Category: Android

Qtek 9100 (HTC Wizard) and Qtek 8300, 8310 reviews

PocketPC Club have written an excellent preview of the Qtek 9100 (the HTC Wizard we saw previously here, that we think will possbly be out on Orange as the M600) along with a look at the Qtek 8300 and 8310 that we caught a climpse of earlier this …

Play Anywhere with Astraware and win – update

It's week 2 of Astraware's Play Anywhere and Win contest and the second set of entries are now up on the website ready for you to vote. Don't forget, even if you don't want to submit a photo for the contest you can still have a chance of …

SPV M5000 – More details and questions answered

Jason Langridge is one of a lucky few who've managed to get hold of an HTC Universal - shortly to appear on Orange as the M5000. He's put his thoughts and answered some questions here, plus some photos of the device which.. unfortunately don't seem to...

Super Slyder now available to buy in our shop!

Super Slyder works on any Windows Mobiles device. Without a shadow of a doubt I have to admit that Super Slyder has to be one of the most annoyingly addictive games I’ve ever played. It’s one of those “Oh, I can beat this easily” games which r...

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The Core Pocket Media Player

OK, remember BetaPlayer? It's a brilliant video viewer for watching DivX, XviD, MPEG4, MPEG1, M-JPEG and WMV formats on your phone (if you didn't understand all that, don't worry - basically it lets you view pretty much any video file). Using various ...

Orange SPV M5000 hits Orange website!

Today Orange UK have put the much-anticipated SPV M5000 online in their shop, plus we have a preview of said device (the M5000 is built as the HTC Universal) over here at Jason Langridge's Weblog. It's interesting to note some of his comments... "With...

Another backdrop website opens up!

Check out this new website which is crammed full of backdrops for your Smartphone. Be it a C500 or C550 or other, you'll find a whole heap of backdrops and categories to choose from. I've also added this to the section on the left labelled "Sex up yo...

Super Slyder – Official Release

You may remember me waxing lyrical about the excellent Super Slyder last week. Well, now it's been released here at Astraware for $19.95 (about £11.02). You can have a read of the full Press Release here with some lovely comments from yours truely ;)...

Diet/Weight/Exercise Manager – save 30%

RMRDiet is a powerful three-in-one program to help you manage your Diet, Weight, and Exercise programme. Using your personal details and activity level, the program calculates the optimum energy requirements to meet your desired weight loss target. By...

Two new handsets from Qtek

The Qtek 8310 and 8300 have been announced by Qtek today. It looks like they're set to run Windows Mobile 5.0 (SmartPhone) with a 320x240 pixel screen (ala the C550), 1.3 Megapixel camera and (wait for it !) built-in Wi-Fi ! The Qtek 8300 looks very m...

Astraware – Play Anywhere!

Astraware currently have a "Play Anywhere" contest which shows just how easy it is to play their games. To win, all you need to do is submit a photo of yourself or a friend here playing an Astraware game in a famous or unusual location. Simply take a...

Quick note! – Super Slyder is not out yet!

Just a quick note to state that top Astraware title Super Slyder is not out today and has not yet been released. You may have seen other news sources stating this, however this is not true and it is not yet available. Keep it locked into CoolSmartPhon...

Call Assistant – Auto SMS sender

Keni from Conchango.com has written a rather interesting post about free app "Call Assistant" from Ruttensoft.com. This software will sit in the background and auto-send a text message when you receive a call. This is particularly useful if you're in ...

ThemeMaker X Released

Themes, skins, homescreens - call them what you will. Today ThemeMaker X has been release from KAMware and promises to be the most feature rich Theme Making Program you can buy. You can not only create themes for regular Smartphones (support for the n...

Palm Treo 670 with Windows Mobile

I'm a bit late with this story. What can I say? I had to have a few drinks after spending so much cash in one go. Oooofff.. Anyway... We've previously heard rumors about a possible Treo Smartphone running the Windows Mobile OS, plus there were some do...

Backgrounds for C550 owners – and everyone else! :)

Following our earlier story on the introduction of hi-res homescreens from kleinweder.ch comes some hi-res backdrops. This time Darren Price has got some nice new backdrops for you. Check them out here. There's also a new look to his site which makes ...

Papyrus – Manage your Tasks and Appointments

Manage your busy life with Papyrus and your Smartphone. Papyrus is a robust time management solution for Smartphone devices. Papyrus offers many smart views, category colouring and icons and powerful tools to manage and keep track of your schedule. Th...

Finally ! My Orange SPV C550 Review

There's a couple of pictures I need to add yet, but the bulk of it is now done. The Orange SPV C550 review is now online here. Despite the rumours, this is a really good handset. The gaming issue (where games show in a small window because they …

First homescreens appear especially for the SPV C550

The C550 review is almost there now (I just love to keep you guys on the edge of your seats), but for those of you who already own an SPV C550 one you may be feeling a little left out. Why ? Well, most homescreens / skins were …

Reviews, Previews and Astraware Amazes!

I'm still busy writing reviews. The TomTom 5 review is coming along well - it's a shame it won't run on the C550 though. Ah - talking about the C550, that review is next. It's a shame that the screen can't switch down to the lower resolution to …

HTC Wizard Video

WindowsMobile.no have done it again! First there were hi-res pictures and now there's a full video of the HTC Wizard (QTek 9100 / iMate JAM 2 / SPV M600) in action here at WindowsMobile.no Thanks and credit - Alexander @ WindowsMobile.no

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...