Tag: windows mobile
The Toshiba TG01 is all set to arrive on o2 Germany shortly according to this o2 news. Packing an ultra-fast 1Ghz CPU and a 4.1" display it'll sell with a flat-rate internet plan available to make the most of the browsing capability. The TG01 combine...
We've now got the full unboxing video of the HTC Snap online. It's a massive 24 minutes of High Definition first look at the device, which packs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard (non-touch), GPS, WiFi, 2 megapixel camera and an easy-to-use QWERTY up front ...
Hot new devices are now stacking up at Coolsmartphone HQ. Today the HTC Snap arrived. It only became available yesterday but we've got one here. First up we wanted to take lots of snaps.. of the .. err.. Snap, so there's the usual up-close shots below...
Hello, hello. What's this then? A big event in London hosted by HTC? Honestly, we have no idea what could or might be announced here but we'll be there on June 24th to let you know. Anyone care to guess? We know about the HTC Touch Pro2, Touch …
Our big survey has been running for over two weeks now and our initial plan was to let it run until the end of June. However, we've been bombarded with your responses and we now have more than enough to show just how you feel on Windows Mobile. …
Following the o2 XDA Joggler we now have another bit of o2 kit to look at. We're back to Windows Mobile and the o2 XDA Guide. Following our earlier pictures we now have some video snippets for you to enjoy. First up, the video unboxing, which you can …
If you're on the look-out for a HTC Snap then get ready, the peeps at devicewire.com have just told me that the unlocked version will be arriving in their warehouse on Wednesday, June 3rd. The Snap marks the return of the HTC messenger phone - a thin ...
Whilst we still try and get our hands on one, the guys at pocketnow.com have a quite substantial HTC Touch Pro2 review online which combines video, photos, comparisons and screenshots. It looks like they've highlighted a lot of the things we loved abo...
A new Sony Ericsson Xperia ROM has just appeared through the official X1 update system. The new update, R3A, apparently brings better touch response, a quicker media panel, better texting. brigher keyboard and more. Overall you should get much better ...
On June 11th in Milan a Samsung handset will be unveiled which will have Giorgio Armani branding and Microsoft under the hood. We've not really seen a fashion brand getting into the Windows Mobile space since Ted Baker went all pink and created the "N...
A few of you lovely people have emailed in to point at this Touch Pro 2 deal on mobilephonesdirect.co.uk. For a measly £39.15 per month you'll get the phone absolutely free and you'll bag 700 minutes, 250 texts, unlimited landline calls and unlimited...
Kinoma Play has, in our opinion, always been the best all-rounder when it comes to watching and listening to media on your device. It'll handle a range of formats with ease and we last time we looked it looked hotter than the sun, but somehow they've ...
Remember Skyfire? Yeah, that's the one - the browser that let's you watch YouTube, listen to Quicktime streams, the lot. Double-tap to zoom, search direct from the address bar and browse pretty much every site on the web without restrictions. Now it's...
Do you own a HTC Touch Diamond or Touch Pro? Are you finding it difficult to get a GPS lock on your device? Are you still lost, camped out in a field somewhere, just hoping that a passing helicopter will see the "SOS" sign you made out of …
Today is my birthday, and there's more to celebrate thanks to the HTC Touch Pro2 arriving just minutes ago over at Devicewire.com. As usual it's first come first serve, with 50 of the blighters sitting in the warehouse as I type. For those of you won...
Looking to buy the new o2 XDA Guide? Head on over to techradar.com for a full review of this new handset including details of the CoPilot Live navigation software, screenshots of the HTC TouchFLO system and example camera shots. The XDA Guide is the o...
A couple of software updates for you XDA owners have just appeared. The first is for the XDA Zest and is a full firmware update. Browse to the my-xda.com page, choose "Software updates" from the menu and then select the appropriate update from the dro...
You may have read about HTC's current TV ads here in the UK. They're part of a 6 month sponsorship of the 9 o'clock movie on Film4 here in the UK. If you missed the ad last night you can watch it here or read on. The Touch …
The Touch Pro2 has been spotted in the USA branded with the Sprint network logos. SprintUsers.com user "bigchico68" got to play with it and snap some photos. There's a rumoured mid-June released date and further news that the HTC Snap will arrive in J...
Last month we heard that the MDA Compact V (aka Diamond2) would appear some time in May. Now further confirmation is appearing in magazines like Mobile News which shows a launch date of May 21st - this Thursday. The phone will be free on plans costing...
Back in February we took a look at MyPhone. The service is part of the Windows Mobile 6.5 offering but anyone can use it, yes even with 6.1 :) Simply put it's a way to backup and restore your phone information to a secure website. The whole thing …
The HTC Iolite leaked earlier this year when expansys.com splashed it across their site. Now it's been given some o2 branding and has appeared on the my-xda.com site as the "XDA Guide". Guide. Geddit? GPS? Google Maps? :) CoPilot will be supplied with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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 …
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ?...
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...
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...
