Windows Mobile 6.5 – Will it have the wow factor?

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...

Samsung Jack to launch on AT&T

This is the Samsung Jack. Shortly to become available on AT&T in the US it's the successor to the original BlackJack and packs WiFi, 3G, GPS and a future upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5. The new Samsung i637 Jack has a QWERTY keyboard a 3.2 megapixel ca...

Orange launch new 500MB data plan

Orange have today launched Microsoft Mail data bundles which, according to the operator, are the "UK's most affordable". For £4.25 per month you can now get 500MB of data, subject to the usual fair usage bits. All Orange HTC devices, including the To...

Automatically lock your PC via your phone

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...

Acer DX900 Reviewed

The Acer DX900, part of the Acer Tempo range. Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS, HSDPA, Bluetooth and WiFi are just some of the selling points here, however the biggest feature is probably the dual-SIM support for both 2G and 3G SIM cards. Put two SIM cards in ...

Quick note..

Just to note, I'm seeing the "Free money" ad appearing in the top right corner of the site. This shouldn't be appearing and I'd appreciate if you could let me know if you're seeing this too. I'll tweak it when I get back home, however this internet co...

Becoming a successful author on the daily commute

The Boy Genius Report today has a very interesting story from author Peter V. Brett. Some of you may have already heard how he wrote the majority of his book - "The Warded Man" (or The Painted Man outside the USA) on a HP iPaq 6515. He did …

Official Windows Mobile Facebook App arrives

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...

Windows Mobile Marketplace shots show up

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 ...

LG GT810H on the way to South America

I'll be off on holiday later this week but we'll still be cramming in all the latest Windows Mobile news as it arrives. Another LG handset called the touchscreen GT810H has just popped up with a 3 megapixel camera, 3.6Mbps HSDPA connectivity, Bluetoot...

First HTC Snap previews appear on the web

A few lucky websites are already getting their mitts on the all-new HTC Snap with Smartphonedaily.co.uk putting some external pictures of the device online along with a selection of screenshots in their "review". The screen grabs show the non-touch in...

Home 2 Pro now available to buy

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...

Texting whilst driving – another reason not to

Here in the UK there's a relatively new law which stops people using their mobile phone whilst driving. Bluetooth accessory sales have soared as people now switch to Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kit and voice-dialing systems. Many may see this as a ...

T-Mobile MDA Compact V all ready to drop

Back in February we got confirmation of the new T-Mobile MDA Compact V. T-Mobile have effectively stuck their badge on the Diamond2 and tweaked the colours a little, plus there'll probably be a few Web 'n Walk bits inside too. Why do I bring this up ?...

The HTC Touch Diamond2 Review

We've seen many HTC Touch Diamond2 reviews popping up around the web recently, but we always love giving devices the full Coolsmartphone treatment. Thanks to HTC we've been lucky enough to borrow a Diamond2 over the last week and here's the result. Th...

New SMS-Chat version available with added interfaces

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...

Tellme offers one-touch voice access for WinMo 6.5

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...

Pink Project? Verizon? Zune Phone? Bagh!!

There's already a considerable amount of buzz on the t'interwebs about the Microsoft and Verizon project to introduce a touch-screen multimedia phone to challenge the iPhone. The "Pink" project has already been mentioned but the details surrounding it...

Omnia QWERTY on the way ?

The Samsung Omnia is currently available with a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, FM Radio, WiFi and a whole load of goodness from various networks. However, this picture of a QWERTY-packing version called the "Omnia Pro" (hmm.. haven't we seen that naming con...

HTC Touch Diamond2 – The TouchFLO tweaks

Woah, we're on a roll today. We've got yet another wide-screen HD wobble-cam video for your entertainment. The Touch Diamond2 comes complete with a "zoom bar" which lets you .. err.. zoom in on web-pages in Opera. The Diamond2 power really shines thro...