Author: Leigh Geary

Tired of your texting experience? Try A.SMS

Bored of the existing texting system on your Windows Mobile ? Try A.SMS instead. It's ideal for the regular texter and includes new functions and displays. This product page shows the difference between the existing Windows Mobile messaging system and...

Hey – my MP4 video won’t play!

So, I'm back in the UK and I've just plugged my Windows Mobile handset into my PC. I've got lots of videos that I'd like to copy across to my machine and view. They're all in MP4 format, it's just a matter of loading up Quicktime and.... ..ahh... …

Virgin Mobile – Unlimited web browsing for 30p per day

Virgin Mobile is to update their mobile data plans and will introduce a 30p unlimited daily browsing tariff. this page gives more details, with a claim that Virgin is 3 times cheaper than other networks. Sure, in the UK when you say "Unlimited" it gen...

HTC Touch HD receives glowing review from PC Pro

PC Pro magazine has rated the new HTC Touch HD with 5 stars in it's review. The phone achieved the "PC Pro Recommended" status with the reviewer stating... "All told, we're hugely impressed with the Touch HD. It doesn't have the elegance of the iPhone...

Orange launch bigger data plans

Orange have just added three new mobile broadband plans. They include a 30-day tariff with 10GB of usage and two 18 month plans which give 1GB and 10GB usage respectively. These are to be made available immediately and target those using the Orange da...

Google Android running like silk on the HTC Touch

Woah, check it out. Google Android running extremely well on the HTC Touch. Sure, we've seen this before but this is really something - internet browsing, email and smooth animation and it only takes a restart to switch back to 'old Windows Mobile aga...

Keep yourself updated with our stuff!

Something I probably haven't mentioned for a while is the various ways you can keep up-to-date with our news here. You can use our RSS feeds at the top of the site here. Bang them into your Google reader, netvibes or whatever reader you use and it'll ...

Google Mobile Maps introduces Street View

Got Google Mobile maps on your device? If you've got the HTC Touch Pro, Diamond or the HD then the chances are it'll be included in the programs list. If not, download it now from google.com/gmm direct from your device. If you've already got it, now's...

o2 XDA Mantle receives 6.1 Update

O2 have posted an update for the chunky XDA Mantle (aka the HTC P6500 we reviewed a while back). It brings Windows Mobile 6.1 - it shipped with Windows Mobile 6 Pro. There's the usual warnings here - backup your data, ensure your battery is charged a...

HTC S740 on Orange website

Following it's appearance in Orange magazines the HTC S740 has now appeared on the Orange Business Services website. There's no price or availability as yet and, when you click the "buy" button it'll take you to the normal Orange Business site where.....

BBC iPlayer now on two Windows Mobile handsets

It looks like the BBC have setup their iPlayer to work with both the Samsung Omnia and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. The web service allows licence fee payers to catch up on TV shows and watch live TV. Now, before we get too excited Richard Titus, Futu...

o2 XDA Flint now available on o2 site

Remember the o2 XDA Flint we mentioned some months back? Well, it looks to have taken one step closer with this o2 page giving more details. It is, as we expected, the HTC Advantage handset which packs WiFi, GPS, 3 megapixel camera, 16GB of internal f...

HTC Touch HD Reviewed

Well, it's taken some time to get this one together but at last it's here - the HTC Touch HD review. We've got the usual mix of screenshots, example photos from the device, close-up images and hands-on videos. The Touch HD is a device which returns to...

HTC S740 Appears in Orange magazines

It's been some months since we heard that the HTC S740 might be popping up on Orange. Today Amit has emailed in to say that it's appeared in the "Coming Soon" section of the Orange catalogue. We reviewed the S740 some time back - it's a "non touch …

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...

Vodafone pushes out HTC Diamond upgrade

Vodafone have just upped an update for the HTC Touch Diamond. If you've bought yours from Voda UK then this is the link for you. What's in the update? Well, Vodafone say, "Updating the software (firmware) will usually give you improved performance and...

HP Voice Messenger now available to buy on Vodafone UK

Vodafone have just made the HP Voice Messenger available on their business contracts. Prices start from nothing up to £85.11. The handset has a 528Mhz CPU, WiFi, 3.1 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and...

HTC buys design firm

When we saw the HTC Diamond we assumed that it was all the work of HTC design dudes, but in reality the guys at One & Co helped out with the design and engineering. HTC were obviously impressed with the results, and have announced the full acquisition...

T-Mobile Shadow II pictured and detailed

This is the T-Mobile Shadow II. It's coming soon to the US network and there's already manual and photos online. The handset, which has a slide-out numeric keypad, runs on a TI Omap 260Mhz CPU and has 256MB ROM, 128MB DDR RAM and uses the non-touch-sc...

BBC iPlayer on Windows Mobile – Another way!

Earlier in the week we took a look at the new Skyfire browser and it's Flash capabilities. A lot of interest centred around the BBC iPlayer, which at last became sort-of-functional in Skyfire and has long been a "want" of most Windows Mobile users. No...

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...

GPS.SOS – Locate and help people in need

I'm sure we've all seen children with mobile phones. Some of you may have had heated debates about whether it melts their brains or if it's just a great way to check that they're safe. GPS.SOS! is a new program for your loved ones and, with one press …

Zune-based Windows Mobile coming soon?

I'll be honest here and say that I've never seen one of these in the flesh. It's an MP3 player from Microsoft called "Zune" and there's many who will obviously compare it to the iPod. Anyhoo, there's rumours flying around the net that this could merge...

Get yourself free delivery plus free extras too!

Right, we know that Christmas is around the corner and money is a bit tight but here's a deal for you. You may have noticed our "Free delivery" offer on the top right of the site. We'd like you to take advantage of it so, as an extra …

Skyfire Browser. Open Beta. Get it. Get it now.

The Skyfire browser is now more widely available with those in the US, Canada, and UK getting special attention. I've had quite a few mails about this, some saying, "It's as buggy as hell" and some saying, "It's the best thing since beer was invented"...

Elecont Weather Updated

Elecont Weather has just been updated and now includes severe weather updates. Now, in the USA a severe weather warning is probably something like a hurricane, in the UK I'm assuming it's more than two snowflakes. ;) There's also a new 10-day worldwid...

Winterface Mobile GUI updated

The the new version of Winterface has just been announced. 1.2 brings bug fixes and extra features including automatic start on reboot, Bluetooth switch, enhanced battery status, favourites and orientation switch with the navigation pad. You also get ...

NVIDIA Powered Windows Mobile rumoured

Rumours are building yet again that Microsoft may be working on their very own handset after more stories of a tie-in with the NVIDIA Tegra CPU. In theory this would give a high-def video playback and rapid graphics. According to The Inquirer the resu...

txtForward – Send all your texts to any email address

Bear with me if this gets a little garbled, I've just had 6 cups of coffee and anything could happen :) This is txtForward from Electronic Pocket. It's a simple idea - forward every text message you receive to any email address you specify. It's a goo...

Samsung updates for Omnia i900 available

The Samsung Omnia i900 appears to have been updated recently with this vanilla update and this Vodafone one. The 109MB file brings more stability and something called "Rich Internet", there's an app-store too (COUGH iPhone COUGH!). The updater will ...

HTC Touch HD running Xperia Panels – Part 2

Just the other day we saw the HTC Touch HD running the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 GUI - "Panels". Well, we've managed to get the Xperia Panels installed on the Touch HD we're currently loaning from the nice people at devicewire.com and ... well... we dec...

Samsung T*Omnia runs 806Mhz CPU

The T*Omnia was launched on November 3rd and many sites, including us, didn't really cover it much. The device is the bigger brother of the Omnia and the Korean model has a slightly larger screen and a 480x800 pixel resolution. There's also a digital ...

XDA Zest available to buy on o2 website

Johnny De'Silva has just tipped us on the availability of the o2 XDA Zest. It's available on Pay Monthly and Pay & Go. If you choose the lattest then it's £249.99 to buy, with contract customers paying between nothing and £149.99 depending on your c...

Xperia Panels on Touch HD

A few weeks back you may have seen this post on MoDaCo showing the HTC TouchFLO 3D system running on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Now someone has managed to do the opposite, running the Panels interface from the X1 on the HTC Touch HD. The proof of …

Orange launch Mobile Forms

Are you looking for a way to captured data and send it back to your company in real-time? Try Orange Mobile Forms. It uses a simple drag and drop system to design your form on the web, so there's no coding needed. Data is transmitted securely and you …

HTC MAX 4G To be launched next week

The HTC Max 4G is now sitting on the HTC website. Destined for Russian WiMAX network "Scartel" (Yota) on November 26th it'll be the worlds first ever integrated GSM / WiMAX handset. The network will enable a rich multimedia experience and a high quali...

Auto orientation switching plus more Touch HD fun

The other day I published lots of videos showing the HTC Touch HD in action. Today there's another video showing the GPS and camera application. Now, I also mentioned in a previous video how good it would be if the screen rotated in every app - not ju...

o2 XDA Zest Reviewed

4WinMobile.com have just added a review of the o2 XDA Zest. This device is actually made by Asus and is powered by a Marvell Tavor CPU running at 624Mhz. It's a touch-screen handset with Windows Mobile 6.1, microSD (HC) card slot, 480x640 screen, 3 me...

Asus P565 – I feel the need, the need for speed

The fastest PDA in the world ? Is it the one that flew out of the car window when I crashed on the motorway some months ago ? No, we're actually talking about processor speed and it's this - the Asus P565. Announced in Taipai this puppy has …

Adobe demo Flash 10 for Windows Mobile

Sure, Flash Lite has been available for a while now, but most Windows Mobile owners will just want Flash to work while browsing. The full player - Flash Player 10 - got showed off at the Adobe Max conference. CTO Kevin Lynch showed a Windows Mobile ha...