Author: Leigh Geary

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a piccy of a Smartphone running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition ? So far we haven't seen any pics of an MS Smartphone handset (only Pocket PC) running Windows Mobile 2003 SE. After checking this MSMobiles st...

Over at MPx200.org / Mobile Gadget News, they're covering the MDC (Mobile Developers Conference) and have some interesting photos direct from the event. Motorola, in my mind, are really leading the pack at the moment with their range of MS Smartphone ...

The key thing in this MS Press Release (apart from the fact that, yes, Windows Mobile 2003 SE exists and is on it's way) is... "The Windows Mobile platform adds support for dynamic screen switching between landscape and portrait modes and square scre...

Congrats once more to my cousin for winning the Approved Car Finance Heart of England Rally Championship. Dave and his co-driver Aid Camp picked up their awards at Hagley Golf Club, Hagley, Worcestershire and you can see pictures here.Their most recen...

It looks like king of the "cheap 'n cheerful" supermarkets - Aldi - is to start selling the Smartphone too. A company called Medion do their IT and entertainment products, which include Bluetooth headsets from a mere £39.99! According to this MSMo...

I've had 1...2...3,4,... well, about 500 emails asking me, "how do I change my case", or "I wanna change my facia, how do I do it?". Up until now it's not been as easy as the Nokia handsets, which seem to have all manner of extra bits on …

Picked up from MoDaCo.com is this pretty cool little utility, which makes transferring files to and from your Smartphone a little easier. Although moving files to and from your Smartphone is already easy with ActiveSync, this comes with the added bo...

The MPx100 and the Sagem are, to be honest, a bit similar in the way they look. The major differences are the inbuilt camera (the Sagem will have a 640x480 pixel camera like the E200 has now, whereas the MPx100 will have a 1.3 megapixel camera) and Bl...

More pictures of the Sagem MyS-7 here at MSMobileNews.com (taken from mobile-review.com). The phone is nice and compact, but has a very large screen that covers the majority of the handset. The earpiece socket is on the top of the headset and Sagem a...

Sierra Wireless and Key Partners to Deliver the Voq Professional Phone™ to Mobile Customers Across EuropeSierra Wireless signs distribution agreements with A & C Systems, Cedros, Daimler, Dangaard, Speeka, and Xacom to offer the Voq Pro...

The MiTAC is a mystery for me - I've never handled one and I haven't seen one on sale here in Europe. However, the 8860 has been shown at CeBIT and the .. rather big handset can be seen here. These phones seem big to me.. I don't …

Wow ! I'm gonna use my bouncey girl picture again.. Have you got an UK Orange SPV E200 ? You have ? Wanna improve battery life? Wanna improve Bluetooth support ? GET THIS NOW! It will update your SPV E200 to ROM version 2.6.1.3 Download the update, a...

We've been running some stories about the short supply in the UK of the excellent Motorola MPx200, which is one of our fave MS Smartphones. Unfortunately I've been very busy recently and missed this email from Orange, who did email me several days ag...

It's handsets galore at CeBIT, and now Samsung have stepped up (credit - MoDaCo.com) with the i250! It's a clamshell, as you can see, with GSM 900/1800/1900 running Windows Mobile 2003 and will come equipped with a 1 mega-pixel Built in Camera with a...

Product Details Featuring Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 2003 software for Smartphones, the myS-7 is a tri-band GSM/GPRS enabled phone which has a VGA camera with digital zoom and MPEG4 video capture and playback capability. Hi-Fi, polyphonic and MP3 ri...

The new Sagem MS Handset has appeared finally, and looks a lot like the MPx100. The guys from infosyncworld.com have pictures of the Sagem MYS-7. It looks quite sexy, and we like. They go onto say... "MYS-7 appears to have good ergonomics going for i...

Here we go. Already we've seen the free SPV unlock software, which unlocks your phone for any network. Whilst we don't agree with doing this (it harms the revenue gained by networks normally used to subsidise handsets), we do have a problem with peopl...

We've already run a major story about the loss of the MPx200 on the Orange network. However, although news about the same thing happening in the States (MSMobiles.com) may be slightly exaggerated, it's still sad to see this phone slipping off the rada...

The new version of SmartExplorer is now out, and fixes some of the earlier problems we mentioned. The new Beta - 2.0b3, includes the SD card fix, sending files by BlueTooth to all devices, it's possible to activate full speed sending during the tran...

Don't worry, I haven't gone crazy! It's just that the ROM update for the SPV E200 is NOW available for French users! It boasts IMPROVED battery life, BETTER Bluetooth functionality and IMPROVED sound quality (?) are included as part of the update. Thi...

Well, it was only a matter of time ! Check out NovoMobile.com for information on downloading Smartphone Turbo - which will overclock your Mitac Smartphone. Can it be done on the SPV range or Moto ?

Nav has just emailed me about the launch of www.smartphonetv.com, which is a huge new video site where you can download video clips to your Smartphone. There's tonnes to choose from after registering (which is free at the moment) - from animation, spo...

An interesting news story here at Silicon.com, about a company called Simeda.com who offer services which will allow you to lie about where you are. These services range from playing false background noise (such as a train station, car noise etc when...

Microsoft, TWIi and Vidiator Team Up to Launch Mobile Video Solution End-to-End Platform Reduces Barriers for Quick and Easy Deployment of Video ServicesFor Wireless Devices REDMOND, Wash. — March 11, 2004 — Microsoft Corp., TWI Interactive (TWIi)...

More great news—for developers!!  Microsoft is offering four grand prizes for US $25,000, application distribution and featured promotions as part of its new Mobile2Market Application Contest. Plus 20 finalists will receive featured promotions ...

You may have heard of this already - a full map of the UK (or where ever you are in the world) on your Smartphone... with GPS capabilities too (if only!) I've had a bit of a play - after downloading the free software and maps (time limited) …

A new TLD ? What is it ? Well, you've heard of .com, .net, .org .. well, you might well hear of another soon ! Read on !!! Mobile Industry Leaders Announce an InitiativeTo Create a Mobile Top-Level Domain New Joint Venture to Be Created Upon Applicat...

Remember this story from last week?? Well, it appears that the infamous "sliding down an escalator" video has now been given worldwide recognition at the colossal b3ta.com, which is the biggest PhotoShopping website in the planet. The best bit ? Well,...

:) I'll be honest here and say that I've been driving round in a right s*it heap of a vehicle for a good many years now. This weekend it's all change, and the "tank" (as I lovingly referred to it as), has now been traded in. I've now …

US TV station ABC News has recently reviewed the MPx200. They appear to like it, although they do say "Potential customers may also frown when they find that the U.S. version of the MPx200 lacks the camera found on the European version." Has it ? I ...

Ok, I've been hoping that this was just a blip, but I have to say... where has the Motorola MPx200 gone ? A quick check of the Orange site reveals that there aren't any MPx200's on sale. I'm hearing several reasons for this - software problems, lack o...

GoTrek/m-Vision Newsletter - March 2004 ...

Hot on the heels of Motorola and Sagem come TCL Corporation, who announced their new Windows Mobile - the OC1, which begins shipping in the early summer. The handset will come with many features, including a browser - called PicselBrowser which allow...

Bloody virus writers. If you've got this ...--------- Hello user of Coolsmartphone.com e-mail server, Your e-mail account has been temporary disabled because of unauthorized access. For further details see the attach. Attached file is protected with t...

It may be commonplace elsewhere, but the London Underground, with its large network of lines and tunnels, has never had mobile phone access. Why? Well, customers didn't want it previously - especially when you've got your face rammed up someones' arm...

I'm sure everyone has read about this story today. It's regarding the mighty Coca Cola company, who decided to enter into the lucrative bottled water industry with their "Desani" water. However, instead of finding a pure mountain stream, Coca Cola dec...

Over at MoDaCo.com they have more details about the up-coming Sagem Smartphone. MoDaCo members reckion that these phones may appear as early as May and it will be tiny! There's a .. slightly obscured .... picture of it here at MoDaCo.com.

The Midlands, UK— March 1st 2004— Today, in conjunction with the second anniversary of the Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC), Astraware Limited, developer and publisher of handheld games, announced its participation in the council...

Right - that's it. I've had enough now. Why? Well, this weekend my car - a very knackered, poorly old Diesel, decided that it was time for retirement. See, there's a common belief that if you "work with computers", then you must be mega-rich and drive...

Did you know that Smart Explorer 2.0b1 allows you to send and receive ANY file on your E200 over Bluetooth ? No ? Well, it does! There's a weird problem when trying to access files on the SD card when using this new version of Smart Explorer, but …