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Last week we started getting all festive and ran a competition in association with ClickGamer to give away one of three Audio X FM Transmitters. These natty devices let you broadcast your mobile MP3's onto any FM radio so you can bop along as you driv...
I love Firebox.com - it's a great place for getting Christmas gifts. Right now they have these rather cool glasses that show your favourite film on miniture TFT screens. It's apparently like watching a 50" screen from a distance of 8.5ft and it comes ...
When we first mentioned TinyTube.net - a mobile version of YouTube - we loved it. We were slightly worried though. TinyTube.net takes YouTube videos and converts them into a mobile-viewable format. But what would YouTube.com think of their service? Wi...
Here in the UK we've got a fairly unique setup with TV and radio. There's a huge amount of commercial TV and radio stations but, if you have a TV or radio you have to buy a TV / Radio licence. The money from this goes to fund …
You're looking at the new o2 XDA Apollo. It's made by Quanta Computer and has just received approval from the FCC. Shown in both black and white it comes with stereo speakers and a familiar mini Pocket PC design. The Apollo comes with a 2 Megapixel ca...
Americans are at last getting a decent range of Windows mobile phones. The Cingular 8525 is now available across the USA. We've already reviewed the UK versions such as the Orange SPV M3100 and the T-Mobile MDA Vario II and we were pretty impressed. Y...
If you've got a mobile which is crammed full of MP3's you'll no doubt want to listen them on the move. The excellent Audia X Transmitter will let you do this by broadcasting the output of your device onto an FM frequency of your choice. A few people …
The Cingular Blackjack i607 is now available over in the USA. If you're looking to purchase this device then we've got some excellent deals - how about getting it for a mere $49.99?! Interested? Just click here and enter your zip code for availabilit...
You may remember our review of the Audia X Radio Transmitter. Plug it into your phone and it'll broadcast your MP3's to your car radio. It's a cheap and effective way of listening to the music collection on your phone whilst driving. However, after we...
I've just stumbled across a pretty useful site for any of you looking to convert video clips. Usually, if you've recorded a video on your phone it'll be in 3GP format or similar. Converting this to AVI or MOV etc can be tricky and may involve lots of …
TinyTube.net continues to get better and better. They've now made it even easier to find, send and watch your fave YouTube videos on your mobile. Take, for example, this YouTube video. Notice the URL - it's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCLYGoM1GrU. ...
Orange Romania have launched the SIM+ card alongside this - the Orange SPV C100 handset. The Windows Mobile 5.0 powered Smartphone has a 1.3 Megapixel camera, MicroSD slot, GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth, IR and a lower-than-normal 176x220 resolution screen. Th...
I have several "industry" newspapers and magazines delivered weekly for both my work and website activities. One article that caught my interest recently is this Mobility Today interview with T-Mobile manager Jay Saw. The whole mobile picture is shift...
Remember that T-Mobile MDA Compact III we mentioned a couple of days back? Well, it vanished from their site shortly after we ran that story. Worry not though, because it's back. Have any of you managed to get one? If so, let us know in the feedback f...
How fast is your texting? Quick? Well, I doubt it'll compare with Ang Chuang Yang, a student from Singapore. He managed to type a 160 character message reading.. "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most feroci...
YouTube. Let's face it, you've all heard of it. Unless you've been living under a rock on the moon then you'll no doubt have watched a video on YouTube at some point. It's great, but when you want to watch your favourite video on your phone, the wheel...
Some questions get asked a lot here at CoolSmartphone. One in particular gets asked almost every day, "How do I use two SIM cards in one phone". You may have seen some batteries for handsets made by Nokia which include a second slot for adding that ex...
Some Motorola Q news now - meet the Motorola Q Norman. Yes. Norman. Possibly the stangest name for a phone ever, this is a restyled Motorola Q with a new keyboard with larger, flatter keys plus some new shortcut buttons. But wait.. the front of the ha...
Pantech have just signed a deal with Orange to supply 3G handsets in France. Although this, the U4000, is not a Windows Mobile handset, it does mean that Pantech will now become an official supplier of handsets to Orange. Regular readers may remember ...
The Cingular 8525 has been officially announced today. It's to become the first UMTS/HSPDA-enabled Pocket PC phone in the USA and will operate on Cingulars' BroadbandConnect network giving average download speeds between 400-700Kbps. Powered by Window...
Regular visitors will probably be aware that the search system in the downloads area has been broken for a while. Last night I decided that it needed fixing, so I went to a mates' bonfire party and got completely leathered and stopped out until 4.30. ...
Blimey, Dopod are on a roll. They've already got the M700 and P800W plus the C800 too. Now they're adding another handset and it's HTC Excalibur we're seeing as the T-Mobile Dash in the USA. Dopod are calling this the Dopod C720W and it can be seen he...
Some of you may have heard about the Digg.com website. It's all about user powered content. Every article on digg is submitted and voted on by the digg community. We've now added "Digg this" links to all our stories so, if you like something, you just...
Last night my mate found this old picture of me from a trip to Ibiza years back. I've got mental hair, I look about 12 years old and I'm thin. Sure, it's an embarrassing photo but I figured I'd post it to promote a new section in the …
Hello hello, what's this in the o2 Business store? Why it's the o2 XDA Graphite we saw just the other day from ASUSTek. Wait a minute though, o2 UK appear to be calling it the IQ. We're confused. Isn't this the o2 XDA IQ ? We saw the …
Virgin Mobile have started their advertising campaign for the Virgin Lobster 700TV with Pamela Anderson checking out the latest TV as she lounges next to the pool. The full advert, for those of you who haven't seen it, is available here (direct link) ...
We exclusively revealed the Vodafone v1210 over a month ago. It's a Smartphone, yep - a fully fledged Smartphone and it's coming to Vodafone UK very soon indeed. As with most Vodafone handsets it'll have two names. This is the Vodafone v1210, aka the ...
Having thr ability to watch live TV on your phone seems to be the "in thing" right now. We've just reviewed the Virgin Lobster 700TV and now Gigabyte are showing this g-Smart i200 Pocket PC phone in Asia plus many other cool devices, some even let you...
We all know that data costs money. If you're going to browse whilst on the move then you'd better get the right tariff first. It can also be even more costly when making or receiving voice calls abroad. A simply train ride through the Eurotunnel to Fr...
Yes, it's true. I've actually recorded a podcast. Again I've recorded this whilst driving back from work and it's crammed to the rafters with the latest Windows Mobile news including more on our latest reviews. You can also got information on the very...
We were lucky enough to attend the Orange Partner Camp earlier this year and we had a really educational and fun time. You can join in too because there's another one just next week and you can still sign up if you're quick. Held from October 23rd –...
The new version of Firefox is now available for preview here. Although not really relating to Windows Mobile, this is a web browser you should be aware of. Many may have seen Internet Explorer 7 and the various parts it "lifted" from earlier versions ...
It looks like UK operator Orange are trying to claw back some of the customers who've move to the T-Mobile Web 'n Walk packages with this offer. The T-Mobile deals are low in price and high in data allowance and they're proving to be fairly seductive ...
EngadgetMobile have bagged themselves a T-Mobile Dash - the HTC Excalibur we first saw back in August. It'll be appearing on T-Mobile USA from October 25th and will sell for $350 without contract, $250 with a 1 year contract or $199 with two years. En...
Sure, you've seen reviews of the latest handsets knocking around the internet. Let's face it though, they're all rubbish compared to this. This is the king of reviews. This is the review to end all reviews. Can you guess what we're reviewing ? It's am...
Check this wotsit out. This small pouch could be the answer to your power problems should you find yourself away from a power source. It's ideal for the glove box, back-pack or travelling bag. The Mobcharger is an instant and disposable phone charger ...
Engadget have a few snippets on the new Windows Mobile handsets coming from Cingular USA. First is the Cingular 8525 which we know here in Europe as the Orange SPV M3100 / T-Mobile MDA Vario II etc etc. It's missing a face-pointing camera but it shoul...
I'm still out in the USA right now. I'm learning that pretty much every mobile phone here simply has to be a flip phone and that in-built walkie-talkie-facilities are also pretty widespread. A service that's available here is called YouMail.com. Simpl...
The Cingular 3125 is a fantastic Smartphone. Slim, sexy, smooth and powerful, it's the hot new flip-phone from Cingular USA. If you're in the USA you can take advantage of this hot offer and get the 3125 for only $49.99 after rebates. It comes equi...
The HTC Excalibur has already shown up as the o2 XDA Cosmo in Germany. It's also going to appear on T-Mobile too and indeed we spotted it sporting T-Mobile colours some time back however Engadget have now firmed up details on what will be the T-Mobile...
