Tag: windows phone
Back in the old days CradleAlarm used to be called enAlarmPPC. Verion 4.6 now includes a stack of functionality with multiple alarms and four different types to chose from - it takes the standard Windows Mobile alarm to the next level. There's alarm w...
We're seeing plenty of last-tweaks to WinMo 6.5 ahead of it's appearance sometime in October. However, most attention is still on Windows Mobile 7, which promises to bring quite substantial changes across the platform. Digitimes has today stated that ...
Ladies and Gentlemen. On the left, wearing the blue shorts, it's the very latest Windows Mobile TouchFLO 3D interface from HTC - version 2.6. On the right, in the red shorts, it's the Android-powered HTC Sense / HTC TouchFLO interface also from HTC. ...
Twikini - the Twitter client for Windows Mobile - has now been updated to version 1.2. The app, which only costs $4.95 (around £2.98) to buy, is also available on a 14-day trial. It's quick, easy-to-user and integrates with Twitpic and Windows Media ...
Now, we think we missed this one. A HTC Touch Pro2 ROM upgrade has just been found on the HTC website. It's for vanilla HTC Touch Pro2 phones bought from the likes of devicewire.com. It fixes a couple of fixes, including a financial providers icon and...
Following the one million HTC Magic (Android) phones that have been sold it's good to see yet more evidence of Windows Mobile phones from HTC too. The HTC Leo and HTC Whitestone. The Leo looks to be getting a brilliant specs list with the Snapdragon 1...
Following the revelation that Microsoft and Nokiacould possibly be getting all kissy-kissy, it's now been made official. Both companies are to collaborate on the design, development and marketing of "productivity solutions" for .. Nokia phones. Office...
Yes, you read that right. Tomorrow, in New York City, Microsoft will apparently confirm an alliance with Nokia. CNET reports that it will be part of a plan to roll out the Office suite on Nokia handsets. This comes following agreements to use Microsof...
CoPilot Live v8 is now available on the iPhone, Android and also on Windows Mobile. It's a fully featured satellite navigation system in both portrait and landscape settings. Windows Mobile users can buy it and download directly for £25.99 for full ...
"Finger Friendly" is a term that I'm almost tired of using now. What else do I call it? Thumb-tastic? Finger fun? Either way, following news of more enhanced 6.5 functionality there's now a video of it in action. Now, we've gotta say that there's been...
It looks like the slightly-modified HTC Touch Pro2 is about to take on America in a big way. The unit is already heading to the US in CDMA clothes on Telus and Verizon, but now Sprint and AT&T are getting it too, and with the much-needed 3.5mm audio …
Are you in charge of a workforce using WinMo devices? Concerned that they're actually being used for work and not other things? Check out SureLock. It'll let you disable to keypad, restrict users to only allowed applications and can disable autorun, A...
Pictures of the upcoming HTC Whitestone (Verizon Diamond 2), HTC Mega and Tachi have just popped up on wmexperts.com. The Whitestone, pictured here, uses a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU and will run WinMo 6.1 (yes, that seems a little strange we know). It's got...
On May 14th this year Microsoft stated that 6.5 was done. Look, here's the Tweet. However, it looks like some tweaks are still being done to the interface. Earlier stories revealed a more finger-friendly interface and now there's even more changes wit...
Portuguese mobile network Optimus has just launched a free GPS navigation app for Windows Phones. Called amAze it's got turn-by-turn navigation, 15 different languages, satellite view, speed trap notices and weather forecasts too. I've just given it a...
The new HandMarket Apps store is now available for Windows Mobile. Following several weeks of beta testing you can now download the application store here for free. For the first two weeks there'll also be feature specials with up to 80% off some awar...
Microsoft have confirmed that multi-touch will indeed be a feature of Windows Mobile 7 in this video with Electonista today. Not only that, but they'll be taking aim at the higher end of the market with top-notch specs on the first batch of WinMo 7 ph...
An LG GM750 has just appeared online and will launch with Windows Mobile 6.5. The device, also known as "Layla", will also have the LG S-Class interface you'll no doubt be seeing on TV advertisements currently. It's early days yet, so we don't know a...
It looks like Phonearena have got their grubby mitts on the retail-ready Samsung Omnia II. First impressions aren't too brilliant, with a rather cheap feel and a TouchWiz 2.0 interface which lingers a little when you're using it. The specs include the...
Robbie Bach is the President of the Entertainment and Devices at Microsoft. He spent yesterday addressing analysts at the annual Financial Analyst Meeting but didn't talk too much about Windows Mobile 7. Windows Mobile 6.5 is now slated for October an...
Following on from their excellent TV viewer there's now SPB Radio for $9.95 it's got more than 1500 radio stations built-in and ready for you to listen to. You can add your own, and search for more from every country and lots of different genres. Ther...
If you're a big fan of Twitter then you'll no doubt want to update your status on your Windows Phone too. To do this you can try one of several clients. Our personal faves are Pocketwit and Twikini, but there are more and you can check a selection …
Here in the UK we have a law that prevents using the actual handset whilst driving. Whilst it's ignored by quite a few and derided by many, it has helped. Bluetooth is pretty much universal here but still there's too many people texting and sometimes ...
XDA-Developers once again have the very latest update from HTC with their new HTC TouchFLO 2D GUI. It's a QVGA control panel which now integrates the very same backdrop as the HTC Sense GUI we saw on the Android-powered HTC Hero. In our image here you...
It's been nearly 6 months since we first started seeing Microsoft re-branding a Windows Mobile phone as simply a "Windows Phone" and now The Inquirer has picked up on this old news too. Microsoft mentioned yet again, this time in a promotional event t...
I've had an email today asking for SIP dialer software on WinMo. It's a very good question and one I've stumbled across just recently is Vippie. It's usually provided by SIP / VoIP providers directly but you can download it seperately here and configu...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 has appeared in snaps and the 8.1 megapixel camera has already been revealed. Now there's a slightly wobbly video over at YouTube. WinMo 6.5 seems to be on-board, complete with the sliding panels interface. There's some ra...
Blimey. HTC got some major exposure this weekend after cyclist Mark Cavendish became the first Brit to win the final stage of the Tour de France. We've seen shots like this smeared over pretty much every weekend newspaper in the UK, plus there's ads f...
Random email alert. An anonymous visitor has just pointed us to this site which details yet more upcoming HTC kit. The HTC Vigor, HTC Dawn, HTC Interlude and HTC Imagio have all been registered as trademarks with the US Patent and Trademark Office, so...
OK Windows Mobile users, listen up. We've been looking at the HTC Hero and the new interface - HTC Sense. It all looks very swish indeed and we're very impressed by just how customizable it is. But, and there is a "but" .. to get it you'll need …
GSMArena have a preview of the Samsung B7610 online. The device packs a sliding QWERTY with an 800Mhz CPU and WinMo 6.1 tucked under the TouchWiz 2.0 UI. There's TV Out, aGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP. 1GB of internal storage, accelerometer, FM r...
Well, we've had the Toshiba TG01 for just over a week and now it's time for the verdict. It's the first Toshiba device we've played with and it's also the first device we've seen with a 1Ghz processor. It's a thin device with a massive screen, GPS, Wi...
Got yourself a Windows Mobile? Are you looking over the fence at the innovative HTC Sense GUI on the Android-powered HTC Hero and thinking, "if only" ? Check this out - it's a Hero theme for the ThrottleLauncher app on Windows Mobile. With a very simi...
We're always a bit dubious when renderings appear on the web - we'd rather see blurry shots of the real thing but this apparently is the successor to the Touch HD. The Firestone / Leo device will be powered by Windows Mobile (note the Windows key) and...
There's a new version of Google Maps available for your WinMo which now includes "Layers". These allow more data to be added to your maps such as local content, traffic information, public transport info and local search results. There's also Wikipedi...
want more pictures of the upcoming Xperia X2 from Sony Ericsson ? Head over to this xda-developers.com thread where there's comparison shots next to the existing X1. The X2 pictured here is a prototype and the keyboard may get a few tweaks before laun...
We've been talking about the new application store for Windows Mobile for some time. Apple have an app store, Google have their Android Market. For months now we've heard about Windows Marketplace and it's arrival on Windows Mobile 6.5. We all smiled ...
Woah, check this out. It's an app that turns your WiFi-capable phone into a router. To get it working, install this CAB from XDA-developers, ensure your phone has a data connection, then fire up the Mobile Wi-Fi Router program from your shortcuts. It'...
It looks like there's some final tweaks going on with Windows Mobile 6.5. In these shots it looks like a more finger-friendly interface is now developing with some of the tabs being dumped in favour of larger arrowed buttons and chunky check-boxes. No...
A short while back I managed to get the HTC Hero for a whole week. I did 9 videos and spent the entire week using it as my primary phone. We answered stacks of your questions but, sadly, there wasn't enough time to show the compass system. Luckily …
