Author: Leigh Geary
First up, many thanks to everyone who sent in their thoughts on the HTC TyTN. These have all been forwarded on and we'll keep you posted. You can still add your comments if you haven't emailed or posted yet. Thanks also to everyone for their opinions ...
It's an every day occurance - some guy walks up to you and says, "Hi, I've got a job for you. A little jeweler’s robbery". Who can resist ? Certainly not me. $tolen In $ixty $econds does just this. Using a combination of strategy and puzzle challeng...
Although we're true Windows Mobile fans, there's no avoiding the iPhone hype. It's coming to us here in Europe this Autumn and, finally, the networks carrying the device have been revealed. The Financial Times newspaper is now reporting that not one, ...
If you read our review of the rather lovely HTC P4350 and ended up buying this handset, you'll be glad to know that Windows Mobile 6 is now available to install. Log into the HTC e-Club to get the download and then ensure your data is backed up …
It looks like Orange are realising a little too late about some of their current problems. They're investing £100m into improving their customer service. An Orange executive admits that their current systems are "not fit for purpose" and have added 1...
If you own an o2 XDA Graphite then here's some good news. The Windows Mobile 6 upgrade, complete with full Office 2007 support, is now available to download. You'll need your serial number to grab this, however some people have reported problems getti...
Sometimes I look around this site and think, "I love this. I really, really do". It's not an egotistical thing - I just love the community aspect and the interesting ideas and news that you guys find. We always try and "give back" with free money, cha...
Do you have one of these fantastic QWERTY-sliding devices ? Do you like it ? Well you should, because they're great. Packed with Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G, dual cameras, Office Mobile and a "proper" keyboard it's still one of my fave devices. But wait, we w...
Oh dear. More bad news from i-mate. According to distributor Clove Technology, the i-mate 5150, 7150 and 9150 will never appear. It turns the i-Mate Ultimate range into a choice of just two phones.... "We can now confirm, of the original 5 handhelds ...
Sometime yesterday afternoon our forum stopped accepting posts. It also meant that you couldn't register either, which is also bad. The reason is far too boring and technical to mention, however it was fixed last night with some of my trademark "mash ...
You've heard of makayama.com have already blessed us with some top software such as Pocket Live TV, DVD to Pocket PC and Smartphone Media Studio, to name just a few. Now there's Pocket WiFi Radar, which lets anyone owning a WiFi-enabled Windows Mobile...
Ladies and gentlemen, let me present the Emgeton Mini One Phone. What's that you say? It looks like an iPhone? Nah, never. Don't know what you're talking about. :) This device has appeared on the "What's New" section of emgeton.com and, should they ma...
Hey, come close. Have you got £5 burning a hole in your pocket? You do? Well, for $9.95 (which is actually £4.95 at todays crazy rates) you can get WMRingToneMaker to make and transfer ringtones to your phone easily. The software has an easy to use...
Imagine a large Pocket PC combined with a small laptop. This is the HTC Shift. It's got Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro (Pocket PC) and Vista Business on board - hey, take your pick. If you fancy then there's also the tilting touchscreen, slide-down QWERTY key...
Given our name, you'd forgive us for getting more than a little happy when an actual Smartphone (Windows Mobile Standard) appears. Y'know, one without a touch-screen and an actual keypad on the front. Meet the HTC Iris, aka the S640. On the front of t...
Shh - don't tell anyone but the HTC Kaiser is going to chalk up another name - the AT&T 8925 Tilt. It'll replace the 8525 that was released almost a year ago. AT&T reps seem to be calling it simply "The Tilt" or the "AT&T Tilt", obviously due …
Splashblog, a great favourite of mine and an incredibly useful tool, is to be closed. Splashblog let you post pictures direct from your phone to your own personal webpage - you could also have a web feed of the photos as shown in my blog. Originally t...
Here's your chance to win a brand new Samsung Blackjack i607 thanks to the guys at cellular-blowout.com. It's unlocked and can retail at up to $599.99 or £300 ! This device runs Windows Mobile 5.0 (Smartphone) and has quad-band capability, GPRS, EDGE...
mofoyo is a video sharing site for mobile phones and PC's alike. It'll let you share your content with text messages and the site is completely free. I've give this a try and yes, it works fine with Windows Mobile, there's a good selection of videos a...
I've been having a think about the free VITO FindMe software we covered earlier today. Whilst it works great as a "friend finder" I figured that the software could be applied to different scenarios - car tracking for one. Let me describe my thinking. ...
VNC has been around for some time now and is a great way to remotely control computers and servers across the internet. Unlike the in-built Remote Desktop (RDP) it'll let you control a machine interactively and you can even sit and monitor what's happ...
VITO have just released FindMe - a free and useful tool to let someone know your location or when you'd like to find someone else. Install and enter a password to give to your friends, then get them to send you a text message with the password and …
Want some interesting gossip ? Well, you got it. According to SmartMobileGadgets there's some lovely new devices coming your way. First is the HTC P5500, aka the HTC Touch II. Imagine the existing HTC Touch along with the TouchFLO technology but with ...
A few weeks back we were lucky enough to review the HTC Kaiser. Well, stick some business card scanner software in and add the TouchFLO technology we saw in the Touch and you'll end up with the HTC TyTN II. MoDaCo have picked up on this approval site …
Remember how we told you back in May that Vodafone were about to release the Vodafone V1415? Here it is, online in the Vodafone business shop. We've already published reviews of the network free HTC S710 version and the Orange-branded SPV E650, so it'...
There seems to be real "lag" between phones arriving in shops and then appearing on network websites at the moment. Take the HTC Touch on Orange for example. We saw it arriving in stores on July 19th but there's still no mention of it anywhere on the ...
Here's the LG KC1. On the face of things it's got everything you could want - an incredibly quick "Marvell Monahans" CPU running at 806MHz (yes, 806Mhz), 512Mb NAND Flash, 128Mb RAM, WiMAX, Bluetooth, T-DMB and a whole lot more. Heck, it's even got a ...
Check this out, it's called AlwaysOn Reader and guess what - it's free! The ad-supported software lets you easily read RSS feeds while you're on the go. It works on any version of Windows Mobile and will help you to keep in touch with your favourite n...
Keep Recordin' is a nice lightweight audio recording program for all Windows Mobile handsets. It's a great replacement to the existing functionality of the inbuilt audio recorder with a directory chooser for your files, simple interface and noise supp...
Yes, here's yet another Windows Mobile 6 update! Just a few weeks back we were asking where all the promised updates were, and now - here they all come! This HTC Press Release points you over to the HTC eClub where you can get the update for the …
O2 are on a roll with their Windows Mobile 6 updates. Here's another one, this time it's the Windows Mobile 6 update for the XDA Trion. You'll need your serial number to download this and it's quite a sizeable download. Ensure that you've got a back...
Got an XDA Orbit ? Yeah? Good aren't they? Sat nav on-board and a diminutive size make this one of our favourite devices (we reviewed the T-Mobile version and loved it). o2 have just released the spanky new Windows Mobile 6 update here. Yes, you heard...
Yahoo! Go is now available for Windows Mobile devices and will let you read RSS feeds, set up a calendar, address book, view your email, upload and share flickR photos, search and more. You can even use your GPS device to look at maps of your local ar...
Got one of these phones? Well, good news my friends because you can now get Windows Mobile 6... err.. provided you're in Russia or the Netherlands. Keep an eye on this samsungmobile page if you've got a Samsung i600 though, because there'll be a roll ...
Remember how we exclusively revealed that Vodafone were to release the Samsung i620 ? Well, good times my friends, because it looks like the rest of Europe will get the sliding QWERTY too. We're getting rumours that the device should show up as "avail...
Meet the Asus P750. This, according to sources, won't be a true "Smartphone" but will instead run the touch-screen version Windows Mobile (Professional). The Asus is very well equipped and comes with a Marvel 520MHz PXA27x processor, 256Mb ROM, 128Mb...
Remember our Virgin Lobster 700TV Review ? The phone didn't impress us much, especially with the "throw a six to start" keyboard, but hey - you could watch TV on the move and Pamela Anderson was brought in to advertise it too. If you own one of these …
This is the new version of Mobile Tracker by Skylab Mobilesystems. This application will track your movements via your built-in or external Bluetooth GPS receiver and produce easy-to-use data that can be brought up in Google Earth or Google Maps. Vers...
You may have heard about a rather glaring problem affecting the Toshiba G900. It seems that someone missed the fact that it wouldn't ..... turn on. Woah, talk about an omission! There's a patch now available that'll fix the issue. It's not a full ne...
Bell Canada have just announced the availability of the HTC 6800. At last! A network that announces a phone and then makes it available to buy on the same day. Why doesn't every network do this eh? A 36 month contract (woaha!) will set the price at $1...
