Author: Leigh Geary
The excellent Skookum is now at version 2 and includes support for Podcasts and audio from the equally excellent Audible.com. What does it do exactly ? Put simply it lets you easily subscribe to online media content via RSS / XML feeds like the ones o...
VITO AudioNotes is an MP3/WAV recorder for Smartphones and Pocket PC's. Released today it's an easy way to record those important memos or thoughts on the go. It's simple to use to - you don't need to worry about stacks of recording formats etc - just...
Right now there's probably a certain percentage of you lot saying, "Star Fleet! I remember that!" and a certain percentage saying, "What the chuff is that?" Well, this weekend I fell across a site called RetroJunk.com. It's a fantastic website where y...
OOOfff I've been a busy lad. This past few weeks has involved broken laptops, stack loads of DIY, motorway services, hotels plus some damned expensive tyres. Today though I've finally managed to finish off recording Podcast 19 and I even found a few s...
These pictures of the HTC Trinity (left) and the HTC Breeze (right) have recently popped up on the internet. Both of these are 3G handsets and will have face-pointing cameras so you can make video calls. The Trinity is a more Pocket PC style handset w...
Yet more top homescreen designs from Kleinweder. Yes, I know, we mention his work every other month but you have to admit, it's corking stuff. :) The latest screens for Windows Mobile 5 handsets feature some animated scroll-over effects too like this ...
Last week we saw the Tatung M1 at 3GSM. Although it didn't cause waves like the i-Mate Smartflip did we still found it quite interesting that Tutung were entering the market. It's already had FCC approval, so it can be safely sold without melting your...
The DCI Mobile Content Festival is an event examining the effect of mobile devices on everyday life. The Digital Convergence Institute is seeking "mobile content submissions that explore the mobile lifestyle". They're looking for app's and games for t...
The WindowsMobile.com site has received a significant facelift recently and is well worth a visit. There's support, news, handsets, accessories and add-on information plus a whole load more. There's also information about the upgrade to Windows Mobile...
Following our earlier story we can now confirm that the T-Mobile MDA and SDA are available at T-Mobile USA. If you're in the United States just pop along to T-Mobile and say Gears from CoolSmartPhone sent you. Sure, they'll probably say, "Who?", but h...
This is Ad2Hand - it's a wireless advertising service for your phone. It works via bluetooth and, once you download the software it'll continually monitor for local shops and businesses using the service as you walk around town. When you do get near a...
Jeremy Platt has emailed in about the new push email facility coming from Microsoft. According to what he's heard, the ROM update for Windows Mobile 5 devices on Orange should be available before the end of this month. To make that news even better, t...
This video review of the Torq P120 comes from Digital Lifestyle Magazine, plus there's a streaming version here at Slashphone. The Torq P120 is the US re-badge of the Eten M600 and comes with GPRS, Quad-band, Bluetooth, 1.3 Megapixel camera and WiFi c...
The FCC have finally approved the Samsung SGH-i750 handset. We saw this last year and it appears to be running Windows Mobile 2003SE for Pocket PC still, however we'd hope it would be updated to Windows Mobile 5.0 if released on a network. FCC approva...
QTek already retail lots of HTC phones including that excellent QTek 8310 - y'know, the one with WiFi. So it's no great surprise to hear that a certain "Qtek clamshell EDGE music phone is here!" Aha! Could that be the HTC Star Trek / iMate Smartflip? ...
I'm not sure if I've mentioned it yet, but we love the look of the HTC Star Trek / i-Mate Smartflip. Seriously - it comes to something when the most bulbous thing on it is the Mini USB port! Oooo that is thin. There's even a second screen …
We like the i-Mate Smartflip. We really, really like the i-Mate Smartflip. No, we love it. We love the i-Mate Smartflip. If this device doesn't get badged up by several major networks I'll eat my hat. So here, for the first time anywhere, is a video o...
Here's the AnexTEK SP310 Windows Mobile handset. Wait a minute.. doesn't that look a lot like a BenQ P50? Why I think it is. The guys at PocketPCItalia spotted this at 3GSM. It's gonna have Windows Mobile 5.0 with push email and has a pretty funky spe...
There's a video of the Motorola Q - which is now officially not the thinnest QWERTY Smartphone on the planet (check this pic of it next to the Samsung i320 - the Q is on the right) - here at YouTube.com. But we want more! Come on Moto, …
Our great friends at NewMobile.com have given us a shout about some excellent photos and videos they've taken of the new Orange SPV M600. These shots were taken on the Orange stand at 3GSM and show the real deal - no computer trickery, no artists impr...
The HTC Hermes looks pretty much like the HTC Wizard however it's gonna have a quicker 300Mhz CPU and will support HSDPA / 3G. It's got WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, a 2.1 Megapixel camera with flash and - if you look carefully on the top left of the unit …
The i-Mate Smartflip / HTC Star Trek is the device that has caused quite a stir recently. Now there's some excellent pictures here at Phonescoop. I like this device, I really do. It's wafer thin - check this shot in particular and it's got a keyboard ...
If you're hungry for yet more shots of the thin Samsung i320 then this Phonescoop article is definitely worth a look. This device came out of the blue and it's yet another Q-competitor that's even thinner than the Motorola model. The link below contai...
Our friends at Orange have sent even more huge pictures of the Orange SPV M600 PDA we mentioned earlier today. Click the "read more" bit below to see them, then click the thumbnails to get bigger pics. Right! I'm off to the pub. See you lot in the …
Here it is kids, the Orange SPV M600 ala the HTC Prophet we mentioned earlier. It's just been announced at 3GSM and it'll run on Windows Mobile 5.0 with push-email. It will be available initially from Orange in the UK, France and the Netherlands and i...
There's not much about the the Tatung M1 at the Tatung website, even though it's being shown at 3GSM this week. However, I guess that's not all too surprising as there's little mention of their Portable Media Center devices either.If you're making a p...
The wacky magician that is Steve Ballmer has just got off stage after doing his Keynote at the 3GSM conference in Barcelona. He mentioned the Microsoft Office Communicator and went on to show the new live TV service from Virgin Mobile and BT Movio. He...
HTC have just announced this phone, called "The Trilogy". It's due to appear on the VIrgin mobile network in th UK at some point. This is a Smartphone running on Windows Mobile 5.0 with push-email technology and all the usual fancy gubbins. However, w...
This as you may know by now is the Motorola Q. We've heard quite a bit about this, plus it was being shown off at CES at various stands. Today at 3GSM Motorola have announced that there is to be a 3G version of the Motorola Q. This …
See? Didn't I tell you we'd be busy at 3GSM ? Here's yet another new handset. This is the Asus P305 3G Smartphone. Yes, this is it - don't be fooled by those other fuzzy shots on the web. The Asus Press Release (which can be read below) …
If you're lucky enough to own an O2 XDA Atom then you can now keep it in tip-top condition with this FlexiSkin from BoxWave. It available in Coral Pink, Frosted Clear, Future Blue, and Smoke Grey - each one is custom made for the Atom so you needn't …
This is the Samsung SGH-I320, which despite only appearing minutes ago, has already been nick-named the "Q-Killer" and "KoreanBerry" by various websites. It's another slim Windows Mobile device with a full QWERTY keyboard. This one is a tad thinner th...
If you've splashed out on an Orange SPV M5000, o2 XDA Exec, i-mate JASJAR or another variant of the HTC Universal then you're probably a biot upset that you can't get a good protective cover for it. Well, actually you can. Our mates at Boxwave have cr...
UPDATE - If you're in the USA and you like the look of the T-Mobile MDA Vario we reviewed then you'll be glad to know that you can pre-register at T-Mobile.com for news. Also, from today you can actually buy an SDA here at T-Mobile.com. If you're stil...
You may remember that push-email providers Visto launched a law suit against Microsoft and their push-email solution. Now today, just as Microsoft launch their push-email solution, Visto state that they're "Leaping Ahead" with Visto Mobile 5.5. They d...
Orange are at 3GSM with these video glasses. This pic, via TechDigest shows them in use around Barcelona. Although not that new it is interesting to see a mobile network promoting video to this extent, and we presume Orange intend feeding 3G video int...
Fujitsu Siemens have today announced the Pocket LOOX T Series device at 3GSM. Their Press Release can be read below and you can get the full specs here or a 3D video here. The Pocket LOOX T830 comes with a 240x240 screen, 416 Mhz Intel PXA270 CPU, 128...
Damian Gale has been lucky enough to get his hands on a HP iPAQ hw6510. This device is being sold by HP in the UK and Cingular in the US, however we think that Vodafone may pick it up too. Although this one has got Windows Mobile 2003 …
This I guess is the news you've been waiting for, and amongst the Press Release below the following paragraph is definitely worth noting.. "Cingular Wireless, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone today announced free upgrades to the Messaging and Security Fe...
Here comes one of the first announcements from the Windows Mobile camp for 3GSM. This is an announcement between Texas Instruments, who already have quick a few CPU's in Windows Mobile handsets (the TI OMAP850 can be found in the Orange SPV C600 and T...
