Tag: windows mobile

HTC HD2 with Windows Phone 7 – Another video

Want more HTC HD2 Windows Phone 7 action? You got it. This new video shows the HD2, which normally runs Windows Mobile 6.5, running the new OS quite easily. Everything seems to be working well and hey - you can even swap the microSD card without pulli...

HTC 7 Mozart gets microSD card swap too

Agh! The humanity! This is the result of a successful but frightening microSD swap on the HTC 7 Mozart. The Orange-branded device has a microSD card slot mid-way down the right-side but a large amount of dangerous dismantling is required to get to it....

Google Search – Now on Windows Phone 7

If we're honest, it's safe to say that almost everyone uses Google. Sure, there's some people out there who use Bing and Yahoo, but Google search is so widely known that you may feel a little lost in Windows Phone 7 without it. Today Google have annou...

Yes, Windows Phone 7 on a HTC HD2

Windows Phone 7 on the HTC HD2 ? Yep, you read that right. It's ever-so-slightly slower but really, you wouldn't notice. Everything is here. The sounds, the multi-touch, the whole thing, on an existing Windows Mobile 6.5 device. Now, after the huge fa...

HTC HD7 Review

Over the last few weeks the HTC HD7 has become my introduction into the all-new Windows Phone 7 OS. The very kind people at o2 have loaned us this and the full review is now online. This is a 4.3" device so it's on the "limits" of size …

Omnia 7 On PAYG WIth Three At £449.99

UK network Three sell most of their phones on PAYG as well as contract options which is great for anyone who likes the benefits of a sim only package but buy a phone of your choice. On passing a nearby Three store today I spotted that the Samsung …

HTC HD7 Gets dismantled, microSD found beneath

Arne from theunwired.net has taken a screwdriver to his brand new HTC HD7 and found a microSD card lurking underneath. Microsoft really don't want you trying to swap these things out and, luckily for UK customers, o2 are sticking a 16GB microSD card i...

Custom ringtones on Windows Phone – An update

Windows Phone 7. We've spoken a lot about it of late. My personal feelings are that, after a Service Pack, this could shape up to be a rather brilliant OS in a few months time. We're in the here and now though, and the fact that you can't …

Windows Phone 7 – Calling and texting, plus a special treat

Yesterday we showed you how ringtones worked in Windows Phone 7. We had a great response but a lot of you wanted us to show "normal" stuff, like making a call and texting people. Today we decided to do just that, with this video giving you a tour …

Windows Phone 7 connector for Mac released

We spotted this as coming soon before, but Microsoft have now released the beta tool to sync your Windows Phone 7 with your Mac.  The tool lets you sync any playlists from iTunes or pictures from iPhoto. It also downloads your pictures and videos...

Windows Phone 7 – Surely you can add custom ringtones?

Yesterday Pocketnow revealed that Windows Phone 7 doesn't seem to allow custom ringtones. We were determined to disprove this, so I spent time digging around the OS for a way to upload your own MP3 ringtone. There's Zune integration and wireless music...

HTC 7 Mozart Now On PAYG For £399.99

Orange have exclusivity on the HTC 7 Mozart but the great news is you can also snap up this amazing device on PAYG from Orange for £399.99 when bought with a topup. The HTC 7 Mozart has a unibody design which is stunning to hold and has the …

Windows Phone 7 – Apps can resume properly, if they want.

OK, we're big enough to admit when we're wrong. When we filmed our earlier look at Windows Phone 7 we stated that apps had to reload and kept forgetting what you were doing before. It seemed that a lot of third-party apps would just exit and then re-s...

Vodafone Also Release LG Optimus 7

As well as the HTC 7 Trophy, Vodafone now have on sale the LG Optimus 7 which is another Windows Phone 7 device and this one has a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and also has 16GB memory which is twice what the Trophy has from …

HTC 7 Trophy Now At Vodafone

Vodafone have today announced officially the two Windows Phone 7 devices they are going to stock which are the LG Optimus and the HTC 7 Trophy. The Trophy features a 3.8 inch screen, 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and LED flash plus 8GB ...

Windows Phone 7 – App switching demo

We've had a number of questions after our Windows Phone 7 Review was posted online. To answer some of them we've added a couple of videos. Many of you have asked me to explain the whole multi-tasking thing, so I've added two videos to show you how thi...

HTC Trophy In The Building!!

Whilst Leigh was able to get hands on the HTC 7 Mozart and HD7 from Orange and O2, I have been lucky enough today to get hands on a HTC 7 Trophy and will be putting through its paces for a full review over the next week or …

HTC 7 Mozart Video Overview

The second device we used in our Windows Phone 7 overview was this, the HTC 7 Mozart. This one has a 3.7" screen, 8GB of storage and an 8 megapixel camera. It has a "unibody" construction and again runs the all-new Windows Phone 7 OS. It seems that …

HTC HD7 Overview video

In our Windows Phone 7 overview we were lucky enough to have two devices - the HTC HD7 and the HTC 7 Mozart. They both have near identical specs, with the HTC HD7 getting a bigger 4.3" screen, 16GB of on-board storage and a kick-stand around the back....

Windows Phone 7 – Our Review

Morning all. Today is the day. We can actually reveal that we've had Windows Phone 7 in our sweaty hands for quite some time. We're lucky enough to have two phones - the HTC HD7 (o2) and the HTC 7 Mozart (Orange), and we'll have reviews of these …

Dell Venue Pro Coming Sim Free… November

Dell are bringing the Venue Pro to the UK and Clove have a page listed on their site setting the price at a reasonable £440 and when you consider this is a network unlocked, windows phone 7 device packing a 5 megapixel camera, gorilla glass to t...

Pre Order Mozart At Orange Stores

On passing the local Orange store today there was some window advertising for the HTC 7 Mozart inviting people into the store to pre order the new device which will launch on Thursday 21st. No news on pricing in store yet, that should be available for...

O2 Windows Phone 7 site goes live

O2 have put live the Windows Phone 7 area of their site, dedicated to the HTC HD7, which they have an exclusive on.  There is lots of info on the phone itself, as well as a chance to win one.  The phone will be available from Thursday (21st …

Omnia 7 HD Voice Enabled On Orange

Conor from Orange has just tweeted that the Omnia 7 will be HD Voice enabled on the Orange UK network. This is great news! "News just in: I've just heard the Samsung Omnia 7 (Windows Phone 7) will be HD Voice enabled on Orange in the UK #wp7"

T-Mobile UK Launch WP7 Section

It is no secret that T-Mobile UK are going to stock the Samsung Omnia 7 starting from 21st October (and the pricing is now on the official site).  However the company have now launched a dedicated section of the website for the new Windows Phone ...

Spotify for Windows Mobile 6 & Windows Phone 7

Spotify have released a mobile app for their Premium service for Windows Mobile 6.x phones AND announced that their will be a Windows Phone 7 app coming as well!  There aren't many WP7 apps out there yet, so its great to hear someone like Spotify...

See the new HTC Windows Phones in video

A whole raft of videos have been added by HTC this morning. The HTC 7 Trophy, HTC 7 Mozart, HTC HD7 and HTC 7 Surround are all featured, just click on to view them here. If you want a closer look at Windows Phone 7 do keep an …

Windows Phone 7 comes to… Macs?!

Ok, I had to check was actually awake when I read this, but Microsoft have announced that a tool to allow sync'ing to a Windows Phone 7 will be released for OS X later this year!  Microsoft said "Later in 2010 Microsoft will make a public beta av...

Order Samsung Omnia 7 On T-Mobile Now

Only minutes after posting about you can soon buy the Samsung Omnia 7 on T-Mobile we visit their online shop and there it is ready to order!. As expected the Omnia 7 is free from £35 a month and that gets you 900 Minutes, 500 Texts, a Flexible …

T-Mobile To Stock Samsung Omnia 7

Although not showing on the official T-Mobile UK website yet, there has been a press release gone out from the network confirming they are getting the Samsung Omnia 7 and it will go on sale starting 21st October. The Omnia 7 will be free from £3...

HTC 7 Mozart now live on the Orange site – Test it out

Orange are getting ready for potential Windows Phone 7 buyers with this HTC 7 Mozart page in the Orange Shop. You can get a demo of the handset, spin it around and get more details on the device including the 8GB memory, Dolby mobile and Orange apps. ...

Windows Phone 7 Launch Day – Video special

We were in London yesterday for the big Windows Phone 7 launch. Part of the event came via a video feed from New York City, where Steve Ballmer used some sort of magic stage to show the latest Windows Phone 7 devices. If you missed it the whole …

Windows Phone 7 Launch Day – The pics

We took a number of snaps today but, due to a rather unreliable data connection, we couldn't upload them fast enough. Here is our selection from today, and we'll have more to come shortly. We wanted to have a chat with the great Stephen Fry but he see...

Microsoft site shows Windows Phone 7 handsets and networks

Not had enough Windows Phone 7 news today? Want a bit more? Well, if you head over to the official Windows Phone website you can see what phones are available on what network in your country. The GB page shows Three UK (H3G) with their Samsung Omnia 7...

Windows Phone 7 – The fight-back begins

I won't bother repeating myself. Microsoft are in a pretty tough place right now. The iPhone turned everything inside out in 2007, then Android swept in and gained remarkable traction in the market. Microsoft repeatedly got knocked down, their existin...

HTC Trophy Sim Free For £429.99

Today HTC announced a range of new devices all running Windows Phone 7.  Nothing was said about 'Sim Free' devices from HTC range and looking at information online it seems that at least here in the UK unless you want to be tied town to a particu...

Three to range Samsung Omnia 7

Three have announced they will be ranging the Samsung Omnia 7 for Windows Mobile 7, and it will be available from 21st October AND they will take pre-orders from tomorrow!  Three's only Windows Mobile venture so far was the TyTn II, so great to s...

LG Optimus 7 – now official!

Although this has had a few leaks, including an accidental "official" one earlier, LG have now officially launched the LG Optimus 7 running Windows Phone 7.  The phone has a 3.8" screen at 800x480 pixels, along with 16gb of internal memory. ...

HTC announce BIG range of Windows Mobile 7 phones!

HTC were the original Windows Mobile hardware provider, and perhaps its no surprise they have put a lot of weight behind Windows Phone 7.  But by anyone's standards, they have gone big, announcing five Windows Phone 7 handsets today!  The HT...