Category: Android

Atlantis Redux with 3D Video for Smartphone

It's dark wet and cold outside, so it's perfect weather for gaming. Atlantis Redux has previously been announced in several different "chunks" or "chapters" because the game itself is so flippin massive. Well, now the full 27Mb version is now availabl...

HTC Wizard – Umm.. now called the SPV M600?!

After the hot news about the HTC Wizard yesterday we have some more news about it. According to sources, this device won't be called the SPV M3000, but rather the SPV M600. This would actually make more sense as the M600 is in fact the M500 with a …

T-Mobile MDA Pro Pictures (AKA Orange SPV M5000)

More pictures of the T-Mobile MDA Pro here today which show the device in super-juicy close-ups. The device, made by HTC and known as the HTC Universal, will have a tablet-eque slip-around screen and full QWERTY keyboard. Click here to see them. There...

HTC Wizard shows itself

The other day we ran a story about the Orange SPV M3000. It had some grainy pictures of the device courtesy of SmartPhoneFrance. Well, now it's the turn of WindowsMobile.no, who have some spectacular close-up shots of this hot new phone. Although this...

I’ve got the SPV C550

Ok, so I have the C550 now and I can start to do the review I mentioned a few days back. There's one thing I've learned about doing reviews - and that's to never do a review straight away. It's like a new car. Sometimes you get so …

Marks & Spencer Trial New Smartphone Solution

Microsoft and Conchango Provide Selection of Mobile Workers with Remote Access to Store Performance, Outlook Email and Calendar on Windows Mobile-based Smartphones   LONDON — UK – 26 July 2005 — Microsoft Ltd. and Conchango (UK) plc, today ...

Pocket PC Testers wanted for PhoneThemes.com

Ok so you remember us mentioning the excellent PhoneThemes.com and the superb animated homescreens they do yes ? Well, now they're working on developing a PocketPC version of their PhoneThemes media player. They're ready for beta release and are acti...

Orange SPV M3000?! More More!!!

Another day, another handset! Today it's rumours of an Orange SPV M3000 - another exclusive by SmartPhoneFrance.com. According to their sources, this will be appearing in September on Orange and has a sideways-slideout keyboard meaning you can use it ...

Orange SPV C600 – Is this it?

It looks like the Orange SPV C600 rumour mill has kicked into gear again. You may remember our story which forecasted it plus the this earlier picture from Mobile-actus.com. Well, now SmartPhoneFrance.info have got a picture of it (right) plus this st...

Orange SPV M5000 – Exclusive pictures

We've already seen the HTC Universal badged up by Vodafone and by T-Mobile as the MDA IV, but we haven't really seen proper shots of the Orange variant - the M5000. Sure, we've seen one on a projector here at TechEd, but how about some shots of the …

Smart Sudoku released..

Sudoku .. what's it all about eh ? Well, som would say that it's a placement puzzle, also known as Number Place in the United States. The aim of the puzzle is to enter a number from 1 through 9 in each cell of a grid, most frequently …

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Samsung M600 ?

Apparently Ubergizmo.com reckon that this is the new Samsung M600. Is it? It looks a lot like the Samsung SGH-i750 to us. Have they changed the name ? UberGizmo say that the "M600" is designed to..."...challenge Korea’s first Microsoft based smartph...

Orange SPV M500 Review

If you want a Pocket PC phone without the size then the new Orange SPV M500 is well worth a look. The Register have posted a review of the handset here, and they've given it an absolutely glowing 95% verdict stating.. "The M500 - and the Spy, if …

TomTom 5 for Pocket PC

I'm always saying that it's the CoolSmartPhone members who make this site what it is. Yes you lot - all 191,661 of you at the last count. Take this article by Findlay Colquhoun - a very well written item about his experiences with TomTom 5 after upgra...

Get a bag full of games for a meesly price!

Eh up! There's a fantastic 40% off 1-GameBag right now. "What's that?", I hear you cry? Well, it's not one, not two but eight addictive full priced games for one tiny price! There's the classic Invaders (pictured right), plus Pong, Dominoes, Checkers ...

Orange SPV M500 – For Sale on Orange.co.uk

Marked up at £99.99 on this page at Orange.co.uk, the M500 is a PocketPC on a diet. It's a tri-band Pocket PC Phone with a 1.3 Mega pixel camera. Click here for a full list of features or, if you want to get some excellent deals on this …

Dutch C500 Update

Marcel Alberts has just emailed me about this Dutch SPV C500 update. I can't see a direct link with the Orange Netherlands site, however this update has been delivered to the smartphone-club.nl website first because Orange Netherlands take their commu...

TomTom Problems with the C500 update?

I've received a load of emails about the update to the C500 and the problems it causes with the Bluetooth communication needed for TomTom Mobile 4 and 5. It would appear that some problems can be sorted by doing this (read last comment) or by followin...

Orange SPV C550 Official Press Release and Specs

We've just received the official release information from Orange on the SPV C550. The Press Release and super-jumbo sized pictures of the new phone can be found below (click "Read More"). We also have a specification sheet, which you can download by l...

Opera now works on the SPV C500!

More great news for you lot today - The new version of Opera 8 is now available which will actually work on the Orange SPV C500! You may remember our earlier story which promised this fix, so check it out here and give this browser a try. Make …

Orange SPV C550 – Read your views!

Some of you lucky lot have managed to get your hands on the brand spanking new Orange SPV C550 we mentioned yesterday. You've already been sending in your views on it, and James @ TekTar has taken pictures of the C550 alongside his C500. This article ...

Preview of Orange SPV C550

A quick peek at the new silver C550 is available here at MobileGazette.com. The article goes over the C550 and tells you what's in the box. There's an included 128Mb MiniSD card, which is good - plus it's definitely selling in the silver colour. More...

Abidia Wireless for Smartphone 3.0.2: Discount 30% off!

Abidia Wireless for Smartphone 3.0.2 now has an amazing 30% off! For just £15.77 you too can become an eBay wizard!Click here for more info.Abidia Wireless enhances the eBay and international eBay sites with effortless, anytime, anywhere, access via ...

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Orange SPV M500 Now available in UK too!!

Following up our hot news about the release of the Orange SPV C550 we now bring you some spectacular offers on the teeny-weeny Pocket PC Phone - the Orange SPV M500 ! We've teamed up again with our great partners to offer these tremendous deals so tak...

TomTom Mobile 5 – Review en route !

Get it ? Review "en route" ? Eh ? EH?! Oh.. I'm wasted me, I tell ya - I could write for The Sun. This, my friends, is the infamous TomTom Mobile 5. I say "infamous" because it still - apparently - takes a minimum of 5 weeks …

Orange SPV C550 – Now available to the UK

The brand-spanking new Orange SPV C550 is available to you guys right NOW - no pre-orders, this is the real deal. We've been bugging our mates at fonetasticmobile.com for quite a bit, and now we've managed to get some great deals out of them. I know m...

SPV C550 @ Orange Netherlands Online Shop

In an update to our earlier story we now have confirmation that the Orange SPV C550 is available online for customers in the Netherlands. Just click here for more information. Unfortunately we still haven't seen a C550 in a shop here in the UK yet, bu...

Opera will fix their browser for C500

Remember this news story from last week? Well, Opera has finally come out of beta - however it didn't seem to load on SPV C500's at all. Oh dear. Opera have now identified the problem and announced a fix for it, which should be available as a complete...

Battery Pack Pro comes to the Smartphone

Now available for the Smartphone is Battery Pack Pro, an excellent package of tools which allow you to clean and monitor your phone. There's a Battery Bar which displays battery, memory, storage card, time etc on the home screen. Plus there's Power Ta...

Orange SPV C550 goes on sale – in the Netherlands at least

Doah! Come on Orange UK! :) MSMobiles.com are reporting that the C550 is on the shelves in Orange Shops across the water in Holland. Apparently shops in Dordrecht, South-East of Rotterdam, have been spotted stocking the device. Hopefully, sometime nex...

More SPV C550 and M500 teasers

We're now just days from the release of the C550, which we reckon will be out next Monday. More info is being drip-fed through to us now including these specs and adverts that MoDaCo have picked up. It's interesting to note that the C550 will come wi...

SPV M500 Manual online

Although the M500 doesn't appear to be fully available just yet, the manual is at least online at Orange.co.uk. Just click onto Orange.co.uk, choose "Help and Support", then switch "My Phone" to the Orange SPV M500 to download the manual. You can also...

PocketMem for Smartphone

Over at MoDaCo is news of a new free utility allowing better memory management on your Smartphone. PocketMem, available here, lets you view the biggest folders and files, plus the newest or last-changed files. This can be helpful in diagnosing why an ...

Look ma, it’s the SPV M5000!

Yesterday at TechEd 2005 Orange showed off their latest handset - due to arrive later this year we believe - to the crowd. It's the Orange SPV M5000, which we saw back in February as the "3G SPV". MSMobiles.com have the story on this device, which is ...

Opera Smartphone Web Browser

One thing gets me about Pocket Internet Explorer on the Smartphone. It doesn't support frames. Even in Windows Mobile 5, it still doesn't support frames. Why-oh-why-oh-why ? But wait, Opera browser for the Smartphone has now entered the non-beta stage...

Facade – New home screen plugin

I'm far too busy doing my day job at the minute to give this a proper right-up, but it's worth noting the release of Facade, which is a home-screen plugin allowing.. Launcher bar - Bring your favorite application shortcuts directly to your Home scree...

Volleyball (Smartphone) 1.1 by Simbsoft

Simbsoft now have 30% off Volleyball 1.1 for Smartphone. You can grab it here or try it out. The object of Volleyball is to win volleyball match with jelly boy. Yes.. yes.. Jelly boy. Don't ask me, I'm not sure. I'm really not sure. Anyway, you can c...