Video – Orange SPV E650 vs HTC S710

Our inbox is currently brimming with questions about the Orange SPV E650. Unfortunately we can't answer any of these as we still haven't managed to get a review unit, however there's plenty of people who've bought the device in this forum post so feel...

Leaked Windows Mobile 6 for the T-Mobile Dash hits the web

HowardForums.com have linked to a leaked version of the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the T-Mobile Dash. Many seem to agree that this is the "real deal", although with the amount of "cooked" ROM's around at the minute you can never really be sure. Our ...

HTC Advantage X7500 Video battle

Steve Litchfield has just mailed in about his latest edition of the Smartphones Show. In this show he's got a full hands-on head-to-head battle between the Windows Mobile HTC Advantage X7500 (shown here) and some Nokia E90 Communicator thingy. Check o...

SmartToolkit – Enhance your Smartphone

A few years ago, when this site was just a toddler, we always promoted free software for Windows Mobile. We still do, however there's either less of it about or we're not being told about it. SmartToolkit is an excellent bit of free software that adds...

Win a GPS-enabled Gumball HTC P3300

HTC will be sponsoring the Gumball 3000 rally this year. They'll be equipping every single car with a HTC-manufactured T-Mobile MDA Compact III with ALK CoPilot Live 7. If you've got a powerful and expensive car at your disposal then the rally begins ...

Motorola Q9 Coming to Three

MoDaCo are reporting that UK phone network "3" are about to launch the Motorola Q9. If true, this will go alongside the QTek 9000 that was launched on the network late last year. The Q9 has a TI OMAP 2420 CPU (325Mhz) running Windows Mobile 6 with 3G …

More free city audio guides to choose from

About a year ago we told you about some free audio guides from iAudioguide.com. At the time there was just three cities to choose from, however they've been working hard and now have overe 30 MP3 guides to select. They're all free too, so you simply d...

Text speak creates dumb people

The State Examinations Commission in Ireland have announced that writing standards among Irish schoolchildren have dropped severely. Mobile phones have been blamed for this with a report finding that the frequency of errors in grammar and punctuation ...

Boost the memory in your phone

We've been getting a lot of feedback from new Orange SPV E650 users lately. After you've copied some MP3's across and taken some photos you'll probably be needing a bigger memory card. Our friends at MobyMemory have just the solution - MicroSD cards a...

Psstt… Want some free money ?

You've probably seen this elsewhere, however I'm glad to be able to offer it to our readers too. M:Metrics is a way to get earn money - £15 for the first month of participation and then £5 every month after that. But wait, I know you'll quickly tell …

Worms 2007 Coming soon to Windows Mobile

Next month a new version of the ever-popular Worms is to arrive. Worms 2007 will be launched in May and will be available for Windows Mobile too. There's the same addictive gameplay, humour and simple control mechanism but with new weapons and 3D back...

Orange to drop data use charges

According to this Times article Orange will reveal some new tariffs later this week allowing unlimited access to the internet for a set fee. They, like many other networks, feel that the slow uptake of data and web use is mainly due to confusing prici...

Blackberry comes to a Windows Mobile near you

Just a few days ago we were all probably having a chuckle after RIM lost the entire North American Blackberry network. Although it's easy to poke fun, there's no denying that many, many people still choose the Blackberry platform over Windows Mobile. ...

New SPV E650 Owners tell us their thoughts so far

I'm trying desperately not to sound like a character from "Friends" here but I've got to say it.... I love you guys. No, I really do. If I could, I'd get taxis to pick you all up, drive you to a pub somewhere and I'd pay for all …

HTC Vox switches to Libra and heads for America

The Vox is currently making waves across the UK in the form of the E650 and HTC S710. The good news for our friends in the USA is that this very handset will also be appearing on Verizon. After a quick name change (it'll be known as the …

First – o2 XDA Trion goes on sale

We were first to tell you that the o2 XDA Trion was to replace the XDA Zinc and now we're happy to report that it's on sale. The XDA Trion is the o2 branded HTC Hermes and has already been launched by Orange as the M3100 and T-Mobile …

Orange SPV E650 goes on sale (Update)

Have you been waiting for the excellent Orange SPV E650 ? Well, we've got some good news and some.. err.. bad news. Let's start with the good news shall we? The good news is that it's now on sale! Woohoo!! The bad news? It's already showing as "Out …

HTC Reveal Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade path

If you've bought a HTC device or intend to, you'll be glad to hear that HTC are confirming Windows Mobile 6 upgrades. Whilst it doesn't cover all HTC kit, you'll see upgrades becoming available on their downloads page. The recently-launched “messag...

Blog direct from your mobile – MobiBlogr.com

Imagine you're on the toilet and there's something you just need to tell the world. How do you do it? Well, thanks to free (yes, free - completely free) software from mobiblogr you can now set yourself up a blog and post to it directly from your Windo...

Efficasoft GPS Utilities – Version 1.25 out now

CoolSmartphone moderator Beau Chambers has news on Efficasoft GPS Utilities. This app delivers real-time map navigation, a digital compass, speedometer and alarm plus much more. Available for the Pocket PC (Windows Mobile Pro) you can use this with a ...