Author: Leigh Geary
This is Didiom or "DIgital DIstribution Of Music". It's a free application which provides a fun way to search, sample, buy and download music on your mobile. I've just given it a try - although my phone wasn't shown on their site (I'm using the Orange...
You may remember that our friends at MoDaCo got into a bit of trouble with Apple recently after "unauthorized dissemination of copyrighted material", which basically meant that they were linking to a site offering a very realistic-looking Apple iPhone...
A few weeks back Cor Pootjes sent me an email about his site. It's stacked full of streaming audio and video links for your Windows Mobile handset. Whilst there's some links from the Netherlands you'll also find a lot of international stations too. Pi...
A few weeks back the guys at SlingMedia lent us a Slingbox and said... "Hey, would you like to review it? Try the SlingPlayer software on your Windows Mobile phone too." ..so we did, and boy it's good. This has to be one of the best gadgets we've …
Orneta have just announced the availability of Explorer Mobile 2007 which they say is the "fastest file viewer and manager available for Windows Mobile based devices". Costing around $14.99 (£7.65) it's a replacement or new file manager which allows ...
Here, from MoDaCo, is the first bit of Orange marketing for the upcoming Orange SPV E650. It's shown as the Orange SPV "Vox" in a Dutch Orange Magazine along with other Orange SPV handsets that aren't carried here in the UK, like the C100, F600 and M6...
I get many emails asking how to browse Flash capable sites on a Windows Mobile device. Firstly you'll need to install Flash, which you do by downloading this CAB file, dragging it onto your device and installing it. You'll then be able to browse sites...
The Orange SPV M700 is already getting many comments in our forum. The white handset seems to be more prevalent and the Orange navigation software is available on a free 7 day trial which you download from a link in the favourites at a cost of £95 fo...
You may remember how Emoze recently confronted Blackberry and said, "Let's 'av it!!" Why? Well, at the recent 3GSM conference they staged a showdown to see who gets their emails quicker and more securely. Here's a shot of the event - two men were stan...
New Windows Mobile handsets are now appearing with stereo Bluetooth functionality, also known as "A2DP". This technology allows stereo audio streaming over a Bluetooth connection, which is great when you're out and about with your wireless headphones....
Want your Smartphone to look all Vista-like ? Well now you can, thanks to JGUI's Vista Skin. Designed for Microsoft Smartphone devices with landscape screens it should also work on other screen formats, so why not give it a try on yours? It's free and...
All-around top bloke Eden Dwek has just spotted this T3 article entitled "Why an Apple iPhone is better than a Windows Mobile device". The story itself is almost a wonderful work of fiction, with several innacurate comparisons to Windows Mobile handse...
Earlier this week we heard about the new i-Mate Ultimate range - a group of high-end phones with different form factors to suit your needs. We i-Mate 5150 but mobilmania.sk have managed to grab a look at the bigger i-Mate 7150, with Windows Mobile 6, ...
Remember that un-named BenQ-Siemens phone we saw earlier this week ? Well, it's called the BenQ-Siemens E72 and it'll run Windows Mobile 6 Standard (Smartphone) and has triband GPRS/EDGE connectivity. You can also expect a TI OMAP 1030 CPU running at ...
Following "4.5 Beta 2", which has been around for a few months, Microsoft have now release ActiveSync 4.5. If you want your Windows Mobile and PC to get hooked up you'll need this (or Windows Mobile Device Center if you're Vista'd). The changes in Act...
Here's the LG handset that's been discussed quite a bit after popping up at 3GSM. A lot of people reckon it's the LG "Prada" handset, however it's got definite style difference and this PDA handset is running Windows Mobile Pro. This device seems to b...
Rememeber that Toshiba G900 we mentioned earlier this week ? Well, as we stated earlier it's got W-VGA screen, which means an excellent resolution, and AkihabaraNews.com have bagged some photos of the QWERTY-slider in action. Running Windows Mobile 6...
Regular visitors may remember that we tried to move to a new server a few weeks ago with disastrous consequences. I decided to do the change a day before jetting off on holiday, and my rather "speedy" method of moving the data caused the site to crash...
Arne over at the theUnwired is down at 3GSM and has managed to get a hands-on with the Orange SPV E650 / HTC s710. This is one phone we're really looking forward to - the combination of both QWERTY and numeric keyboard sounds like a winner plus it …
Have you tried our forum yet ? If not, give it a bash, there's stacks of people all ready to help out and we never sell or distribute your email address! Pickett has just posted this item because he's managed to get his grubby mitts on an Orange …
This whole Windows Mobile 6 thing is great, but you may be feeling a little lost with details, features and extras being mentioned all over the web. Wouldn't it be great if there was some sort of video, say about 9 minutes and 16 seconds long, that wo...
At this time of year you will no doubt have seen many people driving along with TomTom satnav units stuck to their windscreens. It's all very nice but it can be a little expensive, so imagine my surprise when the guys at smart2go said, "Hey, we do a …
Last week we ran a story showing a video battle between Windows Mobile and the iPhone. In the end Windows Mobile was declared the winner, but wait - what was that funky widget thing ? It looked almost as if Yahoo! widgets or Vista had fell onto a …
One device missing from the HTC Press Release but now showing as "new" on their site here is the HTC P3400. It's got a fairly standard spec for those who "just want a PDA thing". Windows Mobile 5.0 is at the helm and you'll find a 2 megapixel …
The commercial arm of HTC here in Europe have today announced the launch of three new handsets. They will be familiar but welcome additions for regular readers - the HTC X7500 (Advantage), HTC S710 and the HTC P3350. All of these handsets will be avai...
Orange UK have today launched HSPDA - aka "3G on steroids" - and it will eventually cover over 90% of the UK outdoor population. Orange 3G+ will be rolled out beginning with key commercial areas in London and various airports, followed by the top five...
Viewing Office documents on Windows Mobile Smartphones is easy - you just use ClearVue right? Sure, but what if you want to edit those documents? Ooooo... tricky.. Documents To Go is the first and only mobile office editor for Windows Mobile 5.0 Smar...
Hey, this is a fun day isn't it? Windows Mobile handsets everywhere ! Now Microsoft themselves are keen to add the icing on the cake with the launch of Windows Mobile Live. It brings Live Mail, Live Search, Space and Live Messenger and should be appea...
Lenovo.com have been big in the laptop world for a long while. At 3GSM they've hit the floor with these two handsets - one a Pocket PC (although surely that should say "Windows Mobile Pro" or something?) and the other a pretty nice looking Smartphone....
Earlier today we heard the official launch of Windows Mobile 6. In the press release an "Orange SPV E650 Smartphone" was mentioned. Hmm.. What was this mystery handset? Well, we pointed our fat finger straight at the HTC Vox. Further evidence to suppo...
Just to keep you updated on the whole Orange SPV M700 situation we've had word from our reporter Dan Watson who states that there are about 400 of these phones due to arrive in Orange Retail shops this week. Dan says... "There are over 300 stores, so ...
Here's the i-Mate JAQ 4 alongside one of their new "Ultimate" handsets - the i-Mate Ultimate 5150. First up, the i-Mate JAQ 4, which comes with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6, GPS and get quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and WiFi 802.11b/g connectivity. It also pa...
i-Mate have been busy boys. Not only are they promising a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for their JAQ3 device, but they've also found time to give a little colour to their Motorola SLVR-esque handsets. A choice of blue, pink and red SPL handsets will soon ...
Meet the new HP iPAQ 500 Series Voice Messenger Windows Mobile phone (yes, that is a long name isn't it?). Featuring Windows Mobile 6 and a massive 6 hours of continuous talk time, this phone also promotes hands-free operation with more than 20 voice ...
Giga-byte have announced a couple of new Windows Mobile Phones at 3GSM. Firstly, the GSmart t600 - a DVB-T, DVB-H, DAB and T-DMB enabled device running on 3.5G/3G networks. It'll support TV recording and will support a VGA screen to enjoy your favouri...
This Smartphone has just popped up over at SmartphoneThoughts.com. To be honest we're not quite sure what this is and there's very little information at present as BenQ-Siemens seemed to have done a fantastic job keeping it under wraps. The black peb...
GoPhone.com.tw have got several articles on the new Dopod U1000. This device already has many names and you may have heard it called the HTC Athena / HTC x7500 / T-Mobile Ameo. It's got a 624Mhz Intel Bulverde CPU, although it seems to be restricted a...
The second of Toshiba's recently announced phones is the Portégé G900. It has a classic Pocket PC-style form factor with a full QWERTY slider similar to devices from HTC. This handset, unlike the G500, gets the full Windows Mobile 6 treatment and sh...
Toshiba have now officially announced their two new Windows Mobile handsets. The first one is called the Toshiba Portégé G500 and has a slide-down numeric keypad. Toshiba have crammed in stacks of goodies including fingerprint technology to protect ...
Motorola has announced that the Moto Q is going global. Two handsets are coming - the MOTO Q q9 and MOTO Q gsm. The MOTO Q q9 brings a more powerful specification with Windows Mobile 6, 256Mb of memory and it should be arriving in Q2 of this …
