The iPhone as seen by a Windows Mobile fan – Day 2

Thanks to the nice people at o2 we've managed to borrow the iPhone for a number of weeks and throw a few tests at it. Day 2 of our video blog shows how various frequent tasks like ringtone changing and looking through your calendar. I'm quickly realis...

GPSed Monitoring and Tracking Service now out of beta

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...

Token2Shell SSH client now available as commercial app

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 ...

Touch 3G with UMA on the way to Orange ?

We're hearing that the HTC Touch 3G will be out this week on Orange. This sleek phone is already available unlocked from devicewire.com but Orange will be adding UMA fun into the mix. What? UMA? Surely everyone knows what that is, right? Err... Well,...

Mobile Express now free – Manage texting from your PC

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...

The iPhone as seen by a Windows Mobile fan – Day 1

Well, it's here - the iPhone 3G. In this video I take the iPhone out of the box for the first time. This is the first time I've had chance to play with the iPhone properly and, as you'll see by this first video, I stumble around trying …

The iPhone. What’s it all about?

Back in 2002 I bought my first ever Windows Mobile phone. Since then, coolsmartphone.com has been covering all aspects of Windows Mobile. We've seen the platform grow and develop with many different form factors to choose from. Now users are spoilt fo...

New Microsoft ad campaign for Windows Phones

It's been a month since we began to sense a change in the marketing strategy for Windows Mobile. Gone is Pocket PC, Smartphone and "Windows Mobile Powered". In it's place you've now got a Windows Phone. Clarity is good, but what's even better is to s...

Touch Pro2 Snapped in all manner of poses

If you've registered your interest for a Touch Pro2 this batch of photos should make you all warm inside. The new Touch Pro receives a good bit of hands-on time over at areamobile.de and they're impressed by the stylish form factor and elegant design....

Diamond2 innards available for transplant

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...

Windows Marketplace appears online

Just a few weeks ago we ran a story detailing how a Microsoft App Store could've been built years ago. All it required was a web portal of some description or a web page with a link from the main programs menu. Now, if you browse to client.marketplac...

Orange UK Data network down

This evening I tried to check my email on an Orange mobile but.. it didn't work. I figured it was just me and rebooted but no, a data connection couldn't be found. Following a quick check of our forum I found this post which seems to suggest a …

T-Mobile refresh Flext plans

Last week T-Mobile revised their Flext talk-plans. The details are here. They include 08 numbers, voicemail, international calls and texts plus there's unlimited internet that is, as with everything in this country, subject to "fair use". Plans for ex...

Windows Mobile kit appears high up in T3 Hot 100

We reviewed the HTC Touch Cruise some months back now and ended up calling it Tom Cruise. We were impressed with the 3 megapixel camera, TouchFLO navigation, GPS, WiFi and high-speed network connectivity. Now it's in T3 magazine, appearing at 31 in th...

Facebook? Windows Mobile? Get this.

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...

Manage and view your webcams with Total Control

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 – Connect and locate the nearest WiFi hotspot

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...

Diamond2 Arrival dates and prices

We've just had word from the guys at devicewire that the all-new HTC Touch Diamond2 will be available from April 10th with a price of £394.99 inc VAT. Sign up here to be informed when it's available.Update - If you make a pre-order now then you'll g...

More information on upcoming HTC kit

Following the leaked HTC line-up in January there's now more information appearing on the web. First up the HTC Whitestone, shown here, will be appearing on the Verizon network in the USA and seems to mirror the specs of the HTC Blackstone (aka HTC To...

Cake Poker – Mobile gambling software

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...