Tag: windows phone

Mobile Marketplace to allow 5 instances of purchased apps

Another snippet of news has just popped out of last weeks Tech Ed conference after it was revealed that Windows Marketplace users can run purchased apps on up to five phones at the same time. This, according to Senior Product Planner Daniel Bouie, wou...

Windows Mobile 6.5 – What to expect

http://e.msteched.com/public/us/TTK24.wmv With Windows Mobile 6.5 now ready we're hoping to see it arrive on new handsets within the next few months. If you're interested in getting a WinMo 6.5 handset then this video gives a great run-down of the fe...

The BIG Coolsmartphone Windows Mobile survey

You will no doubt have spotted recent developments including the completion of Windows Mobile 6.5 and the decision to only include Marketplace in 6.5 and above. A massive shift in thinking has taken place across the mobile phone industry since the lau...

6.5 Now definitely done. 7 to use Chassis system?

Recently a few big things happened in the Windows Mobile world. Number 1, information appeared on the net that future WinMo handsets could be sorted into Chassis. Chassis 1 is rumoured to be either at the heart of the much-rumoured "Pink" phone or fut...

iPAQ Voice and Data Messenger receive updates

Got a HP iPAQ Data Messenger or an iPAQ Voice Messenger from Vodafone UK? You do? There's some updates you should be aware of here for the Data Messenger and here for the Voice Messenger. The Voice Messenger has 8 updates and both of these are pretty ...

Samsung C6625v QWERTY arrives on Vodafone website

Yet more Windows Mobile kit is headed towards Vodafone. Following news of the Touch Pro2 arrival there's also a new Samsung QWERTY to arrive called the C6625v. Now, this news comes just a day after my lovely Windows Mobile work phone (T-Mobile Vario I...

HTC Touch Pro2 hits Vodafone UK website

Coolsmartphone really wouldn't be much without your input, which is why I was so glad to see stacks of your emails after returning from holiday. Johnny De'Silva has been on the hunt for news and, yet again, he's turned up trumps. We've heard already t...

Fennec takes another step closer

Fennec, the browser from Mozilla (ala Firefox) is creeping slowly towards a Windows Mobile near you. Yet again this is targeting Touch Pro users and it's another early alpha version. Memory is now handled more efficiently, there's better UI handling a...

Windows Mobile 6.5 – Will it have the wow factor?

Recent handset announcements seem to now be following a pattern. They're launching with Windows Mobile 6.1 and will be getting "Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrades" soon. In truth the situation is still far from ideal. Customers buying a new HTC Touch Diamond...

Automatically lock your PC via your phone

Tom Ranson has just mailed us about Phoenix Freeze. Put simply it's a neat little widget which will lock your Windows based computer if you move your phone away from it. When you and your phone return then the PC will unlock itself again. It all works...

Becoming a successful author on the daily commute

The Boy Genius Report today has a very interesting story from author Peter V. Brett. Some of you may have already heard how he wrote the majority of his book - "The Warded Man" (or The Painted Man outside the USA) on a HP iPaq 6515. He did …

Official Windows Mobile Facebook App arrives

Well, it's official at last. The Microsoft Facebook app is here. Sure, you've probably already downloaded the leaked version, but the official copy is now available direct from the Microsoft site. The Facebook app is free and gives you the ability t...

Windows Mobile Marketplace shots show up

There's already some chatter on the t'interwebs about Windows Marketplace and the restrictions that surround it. The WinMo version of Apple's App Store is already open for developers and after a quick glance a lot of the "no no's" appear to be fairly ...

First HTC Snap previews appear on the web

A few lucky websites are already getting their mitts on the all-new HTC Snap with Smartphonedaily.co.uk putting some external pictures of the device online along with a selection of screenshots in their "review". The screen grabs show the non-touch in...

Home 2 Pro now available to buy

Remember Home 2 Free from PointUI ? If you want more then Home 2 Pro is now available for $19.95, which works out at around £13.52. The full version features applets, themes and custom viewing options. The new Applets add weather, news, slideshows, w...

T-Mobile MDA Compact V all ready to drop

Back in February we got confirmation of the new T-Mobile MDA Compact V. T-Mobile have effectively stuck their badge on the Diamond2 and tweaked the colours a little, plus there'll probably be a few Web 'n Walk bits inside too. Why do I bring this up ?...

The HTC Touch Diamond2 Review

We've seen many HTC Touch Diamond2 reviews popping up around the web recently, but we always love giving devices the full Coolsmartphone treatment. Thanks to HTC we've been lucky enough to borrow a Diamond2 over the last week and here's the result. Th...

New SMS-Chat version available with added interfaces

We've mentioned SMS-Chat before and now version 1.2 has been released with bug fixes, backup functionality and three new skins. If your Windows Mobile doesn't have threaded messaging already then SMS-Chat will bring this functionality with a selection...

Tellme offers one-touch voice access for WinMo 6.5

Putting data into your phone usually means a variety of keyboards, whether it be on-screen or physical. Talking to your phone, and getting it to perform tasks based on your commands, has already proved popular with apps like Cyberon Voice Commander. N...

Pink Project? Verizon? Zune Phone? Bagh!!

There's already a considerable amount of buzz on the t'interwebs about the Microsoft and Verizon project to introduce a touch-screen multimedia phone to challenge the iPhone. The "Pink" project has already been mentioned but the details surrounding it...

Omnia QWERTY on the way ?

The Samsung Omnia is currently available with a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, FM Radio, WiFi and a whole load of goodness from various networks. However, this picture of a QWERTY-packing version called the "Omnia Pro" (hmm.. haven't we seen that naming con...

HTC Touch Diamond2 – The TouchFLO tweaks

Woah, we're on a roll today. We've got yet another wide-screen HD wobble-cam video for your entertainment. The Touch Diamond2 comes complete with a "zoom bar" which lets you .. err.. zoom in on web-pages in Opera. The Diamond2 power really shines thro...

HTC Touch Diamond2 Video tour

Well sure, you've seen the Diamond2 being unboxed elsewhere, but deep down we know you long for our wobble-cam videos. Here's our HTC Touch Diamond2 overview video which takes a tour around the handset and some of the bits you get inside the box. We a...

HTC Touch Diamond Updates available

There's a couple of hotfixes available for existing HTC Touch Diamond users. First up is this fix for skipping audio playback whilst this second update will sort the issue where a Repeat option isn't clickable on sound reminders. Thanks to everyone w...

The Touch Diamond2 is here!

Look what just appeared at Coolsmartphone HQ - it's the all-new HTC Touch Diamond2. A few recently became available to buy and it's the successor to original Touch Diamond which has already sold by the truck-load. Powered by a Qualcomm 528 MHz process...

More Diamond2 stock, and another review

With all these Diamond2 reviews (here's another one) it's good to see yet another small batch arrive at devicewire.com. This time there's 20, so be quick if you're after one! Oh, and we know we said this last time but this really is the last stock fo...

Windows Mobile 6.5 almost ready to roll

It looks like Windows Mobile 6.5 will be wheeled out for another public showing on May 11th at Tech Ed. It's already appeared several times and was first mentioned last year. We're already seeing early versions appearing all over xda-developers.com bu...

More Diamond2 reviews appear online

Hey, let's not get upset about the fact that we've not got one of these new HTC Touch Diamond2 handsets to play with yet. We've got to wait our turn. It's no problem. We'll just sit around and tiddle our thumbs while yet another site looks at one. …

WMTorrent – Download torrents direct to your phone

Now, I don't know anything about BitTorrents, honest, but WinMobile Torrent v.3 is now available and supports all versions of Windows Mobile. It supports trackerless torrents, peer exchange and seeding. A free 5-day trial can be downloaded with the fu...

GPSSpot – Find your way to any GPS location

We get some strange emails at times. This one in particular seemed a little weird, "Don't know where your car is?" Well no, not really. Sure, I used to lose my car quite a bit, but that was years ago whilst working at the local supermarket. I used …

Yet more limited stock of the Diamond2 now available

Just the other day we spotted a very limited stock of the HTC Touch Diamond2 at devicewire.com. Now they've managed to get a few more and they're available, unlocked and direct from HTC, for £394.99 inc VAT. We're hearing that the next UK shipment i...

Yrgo GUI updated version available

Windows Mobile has a lot of control panels and interfaces available to download. One of them, yrgo, has just been updated and now has a completely new design with better icons, flexible menu items and an array of gadgets to choose from. There's 64 in...

HTC Touch Diamond2 Review online – get one too!

The guys at PocketPC.ch have just notified us of their HTC Touch Diamond2 review. It includes some HD videos (have a look below) and some excellent up-close photography, and unboxing, comparison with the existing Diamond and the Touch HD. There's also...

Orange to pick up the HTC Touch Pro2

Good Friday it may be, but we're hearing from a very good source that the HTC Touch Pro2 will be arriving on Orange UK at the beginning of June. The device got launched in February and is powered by a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU. Inside there's a 480x800 WVGA...

Facebook Windows Mobile thread highlights user concerns

On April 1st we found out about the lack of Marketplace for existing Windows Mobile owners. We also posted the following paragraph... "Customers are king, old or new. Keep them happy. Over the years I've felt that the network operators and Microsoft s...

HTC Touch HD receives another firmware update

Yesterday a new Touch HD update appeared which promises to fix multiple browsing issues and title-bar flicker. It also speeds up GPS lock, updates the "Connnection Setup" database and there's improved emergency call handling when you're in Airplane Mo...

Samsung B7610 Louvre QWERTY slider

A new Samsung B7610 Louvre has recently appeared on ThePhoneHouse.nl. It's a Windows Mobile powered thing, but that's about all we know. Everyone is guessing on specs too - a possible 3.2 megapixel camera, perhaps GPS or WiFi. Personally, I'd like to ...

Windows Live with Messenger now available to download

Following the announcement just the other day you can now get the Windows Live software for your phone. To get it, browse to http://mobile.microsoft.com on your handset (preferably in IE) then hit "Windows Mobile", then "Apps, ringtones and more" and ...

More HTC Snap goodness online

Following the HTC Snap announcement yesterday there's now a promotional video online which shows the "Inner Circle" functionality which aims to keep emails in check. There's also a full hands-on over at engadget with a "real" video where you can see t...

Marketplace – Not for you, you, you or you.

It's late here in the UK. Nearly midnight, but things need to be said. We've been following the launch of Marketplace quite closely here at coolsmartphone.com. First, Microsoft was to charge developers for submitting updates to their version of the Ap...