AIM Camera Picture Themes

AIM Productions have been beavering away creating picture templates. They've come up with around 100 which let you make cool composite shots simply by surrounding your photo with characters, people, frames or other scenery. Quick, easy and fun these t...

o2 Launch the hot new XDA IQ

Today sees the launch of the new hot Smartphone from o2. It's got all the things you'd expect from a great Smartphone - Windows Mobile 5.0, quad-band capability, hi-res screen, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, Mini-SD expansion slot, 64MB RAM, 64MB Flash, Blue...

Dopod Launch the S300 Smartphone

Dopod have launched the S300 which we've seen as the HTC Star Trek previously. Dopod showed off the device with all the usual flair, displaying the obvious ultra-flat style and cool design. Powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 (for Smartphone) it has a 1.3-m...

Flat-rate WiFi for the UK

WiFi providers TheCloud have announced a new "UltraWiFi" package which, for £11.99 per month (subject to 12 month contract), will let you use any of their access points for as long as you wish. The new package, available from July 1st, means that use...

Windows Mobile Gumballers!

On Sunday 120 supercars set off from Pall Mall in London for the Gumball Rally 2006. Celebs such as Pink, Tony Hawk, Jody Kidd and Tim Westwood (shown right, he's the Radio 1 DJ who tends to say, "Yeah baby girl, bow down and kiss the ring. Zactly!") …

Free Audio Guides

Torsten has emailed about iAudioguide.com who offer free mp3 audio guides. At present there are guided tours of Barcelona,  London and Paris. You just need to save the .zip file to your PC then open it up. There's several mp3 files in the z...

Upoad! Upload! Upload!

We really LOVE files here at CoolSmartPhone and we need your help now that we've got a file-hungry downloads system all ready for your stuff. We're looking for either.. 1) Good audio files which are less than 30 seconds for ringtones (MP3 / WAV / WMV)...

Orange Messenger – The future’s bright

You may recall our earlier report about MSN being dropped from future SPV handsets. We wanted to know from Orange whether the new Orange Messenger, which is to replace it, will be interoperable with other IM platforms like MSN, Yahoo! and ICQ etc. The...

Uhuhuh! Podcast!!

This week I've managed to break the new feedback forum, then I succeeded in breaking the entire server. So, it seems fitting that I should break the microphone whilst recording the latest podcast, but hey - what else could go wrong ? :) Podcast number...

ActiveSync 4.2 Beta Preview

The public Beta of ActiveSync 4.2 is now available here and addresses some issues with Desktop Pass Through, Outlook synchronisation and USB connectivity. Microsoft have been watching forums and websites to ensure that any problems are resolved in thi...

Downloads at CoolSmartPhone

You may have noticed that the sparkly new downloads system has been a bit empty of late. This is mainly because the "botch it together to fit into the forum" implementation didn't work too well. Comments weren't working, the screenshots weren't workin...

Wot no T-Mobile Updates?

So, you guys out there now have the push-email updates right? Orange SPV M5000, C600 - check. O2 XDA Mini S and Exec, check. Hmm - what about T-Mobile ? Ermmm.. Well, after I received a few emails asking that very question I did a bit of digging. …

Mail2Web – Instant email for everyone!

We've all seen those people walking around with BlackBerry handsets haven't we ? Yes, we Smartphone / Pocket PC owners can now get "instant email" too, but it's just not as easy to setup is it? Well, thanks to the guys at Mail2Web Live it is now! Just...

ESoft Interactive come to the Smartphone

esoft have now brought stacks of their games to the Smartphone! Traffic Jam, Arcade Challenge and Word Challenge are now all ready for you to grab on your Smartphone. There's stacks more too - just click here to see them as they cover the Pocket PC as...

MDA Vario II coming soon to the UK too?

We like the T-Mobile Vario, however this weekend I've noticed that it's vanished from the T-Mobile UK website. In fact, some readers have spoke to T-Mobile and they're telling customers that this MDA Vario II is due to be released in the UK sometime i...

InfoShare List Manager

Unwired Software, Inc. has released version 1.3 of the best new mobile technology of 2006 – the popular InfoShare List Manager for Pocket PC and Smartphone. InfoShare List Manager is the first wireless software application that allows individuals an...

Arcade Park – 8 Games in one!

Arcade Park is a collection of games designed to revive the legendary games of the past. There's Arcade Ball, Asteroids, Rushman, Digger, Gold Hunter, Galaxy Invaders, plus military games Real Tanx and Riverside Assault. So, for one price you get eigh...

SGH-i320 vs Motorola Q – Let the games commence

It looks like a fight is about to start between the Samsung SGH-i320 QWERTY handset and the Motorola Q QWERTY. Literally days after the long-delayed Moto Q got approved for use by the Federal Communications Commision (FCC) and the SGH i320 does too! ...

Win VIP Tickets to the World Cup

Just yesterday we told you about the full availability of the Orange SPV M600 in our shop. Well, if that wasn't news enough, how about winning some tickets to the World Cup ? Oh yes, you can be in with a chance of winning a pair of VIP …

Orange M600 – Get one here!

Earlier on we mentioned how the Orange SPV M600 had been made available to all customers on the Orange. However, shortly after it went "Out of stock" on the Orange.co.uk website... damn... Luckily we've managed to have a few words with our friends in ...