Category: Windows Phone

Diamond2 Arrival dates and prices

We've just had word from the guys at devicewire that the all-new HTC Touch Diamond2 will be available from April 10th with a price of £394.99 inc VAT. Sign up here to be informed when it's available.Update - If you make a pre-order now then you'll g...

More information on upcoming HTC kit

Following the leaked HTC line-up in January there's now more information appearing on the web. First up the HTC Whitestone, shown here, will be appearing on the Verizon network in the USA and seems to mirror the specs of the HTC Blackstone (aka HTC To...

Cake Poker – Mobile gambling software

I've never really been a big fan of poker. I think my problems started after shouting "SNAP!" half-way through a game. For those of you who want to give it a try, Cake Poker is now available for you to try. It's the mobile version of cakepoker.com whi...

Secure and wipe your mobile via text

Another app from JGUI has just been launched called "Safe My Windows Phone". It'll help to protect your mobile phone by locking it after receiving a text message. You can also hard-reset your device to the factory default settings by text. The program...

In video – Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Mobile

In recent years the browser market has been filling up with competitors to the in-built Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile. Most of the opposition have been busy beating IE over the head for usability and rendering speed, especially the Opera browse...

HTC Touch Diamond2 video demo

Those lucky beggers at mobilechoice managed to get a hands-on with the HTC Touch Diamond2 at the Mobile World Congress last month. Unlike most videos we've seen this is a sedate, smooth and clear video which shows the handset along with the new TouchF...

Remote Touch updated – control your PC anywhere

Remote Touch has just been upgraded to version 1.1. The app will let you remotely control your computer from your handset. Changes include a colour scroll mode, multiple server profiles, bug fixes and a loading screen. You can also now save up to 5 di...

HTC Maple – The QWERTY Smartphone is back!

A few months ago a pipe burst somewhere and a whole load of upcoming HTC handsets appeared. One of them was the HTC Maple, which a lot of people have been waiting for. Remember the HTC S620 (Excalibur) ? Yep, many do and many have been waiting for …

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Video Overview

Well, despite my beloved bank charging me nearly £600 for being beyond my overdraft this month (thanks LloydsTSB for not helping at all), I've managed to do an overview of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. It's a very good bit of kit indeed and we'll be g...

Touch Diamond 2 in action running Windows Mobile 6.5

Windows Mobile 6.5. You've probably heard a lot about it already and it should be appearing later on this year. There's already surprise that Windows Mobile 7 will be arriving next year and we've not really seen much of the promised Windows Marketplac...

HTC Touch Diamond Update – Feb 09

HTC Touch Diamond users can download an updated ROM for their device. Available here it fixes a number of bugs including the camera preview screen going black, video recording issues, audio playback, MMS receiving and sound issues on the Music tab wit...

Asus P835 Announced

Strangely announced just after the Mobile World Congress is this new trackball-packing Asus P835 touch-screen device. The P835 will double as a WiFi hotspot - sharing the high-speed (up to HSPA) mobile data connection over WiFi with up to 10 devices s...

Tracking yourself with GPS – GPSed

I've been fiddling about with the location-tracking feature in Google Mobile Maps over the last few days. Keeping track of your mates is pretty cool provided they click "Keep sending to Latitude" when closing the app. I've added the Google Latitude fe...

DVD to Pocket PC for WVGA screens too

Our forum gets spammed to hell with DVD conversion tools. DVD to Pocket PC by Makayama is a proper good though and now supports 800x480 (WVGA) screens in version 6. If you've got a collection of DVD's and a HTC Touch Pro2, Sony Experia or Toshiba TG01...

Winterface updated again – version 1.3 now out

Winterface - we've seen it before and it's a great interface for your phone. It's been updated before but now version 1.3 brings a new bright skin, bug fixes, the ability to hide or show the Windows Mobile bar / Start button and Opera Mobile favourite...

Xperia X1 – My Tweaks

OK, I'm going to let my dirty little secret out now. Judging by the amount of emails I get asking me the same question, you may think I've got a wide selection of Windows Mobile phones to choose from. Images of cupboards gently popping out from walls ...

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 software update

Got one of these? A recent update may have passed you by. Check your Sony Ericsson Update Service for further details of the update, which appears to contain fixes and speed improvements for your Xperia X1 handset. News of this update seems to have a...

Music tab crashes in HTC TouchFLO – What gives?

Right, I'm going to slightly abuse my position here, but I'd like to get a rough idea how bad this problem is. To your right you'll see the HTC TouchFLO 3D Music tab. Simply copy your music to your SD card and you'll get a nice album photo …

Another browser for your collection – Iris updated

There's a wide range of browsers to choose from for the Windows out there. Opera, Skyfire and the new Mozilla effort called Fennec (available for the Touch Pro) are just a few highlights. The Iris Browser, which we spotted a year ago has now been upda...

MWC – MDA Vario V and MDA Compact V – The details

Yesterday we took a look at the first pictures of the T-Mobile MDA Compact V (Diamond2). Since then we've had official confirmation from T-Mobile of the Compact V, plus there's confirmation on the Vario V which will indeed be the Touch Pro2. Below you...

MWC – Toshiba show the slim-jim TG01

We've already spotted the Toshiba TG01 but today it's doing the rounds at the Mobile World Congress. The TG01 does indeed have the super-fast 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and comes with GSM quad-band connectivity GPRS / EDGE / 3G and HSDPA. GPS is on ...

Get a tenner off the HTC Touch HD

Hey dear coolsmartphone reader. Are you feeling run-down after the barage of news from the Mobile World Congress (MWC) ? How about £10 off a brand new HTC Touch HD huh? How about free delivery too? Sound good? We've already reviewed the HD and we wer...

MWC – GSmart MS820 online

This is the GSmart MS820 we had a sniff of earlier this week. It's another handset from Giga-Byte and packs GPRS / EDGE / HSDPA connectivity with GPS and a big 1300mAh battery. WiFi is on board, as is Bluetooth 2.0 and a 5 megapixel camera. Yep, that'...

MWC – GSmart S1200 announced by Giga-Byte

Meet the GSmart S1200. This puppy runs a 528Mhz Qualcomm 7200A CPU and is 105.5x52x11.4mm in size. It'll connect you with GPRS, EDGE and HSDPA / HSUPA with WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0. There's a microSD slot for extra storage, 1010mAh battery and a special...

MWC – Samsung Valencia shows up.. hang on a minute..

A true Windows Mobile Smartphone has just been spotted at Mobile World Congress. It runs the non-touch version, Standard 6.1, and is a QWERTY messaging device with a 2 megapixel camera around the back. Inside you'll find tri-band GPRS, EDGE / 3G, HSDP...

MWC – My Mobile goes live

Forget SkyBox, Microsoft is now live with My Phone. It is, to put it simple, a mobile web service which will store your phones' data to a protected site. All your important stuff - pictures, text messages, contacts, calendar, tasks, videos, music and ...

MWC – Windows Marketplace announced – coming in 6.5

Following an almost luke-warm reception to the Windows Mobile 6.5 launch, Windows Marketplace also got it's time. This is the Microsoft answer to the iPhone App Store (come on, let's be honest) and Andy Lees showed it off. It promises not to limit wha...

MWC – Microsoft Recite. Never forget a thing!

We got to see Microsoft Recite recently. It's ideal for those of you who, like me, may forget a thing or two. It works by recording your voice. Press "Remember" and say something like, "Bills birthday is February 20th. Get a stripper, he loves the lad...

MWC – Windows Mobile 6.5 is officially (finally) here

Well, you've already seen Windows Mobile pictured, mentioned and even shown in full video action on the HTC Touch HD just the other day. Now it's launched and fully legit. So what have we got? For the classic Smartphone (y'know, non-touch screen) ther...

MWC – HTC Touch Pro2 handled on video

Want to see the recently announced HTC Touch Pro2 in action? Head on over to theunwired. They have a hands-on with this new kit and you can see the TouchFLO 3D system in action along with the tilting / sliding screen mechanism and QWERTY keyboard. The...

MWC – Microsoft Press Conference – Watch it live

Andy Lees and Steve Ballmer took to the stage in Barcelona yesterday to formally announce Windows Mobile 6.5, My Mobile and Windows Marketplace. HTC CEO Peter Chou was also present after outing 6.5 early.You can watch the announcement again in the vid...

MWC – HTC Touch Diamond2 Announced. Oh boy, this is good.

On May 6th 2008 HTC announced the original HTC Touch Diamond which a collosal press event in London. Today, just a few months later, the HTC Touch Diamond2 is here. As expected it's the HTC Topaz we spotted in the leak last month and is powered by Win...

MWC – HTC Touch Pro2 Launch

In June the HTC Touch Pro was launched. It had all the goodness of the original HTC Touch Diamond, but with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, external memory and TV-Out. HTC have today announced the all-new HTC Touch Pro2. It packs a new longer-lasting 1500m...

I love my Windows phone

Well, it looks like earlier rumours could indeed be true. Pictures coming out of the backstage preperations for Mobile World Congress clearly show a new advertising slogan for Windows Mobile which simply states, "I love my Windows phone". The image sh...

Skyfire adds Facebook and Twitter – This is hot

Hey, remember Skyfire? Yeah, the browser for your phone that'll do YouTube and more. Well, check out version 0.9 Beta. It's out today and now you can fully integrate your favourite social networking sites. Check out this screenshot of the main page - ...

HTC S740 Special Offer

Loving the HTC S740? Yeah? Us too. If you want one unlocked then this is the offer for you. For £294.99 you'll get it delivered free along with a free HTC lanyard and a free HTC trolley coin to save you fishing around for one when you're in …

GSmart G1200 and a load more coming from Gigabyte

Next week it's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This is the platform being used by many handset manufacturers to launch their new kit. Giga-Byte Communications have already pinged us about their new GSmart devices and they'll be getting a full anno...

PointUI Home 2 now available. Download this. Now.

Guess what's just popped up ? Yep, it's the free version of PointUI Home 2. It's had quite an overhaul and looks just stunning. There's various CAB files available to download depending on the handset you have - just grab the beta here. There's loads ...

A Microsoft App Store – this could’ve been done years ago

So, it's great to see PocketGear promoting their App Store for Windows Mobile on their site. However, once you download the CAB file and install it you'll find that it's merely a shortcut which opens up Internet Explorer on your phone and points it to...

TouchFLO 3D Themes available for free

Head on over to PPCSG for some rather cool TouchFLO 3D themes for your HTC Diamond / Touch Pro. The entire selection is available to browse and download from mobile-sg.com including this one here called "Coffee Lover". They're simple enough to install...