Author: Leigh Geary
Fennec, the browser from Mozilla (ala Firefox) is creeping slowly towards a Windows Mobile near you. Yet again this is targeting Touch Pro users and it's another early alpha version. Memory is now handled more efficiently, there's better UI handling a...
Recent handset announcements seem to now be following a pattern. They're launching with Windows Mobile 6.1 and will be getting "Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrades" soon. In truth the situation is still far from ideal. Customers buying a new HTC Touch Diamond...
This is the Samsung Jack. Shortly to become available on AT&T in the US it's the successor to the original BlackJack and packs WiFi, 3G, GPS and a future upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5. The new Samsung i637 Jack has a QWERTY keyboard a 3.2 megapixel ca...
Orange have today launched Microsoft Mail data bundles which, according to the operator, are the "UK's most affordable". For £4.25 per month you can now get 500MB of data, subject to the usual fair usage bits. All Orange HTC devices, including the To...
Tom Ranson has just mailed us about Phoenix Freeze. Put simply it's a neat little widget which will lock your Windows based computer if you move your phone away from it. When you and your phone return then the PC will unlock itself again. It all works...
The Acer DX900, part of the Acer Tempo range. Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS, HSDPA, Bluetooth and WiFi are just some of the selling points here, however the biggest feature is probably the dual-SIM support for both 2G and 3G SIM cards. Put two SIM cards in ...
Just to note, I'm seeing the "Free money" ad appearing in the top right corner of the site. This shouldn't be appearing and I'd appreciate if you could let me know if you're seeing this too. I'll tweak it when I get back home, however this internet co...
The Boy Genius Report today has a very interesting story from author Peter V. Brett. Some of you may have already heard how he wrote the majority of his book - "The Warded Man" (or The Painted Man outside the USA) on a HP iPaq 6515. He did …
Well, it's official at last. The Microsoft Facebook app is here. Sure, you've probably already downloaded the leaked version, but the official copy is now available direct from the Microsoft site. The Facebook app is free and gives you the ability t...
There's already some chatter on the t'interwebs about Windows Marketplace and the restrictions that surround it. The WinMo version of Apple's App Store is already open for developers and after a quick glance a lot of the "no no's" appear to be fairly ...
I'll be off on holiday later this week but we'll still be cramming in all the latest Windows Mobile news as it arrives. Another LG handset called the touchscreen GT810H has just popped up with a 3 megapixel camera, 3.6Mbps HSDPA connectivity, Bluetoot...
A few lucky websites are already getting their mitts on the all-new HTC Snap with Smartphonedaily.co.uk putting some external pictures of the device online along with a selection of screenshots in their "review". The screen grabs show the non-touch in...
Remember Home 2 Free from PointUI ? If you want more then Home 2 Pro is now available for $19.95, which works out at around £13.52. The full version features applets, themes and custom viewing options. The new Applets add weather, news, slideshows, w...
Here in the UK there's a relatively new law which stops people using their mobile phone whilst driving. Bluetooth accessory sales have soared as people now switch to Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kit and voice-dialing systems. Many may see this as a ...
Back in February we got confirmation of the new T-Mobile MDA Compact V. T-Mobile have effectively stuck their badge on the Diamond2 and tweaked the colours a little, plus there'll probably be a few Web 'n Walk bits inside too. Why do I bring this up ?...
We've seen many HTC Touch Diamond2 reviews popping up around the web recently, but we always love giving devices the full Coolsmartphone treatment. Thanks to HTC we've been lucky enough to borrow a Diamond2 over the last week and here's the result. Th...
We've mentioned SMS-Chat before and now version 1.2 has been released with bug fixes, backup functionality and three new skins. If your Windows Mobile doesn't have threaded messaging already then SMS-Chat will bring this functionality with a selection...
Putting data into your phone usually means a variety of keyboards, whether it be on-screen or physical. Talking to your phone, and getting it to perform tasks based on your commands, has already proved popular with apps like Cyberon Voice Commander. N...
There's already a considerable amount of buzz on the t'interwebs about the Microsoft and Verizon project to introduce a touch-screen multimedia phone to challenge the iPhone. The "Pink" project has already been mentioned but the details surrounding it...
The Samsung Omnia is currently available with a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, FM Radio, WiFi and a whole load of goodness from various networks. However, this picture of a QWERTY-packing version called the "Omnia Pro" (hmm.. haven't we seen that naming con...
Woah, we're on a roll today. We've got yet another wide-screen HD wobble-cam video for your entertainment. The Touch Diamond2 comes complete with a "zoom bar" which lets you .. err.. zoom in on web-pages in Opera. The Diamond2 power really shines thro...
Well sure, you've seen the Diamond2 being unboxed elsewhere, but deep down we know you long for our wobble-cam videos. Here's our HTC Touch Diamond2 overview video which takes a tour around the handset and some of the bits you get inside the box. We a...
There's a couple of hotfixes available for existing HTC Touch Diamond users. First up is this fix for skipping audio playback whilst this second update will sort the issue where a Repeat option isn't clickable on sound reminders. Thanks to everyone w...
Look what just appeared at Coolsmartphone HQ - it's the all-new HTC Touch Diamond2. A few recently became available to buy and it's the successor to original Touch Diamond which has already sold by the truck-load. Powered by a Qualcomm 528 MHz process...
A few weeks back we started our "Week with the iPhone". It all started off well, but we only got to day 3 and, in the midst of editing the other vids (which will be up shortly), a HTC Touch HD arrived for us to compare it with. …
With all these Diamond2 reviews (here's another one) it's good to see yet another small batch arrive at devicewire.com. This time there's 20, so be quick if you're after one! Oh, and we know we said this last time but this really is the last stock fo...
It looks like Windows Mobile 6.5 will be wheeled out for another public showing on May 11th at Tech Ed. It's already appeared several times and was first mentioned last year. We're already seeing early versions appearing all over xda-developers.com bu...
Hey, let's not get upset about the fact that we've not got one of these new HTC Touch Diamond2 handsets to play with yet. We've got to wait our turn. It's no problem. We'll just sit around and tiddle our thumbs while yet another site looks at one. …
Now, I don't know anything about BitTorrents, honest, but WinMobile Torrent v.3 is now available and supports all versions of Windows Mobile. It supports trackerless torrents, peer exchange and seeding. A free 5-day trial can be downloaded with the fu...
We get some strange emails at times. This one in particular seemed a little weird, "Don't know where your car is?" Well no, not really. Sure, I used to lose my car quite a bit, but that was years ago whilst working at the local supermarket. I used …
Just the other day we spotted a very limited stock of the HTC Touch Diamond2 at devicewire.com. Now they've managed to get a few more and they're available, unlocked and direct from HTC, for £394.99 inc VAT. We're hearing that the next UK shipment i...
Windows Mobile has a lot of control panels and interfaces available to download. One of them, yrgo, has just been updated and now has a completely new design with better icons, flexible menu items and an array of gadgets to choose from. There's 64 in...
The guys at PocketPC.ch have just notified us of their HTC Touch Diamond2 review. It includes some HD videos (have a look below) and some excellent up-close photography, and unboxing, comparison with the existing Diamond and the Touch HD. There's also...
Good Friday it may be, but we're hearing from a very good source that the HTC Touch Pro2 will be arriving on Orange UK at the beginning of June. The device got launched in February and is powered by a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU. Inside there's a 480x800 WVGA...
On April 1st we found out about the lack of Marketplace for existing Windows Mobile owners. We also posted the following paragraph... "Customers are king, old or new. Keep them happy. Over the years I've felt that the network operators and Microsoft s...
Yesterday a new Touch HD update appeared which promises to fix multiple browsing issues and title-bar flicker. It also speeds up GPS lock, updates the "Connnection Setup" database and there's improved emergency call handling when you're in Airplane Mo...
Hmm.. quiet ain't it? I've been having a look at the iPhone recently and comparing it to the HTC Touch HD. Both are very similar in terms of size and shape but differ wildly when it comes to user interface and specs like camera resolution or the inbui...
A new Samsung B7610 Louvre has recently appeared on ThePhoneHouse.nl. It's a Windows Mobile powered thing, but that's about all we know. Everyone is guessing on specs too - a possible 3.2 megapixel camera, perhaps GPS or WiFi. Personally, I'd like to ...
Following the announcement just the other day you can now get the Windows Live software for your phone. To get it, browse to http://mobile.microsoft.com on your handset (preferably in IE) then hit "Windows Mobile", then "Apps, ringtones and more" and ...
Following the HTC Snap announcement yesterday there's now a promotional video online which shows the "Inner Circle" functionality which aims to keep emails in check. There's also a full hands-on over at engadget with a "real" video where you can see t...
