Windows Mobile is the Frankenstein’s monster of mobile phone operating systems  — hideously misshapen, yet powerfully intelligent, it spends its time outrunning the fiery torches of disgruntled users and mobile phone reviewers. It doesn’t have the cachet of the iPhone, the ubiquity of Symbian or the geek chic of Android, and it’s the calling card …

With the recent flood of new Google Android phones, some of you may be thinking of making the switch. You’re right to consider it, as there are many advantages to the operating system, not the least of which is the growing line of attractive handsets. But for the uninitiated, Android can be a bit of a mess. It’s supposed to …

After a string of weak quarters, mobile phone maker HTC is eyeing more of the same for the current quarter but is hoping for better results next year. The Taiwan-based company expects sales for the fourth quarter to drop to between 40 billion and 42 billion Taiwan dollars (between $1.23 billion and $1.3 billion), around 15 percent lower than in …

Boxee‘s media centre application can be run on a Mac, Linux or Windows system, but while those are good if you’re happy to run a computer in your lounge, it’s not ideal for most people, who want a small and crucially quiet box. We’ve seen it make Apple TV much more useful before now, but happily, Boxee has announced it …

Mobile chip maker Qualcomm said Thursday that it has started providing new wireless chipsets that combine 3G and 4G wireless technology to help carriers transition to the next generation of wireless technology. The company said Huawei Technologies, LG Electronics Novatel Wireless, Sierra Wireless, and ZTE are among the first mobile-device manufacturers to test the new chips. Qualcomm said that devices …

The Commodore 64 emulator application for iPhone was pulled from the App Store by Apple in September for leaving its BASIC interpreter intact and accessible via a backdoor hack. This week, the app has returned after some major rework by its creator, Manomio. C64 no longer contains the BASIC interpreter and Commodore 64 ROM files, since Apple originally rejected the …

Maybe this is the way to save newspapers? Read nearly any newspaper in the world, right on your iPhone or iPod Touch. PressReader brings more than 1,300 newspapers to your iPhone and iPod Touch. In other words, it’s a dream come true for news junkies. The app itself is free; you pay only for the content. The above video explains …

Canadian smartphone enthusiasts soon will have their pick of multiple new Google Android handsets. Both Motorola and LG recently announced deals for two different carriers. LG’s first Android handset, the GW620 Eve, is headed for Robers. The handset boasts a 3.2-inch touch screen, a 5-row slideout QWERTY keyboard and 5-megapixel camera. Based on the commercials and promotional videos that we’ve …

The HTC HD2 did what we thought couldn’t be done — it made us crave a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone. Now the first WinMo phone with a capacitive touchscreen — and a stunningly huge one, at that — is finally available to buy online from Vodafone. If you want the HD2, the exchange value of your labour power is £35 …

The first iPhone worm, Ikee, was just a bit of fun — unless you have an irrational fear of Rick Astley. But Intego, a Mac security company, reports that a new piece of malware for jailbroken iPhones nicks your personal data. The iPhone hacker tool allows someone to connect to your phone and silently copy emails, contacts, text messages, calendars, …

The first BlackBerry Bold 9000 seduced us with its gorgeous screen and wealth of smart phone features, but it was a beast. RIM’s flagship phone chunked out at 114mm tall and 136g. But the Bold’s been working out and today, RIM launched the Bold 9700 — otherwise known as the Onyx or the Bold 2 — and it’s dropped 14g …

More exciting TV news from JVC! The LT-42WX70 forms the centrepiece of a modular home entertainment system with one eye on the photographer, designed to give you the freedom to move all the kit around as you want it. JVC calls it ‘layout free’, which doesn’t quite make sense, but we’ll let that go. JVC reckon the WX70 will be …

HELSINKI–It will take years and a technology “breakthrough on multiple fronts” before the battery lives of smartphones will reach “good” levels, according to the head of Nokia’s research center, Henry Tirri. By “good,” Tirri meant phones that can last on a weekly power charge, which will support battery utilization closer to what basic phone models require today, he said at …

Motorola has released yet another rugged phone, and it’s called the Quantico. Like the Motorola Tundra, it won’t win any design awards for its rough-and-tumble exterior. It’s encased in a shell made of chrome, glass, and rubber that is military-certified to withstand a 30-minute dip in up to a meter of water, extreme pressure, temperature, dust, shock, vibration, and rain. …

Orange sold 30,000 iPhones on its first day selling the Apple phone. The figure was claimed as a record in a tweet by Conor Maples, a member of the Orange marketing team. He also trumpeted the success of the Orange Wednesdays iPhone app. We contacted O2, but it refused to reveal sales figures in case share prices are affected. An …