Tag: windows phone
We've been constantly following the developments with PointUI Home. There's now good news for Windows Mobile 2003 users too - with alpha versions of the slick interface available for anyone running the older OS. If you head on over to PointUI Home you...
If you missed out last time then have no fear, the guys at devicewire have just taken delivery of yet more HTC Touch Cruise handsets. These phones are essentially the same as the o2 XDA Orbit 2 minus the o2 contract. Still selling at £384.99, it's pa...
We first saw this, the SPV E610, back in December. Then, last month we spotted it on the Business and Pay As You Go "Coming Soon" sections. Indeed, it's still showing this way in the Business section next to the Samsung i780. Good news though, because...
The T-Mobile Touch Plus has now appeared in both the Personal and Business section of the T-Mobile website. It's the T-Mobile version of the HTC Touch Dual we reviewed some time back. The T-Mobile variant has appeared following the one month exclusiv...
In the USA? Got a T-Mobile Shadow? You do? Head on over to t-mobileshadow.com to get the latest update. The update seems to add extra features and software to the phone, enhanced myFaves and menu graphics plus a better text-entry experience. As usual ...
Sprite Archie has just been released. For $14.95 (£7.63) it'll transfer your text and call logs to email, letting you check and backup the history of your communication. The software will automatically archive each sent or received message and can al...
The HTC Shift has, according to tracyandmatt.co.uk, just popped up on the Orange February pricebook. The UMPC comes with Windows Vista and a Windows Mobile layer for quick updates on your email and appointiments through the HTC SnapVUE system. Accord...
Next week marks the start of the Mobile World Congress, but some companies have already started announcing what they'll.. err.. be announcing ... at the event. Opera have announced their new browser - version 9.5 - which will bring desktop-like browsi...
The o2 XDA Orbit 2 has now shifted over to the "Personal" section of the o2 website. It appeared last week in the business section but now it's available for all. Available from absolutely nothing up to £249.99, this is the o2 flavour of the excellen...
Regular readers will be well aware of PointUI Home, the new free interface for Windows Mobile. Today they've launched version 1.02b, which brings extended support for Smartphones (non touch-screen), bug fixes and the ability to grab a new black theme....
Kieran Russ has just emailed in to say that the T-Mobile MDA Touch Plus is now available from the T-Mobile sales team. T-Mobile launched the phone just days ago, and we're yet to see it live on their site, but it's available if you call them up on …
We mentioned the new threaded SMS system coming to Windows Mobile 6.1 just yesterday, however your can get it now in the form of "SMS-Chat" from iwindowsmobile.com. For just $14.95 (£7.59) you can enjoy threaded conversations, multiple SMS sending (e...
Steve Litchfield has been pumping out his Smartphones Show for quite some time, with show 52 now being available. It features a look at the Palm Treo 500v on Vodafone, a phone we've not yet played with. Check out the latest show or subscribe to the v...
The upcoming Mobile World Congress is sure to see many announcements from networks, developers, manufacturers and service providers. One of which is Windows Mobile 6.1, which has popped out a little earlier than expected. We've seen some shots previou...
Keni Barwick has been a great contributor to Coolsmartphone over the years. A recent change in jobs has meant a whole new blog, and to launch the new home Keni has started to give away free applications at TheMobileGuy.net. The first application is a ...
HeroCraft have just launched their new title - Revival. It's a turn-based strategy game where you must direct battles on land and sea, maintain the economy and build towns. There's a huge world to explore with 7 planets, 27 continents and 13 missions...
If there's one thing that everyone loves it's a great deal. Right now Orange are selling the SPV M700 for £129.99, plus there's no contract and when you buy it you'll get a free Samsung C120 too. We originally reviewed the M700 around a year ago, so ...
Despite other sites trying to contradict our earlier story, the o2 XDA Orbit 2 did indeed go live yesterday and is now showing on the o2 Business Shop. Priced from free, o2 says that it includes a 2 megapixel camera (actually it's a 3 megapixel one) a...
We've covered the excellent FlashThemes Player a few times before, but now it's available for Smartphone too. Windows Mobile Standard users can now experience fully animated themes in both portrait and landscape modes, plus it won't drain the battery....
Hello, what's this? A secret new GUI leaked from a HTC insider? Yes, yet another mysterious blog has appeared and this time it's not all smoke and mirrors - there's a download link too! The software itself may, or may not work and there's no guarantee...
We're just days away from our first ever Asus phone review (the P526), however the TamsWMS have managed to grab a quick feel of the Asus M930, a phone we covered just days ago. The dual-screen handset looks great in the press shots, but this is the fi...
If you've been waiting for the o2 XDA Orbit 2 then the wait is pretty much over. Way back in early December we told you it was coming, and it would arrive sometime in January. Well, there's just one day left, so where is it? Steve Hill has …
http://www.bell.ca/shopping/en_CA_ON/66695.details?contractId=term36m Bell Canada have now added to their HTC line-up with the white HTC Touch. It's available on a whacking 3-year contract for $99.95 or for $399.95 without a contract. The HTC Touch, ...
We're hearing that the HTC P6500 (pictured here) could well be landing on Orange on February 8th (next Friday). It's a Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro handset with a 3 megapixel camera, barcode and fingerprint scanning. Also, after we were first to reveal the...
Earlier today we covered the all-new Skyfire browser. Around the web there's a lot of reaction to this software and, although it's not fully available for downlaod we've managed to get loads of screenshots and .. a video of it in action. Huzarr! Click...
Although currently only available in a US-based private beta test, new web browser "Skyfire" promises to deliver a desktop browsing experience to your Windows Mobile phone. Yes, yes, I know - you've heard it all before, and you may well be right. Ther...
OK, over Christmas we lay it on the line. Windows Mobile has to become more consumer-focused to survive. It seems that Microsoft are already listening, announcing on Tuesday that they've hired Todd Peters from Staples to be VP of Marketing in Windows ...
Hello, hello, it's the Samsung i780 on the Orange website. This tri-band handset has GPRS, EDGE, 3G and HSDPA plus WiFi too. Not only that but there's built-in GPS, a camera for video calls up front and a 2-megapixel camera around the back. Windows M...
Fizz Traveller has just been updated to version 3.0. The new version includes a graphical meeting planner, timers and stopwatches, dial codes and airport codes for cities worldwide plus you can now add events to your Outlook Calendar and even get live...
We picked up a story about Qualcomm-based HTC units having video performance issues. HTC have now issued us with their official response, which goes as follows... "HTC is committed to delivering a portfolio of devices that offer a wide variety of com...
I've had a couple of interesting emails this week from Windows Mobile owners who were about to "jump ship" to other handsets. They were both at the point of upgrading to non-Windows Mobile phones until they downloaded a "cooked" ROM. Now they're happy...
With the HTC Touch Dual available on Orange and shortly T-Mobile I thought it was worth mentioning a few cool features that are hidden away in the phone. In "Settings->Personal->Phone" there's a tab called "Advanced" that can do some pretty cool stuff...
A few sources mentioned a possible launch of the HTC S730 on o2 yesterday and now it seems that the HTC Touch Dual may be joining it. We originally doubted the information, especially as it came mainly from a free press release website, however we've ...
Meet the Toshiba Portégé G710. It'll run Windows Mobile 6 Standard, so there'll be no touch-screen action, however there's GPS and a vivid QVGA screen at 480x800. 3G is sadly missing from the mix, but the QWERTY-messaging phone does get quad-band G...
We spotted this over a month ago on the FCC but now it's being shown off officially at Toshiba Press Conferences. The Toshiba Portégé G910 will no doubt replace the G900 and is a clamshell design using Windows Mobile 6 Pro. The easy-to-use QWERTY an...
My current phone is the HTC Touch Dual from Orange. Yesterday I bumped into someone else who has one and they posed a very interesting question.. "It'll unlock when I open the slider, but when I close the slider it won't lock automatically. How do you...
There's a few murmours on the web stating that the HTC S730 will be available on o2 UK. It all seems to spout from this free Press Release although the author is fairly respectable. There's no news of this on the o2 website and we're yet to hear …
A lot of people downloaded Google Mobile Maps recently after the new "GPS-less" location system was introduced. It works by grabbing information from local transmitters to get your location but many Orange users just couldn't make it work. The fix, fo...
We ran a story yesterday relating to possible issues with drivers on HTC devices using the Qualcomm chipset. The problems relate mainly to video speed, and not processing power, however I wanted to give it a try myself to double-check the rumours. I'm...
The All-in-1 Mobile Video Converter does what it says on the tin. Converting any video format into a format used by your phone, this is an easy-to-use product that won't baffle you with technical details. Just choose your device from the list and sele...
