Category: Windows Phone
Owners of this (imate SP5m) and the imate SP5 (HTC Tornado) will be glad to hear that the push email update is now available. Download the new 2.6.331.2 version here. There's many other extras in this update too, including file beaming over Bluetooth ...
I've had about 2000 emails (ok, slight exaggeration) asking just how to set up the new whizzy push-email functionality after the Orange SPV C600 and Orange SPV M5000 Updates. Well, there's a rather excellent guide here at HTCClub.net. It's not quite t...
MobileMag are reporting that Microsoft are working on a SIP-enabled VoIP dialer for Windows Mobile 5. Apparently "a trusted source familiar with the inner workings" of Microsoft has been speaking to them about the move. If true, this would let you mak...
For those of you lucky enough to have a device with the new hi-resolution QVGA screen (like the Orange SPV C550, C600, Cingular 2125 etc) then you're probably one of many people saying, "Hey, sometimes when I buy / download a game it comes out all sma...
More good news for you on this St. Patrick's Day - the M5000 DirectPush AKU2 update has just been published on the Orange website. Click here to get it plus more detail. Orange say of the update... "As part of our commitment to enable Customers to get...
Makayama have today announced a new version of their DVD to Smartphone product which, as the name suggests, converts whole DVD's down so that they can be viewed on your Smartphone direct from the memory card. Now called "Smartphone Media Studio", this...
The brilliant Virtual Pool Mobile has been given the full hi-res QVGA treatment and is now Windows Mobile 5.0 compatible. This pool simulation is so real it's almost guaranteed to improve your game in the pool hall with an intuitive interface allowing...
Wouter at PocketInfo.nl has posted an extensive review on the HTC Star Trek handset, which is shortly to be sold as the i-Mate Smartflip and Qtek 8500. It's one of our most talked about handsets and we love the look of it. The PocketInfo article (mach...
MoDaCo have this secret shot of the upcoming HTC Breeze, the 3G handset will run Windows Mobile 5.0 however from that we really don't know that much apart from what you can see here. Oh, and that on the right is the new HTC Star Trek that we've …
We've now got the promised push-email update for the HTC Wizard in the form of the QTek 9100 AKU2 update and the HTC Universal with the i-Mate JasJar one. But what of that Orange SPV C600 update? Well, it's here that I'd like to ask you guys a …
I had an email today from Ollie. His email was short - "Check out Orb.com. It's a neat piece of software" So I did.. and by god it's fantastic. Seriously - this is excellent. I always score things on basic principles - 1 - Does it install and …
I've just had a quick look at a site called Pod2Mob.com. In fact, I gave it a try on Thursday night when I got stuck in a traffic jam for over an hour. All I did was browse to the mobile version of the site on my phone …
PhoneThemes have just announced their first ever animated themes for the PocketPC on Windows Mobile 5.0. You may remember that PhoneThemes showed this off when Bill Gates announced Windows Mobile 5.0 in his keynote speech in MEDC 2005. Plus there's g...
Yet more games for you today, this time it's Meteor by Mobile Stream. It'll make use of your entire hi-res QVGA screen plus it'll work a treat on every other Windows Mobile out there too. There's 90 - count them - 90 levels, smart fullscreen graphics,...
We've managed to get a great deal for you guys on the excellent GPrime Xtreme. Right now you can get 10% off the price of our exclusive CoolSmartPhone Edition just by quoting the promotion code of "XTREMECOOL" at the checkout. Give it a try here - bla...
The guys at Orneta have unveiled a new beta program designed to help power users preview upcoming Orneta releases. The Orneta Beta Program currently offers six pre-release products including Biorhythm Mobile, Calculator Mobile, Checkers Mobile, Notepa...
Engadget have some real-life shots of the Samsung SGH-i310. It's similar in design to the Samsung SGH-i300 that's currently on sale at o2 however the i310 has an 8Gb HD on board. That same design style has also been continued with the SCH-B600 10 Mega...
VITO have announced their AudioPlayer for both Smartphone and Pocket PC. This software will play all your MP3 files and it has Bass Boost and loads of different "play modes" including single file, current folder, current folder and all subfolders and ...
Engadget.com have got close-up pictures of the new T-Mobile MDA Vario II. "What!?", I hear you cry, "We've only just got the T-Mobile MDA 1!"Well yes, that's true. The USA only got the MDA (1) last month, however this new one is currently only slated ...
BenQ have announced this - the BenQ P51. Hmm.. it looks a lot like the P50 doesn't it? You may remember that the P50 recently had a rebrand and a few tweaks (including adding Windows Mobile 5.0) in order to be sold as the AnexTEK SP310. Now it …
Our mates at NewMobile.com have got news on a new handset from Samsung. This is the i310 and comes with an 8Gb hard drive. Samsung are really throwing the punches at the moment. Their Samsung i320 QWERTY phone is already thinner and smaller than the M...
Dipesh has just emailed me about the saga of the push email updates that are missing the stereo-over-bluetooth capability promised by A2DP. Dipesh says.. "I have been using the leaked ROM on my T-Mobile Vario for the last 2 weeks and I can confirm tha...
Way back in the day I remember playing a very similar game to this on my Amiga, however it's now available in the form of Atomic Cannon which is now available to download for the Smartphone here (full screen for WM5.0 handsets too!) or Pocket PC here....
Avvenu is an award winning free service that enables you to remotely access your computers from your smartphone or any internet-connected device. You can now download version 1.2 from our downloads section or from Avvenu directly. Once installed you c...
As you may know, iMate have now announced the ROM Update for the iMate K-JAM, which is also known as the T-Mobile MDA Vario or the O2 XDA Mini S. The good news is that, yes, push email is here and it's in the iMate update. Unfortunately it …
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
