Tag: windows mobile
There's an update for the HD mini on the HTC support site. HTC are committed to providing the "best possible mobile experience" and this update adds a smooth sliding bar to MP3 Trimmer app, enhanced stability, performance and improved ringtone sound q...
BirdieSync is a Windows Mobile application for synchronising your device with Thunderbird and Lightning or Sunbird on your PC. Every contact, appointment, task and email is sync'd the minute you hook your phone up. The new version is compatible with T...
When the Kin devices launched in April we already knew a little bit about them. Previously known as "Project Pink" these were "social phones" to let children, teenagers and twenty-somethings share their life and thoughts with friends. They launched in...
Oh dear. Gizmodo are reporting that the Microsoft Kin project has been shut down. It's with immediate effect and the entire team are being shoved onto Windows Phone 7 instead. The Kin phones were announced in April but they were met with poor reviews...
The Kin devices have struggled so far, with many blaming the high monthly cost and the lack of functionality. There are, however, some changes afoot. The cost of the phones will drop with the Kin One going down to $30 and the Kin Two dropping to $50. ...
Samsung announced some new phones today. They're not powered by Android or Windows Mobile but we were struck by their design. This, the Samsung Gravity T, is a QWERTY slider with a heavy social slant. It brings your Facebook, Twitter and MySpace accou...
XDA Market is a free application store for Windows Mobile users. It works alongside this rather Heath Robinson website (it's being improved as we speak) to allow uploads and app management. The app is available from XDA-Developers and is installed v...
Windows Phone 7 is coming at the end of this year according to Microsoft, but we've already starting hearing about a possible "HTC Mozart" device and there's this supposed image floating around the internet. Quoting an earlier-than-expected October re...
With just months to go until Windows Phone 7 handsets become available CNET have had the opportunity to go behind the scenes. Heading up the effort is Microsoft Exec, Terry Myerson. Pretty quickly he was asked about the lack of copy and paste in the n...
Here's a bit of a blast from the past. The HTC Touch Pro2, which was launched early last year, has re-appeared on the Orange website and it's showing as "Coming Soon". Back in August we saw it vanish from the Orange site, but it seems to have popped …
Want your Windows Mobile to have that KIN feeling ? Give KinLauncher a try. It features several shortcuts into messages, email, music and more with your own "KIN Spot" too. Download it from windowsphonehacker.com and drag the .cab file onto your phone...
If you've seen any of the World Cup games you'll probably have heard the vuvuzela. It's basically a big horn that makes each match sound like an invasion of drunken bees. If you've not already heard the noise then you can always click here. If you're ...
Sony Ericsson have been ramping up their Android production quite heavily of late, but word has it that they've not finished with the QWERTY WinMo sliders just yet. Off the back of the X1 and the X2 comes the "Julie" - OK, that's just a code-name for ...
It looks like there's a little more life in Windows Mobile 6.5 yet. Samsung have announced a couple of new Windows Mobile devices in the shape of the the Omnia Pro 4 and the Omnia Pro 5. Both are QWERTY messaging devices and are probably an attempt to...
Chris Hay has just had a text message from T-Mobile stating.. "You'll soon receive the download to update your T-Mobile HD2. It's free & theres no charge for the download, all you need to do is accept. T-Mobile." Looks like there's an impending upda...
Yes yes, we love Android, but deep down we really do want Windows Phone 7 to do well. We're hearing about developer handsets going out next month and changes to the Marketplace too. There's also a few pictures of the updated version on the web, althou...
Orange have just added the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini to coming soon in a brand new colour not seen before. LIME!. Yes that is right you can own your very own lime green Android device with the same 5 megapixel camera, GPS and 1.6 OS as the original...
Vodafone are the latest network to sign up the HTC Wildfire onto its UK network but at of yet no date has been mentioned for launch only that it is coming soon to pay monthly the Wildfire packs a 3.2 inch touch screen, Android 2.1, GPS,Bluetooth,Wifi ...
That Windows Phone 7 prototype from LG has been snapped yet again. It was spotted out in the open just the other day after originally appearing in February. The device now has a name, the "Panther" and will be appearing here in the UK sporting Windows...
You may remember the public beta of Ruttensoft's CloudFiles recently. It's a Windows Mobile client for Dropbox, which is an online file storage system for uploading, editing, downloading and streaming of files in your account. Selling normally for $6...
The Aspen was launched in February and, as with many Windows Mobile-powered Sony Ericsson phones, things have started off badly. PDA-247 haven't got many good words to say about it unfortunately... "I love how the whole phone creaks when I type... it ...
It's no secret that we're a little worried about Windows Mobile. The Kin phones have had a number of critical reviews, the all-new version of Windows Phone isn't due to arrive until December and we're concerned about the number of apps available at la...
An early Windows Phone 7 OS has been leaked on xda-developers and it's already getting picked apart. This image, taken from part of the ROM, could either be a generic Windows Phone 7 image or it could be the HTC Mondrian - a device name mentioned else...
A couple of days back we covered the Kin handsets - as seen by teenagers. ZDNet blogger Matt Miller had his two daughters use the Kin One and Kin Two and they've already delivered their first impressions. They've now been using the devices every day f...
Whether this stance will change in future we're not sure, but it looks like Skype won't be developing software for Windows Phone 7. They intend to develop and continue supporting their VoIP software for Android, iPhone and iPad phones. According to sm...
The Office Mobile 2010 update is now available in the Marketplace for 6.5 owners. It features a touch-friendly UI, SharePoint Workspace Mobile, easy updates, seamless copy and paste plus many other new features. The Press Release states that... "With...
The Kin phones have already had a rough few weeks. Harsh reviews and a fairly high price plan have forced Microsoft and Verizon onto the defensive. Senior Product Manager for Mobile Communications at Microsoft, Greg Sullivan, has now revealed that the...
Microsoft have launched their own turn-by-turn navigation system in the latest version of Bing for WinMo. It's restricted to a few US network handsets at the moment, but here's hoping they'll do a "Google" and roll out the car-nav system to the rest o...
Yesterday we reported on the rise and rise of Android in the USA. Stats from the NPD Group now put the Android OS ahead of the Apple OS in terms of unit share. Although these figures are based on consumer surveys, it does also show that the Windows …
Windows Mobile users can try out their old Playstation One games thanks to FPSEce. It'll run games like Wipeout XL and Time Crisis quite smoothly and there's a video of it in action below. Available free you just need enough space on your storage card...
We've heard from the traditional tech sites, but what do the target users think of the KIN ? Matt Miller has drafted in his two daughters to have a look - they're 14 and 16. There were a few stumbles, like setting up the Zune functionality and the …
We've been banging on about Dropbox for quite a while now and the official Android app arrived just yesterday. However, Windows Mobile users have been left out a little, so Ruttensoft have come to the rescue with CloudFiles. It's a front end for the f...
Imagine the pain of having a tooth removed without any anesthetic. Painful huh? Now try reading the engadget Kin review and you may feel pretty much the same. It echoes the earlier phonescoop review and, although a major part of the problem is the hig...
Fellow Mobian Matt Miller has written a great article about something that's unfortunately happening more and more. He's ditching Windows Mobile. As a long-time user it's surprisingly the rather fantastic HD2 that's made him turn. It seems that the fr...
Vodafone have updated their site this morning and now show the HTC Mini HD in stock to purchase on contract. Starting at £25 a month over 24 months or £30 a month over 18 months you get 300 Minutes, Unlimited Texts and 500MB internet...
We're on the update trail again. Today it's a "Car Kit Mode function enhancement" for the HTC HD2. The update... "..enhances the native Car Kit Mode functionality. This update includes the ability to allow the phone to stay natively in Portrait mode ...
Got a Windows Mobile ? Are you looking at Android users running BeebPlayer and wishing you had something similar? Well, you do. Check out myPlayer - it's a BBC iPlayer / Hulu / SBS / 5OD / MSN viewer for your phone. It's something we've covered here p...
The HTC Sense UI has now been added to the HTC Touch Diamond2 thanks to this update from HTC. The WWE and other language versions are available too. You know what to do by now. Backup all your phone-based data, ensure that the phone is charged up and …
Got the HTC Touch Pro2 ? This QWERTY-packing Windows Mobile device is still a favourite of ours and, just last month, it received a ROM update to bring it up to version 2.07.401.1 (WWE). There's also the following variants - Greek, France, Denmark, Sw...
We're trying to keep up with the updates from HTC and it seems that these three have passed us by. First, there's a ROM upgrade for the HTC Touch2. It's a handset we reviewed here and the update will bring T-Mobile versions up to 1.33.110.2. Again, us...
