Tag: windows mobile
While we're talking about cheap phones, head on over to Orange Accessories for another great deal. You can get the Orange SPV M3100 / HTC TyTN(reviewed here) for just £94.50. This reconditioned phone will be supplied with a charger, user guide and a ...
Sure, it might not be the newest handset in the world but I still love my HTC Touch Dual. It's a fairly rare beast, packing a numeric keypad with a touch-screen interface. It's powered by a Qualcomm 400Mhz CPU with 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM and 3G / HSDPA …
Agh.. it feels like we've been waiting for ages now. The T-Mobile Vario IV (aka HTC Touch Pro) has already sneaked into the support area of the T-Mobile website but alas it's still not in the on-line shop. Wait a minute though, because Simon Haine has...
Hey America. You've seen the HTC S740 we reviewed right? It'll shortly be arriving officially in the New World with the introduction of the HTC S743. It's getting displayed at CES and it still plucks away at our little heart stings because it's a true...
Spotted over at MoDaCo is Token2Shell SSH. Whilst this might not be for everyone, it's certainly extremely interesting for any Linux gurus out there. It's an SSH / Telnet client for Windows Mobile and right now you can get the Release Candidate for te...
Flexilis is a new company made up of security researchers, software developers and mobile technology fanatics. They want to help make the mobile world a safe place to work and play and the result is a new application which will keep your device and da...
Tom Ranson has just stumbled across the DivX Mobile Player for Windows Mobile handsets. We don't seem to have covered this, so get downloading if you've got some DivX movies burning a hole in your data card. The player is currently free and has a stac...
The Palm Treo Pro has just popped up on the o2 website. It's been available for a while already to Vodafone customers but now o2 Business customers can also pick one up for absolutely nothing on selected tariffs. Powered by a 400Mhz Qualcomm CPU and ...
I'll let you into a little secret. Installing stuff on your Windows Mobile handset can be a little complicated. Sometimes you get a CAB file, and that needs copying to your phone and running to start the installer. Sometimes you have an exe, but that ...
Christmas is a time for family, but if your entire family can't be there qik could come to your rescue. They have just announced support for 20 new phones, including the Samsung Omnia, HTC Touch Pro, Touch HD and Motorola Q to name just a few. It'll a...
Regular readers may remember the Slingbox and SlingPlayer review we did some time back. We loved the system and wanted to keep it but the fiends at the PR company managed to grab it back. Damn. Today Sling Media have released updated versions of Sling...
It's Christmas Eve and I should be wrapping presents, but I just wanted to pass on some information about the new Orange talk plans. New Panther 45 plans are on the way which include 500MB of data, 1200 talk minutes and 500 texts. They also give you t...
The Gadget Show on Five have performed a face-off between the iPhone, Blackberry Storm, T-Mobile G1 and HTC Touch HD. Hmmm.. you'd think that iPhone would walk it, surely? Well, no. Jon Bentley puts all the phones through their paces with camera quali...
I've just spent 30 minutes looking for a parking space, 5 minutes sitting behind a guy who was arguing about a parking space, 30 minutes queuing in the bank and an hour battling through shops. Then, in the local supermarket, I witnessed the utter madn...
You've seen Winterface mentioned here before and it's certainly proving popular. Johnny De'Silva has sent in some shots of the i-Mate version. Called "i-Mate Go" it's the usual finger-friendly idea with quick and simple access into your stuff. The i-M...
Tom Harvey has been onto us about Trinket Software. He's spotted their cool applications which include No Calls, PowerSMS and Fake Call. You can try the software or buy for $9.99 (£6.70), except for Fake Call, which is $4.95 (£3.33). No Calls will...
couple of days now and I want to thank everyone who's emailed in about it. Microsoft has launched their first ever iPhone application, called Seadragon. It lets iPhone users look at high resolution pictures and zoom in on them easily over the net. Wh...
Here's another GUI for you in the shape of Touch Shell. We've mentioned this a little before, but now there's a completely free version too. The customizable user interface is based on the original Touch Commander with enhanced 3D effects to bring an ...
It's been a while since we saw WebCamera Plus. It's a fantastic bit of software that turns your phone into a mobile webcam for your PC. Connecting over WiFi, ActiveSync, 3G, Bluetooth or GPRS / EDGE it'll let you go almost anywhere with your webcam! T...
We've been banging on about PointUI Home for ages now. It started off as a free user interface for your phone and has since been given added functionality and settings. Now there's a complete overhaul in the form of Pointui Home 2. There's applets, fa...
Handango currently have a sale on to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas. Just visit their site and each day click the link for a new deal. Today there's $5 off when you spend $20 - just enter the voucher code shown to take advantage of the deal …
Owners of newer handsets like the HTC Touch HD will already have something like this, but now you can get it too. TouchResponse is a free program which will vibrate your device when you touch the screen. It's a way to get a tactile feedback to your de...
Bored of the existing texting system on your Windows Mobile ? Try A.SMS instead. It's ideal for the regular texter and includes new functions and displays. This product page shows the difference between the existing Windows Mobile messaging system and...
PC Pro magazine has rated the new HTC Touch HD with 5 stars in it's review. The phone achieved the "PC Pro Recommended" status with the reviewer stating... "All told, we're hugely impressed with the Touch HD. It doesn't have the elegance of the iPhone...
Woah, check it out. Google Android running extremely well on the HTC Touch. Sure, we've seen this before but this is really something - internet browsing, email and smooth animation and it only takes a restart to switch back to 'old Windows Mobile aga...
Got Google Mobile maps on your device? If you've got the HTC Touch Pro, Diamond or the HD then the chances are it'll be included in the programs list. If not, download it now from google.com/gmm direct from your device. If you've already got it, now's...
O2 have posted an update for the chunky XDA Mantle (aka the HTC P6500 we reviewed a while back). It brings Windows Mobile 6.1 - it shipped with Windows Mobile 6 Pro. There's the usual warnings here - backup your data, ensure your battery is charged a...
Following it's appearance in Orange magazines the HTC S740 has now appeared on the Orange Business Services website. There's no price or availability as yet and, when you click the "buy" button it'll take you to the normal Orange Business site where.....
It looks like the BBC have setup their iPlayer to work with both the Samsung Omnia and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. The web service allows licence fee payers to catch up on TV shows and watch live TV. Now, before we get too excited Richard Titus, Futu...
Remember the o2 XDA Flint we mentioned some months back? Well, it looks to have taken one step closer with this o2 page giving more details. It is, as we expected, the HTC Advantage handset which packs WiFi, GPS, 3 megapixel camera, 16GB of internal f...
Well, it's taken some time to get this one together but at last it's here - the HTC Touch HD review. We've got the usual mix of screenshots, example photos from the device, close-up images and hands-on videos. The Touch HD is a device which returns to...
It's been some months since we heard that the HTC S740 might be popping up on Orange. Today Amit has emailed in to say that it's appeared in the "Coming Soon" section of the Orange catalogue. We reviewed the S740 some time back - it's a "non touch …
Our review of the HTC Touch HD should be up any day now. It follows the hands-on videos from a few days back. These appear to have caught the attention of the BBC, who have written a story about unboxing videos and their popularity online. Personally...
Vodafone have just upped an update for the HTC Touch Diamond. If you've bought yours from Voda UK then this is the link for you. What's in the update? Well, Vodafone say, "Updating the software (firmware) will usually give you improved performance and...
Vodafone have just made the HP Voice Messenger available on their business contracts. Prices start from nothing up to £85.11. The handset has a 528Mhz CPU, WiFi, 3.1 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and...
When we saw the HTC Diamond we assumed that it was all the work of HTC design dudes, but in reality the guys at One & Co helped out with the design and engineering. HTC were obviously impressed with the results, and have announced the full acquisition...
This is the T-Mobile Shadow II. It's coming soon to the US network and there's already manual and photos online. The handset, which has a slide-out numeric keypad, runs on a TI Omap 260Mhz CPU and has 256MB ROM, 128MB DDR RAM and uses the non-touch-sc...
I'm sure we've all seen children with mobile phones. Some of you may have had heated debates about whether it melts their brains or if it's just a great way to check that they're safe. GPS.SOS! is a new program for your loved ones and, with one press …
I'll be honest here and say that I've never seen one of these in the flesh. It's an MP3 player from Microsoft called "Zune" and there's many who will obviously compare it to the iPod. Anyhoo, there's rumours flying around the net that this could merge...
The Skyfire browser is now more widely available with those in the US, Canada, and UK getting special attention. I've had quite a few mails about this, some saying, "It's as buggy as hell" and some saying, "It's the best thing since beer was invented"...
