Stream some tunes for free

A few weeks back Cor Pootjes sent me an email about his site. It's stacked full of streaming audio and video links for your Windows Mobile handset. Whilst there's some links from the Netherlands you'll also find a lot of international stations too. Pi...

Slingbox and SlingPlayer Mobile – The review

A few weeks back the guys at SlingMedia lent us a Slingbox and said... "Hey, would you like to review it? Try the SlingPlayer software on your Windows Mobile phone too." ..so we did, and boy it's good. This has to be one of the best gadgets we've …

Orneta Explorer 2007 now available

Orneta have just announced the availability of Explorer Mobile 2007 which they say is the "fastest file viewer and manager available for Windows Mobile based devices". Costing around $14.99 (£7.65) it's a replacement or new file manager which allows ...

Orange SPV E650 Shows up on Orange NL

Here, from MoDaCo, is the first bit of Orange marketing for the upcoming Orange SPV E650. It's shown as the Orange SPV "Vox" in a Dutch Orange Magazine along with other Orange SPV handsets that aren't carried here in the UK, like the C100, F600 and M6...

mirPod – Podcast streaming to your mobile

I get many emails asking how to browse Flash capable sites on a Windows Mobile device. Firstly you'll need to install Flash, which you do by downloading this CAB file, dragging it onto your device and installing it. You'll then be able to browse sites...

Orange SPV M700 – Your thoughts so far

The Orange SPV M700 is already getting many comments in our forum. The white handset seems to be more prevalent and the Orange navigation software is available on a free 7 day trial which you download from a link in the favourites at a cost of £95 fo...

EMoze Showdown – The result

You may remember how Emoze recently confronted Blackberry and said, "Let's 'av it!!" Why? Well, at the recent 3GSM conference they staged a showdown to see who gets their emails quicker and more securely. Here's a shot of the event - two men were stan...

Parrot Boombox – Banging Bluetooth sounds

New Windows Mobile handsets are now appearing with stereo Bluetooth functionality, also known as "A2DP". This technology allows stereo audio streaming over a Bluetooth connection, which is great when you're out and about with your wireless headphones....

Give your phone that Vista feel

Want your Smartphone to look all Vista-like ? Well now you can, thanks to JGUI's Vista Skin. Designed for Microsoft Smartphone devices with landscape screens it should also work on other screen formats, so why not give it a try on yours? It's free and...

T3 Confused? Windows Mobile vs iPhone

All-around top bloke Eden Dwek has just spotted this T3 article entitled "Why an Apple iPhone is better than a Windows Mobile device". The story itself is almost a wonderful work of fiction, with several innacurate comparisons to Windows Mobile handse...

3GSM: i-Mate 7150 Pictured

Earlier this week we heard about the new i-Mate Ultimate range - a group of high-end phones with different form factors to suit your needs. We i-Mate 5150 but mobilmania.sk have managed to grab a look at the bigger i-Mate 7150, with Windows Mobile 6, ...

3GSM: BenQ-Siemens handset revealed as the E72

Remember that un-named BenQ-Siemens phone we saw earlier this week ? Well, it's called the BenQ-Siemens E72 and it'll run Windows Mobile 6 Standard (Smartphone) and has triband GPRS/EDGE connectivity. You can also expect a TI OMAP 1030 CPU running at ...

ActiveSync 4.5 Released

Following "4.5 Beta 2", which has been around for a few months, Microsoft have now release ActiveSync 4.5. If you want your Windows Mobile and PC to get hooked up you'll need this (or Windows Mobile Device Center if you're Vista'd). The changes in Act...

3GSM: That LG Prototype

Here's the LG handset that's been discussed quite a bit after popping up at 3GSM. A lot of people reckon it's the LG "Prada" handset, however it's got definite style difference and this PDA handset is running Windows Mobile Pro. This device seems to b...

Toshiba G900 – Real pictures

Rememeber that Toshiba G900 we mentioned earlier this week ? Well, as we stated earlier it's got W-VGA screen, which means an excellent resolution, and AkihabaraNews.com have bagged some photos of the QWERTY-slider in action. Running Windows Mobile 6...

A whole new server… again

Regular visitors may remember that we tried to move to a new server a few weeks ago with disastrous consequences. I decided to do the change a day before jetting off on holiday, and my rather "speedy" method of moving the data caused the site to crash...

3GSM: Orange SPV E650 Hands-on

Arne over at the theUnwired is down at 3GSM and has managed to get a hands-on with the Orange SPV E650 / HTC s710. This is one phone we're really looking forward to - the combination of both QWERTY and numeric keyboard sounds like a winner plus it …

Orange M700 – An early bird has caught the worm!

Have you tried our forum yet ? If not, give it a bash, there's stacks of people all ready to help out and we never sell or distribute your email address! Pickett has just posted this item because he's managed to get his grubby mitts on an Orange …

Windows Mobile – Features on video

This whole Windows Mobile 6 thing is great, but you may be feeling a little lost with details, features and extras being mentioned all over the web. Wouldn't it be great if there was some sort of video, say about 9 minutes and 16 seconds long, that wo...

Smart2Go – Mapping, navigation, city guides and more

At this time of year you will no doubt have seen many people driving along with TomTom satnav units stuck to their windscreens. It's all very nice but it can be a little expensive, so imagine my surprise when the guys at smart2go said, "Hey, we do a …