Category: Software (Windows Phone)
It looks like Microsoft may be quickly changing their mind on the Windows Marketplace compatibility issue. Previously, and to much criticism, Microsoft announced that the new on-board-shop would be "for Windows Mobile 6.5 and above ONLY". This provoke...
Windows Marketplace is coming to Windows Mobile 6.5 but, with the OS still no appearing on handsets, there's increasing app-store competition. HandMarket are currently trialling their store and LG are launching a store too. Both appear to be fully com...
So, you were drunk last night and you decided to call your ex-girlfriend ? Uh-oh, how long before your new girlfriend or wife finds out? After activating the Security Centre from JGUI you'll no longer need to worry. This app deletes your received and...
Next time you step on board a plane for a holiday or business trip, have a little think about the tech being used to make that flight operate smoothly. This silicon.com story has a brief look at the Windows Mobile devices used by airlines and ground s...
I'm not pretending to fully understand how this works, but a new app called TrueCaller is now available which will help you match unknown numbers with the person calling. Operating in 20 countries (sadly, not the UK) including Italy, Spain, Sweden, Ge...
It's only been a month since Kinoma Play was updated to include extra features such as Twitter and Facebook integration. Now they've updated it yet again with a faster experience when Tweeting and extra support for more online photo services. The Twit...
An updated version of Nimbuzz is now available. Now, if I'm honest I've not come across this software before so I'll explain a bit more about it. For starters, it's free. Brilliant. It's a "mobile social messenger" which mixes VoIP, instant messaging ...
We've been hanging with the Windows Mobile crew for some time now. Heck, we remember when an animated GIF was a big deal! Now we're finally getting confirmation that Adobe Flash 10 will be coming to Windows Mobile. All we've now got to do is wait unti...
Julian from pocketpc.ch has just got himself an Acer F900. It's got a new interface called "Acer Shell". It seems to be based on an office desk, with you needing to swipe your finger to the right or left to get different sections of your desk. The win...
Do you have a GPS-enabled phone and enjoy runing and exercising? Yeah? Great, just jog down to the shops and get me a few beers. Whilst you're doing that, why not try Sportypal ? It tracks your running and cycling performance and lets you log and map ...
Spotted over at msmobiles.com is Pocketwit, an easy-to-use Twitter client for your phone. Once you've logged into your Twitter (or ping.fm / identi.ca account) you can click left and right on your phone to easily post updates and tweak settings, respo...
A new version of GCz is now available online. It's for Geocaching, which seems to be some of game of hide and seek where you stash a box with treasure and then share it's location on the web. This whole thing must've passed me by, but there's an …
There's some offers hitting the VITO website currently, including the "Quick SMS" pack, which includes SMS-Chat (normally $14.95) and the ultra-quick on-screen ZoomBoard (normally $9.95). The price for both ? It's now only $19.95. So, if you're a fast...
You probably know about PointUI Home by now. It's a swish interface for your Windows Mobile touchscreen device and there's a free version to try too. Version 2.1 is now out with more speed, less bugs and a new default template. Try the free version o...
myPlayer is a free, light-weight app for watching BBC iPlayer and ITV Player content direct from your phone. It's packed with features, including live TV and radio stations, custom radio stations and search options.You should be able to use the in-bui...
Opera Mobile has just been announced and is now available to download it includes Opera Turbo which compresses network traffic by up to 80% to speed up your browsing experience and save money on data charges. There's also widgets which run web apps on...
Following our revelation that 40% buy WinMo purely because of unofficial ROMs from sites like xda-developers.com, we'd just like to point out that xda-devs isn't just about tweaked firmware updates. This is just one of the useful apps on the site that...
Elecont has released a new version of Elecont Weather and Barometer. This new edition reduces internet usage and is faster too. Find out if your day is going to be a sunny or wet, and get the information shown on your sliding panel, home screen or fro...
Kinoma Play has, in our opinion, always been the best all-rounder when it comes to watching and listening to media on your device. It'll handle a range of formats with ease and we last time we looked it looked hotter than the sun, but somehow they've ...
Remember Skyfire? Yeah, that's the one - the browser that let's you watch YouTube, listen to Quicktime streams, the lot. Double-tap to zoom, search direct from the address bar and browse pretty much every site on the web without restrictions. Now it's...
Do you own a HTC Touch Diamond or Touch Pro? Are you finding it difficult to get a GPS lock on your device? Are you still lost, camped out in a field somewhere, just hoping that a passing helicopter will see the "SOS" sign you made out of …
A couple of software updates for you XDA owners have just appeared. The first is for the XDA Zest and is a full firmware update. Browse to the my-xda.com page, choose "Software updates" from the menu and then select the appropriate update from the dro...
Another snippet of news has just popped out of last weeks Tech Ed conference after it was revealed that Windows Marketplace users can run purchased apps on up to five phones at the same time. This, according to Senior Product Planner Daniel Bouie, wou...
Got a HP iPAQ Data Messenger or an iPAQ Voice Messenger from Vodafone UK? You do? There's some updates you should be aware of here for the Data Messenger and here for the Voice Messenger. The Voice Messenger has 8 updates and both of these are pretty ...
Fennec, the browser from Mozilla (ala Firefox) is creeping slowly towards a Windows Mobile near you. Yet again this is targeting Touch Pro users and it's another early alpha version. Memory is now handled more efficiently, there's better UI handling a...
Recent handset announcements seem to now be following a pattern. They're launching with Windows Mobile 6.1 and will be getting "Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrades" soon. In truth the situation is still far from ideal. Customers buying a new HTC Touch Diamond...
Tom Ranson has just mailed us about Phoenix Freeze. Put simply it's a neat little widget which will lock your Windows based computer if you move your phone away from it. When you and your phone return then the PC will unlock itself again. It all works...
Well, it's official at last. The Microsoft Facebook app is here. Sure, you've probably already downloaded the leaked version, but the official copy is now available direct from the Microsoft site. The Facebook app is free and gives you the ability t...
There's already some chatter on the t'interwebs about Windows Marketplace and the restrictions that surround it. The WinMo version of Apple's App Store is already open for developers and after a quick glance a lot of the "no no's" appear to be fairly ...
Remember Home 2 Free from PointUI ? If you want more then Home 2 Pro is now available for $19.95, which works out at around £13.52. The full version features applets, themes and custom viewing options. The new Applets add weather, news, slideshows, w...
We've mentioned SMS-Chat before and now version 1.2 has been released with bug fixes, backup functionality and three new skins. If your Windows Mobile doesn't have threaded messaging already then SMS-Chat will bring this functionality with a selection...
Putting data into your phone usually means a variety of keyboards, whether it be on-screen or physical. Talking to your phone, and getting it to perform tasks based on your commands, has already proved popular with apps like Cyberon Voice Commander. N...
There's a couple of hotfixes available for existing HTC Touch Diamond users. First up is this fix for skipping audio playback whilst this second update will sort the issue where a Repeat option isn't clickable on sound reminders. Thanks to everyone w...
Now, I don't know anything about BitTorrents, honest, but WinMobile Torrent v.3 is now available and supports all versions of Windows Mobile. It supports trackerless torrents, peer exchange and seeding. A free 5-day trial can be downloaded with the fu...
We get some strange emails at times. This one in particular seemed a little weird, "Don't know where your car is?" Well no, not really. Sure, I used to lose my car quite a bit, but that was years ago whilst working at the local supermarket. I used …
Windows Mobile has a lot of control panels and interfaces available to download. One of them, yrgo, has just been updated and now has a completely new design with better icons, flexible menu items and an array of gadgets to choose from. There's 64 in...
Yesterday a new Touch HD update appeared which promises to fix multiple browsing issues and title-bar flicker. It also speeds up GPS lock, updates the "Connnection Setup" database and there's improved emergency call handling when you're in Airplane Mo...
Following the announcement just the other day you can now get the Windows Live software for your phone. To get it, browse to http://mobile.microsoft.com on your handset (preferably in IE) then hit "Windows Mobile", then "Apps, ringtones and more" and ...
Sprite Backup has been around for some time now and has let some 10 million Windows Mobile users keep their mobile data stored away safely. Now there's a new service called Virtual Mobile which lets you backup and manage your contacts, calendar, sms, ...
Spb have just announced their new mobile TV player - Spb TV. Complete with on-screen controls, fast channel switching, integrated TV guide and a nice picture-in-picture mode. It's also subscription free. This is ideal for fast wireless networks or th...
