A huge creamy dollop of news today now I'm back in sunny England. First up is news of a HSPDA data card from T-Mobile. Yes, another acronym for you guys - HSPDA is basically 3G on steroids - more speed and a reduction in latency. You can read …
You may have noticed a distinct lack of news so far this week. I'm actually out in Florida with Orange - one of the world's leading mobile operators. They're holding the Orange Partner Camp as part of their Partner programme which provides a fast star...
Voice control software VITO Voice2Go has now been upgraded to version 1.25. VITO Voice2Go lets you manage your Pocket PC merely by talking to your device in your own language. Start, quit applications, call or hang up on people or - with the new versi...
Oh dear, it looks like the camera phone has yet again caused problems. This time it's not in the work-place, which is usually a cause for concern, but in a school. This Sky News story tells how a pupil at St Cuthbert's Catholic High School in Newcastl...
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...
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 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...
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...
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!") …
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. …
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 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...
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...
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...
