Category: Software (Windows Phone)
There's an increasing pile of emails in my inbox about a game called Xtrakt. It's a fantastically smooth game for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 but it's now fallen onto xda-developers.com with a version available for the Touch HD. It is, without doubt, ...
Here's another free app spotted on xda-developers. It's a finger-friendly WiFi manager and discovery tool with a great design and an array of options. Currently under development, you can download the app as it stands here or see in in action. The fre...
Torch Mobile have just announced an update to their Iris Browser. Now at version 1.1.5 (and still free for end users) it includes much faster scrolling, improvements to text input, rendering and layout improvements plus a 25% improvement in page loadi...
A simple, easy, finger friendly and FREE dialer for Windows Mobile? Yes please. This is iDialer, a dialpad for tapping out your numbers which is also integrated with the iContact app. Both apps are free and make the most of your screen size. iDialer w...
If you're an Xperia X1 user wanting some new panels then your wait is almost over. Pocketnow.com have managed to grab a look at some panels that are just around the corner. They're in testing at the moment but include a CNN panel, Skype, gaming panel ...
For those of you who don't have the YouTube application (provided in handsets such as the HTC Touch Diamond etc), you can now download the official Windows Mobile application directly from YouTube themselves. Just grab your phone, open up your Interne...
GPSed have now brought their Monitoring Service out of beta and you can track vehicles, staff, children or relatives in real-time. Following our earlier story the guys at GPSed have also apologised for performance problems when more users came on boar...
In January we told you about Token2Shell, which was available to download for free in Release Candidate form. Now it's available as a paid-for app with stacks of features making it invaluable for systems administrators everywhere. SCP and even ZModem ...
When people come to us about their application or game we're always happy to listen, however when they say that it's completely free we'll usually buy them a beer and grab a seat. Efficasoft Mobile Express is a text messaging tool which used to be a p...
Strewth, is nothing sacred? HTC Touch Diamond owners will probably be crying into their coffee following the Diamond2 announcement, however there's now a truck-full of CABs to give you the Diamond2 feeling over at everythingdiamond.info. Apart from th...
Sure, Windows Mobile 6.5 isn't quite here yet but we're all starting to see bits of it appear thanks to xda-developers.com. One particularly interesting chunk is this Facebook app. This can only be installed on internal memory at the moment but it's a...
We've reviewed a few video surveillance packages in the past, including myhome247 and Bye Bye Standby, now Intelligent Designs Group have launched Total Control. The software will let you view and control live video streams on your Windows phone from ...
WeFi is a free application with over a million users. It lists 17 million WiFi hot-spots in a massive database and you can locate them easily and automatically connect anywhere Wi-Fi is available. Find hotspots around the globe, chat with friends and...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
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...
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 - 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...
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...
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 …
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 - ...
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 ...
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 can be a Marmite product for some - you either love it or hate it. For those who are undecided or who just want to quickly switch between the standard "Today" screen and the TouchFLO system, TouchFLO Detacher is the app for you. The app is f...
The Wall Street Journal is reporting today on an online application store by Microsoft. The story states that... "The offerings will include an online bazaar for distributing software to cellular phones that run Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating s...
Alex Fehners has just emailed in to tell us about his new software. Now, I've got to take time out to give this guy some respect. He's taken time out to compose a very descriptive email, he's priced his software extremely well and he's spent a lot of...
Most of you will have already downloaded the free Google Maps application and will be enjoying either the brilliant satellite imagery, driving directions, mapping, GPS usage or the innovative "My Location" system which uses the network transmitters to...
Certain things catch our eye when an email lands in the inbox. The word "free" is always a winner and AIM Productions have given us a mail saying just that. Easy SMS is a new app which gives a different interface into your texting world. Big fonts, ea...
o2 customers with the XDA Serra (aka HTC Touch Pro) can now download a patch to fix a GPS issue with the handset. The updatem which is available here, shouldn't need a full OS wipe so it should be good to directly install. Do let us know if …
We've mentioned the excellent iPlayer a few times here at Coolsmartphone.com. If you've got yourself a HTC Touch Diamond then this is the app you'll need. It'll let you browse and stream content from the BBC iPlayer service plus you can download progr...
Windows Mobile 6.5. We've been talking about it for some time and we're expecting a launch announcement in just a few days. Now we can see it in action on .... a really old PDA. Anyone remember the XDA II / SPV M2000 ? I'll bet Microsoft weren't …
Ever since we first saw Pointui Home we were massively impressed. It appeared just over a year ago and things have exploded since then. It's a completely new GUI for your Windows Mobile and their all-new site has just popped online. It's promising ......
Hey, got a HTC Touch Diamond direct from HTC? Come close. HTC have just released an update which includes several improvements and fixes. The fixes include ... 1. When you launch the Camera while the system is working on other programs, the preview s...
