Digg it and Happy Birthday to Coolsmartphone!

Some of you may have heard about the Digg.com website. It's all about user powered content. Every article on digg is submitted and voted on by the digg community. We've now added "Digg this" links to all our stories so, if you like something, you just...

i-Mate SPL Reviewed

i-Mate are well known for their network free phones. They've previously re-branded HTC devices and sold them on as the i-Mate JASJAM, SPJAS, JAM etc. However, these handsets are now being sourced from elsewhere and this slim TechFaithWireless device, ...

Orange Sat Nav now available

A new sat-Nav system from Orange has been launched today which can be downloaded onto existing handsets. Seen here on the Orange SPV M600 it's priced at £150 excluding VAT and includes the software licence, a GPS receiver with in-car charger and a ca...

Orange SPV C700 a no show?

As an update to our earlier story we've been digging around for news of this handset. On a recent visit to an Orange store there were hardly handsets from the SPV range - just the M3100 and the M600. So where are the new SPV's ? Well, Jason …

ITN Goes live on Virgin Lobster 700TV

As we mentioned earlier in our Virgin Mobile Lobster 700TV review, TV channel "ITN News" was showing up on the Lobster handset but was testing at the time. Now, however, Virgin Mobile have added the 24 hour news channel officially giving you all the l...

Windows Media Player 11 now available

Andy has justed mailed in about the new Windows Media Player 11 which is now available to download. He's used it on his Orange SPV c600 and ActiveSync 4.2. He says.. "When I run Windows Media Player now I can syncronise it to my media files just like …

New area for your photos

Last night my mate found this old picture of me from a trip to Ibiza years back. I've got mental hair, I look about 12 years old and I'm thin. Sure, it's an embarrassing photo but I figured I'd post it to promote a new section in the …

3D Constructo Combat

It's dark, the clocks have just gone back (at least here in the UK) and my "man flu" has kicked in again. Winter... it's rubbish isn't it ? Still, there's a new game out called "3D Constructo Combat" with some great 3D graphics and the ability to play...

o2 IQ Appears on o2 UK Website.. looking a bit different

Hello hello, what's this in the o2 Business store? Why it's the o2 XDA Graphite we saw just the other day from ASUSTek. Wait a minute though, o2 UK appear to be calling it the IQ. We're confused. Isn't this the o2 XDA IQ ? We saw the …

Crossbow for Smartphone appears with an added bonus

Earlier we showed you shots of Windows Mobile "Crossbow" for the Pocket PC. Codenamed "Crossbow" by Microsoft the Smartphone screenshots have now appeared at GPSPassion.com. Sure, it's got the same Vista shine with newly polished homescreen and icons,...

Vodafone Palm Treo 750v Review Online

Many websites write what they call "reviews". Most of the time it's a three paragraph item with an image from the PR company. Let's face it, that's not a review, that's just plain rubbish. We however do things differently. When we do a review it's a p...

o2 XDA Zinc – Yet another ASUSTek handset

Another day and another handset appears from ASUSTek. It's looking more and more like HTC are no longer the primary builders of Windows Mobile handsets. This is the O2 XDA Zinc, known also as the Asus Mars II... hmm.. look familiar at all ? Yup, it's ...

Virgin Mobile 700TV Promo – Pamela Anderson style

Virgin Mobile have started their advertising campaign for the Virgin Lobster 700TV with Pamela Anderson checking out the latest TV as she lounges next to the pool. The full advert, for those of you who haven't seen it, is available here (direct link) ...

o2 XDA Graphite pops up – another ASUSTek handset

PhoneArena.com are reporting in this story that AsusTek, makers of the Vodafone VPA IV we saw just the other day, have just had another very similar model approved. Shown here at the FCC and clearly sporting the o2 logo it'll be called the o2 XDA Grap...

50% off in our software shop

I like saving money. If I can get something for less than I'm happy. I'm not happy for long though, as usually the missus comes home with several shopping bags crammed full of new shoes, tops and other expensive items. Our friends in the software shop...

Vodafone v1210 – VPA IV Approved

We exclusively revealed the Vodafone v1210 over a month ago. It's a Smartphone, yep - a fully fledged Smartphone and it's coming to Vodafone UK very soon indeed. As with most Vodafone handsets it'll have two names. This is the Vodafone v1210, aka the ...

QTek 9000 Now Available on Three

The QTek 9000, which we've reviewed as the o2 XDA Exec and Orange SPV M5000, is now available (at last) on UK netork "Three". The handset, which can be seen on the Three website here, costs from £99.99 and you can Three’s Push Email solution too. T...

New Gigabyte handsets on show

Having thr ability to watch live TV on your phone seems to be the "in thing" right now. We've just reviewed the Virgin Lobster 700TV and now Gigabyte are showing this g-Smart i200 Pocket PC phone in Asia plus many other cool devices, some even let you...

Orange Messenger powered by Windows live

Microsoft and Orange yesterday announced the launch a new instant messenger service that lets people communicate across both Orange phones and regular PC's. It looks like the Orange Messenger software we mentioned earlier will be ditched, and the new ...

o2 slash roaming charges

We all know that data costs money. If you're going to browse whilst on the move then you'd better get the right tariff first. It can also be even more costly when making or receiving voice calls abroad. A simply train ride through the Eurotunnel to Fr...