There's an update for QTek 8010 owners here at QTek.nu. According to the site... "This update is only for Swedish sold Qtek 8010 with software version 1.2.32.11. To check what version you have press Start>Settings>About, you find the information unde...
kl1wdr has posted an item on German super-forum MobileJoe.de about the arrival of the Motorola MPx220 in Switzerland. He's taken some pictures of it in the shop here. The MPx220 has had it's share of issues, which hopefully have been resolved now. The...
Over the next few days and weeks I'm going to be undertaking what'll probably be the biggest change for this website in it's history. This is an absolutely monolithic task and I may be a bit slow in replying to emails from you guys, for which I apolog...
Looks like the Windows Mobile phone is going 3G. A CDMA-based (3G, basically) Samsung i645 appeared this week at CES in Las Vegas. Powered by Windows Mobile 2003 Section edition, this handset also has a built-in 1.0 Megapixel camera. Full details can ...
Unforunately this article has been removed following an email from Microsoft. CoolSmartPhone is unhappy at this decision, as many, many other websites around the planet have the details still on line. We feel like it is like shutting the gate after th...
So, what am I to do ? It would appear that Microsoft are to phase out the "Pocket PC" and "Smartphone" brands, and instead head into "Windows Mobile" territory. But what does this mean? Will I need to rename the site.. ? CoolWindowsMobilePhone.com ? S...
ActiveSync has always been the tool Smartphone users use for linking their phone to their PC. It synchronises your data, your contacts, your inbox and calendar plus much more. Microsoft have now released the next version of ActiveSync, predictably cal...
At CES (Consumer Electronics Show, it's a gadget show in Las Vegas), Bill Gates made his keynote speech. It heavily emphasised the Windows Media experience and the wide range of devices and places that support it. For the Smartphone section, Bill used...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cingular Wireless and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) today announced that they plan to make the powerful experience familiar on desktops available to users through more Windows Mobile(TM)-based device...
Tomas in Prague has emailed in about the infamous HTC Typhoon, which is now selling on Czech provider Eurotel here. It'll be known this time as the Eurotel Smartphone II, and it adds yet another alias to the probably the most successful Windows Powere...
We've already raved about Dr. Neil's SMS Sender and Tools previously, and now a new spangly version of the much-improved SMSUtils application is now available for download from www.smartphone.roodyn.com here. This version fixes a number of known issu...
Some people (who I must give full credit to for sending this in, but I don't have everyones' email to hand), including Richard Norris and others, have mentioned that they found it difficult to connect the TomTom GPS box to their C500. This is only the...
The SmartJacking application offers users the convenience of using Bluetooth-enabled Microsoft OS Smartphone to find new contacts, communicate over small distances, and share information related to their business. SmartJacking works as follows: your p...
Hey look ! It's an SPV C500! Ermm... no, sorry, it's an Audiovox SMT 5600! .. oh, no.. wait.. it's erm.. yes, another name for the HTC Typhoon ! Although this new came out a couple of months ago it's worthy of a front page story. So this …
I'm joining pretty much every other Smartphone website by adding my support, publicity and money toward the Tsunami Fund which is being handled by the Disasters Emergency Committee. The DEC consists of many agencies, including the British Red Cross, O...
It was quite an eventful Christmas this year, and I want to thank all of you who sent emails following my car accident on Boxing Day. Yes, I am alright - just a tad shook up because no-one had bothered gritting and I completely lost all control. The …
Looks like T-Mobile UK are playing Santa Claus and dropping something nice into your stockings. Yes, the excellent T-Mobile SDA is most definitely coming to the UK very very soon. Check out this T-Mobile UK page for information. Although it doesn't gi...
Christmas time and another year is almost done. This is the point where a lot of sites do a "year in review" thing - however I couldn't be arsed so I'm here instead to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. :) 2004 …
Orange have become the first UK network to reach 14 Million active customers. Orange, measuring with their own strict guidelines, have only counted those customers who've used their Orange phone in the last three months. This means that a quarter of t...
In my recent TomTom Mobile Review I neglected to mention a rather excellent add-in feature which comes courtesy of the guys at PocketGPSWorld.com. This feature is basically to add in Speed Camera locations. Ber-loody excellent! Here in the UK we are p...
