HTC StarTrek appears – and it looks fantastic!

The HTC Star Trek, which we previously guessed would probably be a clamshell/flip-style handset, has now appeared here at MSMobiles.com. As you can see from the picture, it's a whole new design and approach from HTC from the ground up. It also looks l...

FFRace Now Available

PocketNew have announced today that FFRace - Fast Future Race is now available for Pocket PC and Smartphone. FFRace takes you to the world of spaceship racing, where you will discover what "speed" really means. It includes Championship and "illegal" ...

Orange to take the Samsung i300 too ?

The Register reckon that Orange may pick up the Samsung SGH-i300 phone next year... "Orange also let on that it was currently looking at the two hard disk based phones – the Nokia N91 and the Samsung SGH-i300 and that Orange subscribers might be abl...

Cingular to pick up the HTC Tornado and Wizard

Engadget are reporting that the HTC Wizard and Tornado (a variant of the Orange SPV C600) are being prepped for US network Cingular. According to the story and data gleamed by the guys at HowardForums, it seems that the SPV C600's brother will be call...

Newspaper review of the T-Mobile MDA Pro

Hefty Sunday newspapers and a "nice cuppa" are always part of life here in the UK on the day of rest. This Independent on Sunday article reviews the T-Mobile MDA Pro today and gives it a very positive 4.5 out of 5. The T-Mobile MDA Pro, as you …

CoPilot Live 6 Now available

ALK have announced the release of their new sat-nav software for both Pocket PC and Smartphone - CoPilot 6. The new version updated version includes better street maps from NAVTEQ and stacks of new Points of Interest. There's also a full 7 digit UK Po...

Using your Smartphone as a modem for your laptop

There's a full, easy and informative way to use the Orange SPV c500 as a modem-in for your laptop in the WindowsXP magazine for November 2005 edition. According to Tam, it's on page 52 and it's called "Surf Anywhere" If you've got a scan, send it in ...

ActiveSync 4 Advice

Here's some info about ActiveSync 4.0 from MS themselves. There is a fix, you'll need to get it yourself though. Hummpphhh... Microsoft wants to alert you to an issue regarding ActiveSync 4.0 and the immediate steps the company is taking to resolve ...

Orange SPV C600 – Full Specifications and details

A few weeks back I had an email with some information about the Orange SPV C600. However, I had to sit on it for a bit so I didn't get my nads chopped off by Orange. Now, following the release of info on the C600 and M3000, we …

Orange SPV C600 and M3000 appear on Orange site

The Orange SPV C600 and SPV M3000 have just appeared on an Orange website in France. Smartphonefrance.info (English machine translation here) have spotted this Orange Enterprise page, which gives prices as... - SPV c600 from 129 Euros (PDF Details her...

Orneta Checkers Update

Remember the free Orneta Checkers game ? Well, we promised we'd keep you updated, so here's the deal. After our mention Orneta were completely overwhelmed with the response. Over 1000 copies were distributed in the first 8 hours! Orneta didn't expect ...

Orneta Checkers – Having problems?

Following this news story about the free Checkers games from Orneta, we've had emails from Paul Trimmer, Dean Keithley and many others who've noticed that the Promotion Code used to get the product for free has been used too many times. Ahh, it seems ...

More speed, more power. RAaaaaRRR!!

We've stuffed a big supercharger into the server at the collosal CoolSmartPhone.com server farm in Dudley (not really). This will give greater BHP and more downloads per minute ..... Let's be honest - I'm trying to jazz up the fact that we've shoved ...

Orneta Checkers – Free for a limited time

Orneta have announced that Orneta Checkers 1.5 is now free for a limited time. Personally, I'd like to call it "Draughts", 'cus that's what I knows it as. There's three skill levels on offer and it's a great a simple and easy way to enjoy a relaxing ...

gStart v1.1 – Now works with the C550

Remember gStart ? It's the start-menu replacement that'll make your program options look like this. Well it's now in version 1.1 and it'll definitely work with the C550 now. Huzza! You can now fool your mates and tell them you've got a Windows Mobile ...

o2 XDA Atom Review

There's a "review" of the o2 XDA Atom here at cnet.com it's quoted as offering... "onboard Wi-Fi connectivity, an upgraded 2-megapixel camera, an integrated FM radio and runs on the new Windows Mobile 5.0." ..and... "In addition to the new Windows...

BBC uses Smartphones to trial mobile TV

Neil Bird has just emailed me about BBC iMP. This is an application which is in development to offer UK viewers the chance to catch up on TV and radio programmes via their phones or PC's. Using peer to peer technology (like BitTorrent) it allows you t...

Qtek 9100 – For free?

Blimey - has anyone seen this? James Towle has just mailed in to say, "wondered if this was correct or maybe an error on their website?". We'd love to know. The Qtek 9100 for free ? Sure, you're locked into a 24 month contract, but still.... Edit - …

HTC Prophet – built-in Wi-Fi and FM

MSMobiles.com have this photo and details on the HTC Prophet. It comes with built-in FM Radio and Wi-Fi and runs Windows Mobile 5.0. It'll have a 416Mhz processor under the hood, a QVGA screen and 2 megapixel camera with Flash. As you can see, is a di...