More bad news for 3G

Another embarrassing and unfortunate problem for 3G network "3". Here in the UK they're struggling to increase their userbase. Although new slimmer handsets are on the way for 3G networks, current subscribers are becoming annoyed at the big chunky han...

Review – MiTAC and Motorola

Whilst we await news of the clamshell Smartphones that are yet to appear fully over here in Europe, Russian website mobile-review.com has a feature which shows the two handsets side-by-side. The Motorola handset looks a tad smaller than the MiTAC and ...

Smartphones V PDAs

"Connected" PDA's will continue to soar above Smartphone devices, claims ABI research. Kenil Vora, from ABI, said that Smartphones will continue to represent only a small portion of the mobile phone market. PDA's will get their boost from innovations...

Orange Announces the launch of the Treo 600

Orange are on a launch frenzie at the moment. Today they're announcing the launch of the Handspring Treo 600, with the new re-branded name of the "Orange Treo 600". The Treo will sit in the Orange Signature device range, to add to the SPV and the...

SmartPhoneROM Patcher

This patcher, reported by msmobiles and mobilejoe, is a new utility which removes the Application lock for Smartphone 2002 devices before you copy and install a new ROM from your PC to the phone!! The SmartPhoneROM Patcher, removes the application l...

AIM’s Big Ones

  QUBIXQubix is an addictive action game which involves you manipulating an onscreen persona to draw certain shapes on the playing board. Your shapes will then reveal parts of a hidden picture. The object of the game is to uncover...

XRally Alpha Version

You've probably seen this elsewhere (I saw this one over at msmobiles.com) but I just wanted to mention it too. This excellent little show-off game is brought to you by the same guy who did Thermo and many other excellent Smartphone utilities. Althou...

ONE MILLION

Another BIG number smashed today, as coolsmartphone.com reaches a million unique hits. Berlimey! A big thank-you again for all your support over the past 10 months, it is very much appreciated and I love seeing people getting what they want out of the...

FoneDB Expense Tracker

SYWARE Announces FoneDB Expense Tracker, Free Expense Tracking Software forSmartphonesCambridge, MA (September 9, 2003)

PocketMusic – It kicks ass!

Damn - if only there was a free MP3 player for the Smartphone that had added functionality like Bass-boost, a Graphic Equalizer with some presets like "Dance" or "Pop" or even "Rock"... if only there was one out there that had bookmarks so I could sto...

Take the Mio apart!

So, you've bought a brand new Mio. It's sitting there - all polished and new.. it's never been used.. what do you do ?? TAKE IT APART!????? No - of course you don't - not unless you're a bit crazy.. luckily, these people are, and they're taken it …

Last chance to win a Mio!

Don't forget that there's only a few days remaining to fill in the survey over at MoDaCo.com to win yourself a shiny new MiTAC Mio Samrtphone or, if you fancy - $600 in cash! :) Just click here to stand a chance of winning. The survey takes seconds …

IDC reports on Mobile Market

IDC.com has reported a slow quarter for renewals and new subscribers in the mobile sector. Networks have been trying different products, however the industry is now realising that replacements and upgrades are harder to compete in that a new subscribe...

Win an E100!

Yes, you can win yourself a shiny new Orange E100 Smartphone just by filling in this survey at realbusiness.co.uk. Real Business is a leading magazine for growing UK companies. After being launched in early 1997, it has now become one of the most resp...

MS says, "Hello Moto!"

More and more evidence is emerging regarding a possible relationship with manufacturing giants Motorola and Smartphone OS makers, Microsoft. In this reuters.com article Motorolas' phones are being readied for Microsofts Smartphone OS - to then be sold...

Limted edition E100 for sale

A limited edition Orange SPV E100 is for sale made by ORANGE and SPYKER. It looks very nice and appears to come in a neat metal box too. You can buy it for 1499 EURO you get a 256mb card free and a keyboard and some spyker stuff …

More phones to ship

Market research giant IDC reckons that half a billion new handsets will fly out of shops next year, driven by demand for new services such as GPRS, camera and third generation phones. However, 3G will not overtake the current market and will continue...

SPV Camera Extender

pc-mobile.net have got a nice long cable on sale, which means you can extend the length of your sync cable (not very useful) or use your cable away from your phone (a lot more useful!) The Camera Link Cable is only $14.50 (about £9.20) and comes wi...

Nokia wants a billion newbies

Nokia is aiming for a Billion mobile users - and they want TWO billion by 2008! They want to make mobiles cheaper in order to encourage this growth - and are concentrating on "new" markets (where phones don't exist much) such as India, Latin America a...

Dopod on sale with 2003

msmobiles.com reports on the dopod 515, which is now out for sale in Hong Kong. It comes equipped with the Smartphone 2003 OS and a TI OMAP 133MHz (yes, 133Mhz). All this on .. an SPV ? Yes, have a looksie - it's a HTC Canary, the original …