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Pocket Mini Golf 2 is proving to be one of the biggest and most successful games on the Smartphone. Already it's had the addition of Fire Island and now it grows yet more with an expansion pack called Lost Island. Can you keep your nerve with T-Rex ju...

Manage your busy life with Papyrus and your Smartphone. Papyrus is a robust time management solution for Smartphone devices. Papyrus offers many smart views, category colouring and icons and powerful tools to manage and keep track of your schedule. Th...

I'm still busy writing reviews. The TomTom 5 review is coming along well - it's a shame it won't run on the C550 though. Ah - talking about the C550, that review is next. It's a shame that the screen can't switch down to the lower resolution to …

It's dark wet and cold outside, so it's perfect weather for gaming. Atlantis Redux has previously been announced in several different "chunks" or "chapters" because the game itself is so flippin massive. Well, now the full 27Mb version is now availabl...

For an amazing £11.85 ($20.65) 3D Game Jumbo Pack 2 includes following games: 3D Nine Hole Golf - a distinctive real-time 3D mobile Golf game featuring addictive game playing and the most realistic 3D simulation ever! You can choose from six animate...

Ok so you remember us mentioning the excellent PhoneThemes.com and the superb animated homescreens they do yes ? Well, now they're working on developing a PocketPC version of their PhoneThemes media player. They're ready for beta release and are acti...

Sudoku .. what's it all about eh ? Well, som would say that it's a placement puzzle, also known as Number Place in the United States. The aim of the puzzle is to enter a number from 1 through 9 in each cell of a grid, most frequently …

I'm always saying that it's the CoolSmartPhone members who make this site what it is. Yes you lot - all 191,661 of you at the last count. Take this article by Findlay Colquhoun - a very well written item about his experiences with TomTom 5 after upgra...

Eh up! There's a fantastic 40% off 1-GameBag right now. "What's that?", I hear you cry? Well, it's not one, not two but eight addictive full priced games for one tiny price! There's the classic Invaders (pictured right), plus Pong, Dominoes, Checkers ...

Marcel Alberts has just emailed me about this Dutch SPV C500 update. I can't see a direct link with the Orange Netherlands site, however this update has been delivered to the smartphone-club.nl website first because Orange Netherlands take their commu...

I've received a load of emails about the update to the C500 and the problems it causes with the Bluetooth communication needed for TomTom Mobile 4 and 5. It would appear that some problems can be sorted by doing this (read last comment) or by followin...

More great news for you lot today - The new version of Opera 8 is now available which will actually work on the Orange SPV C500! You may remember our earlier story which promised this fix, so check it out here and give this browser a try. Make …

Abidia Wireless for Smartphone 3.0.2 now has an amazing 30% off! For just £15.77 you too can become an eBay wizard!Click here for more info.Abidia Wireless enhances the eBay and international eBay sites with effortless, anytime, anywhere, access via ...

Get it ? Review "en route" ? Eh ? EH?! Oh.. I'm wasted me, I tell ya - I could write for The Sun. This, my friends, is the infamous TomTom Mobile 5. I say "infamous" because it still - apparently - takes a minimum of 5 weeks …

Remember this news story from last week? Well, Opera has finally come out of beta - however it didn't seem to load on SPV C500's at all. Oh dear. Opera have now identified the problem and announced a fix for it, which should be available as a complete...

Now available for the Smartphone is Battery Pack Pro, an excellent package of tools which allow you to clean and monitor your phone. There's a Battery Bar which displays battery, memory, storage card, time etc on the home screen. Plus there's Power Ta...

Over at MoDaCo is news of a new free utility allowing better memory management on your Smartphone. PocketMem, available here, lets you view the biggest folders and files, plus the newest or last-changed files. This can be helpful in diagnosing why an ...

One thing gets me about Pocket Internet Explorer on the Smartphone. It doesn't support frames. Even in Windows Mobile 5, it still doesn't support frames. Why-oh-why-oh-why ? But wait, Opera browser for the Smartphone has now entered the non-beta stage...

Simbsoft now have 30% off Volleyball 1.1 for Smartphone. You can grab it here or try it out. The object of Volleyball is to win volleyball match with jelly boy. Yes.. yes.. Jelly boy. Don't ask me, I'm not sure. I'm really not sure. Anyway, you can c...

The guys at Jeyo.com are a little too modest in my opinion. They've released version 2 of the excellent Jeyo Mobile Extender for Outlook with bug fixes (remember these bugs we mentioned in our review of version 1.11 ?) and a free upgrade path for exis...

Quick ! You've only got a few days to get an amazing 50% off excellent puzzles like Quartz 2 for JUST £1.90 ($3.48 | €2.86), Octopuzzle Deluxe for JUST £2.18 ($3.98 | €3.27), Fruit Bomb for £3.27 ($5.98 | €4.92), Candy Catchup for £2.74 ($5....

XS Portfolio (MS Smartphone) 1.21 by XCite Software now has a 30% discount !XS Portfolio is the ultimate in stock management. A complete stock system and packed with features: *Multiple stock exchange support*Long / Short / Watch stocks*Multiple portf...

If you've gone out and bought the excellent Pocket Mini Golf 2 (more info on this game in our earlier story here), then you'll no doubt be gagging for more. Step forth Fire Island - an excellent expansion pack for Pocket Mini Golf 2 and exclusively av...

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...

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...

3D Volcano Island for Smartphone 1.0: Discount 30% off! Now only $6.95!Escape the everyday for an enchanted tropical adventure. This frantic action game starts when our hero is mysteriously swept away from his vacation cruise and finds himself on a ha...

Lingvosoft.com have just told me about another fantastic deal exclusively for CoolSmartPhone readers! You can now get a whacking great 30% off all dictionary software - last time it was only 25% off :) To receive this discount, simply enter your gi...

Over at MoDaCo there's a very early version of some SIM unlocking software for Orange SPV C500 handsets (only!). Coded by Zone-MR and available for application-unlocked handsets this appears to be a new, free way to get your Orange SPV C500 working on...

Hands up who remembers the old Spectrum classic game called "Pssst" ? Come on.. you must remember ? It was big in the 80's? No? Well, anyways.. Here's an update to this concept - called "TapzMania - Bug Killer" - now in 3D !When I first saw this …

The direct link to ActiveSync 4.0 is now available at Microsoft.com here. You shouldn't really need this version unless you're using a Windows Mobile 5.0 device though. CoolSmartPhone member Lee found it and says... "It's marked as a developer previ...

DAT Group plc, ("DAT" or "the Company") in collaboration with Dangaard Telecom today launches Tabella eXpress in the UK, the first of the Tabella range of services, aimed at the mass consumer market. Tabella eXpress provides synchronisation of contact...

Mobiluck, the bluejack / bluetooth file transfer utility we mentioned here previously at CoolSmartPhone, has now been updated to version 2. The new version, available from their website, now works perfectly on the SPV C500, with the ability to send pi...

Well, sort-of - it doesn't support voice yet. You'll also need to plug your SmartPhone into your PC (ActiveSync) to avoid a big GPRS bill. It's a bit of a shame that the voice hasn't been implemented yet, as it'd make the SmartPhone into a "SkypePhone...

Following our first ever CoolSmartPhone"Cast" this week I've been contacted by Scott Peterson. Hey said in an email... "I'm checking out your new podcast. Very cool! I'm so glad we now have an audio version of your content as well. I'm a big fan of yo...

LingvoSoft have emailed me to offer CoolSmartPhone readers a fantastic deal on their software. To receive this discount, simply enter the exclusive gift certificate code "MY8UZPF7M4" in 'Add Gift' field of the shopping cart. With the addition of these...

It's been a really big day for news today, so it's no surprise to see another big announcement - Skype is coming to the Smartphone. Yes, co-founder and CEO Niklas Zennstrom reported that a mobile version of Skype - for Embedded Linux, Symbian and Wind...

I focused for some time on creating a new free program for .NET Compact Framework devices. This program is intended for taking screenshots. It's name is Pocket SnapIt and its source is also available. Features -* Full-screen screenshots or screenshot...

Most GPS navigation software is for drivers who don't want to get lost. Smarthiker however is a Global Positioning System (GPS) application for the Microsoft Smartphone which is especially designed for walkers, hikers and mountineers. This software u...

LingvoSoft English Spanish Dictionary is now available for Microsoft Smartphone! In fact, you can get 30% off too!! This handy software dictionary will transform your Smartphone into a mobile translation tool that is always ready to serve you. It prov...

Summer is just around the corner now and people are out buying patio funiture and barbeque sets in droves. You might think they're mad, but people get these things now 'cus they're cheaper. The same is true about the excellent deal we've just got from...