Author: Leigh Geary
Unless this is a mistake it seems that Microsoft have decided to kill off Windows Live by charging for it. This message has started to pop up when users sign into Windows Live Messenger. It states that a 30 day trial has just begun and, once complete,...
T-Mobile are to bundle WiFi access into their mobile broadband price plans. Prices start at £12.50 per month (when connecting with a Flext contract) and will give you access to the internet in a huge range of locations like Starbucks, train stations,...
Last month I got well and truly stuck with what seemed like a simple request. Just how do you get the text message sound to repeat? Sure, there's a "Repeat" option on Windows Mobile Professional, but you'll find that it's permanently greyed out and t...
Shh.. now, don't tell anyone, but we've heard that the HTC Cruise will be arriving next week to devicewire. In fact, they'll be the first in the UK to get this device, so if you've been impressed by our review and you don't want a lengthy contract for...
Some time ago now we heard that the Orange SPV E610 was due to land in the UK. Months past and then, eventually, it appeared in catalogues. Now, finally it's popped up on the Business Shop at Orange.co.uk as... err... coming soon. The Amoi 6711 come...
So you've got your shiny new Windows Mobile phone. The first thing you'll probably want to do is customise your phone with ringtones, a new colour scheme and a personalised backdrop. Ringtones are particularly tricky, because you'll quickly find yours...
No, I'm not sure why it's called that either, but hey - if you're looking for an enhanced alarm system for your Windows Mobile phone then this is well worth a play. SpoonAlarm 1.02 is free and lets you use your favourite MP3 as a wake-up tone plus …
So what do you do if Windows Mobile 7 screenshots and plans pop into your inbox? Yup, you stick them on the web, that's what! Following the earlier Vodafone leak this is another scoop which has appeared just as Bill Gates makes his last ever keynote s...
TheBoyGenius has blown the lid on the 2008 Vodafone Windows Mobile line-up. It features a mob of new handsets including replacements for the Treo 500v and 750v. HP are also on-board with two handsets whilst an ODM will be producing a Vodafone-branded ...
Yet another handset has slipped out of the Vodafone line-up for 2008. This time it's the ... err.. ODM v16xx. Basically it'll be manufactured by "someone" and will get branded as a Vodafone unit when it's released in September. Running Windows Mobile ...
Oh how we love QWERTY sliders. :) This HP handset is called the "Oak" and packs a massive spec-list into a slim and sexy phone. Scheduled for the Autumn line-up on Vodafone the HP Oak has quad-band GSM connectivity and HSDPA (plus, we presume, 3G too)...
HP are another big player who have popped up on the Vodafone 2008 line-up. This is the HP Silver, a Smartphone - yes, a real, Windows Mobile 6 non-touch-screen phone. It's packed with features and connectivity - HSPDA, GPS (sat-nav), WiFi and a Surety...
A rather mysterious Palm handset called the "Palm Drucker" has fell out of the Vodafone line-up for 2008. This one is all set to replace the Palm Treo 750v that we reviewed. The new handset gets a square 320x320 screen, quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G +...
Here's the replacement to the existing Palm Treo 500v, currently being sold on Vodafone. TheBoyGenius has the details on this new Windows Mobile 6.1-powered device with QVGA display, 3G + HSDPA and a 2 megapixel. Oh, and how about a spot of GPS action...
It's been quite some time since we saw the Samsung SGH-i780 on display at Gitex 2007. When it appeared we saw an Orange homescreen, so we had a guess that it may be heading towards the network sometime soon. Stuff Magazine have kick-started the rumour...
Stuck with something Windows Mobile related? Check out windowsmobiletraining.com for some excellent how-to videos and courses. You can also get resource packs, manuals and you can even earn points while you browse. Link - windowsmobiletraining.com Cre...
GPSandco.com have just published more information about the upcoming Asus M930 Smartphone (i.e. non-touch-screen Windows Mobile 6 Standard). It will have a pacey 400Mhz TI OMAP CPU, triband GSM and 3G, HSPDA capability along with WiFi and 256Mb RAM / ...
Panoramic three-dimensional audio is now available for free thanks to airfagev.com. Forum member "smartamazing" has just posted this app to give SRS WOW XT technology on your Windows Mobile 6 device. The technology was developed specifically for prod...
There's one device I've been trying to get hold of for quite some time now - the HTC Advantage. It's appeared in two flavours - the HTC Advantage X7500, running Windows Mobile 5 and the HTC Advantage X7501, running Windows Mobile 6. T-Mobile UK curren...
OK, here's the deal. o2 accidentally named their last handset the "Stella" on their site. We laughed and poked fun because we like the lager. They then corrected the error and called it the Stellar. o2 then announced the Orbit 2, but they used the wr...
Last year Palm announced the cancellation of their Palm Foleo product. It was a full-size mobile companion with a keyboard and large screen to help with editing documents etc. Now Redfly are to launch a similar device for Windows Mobile. Packing an 8"...
It's always great to see swift fixes and updates being put into place for products, but we never thought version 1.01b of the excellent Pointui Home would be available just yet. Yup, there's bug-fixes and changes ahoy thanks your feedback and the dedi...
A month ago we spotted that T-Mobile were going to grab the HTC Touch Dual and call it that T-Mobile Touch Plus. Today even more info has appeared on their site with the addition of the Touch Plus to their "Coming Soon" section. Orange had the exclusi...
It's the first day of 2008, and it's the launch date for PointUI. This free user interface for touch-screen Windows Mobile handsets is staggeringly good. It's not just smooth navigation, it's the way everything fits together - preview windows, bookmar...
Michael Goodman emailed me last night about Opera Mini 4. I'd tried it previously but never really gave it a proper work-out. The new version, which is available either from OperaMini.com on your PC or mini.opera.com on your phone, runs on the Java cl...
2007 brought us the iPhone and, like it or not, it's raised the bar in terms of user interfaces. People want smooth, sexy, sliding interfaces that glide along without stumbling. 2008 should bring some pretty major changes, and it begins with Pointui H...
Personally I've seen a lot of change this year, but alas it's not been with Windows Mobile. Sure, we saw the launch of Windows Mobile 6, but the improvements weren't perhaps seen or appreciated by the end user. HTML email? Uh-huh. Calendar ribbon? Uh-...
Yesterday I took delivery of my second Orange-branded HTC Touch Dual. I had to send the first one back as the mini-USB port had started playing up, however - during the setting up of the new phone I noticed a strange problem. MMS messages just can't b...
Well, here I am sitting all smug thinking that Christmas is all wrapped up when, suddenly, I find that I've set a delivery date of "Friday December 28th" for a present. Doah! Still, CoolSmartPhone Hero Johnny De'Silva has cheered me up with a tip-off ...
Microsoft blogger Jason Langridge has just appeared in this Channel 10 video looking at a range of Windows Mobile phones. The Palm Treo 500, TyTN II, Pantech Duo and other phones make an appearance. Jason also looks at the HTC S730 (which he calls the...
Christmas is pretty much on us now, so I'd just like to say a few words to you - the dedicated CoolSmartPhone reader. 2007 has been an emotional and stressful time for me and I'll be having a peaceful Christmas at home with Emily and our family. You …
Christmas is right around the corner and Microsoft are celebrating with free ringtones and wallpapers for Windows Mobile. Tameside Eye has emailed in after spotting the range of special seasonal ringtones and backdrops. There's stacks to choose from, ...
It looks like Devicewire are now selling iMate phones and have the JAMA 101 and JAMA 201 in stock. They've also in stock of the iMate Ultimate 6150 and 8150 phones coming soon. Check out our earlier review of the Ultimate handsets and get saving your ...
Many months ago the guys at Ateksoft sent us a copy of WebCamera Plus. It's a simply fantastic piece of software which turns your mobile phone into a mobile webcam. Now, with version 2, you get not just streaming video - but sound too! Available for $...
If you're a "Pay As You Go" customer you may find that you have a special code to dial to get your balance - it might be *#10# or *101# etc. This program will sit on your homescreen and check how much credit you have remaining. Available for …
Here's another contact manager designed for the stylus-hating user ;) Finger-Frienly Friends will let you poke your screen and quickly find contacts, text, email or call them using your finger. Plus, if you have in-built GPS you can send your position...
The Toshiba Portégé G910 / G920 has just been outed on the FCC website. Packing WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity, these tri-band handsets are identical apart from the fact that the G910 has had the built-in GPS turned off (bummer). These pictures...
Remember how o2 accidentally labelled their latest handset the "Stella", instead of the "Stellar" ? Sure, the web designers probably love their lager, but it's not like they'd make the same mistake again.... is it? DOAH! Yep, this - according to o2 -...
Gizmodo have just posted a news item about the future of Windows Mobile. It seems that the issues with the current OS have been identified and they'll be addressed in future versions of Windows Mobile. It won't surprise regular readers to find that th...
RSS reader Viigo has just been updated to version 3.3.35. It'll give you instant access to your favourite news, sports, weather and entertainment news plus any RSS feed you want. The new version fixes some bugs and adds features and functionality re...
