Category: Software (Windows Phone)

Free Google Reader client – Speeed Reader

We're loving your news tips today - keep them coming in! Next up we've got Speeed Reader for Windows Mobile (Android version coming soon), a Google Reader Client for pulling RSS feeds from your favourite websites. Grab this for free, connect to your G...

Easy Expenses – Keep a track of your spendings

If you're on business and need to keep track of expenses then Easy Expenses is a great free application for doing just that. Sander Nijdam has pointed this one out to us following our request for your useful apps and it's a great way to keep track of …

Elecont Weather 1.0.1029 – YouTube Video Review

Elecont Weather has just been updated to version 1.0.1029. There's a video of it in action and now has Windows Mobile 6.5-style interface with 10-day and hourly forecasts. There's a large range of extra features including barometer details, hurrican, ...

Windows Mobile 6.5.3.Confirmed via MSDN pages

We've already seen quite a few 6.5 builds out on the t'interwebs of late. Now, thankfully, it's officially confirmed as Windows Mobile 6.5.3. The Microsoft MSDN site has revealed the following tidbit from inside "Creating Widget Menus". We're assuming...

Unofficial HD2 6.5.3 ROM appears

For those who don't mind upgrading their sexy new HD2 with unofficial software, there's now a "cooked" 6.5.3 ROM over at MoDaCo and more HD2 ROMs on xda-developers.com. Using the latest ROM version that we saw in the T-Mobile colours and includes the ...

HTC HD2 ROM Update now online

Thanks to "Grinder" for this one. He's been watching the HTC HD2 ROM Update page and today the UK version has been added (1.48.405.2). It adds several improvements - Opera now switches easily from portrait to landscape mode, flipping back and forth th...

Orange Touch Pro2 Gets Windows Mobile 6.5 Update

Some time back the HTC Touch Pro2 had it's Windows Mobile 6.5 update. However, Orange users have had to wait. If you bought the device through Orange then the wait is finally over - just head over to this support page and grab the update. Once complet...

Skyfire goes 1.5, now an even more brilliant browser

Skyfire have announced version 1.5 of their Windows Mobile browser. It brings support for VGA screens, smooth scrolling, a more finger-friendly UI, full-screen mode and performance enhancements. In addition there's an auto-move text entry box which mo...

New Google Maps for Mobile – it’s full of stars..

Google Maps for mobile has just added a new feature which will synchronize your "starred items". Click on something in the desktop version and it'll show up in the mobile version. Nice. Windows Mobile users will see this in version 3.3 and it means th...

An early Christmas present – Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2

Opera have just release a new beta version of both Opera Mini and Opera Mobile on the same day. Extra features have been added, including Opera Link and the Opera Download Manager. The Opera Link feature will let you sync your desktop Opera browser an...

Sky Remote Record and On-Demand App – Available

Here in the UK perhaps the most popular PVR (Personal Video Recorder) is Sky+ / Sky+ HD. You can set programmes to record from your remote, from the web and from your phone (with our various Windows Mobile hacks). Now though they've released a Windows...

Twikini version 2.0 now available with extra features

Twikini version 2.0 is now out. It features support for the new Twitter Retweet feature, geotagging and you can now see a full list of followers and friends for any user. If you've already purchased Twikini in the past you can just install this new ve...

T-Mobile MDA Compact V gets 6.5 update

We've just had news that the MDA Compact V 6.5 update is now live on the T-Mobile support site. Get the file direct here. It's a little behind the German release, but you can at last get the new 6.5 enhancements like the updated lock screen, My Phone,...

Office Mobile 2010 Beta now available

Head across to the Marketplace right now to grab the very latest incarnation of Office Mobile - 2010. It's a Beta though, and will expire on April 5th next year, if you've installed Office Mobile after the phone was purchased then these installations ...

Opera 10 comes to WinMo

Opera still stands head and shoulders above Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile, so the availability of Opera 10 will no doubt spark interest amongst you guys. The new version includes tabbed browsing, improved password management, image saving, Opera...

Windows Marketplace available to all – officially

Following the earlier "unofficial" way of getting Marketplace on your 6.0 and 6.1 devices, the full official way is now here or just type "mp.windowsphone.com" into your Windows 6.0 / 6.1 IE browser. Once done, you'll be able to browse and install th...

Marketplace + Friday the 13th = …

Just yesterday we told you about the new copy protection Microsoft is rolling out in to Marketplace. The existing "protection" was exremely easy to circumvent and therefore didn't fill developers with confidence. The new system, however, has already b...

Marketplace Region Switcher available

If you're lucky enough to have Windows Mobile 6.5 or you've grabbed the 6.0 / 6.1 version then you may have stumbled across the region-locking problem. Put simply, you can only view apps for your country. Let's say that there's a great app for the USA...

Twikini goes 1.6 – Twitter WinMo client

Windows Mobile Twitter clients are unfortunately pretty thin on the ground. Twikini however, is a very good example of how things should be done. If you're lucky enough to have Windows Mobile 6.5 (or you've added it to 6.1) then you can hop into the M...

WinMo Home Screen – Refreshed

JGUI have just created a new Home screen replacement for Windows Mobile. If TouchFLO isn't your thing then this will give three screens - a clock, calendar and weather forecast with easy navigation. This is designed for Windows Mobile Standard (non-t...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrades – Voda Touch Pro2

The Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade is now available for Vodafone customers. The update, which is available here will add the new Windows Mobile GUI and Internet Explorer browser, plus there's access into the Marketplace too. Download the file from the lin...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrades – Toshiba TG01

We were perhaps a little harsh on the Toshiba TG01 when it first appeared. Our review highlighted the great specs and performance of the device but we fealt that the WinMo 6.1 interface was getting a little tired. Now there's good news, because TG01 o...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrades – HTC Snap

Every time I write a story about the HTC Snap I somehow start singing "I've got the power". Now you can too, with the Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade being available for this new handset. We reviewed the Snap some time back and it's a worthy messaging devi...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrades – Touch Pro2

Got a Touch Pro2 ? Wanna upgrade it to Windows Mobile 6.5 ? Click here to grab your update. It'll add the new Internet Explorer browser, new Microsoft interface and then it'll get covered up again with the Opera browser and HTC TouchFLO 3D interface. ...

The Windows Marketplace problems

Let me bring you up to speed with something that’s been happening with the new Windows Marketplace. It’s arrived on WinMo 6.5-powered devices and there’s already a very easy way for everyone else to get it too. There’s a problem though, and it...

New Windows Live version available

It looks like Windows Live has finally had an update. Download it direct to your WinMo phone by typing wl.windowsmobile.com into your address bar or click here. The new version includes tighter integration into Windows Live with photo and comment view...

My Phone Updated – Share pictures online

We've already had a good poke around with the new WinMo 6.5 and were more than impressed with the My Phone service. Although it's still a little stylus-driven the idea of storing your pictures, contacts, texts and other important phone data online is ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 – Our thoughts

You may have seen the leaked builds of Windows Mobile 6.5, you may even have installed it, but during our time with the Touch2 we finally got time see the official release. We've detailed our thoughts on the new OS within the review. In short, the han...

Windows Marketplace for 6.0 and 6.1 – AVAILABLE!

Windows Marketplace appeared a day early today. A few lucky AT&T owners have picked up HTC devices with it on board and some of you with cooked ROM's have got it too. But what of us Windows Mobile 6.0 / 6.1 owners? Well, word on the street is …

SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 Released

SPB Mobile Shell has always been good but now the very latest version brings enhanced personalization and customization. Widgets are now included which support Facebook and Twitter plus there's new enhanced Internet searching. Available from today you...

CoPilot Competition – The winner is…

A few days back we launched a competition to win CoPilot Live 8. The sat-nav software comes courtesy of our friends at devicewire.com, where you can buy it for £73.99. We had hundreds of entries and our randomizer has picked out Bizhan Shokouhi as th...

Twitter tab and more spotted in latest ROM

Got Windows Mobile ? Want to stay with it ? I don't blame you. However, you've probably experienced a small amount of envy when you see how well Twitter is integrated into the HTC Sense experience on the HTC Hero (well, if it worked). There's news fro...

3G Test – Check your network connectivity

There's a great little utility here for doing network tests like ping, traceroute and upconfig on your Windows Mobile. It's completely free and also shows you ping trip times, DNS lookup times and more. There's a couple of ways to download it and it'l...

Gmail direct to your WinMo

Got Gmail ? Got Windows Mobile? Cool. There's some good news from Google. Now you can get your Gmail sent directly down to your phone via the push-email / Exchange protocol. It means that mail comes directly into your WinMo mail client. Try it out he...

Microsoft clarifies the Marketplace remote kill

With many competitors already doing great business from their application stores Microsoft have recently discussed the inner-workings of their own "Marketplace". The Microsoft app store will be on Windows Mobile 6.5 devices launching on October 6th an...

Opera Mini 5 Beta available

Opera Mobile is already part of some new Windows Mobile devices from HTC, but if you would like to try Opera Mini - the free Java variant - then click onto m.opera.com/next to get the beta of Opera Mini 5. There's tabbed browsing, speed dial and passw...

Yomomedia- Your content, everywhere.

Yomomedia is a new app for getting the internet onto your handset in an easily digestible way. It combines blogs, feeds, news, podcasts, audio and video onto your handset when you want it. It provides one-click subscriptions and the ability to "Discov...

A taste of what’s to come in Marketplace

The all-new Windows Marketplace will launch on October 6th for those lucky enough to own a new WinMo 6.5 handset. Information about what exactly will be in the Marketplace is (sort-of) coming to light via this facebook.com post from the Windows Mobile...

Samsung Apps store – doors now open

The Samsung Application Store is now open for business. Available for the Omnia i900 the interface is well thought-out with categories, descriptions and screenshots. There's a search function, "top apps" tab and direct installation via CAB files to yo...

Make your WinMo feel like Android

It's safe to say that a fair chunk of Windows Mobile users will probably be a bit miffed at the constant barage of Google Android news at the moment, so why not make your WinMo look like Android? We've covered various ways of doing this, but now there...