C500 Update now available!

Orange have just released an upgrade for SPV C500 users - and guess what? It fixes that gaming issue we mentioned in our review here (note, this has now been amended following this fix), so now there's absolutely NOTHING to stop you from buying one of...

Orange Push Email with Smartner

Silicon.com report today on the new Orange "push" email service, which drives emails down to handsets rather than emails being retrieved manually by users. Orange have chosen Smartner to do this with their "Duality" software and are keen to point out ...

Mavec – New version !

We've featured Mavec before, but it's flippin' good and we like it. Mavec is a multi-user game for Windows Mobile 2003 owners and allows you to adventure around the virtual world, then syncronise with a central server and meet others. The new version...

Locate any mobile!

This is pretty good - a new "locate any mobile" service which costs just 5 quid a month and includes... - Locate service on up to 5 mobile phones - Cost per additional mobile - 50p per month - Includes 10 Location Requests per month - Includes 10 …

T-Mobile SDA Unlocker

Looks like MobileJoe have found a way to security unlock the SDA - and possibly other HTC phones (such as the SPV C500, Audiovox 5600) - this mobilejoe.de story (translated) explains how it's done. It looks like some registry tweaking, so if you do th...

Agile Messenger V3 for your Smartphone

At last, the guys at Agile have released version 3 of their excellent multi instant-messenger client for the Smartphone. You can download the appropriate version here (2003 or 2002). It's a Beta, but bugger that - just install the frigger. :) As we m...

More praise for DVD to Smartphone

Yet more praise about this excellent software following this earlier story. This time from Ravi Patel.."2 of my mates have gone out to get the phone after seeing Pulp Fiction playing on my SPV C500. One even paid off his contract (£100) for the pri...

MPx220 – Oh, THAT camera..

Looks like the camera issue with the MPx220 is still a major topic of conversation. We've now got PhoneMag.com showing actual pictures taken with this phone, which all appear to be blurry when zoom is used. Whilst some of this can be put down to the u...

DVD to Smartphone – So good it SELLS the Smartphone!

You may have already read my well deserved praise of DVD to Mobile (Smartphone Edition). Well, it gets even better. DVD to Mobile works along with the bloody brilliant BetaPlayer (available here) - a free and rather splendid movie-player with wide-scr...

AudioVox 5600 released on AT&T

Yup, the SPV C500 is travelling across the water to the new world. America will now get the Audiovox SMT5600 - for this is what it is known as over there - on AT&T Wireless. A full Press Release will be posted here soon, but AT&T Wireless themselves …

Orange 3G handsets coming 2005

Orange are to launch their range of 3G handsets in 2005, according to this PC Advisor article. Orange CEO Sanjiv Ahuja spoke at the Etre technology conference in Cannes... "There's a lot of hype in the industry around convergence but more often than...

Rumour – Vodafone MPx220?

Rumours reaching us here yet again about Vodafone. These rumours seem pretty consistant and have been rumbling in during the past few weeks. Now we're hearing it will be arriving with a nice Vodafone sticker by the end of October.. Will it ? Well, ma...

Loadsa skins!

Wade McGraw has submitted loads of skins for you guys to enjoy. Check them out by clicking the links below...  Guinness  Livestrong  Spongebob Squarep...  Specialized  Legendary  Kenya 2  Fox Racing  Brit...

Macromedia to expand the use of flash in mobiles

No direct mention of the Windows Smartphone here, but Macromedia are very interested in expanding the use of Flash into mobile phones so that operators can easily amend menus, add hot keys, give extra functionality and change the interface of a phone ...

Visto Mobile 5 Released

VISTO PUSHES INSTANT MOBILE EMAIL TO MASS MARKET   New ConstantSync™ technology delivers up-to-the-moment Email, contacts and calendar to multiple devices   (Redwood Shores, CALIF., October 8 2004) — Visto Corporation (www.visto.com), ...

MPx220 coming to o2 and AT&T – and maybe Vodafone too?!

UK network o2 will be bring the much-anticipated Motorola MPx220 Smartphone out very soon. In fact, they've got a PDF which includes it in the o2 "coming soon" section. Grab the PDF direct from Motorola by clicking here. Here in the UK this move mean...

Find a local pub :)

This story caught my eye. Mainly because I like lager.. and pubs.. :) I wouldn't normally recommend SMS cash-sucking systems, but this one sounds like a great idea.It uses the ITagg system to triangulate between transmitters to pinpoint your position ...