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Single charging connector agreed

The GSM association has sat down and agreed that having several different chargers is a nightmare for the consumer. Mobile phones today generally have many different plugs and adapters to charge mobile phones. The decision means that firms like Nokia,...

MWC – Windows Mobile 6.5 is officially (finally) here

Well, you've already seen Windows Mobile pictured, mentioned and even shown in full video action on the HTC Touch HD just the other day. Now it's launched and fully legit. So what have we got? For the classic Smartphone (y'know, non-touch screen) ther...

MWC – LG Eigen / LG-GM730 goes official

Remember that LG handset from earlier on? Here's the details - meet the LG Eigen / GM-730. This is an all-new handset with quad-band GSM, EDGE and 3G. At the back you'll find a whacking 5 megapixel camera whilst up-front there's a 240x400 WQVGA screen...

MWC – HTC Touch Diamond2 Announced. Oh boy, this is good.

On May 6th 2008 HTC announced the original HTC Touch Diamond which a collosal press event in London. Today, just a few months later, the HTC Touch Diamond2 is here. As expected it's the HTC Topaz we spotted in the leak last month and is powered by Win...

MWC – HTC Touch Pro2 Launch

In June the HTC Touch Pro was launched. It had all the goodness of the original HTC Touch Diamond, but with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, external memory and TV-Out. HTC have today announced the all-new HTC Touch Pro2. It packs a new longer-lasting 1500m...

The future of mobile phones? Is it Zumba?

The future of mobile phones is always a hard thing to forsee. However, the guys at IA Technolody appear to have their idea. Now, bear with us here because you'll have no dount heard this before, but they claim to have created the worlds most completel...

VITO go Omnia compatible

VITO Technology have just Winterface, AudioNotes, AstroNavigator, SMS-Chat, FunContact and Voice2Go to be compatible with the Samsung Omnia. Winterface is a great program launcher we've mentioned before, AudioNotes is a voice recorder and AstroNaviga...

Microsoft invests in multi-touch company N-trig

Whilst this story does mention Windows 7 and not Windows Mobile, it's still good to see Microsoft splashing the cash on buying a company which specialises in multi-touch technology. The company in question is called N-trig, and a quick look at their w...

Flexilis – Take part in this hot new beta!

Flexilis is a new company made up of security researchers, software developers and mobile technology fanatics. They want to help make the mobile world a safe place to work and play and the result is a new application which will keep your device and da...

Microsoft Livelabs release Seadragon.. for the iPhone

couple of days now and I want to thank everyone who's emailed in about it. Microsoft has launched their first ever iPhone application, called Seadragon. It lets iPhone users look at high resolution pictures and zoom in on them easily over the net. Wh...

Unboxing videos now even more popular

Our review of the HTC Touch HD should be up any day now. It follows the hands-on videos from a few days back. These appear to have caught the attention of the BBC, who have written a story about unboxing videos and their popularity online. Personally...

European networks to slash data roaming charges

We've all seen the endless scare stories of huge phone bills following trips abroad. Whilst roaming call charges were reduced a while back following an intervention by EU parliament, texting and data access is still shockingly expensive. Now EU Telec...

HTC Touch HD – Orange press release

Last week we published a scan of the HTC Touch HD in the Orange "Work" magazine. We also told you about the 3 month exclusive Orange had on the handset. Now Orange have confirmed everything with a full press release which reveals an early November lau...

A Dream come true

OK, you know the deal. Today the T-Mobile G1 will be announced. It's the Google phone, the Dream, the Android thing. Built by HTC it's already slipped onto the net in these T-Mobile product shots. We've already seen it several times, but this time it...

Portable Themes – Design and download your own

Some years back you couldn't move for themes, backdrops and homescreens. Everyone seemed to have their own personal theme but now, with the HTC TouchFLO technology, many are choosing to stick with that instead. PortableThemes.com has been setup for th...

OFFICIAL – Touch Viva on HTC website

Over at the HTC website there's another handset lurking too. It's that Viva handset we mentioned before (aka the Opal). Nieuwemobiel.nl have managed to get shots from the HTC Touch Viva pages on HTC.com. Although we couldn't find the "offical" front-...

Google – Helping to find your local anything

There's been a few stories around the net about the new Google "local" search. The My Location feature should now appear if you browse to Google.com on your phone in Internet Explorer. After the Google Gears plugin installs (what a great name), you'l...

Successor the the HTC Touch – The HTC Opal ?

The original HTC Touch is still an excellent handset that broke the mould for Pocket PC design. When I reviewed it I remember mistaking it for a battery because it was so small compared to the existing touch-screen devices of the time. Now it appears ...

Asus P522W Announced

Asus have today launched this, the P552w. Looking very similar to the HTC Touch it's got a finger-driven control system called "Glide" which uses "cutting-edge Gester technology" which will let you zoom, scroll, flip and select items with your finger....

Palm Treo Pro goes official

Following more leaks than ever, the Palm Treo Pro is now official. A Qualcomm MSM7201 400Mhz CPU powers Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro whilst inside there's tri-band UMTS / HSDPA and quad-band GSM and 802.11b/g WiFi connectivity. There's also a 320x320 TFT sc...

Eee PC 900 on Orange – Confirmed

Orange are pushing several packages and phones at the minute. They have the BlackBerry Bold exclusive to the network (the first 3G BlackBerry as far as we're aware) and we've just revealed that the Samsung Omnia i900 is now selling on Orange too. Howe...

Winterface improved and upgraded

Vito Technology have just released a new version of Winterface. It comes with numerous improvements and bug-fixes - it is now started with a different on-screen gesture, you can now add any files on your Windows Mobile to the main screen, plus there's...

Orange to offer Asus Eee PC laptops with plans

I stumbled across an Orange advert for their data dongles in one of Emilys' gossip magazines last night (it blew open - I swear). Quadband, 7.2Mbps speeds with unlimited data. Yes, unlimited-ish. It's actually a "fair usage" cap of 1Gb. According to o...

BenQ announce UK availability of the E72

Coolsmartphone launched several years ago dedicated to Windows Mobile Smartphones. These were cool new devices, usually with a numeric keypad and never with a touch-screen. Over time we've branched out to cover all manner of Windows Mobile devices but...

A look at the competition – GPS Equipped 3G iPhone

We cover nothing but Windows Mobile news here at Coolsmartphone.com, however there comes a time when you do have to look at the competition. Today, as expected, the 3G iPhone was launched. The new unit gets 480x320 screen, 3G / HSDPA (850/1900/2100Mhz...

GSmart MW700 and MS800 Available in the UK

Gigabyte have launched their MS800 (on the left) and MW700 in the UK today under the GSmart name. The handsets do look fairly similar, and indeed both are powered by the Marvell PXA270 520Mhz CPU with GPS, WiFi, 2 megapixel rear camera, FM radio and B...

HTC Raphael shows up in T-Mobile colours

Getting a bit sick of all these HTC Touch Diamond stories by now? ;) How about the first shots of the HTC Raphael ? Here they are, over at gsmhelpdesk.nl. Imagine the HTC Touch Diamond with a slidey-out keyboard and you're there. This is the dressed-f...

Touch Commander 3.1 now available for touch-screen phones

Hot on the heels of version 3.0, the guys at Mobilityflow have just released version 3.1 of their Touch Commander Suite. Bearing more than a passing resemblance to the HTC homescreen and TouchFLO technology, there's also skins available to download to...

T-Mobile MDA Compact IV – Official Press Release

Yes, yes, we know you're probably sick of hearing about the HTC Touch Diamond by now, but we've at last managed to get the official T-Mobile press release about launch dates, pricing and more. The device has a "GPU" (graphics processing unit) to help ...

The HTC Touch Diamond arrives

Today HTC launched just one handset. Many people expected perhaps more, but this is one handset that HTC have put a huge amount of work into. The device looks sexy and it'll be launched on five networks in Europe. A launch date of June has been given ...

GSmart Announce finger-friendly UI

We've mentioned it many times and, thankfully, the phone manufacturers are well aware of it - the standard Windows Mobile homescreen and interface is getting a bit long in the tooth now. Another phone manufacturer - GSmart has now announced "Smart Tou...

More HTC Diamond and Raphael leaked images

Oppsey. It looks like Engadget have managed to grab more news on upcoming HTC kit. The HTC Diamond is showing as the replacement to the HTC Touch, whilst the HTC Raphael is the replacement for the HTC Mogul. Both units, even in these grainy leaked ima...

ZoomBoard Version 2 Now available

VITO Technology have just released the new version of ZoomBoard. The popular keyboard features an auto-zooming preview so you hit the desired key quickly. Version 2 brings two new zoom modes and a wider choice of layouts. The new software also brings ...

Adobe Flash is coming to Windows Mobile

We thought we'd leave it a day before covering the news that Microsoft are to license the Adobe Flash Lite software. Why? Well, like the news itself, this is better late than never. It seems, finally, that Microsoft are willing to give consumers what ...

Peter Chou interviewed by Laptop Magazine

Laptop Magazine have had a chat with the CEO of HTC - Peter Chou and, I must admit, it's a very refreshing article. He discusses many topics including the HTC Shift and the Android project, plus he seems to confirm that HTC are building the Sony Erics...

Silverlight goes mobile at last! On.. Nokia phones?!

Back in September we ran a story entitled Silverlight goes live, where's the Windows Mobile lovin'? What is Silverligh though? Well, simply put, Silverlight allows web apps to be developed with animation, vector graphics and audio-video playback. It'l...

HTC Shift – Go get yourself one

Regular readers will be pretty familiar with the HTC Shift by now. After all, we reviewed it way back in October last year and I tested the portability of this Windows Vista / Windows Mobile "SnapVue" device by taking it to the pub with me. To have a …

Orange goes official – HTC Shift is coming!

Well, it seems like at last things are happening - the HTC Shift is definitely coming to Orange and you'll be able to buy it before the end of February. Orange have just sent us the official press release which states... "The HTC Shift will be availa...

Samsung i780 Now available to buy on Orange

We've been keeping an eye on the Samsung i780 for some time and now it's available on Orange Business for a very strange price of £25.52. The Sammy i780 brings GPS, optical mouse technology and Windows Mobile 6 Pro.You guys have already been finding ...

GoodWin launcher – version 1.21 now available

GoodWin is a launcher and task manager for your touch-screen Windows Mobile. It's designed with the finger in mind and you simply need to slide your finger along to scroll the list of favourites, running programs, settings or installed applications. T...