Category: General
It looks like the MPx series will include several models - check out this DigiTimes.com article by Chinmei Sung for info. Motorola is stepping up a gear in the MS Smartphone arena, and have commissioned several makers to build phones for their 2004 r...
I'm still going through the entries for this. I hope you can understand the delay! I have to read and review every single one of the several hundred entries, and we (both I and Orange) are busy deciding who should win. It's a very tricky task, as the …
Interesting! On page 29 of this T-Mobile Germany Motorola info sheet there's info about the much-rumoured Motorola MPx220. It states here that the phone is scheduled for a first half 2004 release, and will come equipped with the Bluetooth an...
Here in the UK, there aren't many places where you CAN'T get a mobile signal. Pretty much everywhere is covered - you can even cross the channel on a ferry and still get a signal. What about tunnels though ? Ahhh!!! You've had it... No network could ...
As I can't make calls at the moment - although to some people I can, others I can't, and the Orange UK Customer Service line appears to be broken too... I guessed there was a bit of a problem with something. Apparently this is due to a HLR …
The much anticipated OS update to the Orange SPV / SPV E100 handset is now finally available. At present this will kill everything held in your IPSM directory though, so you may want to wait until Orange roll out their Backup and Restore tool next wee...
Some exciting news: Microsoft and AT&T Wireless today announced a new resource that will empower US customers of the Motorola MPx200 with a 1-stop mobile-optimized site to get wireless data services, applications, ring tones and more. &...
At long last I've finally posted the E200 Review online. This can be found here. It's taken a while because I wanted to give it a good "work out" before I actually reviewed it. :) Full E200 Review here
Moving in a bit on msmobiles.com's turf is newbie msmobilenews.com - this site has been launched by some MoDaCo members you may well recognise and it's well worth a click. There's some excellent home screens, skins, news and a mobile version of the ...
Things are moving real quick recently. Gizmodo.com is now reporting that the much rumoured Motorola MPx220, which is due apparently February 2003, will support AT&T's new high-speed EDGE data network. The MPx220, an updated version of their MPx200 Sm...
A bit of a busy week this week. With many competition entries to go through, lots of sh*t to do at work, plus stuff to sort out at home and many other bits this week has been a bit "full". :) Added to that I had to move …
Got a camera smartphone? Why not send an MMS to Lycos and get your pictures posted on t'internet? These guys did and.. well, there's some naughty ones there too! Don't forget that you can take a picture with your MS Smartphone and email it in to us...
The XPhone (AKA the E200), which is to be released soon on o2 in Asia, has now had an update to the Myo2XPhone website. You can download a big PDF of a brochure and even see what the box will look like. The phone is scheduled to arrive …
I'm sure you guys will all join me in congratulating webmaster Paul over at the ever-excellent Smartphone forum MoDaCo.com on the birth of his daughter Lucie at 03:29 on Thursday December 4th 2003. Vanessa, Paul and little Lucie Elizabeth O'Brien - w...
Another Smartphone site has joined the internet today, namely SmartPhoneMinds.com - sister site (I believe) of PocketPCMinds.com .. With the Moto and Samsung Smartphones currently crawling their way over America, it's good to see more of a following...
Whilst you can already browse the internet at broadband speeds on your Smartphone (check this article out) with Bluetooth, you will soon be able to do the same with Wi-Fi. Wi-fi tends to confuse most people. Basically, if you splash out 19 quid for b...
Ok ok! :) I've had LOTS of people asking about this competition and when results will be known. Many thanks to everyone who entered! Your entries have been sent directly to the good people at Orange.co.uk, who are sifting through the hundreds and h...
New site www.mobway.com is on the look out for any developers or enthusiasts to drop by and post any Smartphone stuff to www.mobway.com. If you haven't visited it before, be sure to add it to your list!
MobileBurn have posted this very long and detailed review of the MPx200. Although they haven't been totally converted, they have now become firm fans of the handset. In fact they go on to say.... "Up until this point I have not been a real fan of the...
I'll tell you a quick story. It's a bit boring, but it's worth telling you lot. Firstly, I had a bit of a problem with the server that runs www.coolsmartphone.com. We'll say "a bit of a problem" and try and cover up the fact that coolsmartphone.com ha...
See?! You lot thought I was over-cooking it when I stated how good the MPx200 was in this review. Well, now it's backed up once again - this time by David Ludlow from vnunet.co.uk who states.. "Motorola has managed to up the ante on smartphone batter...
We've already reported on "BlueJacking" here but now it looks like being a spammers paradise - at least for people using handsets that can have "Discoverable" Bluetooth turned on (the E200 MS Smartphone tends to die after about 4 hours with this turne...
Contrary to reports, Orange is not pulling the Orange SPV E200. An official statement was forwarded to me today... "STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF SPV E200 BEING WITHDRAWN FROM SALE IN THE UK The SPV E200 is not being withdrawn from sale in the...
The E200, billed to be THE MS Smartphone to have, is getting knocked left, right and centre at the moment. Already there's bugs and terrible, terrible battery life (3-4 hours with Bluetooth "Discoverable" turned on - this compared to about a week with...
As you know we at coolsmartphone.com LOVE the Motorola MPx200. It is, in my mind, probably the best MS Smartphone ever. If you get it on Orange then it'll be locked so you can't run all the juicy free applications and games.. Until now! Check out THIS...
I've been following the E200 news for the last week. Today Paul @ MoDaCo.com reports on the fact that the E200 has only a 4-way joystick, making several games unplayable and therefore effectively incompatible with the E200.
If you've got a Smart Amazing Phone, then check out the SMART Phone upgrade to the new ROM version 1.7.0.13 It includes the MAGIC MSN FIX!!!!!!!! Wooo!! (Where's the Orange one for SPV and E100 ?) Also... - 20 to 30% Extended battery life - Action ...
There's an excellent review by ex-Nokia user Ian Moore right here. A few quotes... "I’ve only had this piece of kit a few days, and I haven’t (yet) had a grudge against it." "Being a SPV-first timer, if the E200’s are like this, what are the f...
The hunt is well under way for E200's and MPx200's from Orange Shops in the UK. We've had a few emails so far, this one from Ian who says... "My box (e200) is sitting here with me, so I'm going to have to play with my beloved SPV …
This BBC News article was spotted by Neil Bird. It would appear that some supposed smart phones (the Nokia 6600, SonyEricsson P900 and the Samsung i600 ar quoted in the article) are just a bit too complex for the average Joe to use. Hopefully with ne...
It looks like the myo2smartphone.com is now also known myxphone.com too, plus there's some new info about the phone (which is a rebadged e200 / HTC Voyager). Unfortunately this isn't coming to Europe as yet and o2 Asia are the only ones releasing it....
I know you lot are champing at the bit, clammering for your MPx200 or your SPV e200. I have many emails asking, "When are they out?" Well, it's tricky with dates - like I'm getting told that deliveries will be arriving Wednesday / Thursday and will be...
Hours and hours and hours of unpaid work on this site does have the odd fringe benefit. This is definitely one of them, for today a parcel arrived containing one of these little beauties... Yes, they are real - and they are coming, and yes.. t...
Ora.co.uk are now selling developers handsets - but not just ordinary handsets, these are brand new Orange SPV E200 handsets! Orange is offering a unique opportunity for developers to purchase SPVs for development purposes. You can purchase an SPV wh...
Yes, yes - I know.. I've mentioned it loads of times, and we've been told lots of dates previously, but just to keep your hopes up and keep that cash in your pocket, I'm now hearing that... A few Orange Shops have confirmed to coolsmartphone.com user...
ORA Ora - the UK's Sole OEM Accessories Distributor for SPV, is set to launch the full range of accessories for the all new e200 over the next two weeks. ORA was established in...
The new legislation kicks in on December 1st 2003 in the UK which makes it illegal to use a hand-held phone whilst driving. Already though, we have confusion. Some police forces have said that wired personal hands-free kits are also illegal, whilst t...
Over at MoDaCo.com is this review by Paul (webmaster). He seems to like it too! Here's a few quotes... "The speed with which the menu appears also gives us a hint as to the greatly improved performance that both the new operating system (based on Win...
Yes folks - you heard it - strange pranksters are actually standing within 10 metres of people with Bluetooth enabled phones and trying to .. ermm.. well.. I don't quite know what they're trying to do really.. I'll leave that up to this young'un (who ...
A very good, very high-quality video (especially if you pay a mere 19 quid a month for broadband) at CNET today, featuring Joni Blecher and Brian Cooley chatting about the Motorola MPx200, the first widespread release in the US of Microsoft's Smartpho...
