Category: Android
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...
This isn't really ground-breaking news, but following weeks of hearing about HTC Sense it's important that we make something clear. The HTC Sense experience is just that - the experience. Part of that is the HTC TouchFLO system, but it's not the whole...
This is a Ford Fiesta from a number of years ago. It's obviously not the newly spied HTC Fiesta. Evidence of it has been spotted on this internal HTC link. It's showing a 240x320 screen from what we can make out and is also known as the HTC …
Windows Mobile has already been drenched in the Opera browsing goodness and now it looks like Android is getting it too. In an interview the CEO of Opera Software, Jon von Tetzchner stated... "Yes, we are working on an Android version" There's no new...
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...
Here's the white Galaxy GT-I7500 from Samsung. Powered by Android 1.5 Cupcake it's got quadband GSM / GPRS / EDGE and triband 3G / HSDPA / HSUPA. Other specs include WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, 5 megapixel shooter, 3.5 mm audio jack and that fantast...
HTC have posted an update to their Sync software for the HTC Hero. HTC Sync will let you sync your Outlook and Outlook Express details with your Hero quickly - including appointments and all your contacts. The software will also let you install third-...
A URL which we'll not mention (but is not too hard to stumble across) on the HTC website is now showing the HTC Hero as coming onto the Sprint network in the USA. The same HTC support pages also show the Touch Pro2 and Snap ready for Telus. …
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...
The Samsung Galaxy should, in theory, be appearing sometime this month on o2. It's an Android powered device with quad-band GSM, tri-band 3G, a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera plus flash, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, AMOLED HVGA touch screen, 1500mAh batte...
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...
Read our HTC Hero review? All ready to buy? Good. If you're interested in the unlocked one then we've got a £10 discount code for you to use at the checkout. Just enter "HEROCSP" and a tenner will automatically come off the final cost. You'll also ge...
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...
OK, this one has taken us some time. We managed to bag the HTC Hero back in June but we spent all the time we could answering your questions via our video blog but then, after getting some time with a second unit, we managed to finish off …
We're still putting our finishing touches to the HTC Hero review. Let's just say it's an epic review and leave it at that. If you're looking for a network-free and completely unlocked one there's now a limited supply up for grabs on devicewire.com. Th...
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 Twittersphere has revealed that the T-Mobile G2 Touch (aka HTC Hero) should be available today from T-Mo with tghe device appearing in stores later on this week. There's still nothing on the T-Mobile website but there's at least a reference to it ...
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...
It looks like HTC are on a mission to bring the Android platform to the masses with the HTC Click. Pitched at the cheaper end of the market this will echo the Windows Mobile cheap-and-chearful Viva - it even looks similar. If HTC can bring the HTC Sen...
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 ...
Right, unless we're going completely bonkers it looks like the HTC Hero is now fully available on the Orange website. This Android-powered device has been in my pocket for a week or two recently and, although I'm still a Windows Mobile fan, it's impre...