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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...
Check this thing out - it's the new Parrot MiniKit - a hands-free Bluetooth speakerphone that goes everywhere you do. If you've got a Bluetooth car kit you'll already know how easy it is to make and receive calls without headsets or earpieces, now the...
The guys at NewMobile.com recently had a chat with the guys at LG and had a look at some of their rather sexy new handsets. They all look rather sexy and polished however we were rather drawn to this snippet of info.. "Dirk Jan van Heteren mentioned t...
Bell Canada have now launched the Motorola Q on their CDMA network. Costing $449 without contract, or $249 on a 3 year contract with a $60 data plan or above. Actually I'd like to ask you guys a question. I'm fully aware of the reasons for it, but …
The all-new Smartphones Show is now online here. This latest video podcast includes a hands-on review of the Nokia N73 (that's some non-Windows Mobile thing or other) and the HTC MTeoR which will be arriving soon on Orange as the SPV C700. You can vie...
This is the hipi-220 Windows Mobile 5.0. Whilst it's not a handset you'll see appearing on a major network soon it represents the next "leap" in mobile communications. It's not just a regular "cell" phone but also a SIP VoIP phone too. Using SIP it ca...
Orange have launched a new campaign called “Mod Your Mobile”. It's fronted by Holly Willoughby (hubba hubba hubba) and is a reaction to the way young people today are adapting and personalising their mobile phones, unsurprisingly this trend starte...
Dopod, who are about to get bought-out by HTC, have recently announced two new handsets in Australia. The Dopod 838Pro, shown left, is the same as the Orange SPV M3100 we reviewed whilst the Dopod 595 is the same as the up-coming Orange SPV C700 that ...
If you're in the USA and on Cingular this Frappr.co.uk page may be of assistance if you're looking for 3G coverage. We were emailed by Paul who said... "I wanted to submit this Frappr Cingular 3G availability map in hopes you could post it. Unfortuna...
Seen enough of the Palm Treo 750v yet ? No ? Well here's a bit more. The Windows Mobile-powered Treo will be out on Voda any day (pre-order it here) but NewMobile.nl already have one to play with. They've detailed their first impressions of the handse...
This is the new ultra-portable Garmin Mobile 10. Coming in November it's ideally suited for Smartphone and Pocket PC devices and for those who want to navigate across rought terrain. The full package includes the GPS 10x plus a DVD with City Navigator...
Yesterday Cingular announced the 3125 - their branded version of the super-slim HTC Star Trek. Engadget (who seem to be camped out at the the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment show) have some shots of the Cingular 3125 as it'll appear in the shops. S...
No? You're joking! Not more Windows Mobile phones? Yes, it's true. Here's another one. This is the UTStarcom 6800 which, to be honest, looks like the HTC Hermes (ala the SPV M3100 etc). In fact we presumed it was just the US version of the Hermes, how...
Although it's just a few short miles north of our rather hefty CoolSmartPhone server we're unfortunately not physically in Los Angeles for the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment show. Those who are - namely Engadget - are busy snapping the latest hand...
MobileGadgetNews are reporting that the Cingular 3125 slim flip-Smartphone is available today to business users calling their 611 number. You can, it seems, get the phone direct from their website here or here. The non-camera versions of the same devi...
The ORsIO n725 has been pictured and detailed over at msmobilenews.com. It runs Windows Mobile 5 on an Intel Belverde 524Mhz CPU and has a 2 megapixel camera with flash built in. The ORsIO also has WiFi, FM radio, IR and 192Mb Flash with 64MB SDRAM an...
I was having a read of this MoDaCo post about the new Vodafone v1210 this morning and I thought, "Hmm.. We should do a post on that, but - if we're the biggest, baddest Windows Mobile site around we'll need a picture of it". Just a few minutes …
A quiet news day is just the sort of excuse we need to mention a funny audio file recently submitted to our downloads section. In this phone recording someone threatens to sue Argos - the purveyor of online and catalogue shopping. The caller complains...
Watch out UK, Pamela Anderson is going to advertise a Virgin product (you're having a laugh right?) ;). Yes, Vigin Mobile TV is here. Launched today and due to run on the Lobster 700 handset their new service will carry BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and E4...
You may remember me asking for questions to give to Orange UK. We had a huge response. We had another bucket-load of posts about the Orange customer service story too and it got quite heated. I've got to give Orange credit though because they've actua...
Right I've had it. I've just had the third spam call this week and it's only Wednesday. You know the ones I'm on about.. "Hi, I'm calling from your provider to offer you a special deal on a new Nokia something-or-other." You can't get rid of them. It …
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully implemented a new solution from AMT-SYBEX and T-Mobile to improve travel conditions and enforce traffic regulations more effectively on London’s Red Routes. The 580km stretch of red routes have to be kept ...
Here's another o2 handset in testing. This time it's the o2 Mars and it looks a lot like the HTC Hermes. Packing a 520Mhz Intel CPU, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS (3G) with 64RAM, 128ROM, WiFi, Bluetooth, MiniSD and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard the only thing it se...
o2 seem to be on a mission to take over the solar system with this sneak peek on one of their new handsets. This is a new Smartphone, yes - a Smartphone - called the o2 Jupiter. Little is known about it at the moment, however it looks …
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Our download section is crammed full with useful stuff, but please don't forget to upload too! We're looking for WAV or MP3 format ringtones (around 30 seconds), SMS tones, email and alarm tones plus backdrops and videos. To submit you just need to cl...
I've been with Orange for quite a long time and my talk-plan is no longer available. However, I feel I need to change as the 200 minutes and 200 texts I get monthly don't seem much for the £40-£80 I pay. I wanted to do a quick poll …
MoDaCo have news of the Orange SPV F600. You may remember we spotted this last month - it's the Orange branded version of the iMate Smartflip / HTC Star Trek phone with slim looks and stylish design. In fact, it's got everything that should appeal to ...
Back in April we showed you a QWERTY device from TechFaithWireless which certainly showed promise. Well now it's back in the form of the UBiQUiO 501 on Expansys preorder. It's a Windows Mobile 5.0 powered Pocket PC with a 2 megapixel cam, WiFi, stere...
I've been watching news of the i-Mate JAQ handset surface over the last few days. The device isn't built buy HTC (like the SPV's on Orange, MDA's on T-Mobile etc), rather by a company called Inventec. This device got approved by the FCC back in Februa...
It looks like the HTC Hermes is going to cross the Atlantic to Cingular as the 8525. Seen here in the UK as the Orange SPV M3100, T-Mobile MDA Vario II and Vodafone v1605, XDA-Developers have news that it will land without it's face-mounted camera but...
How would you like to win a huge $500 worth of software for your Windows Mobile device ? You would!? Well, with the help of our friends at Clickgamer you can bag yourself loads of apps and games just by texting a short number. Sure, it'll cost £1.50 …
Mad4MobilePhones have just conducted a survey to find the top 50 mobile phone websites. They began doing their research after China Mobile overtook Vodafone as the biggest mobile phone company in the world last week and there's the obvious variety of ...
