Category: Windows Phone
Why wait until January to get some good deals? Right now HP have a great discount on the HP iPaq 514 Voice Messenger. It's been reduced from £175 to just £119. Running Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard (ignore the specs that says it's Pocket PC) and has a...
Have a look at this picture. It's the HTC Touch Dual .. right? Well, no it's not - look a little close and you'll see "MDA" and "T-Mobile" printed on it. This is set to be launched onto T-Mobile very soon and will be known as the "T-Mobile …
T-Mobile have now made several Windows Mobile 6 updates available on their site. If you've got a T-Mobile MDA Compact III, T-Mobile MDA Mail, T-Mobile MDA Vario II or an Ameo then head over to their UK update site, choose your phone and punch in your ...
I've been off work for a few days with what I'd call "Man Flu Extreme". Yesterday it developed into conjunctivitis too, so now I'm having trouble seeing the screen! Due to this I'm a little late picking up this story on Office Mobile 6.1. Paul Foster ...
VITO have just updated their RingtoneEditor software to version 1.2. It's really easy to use - just load up an MP3, then click play and choose the start and end of the ringtone. The new version brings compatibility for Samsung BlackJack and MotoQ user...
Oh dear, it looks like the iPhone is having issues here in the UK. A survey conducted by gfk NOP shows that almost half of the 500 people questioned would never buy the iPhone at its' current price. The iPhone currently costs £269 and you have to at …
If you're lucky enough to have bagged the Motorola Q9H or the Samsung Blackjack II then head on over to MoDaCo where they've got the solution for using GPS through the COM port. Yes, we know, GPS data should come through the relevant COM port, but for...
o2 have now elbowed the iPhone off their front page (a bit) in favour of the o2 XDA Stellar, which now gets a full video preview and dedicated mini-site. Although we're still seeing it on the coming soon bit, we've heard from Victor Ling who's just or...
Now that the o2 webdesigners have decided that the newest o2 handset isn't named after an alcoholic beverage, it's been reviewed over at 4winmobile.com... "I've been honoured to have the Stellar in daily use since early September (thanks O2) and I'm ...
Following our review of the HTC Touch Cruise Tristan Whittaker got on the phone to o2. If you cast your mind back we were first to sniff out the original o2 XDA Orbit, so Tristan wanted to know about the pricing and availability o2 XDA Orbit II - …
Last night I decided to do a quick video showing the HTC Audio Manager the inbuilt graphic equalizer on the HTC Touch Dual. However, I stumbled across something in the process... When using the touch you've got a range of input options - there's xT9 /...
So, you've got a streaming media player on your handset and you're ok looking the slim selection of mobile YouTube videos yes? No, let's admit it, we want to browse all the YouTube videos available and watch them. then give YouTube Pocket. Simply put...
With most Windows Mobile phones now packing cameras, large storage cards and video capabilities it's becoming clear that most people have their life activities stored on their phone. Just annouced, trakaxMobile lets you take your videos and photos and...
Meet ZoomBoard. This has to be possibly the best on-screen keyboard I've ever seen. When typing you'll get a quick preview bubble popping up which shows you a zoomed-up look at the key under your finger. I decided that this picture didn't really do th...
The Samsung BlackJack II is now available on AT&T Wireless in the USA. It's a feature-rich handset with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity and tri-band 3G/HSPDA. Powered by Windows Mobile Standard 6 (Smartphone) it's now got GPS and a boost to the ...
Symantec have just announced the launch of Mobile AntiVirus 4.0 for Windows Mobile. Until now, there's only really been one major player doing AV for Windows Mobile - and that's F-Secure. Retailing at $29.95 you can buy the Symantec product online, al...
Way back in July we told you about Yahoo! Go. It's a completely free application for your phone that'll let you grab Yahoo! email on the go, check maps and local information, search for answers and share photos using the Yahoo-owned flickr.com. There...
Back in early April we covered a free game called PocketPool. It was a pool / billiards simulator which you guys loved. Since then it's undergone a name changed and has been improved to work on Qualcomm-based phones like the HTC TyTN II. Now called "P...
Slide-out keyboards, numerous on-screen keyboards and T9 systemm, they all have one thing in common, they attempt to speed up your data entry. If you're one of those people who likes writing on the screen (letter recognition or word recognition), then...
Back in 2004 we mentioned a game called Mavec. It was a multi-user game where you could travel around, meet others and buy and sell land. Now there's a new version and, best yet, it's still free. It's a simple, low bandwidth multiplayer game which won...
It was called the HTC Polaris, but now it's to be known as the HTC Touch Cruise. Yet again we were one of the first to get our hands on this phone, so we've published the review here. Selling now network-free for about £374.99 at devicewire.co.uk thi...
Well, here it is. The Orange-branded version of the HTC Touch Dual we reviewed some time back. They've gone with the standard 12 (16) key layout and there's a rather "interesting" design on the homescreen. It's not a bad homescreen design, but I have ...
The Winners and Finalists of the 2007 Best Software Awards have been announced by Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine. There were stacks of winners with the likes of Skype, TenGo, Airscanner Pro, Sprite Backup, MobiPocket and CorePlayer scooping awards....
Remember that o2 Stellar story the other day? Well, it turns out that o2 have now corrected the o2 Stella (Artois) and have now renamed it the "Stellar", as it should be. The o2 Stellar is the o2 branded version of the fantastic HTC TyTN II. Links -...
Aye up! T-Mobile have ramped up the spec of the HTC Touch to 256MB. The increase in memory is a swift kick in the swingers for existing 128Mb HTC Touch owners, but it's an obvious push by HTC to improve speed and bring it closer to the iPhone …
Google Maps has been upgraded to version 1.7.1.4. It adds route planning, traffic announcements (although, as you can see, I couldn't get that bit working) plus you get favourite places and routes and an insta-KB-o-meter for checking data usage. If yo...
Picture the scene, your company has rolled out lots of spanky new Windows Mobile devices and you're supporting them. The all-important appplications must run as planned and problems must be resolved quickly. Not only that but you must be able to deplo...
The forum is buzzing with news of the HTC Touch Dual on Orange. Some of you have now managed to get your hands on one of these sexy new phones, with stock at Orange retentions being available now. Coolsmartphone member Tenacious Doug says.. "Just got ...
AIM Productions have just released a new game called Rabbit Wars. This isn't a fluffy friendly game, but an all-action blast-fest where you lead an army of "lean mean rabbit machines" to fight enemy rabbits! Your mission is to seek and destroy all ene...
A week back we told you of the upcoming o2 XDA Stellar, aka the HTC TyTN II. Forum member DJPriestley has spotted that the device has now landed on the o2 "Coming Soon" section of o2 UK, but it's labelled as the "o2 Stella". Hmm.. Perhaps the web …
So there you are, minding your own business when someone says, "It's Christmas!" You're instantly force-fed adverts featuring expensive toys, electrical items and gifts .. but it's still November. Bah! :) Still, if you're in a winter mood (and I was ...
The sexy HTC Touch has now sold over one million units following its' launch in June. Digitimes reports that the company is looking for an overall 20% growth in handset shipments next year, an increase on their projected 11 million HTC units this year...
Eten have managed to gain themselves a certain amount of respect in the tough SIM-free handset market. With players like Asus, iMate and especially HTC it takes a very good phone to succeed. Here, then, is the Eten Glofiish M800 we mentioned earlier. ...
We told you earlier about the arrival of the HTC Touch Dual on Orange. Our secret moles told us that it should appear on Monday.. umm.. last Monday to be precise. Well, it didn't, but we have had some additional information.. Our sources tell us that...
HTC have just announced the latest addition to their range - the Tom Cruise. Sorry.. HTC Touch Cruise. It's that HTC Polaris we saw some time back and it looks set to replace the HTC Artemis (T-Mobile MDA Compact III etc). It comes complete with the e...
Coolsmartphone reader Michael Kent has been on the phone to o2. No, he's not after an iPhone, he wanted to know about the o2 XDA Stellar - the o2 branded HTC TyTN II we reviewed earlier. Word is that it'll be landing on Monday 26th November. Apparentl...
Here's a rather "interesting" review of the HTC Touch and HTC Shadow from ABC News which, if I'm honest, is one of the worst articles I've ever read. It dismisses the hugely successful HTC Touch as the "worst phone" they've seen and call it a "mess". ...
Well hello, what's this over at xda-developers ? Why, if it isn't the Orange HTC Touch Dual we spotted the other day :) There's further evidence that this is will arrive on Monday and Orange have managed to bag themselves a four week exclusivity agree...
Back in September we told you about the upcoming fashion conscious Ted Baker handsets. Today the Needle is available to buy and is free on certain price plans. You can also benefit from the fact that Carphone Warehouse will sell it to you on a choice ...
We've had a tip from Mike Pearson about the HTC Touch Dual on Orange. He's been on the phone to Orange Retentions who say that the it'll be arriving on Monday 12th November. We're not totally sold that it'll be in shops next Monday but we'll keep an …
