Category: Windows Phone

Samsung T*Omnia runs 806Mhz CPU

The T*Omnia was launched on November 3rd and many sites, including us, didn't really cover it much. The device is the bigger brother of the Omnia and the Korean model has a slightly larger screen and a 480x800 pixel resolution. There's also a digital ...

XDA Zest available to buy on o2 website

Johnny De'Silva has just tipped us on the availability of the o2 XDA Zest. It's available on Pay Monthly and Pay & Go. If you choose the lattest then it's £249.99 to buy, with contract customers paying between nothing and £149.99 depending on your c...

Xperia Panels on Touch HD

A few weeks back you may have seen this post on MoDaCo showing the HTC TouchFLO 3D system running on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Now someone has managed to do the opposite, running the Panels interface from the X1 on the HTC Touch HD. The proof of …

Orange launch Mobile Forms

Are you looking for a way to captured data and send it back to your company in real-time? Try Orange Mobile Forms. It uses a simple drag and drop system to design your form on the web, so there's no coding needed. Data is transmitted securely and you …

HTC MAX 4G To be launched next week

The HTC Max 4G is now sitting on the HTC website. Destined for Russian WiMAX network "Scartel" (Yota) on November 26th it'll be the worlds first ever integrated GSM / WiMAX handset. The network will enable a rich multimedia experience and a high quali...

Auto orientation switching plus more Touch HD fun

The other day I published lots of videos showing the HTC Touch HD in action. Today there's another video showing the GPS and camera application. Now, I also mentioned in a previous video how good it would be if the screen rotated in every app - not ju...

o2 XDA Zest Reviewed

4WinMobile.com have just added a review of the o2 XDA Zest. This device is actually made by Asus and is powered by a Marvell Tavor CPU running at 624Mhz. It's a touch-screen handset with Windows Mobile 6.1, microSD (HC) card slot, 480x640 screen, 3 me...

Asus P565 – I feel the need, the need for speed

The fastest PDA in the world ? Is it the one that flew out of the car window when I crashed on the motorway some months ago ? No, we're actually talking about processor speed and it's this - the Asus P565. Announced in Taipai this puppy has …

Adobe demo Flash 10 for Windows Mobile

Sure, Flash Lite has been available for a while now, but most Windows Mobile owners will just want Flash to work while browsing. The full player - Flash Player 10 - got showed off at the Adobe Max conference. CTO Kevin Lynch showed a Windows Mobile ha...

Video Special – The HTC Touch HD

The Touch HD - I've had stacks of questions about it in the forum and through email. There's now not one, not two, but.... err... two-and-a-half videos online to give you an overview of this swish new phone. There's a few cool tricks in this device...

The Touch HD arrives

Thanks to the nice people at devicewire.com we have a Touch HD to play with .. for a bit. Some of you lucky lot are receiving yours to keep, but this one is another loaner. Do I want to buy one? Time will tell. First up, it's a …

Remotely control your PC using your Windows Mobile

T2 Remote Touch is a little like Remote Desktop / RDP / Terminal Services, however you'll get quick control of your computer from your phone whilst still being able to see the computer screen. I've tried it out and the drag-and-drop screen navigation ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 images appear on the net

These, apparently, are the first shots of the Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade we've been hearing about. How real these are we're not sure, but they certainly do whet the appetite for what else may appear in the "not quite version 7" upgrade that's been lea...

HP handsets on the way

Those two HP iPAQ handsets we served up a few weeks back have now touched down on the Vodafone website. You can't buy them just yet, but you can at least have a snoop around the handsets and check out the specs. The HP Voice Messenger and the …

XDA Serra now available to buy on o2

Just a few hours ago we spotted the MDA Vario IV sort-of appearing on the T-Mobile website. It's the same HTC Touch Pro we reviewed some time back and now it's appeared on o2 as the XDA Serra. This is another branded handset we've been tracking and it...

HTC S740 Now shipping

Remember our HTC S740 review ? Want one? Now you can - it's in stock for £332.99 right now. Add in the free delivery plus the fact that you're not tied into a contract and you'll be walking round with this brilliant new phone in no time. The …

T-Mobile MDA Vario IV finally appears on T-Mobile site

The HTC Touch Pro we reviewed a few weeks back was a fantastic handset. It's got Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, 528Mhz CPU, 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera with flash, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, TV Out, FM Radio, microSD card and a high capacity battery to k...

HTC Touch HD now available to buy on Orange UK

The HTC Touch HD is now showing as available on the Orange site. We've had our eye on this one for a good while now and it's great to see it here in the Orange shop with prices starting from £79.99. The HD, which is also available network-free …

HTC Touch HD – First customers take delivery

Some lucky swines are taking delivery of their HTC Touch HD right now and Kishan Sthankiya is one of them. He's sent in pictures of his new toy, including a shot showing it in his pocket. The HTC Touch HD, featuring a 5 megapixel camera, 3.5mm audio j...

Windows Mobile 6.5 confirmed by Steve Ballmer

When a Motorola CEO blew the lid on Windows Mobile 6.5 we didn't expect Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to then confirm it's existance and go on to mention Windows Mobile 7 too. Pocketnow have picked up on this Telstra webcast where Steve responds to a qu...

Orange Touch HD Update

If you, like me, are waiting for the HTC Touch HD then listen up. We know already that it's available network-free from devicewire.com with free delivery, however there's still a lot of people waiting for Orange to make it available. We've had inform...

HTC Touch 3G Reviewed

Earlier this week we teased you with a quick look at the HTC Touch 3G. The full review is now online. It's got large portions of high-quality pictures, screen shots and videos of the phone in action. Head over to this page to see what we thought of …

Orange announce Eee PC 901 with integrated 3G

Just a couple of months back Orange announced the Eee PC 900. Unfortunately it needed an Icon 225 dongle plugged in to get you onto the Orange network. There's now none left because Orange have just launched the Eee PC 901. From what we can see it's p...

HTC P6500 WM6.1 Update for Orange customers

Remember our review of the rather chunky HTC P6500? Well, if you bought one from Orange you can now upgrade it to Windows Mobile 6.1. Downloading the update means you'll need to backup all your data and ensure that the battery is charged above 50%. Th...

Sony Ericsson X1 live on o2 site

Oh hello. Is that the Sony Ericsson X1 I see on the o2 website ? Indeed it is. It's available to buy right now from completely nothing all the way up to £249.99, depending on the tariff you pick. We've been banging on about this phone since February …

HTC Touch HD Unboxing tease – and a warning

Now this is just cruel. If you're waiting for a parcel containing a HTC Touch HD this is going to be torture. Diego Cervia has been unboxing his Italian Touch HD here. If you can try not to look at the carpet too much it's an interesting climpse …

Pointui now working with networks to enhance devices

Regular readers will know of the Pointui Home system by now. It's still available here with a direct download here. Now Bell Canada customers will find a custom build of Point UI in the HTC Touch Diamond available from their network. This is grouped a...

HTC Touch HD Status update

Waiting for the HTC Touch HD ? Well, news is that the first batch of phones are in a truck and on the way to devicewire.com right now. If you're interetsed in getting it network-free don't forget that our free delivery code will still work, plus the b...

HTC Touch 3G action – review coming soon!

The original HTC Touch was a huge success and changed the way that Pocket PC handsets were viewed. It was small, sexy and had a funky new interface. Sure, there was a lot packed into the small package, but now people are after more from their phone. T...

Android 0.8 on a HTC Touch Diamond

Unless you've already got a T-Mobile G1 then you'll not have seen Android in action. On YouTube there's already quite a few videos showing Google Android on Windows Mobile HTC kit (including our own). Now there's also a video showing Google Android 0...

Elecont Dialer – Fast access into your contacts

Elecont have been making several apps for Windows Mobile over the years, including Elecont Launcher, Elecont Weather and more. Their newest app is called Elecont Dialer and you can see it in action here. It integrates with the standard Microsoft Today...

Bio.ID – Secure text message access fun

OK, this one's a little strange so bear with me. A new app called BIO.ID uses a retinam voice recognition, finger-print sensor to secure the data on your phone. At last - a program which will no doubt interest the hundreds of Government workers leavin...

Xperia X1 Bluetooth problems?

No, we still haven't got an Xperia X1 (grumble, whinge, moan), but we are hearing that there could be an issue with the Bluetooth functionality on the Sony Ericsson handset. Harv Singh has had two handsets so far and they both suffer from the same sym...

Windows Mobile 6.5 mentioned by Motorola CEO

Hello, what's this? A mention of Windows Mobile 6.5 ? Sanjay Jha, phone CEO at Motorola's has stated that.. "Windows Mobile 6 has not delivered the experience that I think Apple has been able to deliver, but as you look at the plan that Windows Mobil...

Asustek go Google Android too

The iPhone and Google Android handsets have occupied a lot of limelight recently. Microsoft isn't phased by this, with top Execs seemingly content to watch how things pan out. Today, however, Asustek announced their intention to build a handset based ...

Touch HD update

Bonfire night should be even more special this year - I've just noticed that that the HTC Touch HD is now showing a delivery date of November 5th. So, if you're after one network-free you should be taking delivery very soon indeed. We've also been con...

HTC Touch HD appears on Orange website

Right, the Touch HD. You can get it network free in a couple of weeks plus Orange have the network exclusive. Today it's popped up here on the Orange website as coming soon. Hopefully by now you'll know all about this handset. If not, check out the Or...

New Samsung Smartphone approach-eth

We've always been more than a little impressed with Samsung when they make Windows Mobile phones, so it's great to hear a rumoured new handset appearing. This one is called the GT-C6620 (mmm, catchy) which seems to indicate a new car-based naming conv...

Those two new HP handsets – exclusive to Vodafone

A few days ago you may have seen a mention of new HP handsets appearing soon. We haven't covered this yet, so to make up for it we've got the new HP phones showing up in the Vodafone magazine. Huzzar! First things first, Vodafone have bagged an exclus...

That whole Windows Mobile on an iPhone thing

Sheesh - this story just won't die will it? We discussed Windows Mobile appearing to work on an iPhone a while back now. We discounted it because it formed some sort of weird viral marketing campaign, but then another video appeared showing Windows Mo...