Touch Commander 3 – Fast finger navigation for all

Got one of those new HTC phones with a flashy touch-screen interface? No ? Don't despair! You can now grab Touch Commander 3. It'll give you the full finger-navigation functionality and this new version offers a fresher interface with a bigger clock, ...

Asus P320 on display

Asus are launching some new models at CeBIT this week - this is the Asus HTC Touch.. oh, sorry.. no, it's the Asus P320. Looks purdy no ? Expect a 2 megapixel shooter, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and quad-band GSM, EDGE and GPRS. Like the HTC Touch this unit …

Silverlight goes mobile at last! On.. Nokia phones?!

Back in September we ran a story entitled Silverlight goes live, where's the Windows Mobile lovin'? What is Silverligh though? Well, simply put, Silverlight allows web apps to be developed with animation, vector graphics and audio-video playback. It'l...

T-Mobile MDA Compact IV on show

Looks like T-Mobile Germany are all set to release the MDA Compact IV. It's got GPS, 3G and 7.2 HSDPA connectivity plus a whacking 4Gb of storage and a VGA (yes, we said VGA) screen. Up front there's a camera for your video calls and very "LG Chocolat...

HTC Shift – Yet more pictures and video

We love doing reviews. At the moment we're trying to get hold of a Lexus IS-F to test but they don't seem too keen, so instead we've managed to bag our second HTC Shift. This one is a brand new retail unit with the cellophane still in-tact, so …

Asus show off their new GUI for WinMo 6.1

The Engadget boys have managed to grab a look at the new Asus user interface tweaks for Windows Mobile 6.1. It's a smooth animated experience with menus sliding into place, plus there's a nod to the HTC guys with a spinning cube / triangle system. An...

HTC Shift – Go get yourself one

Regular readers will be pretty familiar with the HTC Shift by now. After all, we reviewed it way back in October last year and I tested the portability of this Windows Vista / Windows Mobile "SnapVue" device by taking it to the pub with me. To have a …

Sony Ericsson gives 2009 release date for the X1

After a rather major product announcement the last thing you'd want is for a 2009 release date to appear on the web. Alas, that's what's happened to the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Here it sits with a release date of February 10th 2009. We think this is ...

i-Mate USA gets wiped out

i-Mate have always been an interesting company. We've been impressed by some of their handsets and their rather splendid specs, however there have been constant rumours about manufacturing and financial problems within i-Mate. Despite reassurances fro...

TimeTranslator – Check local times before calling

If you've got friends, relatives or other contacts living abroad it's always a little tricky to remember what their local time is. Sometimes you can accidentally call your contacts in the middle of the night, which is never good if you're trying to cl...

HTC release Touch Dual fixes

We're not quite sure how many people have been affected by this problem (I've not experienced it), but HTC have just released a hot fix for the HTC Touch Dual. It rectifies a screen problem causing icons to vabish and words to overlap. It also correct...

HTC P6500 from Orange – First shots

A couple of weeks back we spotted the HTC P6500 sat proudly on the Orange UK website. Forum member "Pickett" has just had his delivered and luckily for us he's snapped some rather excellent shots of the handset. Scroll down for more shots, or check ou...

Control your computer via a mobile for free

Imagine the scene, you've just left home and you've forgotten to turn your PC off. Tskk.. your local electricity company will be dancing with joy and your girlfriend could come home to see those "interesting" websites you've been viewing. What to do ?...

HTC Respond (again) to video issues

A few weeks back the HTC video issue was being discussed everywhere on the web. After a while HTC posted their official response to the issue and said that there was no problem and their handsets were operating as expected. Now there's an extra twist ...

Samsung i640 Now available on Vodafone UK

It's been some time since we spotted the Samsung i640 as "Coming Soon" on the Vodafone website. David B has emailed in to point out that it's now available to buy. It costs absolutely nothing on selected plans and comes with a 2 megapixel camera, micr...

Zumobi – A video view

You may remember how Microsoft have tied up with Zumobi to help distribute and promote their new product. It's a mobile entertainment and information gateway with a slick GUI and updated news from various sources. It's controlled with a zooming interf...

It’s my phone and I’ll moan if I want to

We started this site nearly 6 and a half years ago now. At the time we were stumbling across issues with the original Orange SPV Smartphone and finding work-arounds. Now it's February 2008 and still I'm finding problems - and this time it's with my br...

SmartGear – half off, but be quick!

Feeling a bit nostalgic? SmartGear is a multi-console / handheld game emulator which supports GameBoy, GameGear, MasterSystem, NES, TurboGrafx-16 and Genesis. Right now there's a stonking 50% off for just 48 hours, so be quick and you can get it fo...

More Samsung i780 unboxing shots

The Samsung i780 is now available on Orange with some of you bagging one for £29.99 on a 12 month contract. Viktor Bijelovic has sent us in some more photos of his device, this time showing off the box contents and comparison shots next to the SPV M3...

Fix that HTC Touch Dual T9 problem

Owners of the HTC Touch Dual / T-Mobile Touch Plus may have already seen our coverage of the MMS sending bug and fix, but there is another rather annoying issue with this handset. When you're sending a text or email you'll no doubt have seen that the ...