Asus P522W Announced

Asus have today launched this, the P552w. Looking very similar to the HTC Touch it's got a finger-driven control system called "Glide" which uses "cutting-edge Gester technology" which will let you zoom, scroll, flip and select items with your finger....

The iPhone alternatives, according to Orange

OK, the iPhone. It's exclusive to o2 here in the UK, so other networks are trying their best to compete. Orange have setup a dedicated web page which is accessible from the "Mobile Phones and Plans" section of the Orange website. There's a link called...

Microsofts’ John Starkweather – The full interview

Some of you may have picked up on this interview with John Starkweather from Microsoft. All three parts to this interview are now online for you to enjoy. Who is John? Well, he's the International Director of Product Management for the Entertainment a...

Where’s the HTC Diamond update for Orange users?

Got an Orange branded HTC Touch Diamond? It looks like handsets are now being supplied with ROM version 1.93.405.1 and Radio version 1.00.25.05. You can upgrade to 1.93 if you bought your handset direct from HTC or Vodafone, but Orange users who haven...

Samsung Omnia Photo and Video Showcase

We've been trying to get hold of a Samsung Omnia i900 to review but, as yet, there's been no response from the PR dudes. Luckily, Coolsmartphone reader Benn Laider has come to the rescue with a veritable feast of photographic food. Seriously, get your...

Samsung i900 Omnia on T-Mobile UK

It sounds like the Samsung Omnia has worked its way onto T-Mobile, with you guys talking about it in the forum and a tip over at MoDaCo. The device is the 8Gb version, which proves our theory that Orange have the exclusive on the 16Gb unit. Try the...

Get your Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade America!

Over in the USA lots of Windows Mobile 6.1 updates have been rolling out for various handsets of late. I've not posted on these as yet because I've been brainwashed by "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry, which never seems to be off the radio or out …

Turn off threaded messaging

Whilst testing out the staggeringly quick Google Chrome browser this morning I stumbled across this MoDaCo post showing a tweak from mydigitallife.info to disable the threaded messaging in Windows Mobile 6.1. Now, the new threaded texting system is a ...

Throttle Launcher – Cool launcher app

This is Throttle Launcher. It's not a TouchFlo3D port, this is a fully skinable application with several skins available. It's an incredibly smooth and remarkable launcher which, when combined with skins like this or this TouchFLO 3D skin, are pretty ...

Windows Mobile app store approaching

It looks like Microsoft are trying to play catch-up by recruiting for something called "Skymarker" - a possible applications store for Windows Mobile 7, coming next year. The iPhone has given Windows Mobile a much needed boot up the backside and shown...

HTC Touch Pro Review

So, you've seen our "Week with the HTC Touch Pro" videos. Now you can find them all in once place, complete with up-close pictures of the HTC Touch Pro and screenshots of the HTC TouchFLO 3D system. Our HTC Touch Pro review is now online and includes ...

Kinoma Play – Listen up, because this is good

A few days ago a company called kinoma announced their media player for Windows Mobile. It's touted as the "world’s first mobile media browser" and there's a lot of praise around the internet for this software. Is it deserved? Well, in a word. Yes. ...

XDA Ignito now available on o2 website

The o2 XDA variant of the HTC Touch Diamond is now live on the o2 site. Retailing from free to £199.99 depending on tariff, it's a fully featured handset in a tiny, stylish, finger-driven package. The o2 XDA Ignito is powered by a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU...

A Week With The HTC Touch Pro – Day 7

In the final episode of our "Week with the HTC Touch Pro" there's an overview of the pictures and videos application plus you get to see the camera in action. I've also covered the messaging in more detail following your earlier questions. We should ...

A Week With The HTC Touch Pro – Day 6

In Day 6 of our "Week with the HTC Touch Pro" video blog I take a quick look at the GPS capabilities, the RSS reader and the rather splendid Opera internet browser. Also included is the ever-so-addictive "Teeter" game which uses the in-built tilt sen...

A Week With The HTC Touch Pro – Day 5

Remember our "Week with the HTC Touch Pro" ? Yes, it's still going - I've just been a little side-tracked recently due to my car accident. However, having a hire car equipped with Microsoft Bluetooth equipment is certainly very interesting. In Day 5 I...

HTC S740 – Live pictures and hands-on

newmobile have managed to get themselves a hands-on with the recently announced HTC S740. It's very Diamond-esque in it's styling and is being shown off at the IFA 2008 Consumer Electronics show in Berlin. The QWERTY keyboard, as you can see on the r...

The HTC Blackstone

According to allaboutphones.nl and PDAmobiz.com this is the HTC Blackstone. It looks exactly like the HTC Dream / HTC G1 and matches all the drawings and rendered imagery you may have seen on the web already. We even agree with androidauthority.com in...

So, why not use Opera Mini?

As you know by now, Windows Mobile phones include Internet Explorer as default. It's at best passable, especially when compared to browsers like Opera 9.5 and NetFront, however - it's also worth remembering that Opera Mini is out there and works very ...

Forum tweaks to stop spam

During the last few days you may have noticed some spam messages appearing in our forums. These usually advertise some mobile phones with a fake UK postal address. Many thanks to everyone who's spotted them and informed me - also to the excellent mods...