YouTube app for Windows Phone & Symbian S60 – Updated to version 2.4

About a week ago one of my international friends, Leigh Geary, Windows Mobile MVP and Editor in Chief of Coolsmartphone.com, wrote a news item about the availability of a new YouTube application for the Windows Mobile- and Symbian S60 platform. 
In this article I will provide a short overview of this new version of the YouTube [...]

WinMoSquare Foursquare client for Windows Mobile review

Recently the first Foursquare client, named WinMoSquare showed up in Microsoft’s Marketplace. For those of you, who don’t know what Foursquare is, here is a brief description of the Foursquare principle:
People use Foursquare to “check-in”, which is a way of telling your whereabouts. When you check-in someplace, Foursquare tells your friends where they can find [...]

FileApp Pro for iPhone review – A Filemanager for your iPhone

Last week I read an interesting article on the Dutch website iPhoneclub.nl about the application FileApp Pro. Let’s face it: USB-flashdrives are old – get lost and are most of the time not very secure. FileApp seems to solve a few issues I have with flashdrives and therefore I decided to test this application and write [...]

MIX10 Starts now:Explore the software that powers Windows Phone 7 series

Today MIX10, which is hosted by Microsoft in Las Vegas from March 15-17th 2010, will kick off with a keynote from Scott Guthrie, .NET Developer Platform and Joe Belfiore, Windows Phone Program Management. During the keynote, Microsoft will unveil the development platform for the Windows Phone 7 Series that will bring new applications, games and [...]

TouchTwit review – Best touch Twitter client for HTC HD2

In the showcase section of Windows Marketplace for Mobile I noticed a “new” Twitter client for Windows Phones called TouchTwit. I was looking for a new fast Twitter client for use on the HTC HD2, that would take more advantage of the Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon and the massive 4.1″ capacitive screen.
Based on the positive feedback from [...]

Windows Phone 7 Series Detailed Video and Backstage Entrance

Since the release of the Windows Phone 7 Seriesquite some videos have surfaced online. Mark Briggeman and I were fortunate enough to have had our hands on this new Windows Phone platform during the Microsoft MVP Summit.  A video today was posted by Chris Pirillo that actually gives one of the best overviews of part [...]

Verizon Motorola DEVOUR Review Part 1 – Unboxing and First Impressions

Motorola just released their new phone the Motorola DEVOUR based on the android system with Verizon. This is Motorola’s 2nd android phone after the successful Motorola Droid.
The Motorola DEVOUR is available through Best Buy Mobile Online for $99 with Nationwide Talk or Nationwide Talk & Text plan and a Data Package for smartphones. These plans start at [...]

Windows Phones 7 series – A “complete” overview !

It is about a week ago since Microsoft announced the Windows Phone 7 series at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
In this article I will try to aggregate the most important publically available information from different reliable websites, in order to provide a complete as possible overview.
Let’s start with a summarizing section of the Microsoft Press [...]

Brighthand Mobile Film Festival – Submit your Films

Today I received some interesting news from one of my international friends -Ed Hardy, Editor of  Brighthand.com- about the Brighthand Mobile Film Festival. This is, according to the description on the Brighthand Mobile Film Festival page:

 ” … a two day event sponsored by TechnologyGuide.com and Brighthand.com that showcases some of the most creative and interesting made-for-mobile [...]

Windows Marketplace for Mobile gets Storage Card support and World View !

A few days ago Microsoft released an interesting and very welcome upgrade for Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
In the past Windows Marketplace for Mobile has been covered in a sequence of articles (for example Windows Markeplace for Mobile coming to Windows Mobile 6.1 and 6.0 and Windows Marketplace for Mobile – Payments and Operators) that help you [...]

HTC Desire (Bravo) and HTC Legend Announced

Besides the introduction of the HTC HD mini – HTC made 2 other smartphone announcements today. 2 new Android devices:  The HTC Desire (Which was formerly known as the HTC Bravo) and the HTC Legend. Both phones are pretty interesting in it’s own way:
HTC Legend

The HTC Legend is a Phone which strongly reminds of the [...]

HD mini introduced by HTC

Today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, HTC has introduced the HD mini. This brand new Smartphone with touchscreen is equipped with Windows Mobile and HTC’s well-known Sense interface and it brings the unparalleled experience of the HD2 in a very compact device.

This HTC HD mini is based on the latest version of the Sense-interface [...]

First look at Windows Phone 7 Series

Today Windows Phone 7 Series was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Laura Foy from Channel9 interviewed Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President of Windows Phone Program Management who was able to give us a full overview of all the new exciting features of Windows Phone 7 Series.
The topics that were covered are:

The new user [...]

Navigon MobileNavigator iPhone Update Adds Social Media – 3D Terrain Views and MyRoutes

Navigon announced today an update for their iPhone MobileNavigator application.  We reviewed both the iPhone and Windows Phone version of the Navigon MobileNavigator earlier. The iPhone version has been around a little longer and had some minor updates.
The latest update adds Social Media connectivity. A simple tap on a icon will post your current location and [...]

SBSH Phoneweaver 2 review

If you like working with profiles on your Windows Phone, Phoneweaver is just the tool you need ! Silence your phone automatically at night, or when you arrive at work or go to the movies. Phoneweaver just got a major makeover and is now Windows Mobile 6.5 optimized. Let’s see else is new for Phoneweaver 2:
I have been [...]