Tag: windows phone
The T-Mobile Ameo (which we reviewed earlier as the HTC Advantage) is now on sale at T-Mobile UK. This device, however, is the all-new version with 16Gb HD and Windows Mobile 6.1 on board. GPS, WiFi, HSPDA and a detachable keyboard all feature in thi...
This is the Samsung i740, which got an official press release in Kiev last week. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 (Pro) it's a tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900) touch-screen device with a auto-focus 3 megapixel camera and flash. The device also has GPS and an...
The HTC P6500 got reviewed here some months back and there's no certainly no way you'll lose this workhorse in your coat pocket. It's a big, beefy handset for industrial applications and comes with a fingerprint reader to keep people away from your se...
There's been quite a bit of discussion about the HTC Touch Diamond handsets sold by Orange. Our forums have been buzzing with stories of short battery life and other issues. According to insiders at Orange there's actually 7 known issues with the soft...
Remember that ever-so-slightly-unofficial ROM that enabled the GSM 850 on the HTC Touch Diamond? Well, now there's an official version for Hong Kong users here that'll do it for you too. The update fixes some bugs too, including an intermittent lack ...
Now, I constantly have to answer people who say, "Why isn't Microsoft Messenger available on all Windows phones?" To be honest the reasons are all too boring and annoying, especially when it's sometimes easier than ever to get Messenger (oh, and Excha...
Tucked away, deep down in the Orange website (oh, how we wish this whole upgrade procedure was centralised) is this, a page showing how great the new Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade for the HTC TyTN II will be. Unfortunately, as I type, there's no actual l...
Windows Mobile powered Samsung handsets tend to score well here at Coolsmartphone.com. The Samsung SCH-M480, pictured right, is rumoured to be released into the wild as the BlackJack III. wmexperts.com have managed to grab a slightly blurry video of t...
If you were watching the rather excellent TopGear last night then you probably saw James May showing how a Renault concept car could be controlled with a Samsung i600. You can see more on the video below. This reminded us of a skateboard that was feat...
If you're ever in need of a cool game or application, don't forget to check out our gaming and apps stores. There's something for everyone and you can sign up so you get to re-download stuff later too. We've just spotted Nicky Boom, selling for just
Remember the video performance problems with HTC devices using Qualcomm MSM7200 and MSM7500 chipsets? The devices in question seem to ignore the hardware acceleration available on the chips and so, over the last few months, the guys at HTCClassAction ...
A couple of HTC Touch Diamond bits for you. First up, there's been rumblings across the net about the HTC Victor. We spotted this a couple of months back - it's also being sold right now as the MDA Compact IV. It's the Diamond, but with those front …
Interested in the HTC Touch Diamond but want to get a knock-off version instead? Have a look at this clone for about £80 / $160. The "Diamond J6" features dual cameras, FM radio, MP3/MP4 playback and works on GSM 900/1800Mhz networks. The Chinese cl...
Following a slight delay Opera Mobile 9.5 is now available to download for all. The finished beta is completely free and will give you a little whiff of the excitement surrounding the HTC Touch Diamond (which features the browser as default) even if y...
We're hearing about delays in the HTC Touch Diamond from a few people ordering through Orange. Will Cannon said that some of the devices had to be returned because of a fault with the back of the phone. Apparently this was causing the battery to fall ...
Dasur have released to applications designed to speed up your data entry on Windows Mobile touch-screen devices. SlideIT is designed for stylus input, whilst ThumbKey is a finger-driven solution. We took a look at the ThumbKey software, which worked r...
Following our story from just a few hours back, T-Mobile have now added the MDA Compact IV onto their website here and here. The handset is now available in the Personal and Business sections with prices starting from absolutely nothing on selected pl...
Shh.. you've got to keep this on the down-low. We're hearing that the T-Mobile Compact IV is actually in stock on T-Mobile UK. This is pretty much the same device as the rather splendid HTC Touch Diamond - albeit with a smooth back end and slightly tw...
You probably all saw just how cool the Opera 9.5 browser was on the HTC Touch Diamond some weeks back. If you want to try the Opera 9.5 internet browser yourself on your Windows Mobile and you don't have the Diamond then you were probably expecting to...
JGUI has just released a nice free little application called SMS reports eraser. It does exactly what it says on the tin, and it's completely free. It can also announce whether your message has arrived with a special sound so you don't need to check t...
Yup, you know something is successful when people begin to copy it. For everyone who watched our HTC Touch Diamond videos and drooled over the HTC TouchFLO 3D system you can now have a look at something called Touch Shell 3D. It'll form part of the To...
The guys over at engadget have managed to get themselves a shiny new Palm Treo 800w. The device runs Windows Mobile 6.1 on a Qualcomm MSM6800A CPU with WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, microSD card slot and 256Mb user memory plus 128Mb program memory. Sprin...
I've been looking back at an article I posted at the end of last year. I expressed my concerns about the future of Windows Mobile. Things have moved forward somewhat since then - the HTC Touch Diamond has been released and Windows Mobile 6.1 is now on...
Vodafone now have the HTC Touch Diamond following the launch on Orange just a couple of days back. Voda are offering the handset completely free on selected tariffs and have chosen to make it available on the very same day that the iPhone 3G makes it ...
Following our story yesterday we can now reveal that existing Orange customers can now upgrade to the spanky new HTC Touch Diamond. You can call 343 from your handset and bag yourself one of these hot new phones right now. Trevor Marshall managed to g...
OK, OK! I leave the computer for 5 minutes and BLAM! I get 15 emails :) Thanks to everyone who's let us know that the HTC Touch Diamond is on the way to Orange stores right now. It should be appearing tomorrow (Tursday 10th July). Check out the …
Speereo have just released a new version of their Voice Translator software. It comes complete with bug fixes and support for all the latest Windows Mobile handsets. It's a powerful yet easy-to-use program which will speak phrases for you and supports...
OK, so you know about the excellent viigo and how you can use it to get our latest news and reviews on the go, but now there's a public beta of the all-new Project Tango, a new way to access a huge range of content and interactive services …
Got a HTC Touch Diamond? Oh, you lucky people. Wanna tweak around with the order of the TouchFLO 3D tabs or hide some of them? Want to change the date format? Head on over to xda-developers.com where there's a tool called Diamond TF3D Config by sushil...
Here's the new Toshiba Portege G810. Looks good huh ? Well, yes and no. Up close it's plastic fantastic, the battery doesn't last long and those sexy buttons / navigation pad aren't the most practical things to use. Inside Windows Mobile Pro 6.1 has b...
o2 have just released the Windows Mobile 6.1 update for the XDA Stellar. It's another HTC TyTN II device to get the update and owners can grab it after filling in the serial number etc here. Thanks to Dave Shaw for the heads up. The usual warnings app...
Hey, got some news? Send us your stuff and it might get pimped right here. devicewire have just revealed the RRP of the HTC Touch Pro, £468.07 ex VAT or £549.99 inc VAT. It's set to arrive on September 1st and, if you didn't know already, it'll add …
It seems that there's another HTC Touch Diamond ROM over at the HTC e-Club. Early indications from xda-developers.com seem to suggest that this adds in T-Mobile as an auto-provisioned network (it was missing previously) and there's also the latest ver...
There's a new version of FunContact now available which, even if you can't afford to grab a HTC Touch Diamond, should at least make your phone feel a bit like one. It costs just $19.95, which is only around £10. It's a quick and convenient finger-dri...
Sure, we've seen the HTC Touch Diamond and the HTC Touch Pro, but what about the two together? Well, it turns out that the sleeky, slender HTC Touch Diamond is even more sleek and slender when compared to the Touch Pro. The QWERTY-packing Touch Pro ad...
Coolsmartphone launched several years ago dedicated to Windows Mobile Smartphones. These were cool new devices, usually with a numeric keypad and never with a touch-screen. Over time we've branched out to cover all manner of Windows Mobile devices but...
The HTC Touch Diamond has just popped onto the Coming Soon section of Orange.co.uk. No prices as yet, but we're hoping Orange manage to come up with a good data tariff for prospective "personal" customers. A device like this, which shows full web page...
When we took a look at the HTC Touch Diamond we noticed that a couple of photos seemed a little blurred. This shot in particular seemed to show the issue and we quickly worked out that the small plastic cover for the camera lens was just where your …
Tucked away in the Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade for the Vodafone v1615 (aka TyTN II). You can now grab it direct from their site and enjoy the new features and improvememnts, such as threaded SMS, improved IE browsing, getting started wizard, easier Blu...
If you've got an Orange SPV E650 you may have missed a new ROM which appeared sometime in May here at Orange Business. We're not entirely sure what's been updated here, although the PDF is dated June 12th. If you've installed this, please let us know ...
