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The Compact III isn't your average Pocket PC phone. If you buy one people may still "think" it's a normal PDA but wait - it's far more than that. First up there's the control mechanism. When I first heard that it came with a trackball I ...

Built by HTC and originally named the Herald this is the HTC P4350. It's slimmer than other similar devices, such as the Orange SPV M3100 or T-Mobile Vario II and now the QWERTY sliding keyboard slides out from the opposite side. It'll be appear...

In November 2002 Orange launched the original SPV. At the same time a small page cropped up devoted to it. This single page grew into a site called CoolSmartPhone.com. As we've moved on, so have Orange and the SPV range. Orange brought us the first Wi...

Outside The outer skin of the Orange SPV M600 looks like rubber, however it feels like steel. The bold "M600" logo on the top left and the "SPV" in the centre suit the unit well and give it a understated yet space-age feel. The c...

I was very impressed with this product. I've had many "plug 'n go" kits for other mobile phones in the past and I've always ended up binning them because I'm shouting at the cigarette lighter or the speaker volume is wrong, or something else. This didn...

Well, here it is - the first ever Full Car Kit for the Orange SPV. I managed to get one of these and install it. You'll see that I'm using it with my Tanager Smartphone, but this product has been designed with the Orange SPV in mind.Anyway, I …

The E200.. What is it ? Well, for those who don't know what a Smartphone is, it's basically a phone which is based on the Windows Mobile Operating System. This phone can play MP3's, it'll syncronise with your PC so all the contacts you have on your co...

My first impressions of this handset are good. It's fast, the refresh on the camera is much better, the battery lasts blinkin’ ages, it’s well built, it has a completely flat screen.   Then I start using it.. and still, things are good. It’...

Yes, you're probably all getting tired of hearing about this now, but hey - it's the truth. Android is continuing to grow at a quite alarming rate. New numbers from Gartner show that the OS has grabbed a 17.2% market share - just behind RIM with 18.2%...

When the Kin devices launched in April we already knew a little bit about them. Previously known as "Project Pink" these were "social phones" to let children, teenagers and twenty-somethings share their life and thoughts with friends. They launched in...

Co0kie's Home Tab seems to be growing in popularity. It's a HTC Sense tweak which offers extended quicklinks and appointments plus other useful stuff. You can now get up to 4 appointments on the home tab, an optional call history button and configurab...

Sony Ericsson have just announced the "Aspen" which looks to be the "Faith" we saw earlier. It's the first phone to use the new finger-friendly Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and packs a QWERTY, 3.2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), stereo speakers, FM...

Android is quickly gaining favour with many manufacturers and, unfortunately for Windows Mobile, new Android handsets are now appearing with alarming regularity. Androphones.com have published a render of the rumoured Galaxy 2. Specs include a speedy ...

Last month some blurry shots of an interesting Motorola phone appeared. It had a strange folding mechanism which meant that the QWERTY keyboard ended up on the outside of the phone when closed. Today, at CES, Motorola made the BACKFLIP official. Like ...

Well, it's that time of year again. A big HTC leak has just hit the web and it shows what appears to be the Q1 / Q2 Global Roadmap from T-Mobile. There's a stack of goodies in here, including an Android handset with a numeric keypad (look Ma, …

With so much news and expectation surrounding Windows Mobile 7 it's easy to forget the continuing improvements that seem ro be happening to Windows Mobile 6.5. Yet more shots have appeared, this time from istartedsomething.com, and they show a slightl...

You may have seen the leaked builds of Windows Mobile 6.5, you may even have installed it, but during our time with the Touch2 we finally got time see the official release. We've detailed our thoughts on the new OS within the review. In short, the han...

Announced in Singapore this is the LG-GM730. Billed as the "friendly phone", it uses Windows Mobile 6.1 and is controlled with the LG 3D S-Class User Interface. This UI alone is worth a look, so check this video of it in action. Smooth eh? check out t...

Quick, before you all go home, there's just time to tell you a bit more about our survey results. Loads of you responded and we wanted to know what you'd like to see more of. What are Windows Mobile handsets missing? The results ? In the top spot …

Meet the o2 Joggler. Regular readers will know that sometimes we take a look at interesting new gadgets and gizmos, so we'll be reviewing this o2 fridge-door-replacement device very soon. Unveiled just a few days back it's actually an OpenPeak OpenFra...

The the new version of Winterface has just been announced. 1.2 brings bug fixes and extra features including automatic start on reboot, Bluetooth switch, enhanced battery status, favourites and orientation switch with the navigation pad. You also get ...

If you read about Opera Mobile 9.5 recently you may, like me, have downloaded this whizzy new browser and tried it out. There were, however, a few bugs, and some have recommended NetFront as an alternative. For me, I noticed one very painful bug when ...

This is the Orange Liveradio. It'll give you the ability to listen to internet radio stations easily and has a "drag and drop" function to let you create favourite stations. Costing £99.99 it'll connect to your WiFi router and update itself on the fl...

Shiv Bijlani has created this little app which plays an MP3 or playlist of your choice at a predefined time. MP3 Alarm is completely free and a great alternative or supplement to the inbuilt alarm system within Windows Mobile. Get it here and have a p...

Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.1 officially just the other day but, if you're anything like me, it's best to see it in action. The Windows Mobile Team Blog have a great 40 minute video showing some devices running the new OS. vThere's a look at ...

Got a Windows Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile Standard / Non-touch screen) ? You do? Good. Want to download a free tool that'll create a fake call to your phone as a way to escape boring meetings or events? Err... You do? Blimey, you're a strange lo...

We'd heard rumours, but now it's here in the flesh. This is the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, running Windows Mobile 6 Pro. Yes, you read that right - a Sony Ericsson running Windows Mobile. Just one more time for my own sanity.. it's a Sony Ericsson with ...

Last month I got well and truly stuck with what seemed like a simple request. Just how do you get the text message sound to repeat? Sure, there's a "Repeat" option on Windows Mobile Professional, but you'll find that it's permanently greyed out and t...

So you've got your shiny new Windows Mobile phone. The first thing you'll probably want to do is customise your phone with ringtones, a new colour scheme and a personalised backdrop. Ringtones are particularly tricky, because you'll quickly find yours...

Now that the o2 webdesigners have decided that the newest o2 handset isn't named after an alcoholic beverage, it's been reviewed over at 4winmobile.com... "I've been honoured to have the Stellar in daily use since early September (thanks O2) and I'm ...

This is the 3rdiSecure Camera. It works with your mobile phone to alert you if an intruder enters your home or office. After receiving the camera you simply register with 3rdi for airtime use and access to your account. The 3rdiSecure Camera uses bot...

CoolSmartphone moderator Beau Chambers has news on Efficasoft GPS Utilities. This app delivers real-time map navigation, a digital compass, speedometer and alarm plus much more. Available for the Pocket PC (Windows Mobile Pro) you can use this with a ...

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...

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...

Crickey, this is a bit good. Check out findsounds.com. You just bung in a word and it'll crawl the t'interweb to find an audio file to match. I've just tried it with the word "beer" and found stack of different beer sounds. To use just click this the...

This is BugMe! for the Pocket PC. It's a post-it-note-type-application which lets you scribble on your Pocket PC screen and be reminded later. You can either draw directly into the note pad or import pictures, photographs or even take screenshots of a...

Tam emailed in (some time ago, sorry about that, I'm catching up on email again!) about this AT&T research site. We've actually mentioned this some years ago however Tam has taken it to another level.. "The above link will enable you type in text, he...

Our download section is crammed full with useful stuff, but please don't forget to upload too! We're looking for WAV or MP3 format ringtones (around 30 seconds), SMS tones, email and alarm tones plus backdrops and videos. To submit you just need to cl...

Efficasoft GPS Utilities is now available for the Smartphone. It's a "complete GPS navigation and mapping solution" which will guide you when travelling, hiking or driving. It features an overview of your GPS data, a graphical satellite display, two-m...

In May we showed you a new piece of software called Gentimer which includes several configurable alarms, a stopwatch, timers and world time with maps. It brings a much more advanced alarm-system to the Smartphone which is far better than the lacklustr...