Category: Windows Phone
With many competitors already doing great business from their application stores Microsoft have recently discussed the inner-workings of their own "Marketplace". The Microsoft app store will be on Windows Mobile 6.5 devices launching on October 6th an...
Another video of the HTC Leo - this time even longer - is now available online. Labelled with the new "HTC Pro Three" branding it certainly looks pretty slick. The Leo is quickly becoming the most saught-after WinMo in the land with a super-fast 1Ghz ...
Owners of the unlocked HTC Touch Diamond2 can now download a hotfix to sort a small but annoying bug. The issue relates to the LED not showing "green" when the battery is fully charged. Grab the patch on the link below, and don't forget the Caller ID ...
The Acer F1 is a powerful beast. Powered by a 1Ghz Qualcomm 8250 CPU it's got a 3.8" WVGA screen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash. All the other goodies are in there, including WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, aGPS, microSD exp...
With Windows Mobile 6.5 still not (quite) available there's yet more detail on the next version - Windows Mobile 7. According to Micorosoft job adverts there's a heavy shift towards integrating social networking into version 7. The ad states that.. "T...
Agh. More bullets for Windows Mobile. Today Jon Rubinstein, CEO at Palm, confirmed in a financial results conference call that Windows Mobile was no longer part of their future line-up. He stated that... "Due to importance of webOS to our overall stra...
We'd heard the rumours but now it's becoming more official by the hour - i-mate is gone. The company, headed up by Jim Morrison, closed it's Dubai office today. Staff were told to take "compulsory two months unpaid leave" in an email last Wednesday, w...
We carried news on the new HTC Leo earlier this week, but now a video has popped onto the interwebs showing it doing multitouch. This massive screen is capacitive too! Blimey! The new device may stretch the pockets of future owners but it looks like t...
Opera Mobile is already part of some new Windows Mobile devices from HTC, but if you would like to try Opera Mini - the free Java variant - then click onto m.opera.com/next to get the beta of Opera Mini 5. There's tabbed browsing, speed dial and passw...
We've heard the rumours but now it's here - the HTC Leo. This is the device which is being prepped to succeed the HTC Touch HD and, as you can see, it's running WinMo - not Android as reported. The pictures at pda.pl confirm that this is running …
Yomomedia is a new app for getting the internet onto your handset in an easily digestible way. It combines blogs, feeds, news, podcasts, audio and video onto your handset when you want it. It provides one-click subscriptions and the ability to "Discov...
The all-new Windows Marketplace will launch on October 6th for those lucky enough to own a new WinMo 6.5 handset. Information about what exactly will be in the Marketplace is (sort-of) coming to light via this facebook.com post from the Windows Mobile...
The Samsung Application Store is now open for business. Available for the Omnia i900 the interface is well thought-out with categories, descriptions and screenshots. There's a search function, "top apps" tab and direct installation via CAB files to yo...
In just a few weeks we'll see WinMo 6.5 arrive and there'll be new handsets popping out at the same time. Unfortunately for Microsoft many are already looking towards WinMo 7. It's believed to be a total "ground up" rebuild of the OS, and although we'...
The HTC Touch Pro2 is now available on Verizon Wireless. The Touch Pro2 features the enhanced TouchFLO 3D system and all the great stuff we saw on the Diamond2 but with the addition of a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Other specs include a tilting 3.6" WVGA...
We've had a few mails asking about the Android-powered HTC Lancaster so we thought we'd answer them here. The Lancaster is a sliding-QWERTY device from HTC and, last we heard, it was going to launch on AT&T in August. Earlier rumours suggested that th...
It's safe to say that a fair chunk of Windows Mobile users will probably be a bit miffed at the constant barage of Google Android news at the moment, so why not make your WinMo look like Android? We've covered various ways of doing this, but now there...
GPSSpot is one of those great little apps for finding your way back to a recorded GPS position. It'll find out where you parked your car and even which pub you ended up in last night. We've reported on this previously and the new version includes the ...
Qik is great, period. It's available for WinMo and Android and will let you stream live video to the web direct from your phone. Have a browse to qik.com and see people using it right now - broadcasting live across the net. A new version is now availa...
Another day, another rumour, but this time from a well-respected journalist - Eldar Murtazin. His recent Tweet claims that the Sony Ericsson X2 will possibly be the last ever Windows Mobile phone from the company. There is, according to the post, anot...
The LG GM750 has just popped up on the Vodafone website. The device, powered by Windows Mobile 6.5, is showing as coming soon with an arrival date of October. The device has a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, 3" screen and 3G / HSDPA connectivity. There...
We'll have a review of the o2 XDA Venn online shortly but, until then, we've got an unboxing video for you to enjoy. The XDA Venn is a classic Windows Mobile Smartphone, so no touch-screen but instead two keyboards to use - a sliding QWERTY from the s...
VsNotepad lets you make notes and organise your life on the go. You can create workbooks and reminders easily and it's completely finger-friendly. You can browse your notes, set reminders and there's an auto load / save function along with a calculato...
Twitter client Twikini has just been updated to version 1.5. The bugs have been fixed, including images getting mangled when scrolling, tweets not opening properly and more. Improvements include tweet sharing and quality tweaks to comply with Windows ...
Twitter clients seem to be everywhere at the moment and Windows Mobile has just got another one to add to the list. moTweets is available in free (ad-supported) and paid-for ($3.99 / £2.44) versions. It's got all the Twitter stuff you'd expect plus d...
If you're in the USA and looking for a new phone then, if we're honest, the Sprint network is looking fairly good right now. The Android-powered Hero is coming on October 11th (get a review here) and the WinMo-powered HTC Touch Pro2 will be launching ...
The Xperia X2 has had plenty of coverage already but we're loving this vid from HDBlog. They've uploaded a very nice video of the X2 onto YouTube. This is a really in-depth 10-minute vid showing you incredible close-ups of the phone and interface in a...
The Xperia X2 launched just yesterday and will be exclusive to Vodafone. The device has a 8.1 megapixel auto-focus camera with zoom, image stabilizer, geo-tagging and a light. There's also stereo speakers, stereo Bluetooth with equalizer, auto-rotate ...
When we ran a story some months back about Moto leaving Windows Mobile it was rumoured that WinMo would take a back seat in favour of OS's such as Android. Previously Chief Sanjay Jha had said that it considered Android superior this year and had may ...
Got a Touch HD from Orange ? Listen up. Orange have just put an update only (version 1.59.61.2) which improves the HTC Touch HD as follows.. - Improved Opera browsing performance - GPS Update speed improved - On-screen slider feature for answering cal...
Vodafone have scored another exclusive with the launch of the upcoming LG GM750. This is a phone we spotted last month and features the LG S-Class user-interface. This is yet another phone launching on October 6th and, just like all the other WinMo 6....
Earlier we saw the official launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2. The new Windows Mobile 6.5 phone has a sliding QWERTY keyboard and 8.1 megapixel camera. If you're after one then keep an eye on your local Vodafone store, because they've bagged an ex...
A new Elecont Launcher has just been launched with "Vibro Touch" for starting applications. It's easy to switch WiFi, Bluetooth and phone connectivity on or off with this, plus there's touch-controlled sliding effects and animation. Available in 12 la...
Today at IFA the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 will be revealed to the world. We're currently looking at pictures of the device and will bring you the full official update when it happens in a few minutes time. The X2 will (according to Sony Ericsson) be th...
Just a week ago we spotted the HTC Mega in some early rendered images. Now it's official with stock arriving on October 6th - yes, the very same day that 6.5 is available. Spot the connection? Yes, this will (as far as we know) be the first device …
Vodafone have just put an update online for the HTC Touch Pro2. It's available here but there's no real word on what it does apart from "improving the efficiency of the phone". Coolsmartphone reader David B has pointed out that although this is a new ...
Microsoft have announced that they will be launching the first 6.5-powered phones on October 6th. Some handsets, such as the Diamond2, will be getting updates while new handsets will be appearing with.. "New customer experiences through an improved, ...
Samsung have confirmed that their app store will now go live on September 14th. Available on the Omnia and I8910 HD in UK, France and Italy with 30 more countries and Omnia II and Omnia Lite compatibility later. The store is online but currently in a...
Another day, another leaked Windows Mobile 6.5 build. Whether this will be 6.5 or 6.5 Update 2 we don't really know as yet, but the latest build - 23037 - adds something we never thought we'd see. Completely re-arrangeable menu icons. Yes, just like A...
Another Twitter client has appeared on the t'interweb for Windows Mobile. It's called Twaddle (cool name, I like that) and will let you post, reply and check Tweets. Geotagging is also supported and you can view locations on Google Maps, plus there's ...
