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TV2Phone.com

Bob @ tv2phone.com has pointed me toward his new service, offering live TV streams direct to your MS Smartphone. Just browse to tv2phone.com and click on music, news or whatever and bingo!Some streams work in the cradle (saving your GPRS charge!) - th...

AT&T Moto Trouble?

Firstly it was noticed by Pocket PC in the microsoft.public.smartphone newsgroup and now msmobiles.com have picked up on it too. Yes it appears that there may be a bit of a security worry in the AT&T model of the Motorola MPx200 Smartphone. It relate...

Orange GPRS changes

Ohhhh .. well, I've had quite a few emails about this - and I had a letter about it myself yesterday. It seems that Orange are to change their GPRS packages. On the good side, (depending on package) you will now get 3MB for £4 each month, however …

E200 deals on the web

The E200 release is now right around the corner, so it's worth checking out the deals on offer. This one, from One Stop Phone Shop, is well worth considering. You can get the phone for 34.99, 200 minutes of crossnetwork calls - anytime. 2000 free text...

Hosting…

As you guys know, this site is hosted on its own server and is taking up quite a bit of bandwidth. However, I've now reached.. a problem, shall we say. Basically I need some hosting, and sharpish. I've asked this before, and had lots of generous offer...

MustHaveMoto

The Motorola MPx200 is featured on page 43 of the Orange Magazine (the new edition with the gorgeous Keira Knightley on the front). There's also a feature on the new Orange Store in Buuuuurrrminum Bull Riiing (that's Birmingham's new Bull Ring Store f...

Boom! Nokia goes bang!

After yet more reports of exploding batteries on Nokia mobile phones, with Nokia saying, "Nuffin to do with us, it's your dodgy third-party batteries". Belgian consumer watchdog "Test-Aankoop", reckons that's not strictly true. Some of Nokia's own bat...

Cool cases!

Check out these cool cases from InnovaCases.com - they're very cool. Currently we can only see cases for the Tanager (E100, Smart Amazing Phone) but there will no doubt be more to come for other MS Smartphones! More details - here (InnovaCases.com)

Verizon Launch the i600

To go along with Verizons' range of Samsing SPV-i600 accessories is now the phone, announced officially just a few minutes ago in the press release below...For more about the phone - check out this Verizon Wireless info page. VERIZON WIRELESS, SAMSUNG...

E200 Q&A

Paul over at MoDaCo.com is hosting a live chat for those of you thinking of buying the E200. You can ask questions on what it can do, and how well it works - or pretty much whatever comes to mind! Paul says... "The brand spanking new Orange E200 …

e100 – Gone!?

Orange appear to have removed the SPV e100 from their site. Now there's the e200 only. I've had quite a few emails about this - all with a familiar theme... here's just one of them... "I'm really annoyed about how Orange are treating their customers....

Voyager review at PPCW

PPCW.net have a review of the SPV E200, which is to be sold from PPCW.net as the PPCW.Net i-Mate Smartphone2. This handset is better known as "HTC Voyager", and includes Bluetooth and an integrated camera. It is greatly anticipated, and will have the...

My Motorola MPx200 !

OK - I have a secret that I can't hold in any more. I have a Motorola MPx200. I've had one since Friday now and I have to admit that I'm very, very, VERY impressed with this handset. This handset has not only got great looks and design, …

Get busy with the E200

Check out the 3D E200 here! You can grab it, spin it round and zoom in on it too. Get ready for the real thing, which should now be right around the corner. Don't bother getting other people Christmas presents yet - it's time to treat yourself first! …

E200 – Nov 17th?

We're getting info that November 17th is the release date for the SPV E200. This ties in with what's been said by Orange online, who confirm that it'll be November 17th. Also this page at ShopForPhones.co.uk states the 17th too. :) We're also seeing...

Comments system deleted

Due to continual abuse, people advertising porn pages, people offering to SIM unlock and network unlock phones etc etc. I have now removed the comments system, which allowed you guys to add your feelings to articles and news. Apologies for this. I ha...

Compal to produce another MS Smartphone!

DigiTimes.com reports today that Compal Communications - who produced the developer Smartphones and early MS Smartphone handsets in the US (including the Red-e phone) are now due to mass produce second smartphone in the third quarter of 2004. Company...

E200 – With the correct image – now on Orange Shop site!

Here's the E200 on the Orange Shop site - with the correct image! It's fantastic news, as we await the release of this handset - just a year after the original SPV appeared in the UK. While we're on the subject - the last few days have been …

E200 First Impressions

Over at Smartphony.org there's some juicy gossip about the new handset from Orange - the SPV E200. This is gonna be the big daddy in the Microsoft Smartphone world. An integrated camera, bluetooth and Windows Mobile 2003... boom! Check out this trans...

MPx200.org Prizes!

To celebrate the debut of the MPx200 and the launch of MPx200.org, they are giving away a huge pile of great prizes! So far there are 46 copies of 18 different software titles and some surprise goodies to be given away just about every four days over ...

8380 Unlock it!

Another "tweaked" MiTAC Mio image has appeared here and you can grab it direct target=_blank>here at mobilejoe.de. This allows you to run any and all applications. Whilst it's completely unofficial and unsupported, it'll allow you to run every bit of...

E200 on Orange Shop

The new Orange SPV E200 is now on the Orange Shop website - click here to see the range. You can see further details here and you can get the full specs here. As I write, the image of the E200 handset shown on the Orange website appears …

MPx200 on loadsa networks!

The November issue of the Phones4U catalogue has this offer on the Motorola MPx200 inside. It's a bit cheaper than the earlier mentioned "Sky Buy" offer, but now you can get it on all major mobile networks in the UK provided you stump up the necessary...

Moto MPx200 – £9.99 !

Beat this one..I've found a website thats selling the MPx200 for £9.99 on a "YourPlan120" (£25.00 a month)The address is ....http://www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk  ....select the Orange network on the right hand side of the homepage then the MP...

AT&T Moto Official Launch

You've already expressed interest in the Motorola MPx200 Smartphone.And now you're among the first to know that it's available atattwireless.com/smartphone. The Motorola MPx200 Smartphone with Windows Mobile™ so...

E200 for sale on ebay!

I've just found an orange SPV E200 for sale already on ebay ! This isn't something I'm selling I just spotted it. Its a bit pricey but I suppose to some its worth being the first E200 owner! Click to view it here! The seller seems to think …

Orange gets busy!

Orange is gearing up for a hectic November. With a massive worldwide advertising campaign, which begins here in the UK and France next week. Plus the launch of the SPV E200 and Motorola MPx200 handsets hopefully next week to co-incide with this, Orang...

The XPhone – o2’s New Smartphone.. not in Europe though!

Although the Myo2Smartphone.com website hasn't been updated for a while, take a look at this baby (right) over at myxda.com. In just a few days we'll learn a lot more about the "XPhone" - which is the HTC Voyager phone AKA the Orange SPV E200. Yes, o...

Can you do me a favour??

OK guys, as you all know this site takes ... well, a lot of bloody work. We're talking several hours a day. :) So I need a bit of help.The articles section, which holds most of the stuff I've written about the Smartphone, needs a bit of a …

Unlock your MiTAC Mio!

At last, a "proper" unlocking method has been announced and is now ACTIVE here at the MiTAC website. We've seen a few "unofficial" builds of the MiTAC's software coming out on the internet, but this is the official way of unlocking your MiTAC so that ...

Orange leaps forward

Orange has pushed it's ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) up to achieve revenues ahead of expectations. This is thanks, in part, to devices like the MS Smartphone. Orange said revenues in the three months to September 30 had risen 8.1% to 4.7 billion eu...

MPx200.org

You may think it a little crazy of me to be plugging other "competing" websites, but you'd be wrong - the more the merrier, as it benefits the Smartphone community! Today MPx200.org appeared on my screen. It's run by Sean from the USA, and he's just ...

Moto Review at MSNBC

MSNBC.com has done a pretty good review of the Motorola MPx200. Yes, yes I know.. you're all sitting there going, "I can't bloody buy one yet! AGGHHH!!!!".. but hey, it's coming soon, so you can get a good idea of what to expect. :) Click here for th...

Sky Buy selling the Motorola MPx200 – SIM FREE in the UK!

In the latest edition of the the Sky Magazine there's an advert for the Motorola MPx200, being offered here at "Sky Buy". The handset, which can also be seen here, is said to be available in one week, and has a price tag of £425.00 - that's about …

Chat added

Thanks to Paul over at the worlds best Smartphone forum, MoDaCo.com, I've now stuck a link in to their online chat! You can now chat live to people by simply clicking "Chat" on the left panel. Give it a try. Click me to chat!

Moto’s new chip

It looks like Motorola are getting pretty serious now. A new chip, called the MXC, has been announced which should help push the Smartphone forward by miles. Motorola say that the MXC is based on the ARM core (which a lot of MS Smartphones use), and ...

MPx200 Bargains in USA!

Thanks in part to the fact that there just isn't the same level of penetration in the USA yet, mobile phones are cheap and there's a heap of options for new subscribers.Microsoft mogul Neil Enns, the Smartphone Scientist, noted this magificent offer f...

Screenshot preview added

Thanks to Arthur Konze, I've now implemented a new feature on the downloads section that'll allow you to see a preview screenshot of what you're downloading! Hurray!! :) This has been a long time coming, and I know a lot of you have been asking to se...

Whoops…

As you may have seen, coolsmartphone.com vanished last night. This was due to various boring reasons that I won't go into, but I want to thank everyone who's sent donations and offered hosting / help etc. On a personal note, I'm moving into our first ...

Calendar bit added

You may have noticed a new addition on the left-side of the site today. This is a calendar, where you can add events and important dates. I've stuck a couple in to get it started - like the birthday of this site on November 1st 2003. Hurra! We …