Category: HTC (Windows Phone)

XDA Cosmo Announced by o2 Germany

Another handset announced by the boys at o2 Germany is the o2 XDA Cosmo. Yup, it's our old friend the HTC Excalibur - soon to show up also on T-Mobile USA as the "Dash". It's got WiFi, Bluetooth, 1.3 Megapixel camera and of course that full QWERTY key...

XDA Orbit Announced by o2 Germany

About a month ago we mentioned that a well-known network was going to pick this device up, then last week we kinda spilt the beans a bit so it's no surprise that o2 Germany has today announced the device as the o2 XDA Orbit. The XDA Orbit will …

Orange SPV C700 appears in catalogues

Hello, hello! Look what's in the September issue of the Orange catalogue. Yep, it's the hot new Orange SPV C700 3G-enabled Smartphone. Quoted as having a MiniSD card plus 128Mb internal memory and a 1.3 Megapixel camera it's on page 21 of the Orange "...

HTC Libra – Hot new QWERTY that looks like a phone!

After a rather embarassing drunken mistake last night (I'll tell you lot later) it's another morning of handsets, handsets and even more handsets. This is the HTC Libra, soon to be released as the UTStarcom 5800 and it's another Windows Mobile device ...

o2 XDA Stealth – More pictures and specifications

More pictures and a preview of the o2 Stealth we mentioned yesterday have now appeared on the internet. Popping up on CNet Australia the news is that this will appear towards the end of this month down under with then perhaps a roll out across other t...

o2 XDA Stealth shows up on the radar

You have to love the FCC. They spend all day testing the latest handsets making sure they don't fry your brain, then they go and plonk pictures on the internet for all to see. Fantastic work. This time it's a new Pocket PC phone with a slide-out numer...

Black Diamond Smartphone

If you've recently won the lottery or split from a very rich pop star then you could be in the market for a $300,000 (£161,000) Smartphone. Engadget now have some real shots of the Black Diamond Smartphone which runs Windows Mobile 5.0 with an Intel ...

o2 XDA Cosmo Review

It's had more names than Puff Daddy and now there's a review of it here. The HTC Excalibur, recently launched by the HTC commercial guys as the HTC S620 is to be known as the o2 XDA Cosmo and Arne at TheUnwired is lucky enough to have one …

HTC Announce four new handsets

HTC have just announced a stack of handsets in this press release. Although they're "new" regular Coolsmartphone visitors will be pretty familiar with these already. They've announced four new handsets and they've all got new HTC names too. First up i...

Calling all Orange SPV M3100 owners !

Got an Orange SPV M3100 ? Could you guys try something for me ? I thought it was just me having this issue, but after scouring out feedback forum it appears that others have too. The issue appears to be when browsing certain sections of the Orange Wor...

HTC Artemis spotted as T-Mobile Compact III

More on that HTC Artemis today and it looks like T-Mobile will be picking it up. It'll be called the T-Mobile MDA Compact III and comes with GPS, 2 Megapixel camera, Bluetooth, IR and MiniUSB. It runs an TI OMAP 850 CPU with a 200Mhz CPU and gives …

MDA Vario II hits T-Mobile website

Wehay! The T-Mobile MDA Vario II is now showing on the T-Mobile UK website. Just browse to their site, hit "Phones & Plans", then "Phones and Devices" then "Phones & Devices" from the left panel and choose the T-Mobile MDA Vario II from the appropriat...

Orange SPV M3100 Review – Complete!

I did tell you guys that our Orange SPV M3100 review would be completed by Sunday. Well, I fibbed a bit. I was actually a bit ill, but it's far too boring to go into now - plus it involves carrots so it's not nice. Check out the …

o2 XDA Cosmo pictured and under test!

Crickey! Thinks are moving quickly at the minute. First there's blurry photos, then graphics, then scans from a magazine and now.. now there's the real thing courtesy of o2 Germany who've delivered the thing to theUnwired. What is it? It's the o2 XDA...

HTC Artemis and Trinity in the flesh

The .. err.. "Wireless Gentlemans Club" have another scoop, this time it's the HTC Artemis and the HTC Trinity in the flesh. The BengalBoy site has an "interesting" style to it so there's a certain amount of boobies and female flesh on the following l...

T-Mobile Vario II Pics

Whilst trying to finish the Orange SPV M3100 review I got distracted by this post showing the T-Mobile version of the same handset in our feedback forum. amccreath has posted a whole trolley-full of T-Mobile Vario II pictures. He says, "I've had mine ...

o2 XDA Cosmo – the HTC Excalibur coming soon

The new Connect Magazine seems to be carrying this picture of the HTC Excalibur. We've previously seen it with T-Mobile branding however this shows it as the o2 XDA Cosmo. Connect reckon that this should be available in September, or October at the l...

Orange SPV M3100 – Reviewed

At last! My Orange SPV M3100 review is online here! Well.. almost. This is really "part one", I'm on my way to completing "part two" but I didn't want to keep you guys in suspense any longer! Check back tomorrow for the second part, but for now please...

Orange SPV F600 – Is it coming to the UK after all?

Following the MoDaCo news post saying that the F600 apparently isn't coming to the UK there's confusion as this email has started to arrive in inboxes. The email, from Windows Mobile Training here in the UK, states... "The Orange SPV F600 is a sleek ...

Orange SPV M3100 Deals

Well, we're just days away from my Orange SPV M3100 review (I know, I know, but it'll be worth it, trust me). For those who just can't wait we've managed to bag some pretty tremendous deals on this "everything but the kitchen sink" handset. Check them...

T-Mobile Vario II Video review

Techdigest have this "mini review" (mini review = 60 seconds of video and a few questions) of the T-Mobile Vario II. The Vario II has a funky deep red coloured keyboard and a 2 megapixel camera plus it can use the "3G on steroids" HSPDA network offere...

HTC Excalibur shows itself properly

Following earlier graphics and blurry pictures the guys at Geek.com finally have a decent quality picture of the device. Geek.com are impressed with the device and, following more negative reaction to the Motorola Q, they're smelling blood... "The Exc...

HTC Trinity and Artemis in blurry picture shocker

We've seen some blurry pictures in our time but this takes the biscuit! This, apparently, is the first "real" shot of the HTC Artemis we mentioned the other day and the rather stumpy-looking HTC Trinity. Both of these have on-board GPS, WiFi and 2 meg...

HTC 2006 Roadmap online

TyTN, MTeoR, Artemis, Excalibur, Melody, Oxygen, Trinity. Sure, they may sound like members of a crime-fighting team but in reality they all form part of the HTC 2006 Product Roadmap. This has just appeared here at bengalboy.com. Bengalboy has an... "...

HTC MTeoR – First impressions

Neil at Conchango has taken a look at the HTC MTeoR, which we've also seen as the Orange SPV C700. It scores highly on most counts although the battery life appears to let it down with two charges per day needed to keep it going. Also the lack …

Exclusive : T-Mobile UK Launch the MDA Vario II

Earlier we exclusively revealed that T-Mobile UK were to release their version of the HTC Hermes - the Vario II. Now it's out in public with the official press release from T-Mobile UK below. Featuring Windows Mobile 5.0, push-email and using the T-M...

iMate to release HTC Hermes as JasJam

As predicted some time back the new iMate Jasjam is indeed the HTC Hermes. Known elsewhere as the Orange SPV M3100, T-Mobile MDA II etc this is the first time we've seen pictures of the new iMate device complete with branding. Link - i-on.ru

HTC Artemis – GPS-tastic!

With all this talk of the HTC Excalibur you'd think HTC were busy enough, but no. Here's the HTC Artemis which, if my sources are right, could be landing on a very well known UK network very soon. It features Windows Mobile 5 (PPC) running on a TI …

SPV M3100 – Upgrades now being taken?

More news from "the front" regarding that Orange SPV M3100 we've been telling you about. Adam has just put a post up stating that he's managed to get one on upgrade! It seems that Orange have now started to take upgrade orders on this handset so get r...

Orange SPV M3100 Pictures

We've just got hold of some excellent shots of the Orange SPV M3100 handset. Given the level of interest I've published all these shots below. Take a look! Have you managed to get one ? Do you have pictures? Send them in to us or add your comments …

Orange SPV C100 (HTC Oxygen) Review

PocketInfo.nl have published this review of the HTC Oxygen aka the Orange SPV C100. The handset uses the SIM+ technology allowing storage and bonus-content to be shipped with the handset. The machine-translated article also describes the plus-points -...

Orange Announce the SPV M3100

A week ago the Orange SPV M3100 appeared as "coming soon" on the Orange website. Then, just five days later it became available to buy. Strangely Orange have now announced the launch of this handset on their website. The press release, which can be re...

Vodafone v1605 Launch

Following on from the Orange SPV M3100 launch yesterday comes the launch of the Vodafone version. Named the v1605 / Vodafone VPA Compact III it's got all the gubbinns we've talked about on the HTC Hermes devices - 3G / HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0, 2.1 Megapi...

HTC Excalibur 360 shot

First there was a graphic, then a real photo. Now we've got ..err.. a 360 degree look at the the upcoming HTC Excalibur. It's been spotted wearing T-Mobile clothing so this is yet more proof that the HTC QWERTY is on it's way. Link - Engadget Mobile

First : Orange SPV M3100 Now Available!

Blimey! Check out what's just landed on the Orange available handsets page! It's the Orange SPV M3100 and it's.. available RIGHT NOW?!! It's not yet showing as an upgrade but it may be worth giving them a call right now if you're after one! :) I've j...

Exclusive : T-Mobile MDA Vario II coming to UK too

Yes, we've just had it confirmed by T-Mobile UK themselves. Following our earlier story T-Mobile emailed to confirm a UK launch which will be announced shorty. More on this as we get it. Also while I'm here we did have a stack of response to our sugge...

T-Mobile MDA Vario II Arriving Monday in Germany

The T-Mobile MDA Vario II should be out in Germany this coming Monday. The Vario II has undergone a bit of cosmetic surgery since we saw it last and now sports a cool new button layout and coloured keyboard. Giving theoretical internet speeds of up to...

HTC Oxygen gets reviewed

The HTC Oxygen was spotted recently as the Orange SPV C100 and now there's a review of this entry-level Smartphone here. It's in Italian but you can do a machine translation by clicking the appropriate flag on the top right. They've even got some comp...

SPV M3100 hits Orange Website

The Orange SPV M3000 is a great handset. It got released by Orange in most of Europe but not here in Britain. It's appeared on o2 (XDA Mini S), Vodafone (QTek 9100) and T-Mobile (MDA Vario) but Orange UK didn't release it. We got mad. We started a …

HTC Excalibur – Real snap and possible launch for T-Mobile!

Hot on the heels of the HTC Excalibur graphic comes the actual device itself! Here it is running what appears to be a T-Mobile flavoured Smartphone OS. Yes, it looks like T-Mobile are testing this out ready for a possible launch.This blurry shot (whic...