o2 XDA Graphite Update

If you own an o2 XDA Graphite then here's some good news. The Windows Mobile 6 upgrade, complete with full Office 2007 support, is now available to download. You'll need your serial number to grab this, however some people have reported problems getti...

Another reason I love doing this site – Let your phone fly!

Sometimes I look around this site and think, "I love this. I really, really do". It's not an egotistical thing - I just love the community aspect and the interesting ideas and news that you guys find. We always try and "give back" with free money, cha...

Calling all HTC TyTN owners!

Do you have one of these fantastic QWERTY-sliding devices ? Do you like it ? Well you should, because they're great. Packed with Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G, dual cameras, Office Mobile and a "proper" keyboard it's still one of my fave devices. But wait, we w...

i-mate – An update…

Oh dear. More bad news from i-mate. According to distributor Clove Technology, the i-mate 5150, 7150 and 9150 will never appear. It turns the i-Mate Ultimate range into a choice of just two phones.... "We can now confirm, of the original 5 handhelds ...

Forum problems – sorted!

Sometime yesterday afternoon our forum stopped accepting posts. It also meant that you couldn't register either, which is also bad. The reason is far too boring and technical to mention, however it was fixed last night with some of my trademark "mash ...

Pocket WiFi Radar – locate those hotspots easily!

You've heard of makayama.com have already blessed us with some top software such as Pocket Live TV, DVD to Pocket PC and Smartphone Media Studio, to name just a few. Now there's Pocket WiFi Radar, which lets anyone owning a WiFi-enabled Windows Mobile...

Rumour Alert – iPhone-esque Emgeton Mini One

Ladies and gentlemen, let me present the Emgeton Mini One Phone. What's that you say? It looks like an iPhone? Nah, never. Don't know what you're talking about. :) This device has appeared on the "What's New" section of emgeton.com and, should they ma...

Create and edit ringtones easily – WMRingToneMaker

Hey, come close. Have you got £5 burning a hole in your pocket? You do? Well, for $9.95 (which is actually £4.95 at todays crazy rates) you can get WMRingToneMaker to make and transfer ringtones to your phone easily. The software has an easy to use...

HTC Shift Video – Vista and Windows Mobile in one!

Imagine a large Pocket PC combined with a small laptop. This is the HTC Shift. It's got Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro (Pocket PC) and Vista Business on board - hey, take your pick. If you fancy then there's also the tilting touchscreen, slide-down QWERTY key...

HTC Iris about to hit USA

Given our name, you'd forgive us for getting more than a little happy when an actual Smartphone (Windows Mobile Standard) appears. Y'know, one without a touch-screen and an actual keypad on the front. Meet the HTC Iris, aka the S640. On the front of t...

HTC Kaiser becomes the AT&T Tilt in the USA

Shh - don't tell anyone but the HTC Kaiser is going to chalk up another name - the AT&T 8925 Tilt. It'll replace the 8525 that was released almost a year ago. AT&T reps seem to be calling it simply "The Tilt" or the "AT&T Tilt", obviously due …

Splashblog closes

Splashblog, a great favourite of mine and an incredibly useful tool, is to be closed. Splashblog let you post pictures direct from your phone to your own personal webpage - you could also have a web feed of the photos as shown in my blog. Originally t...

Coolsmartphone competition – Win a Blackjack!

Here's your chance to win a brand new Samsung Blackjack i607 thanks to the guys at cellular-blowout.com. It's unlocked and can retail at up to $599.99 or £300 ! This device runs Windows Mobile 5.0 (Smartphone) and has quad-band capability, GPRS, EDGE...

mofoyo.com – Mobile video sharing

mofoyo is a video sharing site for mobile phones and PC's alike. It'll let you share your content with text messages and the site is completely free. I've give this a try and yes, it works fine with Windows Mobile, there's a good selection of videos a...

A low-cost car-tracker courtesy of VITO FindMe?

I've been having a think about the free VITO FindMe software we covered earlier today. Whilst it works great as a "friend finder" I figured that the software could be applied to different scenarios - car tracking for one. Let me describe my thinking. ...

zoomVNC – Windows Mobile VNC Client

VNC has been around for some time now and is a great way to remotely control computers and servers across the internet. Unlike the in-built Remote Desktop (RDP) it'll let you control a machine interactively and you can even sit and monitor what's happ...

VITO FindMe – A simple free way to locate people

VITO have just released FindMe - a free and useful tool to let someone know your location or when you'd like to find someone else. Install and enter a password to give to your friends, then get them to send you a text message with the password and …

HTC Polaris and HTC Touch II on the horizon

Want some interesting gossip ? Well, you got it. According to SmartMobileGadgets there's some lovely new devices coming your way. First is the HTC P5500, aka the HTC Touch II. Imagine the existing HTC Touch along with the TouchFLO technology but with ...

HTC Kaiser becomes the HTC TyTN II / Vodafone V1615

A few weeks back we were lucky enough to review the HTC Kaiser. Well, stick some business card scanner software in and add the TouchFLO technology we saw in the Touch and you'll end up with the HTC TyTN II. MoDaCo have picked up on this approval site …

v1415 Appears in Vodafone UK shops

Remember how we told you back in May that Vodafone were about to release the Vodafone V1415? Here it is, online in the Vodafone business shop. We've already published reviews of the network free HTC S710 version and the Orange-branded SPV E650, so it'...