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Unbelievably, over the weekend, the amount of people registered here at CoolSmartPhone.com hit an amazing 100 thousand. Good gawd.. I'm just blown away! CoolSmartPhone.com is two and a half years old now and I am still shocked daily at the size it's g...

Yes, we've mentioned this funky virtual keyboard before, but still no accessory dealer has sent us a free one... :) :) :) so we're gonna mention it again.. :) Nah, I'm only joking - I forgot to mention (thanks to Milo for the tip) that you can purch...

There were rumours that the T-Mobile SDA, which is a tweaked version of the Orange SPV C500, was NOT coming to the UK. However, it appears that (as we mentioned in this earlier article), T-Mobile are really behind this handset and have great plans to ...

The C500 is cropping up everywhere at the minute, so it's good to see that our friends at SmartPhoneAddOns.com are starting to sell various SPV C500 accesssories here. One that caught my eye was this Krussel case. Krussel have a good name in top-qual...

Remember how I said we had big news? Well - here it is, the T-Mobile SDA. What a great few weeks it's been for the Microsoft Smartphone! A tweaked version of the HTC Typhoon (the Orange SPV C500), known as the HTC Feeler appeared, as did the innovativ...

The UK has now got its first "Push To Talk" service, courtesy of Orange. Although at present it's only available on the Treo 600 handset, it's a great new service which will be rolled out to other handsets soon (no news on Windows Mobile ones though)....

We've reached a little landmark today folks. This article is the 1000th news item we've posted... ... ish. I say "ish" 'cus there were quite a few other items posted on the old version of the site here (oooo - Frontpage-tastic!). This is the 1001st p...

There's some great news around today, including this PPCW.net article which confirms O2's intention to launch the Motorola MPx220 handset. We're also getting news that MPx220's are arriving in AT&T Wireless distribution centres and will be made avail...

Over at MSMobiles.com they're reporting on the Smartphone-web.com article which tells of the worldwide availablility of the Orange SPV C500 for development - it's going to cost about 253 quid, which is 374 Euro.Strangely Jacek @ MSMobiles claims in hi...

This time last week you may have been forgiven for thinking that there weren't that many models of Windows Mobile handsets out there. Just a week ago we only knew that the Orange SPV C500 was hitting a high-street near you pretty soon. The Motorola MP...

Hey everybody! Just got a Silicon Power 1 Gig SD card for use with my O2 Xphone, and guess what? It works like a charm - no problems, no hiccups, no nothing! Just wanted to share my findings. Maybe it will be useful for those with the same …

I've been in PHP / MySQL hell over the past few days (it'll never catch on, I tell ya), so it's good that Tam Darcy emailed in to distract me. My spies are already telling me that there's a LOT more Orange C500 handsets about now and bigger …

Following on from this earlier story, I've finally got my arse into gear and completely fixed the CoolSmartPhone.com XML News Feed. You may remember me saying, "I'll get that fixed in a bit", way back in 2002. Well, now it is - and I've sorted it so i...

The Sun newspaper is a UK tabloid and it regularly brings us some hard-hitting stories such as Cleavage Week or some crazy people bringing up dolls as their own children. Today they've got a review of the Windows Mobile powered MiTAC Mio 8390 here. Al...

Contrary to reports at MSMobiles.com The MPx220 is not being dismissed as a possible handset by Orange. You can read this MoDaCo.com thread about the whole deal. This was reported earlier (that it had been dropped by Orange) on other websites.

You may have heard about the TCL e777 - well, Phonemag and Mr MSMobiles.com have spotted that TCL's upcoming e777 Windows Mobile Smartphone is now being shown around in China. It's got a rotating megapixel camera but alas no bluetooth. It's a dual-ban...

Back in November 2002, when I started this site - I promised that I'd get the news feed working. However, I never did. Yes, it's taken me almost 2 years to get around to fixing this ! :) The XML feed can be viewed in an RSS Reader …

There's a hunt on across the UK for the Orange SPV C500. It appears that the best place to get them at the moment is in Orange Direct Shops, which you'll find on any high street. To find your local shop and bag an Orange SPV C500, just …

Mitesh Patel emailed in about the infamous hi-tech keyboard that projects a full QWERTY keyboard on any flat surface. It's nice, and we'd like to see if this would work on the Smartphone with appropriate drivers.. :) It's been much talked about for a ...

According to this Digitimes article, the MPx220 is still on its way. In Tokyo the new range of Motorola Smartphones were shown to reporters. It included a couple of Linux based smartphones (the A768i and A780) and one Windows-based one.. the Motorola ...

As you may know by now, Orange officially started the sales of the SPV C500 handset yesterday (see "read more" for full press release), and you can either get details from this Orange Shop page or from our friends at FoneTastic. So what else do you ne...

Yet again there's some fierce price wars going on for SD cards. This time, with the launch of Windows Mobile handset utilising MiniSD cards, we have some good offers on MiniSD cards. EBuyer.com now appear to be leading the way, with this 256Mb MiniSD...

Some really, really cheap MiniSD cards here at JetMedia for your Orange C500. You can also buy cheap "normal size" SD cards for other Windows Mobile phones at JetMedia. Gordon McLean emailed in to say... "I got a 256MB MiniSD Card for £28.99 (£...

Silver or Black ? Well, to get the silver you'll need to be a little bit special... Eric emailed in to say.... "Ok, thought I’d answer the mystery about the silver SPV C500…yes it is going to be available on Orange UK. However, only to customers...

I'm not personally rushing my review of the Orange SPV C500. I'm not going to do any guesswork either, so I'm using this phone daily and making sure that every bit of it is tested. MMS, Text, Email, Camera, Video, browsing, bluetooth, the works.Expect...

Matt Gough has just emailed me... "I went into the Orange shop in Leeds city centre today, to ask when the C500 will be available. To my surprise the assistant said 'It's in next Wednesday (18th Aug), we received a demo one today though, do you want...

You may remember our earlier story about the Sandisk Wifi SD card, which is apparently compatible with the Compal AR11 Smartphone. Now, we asked Sandisk if it's work with the E200, and they said surprisingly - yes, it does. We know that it doesn't wor...

For those of you who are interested in the Orange SPV C500, we're hearing that they're currently arriving in the Orange Warehouse - so they'll be on the way to stores next week. Here at CoolSmartPhone.com there'll be a full C500 review incredibly shor...

MSMobiles.com are reporting here about the departure of Shira Silverman from Waggener Edstrom. She was the PR guru for (amongst other things) Windows Mobile and I've had the pleasure of meeting her a few times. Shira is probably the most energetic, li...

Apparently.. apparently.. the release date for the excellent Motorola MPx220 handset will be September 27th .. which is a Tuesday .. ermm.. well, yeah. Pinch of salt time me-thinks, but PhoneMag.com seem to think that yes, this is definitely when the ...

Monster forum MoDaCo.com have not one, not even two, but THREE brand new SPV C500's to give away. To win you just need to fill in a form, and you'll need to be a UK resident due to the T's and C's of the comp. Don't forget that …

Motorola have recently announced a huge new suite of products and services which they term as "Motorola Makes Seamless Mobility Real". Amongst this news story is news of the MPx220......• Motorola MPx220 -- With seamless access to Pocket Outlook® a...

Our mates at MoDaCo.com are reporting that the Silver version of the SPV C500 WILL be available on the Orange network. This is in addition to the black one we've already seen. This is good news as it gives people a wider choice. Oh, and while we're ta...

I've been, and still am working on the new CoolSmartPhone EasyStart section. Although not quite finished (I've got to tidy up that menu - it looks a tad big), it's a great place for those who've either just purchased a Windows Mobile handset, or for t...

I've had an interesting conversation with Sandisk.. they reckon that one of their SD Wi-fi cards should work with the E200.. Now.. I'm not so sure on this at all, but I asked because they reckon that it works with the Compal handset. Either way, I tho...

It seems that not a day goes by without something being mentioned regarding the MPx220. This time it's PhoneScoop.com, who have some nice clear shots of the handset (expected in October) and some rather worrying news about the splendid MPx100. It woul...

Back in the old days, when there was only one MS Smartphone, there were only a few sites dedicated to it. One of those was a site called SmartPhony.org. This has now grown and developed into Mobinaute.com. They've just informed me about a VERY detaile...

A rather excellent review here at MoDaCo.com of the Motorola MPx220, which is due to appear in a couple of months time. The handset was reviewed by KleinWeder, who designs some bloody fantastic home screens / skins for Windows Mobile Powered handsets....

SmartPhoneThoughts.com have managed to get a Mitac Mio 8390 and have also got a review of it here, along with hi quality pictures and lots of info. I like the fact that you can charge an extra battery on the same cradle - although that usually sends t...

Paris, July 27th, 2004 – SAGEM, a major international player in the field of telecommunications, announced today the launch of its first Smartphone, the myS-7 featuring Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ software for Smartphones, combining the high ...