Tag: windows mobile

Be one of the first to get the Orange SPV C500

So, as you know the Orange SPV C500 is *just* around the corner. In fact, according to my sources it's due to arrive in August. Now, thanks to our friends at FoneTastic Mobile, you can put your name down for one if you're thinking of getting one. Don'...

£1.58 per game!

We've got some great news from our partners at ClickGamer. Right now, to celebrate the fact that PDAMill Smartphone games are now available, everything except Snails retails at just $2.95, which is about £1.58 EACH! - A complete bargain!! Here is t...

Monster Summer Sale!

At the mintute over at the CoolSmartPhone software shop there's a massive 60% OFF selected products until mid July. This sale includes two Smartphone games that are well worth considering. Firstly there's the "3D Motor Racing Game Pack", which becaus...

SPV M1000 Now available for all!

To celebrate the fact that Orange have now released the SPV M1000 Pocket PC phone to consumer connections (Orange previously only sold to business customers), we can now offer these fantastic deals in association with our friends at FoneTasticMobile.c...

Interview with Ya-Qin Zhang

There's a good interview here with Ya-Qin Zhang, who is the Vice President of Mobile and Embedded Devices at Microsoft. The interviewer (from CNet.com) throws some challenging questions, particularly concerning the early versions of the Smartphone OS...

Games galore

MSMobileNews now have a dedicated area for Roozbeh, who was behind the Doom, Wolf3d and Duke Nukem 3D ports. Check out his page here at MSMobileNews for news, info, instructions and downloads of these excellent games. Source - MSMobileNews

More fun from Astraware

It's always time to start worrying when you're in the pub and actually OFFERING to buy a round of drinks. If that wasn't bad enough I offered to buy several more rounds after - mainly because I seemed to be finishing my pint first. This morning is a …

Pocket Image Editor 1.0!

Yes, it's back - and now a newer version too. You may remember this story from about a month ago, however version 0.1 had to be withdrawn... :( Well, now there's an even better version, which is more stable and has many features including point-and-cl...

Smartphone Virus Protection

It seems that the latest Smartphone virus, which affected Symbian Smartphones (not your Windows Mobile handset!), has ruffled a few feathers. According to this silicon.com article Microsoft is to build-in virus protection in future versions of Windows...

Media Remote 2004 – now that’s good!

For some obscure reason, I did't think I was going to like Ruttensofts' free Media Remote 2004 software. How wrong I am. Ok, first on the list of reasons you should try this - it's free, however they're open to donations - just as we are at CoolSmart...

Goldmine Game

What can you get for £2.16 now-a-days? A crappy Nokia ringtone? A trip on the M6 Toll ? Well, for £2.16 you can get Gold Mine. Here's what they say about it.. :)Fun and addictive fruit machine featuring loads of great fruit machine sound FX, col...

SPV C500 – Official Orange Announcement!

Orange have officially announced the addition of the SPV C500 in this press release at Orange.com. The SPV C500 will form part of the Orange Signature range, which is growing fast. Orange also announce that more than 20 new Signature phones later this...

SD problem – sorted?

MoDaCo.com are reporting here that a simple format of the SD card will sort the SD card-reading problem we've mentioned earlier. I agree with Paul that this seems to solve the problem (in the few hours that I've tried it), although I'm still not sure ...

BetaPlayer – Sweet !

An excellent bit of free software spotted at MSMobiles.com is BetaPlayer, a really neat free video player for the Smartphone and other platforms. It's easy and simple to use and you can even grab some test vids from Beta.Topcat.Hu Picture & Credit - ...

New software unlock for e200

Orange developers have introduced a new software unlocking programe for the SPV E200 with three security modules this week. Orange developers are to launch a new application unlocking software for SPV E200 which resolves the relocking of the E200 afte...

Two new games

The interestingly-named "Jack or 100 ways to barbecue" is now available in our software store here. It's a classic 2D platform game which brings to you the fun of "jump & run" (hhmmmm.. sounds like a girl I knew once...) You'll also need a lot of bra...

Astraware slashes prices!

Summer has arrived and playing handheld games outside is just as attractive an idea as ice drinks with little umbrellas in them. Why stay caged up inside when you can roam free as a toucan, our collection of addictive portable games at your s...

A quick look at the headlines..

Today is Bank Holiday Monday here in the UK, and I believe the US is off too for Memorial Day. Now, because I'm currently sitting in the garden (check out that wi-fi baby), I've not posted much today. However, it's interesting to read this MoDaCo.com ...

Naked News on M-Vision

You've probably heard me mention M-Vision here before. It's a great TV-viewing program that grabs the latest TV via ActiveSync so you can watch it back on the bus or train. Well, now it looks like you can watch Naked News - where .. well, I'm sure you...

Battle Dwarves – COOL!

Infinite Ventures, Inc. launches strategy-action game for Microsoft Smartphones. Purcellville, VA, May 24th, 2004 -- Infinite Ventures, Inc. announced the worldwide release today of Battle Dwarves, a fast-paced and fun strategy-action game for Microso...

Animate your Caller ID!

One thing I keep forgetting to mention, but one thing people ask and I've noticed is ... people just don't use funky animated GIF images (like the ones below) for their Caller ID pictures!  &nbsp Why not?! Well, I did mention it could be done w...

Jeyo Mobile Extender

After finally getting chance to download it, I must say that Jeyo Mobile Extender for Outlook is a friggin excellent utility. Download it by clicking here (hey, get the trial version if you feel like it) and give it a bash. What is it? Well, it plugs ...

All-Backup Released

ALL-Backup is a backup and restore utility, specifically designed to backup and restore data saved on Smartphones running Microsoft’s Smartphone 2002 or Windows Mobile 2003 OS. "People become more and more reliant on devices like Microsoft Smartph...

Playing Shame Game

For the past few minutes I've been playing the "Shame Game" by Cherry Soft. When I first heard about this game, I thought, "Tskkk.. it's just a variant of the click three connecting blocks games of old." Sure, I knew about the ladies dancing around in...

AIM’s Trick Soccer – now available in our shop!

If you're a footie fan then you might be aware of a this little event in Portugal (COME ON ENGLAND! RAAARRR!!!) .. Ahem... Anyways, this ties in extremely nicely with TrickSoccer, by AIM. It's a collection of 3 litlle games, and you can either play "K...

HTC’s latest – the C500 ?

MoDaCo.com is reporting on a new device, predicted to arrive in just a month or two. The handset, known as the Orange C500 (why a "C" again? - remember when we were told that the E200 was to be called the C200?), is manufactured by HTC and is …

Another video by Neil

Microsofts' Neil Enns is a great bloke. I've had the privilege of meeting him and he does like his cameras. In his most recent Channel 9 broadcast he asks, "Why the hell would anyone want a camera on a phone?! It takes lousy pictures!". Well, they use...

6th Gear. Don’t think – just get it, now.

It's not often I feature software on the very front page of coolsmartphone.com, but I feel that 6th Gear is well worth a mention.Just stop reading. Go on, bugger off. Just click here and try it out. It's bloody fan-doobery-tastic, and the sheer speed ...

First game with full video

The first SmartPhone game with motion video! Featuring Live Action Babes! SHAME GAME Tired of playing the Same Game over and over? Well, now you can add some real excitement to this popular popping game ...

Messenger – now with added mobile stuff!

Blimey it's warm ain't it ? At least, it is here in England. Shame that I'm stuck in the office sweating my arse off really. Ah well, over at msmobiles.com there's a story about the new improved MSN Messenger, which makes all your mobile-mates yellow ...

Draw on your phone!

Kingherc emailed me with with info on Pocket Image Editor, which allows you to twiddle with pictures or draw your own.It's completely free and works on Windows Mobile 2003 handsets. It features...-Basic point-and-click painting with colors and sizes.&...

Cool Face !

Cool Face is an image software for Smartphone that can change the face expression. It makes you adjust and beautify the face expression in your photo. Cool Face adopts the image morphology technology to mobile phone, it can let you treatment the face ...

AtomicLava – Oh yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!

You may have noticed the earlier stories about AtomicLava.net. Well, the truth is I didn't cover it here because it's still in a controlled beta stage and they aren't allowing many more people on. However, I've asked them to let me into the beta pro...

Bejeweled Arrives!

The Most Popular PDA Game Ever Comes to Windows Mobile™ Powered Smartphones.   May 4th 2004, The Midlands, England - Today sees the long awaited release of Astraware's Bejeweled for Windows Mobile™ Powered Smartphones. Bejeweled, co...

PicoDrive – Sega Megadrive Emulator for Smartphone

PicoDrive, the Sega MegaDrive emulator for Smartphones, has landed. It's the first public release of PicoDrive for the MS Smartphone and available by clicking here.PicoDrive for Smartphone is a port of FinalBurn.com's PocketPC-base...

Jeyo Personalizer – Essential!

Thank flip it's Friday. Yeah! I FEEL GREAT! :) Why? Well, I had a looksie at this SmartPhoneThoughts.com story about the Jeyo Personalizer, which is wicked free tool! Install is quick and painless, although on my E200 it failed because the Orange upd...

Astraware on Clickgamer!

  ASTRAWARE GAMES NOW AVAILABLE @ CLICKGAMER   CUBIS Solve the intricate puzzles in this captivating new cube-matching brainteaser !Smartphone $14.95 Pocket PC $19.95 Palm $19.95 BEJEWELED Amazingly simple to...

mPack – LoadsaUtils!

mPack helps make your Smartphone complete. Sure, the built-in software can do Calendar, Contacts, a little task tracking, and basic calculations, but what about all the other great things your Smartphone could do for you? What about taking quick n...

IntelliSync for Windows Mobile

Intellisync launches desktop synchronization for Windows Mobile-based Smartphones Windows Smartphone Compatibility Fuels Intellisync's Objective Of Keeping Mobile Professionals In Sync, Regardless Of Device Or PC Application SAN JOSE, CA (04/21/04) ...