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It's been a long time coming, but it's now online here. Our T-Mobile Vario II review contains the usual mountain of photographs, screenshots, videos and details. The Vario II is the T-Mobile version of the HTC Hermes and is also out on various network...
i-Mate have now confirmed the release of the i-Mate JAQ3 (left) and i-Mate PDAL handsets. Both devices sport a 2 Megapixel camera, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-fi. i-Mate have also stated that these network-free devices will also cost you less than you might exp...
This is eXtreme wallet. It's a part of eXtreme Agenda and uses 256-bit Blowfish Encryption to securely store your personal information. There's advanced features like password masking, category filtering, and safety timeout. Other features include app...
The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving and, in America, turkey and pumpkin pie will be the meal of choice. Astraware are inviting you to join their table and gobble up (geddit?) some great games. They're offering 3 simple, fun games for under...
Check this out - it's the o2 XDA Flame. This pocket-rocket has an NVIDIA GoForce GPU and 3.6" VGA screen. At the heart of this beast is an Intel Xscale PXA 270 CPU running at 520Mhz with a massive 2Gb of Flash ROM and 64Mb RAM. The specs …
Apologies for not mentioning this already (I've been busier than Kramers security team recently), but Mobile-review.com have a rather excellent look at the next big Windows Mobile OS - AKA "Crossbow". They have images, thoughts and change info on the ...
If you're in need of a secure method of voice communication (say, if you're a Russian spy or something) then it's worth trying the new version of SecureGSM. The latest update supports the latest and up-coming Windows Mobile devices. Individuals or bu...
Two new handsets have been launched today. Firstly the P4350 - yet another new device from HTC. The P4350 is just 17mm thing and comes with the familiar slide-away keyboard which is apparently "semi-automatic". There's also a 200MHz processor, quad-ba...
Here it is, the Orange SPV M700. The appearance of the M700 in the "coming soon" section of the Orange in-store catalogues is evidence enough that the device should hopefully be with us before Santa is. The details in the November catalogue are pretty...
We've mentioned DVD to mobile several times here at CoolSmartphone. It's a great piece of kit that runs on your PC and will squash down your DVD's into a format and size which will fit on your phone. Makayama have now released a new version for Pocket...
Well, although we could almost see it coming, it looks like the Orange SPV C700 has finally hit the buffers. We mentioned the battery problems that plagued the handset during testing, however there was a continual glimmer of hope as it popped up in Or...
Now, stick with me on this one because it might get confusing. Orange, as you'll know, are to launch the Orange SPV M700. It's made by HTC and it's called the Trinity. There's been rumours about GPS in this device but it looks like it's either an opti...
We're the first site in the planet to get hold of the official Press Release and launch details of the T-Mobile MDA Compact III. It's the first device from a UK mobile operator to offer built-in GPS and is also available with CoPilot® Live 6 satellit...
Orange France are to carry a new handset soon called the SPV M650. This will be the GPS-enabled HTC Artemis / P3300 we've seen previously. There's a story on this at mobinaute.com, however it's backed up by info at Orange.fr plus pictures hidden away ...
Cingular have just announced the launch of the Samsung BlackJack. The wafer-thin GSM Quadband device also comes with dual-band 3G and runs Windows Mobile 5.0 (Smartphone). There's a scroll-wheel, 1.3 Megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth 2.0 and the QWER...
The o2 XDA Stealth is now selling across Australia, Singapore and beyond. The Stealth, shown here, is a clever phone / PDA combination featuring all the usual Pocket PC flexibility coupled with a phone-style design and slide-down numeric keyboard. The...
We love our readers. In fact, if we had enough cash then we'd take you all to the pub and buy everyone their favourite drink. Two emails have just come in - one from Johnny DeSilva who's spotted that the Orange SPV M700 has appeared in the "Coming …
That BenQ P51 we mentioned in the Spring has now finalled been approved by the FCC. The quadband GSM/GPRS device comes with integrated GPS, WiFi (802.11b/g), a full QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 Megapixel camera, touch-screen, SD expansion slot, MiniUSB and, i...
Thanks to Brian for tipping us off on the availability of the T-Mobile MDA Compact III. This is now showing in the Business section of the T-Mobile website here. It's the same handset you should also see coming soon on o2 UK as the XDA Orbit. The MDA …
You may remember our earlier stories on Hubdog - it ws previously just for Pocket PC users but now the excellent podcast, news and RSS reader comes to the Windows Mobile Smartphone too. Hubdog is totally free and will let you search and view video p...
Here's another new ROM for Orange SPV M5000 owners. It's just popped up here at Orange.co.uk. It's dated November 6th and is a weighty 60Mb in size and corrects any issues with synchronisation failures that some users may have experienced when using A...
WiMax. What's it all about eh? Well, it's a way to deliver the "last mile" and is an alternative to cable and ADSL. Imagine a pumped-up WiFi router and then imagine a few of these routers dotted around in lamposts and signage in your local town. Wait ...
Yes, we're first with the news again. Guess what this is? Yes, it's the new o2 XDA Orbit and it's now on the o2 UK website. Wait though, it's only just appeared on the "Coming Soon" pages so you'll have to wait a bit longer yet. It shouldn't …
Two more handsets from Dopod have just appeared - the M700, pictured left and the P800W, pictured right. The M700 is a tweaked version of HTC Artemis giving 256Mb of memory to deliver a more music-centric experience. It comes with built-in FM radio, a...
This is the new Eten Glofiish X500. Apart from the fact that I keep accidentally calling it a "Goldfish" it's the thinnest Pocket PC with GPS and Wifi in the world. The features are quite substantial with wireless, sat-nav, quadband GPRS/EDGE, a Samsu...
We've seen reviews of the HTC Herald already but now it looks like Dopod are to release it as C800. The device is pretty much a thinner version of the SPV M3100 or T-Mobile MDA II devices you're seeing on the streets now and comes with a TI …
i-Mate are well known for their network free phones. They've previously re-branded HTC devices and sold them on as the i-Mate JASJAM, SPJAS, JAM etc. However, these handsets are now being sourced from elsewhere and this slim TechFaithWireless device, ...
A new sat-Nav system from Orange has been launched today which can be downloaded onto existing handsets. Seen here on the Orange SPV M600 it's priced at £150 excluding VAT and includes the software licence, a GPS receiver with in-car charger and a ca...
As an update to our earlier story we've been digging around for news of this handset. On a recent visit to an Orange store there were hardly handsets from the SPV range - just the M3100 and the M600. So where are the new SPV's ? Well, Jason …
As we mentioned earlier in our Virgin Mobile Lobster 700TV review, TV channel "ITN News" was showing up on the Lobster handset but was testing at the time. Now, however, Virgin Mobile have added the 24 hour news channel officially giving you all the l...
Andy has justed mailed in about the new Windows Media Player 11 which is now available to download. He's used it on his Orange SPV c600 and ActiveSync 4.2. He says.. "When I run Windows Media Player now I can syncronise it to my media files just like …
It's dark, the clocks have just gone back (at least here in the UK) and my "man flu" has kicked in again. Winter... it's rubbish isn't it ? Still, there's a new game out called "3D Constructo Combat" with some great 3D graphics and the ability to play...
Earlier we showed you shots of Windows Mobile "Crossbow" for the Pocket PC. Codenamed "Crossbow" by Microsoft the Smartphone screenshots have now appeared at GPSPassion.com. Sure, it's got the same Vista shine with newly polished homescreen and icons,...
Many websites write what they call "reviews". Most of the time it's a three paragraph item with an image from the PR company. Let's face it, that's not a review, that's just plain rubbish. We however do things differently. When we do a review it's a p...
Another day and another handset appears from ASUSTek. It's looking more and more like HTC are no longer the primary builders of Windows Mobile handsets. This is the O2 XDA Zinc, known also as the Asus Mars II... hmm.. look familiar at all ? Yup, it's ...
PhoneArena.com are reporting in this story that AsusTek, makers of the Vodafone VPA IV we saw just the other day, have just had another very similar model approved. Shown here at the FCC and clearly sporting the o2 logo it'll be called the o2 XDA Grap...
I like saving money. If I can get something for less than I'm happy. I'm not happy for long though, as usually the missus comes home with several shopping bags crammed full of new shoes, tops and other expensive items. Our friends in the software shop...
The QTek 9000, which we've reviewed as the o2 XDA Exec and Orange SPV M5000, is now available (at last) on UK netork "Three". The handset, which can be seen on the Three website here, costs from £99.99 and you can Three’s Push Email solution too. T...
Microsoft and Orange yesterday announced the launch a new instant messenger service that lets people communicate across both Orange phones and regular PC's. It looks like the Orange Messenger software we mentioned earlier will be ditched, and the new ...
We've seen the excellent CorePlayer under many guises over the years. It's an excellent movie player for your Windows Mobile and will let you view all manner of file types - H.264 (AVC), MPEG, DivX, XviD and WMV to name just a few. It'll also play a v...
