Just before Christmas my wife and I took a trip to New York to do some Christmas Shopping (and also celebrate her Birthday) While there I managed to convince her that we should go to the Wired Store . The physical store itself is located in the Soho area...

From January 1st the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued new regulations with regards to carrying Spare Lithium batteries. Effective January 1, 2008, spare lithium batteries - extra batteries not installed on devices - will no longer...

Jeff sent me details of the Pointui User Interface. Pointui will be making their interface free for download in the next day or so. The video they have posted shows the capabilities but you can also get more details from their Website HERE

Expansys have got the excellent (albeit Windows Mobile 5.0) QTEK 8500 back on their Stock Clearance page . The Pink QTEK 8500 is a bargain 89.95 GBP whilst the Black version will cost you 119.95. There are also lots of other deals on devices such as the...

If you are looking for details of (m)any devices then I always find that pdadb.net is always a good first port of call. They just celebrated getting their 1,000th device spec online which demonstrates the comprehensive nature of their database! You can...

Nathan has just published details of the upcoming Mobility and Messaging User Group Meetings for January and February. The January meeting is being led by my colleague Ben Appleby - the February one by me. Here are the details of the January MMMUG meeting...

I wanted to wish everyone who reads my blog a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thanks to all of you for your great comments and feedback over the past year! 2008 promises to be another fun year! Jason

If you are looking for a new 3G Windows Mobile 12 key device then your two HTC options will probably be either the Touch Dual or the S730. Tracy and Matt's blog have got a great review on the HTC S730 Check it out HERE

Windows Mobile 6.0 Devices for your Shopping List I mentioned that last time I was in Redmond visiting the Microsoft HQ - I met up with Max and created a video for On10. Check out the glasses - the last time I wore them before I had Lasik when I got back...

Already there are over 18,000 applications built for Windows Mobile by our ISVs, but we want MORE!!! To accelerate that growth our Developer team has created a self-service portal for ISVs called Innovate On Windows Mobile ( http://www.innovateonwindowsmobile...

If you want some Winter Wallpapers for your Windows Mobile Device or perhaps a more festive ringtone - our Windows Mobile Owners Circle has made a whole bunch available. You have to sign up to the Owners Circle (which is FREE) and you can then download...

One of my colleagues had a customer that was looking for a solution where they could have custom notifications on incoming emails. That is they wanted to be able to light up the device, vibrate or make a specific sound if a message came in (say from...

I haven't seen this issue myself but if you are (according to HTC) experiencing dropped calls occurring when Bluetooth is on then you are in luck as HTC have released a fix for the HTC TyTN II, Touch and S710. Luckily it's a CAB file so no need to reflash...

If you have a Windows Mobile 2003 device and want push email and don't want to upgrade to Windows Mobile 5 or 6 then Roadsync from Dataviz might be a great solution for you. Even better still it's 40% off till the end of December. You can get more details...

I had to smile seeing this website however I doubt RIM's PR or Legal teams shared my humour. RimOutages.com has now become Dataoutages.com (I suspect after a call from someone at Research in Motion) The website has been setup to let people know when the...

I met with Aaron from SlingMedia last week. I've been a big fan of their solution for quite sometime now. It really helps me get access to my TV and favourite shows when I'm travelling no matter where I am. I watched the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Hong Kong...

Slashphone has details of the Gresso Avantgarde phones. The Avantgarde collection comes in two models, Black Diamonds and Royal Black Diamonds. It's made of Gold and Black Diamonds which probably explains the 30,000 Euro pricetag! So if you have a spare...

There have been quite a few blogs that picked up on Hilton Locke’s post on Windows 7’s new features. This post has started lots of discussions on touch functionality and some confusion between Windows 7 and our mobile software platform Windows Mobile...

Sprite software (famous for their backup solution for Windows Mobile) have just launched a Beta of a new product called Sprite Archie. Sprite Archie monitors your SMS and Call activity and logs this activity to email so that it comes under the control...

This week I had to take the Chiltern Railways line into London from Aylesbury. To my surprise Chiltern Railways have a system where you can prebook and the barcode is stored on your mobile device removing the need for paper tickets. No sooner do I use...

If you are using Office 2007 - Service Pack 1 got released earlier this week . I installed it the same day and have to say that Outlook is much more responsive! One of the improvements (which I think I'm experiencing) is improved performance for large...

Ahead of their review Tracy and Matt's blog has an HTC S730 Unboxing . If you liked the S710 but really want 3G this could be the device for you.

If you are based in the US you could win a Windows Mobile Smartphone—or the grand prize, a Microsoft RoundTable conference phone. Just sign up for a Unified Communications on-demand webcast or virtual laboratory . One winner will be selected each week...

This Nokia LightSaber Application ported to Windows Mobile. I got demo'd this application at Mobius...I am a total Star Wars junkie and it pains me to see this great application only available on the Nokia N95. It uses the accelerometer on the N95 to...

Paul over at Modaco is loving the HTC Touch Dual. Why is this surprising? Well he originally didn't like the Touch. I've been using the Touch Dual myself for the past few weeks and I have to agree with Paul - it's a great device! He also has a great unboxing...