Author: Leigh Geary
Yes, we know that Microsoft had to press the "reboot" button. The Windows Mobile OS was on a huge range of phones and networks, with additional interfaces and tweaks making updates difficult and time-consuming. Stiff competition from An...
Mobile World Congress saw the launch of three new HTC devices. The HTC Legend and HTC Desire are both powered by Android and we managed to get a video hands-on here and here. They're just over a month away from your pockets now, with devicewire giving...
We're getting almost daily updates on the "Will the HD2 upgrade to Windows Phone 7" question. Most responses so far have been "it's up to the hardware manufacturer" but now Natasha Kwan, General Manager for Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business...
Orange and T-Mobile announced their intention to merge last year. However, the European Commission had to look into it first. Today it has been approved with European Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia stating.. "I am happy that we managed to ...
Co0kie's Home Tab seems to be growing in popularity. It's a HTC Sense tweak which offers extended quicklinks and appointments plus other useful stuff. You can now get up to 4 appointments on the home tab, an optional call history button and configurab...
Woaha. Why didn't we see this just a few days ago at Mobile World Congress? LG has today shown off their prototype Windows Phone 7 Series.. err.. phone (gah, I just can't get my head around that naming convention) to engadget. The LG handset is a sli...
Well heck, that didn't take long at all did it ? Just 12 days after the official announcement there's already a theme being brewed over at xda-developers. It's a little juddery at the moment but, after just a few days, it's pretty impressive. Who know...
Tom Ranson has been cranking out the Android App Review episodes and now, complete with tripod, episode 10 is online. This week Trimble Outdoors have given Tom their Allsport GPS app to review. It's a great app that'll turn your phone into a GPS-enabl...
Whilst Orange is picking up the HTC Desire, Vodafone look to be picking up the picking up the Nexus One. Both phones are very similar, although HTC were keen to stress that they're both made on completely seperate production lines during Mobile World ...
Sony Ericsson recently stepped back into the limelight with a new range of X10 handsets. It was a welcome return to form after the Windows-powered X2 was dropped by Vodafone - the X2 will still be available elsewhere though. Voda has now picked up the...
Well, what's this at the o2 website? Unless I'm very much mistaken that's the Sony Ericsson X10 we fondled at Mobile World Congress. If you click on there's actually no mention of the handset in the main shop, but we reckon it's a sure sign that the n...
We've already had a few pics of it, now there's a video too. It's not really an "action" video though, this just shows the camera and the phone generally being waved around in an effort to make you sea-sick. This is another Android device which is ru...
OK, the Gadget Show on Five is back and, love them or hate them, it's always good to see some of our favourite handsets on TV. The latest episode is now available to watch online with the Smartphone test starting at 8 minutes in. Jon Bentley goes to …
At Mobile World Congress we hooked up with Astraware. Way back in January 2008 Astraware was acquired by Handmark. They worked together to expand and work together on delivering mobile apps and games to customers across the world. However, just last m...
Matt from TracyandMatt.co.uk has just finished off an interview with Alex Reeve from Microsoft. Alex is Director of Mobile Business Group in the UK and has responded to questions about Windows Phone 7 Series. We've picked out some of the more interest...
On the Skype website you may have noticed something - the Windows Mobile version is no longer under the "Mobile" link. It seems that support for the platform is being dropped. Their website states that.. "We've chosen to withdraw Skype for Windows Mo...
Woah. PocketGear has just bought Handango. The purhcase makes PocketGear the largest Cross Platform, Open App Store and supports over 2000 mobile devices. Jud Bowman, President and CEO of PocketGearm stated..etGear "Our vision is to facilitate an op...
We were extremely busy last week at the Mobile World Congress. I've just found a few more bits on the camera that you might like. We had a look at the Android Alcatel OT-980 - a new Android device with a sliding QWERTY keypad, plus some of the …
A new HD2 update is now available to Vodafone customers here. Released today it's the 1.66 updated for Vodafone HD2's, bring your OS version up to 1.66.405.2. This will completely remove your stuff, so be sure to backup first and ensure that your han...
We love the look of the new HTC Legend. But, to take it to bits? That'd be just crazy. The guys at mforum.ru have done just that though, and we get a closer look at how this recently announced device is put together. They've taken the innards of …
So, following the full HTC press conference video we've got some more. This time it's the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series launch announcement. Again, this is recorded by professional TV crews and features Steve Ballmer (CEO of Microsoft) and Joe Belf...
Looks like Windows Marketplace for Mobile has just received an update. If you've clicked into it recently you'll spot the download, but you can also download it here or browse to mp.windowsphone.com on your phone. The new updates include the ability t...
Did you miss the big HTC announcement on Tuesday ? Well, don't worry. The whole thing was filmed for HTC. This is full professional quality, and you even get to see the reporters and bloggers snapping shots and banging away on their laptops. This show...
We've had a good play around with new Android and Windows Mobile devices this week. The HTC Desire and Sony Ericsson X10 mini pro impressed us greatly. The X10 mini pro is a very compact Android 1.6 phone and it'll really appeal to the wider market. I...
We've spent the last week in Barcelona giving unparalleled coverage of the Mobile World Congress. It was an extremely busy week, ending with a closed UK airport and a walk through a field. News items this week have popped up minute-by-minute, so if yo...
The Acer range is split for the most part between the "beTouch E" range (Android powered) and the "neoTouch P" range (Windows Mobile powered). This is the E400 and, as you'll have seen in our earlier story, it looks exactly the same as the P400. Again...
I'm now at the airport and, somehow, I've managed to get myself into the Business Lounge. There's free beer here, so if this news item has spelling mistakes, you'll know why. This morning I took a look at an entry-level device that Acer are showing of...
Acer have pulled off a neat trick with the neoTouch P400. The body and design is identical to their Android-powered E400 device, but here you'll get Windows Mobile 6.5.3 on-board. It really is a case of "I like that design, I want it. Hmm, which OS sh...
To be honest, I shouldn't really be sat here in the media centre of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - I need to grab a taxi to the airport as soon as possible, However, I wanted to give you a better look at the Acer devices we …
The Windows Phone 7 Series announcement took place on Monday and it's kinda taken the world by surprise. The world knew that Microsoft had to do something different, and they've done this. This is so far removed from the "Pocket PC" days and now Micro...
We've taken another look at the HTC Desire this morning following our hands-on video from yesterday. Click on to see it in action, this time with a bit more light.. (Note, the video is still being processed by YouTube, so quality might be low)Link - H...
We've got a few blurry shots on the Twittersphere of Erik Huggers this afternoon promising that an official BBC iPlayer Android app will be available soon. There's no news on Windows Mobile unfortunately, but Blackberry will get an app too. Click the ...
Yesterday we did a video overview of the Desire and Legend but I wanted to show each handset in better light. Here's the HTC Legend video. We actually started taking it to bits on the HTC stand this afternoon.. ;) Link - HTC Legend Video Demonstration
OK, so you're probably all asking, "Where's the hands-on video with the HTC HD mini?" Well, here you go... ;) Link - HTC HD mini hands-on
We went to see T-Mobile today to take a look at the newly announced Pulse Mini. They unfortunately told us to go away and said that the area was "private". We managed to grab some shots anyway, so while Dan slid off to snap the dozens of phones …
Now, whilst we don't cover the Qualcomm Brew platform, we were on site for the HTC and o2 anouncement. The HTC Smart, which was announced earlier is to be rolled out across Germany, Ireland and the UK on the o2 network. There's a range of colours and ...
When we first saw it at the London launch we walked out of the event half-way through. We were Windows Mobile "only" then but, after having the device in our hands for the week after, we were won over. It did compete well with the iPhone, it did …
We're inside the HTC hospitality suite now. Right now. It's 12:10 GMT / 13:10 CET. We're about to get some info from these two companies and you can follow LIVE updates about what exactly it is on our Twitter feed. The feed is also available on the ri...
The Mobile World Congress turns Barcelona upside-down once a year. But what's it like to be here, to walk around? Check out the video below, filmed just this morning.. Link - YouTube
It's not often I post a whole YouTube video on the front page, but this one is worthg watching. This is the HTC Legend and HTC Desire - a full 12 minutes of hands-on fun. I'll not describe everything, just watch it... (it's still processing, so qualit...
