Cool free software for your Windows Mobile

It's Christmas so it's an ideal time to mention ChristMassMessage (geddit?). This is a brilliant application which lets you send texts out to groups of numbers. It's something I've been wanting for years from Microsoft but you can now get it free (a d...

It’s not too late for Christmas shopping!

This weekend there'll no doubt be thousands of people running around attempting to get those last-minute Christmas gifts for friends and family. Usually you'll probably end up with something really naff like a pair of socks or a hat and scarf set, but...

Mobile Video solution for Windows Media Center

Do you have a Windows Media Center and a Windows Mobile phone? Yes? Well listen up! Makayama Mobile TV Center lets you watch your recorded Windows Media TV shows on more than 500 mobile devices. Install the software on your Windows Media Center PC t...

HTC Athena appears.. in two parts

Here's the UMPC known as the HTC Athena. Err.. wait.. is it a UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) ? In fact no, it's running Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) and comes with a detachable keyboard. We first started seeing computer generated images of this device a while ...

o2 Graphite Smartphone gets official

The o2 Graphite has now appeared on the seeo2.com website. WiFi and 3G are confirmed, as is the Intel XScale® PXA 270 Processor running at a brisk 416 MHz, a 2 Megapixel camera, secondary face-pointing camera for video calls, flash, 128Mb ROM / 64Mb ...

Sing your own ringtones and make them sound good too!

Most of us will have already suffered the pain of rubbish singers and C-list celebs like Jordan who decide to make their pop songs slightly less awful by pitch-bending and regulating their voices through a computer. Step forth singtone.com, who will m...

T-Mobile MDA Compact III Reviewed

Our T-Mobile MDA Compact III review is now online. Sure, you may have seen reviews before but there's nothing quite like a CoolSmartPhone review. Filled to the brim with pictures, screenshots and movies it also comes with a look into CoPilot too. The...

HTC, Orange and… Google?!

A story in The Guardian suggests that Orange are working with Google on a "Google Phone" allowing web searching and browsing on the move. The multi billion dollar partnership would also involve HTC, who are already well known to Orange for making devi...

Ballistic – Ball potting fun!

Eric has just emailed in about a new game called Ballistic. Available to try or buy (£4.06) you have the deceptively simple task of getting the ball into the pot. To make things a bit trickier you've got moving platforms, explosions, homing missiles ...

PhoneThemes Studio – Create free animated themes

Do you want to get into Today screen or Home screen design? Well, look no further than the PhoneThemes Studio toolkit. Hundreds of people were involved in beta tests for the application so it's already tried and tested. PhoneThemes Studio is a one-sto...

HTC S710 / HTC Vox Details on the web

The HTC Vox - a QWERTY / numeric keypad-combo device - has yet again appeared on the internet. You'll have to excuse the badly placed Smartphone screenshot, however it does tally with previous suspisions of a Smartphone OS... then again, who knows?! W...

Pimp my mobile

You've heard of "Pimp My Ride", well - how about trying "Pimp My Mobile". Rey Flores certainly has, he's added some serious styling to his phones thanks to the rather excellent Kei Stylist. His Windows Mobile handsets have been given the "bling" treat...

Skype 2.2 Beta – Smartphone support and more!

Everybody has heard of Skype. Thanks to Skype I called the UK from Boston and Seattle for hours on end and yet it only cost me about £6. All it took was a Pocket PC and a WiFi connection, however it's now properly available for the Smartphone too. …

Lobster 700TV adds Channel 4 Live

Virgin Mobile Lobster 700TV owners will now be able to enjoy Channel 4 Live. Previously only available in "bite size" edited chunks, Channel 4 will add to the existing BBC One*, ITV1, E4 and ITN News. There's already some fantastic offers available on...

Free Game for Windows Mobile – Snowed in 5 – Flaked Out

I'm guessing that a lot of alcohol was consumed in the making of this new promo video from our friends at ClickApps and ClickGamer, however we're prepared go with it because they're promoting "Snowed In 5 - Flaked Out". It's now available for Windows ...

Virgin Mobile Lobster 700 TV phone – now get it for FREE!

Remember how we told you how cheap the Virgin Mobile Lobster 700TV was ? Well, how about getting it for absolutely nothing ?! Yup, on the Virgin £25 contract or above you get the phone for absolutely nothing but wait - even if you want just the £20 …

The T-Mobile MDA Compact III Challenge

I have a slight dilema. Granted it's not your "every day" dilema, however I'm going to try and turn it into a very useful article for you guys. The problem? Well, take a look at the picture. I now have not one, but two T-Mobile MDA Compact III …

Want a Smartphone? Eat me!

The guys at software shop Pocketland.net have a rather interesting new product on their books - it's a Marziphone! Yup, it's mobile and edible ! This is better than any Chocolate phone - 100 grams of pure marzipan from Lübeck marzipan maker J.G. Nied...

Gadget Apps Ringtone Manager released

GadgetApps have just released GA Ringtone Manager. For just £3.02 you can get this easy-to-use program which lets you add, change or remove ringtones on your Smartphone. MP3, WMA, WAV or MIDI files are supported as ringtones plus you can also tweak y...

TomTom on the MDA Compact III?

I've had quite a few emails and there's already been some questions in the forum about this. Let's imagine the scene - you've had a Pocket PC for a while and you've gone out and purchased TomTom for it. Then, some months later, you upgrade to the T-Mo...