Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile App Marketplace opens to all

Microsoft's Windows Mobile Application Markplace has opened a little wider to encompass any handset running Windows Mobile 6.0 or above. Previously, it was only available to handsets running the very latest version - Windows Mobile 6.5.

The catalogue contains...

Vodafone to offer HTC HD2 first

While our brows are still furrowed by T-Mobile's assertion that the Windows Mobile 6.5 HTC HD2 will offer Android Market apps, we're happy to report the device is due an imminent launch on Vodafone.

Those hoping to get their hot little hands on the new smartphone...

T-Mobile to offer "HTC Touch HD2" with Android Market

It appears the HTC HD2 has found a home with a UK operator as T-Mobile has revealed via its website it is to offer the new device.

The new Windows Mobile 6.5 handset offers a 4.3-inch multi-touch display, speedy Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi,...

HTC: No Android HTC HD2

HTC CEO Peter Chou has confirmed that the company has no plans to launch an Android version of its HTC HD2 handset.

"Technically, we could make the HD2 an Android phone, but I have to take care of Windows Mobile", Chou told Forbes magazine.

The handset,...

HTC Touch Diamond2 goes Windows Mobile 6.5

HTC has released the all important firmware update for its HTC Touch Diamond2 mobile phone taking it from Windows Mobile 6.1 to Windows Mobile 6.5.

The new ROM upgrade, which is available from the HTC website, will upgrade the phone to the new OS launched earlier...

VIDEO: Microsoft pushes Windows Phone in new ad

A new advert from Microsoft for its mobile platform sees the software giant pushing the "Windows Phone" branding that's gone live with the release of the 6.5 OS. 

Promoting the HTC Pure - this version of the ad is for AT&T in the States - some commentators argue...

Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone announced

Samsung and fashion house Armani have teamed up on a couple of handsets in the past, and are at it again with the launch of the new Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone, apparently "the most elegant and functional mobile on the market".

Offering Windows Mobile...

VIDEO: Windows Mobile 6.5 Tellme function demoed street-style

Back in April, Microsoft declared that Windows Mobile 6.5 would offer "Tellme" functionality via a side button that would let users control their phones with their voice.

Fast forward to now as handsets with the new mobile operating system become available...

Acer neoTouch (F1) smartphone hits UK

Acer's new Windows Phone (Windows Mobile 6.5) handset has hit the UK courtesy of the chaps at Expansys.

Those looking to get the new Acer smartphone that sports a 3.8-inch resistive touchscreen display and HSDPA connectivity can do so for £349.99 without contract...

Microsoft Windows Phones: What phones are available

Microsoft has officially launched Windows 6.5 or Windows Phone to you and me on Tuesday, but what phones can you get with the new operating system and what phone can you upgrade?

If you've already bought a HTC Touch Diamond II, HTC Touch Pro II, HTC Snap S552...

PHOTOS: LG GM750 mobile phone

Vodafone will be exclusively offering the new LG GM750 Windows Phone until the end of December.

The new Windows Mobile 6.5 handset combines Microsoft's operating system with heavy customisation from LG, as is the trend with the majority of operators launching...

Five Windows Mobile 6.5 phones to watch out for

It may not have been quite the upgrade Microsoft had conceived of with the company's initial route map for 2009 but the launch of Windows Phone/Windows Mobile 6.5 today comes with no less ceremony. Naturally, an operating system is all very well and good so, here are...

PHOTOS: HTC HD2 mobile phone

The new HTC HD2 - formerly known as the Leo - is looking to establish itself as king of the Windows Phone jungle with its massive 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen display.

Sitting on Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, it joins the Toshiba TG01 running on this...

HTC HD2 coming this month with Sense UI

HTC today confirmed their much speculated and oft-snapped HTC Leo, which will be known as the HTC HD2.

Smacking the Toshiba TG01 right between the eyes, the HD2 features a massive 4.3-inch display, with a beautiful 480 x 800 pixel resolution display. It also...

Quick guide to Windows Mobile 6.5 - Windows Phone

Want to know what all the fuss is about? Read our quick guide to find out more about what the changes are, what they mean, and how they affect you. We'll also give you a run down of the good and bad points.

It's the rebranded name of Windows...

HTC Pure and Tilt 2 launch on AT&T

In the States, AT&T has announced the launch of two new HTC devices, the HTC Tilt 2 and the HTC Pure, both new Windows Mobile 6.5 devices.

As far as marketing blurb goes, the Pure is said to "deliver a touch screen experience in an alluring, compact form factor",...

Flash coming to almost every smartphone

Adobe has announced a whole pile of deals with manufacturers of almost all the world's major smartphones. It's done deals with RIM (who produce the BlackBerry handsets), Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm, and Google. Notice one name missing from that list? The iPhone hasn't...

HTC Imagio launches on Verizon

In the States Verizon Wireless has announced the launch of its first Windows Mobile 6.5 device, the HTC Imagio.

Available from 6 October, the Imagio will be among the first of the Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets to market although it will still get HTC's TouchFLO...

HTC Imagio launches on Verizon

In the States Verizon Wireless has announced the launch of its first Windows Mobile 6.5 device, the HTC Imagio.

Available from 6 October, the Imagio will be among the first of the Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets to market although it will still get HTC's TouchFLO...

Ballmer expresses Windows Mobile frustration

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, has admitted that Microsoft "screwed up", according to attendees. He made the comments at Microsoft's Venture Capital Summit in Mountain View, California.

Ballmer expressed regret that Windows Mobile 7 hadn't yet launched, saying...

HTC Leo coming to O2 on 12 October?

It looks like HTC's minimalistic Leo handset could be closer to being in our hands than originally thought. According to a source quoted by Engadget, O2's intranet is listing the phone in its future products list with a launch date of 12 October.

Although it's...

Palm ditches Windows Mobile

Palm is putting its faith in its newly created operating system, webOS, the company's CEO has confirmed, announcing that you won't see handsets from them with anything else.

The comment that the company would stop developing devices with Microsoft's Windows...

Samsung announces Omnia series of Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones

Samsung is doing for the Windows smartphone market what Asus has done for the netbook market, by announcing a range of devices with similar features - and even more similar names.

Adding to the already available variety of Omnia handsets (not including of course,...

Windows Mobile App Store detailed

Over in New Zealand, Microsoft's Tech.Ed conference is taking place and a Windows Mobile app developer has relayed some details of how everything will work in the marketplace to the rest of the world - including that there'll be a kill switch for naughty applications that'll...

1GHz HTC Leo with 4.3-inch touchscreen leaked

Images and info on a new HTC handset has been revealed online, uncovering a potential competitor to the Toshiba TG01.

The new "Leo" has been leaked, unveiling a forthcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 phone from the Taiwanese smartphone maker.

Stand-out...