Samsung SGH-i300 at CommunicAsia

Over at Phonemag.com is yet another story about yet another Windows Mobile-powered phone from Samsung. This time it's a SGH-i300 running the Smartphone version of Windows Mobile on the SGH-i300. The SGH-i300 comes with an inbuilt 3Gb hard drive and is...

DOS Attack

Early this morning CoolSmartPhone was subject to a rather heavy Denial Of Service attack at around 4AM which lasted for 3 hours. The origins of this appear to be an AOL IP address at 172.216.224.73 which hammered our servers with tonnes of requests to...

Wow! You can now log in and STAY logged in!

Cookies! Yeah! They're great! The chocolate-chip ones are my favourite, but alas we're not talking about the lovely cookies you get from the local Morrisons, oh no. We're talking about those web-cookies that store little tit-bits of information, such ...

BenQ P50 to debut next week

According to Slashphone, the BenQ P50 Pocket PC Phone will be out in Taiwan next week.Specs below..Mode  GSM Quadband 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  OS  Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC Phone Edition Second Edition  Dimensions&nbs...

Orange SPV M2000 Update

For those owning an Orange SPV M2000 there appears to be an OS Update for it. We can't find any mention of it on the Orange website, however the download itself is from http://www.orange.co.uk/download/m2000, so we're guessing it must be OK to install...

Goodbye Voq, we didn’t really know you..

Oh dear, the Sierra Wireless Voq is dead. The company announced the news today and we could almost see it coming if we're brutally honest. The handset was big and looked a bit like a prop from Star Trek. Aside from the design of it, Sierra Wireless ma...

I’m bigger than you are, suck my fat lollipop

Crazy Frog is number 1 again, the goverment want to charge us for every mile we drive or something and now apparently there's a recession on. Still, don't worry - you've always got that box in the corner of your room to access CoolSmartPhone.com! :) P...

Orange gossip..

Apparently the HTC Universal will be out on Orange later this year - late Autumn time probably. The "3G SPV" or C600 will be it's name.Also the M500 shown right should be out for business customers some time soon - possibly at the end of this week.Thi...

Fun In The Sun with Astraware!

Astraware have announced that their hot new "Fun In The Sun" promotion begins today! 14 days, 14 games, and big discounts to help you ease into Summer. Each day for 14 days from June 8th-21st a different great title will be featured with a big disco...

Un-happy slapping

I mentioned happy slapping some weeks back and how it had been picked up by the media. Known as "Happy Slapping", it is in fact just bullying at best, or mugging at worst. The Crazy Frog generation appear to have started this (yes, he's at number 1 ag...

Orange SPV C550 – Pictures and details

Well ok, it's not strictly a C550, it's a QTek 8200 - however the handset is the same. Alexander from MySmartPhone.no has the scoop with pictures and details galore. These shots finally put to rest some of the Orange SPV C550 rumours.. 1) No WiFi or ...

Skweezer – A new version and a chance to win!

We've mentioned the excellent Skweezer before but now there's an updated version available. For those that aren't aware, Skweezer is a great way to lower your GPRS bills by cramming down regular websites into a perfect small-screen version. The new up...

BenQ grabs Siemens Mobile

Keni texted me this morning following the news that BenQ are to buy Siemens Mobile. What does this mean for Siemens Windows Mobiles such as the SX66 ? Will BenQ be looking at making a Windows Mobile phone ? Have a read of Keni's blog for these and …

C550 Still on the way…

There's a lot of hoo-har about the C550 at the moment. Various websites are mentioning release days and shots of the Orange magazine. Although June dates are being mentioned, we're still expecting July 11th to be more realistic, and don't forget that ...

Get HDTV right now!

I've been checking out these videos on wmvhd.com and it's pretty damned excellent to see high-definition TV on your PC. If you've got a fairly pokey PC then you NEED to flex your broadband and download some of some of these vids. This is the next big ...

Orange to launch EDGE next week

According to Reuters.co.uk, Orange are to launch its high-speed EDGE mobile service for consumers on June 9. This comes neatly after the Orange TV announcement too. EDGE will let people get on t'internet and email - plus access TV / Video on demand t...

What do you want to see at CoolSmartPhone.com ?

I'm always striving to make CoolSmartPhone bigger and better, but I need your help. My immediate plans for this site at present involve a cookie login system, which will allow you to log in without having to type in your damned details each time. Howe...

The HTC Wizard Pocket PC Phone

From Pocket PC Italy comes this picture of the HTC Wizard. It's a new device from the guys who've brought us the Audiovox SMT 5600, the Orange SPV C500, M2000 etc etc. This new design includes a new side-ways slide out QWERTY keypad (the M2000 we revi...