending on how muc...

First – Orange SPV E650 Appears as "Coming Soon"

Wehay! It looks like the Orange SPV E650 has at last landed (err..almost). It is now sat next to the other SPV handsets in the regular Orange Shop. As we promised you just ten days ago, the innovative QWERTY / numeric keyboard combination-phone is now...

XDA Trion appears on o2 UK website

Yes, yes, as we told you nearly a week ago the o2 XDA Trion is now confirmed to be replacing the o2 XDA Zinc, which has been dropped from the o2 lineup following poor test results. The details confirm it will also replace the o2 XDA Mini S. …

Orange SPV E650 on the starting grid

It looks like the Orange SPV E650 is now just around the corner - and no, this isn't an April Fools! Alun Mothersill has emailed in to tell us about the appearance of the E650 in Orange catalogues, plus there's news that dummy handsets are appearing i...