Author: Leigh Geary

I've just found an orange SPV E200 for sale already on ebay ! This isn't something I'm selling I just spotted it. Its a bit pricey but I suppose to some its worth being the first E200 owner! Click to view it here! The seller seems to think …

Orange is gearing up for a hectic November. With a massive worldwide advertising campaign, which begins here in the UK and France next week. Plus the launch of the SPV E200 and Motorola MPx200 handsets hopefully next week to co-incide with this, Orang...

Although the Myo2Smartphone.com website hasn't been updated for a while, take a look at this baby (right) over at myxda.com. In just a few days we'll learn a lot more about the "XPhone" - which is the HTC Voyager phone AKA the Orange SPV E200. Yes, o...

OK guys, as you all know this site takes ... well, a lot of bloody work. We're talking several hours a day. :) So I need a bit of help.The articles section, which holds most of the stuff I've written about the Smartphone, needs a bit of a …

At last, a "proper" unlocking method has been announced and is now ACTIVE here at the MiTAC website. We've seen a few "unofficial" builds of the MiTAC's software coming out on the internet, but this is the official way of unlocking your MiTAC so that ...

Orange has pushed it's ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) up to achieve revenues ahead of expectations. This is thanks, in part, to devices like the MS Smartphone. Orange said revenues in the three months to September 30 had risen 8.1% to 4.7 billion eu...

Yup, it could soon happen. Not only do MS want to support bigger screen sizes, they also want to pump more power through the device and start using DirectX multimedia APIs. This will bring it better coverage, as devices like the Nokia N-Gage leap for...

You may think it a little crazy of me to be plugging other "competing" websites, but you'd be wrong - the more the merrier, as it benefits the Smartphone community! Today MPx200.org appeared on my screen. It's run by Sean from the USA, and he's just ...

This excellent tool, which runs on your PC, allows you to run programs remotely on your MS Smartphone. This is mega-useful when trying to install cabs (.cab files need running from the phone) or .hme files (these also need running from the phone and i...

MSNBC.com has done a pretty good review of the Motorola MPx200. Yes, yes I know.. you're all sitting there going, "I can't bloody buy one yet! AGGHHH!!!!".. but hey, it's coming soon, so you can get a good idea of what to expect. :) Click here for th...

In the latest edition of the the Sky Magazine there's an advert for the Motorola MPx200, being offered here at "Sky Buy". The handset, which can also be seen here, is said to be available in one week, and has a price tag of £425.00 - that's about …

Joel Francisco has graced us with some more splendid skins today, which are now in the new and improved downloads section here. Joel has got his own section here. Here's a trimmed-down screenshot of each skin - you can download each SouthPark charac...

Thanks to Paul over at the worlds best Smartphone forum, MoDaCo.com, I've now stuck a link in to their online chat! You can now chat live to people by simply clicking "Chat" on the left panel. Give it a try. Click me to chat!

It looks like Motorola are getting pretty serious now. A new chip, called the MXC, has been announced which should help push the Smartphone forward by miles. Motorola say that the MXC is based on the ARM core (which a lot of MS Smartphones use), and ...

This beautiful skin, posted over at the collosal French site Smartphony.org, is well worth a mention. Excellent Skin designer "Jay-z2K" is back to his best again with this absolutely gorgeous Smart XP skin. Just download it.. it's friggin great! Log...

Thanks in part to the fact that there just isn't the same level of penetration in the USA yet, mobile phones are cheap and there's a heap of options for new subscribers.Microsoft mogul Neil Enns, the Smartphone Scientist, noted this magificent offer f...

Thanks to Arthur Konze, I've now implemented a new feature on the downloads section that'll allow you to see a preview screenshot of what you're downloading! Hurray!! :) This has been a long time coming, and I know a lot of you have been asking to se...

As you may have seen, coolsmartphone.com vanished last night. This was due to various boring reasons that I won't go into, but I want to thank everyone who's sent donations and offered hosting / help etc. On a personal note, I'm moving into our first ...

You may have noticed a new addition on the left-side of the site today. This is a calendar, where you can add events and important dates. I've stuck a couple in to get it started - like the birthday of this site on November 1st 2003. Hurra! We …

Whether these are preorders or actually available is unknown, but you can check out various packages and prices over at AVR Mobiles Check out the deals on the Motorola MPx200 here and the Orange SPV E200 here. If I were to use my current talk plan (Y...

There's some good "how to" documents from Motorola here - no doubt there'll be more of these to come from Motorola, so keep your eyes open. :) Click here to get the latest MPx200 Modem How-To Guide and the MPx200 Modem Driver (Smartfon.inf). This wil...

Paul over at the massive MoDaCo.com sends this...Full Details: http://smartphone.modaco.com/viewtopic.php?t=94755 "We are very excited to annouce the MoDaCo Prize for Innovation 2003. An anonymous benefactor has donated £500 as a prize for the indi...

Amazon.com were earlier this week selling the Motorola MPx200 MS Smartphone. They then pulled the product from their catalogue, but now it's back - and, after mailing in a rebate form, you can get it for only $149.99 ! Bargain? Yes, definitely. Get o...

Yes folks, it's free, it works, and it's available NOW!!! Whilst we're awaiting the MSN Messenger security update, we can CONTINUE to use the MSN Messenger service with Agile Instant Messenger. Download here! Paul at the mighty MoDaCo.com has been ...

The Orange SPV E200, expected "soon" has been a little camera-shy up until now. We've seen some drawings, mock-ups, early versions and some other pictures. These, from the excellent French site smartphony.org are absolutely fantastic pictures of the S...

Just spotted over at MoDaCo.com is this excellent CNN Report showing off the SPV E200 and the Motorola MPx200 Windows Mobile phones. The Motorola is out today on the AT&T network in the USA and it should be popping up on Orange here in Europe before l...

AT&T Wireless are using a new (well, it's new to me) method of delivering software to their MS Smartphone. All the user needs to do is browse to their Customer Service site and choose the applications you want. All OTA! (Over the air) After choosing ...

Our friends at Orange (we like them, they give SPV E200s and E100s away in massive competitions) are now tackling the public transport problem in the UK. Is there nothing they can't do?! Orange are already helping the UK's public services with crime-...

Living in America (huh!) The Smartphone comes to the new world at last! :) Although yesterday we reported that Amazon.com were selling the Motorola MPx200 (this offer, spotted by MSMobiles.com retailing for $149.99 has been removed) we can now announc...

A very detailed review of the Windows Mobile Motorola MPx200 handset can be found here at Pocket PC Minds. This review is based on the AT&T Wireless model, which is exactly the same - but reading between the lines, it appears that this one may be out ...

Motorola's swish new Windows Mobile Smartphone has been given some good coverage in Personal Computer World Magazine. This article (here right, scanned by Bob from the excellent SmartPhoneCinema.co.uk) says that the Motorola is the second Smartphone.....

Running a site of this size unfortunately does have the odd bad point - spam and viruses being the major ones. Swen, probably the most (un)popular virus at the moment, has been filling up my inbox for months now. In fact, if I didn't have broadband I'...

The USA is about to get not one, but two Windows powered Smartphones. Whilst AT&T are about to start selling the fantastic Motorola MPx200, Verizon Wireless are launching the Samsung SCH-i600 smartphone. Here's a picture of the Samsung SCH-i600 in the...

Blimey! We're already giving away an SPV E200 and four E100's in our wicked competition (with thanks to Orange UK) .. and now check this out! Yup! PhoneScoop.com is giving away a spanking new Motorola MPx200 MS Smartphone. How do you win?! Well, you ...

Well - this is gonna rock the boat a bit! According to this msmobiles.com article, the Motorola MPx200 Smartphone will be on sale on AT&T in an unlocked state - whilst on Orange, it'll be locked. We can almost predict what's going to happen - Orange ...

MoDaCo.com are reporting on the latest download, available via "Orange Update" on your Smartphone (Orange users). Just click "Orange Update" on your phone and you'll be able to download Binarys Task Manager - an absolutely excellent bit of software. ...

We like skins - they jazz up the Smartphone and make it look well sexy. One fave site of mine is www.kleinweder.ch, which has just been redesigned by webmaster and design guru Philipp. Although I don't speak the language, I can understand "Download:"....

Silicon.com reports today on plans by ARM (who produce the technology behind a lot of MS Smartphones) to produce a new CPU for mobiles. The CPU would need less power but would also contain antihacking and antivirus features too. Phones are increasing...

Orange CEO Sol Trujillo today urged the industry to fully exploit the potential of mobile telephony. To do this, he raised 4 key points - let's call them the four "I's"... Interoperability, Intuition, Interests and Intimacy. Trujillo said: “I am a...