If you’ve ever received a call on your mobile phone from a number you don’t recognize, then this application may be of interest to you.

Privus mobile can lookup the contact information of an incoming call, so you know who is trying to get in touch. It’s rather pricey ($83.40/year)

Privus Mobile (Blackberry version)

Privus Mobile (Windows Mobile version)

Once again, I’ll try and get a review posted in the next week.

• 0 Comments

It’s almost embarrassing that I waited this long to write about Dashwire since I’ve been using it since last year.

If you use a Windows Mobile device (smartphone or pocketPC) then you’ll really want to take this application for a spin. Imagine having access to all the content on your mobile device, through your desktop (or laptop). Call logs, SMS messages, photos, videos, contacts and even ringtones.

The application was in beta till March, but is now open (and free) to anyone that wants to make their mobile life a little easier. Later next week I’ll post a more comprehensive review and show of the many features of this awesome program, but if you don’t want to wait you can signup here.

• 1 Comment

CNN Money/AP reports on US smartphone sales in the past quarter. Some interesting points:

• RIM is the absolute leader, outselling Apple more than 2:1. Of course, RIM has more operators on board, more models, and a much larger presence in the business market.
• Palm is pretty strong, mostly thanks to their Centro.
• Motorola is just a tiny blip on the smartphone radar and has been surpassed by Samsung.
• Apple dropped from 26.7 to 19.2% of total smartphone device sales, which isn’t all that surprising since they haven’t released a new device in almost a year. Of course, that will probably change within the next week.

Missing from the chart is Nokia, who have virtually no market share in North America, despite being in the top 3 in the rest of the world.

Source: CNN Money

• 0 Comments

If you answered my question with "the SonyEricsson Xperia X1", then you’ve been paying attention.

But there is now a new challenger for "coolest Windows Smartphone", and it’s the "MDA Vario IV" (the internal HTC name is currently unknown)

The design closely resembles the Diamond, but it adds a sliding QWERTY keyboard. You still get GPS, a 3MP camera, 3G and the nifty HTC Touch interface. Price and release are unknown, as is whether this beauty will actually be available on any other operators.

Source: gsmhelpdesk.nl

• 0 Comments

GetMobio is an all-on-one application that works on most mobile phones and smartphones. This morning I took it for a quick spin, and found it to be a handy source of information, as well as a great way to pass the time.

Included in GetMobio are 9 different applications; Cheap Gas, local events calendar, Kaboodle (an online shopping community), a movie guide, recipes, an RSS reader, a neat trivia game, mobile Twitter access and a weather forecast.

It’s a colorful application, and on my Blackberry I found things really easy to navigate. Pages loaded a little slower than I would have wanted (but then again, I’m on slow T-mobile EDGE).

To try GetMobio yourself (free), simply point your mobile device to getmobio.com and download the application (or use their WAP version).

• 0 Comments

Coolsmartphone managed to get their lucky hands on the new HTC Diamond, well before anyone else. They are currently on day 3 with the device, and have some great videos posted.

If the thought of a Windows Powered VGA 3G WiFi GPS device turns you on (it shouldn’t) or if you are just interested in seeing what Apple will be up against this summer, then head on over to their reviews:

Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3

P.S. Some UK stores list the Diamond as being available around June 9th.

• 0 Comments

Back in March I reviewed the Mogo Mouse, and in that review I mentioned that I had used it on my PDA. Several people emailed me asking for more information on how I accomplished that. So I’ll show you how a $14.95 software package and a Bluetooth mouse can help become even more productive on your (Windows) PDA.

Even though my PDA has a touch screen, it’s not always the easiest way to work with it. If it’s on a desk or tray table then it is much easier to use a mouse to do my work. This is where "Bluemouse" comes in handy.

Teksoft’s Bluemouse application allows you to pair almost any Bluetooth mouse (and keyboard) with your PDA. The system requirements are simple; you need a WindowsMobile device (professional/classic/PocketPC only) and a compatible Bluetooth mouse. 

Using the program is easy, once your mouse has been "paired", it will automatically connect with your PDA each time you turn it on. BlueMouse has options for changing the cursor speed, the cursor shape/color and for selecting the action for button presses.

Teksoft BlueMouse costs $14.99 and comes with a trial mode that allows up to 30 clicks of your mouse. I suggest trying before you buy, so you can be sure that your Bluetooth mouse works correctly.

Teksoft Bluemouse product page

• 0 Comments

TimeTranslator is as simple as it sounds; you type in a phone number, and it translates it to a timezone (WindowsMobile only).

The Timetranslator program is simple and easy to use. Just dial the number as you normally would (using the appropriate IDD number for your country, 00 or 011 for most countries or the + sign for all countries, followed by the country code and number), then press call or send.  You will be prompted to press “5” within a 3 second window. At this point the call is paused and the time at your call destination will be displayed. If the time is right for connecting, press “call” to connect or “end” to disconnect.

A 30 day free trial is available here, after that you’ll have to pay $9.95 to keep it running.

• 1 Comment

Microsoft just released a new version of their mobile Live Search client (V3.0). This new version adds a couple of pretty exciting features. It still has speech recognition, maps, movie times, traffic and gas prices but adds local weather and something called "collections".

Collections are location based searches that return results with anything from local Wikipedia entries to recently sold home prices. In the few places I tried it this afternoon, it worked brilliantly.

You can learn more about the "collections" feature here: Passthepoi.

WLS is FREE, and can be downloaded by pointing your Windows Mobile device to this link (A Blackberry version is also available, but it has not (yet) been updated with these new features). 

Here are some screenshots of the new application:

WLS main menu and the "my collections" feature showing some of the pre-loaded collections you can search.

Read the rest of this entry »

• 0 Comments

Any regular readers will know that I’m a Windows Mobile kind of guy. It’s not that I don’t have other phones, it’s just that I prefer Windows over any of them.

When T-mobile had a deal on the Blackberry 8800 last week, I broke down and ordered one. It had been years since I last had a Blackberry (3 years ago, the 7200). How do the 2 compare? When is the Blackberry a better choice? Does "WinMo" have an edge over the Berry?

I’ve gone over a couple of the aspects of things you’d want to know about with a smartphone, and will give my own personal opinion. Not everyone will share that of course…

Read the rest of this entry »

• 0 Comments