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 …

Cingular 3G Coverage Frappr

If you're in the USA and on Cingular this Frappr.co.uk page may be of assistance if you're looking for 3G coverage. We were emailed by Paul who said... "I wanted to submit this Frappr Cingular 3G availability map in hopes you could post it. Unfortuna...

MSN Messenger on the Orange SPV M3100 etc

Today I wanted to get MSN Messenger on the Orange SPV M3100. We've heard about the new messaging software on the way from Orange however it's still not here and I want to chat to friends with non-Windows phones who do have Messenger. (Grrr!). Yes, fo...

Sniper – Bluetooth file manager and jacker

Sick of being the only person in the pub who can't send and receive stuff over Bluetooth properly ? Well yes, we are too. Whilst you can download free software like SmartExplorer to help you out, there's also cool apps like Sniper which you can downlo...

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 "...

Another free game for CoolSmartPhone readers!

My old teacher used to tell me "You don't get something for nothing in this life". Pah, what did he know?! In fact, just to show how wrong he was we've got yet another free game for you! This time it's a Tetris clone (ahh come on, everyone …

More 750v thoughts

Seen enough of the Palm Treo 750v yet ? No ? Well here's a bit more. The Windows Mobile-powered Treo will be out on Voda any day (pre-order it here) but NewMobile.nl already have one to play with. They've detailed their first impressions of the handse...

Zune, Zune, Zune

Whenever I hear about the new Microsoft Zune I instantly think of that damned Mazda commerical, however the Microsoft Zune (Zune Zune Zune!) has now touched down and there's a couple of videos of it in action below. The Zune is a new Microsoft-driven ...

Need more sounds for your phone?

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...

Garmin Mobile 10 GPS Unit

This is the new ultra-portable Garmin Mobile 10. Coming in November it's ideally suited for Smartphone and Pocket PC devices and for those who want to navigate across rought terrain. The full package includes the GPS 10x plus a DVD with City Navigator...

Who ate all the pies? The Cingular 3125!

Yesterday Cingular announced the 3125 - their branded version of the super-slim HTC Star Trek. Engadget (who seem to be camped out at the the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment show) have some shots of the Cingular 3125 as it'll appear in the shops. S...

UTStarcom 6800 shows up

No? You're joking! Not more Windows Mobile phones? Yes, it's true. Here's another one. This is the UTStarcom 6800 which, to be honest, looks like the HTC Hermes (ala the SPV M3100 etc). In fact we presumed it was just the US version of the Hermes, how...

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 ...

i-Mate SPL and JAQ – Full pictures and specs

We've been sent more pictures of the i-Mate SPL and the i-Mate JAQ devices. Check them out below. You can now also get a full specs sheet here for the JAQ and here for the SPL. Both handsets will be available SIM-free from various sources soon. Link -...

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...

Sprint to launch Samsung IP-830W

More than a year ago the Samsung i730 Pocket PC phone appeared complete with a slide-out keyboard. A successor has now appeared in the shape of the Samsung IP-830w. Equipped with Windows Mobile 5.2 (we're seeing more of the "5.2" is specs, we assume...

i-Mate JAQ and SPL Pictured

i-Mate, who are now opening their range to include non-HTC devices, have recently launched the i-Mate JAQ (QWERTY device) and i-Mate SPL (RAZR-esque Smartphone). Their press release makes it clear that they're on a mission to "hit" as many different t...

Sat-nav Artemis shows up at CTIA

Although it's just a few short miles north of our rather hefty CoolSmartPhone server we're unfortunately not physically in Los Angeles for the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment show. Those who are - namely Engadget - are busy snapping the latest hand...

Cingular 3125 Now available

MobileGadgetNews are reporting that the Cingular 3125 slim flip-Smartphone is available today to business users calling their 611 number. You can, it seems, get the phone direct from their website here or here. The non-camera versions of the same devi...