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Accelerometer-based apps for suitably-equipped S60 3rd Edition phones are popping up thick and fast at the moment but there aren’t many around that do anything really useful.
There are some cute single-use apps like the spirit level app Pypoziomica and plenty of novelty apps like this sword fighting...
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Even as the resolution and lens quality of phone cameras increases, the actual quality of pictures taken with the average mobile, by the average user, is still lacking.
This shouldn’t be a surprise. Taking good photos is hard and requires some thought to be given to composition and lighting. Professional...
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Wifi connection management can be a bit fiddly on Windows Mobile, but WeFi looks like it might be a step in the right direction.
When activated, the app searches for nearby wifi hotspots and grade the quality of their connection before connecting you to the best. You can specify an app to launch as soon...
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With such a small amount of storage available on most smart phones, and such a wealth of interesting software, DivX movies and MP3s to fill them up with, it can be tricky to avoid running out of space.
On Windows Mobile/Pocket PC handhelds, a useful way of checking on your memory usage is the freeware...
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Social music site Last.FM uses a process called ‘Audioscrobbling’ to automatically grab data about music you are listening to and upload it to a central database.
Data from ’scrobbled’ tracks is used to build up a profile of your musical taste. Last.FM uses this profile to assemble...
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Hmm. We can’t see this one lasting very long
At first glance, Google2Go seems like a Googlized version of Yahoo! Go - Yahoo’s Symbian and Windows Mobile portal app. And it kind of is. Kind of.
Google2Go is in no way an official Google product, and seems to have been knocked together by a...
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It’s testament to how deeply the iPhone has got under people’s skins that there are so many ‘tribute’ skins, mods and hacks out there, designed to make your humble handset look like Apple’s finest. Windows Mobile seems to be particularly afflicted/blessed - most likely due...
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Time was when using a mobile to help you with your stock portfolio consisted mainly of yelling “Sell, sell, SELL!” into a handset the size of a small family car while ignoring the disparaging looks from fellow train passengers.
Today, keeping track of share prices is a far more sedate affair...
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PocketToolman is a system tray utility for Windows Mobile 6 that gives instant access to all your mobile’s settings.
Frankly, most users will find the level of control to be overkill - I mean, how many people regularly enable & disable their menu animations or increase the number of TCP retransmissions...
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Basels Reply v2.0 for Windows Mobile works a bit like Anfy Call Filter for S60.
It’s an ‘answering machine’ for your mobile but, rather than playing callers an amusing message in a funny voice and then recording their voicemail, Basels Reply uses SMS.
In ‘reply mode’, Basels...